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Title: Literary set
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 11:35:43 AM
I'm making a set based around different book genres, and I picked each one bases around the internal conflict's between the colors.

For white: mystery (morality vs amorality)(order vs chaos)

For blue: sci-fi (nature vs progress)(thought vs emotion)

For black: horror (morality vs amorality)(life vs death)

For red: adventure (order vs chaos)(thought vs emotion)

Haven't decided for green yet, but will let you guys know what I do with it. I'll get a deviant art account an post cards when I'm done.
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: rarehuntertay on July 27, 2013, 04:32:30 PM
For green, use book on nature. Like Audubon's The Birds of America or other books on naturalism...
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 04:39:58 PM
I'll take that into consideration, but in the end. I want to use something were the conflicts are (nature vs progress) and (life vs death)
Like a pioneer story, though I don't want to use that sense it doesn't mix well with the other genres
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on July 27, 2013, 05:18:29 PM
How about the struggle of man vs. nature (W v. G) or natural order vs. machines (G v. Colorless)
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 05:22:10 PM
Is "clan of the cave bear" series in a genre, or all by itself? And I'll consider that idea truth
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on July 27, 2013, 05:42:13 PM
Wiki says its a historical novel
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 06:25:19 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on July 27, 2013, 05:18:29 PM
How about the struggle of man vs. nature (W v. G) or natural order vs. machines (G v. Colorless)
sci-fi has a lot of machines, so ill definitly do that. And I will try to find a way to show humanities struggle to survive in the wild. Although that does sound like nature vs progress. There will be individual cards that will show this plight. Do you want to make a few up? Ill let you post them here
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 06:50:56 PM
I'll do a minor theme of man versus nature if I can find enough stories for it. Though I can't make it a major theme without knocking down a supporting wall of the set
Title: Re: Literary set
Post by: Birdbrain on August 05, 2013, 08:11:39 AM
After realizing how close this set is to shards, and how inescapable green would be from Naya. I've added an ancient cultures theme to the mix. But what culture each color will have will be a complete surprise!

Edit: at least three of them will be things wizards hasn't done yet, and probably won't do in the near future