Idea generators say “Get an idea!”

[avram]

Meh. I don’t hold much with fortune-telling per se, but I find some techniques useful as creativity stimulators, generators of semi-structured randomness that I can spark ideas off of. At least, sometimes.

So I’m trying to come up with plot ideas for this comic strip I want to work on, and I consult the Astrodice drcpunk picked up for me at GenCon. What do I get? The Sun and Scorpio in the 5th House with the lead pipe — brilliant creativity. Yeah, yeah, I know, I’m trying to be brilliantly creative, you dumb hunks of plastic, but it’s not flowing, so make with the ideas! OK, let’s try the Voyager Tarot — the Ace of Crystals, which means brilliance. Gee, thanks.

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[avram]

I should probably adapt a common layout pattern for plot generation — Who’s my central character, What’s his or her problem, What are his or her complications, etc.

Maybe my first story should be about a brilliant, but blocked, creative person.