Organization, methinks, is more than half the battle when creating attractions whose universe is expansive. I’m not just creating a single attraction in a world, but multiple, so in the end, the Calamity grows by whole themed areas. Not in every case, perhaps, but in many. A Vampire’s Vengeance, Rise of the Warlock Queen, and House are standalone attractions—though House will be getting a sequel, this is where Solomon’s story will end. Bus Driver, however, sits as one attraction in a growing world where CANOPY Corp has failed miserably in their containment procedures for cosmic and extra-dimensional entities. There are a number of attractions planned around CANOPY, and so getting the foundation right is imperative. Unholy Requiem, Archivist, Dark Father, Irreverent Eulogy, and Shrine of Radiance all take place in a universe I’ve titled Children of the Damned, and the world-building for this series is unfathomable. None of this would be possible without some capacity at organizing all of the detail underlying the characters and groups and locations, etc. Week over week, the organizational structure of these stories is constantly being improved upon, with tooling being built to push this work along. There is much in development! And this requires much in the way of organization.
Now, on to Backstage! Our vampires venture into the dark below ground in this edition’s installment of A Vampire’s Vengeance. Solomon takes a ride on an elevator of questionable integrity, but one you’ll find familiar if you’ve been Backstage long enough, in House. And the bus driver gets some much needed rest in, well, Bus Driver.
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There is little excitement to share this week with regard to such attractions as Rise of the Warlock Queen or Unholy Requiem, though I have began making notes about the astrology system that will be prominently featured in Shrine of Radiance, and the Dark Father and Archivist series which all fall into the Unholy Requiem universe. This aside, this week saw more scaffolding with CANOPY Corp, which sets the foundation of the Bus Driver universe. And House has made—and will make—some interesting nods to other attractions across the Carnival of Calamity. If you’ve read Groundskeeper, you’ll know it when you see it.
This weekend may see more effort made toward completing the next phase of edits for Warlock Queen, in which case I shall have much more to share on this attraction in the following edition. More to come, and soon.
Would you step foot into a goopy tunnel? Our reckless elder Edgar doesn’t appear to have any qualms about it. How does it turn out for he and Isabelle? Read this edition’s installment of A Vampire’s Vengeance to find out where they end up:
Solomon had a card reading and now wants another, but is that really what he needs? He stops and looks around and discovers a frightful truth about his surroundings. Read all about it in this edition’s installment of House:
This edition’s guest attraction is terrifying and tragic. A man goes to find his wife’s body in an effort to protect from the evils that plague the local cemetery, only to find himself plagued by those evils as well.
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A traveling merchant finds himself in quite the predicament when he manages to win a duel, leading him down a dark path. A tale from the Odds ‘n’ Endings Boutique.
Welcome to another installment of Bus Driver! Have you been enjoying this attraction so far? I know I know, the action comes and goes and is few and far between, but some of the environmental factors are interesting, are they not? And wasn’t Griselda’s story a bit curious, made all the more real by the bus driver’s witness of the beheaded beast during the parade? If you have no clue what I’m talking about, you can catch up with Part XXXIV here. Worry not, my esteemed guests, for danger lurks around every corner and you never know what might pop up where and when. But enough of that; the bus driver is in no condition to fight. In fact, it may be time for the bus group to get some shut eye.
