#q-workshop

[nerdgirldice]

Q-Workshop Elvish Green & White Dice Set (SELV03)

The Q-Workshop Elvish Green & White Dice Set (SELV03) is opaque green with white paint and elvish font.

From Q-Workshop's website:

"Elvish Green & white Dice Set - We have named them “laica ar glân” because these are our first dice that are dedicated to all elven woods, forests, meadows, and emerald hills, with leaves and grass full of chlorophyll and life of course."

Manufacturer's product page:

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[reunitedinterlude]

unconventional fit checks (1, 2, 3)

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[prismbearer]

Do you think the idea of severance came from Harmony's own desire to be free of the grief and ties to the labor they endured at that Factory?

[dicing20]

Weathers finally getting cooler so time to break out the Halloween dice 🎃

[books]

Hi! So, I’ve struggled A LOT with this in the past, and I was just wondering what a good way to outline a book was? I understand that there are many different ways to do it, and that it’s different for each person, but it’s hard to find good examples online on the different methods.

When we talk about outlining, we're often talking about structure, even though I think the best outlining also offers some connective tissue between the events of the story and the motivations and consequences of those events. My personal favorite outlining method is what I call a narrative outline, which is kind of like a reverse synopsis. In a narrative outline, you pretend you're explaining your story to someone very invested in it, who wants to know all about it. It's in paragraph form and written in your voice. It can be casual and incomplete. You can fill in the gaps with things like [FIGURE THIS OUT LATER]. Then you can take each paragraph you've written and make it into a chapter.

Sometimes, though, I don't even know enough about what I'm working on to do a narrative outline, and that's when I break out the tried and true four-part structure. This structure has served me well for many years, and even if it doesn't work for you, it's at least a place to start. Long-form stories generally have four major parts: exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement. I like to think of them as buckets in which I toss various scene ideas. The scene where characters A and B meet probably goes in exposition, which is the part concerned with establishing context and leading to an inciting incident. My characters getting to know one another would fall into the rising action bucket. Rising action involves raising stakes and escalating the tension. Then, the climax. This is when the rising action culminates into a major breaking point. Maybe my characters have a fight and break up. And lastly, my denouement, the action that falls in the aftermath of the climax. Here's where my characters, after some time apart, reunite.

Generally speaking, the halfway point of a story parallels the ending. If your halfway point is a major success of some kind, you likely will also have a happy ending. If your halfway point is a failure or a loss, you're probably writing a tragedy. Deciding off the bat, "Will this have a happy ending or a sad one?" will help you start putting events in order. Of course, there are also complicated or bittersweet endings, and those will also be reflected at the halfway point. For a complicated ending, your halfway point may be the most complex part of the book, the point with the least clarity. And a bittersweet ending will have a bittersweet middle.

Other writers have other structures they employ. There's Freytag's pyramid, which is two parts only: rising and falling action. There's the three-act play and the five-act play. There are the six stages and the eight key turning points. I've used all of these just to test them out, but I always end up back at my four parts. The trick to choosing an outlining method or an existing structure is to use it only as a jumping off point. It's a lot easier for me to start writing something knowing my job is just to fill four buckets. Often I end up with five parts instead of four. Don't box yourself in too much; as you begin writing, your story will let you know how it wants to be written. Trust your process and your intuition.

For those just joining us, @bettsfic is running a writing workshop on @books this month. Want to know more? Start here.

[banded-owlcat]

Teal / Azure / Peach

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Merry Krampusnacht from koth_krampus

[ddoubleblindd]

We're doing two free Writing Workshops this week on our new writing stream! Follow us on Twitch to be notified when we go live!

✒️ Monday, 11/18/2024, 5 p.m. MST Crafting a LitRPG Universe ✒️ Wednesday, 11/20/2024, 5 p.m. MST Publishing a Web Serial

Bring your questions and we'll see you there!

[urprofsqueermenace]

It's hard to live your life in stride

When you feel the way I always used to feel inside

Now it's so easy that it's strange

I'm a person and the person that I am can change

So

I'm looking forward, I'm looking forward

I'm looking forward now

[nerdgirldice]

Q-WORKSHOP 20 years: Elvish Dice Set (S20Y01)

2024 was the year of Q-Workshop's 20-year anniversary. They produced a limited run of dice sets using existing designs in a new, special color combination: sparkling black with turquoise paint.

The set featured here is a variation of the Elvish Dice Set.

This set is already sold out at Q-Workshop, but it might still be available from other retails. Do a web search or visit a FLGS near you.

Manufacturer's product page:

I assume this product page will be taken down soon, since this set is sold out:

Here's where you can find Q-Workshop Elvish Dice Sets in other colors:

All photos © 2025 by Andrea Callison

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[magicthepathfindering]

Got a really nice d12 today yesterday. It's a translucent red with gold inks and its vry oretty

Might buy the set if I see it.

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[colorfuldragons]

sable/rose/flaxen

[goblinthehoard]

Black Oak Workshop

Black Death

Frostplague

Molok’s Palette

[books]

Hi,

How do you know if you’re a good writer? Or if you’re meant to write? I’ve recently watched a video with Lisa Cron about how the technical skill of writing isn’t as important as the actual story. So if I’m not yet technically skilled at writing does just being able to come up with a story enough(for now—I’m still going to work on the technical skills)?

As long as you have something to write on and with, whether it be a document and a keyboard or pen and paper, you have enough.

Unfortunately, you'll never know if you're meant to write. There is no calling. Writing is a decision you make every time you sit down to do it. That's true for you and me and Shakespeare and every other writer who has ever lived. As long as you keep making that decision to write, then you can't fail.

To answer your other question, whether or not you're a good writer is not your business to worry about. It's the business of your reader to determine if they want to read on to the next page, paragraph, sentence. Some readers will and some won't. And again, that's true for you and me and Shakespeare and every other writer who has ever lived. Your only job, now and forever, is to keep writing, keep making that decision, and keep putting yourself and your work into the world.

For those just joining us, @bettsfic is running a writing workshop on @books this month. Want to know more? Start here.