/lit/, I witnessed a fairly interesting conversation yesterday on /a/.
The basis for that argument was whether or not removing the possibility of death makes the stakes drop out of the bottom of a work of fiction.
What do you think about the removal of death as a consequence in a work of fiction, /lit/?
>>7892296
peril/risk are only prerequisites for shitty plot-driven genre fiction (LOTR, chinese cartoons etc.)
>>7892304
/thread
>consider yourself /lit/
The guy was wrong because Log Horizon was never about life or death tension, it was about exploring the ideas of an MMO merging with reality. Not to mention they do lose out on memories when dying which makes death keep an element of tension.
most fiction doesnt derive drama directly from physical harm and death
maker's mark is gross. way too astringent. get some evan williams instead. cheaper and better.
>>7892319
I defy you to name a book with strong plot as one of it's central merits, who's struggles do not include some potential for loss, whether that loss be material, or immaterial (loss of face, loss of faith).
there are worse things in life than death.
>>7892794
like having to deal with roasties
read Death with Interruptions
>>7892304
First post strikes with dizzying ferocity. Magnificent.
>>7892791
>strong plot
>merit
plotfags are the cancer killing art
