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As I see it, there are three possible uses for such a scene. You show the skill of your protagonist because you need your reader to know it later. Just saying that your knight is skilled is not s...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:56:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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System
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2019-12-08T05:56:06Z (almost 5 years ago)
As I see it, there are three possible uses for such a scene. 1. You show the skill of your protagonist because you need your reader to know it later. Just saying that your knight is skilled is not sufficient, you need to prove it. 2. Fantasy fiction isn't always as plot driven as thrillers. In some books, some scenes are there only to allow the reader to spend more time exploring the fictional world. 3. While the ambush fails predictably, _something else_ happens during it. 4. Did I say three? Here's another.
#1: Imported from external source
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2017-01-14T17:59:02Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 4