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What is throwing me off is your "Without action". Do you mean without having an action scene? Without the heroes fighting directly against the villains? Here are some random ideas. Tell of the ...
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What is throwing me off is your "Without action". Do you mean without having an action scene? Without the heroes fighting directly against the villains? Here are some random ideas. - Tell of the group's past, including their history, and their beliefs. A character may watch tv/ read a pamphlet that describe that. Through the character's thoughts, we (readers) would be able to get the idea and know they are evil. - What about if your character comes across something that is already done. I keep thinking of those soldiers who "discovered" the concentration camps... - Perhaps someone tells the character of something. "You know, those Soviets really aren't bad because [pov]" and the character reacts to this. Going to your Star Wars analogy within the first 10 minutes. Vader kills those he interrogates. The Princess tells us Vader is a baddie because he is not following the Senate. Thus, without having a full understanding of the situation, we know who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.