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In my fantasy novels, I don't want to kill anyone off, I just want to get them injured, like badly. I made up numerous believable excuses for this (low-violence, a genuine will to live on the enemi...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T09:13:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Mephistopheles
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2019-12-08T09:13:15Z (over 4 years ago)
In my fantasy novels, I don't want to kill anyone off, I just want to get them injured, like badly. I made up numerous believable excuses for this (_low-violence, a genuine will to live on the enemies' part, magnetically levitated [trauma plates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma_plate), long engagement distances and hyper-advanced, widely available medicine_). However, **I don't want to tire the reader** with "Oh no, he's injured, quickly pull him into cover!" It's hard to get emotional about this after the fifth time, I mean it hurts, like a lot, but nobody dies. **I want to keep this _X gets injured during a fight_ cliche as fresh as possible, for the longest time possible, and I under no circumstance want to make it feel tiring to the reader. How should I do that?**
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-06-24T21:37:41Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 20