If you want to write a Great Fight focus on 4 main elements:
- The Stakes of the Scene, namely the Reward
- The Relationships between the Protagonist & the Antagonist
- How to use the Environment as a Weapon
- The Specificities of each Character’s Fighting Style
Atmosphere
Global Atmosphere
The Atmosphere of a World.
- Before the Tempest
- How was the situation Beforehand?
- What’s the Global Situation in you World?
- Is it globally Peaceful?
- Are there Conflicts?
- Which kind of Conflicts?
- Which Oppositions predominate?
- What are the Origins of these Oppositions?
- Which Catastrophes already occurred?
- Which Catastrophes are about to occur?
- Which Catastrophes may occur?
- Loci of Power
- Which Organizations are in conflict?
- Which Organizations dominate?
- Where are the Crucial Locations?
- Why are there Crucial?
- Which advantage to they offer?
- What Threatens them?
- Which sort of Threat is it?
- Which Menace face the inhabitant of these Locations?
- Which Oppression do they endure?
- From whom?
- Which dissension does it generate?
Local Atmosphere
The Atmosphere of a Room.
- Light, Weather & Stimulation
- Which Senses are most stimulated?
- How’s the Light?
- How are the Colors?
- How do they affect people?
- How do they affect animals?
- How do they affect plants?
- How do they alter Forms & Shapes?
- How’s the Weather?
- How’s the sky?
- How does Temperature fluctuate?
- How does Pressure fluctuate?
- How do Precipitations fluctuate?
- How sudden are these changes?
- How harsh are they?
- What did the Populations elaborate to minimize the impact of these changes?
- How is Touch altered?
- How is Smell altered?
- How is Taste altered?
- Sound & Music
- How’s the Sound?
- Which noises do the Characters hear?
- How unusual do they sound?
- What makes them unusual?
- Are you supposed to find them in this location?
- Where could they come from?
- Which kind of Music do you hear?
- Is it enjoyable?
- What chatter is there?
- Are people loquacious?
- Are there domesticated animals?
- Do the Plants make sounds?
- Which kind of sound?
Using the environment
- Situations
- Where are the Characters?
- Why this Settings?
- What are its Peculiarities?
- How can the Characters use them to their advantage?
- Which Materials are there?
- Glass?
- Metal?
- Wood?
- How do they react to Physical shocks?
- How fragile are they?
- How do they react to Fire?
- To temperature changes?
- To cold?
- Which Objects are there?
- Tables?
- Poles?
- Carpet?
- How can these objects be used?
- Dangers
- What can cause hazard in the Room?
- Is there a source of Electricity?
- Is there a source of Heat?
- Is there a source of Radioactivity?
- Is there a source of Physical Trauma?
- Are there other sources of Hazard?
- What are the Organic weapons present in the Room?
- How can the Characters use Gravity?
- Can they throw foes over a balcony?
- Can they make them fall into stairs?
- Think about the options available.
- Think about Visual Brutality.
- How can you create Escalation?
- How can you create Amplification?
- How can you create Harshness?
- How can you create Chain of effects?
- Movement
- Think about Visual Aesthetics.
- How can the Characters move?
- What are the available ways to move?
- What do they consider possible?
- What is possible?
- Can they Run?
- Bare foot?
- How fast can they Run?
- Where can they Run?
- How stable is the floor?
- Can they Jump?
- Where can they Jump?
- Is there a platform to jump to?
- Upper?
- Lower?
- Can they Drive?
- Do they know how to?
- With which kind of Vehicle?
- What are its Peculiarities?
- Can they Dive?
- How can they Dive?
- Do they need some equipment?
- In which kind of Environment?
- What are its property?
- How hard is it swim through it?
- How viscous is it?
- Is it poisonous?
- Is it corrosive?
- How does Light behave in is?
- Which Color is it?
- Humor
- How could the situation become humorous?
- How can you turn it into a comedy?
- Is there any inherent fun to this Environment?
- Which element can create fun?
- How can you highlight Failures?
- How can you amplify them?
- How would you describe them?
- How will you write Insults?
- Which Insult is appropriate?
- In which situation?
- Are they used to Aggress an enemy?
- Are they used to Distract an enemy?
- What’s Ironic in this Setting?
- What’s Ironic in this Situation?
- What’s Absurd?
- What are the most obvious in this Setting?
- What are the most remarkable in this Situation?
- How can you Reverse them?
If you want to know more about Using the Environment to tell a Story.
Characters
- Function
- Who’s the Antagonist?
- Who’s the Protagonist?
- Who are the Support Characters?
- On which side are they?
- Is there a way to identify them easily?
- Are there Animals?
- Are they Mounts?
- Are they Feral?
- Who could they Turn against?
- Only the enemy?
- Anyone?
- What is their Status?
- Do they have pre-existing Afflictions?
- Do they have a handicap?
- Do they have an advantage?
- Of which nature?
- How would it affect the outcome?
- Which precautions should be taken?
- Quirks
- Which Techniques are used?
- What characterize these techniques?
- Where can they be learned?
- Which School teach them?
- What does it tell us about the Characters?
- Which other Disciplines did the Characters develop?
- Which Clothing are they wearing?
- Which information does this give us on their Status?
- Which information does this give us on their Function?
- Which information does this give us on their Role?
- Which information does this give us on their Class?
- Do they Character use any other Accessories?
- Weapons
- Which Weapons do they use?
- Do they use Special weapons?
- How are they Special?
- What makes them Unusual?
- Are these Weapons unique to the Character?
- Is there a Specific vocabulary attach to them?
- What’s their name?
- What are their Effects?
- Which Damages can they inflict?
- Which Spells do the Characters use?
- What makes them Unusual?
- Are these Spells unique to the Character?
- Why are they the only ones able to use them?
- Can they teach them?
- Is there a Specific vocabulary attach to them?
- Are there formulas?
- What’s their Name?
- What’s their Color?
- What are their Effects?
- Which Damages can they inflict?
- Team
- What are the Roles needed to face this crisis?
- Who’s is in change of Leadership?
- Who’s is in change of Coordination?
- Who’s is in change of Defence?
- Who’s is in change of Leadership?
- What’s the appropriate Strategy?
- What should every member be doing?
- What’s easiest for them?
- What’s most comfortable?
- Where can they be the most efficient?
- How can they cause the most damages?
- How can they limit the causalitites?
If you want to know more about Classes & their use.
Stakes
- Goal & Alignment
- What are the Preliminary Relationships between the Characters?
- Where did they meet?
- How are Characters defined by their Goal?
- The Goal of a Character defines who the Character Align will with.
- Who are the Characters?
- What’s their Goal?
- How do their Goal orient their decisions?
- How do their Goal orient their Alignments?
- Who will they Align with?
- What do they want?
- What would they do to achieve their Goal?
- Goal & Resources
- What are the Character trying to gather?
- Do they want Territory?
- Do they want to establish Relationships?
- Which kind of Relationship?
- What advantage does it bring them?
- Do they want to gather Intelligence?
- Do they want to gather Food?
- Do they want Money?
- Do they want other Resources?
- Which resources?
- Where can they find them?
- Choices & Involvement
- What are the Characters doing Before the Story?
- What are the Characters doing During the Story?
- What are the Characters doing After the Story?
- What will the Characters be doing Before an Event?
- What will the Characters be doing During an Event?
- What will the Characters be doing After an Event?
- In each Scene:
- What’s the Issues?
- Where does it Happen?
- Why does it Happen?
- How does it Happen?
- How does it Resolve?
- Who is involved?
- How can the Issue be solved?
- What are its Consequences?
- What should it lead to?
- What does it lead to?
- What’s the Aftermath?
- Which New Event occurs?
- Which New Environment is Discovered?
- Which New Character is Introduced?
- Which Crisis should the Characters Face afterwards?