User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-25135454-20171011120908/@comment-29564364-20171023173101

@Panicki «I also dream of utopias and whoever doesn't is... Not a healthy person.» I don't know whether you meant it or not, though I tend to lean towards you not meaning it, but be careful with statements like this one. I never dreamed of utopias and I'm as mentally healthy as one can be. First of, to avoid misunderstandings, I don't believe in a higher power. Personally, I find the idea of a utopian world where suffering doesn't exist and no one has to lift a finger in their entire existence rather boring and pointless as it robs life of the purpose I gave mine. My purpose in life is to help life thrive by making the world a better place both for ourselves in short term, and for future generations in long term. Technically, that makes suffering necessary, but the differences between people makes the end goal of the aforementioned utopian world) ultimately unattainable, which is why that's not what I aim for. In other words, trying to clean the world until not one speck remains is nothing but wishful thinking, but trying to get the world as clean as possible is worthwhile because it's the only world we have. The main reason I see as to why someone would dream of a utopia is to escape from reality, which is not my case because I follow a philosophy of acceptance: accept what you think you can't change and change what you think you can (and if you're not willing to do the latter, then don't bother complaining). I acknowledge and accept reality for what it is, not for what I want it to be, thus negating the need for escapism.

«But the main point is: once they find the First Soul, no matter the condition they are or how much they suffered, it will all be cleansed. They will be safe. Their fallen friends will be ressurrected. The villains will be defeated. Some may argue that that's the ultimate Deus Ex Machina and that it will rob the achievement from the heroes but my book isn't your standard adventure book.» Actually, I find this to be a brilliant idea. This already establishes the motivation and these kinds of high stakes in an unjust world where the chances of failure far surpasse those of success are what gets me invested in a story. I do understand why some would view it as a Deus Ex machina, but tropes aren't good nor bad, they are tools used to tell a story. As long as they are well used and executed, there shouldn't be any complaints. And even if there are, keep in mind that there's never been a story that pleased everyone, nor will there ever be as long as people will be different, and that's not going away anytime soon.