| Interview with Jesse Rechel |
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Interview conducted with scenario author Jesse Rechel on 8/2/99 Flabs: Hello Jesse Jesse: Hi =) Flabs: Thanks for being interviewed today Jesse: No problem. My first one ever. Flabs: Cool. This is my second =) Flabs: So tell me, when did you start playing Realmz? Jesse: I first found Realmz on a NautilusCD from a Macworld magazine. Flabs: Ahhh. What version? Jesse: 2.x.x I think. Flabs: *Nod* Okay, so tell our readers about the scenarios you have written. Jesse: Well, Spires of Steel was my first one. I started planning that one before I got Divinity in my mail box. It took me about six months to complete it. No one registered it, but that's ok. :) Jesse: Flames of Ardora is the one I am working on now Flabs: How did you come up with the sci-fi theme for Spires of Steel? Jesse: I wanted to do something really different than the usuall fantasy history just for fun. Flabs: Ahhh. So can you tell us anything about your upcoming scenario, Flames of Ardora? Jesse: I can tell you that it has three custom tile sets in it, and I am trying to focus on exploration and interaction with the scenario. It's quite large, and it was started last summer, but the plot changed about three times until I hit this one, which I really like. Flabs: Heh. Where do you draw your inspiration for your scenarios? Jesse: I probably get most of my ideas from books that I read. Other times, they just show up suddenly and ask if they can be used. Other scenarios inspire me as well. Flabs: I also hear you are quite the artist(Jesse does a lot of artwork in Bryce) where did you learn to create such masterpieces? Jesse: Yes, Bryce would have to be my favourite. Well, I started out on my old LC 575 in claris works drawing little things in paint docs. I've always had an interest in 3D art using computers. I guess it kinda progressed. Flabs: Cool. Flabs: So, when did you find out about Divinity? How did you feel? Jesse: I can't remember exactly, but I do know that I recieved it in the mail in April 98, so maybe March 98. Jesse: I felt fine.:) Flabs: =) Flabs: So when/where did you hear about the Divinity Guild? Jesse: I saw that on Fantasoft's page, so I joined. It's been a great help over the months, and it has had many interesting topics covered. Flabs: Yeah, tell me about it =) Flabs: Okay, one more question before we end this interview. Flabs: If you could change one thing about Realmz, what would you change? Jesse: Does that include Divinity? Flabs: Yeah, sure. Jesse: The only thing I would change is the 100 AP limit. I find that sometimes I need more than 100 AP's. Flabs: Yeah me too. Thank you for your time Jesse. Jesse: And thank you for the interview.
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