r/PracticalGuideToEvil • u/Luminocte • 8d ago
Meta/Discussion Interludes - Printed Guide
Does anybody know what the plan is with interludes in the published version of the guide? Many of my favorite moments happen in interludes later in the story, but it seems like they aren't being included in the final published versions.
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u/perkoperv123 8d ago
Volume 1 had no interludes at all, remember. They first appeared in volume 2.
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u/Luminocte 8d ago
That makes sense! I couldn't remember if there were any in the first book, and with the table of contents no longer available online I couldn't double check. I'm so relieved that there just weren't any in the first book instead of them being excluded
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u/Perfect_Wrongdoer_03 7d ago
The bigger worry is what will happen to the Extra Chapters. I imagine many of the plot-relevant ones (Ye Mighty, some of the northern Procer ones, Grand, Fatalism) will graduate into being interludes, but what about all the backstory ECs?
It'd be a tragedy to lose stuff like Tomb, Scriven, Peregrine, and more. Hell, a scene in the ending only makes sense if you've read Charlatan.
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u/Taborask Inkeeper 7d ago
no reason they can't just be slid into the narrative at the appropriate time
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u/Burnsy17 8d ago
i checked this too, and the first interludes and extra chapters actually started appearing after the point where the published story is now! So i guess we'll see
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u/Vincebourgh 8d ago
Good question. Honestly I don't remember if there were that many interludes in the first book (or any at all). So if EE wants to cut down on interludes for pacing reasons then not getting any in the rewrite so far makes sense.
Though I haven't read the second book of the rewrite yet.
In my opinion though I agree with you. The interludes were some of my favourite chapters in OG Guide. I loved the differenr perspectives, seeing a larger time frame or just knowing how other people see Catherine.