Sorry for the late response, folks.

In terms of number of dice... it can be a single die. It can be any number of dice. I originally wrote "a die" then "dice" but they both looked weird to me. So I went with a pair of dice. The number is not an issue though. You can have a hundred dice. Some goes for the other challenge set, you can have any number of jump ropes.

In terms of the look of the dice... it's hard to cover every possibility... they can be fuzzy dice, they can have more than six sides... I'd say you may run into trouble if the sides don't represent numbers.

Think of it this way, if you saw a pair lying on the ground would you say "it's dice", or would you say "what the **** is this?" If it's a 20-sided icosahedron with alien symbols on each side that's probably gonna go into the latter category. The more ridiculous you get with it, the more you risk having a reader say that's not dice.

Must it be set entirely in the location or can we just visit it?

Quoted from Khamanna If a priest talks in the background do we have to establish what he says in a dialog?

Not sure what you mean. There's no requirement that there be any dialogue at all in the script. Or priests for that matter. It just has to be in a church and have dice in it.

You could write the scene you're describing as something like:

The priests remain huddled in the far corner, talking in hushed whispers.

Must it be set entirely in the location or can we just visit it?



LOCATION/OBJECT REQUIREMENTS FURTHER EXPLAINED:

Neither has to appear in the entirety of the screenplay.

Just make it clear we are in the location at some point AND that the object is in at least one scene at some point.

Quoted from CameronD Must it be set entirely in the location or can we just visit it?

Does not have to be entirely set in location. We just have to be in the location at some point.

Remember, the full rules are HERE.

I'll reproduce the stuff about object/location below...


LOCATION/OBJECT REQUIREMENTS FURTHER EXPLAINED:

Neither has to appear in the entirety of the screenplay.

Just make it clear we are in the location at some point AND that the object is in at least one scene at some point.

For the location, you can just put it in a master scene heading, you can use a mini-slug, you can do anything as long as it's clear we are in that location at some point. If the reader cannot tell for sure, you run the risk of getting DQ'ed.

For the object, have it be visible at some point in the screenplay. It cannot be a character describing the object. It cannot be a painting of the object. It cannot be a hologram. It has to be the actual object we can see on screen.

Quoted from MarkItZero Sorry for the late response, folks. In terms of number of dice... it can be a single die. It can be any number of dice. I originally wrote "a die" then "dice" but they both looked weird to me. So I went with a pair of dice. The number is not an issue though. You can have a hundred dice. Some goes for the other challenge set, you can have any number of jump ropes. In terms of the look of the dice... it's hard to cover every possibility... they can be fuzzy dice, they can have more than six sides... I'd say you may run into trouble if the sides don't represent numbers. Think of it this way, if you saw a pair lying on the ground would you say "it's dice", or would you say "what the **** is this?" If it's a 20-sided icosahedron with alien symbols on each side that's probably gonna go into the latter category. The more ridiculous you get with it, the more you risk having a reader say that's not dice.

20-sided dice were used over 2000 years ago and today they are used in wargames, like Warhammer, etc. They're easy to buy.

But... I like that you're not going to be too strict. So long as they're dice.

Andrew Dice Clay?
I was totally going to open with, "Hickory Dickory Dock, Ay!!!!"

I've got an idea I really like, just depends if I can pull it off in 3-pages. I'll only get chance to write it on Sunday but that should be plenty of time.

Quoted from MarkRenshaw I've got an idea I really like, just depends if I can pull it off in 3-pages. I'll only get chance to write it on Sunday but that should be plenty of time.

I was going out tomorrow, but we're doing Sunday instead. Either way though, I'm pushed for time on this one too.

Holy crap. I never thought it would be so difficult to limit myself to three pages. First draft is done. Now to stew on it a while.

Done the initial draft. Got some time tomorrow to rewrite but I'm also rewriting the first ten of a feature by Monday too, so the time for this will probably be a couple of hours before bed. The feature has to take priority.

I"m in It'll be Sunday writing for me. No idea yet but I'm leaning towards the church...

My Lord, Dear MarkItZero,

You have a bunch of mischievous little pranksters to deal with in this thread I see.

But it's fun! And yes, they're good questions! And make ya think!

Good job for running this challenge.

I've been scraping something together. Don't know how it's going to work out, but I'm really glad and thankful for something to keep me going.

Sandra

I have one more question - so it's fine if there's dice somewhere else as long as the church is present in the script as well? I mean what if my character plays dice at home then goes to church?

And if not would it be okay if I have dice played at the retirement home then switch to church and have a jump rope in the church - all in the same script?

"Just make it clear we are in the location at some point AND that the object is in at least one scene at some point."

It just says one scene not the SAME scene, seems pretty clear.