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(Last edited Feb 9, 2012; concised.)

The best way to learn how to make something is to be the audience first. Examples of my aim: The Twelve Kingdoms (book/anime series), Code Geass (anime series), and MATSUNO Yasumi's writing in games such as Final Fantasy XII , Tactics Ogre, and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of Lions.

All strategy (and the intrigue from pursuing it) is about putting oneself in a position of strength. What is judged strong depends on your objective. This means one must at times trade one strength for another.

Being a DM
This article helped me tremendously. In short, instead of planning out the path PCs would tread, devise the plans your NPCs will follow. Your NPCs will pursue their ends, and the PCs are free to do whatever they want.

Powerhouses/Big Factions
The first thing