Noob question: how long should an "ideal" paragraph be?

Personally, I’d go by the CoG style guide, as others have pointed out above. And taking a gander at the published games can help give a better feel for what suitable paragraph lengths look like.

Another thing to keep in mind: longer sentences and paragraphs convey a sense of passivity or calmness, while shorter ones can work well for dynamic or chaotic scenes. For example: a fight scene with long sentences and paragraphs will be clunky and boring, since a fight is more “active” than, say, shopping for groceries.

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Thank you very much, @fabulist . :slight_smile: I’m rewriting a couple of paragraphs following everyone’s advice. :blue_book:

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