For years, I’ve been wanting to capture the essence of a forest setting in both narrative and game form, and have struggled in both media.
In particular, I’m mainly interested in a dark, inhospitable forest. People live in or near the forest
Part of the problem may be that I’m a city boy. I have little experience living in the country.
The first book largely took place in urban settings. The few scenes that took place away from civilization were usually vague, underdeveloped locations.
Part of the coziness is having dangers outside. Roaming monsters and malicious supernatural entities.