Proposals
I've got two major proposals for how these files might look.
Proposal 1
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<oraclelist>
<author>Vincent Baker</author>
<description>Default elements for AG&G.</description>
<version>0.1</version>
<arena name="urban">
<element tag="character">
An assassin hired by some wealthy enemy.
</element>
</arena>
<arena name="rural">
<element tag="event group">
A band of goat herders, armed, outraged by an injustice visited upon their clan.
</element>
<element tag="character">
A bandit captain, in hiding, with her trusted bodyguard.
</element>
</arena>
<arena name="magical">
<element tag="event character">
The awakening of 3 powerful and malignant genii.
</element>
<element tag="group">
A band of demons, laughing and malicious, authors of debauched sensuality and corrupt appetites.
</element>
<element tag="event character">
The awakening of a merciless and tyrannical pit-wyrm.
</element>
</arena>
</oraclelist>
Proposal 2
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<oraclelist>
<author>Vincent Baker</author>
<description>Default elements for AG&G.</description>
<version>0.1</version>
<arena name="urban">
<character>
An assassin hired by some wealthy enemy.
</character>
</arena>
<arena name="rural">
<group>
A band of goat herders, armed, outraged by an injustice visited upon their clan.
</group>
<character>
A bandit captain, in hiding, with her trusted bodyguard.
</character>
</arena>
<arena name="magical">
<event>
The awakening of 3 powerful and malignant genii.
</event>
<group>
A band of demons, laughing and malicious, authors of debauched sensuality and corrupt appetites.
</group>
<event>
The awakening of a merciless and tyrannical pit-wyrm.
</event>
</arena>
</oraclelist>
Vincent says:
My suggestion'd be a non-hierarchy. Maybe something like:
<element>
<text>
A bandit captain, in hiding, with her trusted bodyguard.
</text>
<tag name="type">
character
</tag>
<tag name="locale">
countryside
</tag>
[ and maybe include whatever you want, like: ]
<tag name="status">
outlaw
</tag>
<tag name="thematic">
loyalty
</tag>
</element>
(I don't know from legal xml, I'm just guessing.)
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