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CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
Away on the wind~
#1: Nov 23rd 2010 at 5:02:41 AM

Okay, a bit of information first.

The plot was originally conceived as a video game concept. You would have played it over two seperate games- one following the lives of the Shadows, and one following he lives of the Starlets {Still working on a namme for these ones.}

But then I realized, I can't make a video game.

The game would have had ten seperate plotlines contained within each disc. Each plotline would have run at the same time as the others. For example, in the Shadows game, you would be playing as Zeta. As you hunted down some of the Dusks you were triling, you would find your way impeded by a pile of rubble. You'd snort, and think 'what an incredibly contrived barrier'. But when you later played as Xantu, you would have foud yourself blasting a building to pieces during a boss fight- and then you'd realize, ah! That's where the pile of rubble came from!

Bits and pieces of an overarching plot would have been revealed as you played through each plotline. None of them would have revealed more than the slightest of the basics at a time. Even playing through five of the plotlines wouldn't have given you the full picture; as ech plotline contained one vital piece of information.

So, my question is; how can I transfer this over to a different medium, without needing to write ten different stories for each side?

There are too many toasters in my chimney!
Mammalsauce Since: Mar, 2010
#2: Nov 23rd 2010 at 12:07:28 PM

You can't? Just write each chapter so effect from POV A comes before cause from POV B.

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