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Fanfiction / Adrift in the Kaleidoscope (Brainstorming / Summary / Criticism Thread)
« on: February 25, 2014, 08:18:48 PM »
Okay, rather than cluttering up other threads with my mess, I'm putting it here for a central location of being torn apart by criticism. I'm eager to hear any thoughts or criticism offered whatsoever!
Table of Contents:
Summary
Things Lost
Universes
Sequence of Events Summary
Notes
General Summary
This fic will be an explicit Self Insert Crossover which I intend to make at very least not suck, but hopefully be awesome. The current concept is the SI is summoned into the Holy Grail War. After getting killed for obvious reasons, the SI finds himself in another, different universe. And after an indeterminate amount of time, finds himself in another before being summoned into the Holy Grail War again. This repeats again and again, each time traveling to more universes, and each time returning to the Holy Grail War to die.
Every time the SI dies, he loses a piece of his memories of who he was, bits and pieces of what makes him, well, him. And early on, he dies a lot. But if he doesn't die in a universe, his soul can 'update', allowing him to actually grow and gain skill... provided he doesn't die.
Core themes will be the examination of Mortality, of Identity, and of the SI having to deal with not knowing wtf is going on.
While the summaries focus on events and abilities gained, the writing itself will focus on the characters and their interactions since they're what really matters in the story, I just have trouble predicting how that's going to turn out from this point as I focus on keeping the characters *In* Character and let their interactions and relationships develop from there.
Things Lost
As a tentative list of the things the SI loses along the way with every death. Not necessarily in order.
Universes
F/SN
Brainstorming of Events
Baldur's Gate
Brainstorming of Events
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Brainstorming of Events
Monster Rancher
Brainstorming of Events
Rosario + Vampire
Brainstorming of Events
Familiar of Zero
Brainstorming of Events
Dog Days
Brainstorming of Events
Dragon Age Origins
Brainstorming of Events
Mass Effect
Brainstorming of Events
Kingdoms of Amalur
Brainstorming of Events
Divinity 2 (Ego Draconis)
Brainstorming of Events
Elder Scrolls Oblivion
Brainstorming of Events
Fallout 3 / New Vegas
Brainstorming of Events
Minecraft
Brainstorming of Events
Terraria
Brainstorming of Events
Xcom: Enemy Within
Brainstorming of Events
Dungeon Keeper
Brainstorming of Events
Warhammer 40k
Brainstorming of Events
Summary of Events
A 'Swing' is a list of universes starting with F/SN until he returns to F/SN. Currently this is just a list of the universes in order, summaries will be added later.
First Swing
Second Swing
Third Swing
Fourth Swing
Fifth Swing
Sixth Swing
Seventh Swing
Eighth Swing
Ninth Swing
Tenth Swing
End of Story
Notes
I consistently refer to the SI OC in third person, because A). It makes it easier for me to treat him as a character rather than a SUPER PRECIOUS ULTRA SPESHUL TOTALLY ORIGINAL OC DONT STEAL and B). Seriously, put me through even a fraction of these events and I wouldn't really be 'myself' anymore. The character starts off as an SI, but rather quickly becomes a separate person and I need to remember this.
The SI OC should not, and can not fix everything. This should not be a 'fix fic' for any of the universes/series. He fixes what he can, but he's not perfect, not competent enough, doesn't have enough information, and in some cases, what qualifies as 'fixing' is contentious.
There is little to no obvious connection between realities, his appearance within them, his relation to the storyline, or overriding theme to his travels. This is intentional, as it leaves the SI in the dark and confuses the hell out of him.
While initially, the drama of the story will be more about survival, the loss of identity, and wtf is going on, as the SI gains power and skill, it will gradually change to the moral implications of his growing power, the struggle of maintaining identity in the face of terrible, subversive instincts, and the consequences of his actions. The threat of death never leaves entirely however, because no matter how powerful he becomes, a single luck shot can still take him out (and I fully intend for this to happen at least a few times).
Table of Contents:
Summary
Things Lost
Universes
Sequence of Events Summary
Notes
General Summary
This fic will be an explicit Self Insert Crossover which I intend to make at very least not suck, but hopefully be awesome. The current concept is the SI is summoned into the Holy Grail War. After getting killed for obvious reasons, the SI finds himself in another, different universe. And after an indeterminate amount of time, finds himself in another before being summoned into the Holy Grail War again. This repeats again and again, each time traveling to more universes, and each time returning to the Holy Grail War to die.
Every time the SI dies, he loses a piece of his memories of who he was, bits and pieces of what makes him, well, him. And early on, he dies a lot. But if he doesn't die in a universe, his soul can 'update', allowing him to actually grow and gain skill... provided he doesn't die.
Core themes will be the examination of Mortality, of Identity, and of the SI having to deal with not knowing wtf is going on.
While the summaries focus on events and abilities gained, the writing itself will focus on the characters and their interactions since they're what really matters in the story, I just have trouble predicting how that's going to turn out from this point as I focus on keeping the characters *In* Character and let their interactions and relationships develop from there.
Things Lost
As a tentative list of the things the SI loses along the way with every death. Not necessarily in order.
- Name
- Clear memories of Grandparents
- Clear Memories of pets
- Clear memories of old friends
- Memories of Grandparents
- Favorite Foods
- Favorite habits
- Memories of Pets
- Clear memories of old homes
- Clear memories of his old girlfriends
- Birthdate and related info?
- Gonna Need More Rope (seriously, I expect this guy to die more than 11 times, I need more significant peices of himself to lose, ideally other than family)
Universes
F/SN
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
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Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Brainstorming of Events
Spoiler for Hiden:
Summary of Events
A 'Swing' is a list of universes starting with F/SN until he returns to F/SN. Currently this is just a list of the universes in order, summaries will be added later.
First Swing
Spoiler for Hiden:
Spoiler for Hiden:
Spoiler for Hiden:
Spoiler for Hiden:
Spoiler for Hiden:
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End of Story
Notes
I consistently refer to the SI OC in third person, because A). It makes it easier for me to treat him as a character rather than a SUPER PRECIOUS ULTRA SPESHUL TOTALLY ORIGINAL OC DONT STEAL and B). Seriously, put me through even a fraction of these events and I wouldn't really be 'myself' anymore. The character starts off as an SI, but rather quickly becomes a separate person and I need to remember this.
The SI OC should not, and can not fix everything. This should not be a 'fix fic' for any of the universes/series. He fixes what he can, but he's not perfect, not competent enough, doesn't have enough information, and in some cases, what qualifies as 'fixing' is contentious.
There is little to no obvious connection between realities, his appearance within them, his relation to the storyline, or overriding theme to his travels. This is intentional, as it leaves the SI in the dark and confuses the hell out of him.
While initially, the drama of the story will be more about survival, the loss of identity, and wtf is going on, as the SI gains power and skill, it will gradually change to the moral implications of his growing power, the struggle of maintaining identity in the face of terrible, subversive instincts, and the consequences of his actions. The threat of death never leaves entirely however, because no matter how powerful he becomes, a single luck shot can still take him out (and I fully intend for this to happen at least a few times).