Quote:In the end, my question is: will it be a good story?
Essentially, then, it takes a wide-open, semi-lifelike, everybody bouncing around doing their own thing, building a shared history universe, and turns it into The Story of the SOS-dan, with being told from the POV of support characters of varying levels of importance and connection.
The early returns so far suggest it will. Is it the Story of the SOS-dan? Well, yeah. But it's also the story of all these other people who get swept up in their vortex.
We're still starting out, and so far even with the SOS-dan at the heart of the storm they're really not much more than plot devices in and of themselves. Will that change eventually? Probably to some extent. I guess I just don't see why that's a bad thing.
Edit: Or Foxboy's solution works, too. Admittedly, this could be a CLUELESS chicken/egg situation that our heroes have to unravel over the course of the main plot. Which might be even more fun than a straight Space Heroes storyline. Moo hoo ha ha ha.
That said, there is one thing I agree with you on: the SOS-dan should not - N-O-T not know The Truth Behind Handwavium or how to use it to best effect. If anything, they should be just as in the dark (or moreso) about the stuff than our heroes. Just because they're the central characters doesn't mean we have to give them all the toys at once.
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