At some point, I really should get some coherent notes in order...
I do need to caution that I don't expect to start this thing soon, simply eventually. My schedule's going to get EXCEEDINGLY busy in a couple weeks time, you see, and I might be lacking brain cells for writing time clear to December.
...but given the number of characters I'd have to deal with, I just wanted to get a head start on the whole thing. And I can start assembling some scenes piecemeal, as I get data on the people I wanna use.
I figure this'll pull characters from both the Virtue ECL and Legendary. It's not going to be practical for me to mention everyone by name, though, so...I won't.
The 'lost' group, the dimensionally displaced, are probably gonna be a little more clearly defined in terms of who is there and who isn't.
But the folks left back at home...that one can be more vague. 'cause while the spotlight will be on those distraught by the disappearance, and those actively searching to bring 'em home... there's going to be, also, a lot of heroes simply working frantically overtime to pick up the slack left by their vanished colleagues. There will be a few scenes to that effect, and I can gloss over quite a lot there.
Addressing specific concerns...
For dramatic reasons, the heroic Mac Hine clan's probably going to be split - some lost, some back in homeline. So some of them can go after Mace...there's gonna have to be a confrontation there.
As Morganni's suggested, Mirami's probably gonna be stuck back in Paragon freaking out - and it's a nice touch for her to actually be the only one who doesn't vanish from the base. An eyewitness, that'd be cool - I'd initially planned for just scenes of the heroes trying to review base security camera records and so on.
As it stands...and I'm listing this for my own benefit, so I can remember...
The following are characters for whom I've got actual roles and lines of dialogue scripted in my head. They HAVE to be there, 'cause I already know what they'll do, and some things they have to say - in the case of Lincoln and Palindrone, hell, nobody else can say 'em.
The Displacees: Evangelia, Lora'Lai, Mirrorguardian Naoko, Alexis, Stalnoy Volk, ElectroEagle, Wide Receiver, Syndesis, Morgan Mac Hine, Bella Fuego, QB Kitsune, Obsidian Heart, Palindrone, Lincoln Memorial, Terrence Knight, Numero Catorce, Nameless Terror, Saber Blue 2042, Killkitty, Schrodinger Black, Space Mage, Mirrorshard Isis,
(This is not an entirely random list, but actually a vague scene chronology. I plan to do a Bowtruckle-Tachiko team-up for hilarity's sake, in a combat scene, but I'm not certain what Tachiko's powers are. ECSNorway?)
The Left-Behind: (in no particular order) Zweikinder, Mirami, Mirror Knight Hiroshi, Minuet Mac Hine, Superball, Gil MacHeath, Thibor (plus Naoko, Simon, the IST crew - not strictly Legendary, but they'll appear), Twilight Ray, Shizuru, Shining Kamen, Fallgone
The Antagonists: Mace Mac Hine, TechHead, Igneous Nadir, Coordinator, Lady Nogitsune, Hexane, Obsolete, Lord Omega
(The Coordinator's one of my characters, recently in the VG. Mace is gonna throttle him, the 'prank' spinning out of control is prolly due to him and Nadir. The villain side's also a little light on cast, but I don't know the Infamous personalities as well.)
This is not a final character list. I expect this to expand. If nothing else, I need to decide how the Mac Hine clan's gonna split - tricky, since I don't have a good bead on most of 'em aside from Min and Morgan.
That said, any other folks I use...might not have major roles. I have dialogue and fairly significant appearances planned for all the above characters, so it's not a case of just...endless listing of 'Bob was there too', but likewise I can't overburden the narrative with faces.
...
Would it be fine for me to make all of Palindrone's dialogue scripture quotations? I have at least three appropriate ones. >_<
-- Acyl
I do need to caution that I don't expect to start this thing soon, simply eventually. My schedule's going to get EXCEEDINGLY busy in a couple weeks time, you see, and I might be lacking brain cells for writing time clear to December.
...but given the number of characters I'd have to deal with, I just wanted to get a head start on the whole thing. And I can start assembling some scenes piecemeal, as I get data on the people I wanna use.
I figure this'll pull characters from both the Virtue ECL and Legendary. It's not going to be practical for me to mention everyone by name, though, so...I won't.
The 'lost' group, the dimensionally displaced, are probably gonna be a little more clearly defined in terms of who is there and who isn't.
But the folks left back at home...that one can be more vague. 'cause while the spotlight will be on those distraught by the disappearance, and those actively searching to bring 'em home... there's going to be, also, a lot of heroes simply working frantically overtime to pick up the slack left by their vanished colleagues. There will be a few scenes to that effect, and I can gloss over quite a lot there.
Addressing specific concerns...
For dramatic reasons, the heroic Mac Hine clan's probably going to be split - some lost, some back in homeline. So some of them can go after Mace...there's gonna have to be a confrontation there.
As Morganni's suggested, Mirami's probably gonna be stuck back in Paragon freaking out - and it's a nice touch for her to actually be the only one who doesn't vanish from the base. An eyewitness, that'd be cool - I'd initially planned for just scenes of the heroes trying to review base security camera records and so on.
As it stands...and I'm listing this for my own benefit, so I can remember...
The following are characters for whom I've got actual roles and lines of dialogue scripted in my head. They HAVE to be there, 'cause I already know what they'll do, and some things they have to say - in the case of Lincoln and Palindrone, hell, nobody else can say 'em.
The Displacees: Evangelia, Lora'Lai, Mirrorguardian Naoko, Alexis, Stalnoy Volk, ElectroEagle, Wide Receiver, Syndesis, Morgan Mac Hine, Bella Fuego, QB Kitsune, Obsidian Heart, Palindrone, Lincoln Memorial, Terrence Knight, Numero Catorce, Nameless Terror, Saber Blue 2042, Killkitty, Schrodinger Black, Space Mage, Mirrorshard Isis,
(This is not an entirely random list, but actually a vague scene chronology. I plan to do a Bowtruckle-Tachiko team-up for hilarity's sake, in a combat scene, but I'm not certain what Tachiko's powers are. ECSNorway?)
The Left-Behind: (in no particular order) Zweikinder, Mirami, Mirror Knight Hiroshi, Minuet Mac Hine, Superball, Gil MacHeath, Thibor (plus Naoko, Simon, the IST crew - not strictly Legendary, but they'll appear), Twilight Ray, Shizuru, Shining Kamen, Fallgone
The Antagonists: Mace Mac Hine, TechHead, Igneous Nadir, Coordinator, Lady Nogitsune, Hexane, Obsolete, Lord Omega
(The Coordinator's one of my characters, recently in the VG. Mace is gonna throttle him, the 'prank' spinning out of control is prolly due to him and Nadir. The villain side's also a little light on cast, but I don't know the Infamous personalities as well.)
This is not a final character list. I expect this to expand. If nothing else, I need to decide how the Mac Hine clan's gonna split - tricky, since I don't have a good bead on most of 'em aside from Min and Morgan.
That said, any other folks I use...might not have major roles. I have dialogue and fairly significant appearances planned for all the above characters, so it's not a case of just...endless listing of 'Bob was there too', but likewise I can't overburden the narrative with faces.
...
Would it be fine for me to make all of Palindrone's dialogue scripture quotations? I have at least three appropriate ones. >_<
-- Acyl