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- Make the Story your Own
- What do you want?
- How do you own this Story?
- What is the Foundation of the Story?
- Can you summarize this story in 5 Phrases?
- If there were 5 Pillars maintaining this Story what would they be?
- What would be the Ceiling of this Story?
- Where is your Story built?
- Who lives in this Story?
- Serenity
- What is a Shrine?
- What is a Sanctuary?
- What evokes Safety?
- Which Atmosphere exudes Bliss?
- Which color should your resting place be?
- What makes you think you’re in peace?
- What tells you ‘There is no Threat here’?
- How does it preserve you from panic?
- How does it show you It already Happen?
- There’s something new…
- There’s little change…
- And what changed is not a menace.
- Belonging
- Do we understand the space we live in?
- Why do we enjoy this space?
- Why are we Attached to this space?
- Why is it difficult to quit it even if we complain about it?
- Why do we return?
- Why don’t we want to see?
- Why do we want to see?
- Why can’t we afford to lose?
- What would cause pain if it were to disappear?
- What would cause grief if it were to disappear?
How to Start?
- Encounters
- How do you Control the Encounters?
- How many should there be per chapter?
- How do they relate to the Story?
- How Diverse are they?
- Are they all Combat?
- Are there Riddles/Games?
- Are there Debates?
- How do they create Remembrance?
- To which Main encounters of the Original Episode are they linked?
- How do they create Resonance?
- Resolution
- What are the Stakes?
- Who caused the issue?
- Who would suffer the most from this issue?
- What would they do to get rid of this issue?
- What are the immediate Solutions?
- What are the sustainable Solutions?
- What are the hidden options?
- Could this situation be resolved peacefully?
- Could it be resolved fast?
- Trials
- When should the Characters lose?
- How should they lose?
- How do you Control the Pain?
- To which level of difficulty should they be exposed?
- How does Difficulty should be balanced?
- How does it create a sense of Reward?
- How do the Characters react before Danger?
- Do they react differently?
- How did their behavior evolve?
- Did they progress?
- Did they regress?
- Twist
- How do you conserve the Main elements of the Original Episode?
- How do you conserve the Main elements of the Sequel?
- How do you preserve Consistency?
- What is Expected in the Story?
- What is Expected in each Chapter?
- What would break the Story?
- How do the Characters react to the Unexpected?
- Are they Defiant?
- Are they in Denial?
- Which Extreme Reactions do they display?
Introducing New Characters
- Function
- What do you Intend to do with this New Character?
- Why is she part of this Story?
- Why not use her in the Original Episode?
- Is she needed in the Story?
- How does she justify her presence?
- Is she the Main Character?
- Is she the Protagonist?
- Is she the Antagonist?
- Role
- Which group is she part of?
- What is her Role in Group she is part of?
- Is she a Supplier?
- Is she an Enticer?
- How does she interact with other Group members?
- How does she help other Group members?
- Goal
- What does the Character want?
- What does it have to do with the New Story?
- Which difficulties does she meet?
- How does she try to solve her issues?
- What does she need in order to solve them?
- Does she recognize her Own Weaknesses?
- How does she ask for help?
- Replacing which Character
- Why did the former character need to be replaced?
- What are the Similarities between the 2 Characters?
- What are the Differences between the 2 Characters?
- How do their Behaviors compare?
- Which specific Manners do they share?
- When they are in difficulty how do they react?
- Which Actions defines them?
- Which Expressions define them?
Returning Characters
- Function
- What do you Intend to do with this Character?
- Why is she still part of this Story?
- Why did she survived?
- Should she have died?
- Will she disappear in this Story?
- Why not use her in the Original Episode?
- Did her Function change?
- Is she the Protagonist?
- Is she the Antagonist?
- Goal
- What does the Character want?
- How has it evolved?
- Who make it evolve?
- Is this person still here?
- What does it have to do with the New Story?
- How does her Goal align with the Other Characters’ Goals?
- How does she act towards them?
- Does she reject them?
- Does she welcome them?
- Does she accept them?
- Alignment
- Who can she Ally with?
- Who will she Oppose?
- Did it change?
- How did it evolve?
- Why did it evolve?
- Did she lose someone in the Original Episode?
- Who was this person?
- Why did she disappear?
- Who is Responsible for this disappearance?
- How does the Character relate to the Responsible?
- What does she intent to do?
Family & Friendship
- Issues
- What triggers issues?
- Which topics shouldn’t be dealt with?
- Which topics should be dealt with?
- Which issues from the Original Episode are still lingering?
- Why are they not resolved?
- What is their scale?
- How have they evolved in the Sequel?
- Why do Characters refuse to cooperate?
- Do they assimilate to 1 another?
- Do they accept to be called friends or family?
- Needs
- Why do members of a group need each other?
- Why did they choose to ally?
- Were they forced to?
- By which event?
- Are they Supportive of each other?
- Are they Dismissive?
- Are they Antagonizing?
- Are they Indifferent?
- Are they Parasitic?
- Origins
- How did the characters met?
- What attracted them to 1 another?
- What caused them to be together?
- Is this reason still pertinent?
- How did they enhance each other?
- How did they hinder each other?
- Where did they meet?
- Is this place still existing?
- Can they return there?
- Do they want to return there?
- Did it change?
- How did it change?
- Evolution
- Why are the Character still together?
- Are they still together?
- Did they change of group?
- Which Resources can be granted by a Character to another?
- Do they exchange Information?
- Which kind of Information?
- Do members of a group cause trouble to 1 another?
- Is that how their relationship evolve?
- Do they send each other on dangerous missions?
- Do they need to rescue 1 another?