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Armed with the power of a legendary Trident from another world, a soft-spoken teen must battle against the wrath of an aquatic alien species as well as that of his best friend, all who whom seek the Trident for their own purposes.
>>If the protag has the trident, the conflict is all about him retaining it. That will end up reactive, static, predictable. Give him a goal that sends him on a journey. Agree. The Trident is a MacGuffin, the organizing principle of the plot, the object everyone wants. >>"all who whom seek the TrideRead more
>>If the protag has the trident, the conflict is all about him retaining it. That will end up reactive, static, predictable. Give him a goal that sends him on a journey.
Agree. The Trident is a MacGuffin, the organizing principle of the plot, the object everyone wants.
>>”all who whom seek the Trident for their own purposes.”
Okay, they seek it for different ends — but they should be using the same means, that is, by exploiting whatever special power the Trident has.
>>”Though the Trident has many abilities”
I think it might be better to focus on one feature. The ark of the covenant in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is not a multipurpose, supernatural Swiss army knife. It does one thing well; it has one unique feature that the Nazis covet: it makes the army that possesses the ark invincible.
See lessArmed with the power of a legendary Trident from another world, a soft-spoken teen must battle against the wrath of an aquatic alien species as well as that of his best friend, all who whom seek the Trident for their own purposes.
>>If the protag has the trident, the conflict is all about him retaining it. That will end up reactive, static, predictable. Give him a goal that sends him on a journey. Agree. The Trident is a MacGuffin, the organizing principle of the plot, the object everyone wants. >>"all who whom seek the TrideRead more
>>If the protag has the trident, the conflict is all about him retaining it. That will end up reactive, static, predictable. Give him a goal that sends him on a journey.
Agree. The Trident is a MacGuffin, the organizing principle of the plot, the object everyone wants.
>>”all who whom seek the Trident for their own purposes.”
Okay, they seek it for different ends — but they should be using the same means, that is, by exploiting whatever special power the Trident has.
>>”Though the Trident has many abilities”
I think it might be better to focus on one feature. The ark of the covenant in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is not a multipurpose, supernatural Swiss army knife. It does one thing well; it has one unique feature that the Nazis covet: it makes the army that possesses the ark invincible.
See lessAn Alaskan youth goes hunting and falls into the hands of the Iniquisition, whose brutal methods ironically help him discover his faith. Based on a true story.
As Richiev said. In scenarios of suffering and persecution, subjective discoveries (like faith) come as byproducts of the ordeal. It's not what the protagonist intentionally or originally seeks. What I don't understand is why the Inquisition would seek to single out a mere kid. It was common practicRead more
As Richiev said. In scenarios of suffering and persecution, subjective discoveries (like faith) come as byproducts of the ordeal. It’s not what the protagonist intentionally or originally seeks.
What I don’t understand is why the Inquisition would seek to single out a mere kid. It was common practice for the European invaders to compel the natives to convert to their brand of Xianity. But having the Inquisition single out an Alaskan kid when Alaska was originally a Russian conquest and the state religion of Russian was Orthodox — not Catholic? How did the reach of the Catholic Inquisition extended to Orthodox Alaska? What’s the historical time frame of the story?
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