Swords Path

[DragonBlaze]

Originally posted by Secret Box
no i understand what you mean but do you have any suggestionsto fix the problem?

Well the idea of the troll in the begining is good because it connects the intro to the end. If that sword is the only sword you get in the game, then go ahead and get it. If I were you, I'd do something a little more epic with obtaining the sword though, just randomly finding it and pulling it out of a stone is kinda blah. Maybe the sword holds a spirit in it or something that guides you to it, then you get surrounded by monsters, and it apears before you, and you're able to escape.

Now instead of jumping right into the main plot here, go back and work on something else. Maybe his friends also got transported back to the world, so he goes out looking for them. Whatever you do, just have something that will build into the main plot.

After a little while, you start to see the affects of the gods being angry, and you find out about the sword and all, so then you go to bring it back. Once you get to the gods world, change the plot and have him try to destroy the gods instead of bring back the sword, but, you have to go in depth with this. The sword has to be more then a mere treasure if the gods want to destory the world for it being stolen. Maybe find out that the gods are actually false gods. Whatever you do, give them more of a reason to destory the world than just the sword being taken, build more into this whole thing.

And if I were you, I'd spend some time on the gods world to find all this out. So just don't make it the final dungeon.

[Secret Box]

wow those are awsome ideas.

i 'm not going in the direction of false gods, but everything else is sweet!

you mean dont right off the bat go to return the sword, help your friend and then realize that is what you have to do?

i originally had an idea that the sword gave the gods half their power and they need it to survive. the other half of their power is to be evil and do bad things. so you must return it to give then their power to be forgiving and keep them alive, but at the end you realize why keep them alive and worry about this happening again or them turning on you when you hold the mightiest weapon of all, the sword of the gods!

tell me if you like this idea betteror anything else.

I NEED SOME INPUT PEOPLE PLEASE HELP!

[aboutasoandthis]

 Originally posted by Secret Box:
 

i originally had an idea that the sword gave the gods half their power and they need it to survive. the other half of their power is to be evil and do bad things. so you must return it to give then their power to be forgiving and keep them alive, but at the end you realize why keep them alive and worry about this happening again or them turning on you when you hold the mightiest weapon of all, the sword of the gods!

I wouldn't have "evil" gods. I would just give them a reason to do what they do. Good villians need explanations on why they do what they do, and how exactly they're gonna do it.

I'd better give an example. Kefka was the main villian in FF6. Most people would say he was insane and pure evil when this isn't true at all. He was actually a really strong man, but was constantly pushed aside next to General Leo, Terra, and Celes. He also had the emperor to deal with. He wanted power.

SPOILER ALERT:

When Celes stabbed Kefka, he crawled trying to save his life. He ended up crawling right in front of the 3 Magic Statues. He was fully healed, and he was invincible. With this power, he killed his emperor and basically ended the world.

He wasn't really evil, he was just a bastard who happened to be corrupted by power. If your gonna have evil gods, they need to have a reason of how they got their powers and why they're using them to hurt others.

Here's a nice link to a bunch of well-written articles about villains, characters, and plots. The villain ones are called "Cruel Intentions." They helped me a lot:

http://www.gamingw.net/profile/3502#articles

[DragonBlaze]

 

you mean dont right off the bat go to return the sword, help your friend and then realize that is what you have to do?

Yeah, thats good, you don't have to help your friend (just do whatever works well with your plot), but yeah, don't try to return the sword right off the bat.


 

i originally had an idea that the sword gave the gods half their power and they need it to survive. the other half of their power is to be evil and do bad things. so you must return it to give then their power to be forgiving and keep them alive, but at the end you realize why keep them alive and worry about this happening again or them turning on you when you hold the mightiest weapon of all, the sword of the gods!

tell me if you like this idea betteror anything else.

Umm, thats not really a good idea. Unless you want the hero to be evil.. You took the thing that makes the gods good, then you kill them with it so you can keep it instead. That makes the hero sound evil and selfish  :p

[Secret Box]

about: i dont think i should have to say how gods got their power.

 THEY ARE GODS!!!!

dragonblaze: true ...  good thought maybe i should stick to what i have

[aboutasoandthis]

I meant why they are evil.

[Secret Box]

good point but i will go with the other idea i originally wrote in my first post like dragonblaze said.

[Meiscool-2]

Originally posted by Secret Box
about: i dont think i should have to say how gods got their power.

 THEY ARE GODS!!!!

Then how the hell does a human beat them?

You need explainations. At the rate you're going with your enemies, it would be like me saying:

One day, a dragon poofed out of thin dust, and decided "hey, I'm gonna kill everyone, but first, I'm gonna seal half my powers in this metal object so someone can use it to kill me.", and so it was done, a little boy picked up the sword, got help from a magical wizard, and killed the dragon, the dragon that was a god and had unlimited powers.

[Secret Box]

the portal wasn't even suposed to be accessed. it just so happened that it let him through. he beat them because he was using their weapon!

[Meiscool-2]

And the weapon was created because.... and the gods are there because.... and the portal because...

[Secret Box]

that i partially why i made this topic...   to ask suggestions to fill in the cracks in the story!

[drenrin2120]

What you should do is sit down and think up ideas. Anything and everything that comes to mind, write it down. If you're gonna come up with original ideas, it's better that you come up with them than have other people give you ideas. Though you can be inspired, you don't want to base your story around a few people's ideas on a forum. So, I suggest you sit down and jsut write. It's good to write everyday for atleast ten minutes or so, that way your ideas stay fresh and complete. The more you write, the more in depth you will get. The longer you think, the clearer the story and plot will become.

[Secret Box]

smart idea. thanks

[Blazingheart]

You are not good creating things do you? *swdrop*

[Secret Box]

yea, i was planning on getting inspired by some other ideas but i guess there is no chance there so...