From 9516cac7750c58108988e5740f10045d00d55a84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christine Dodrill Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:30:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update plans Signed-off-by: Christine Dodrill --- plans.md | 68 ++++++++++++---------------------------------- plans/abandoned.md | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-) create mode 100644 plans/abandoned.md diff --git a/plans.md b/plans.md index f891339..cd4a167 100644 --- a/plans.md +++ b/plans.md @@ -26,24 +26,29 @@ in purple holding her locus to the sky, black ground w/ yellow highlights. Alicia is a student at the Zhalram School of Bladecraft, one of two schools owned by a shadowy organization that oversees the Zhalrami army recruiting -process. Alicia is troubled in her schooling and attempts (and fails) to hide -her natural talent for magic; she tries to use her magic skills to assist her -team in the battle drills but gets caught. Alicia gets monitored more closely -and comes out to Tistus about her magical powers, Tistus is concerned for Alicia -but accepts her and they work together to make the suspicion go away. +process. Alicia is troubled in her schooling and tries to suppress her innate +magical talents with little success. Alicia finds a spiritualist in town and the +spiritualist encourages her to use her magic in battle, making her team the +cream of the crop (with various social consequences). Alicia gets caught by the +schoolmasters and confronted to admit she is a spellcrafter, leading Alicia to +disagree and coin the term "spellblade"; arguing that she has a unique gift and +she wants to see where it will end up. The teachers have never seen this happen +and deliberate before accepting Alicia and encouraging them to continue down +that path. - Cover the setting - Introduce the bladecraft school - Introduce spellcraft and frame it as an "other" - Introduce Alicia undergoing a magical awakening - - Get caught by Tistus +- First battle - Accidentally uses powers on the field - - Gets caught -- Teachers deliberate and propose a magical vivisection, something that would - purge someone of their magical powers - - Alicia argues she didn't ask for this, this just happened to her one day and - she would be okay to be rid of it - - One teacher proposes Alicia be evaluated for a magical vivisection, + - Leads to victory + - Get sus by Zekas + - Tongue-lashing for the absurdly crazy strategy + - Meal hall + - Bed, idle thoughts about her magic +- Spiritualist +- Various battles? - Flashbacks to her father noticing signs of this happening and teaching her how to suppress her gift - The magical side would effectively kidnap her from a young age and her @@ -52,42 +57,3 @@ but accepts her and they work together to make the suspicion go away. - Father died in the aftermath of an avalanche - Alicia enrolled in the bladecraft school to get away from home because it reminded her of her dad -- - -Alicia gets expelled and then roams -around the marketplace she talks with a spiritualist named Kala and ends up -getting roped into their underground school of mixed arts. - -## Slightly Longer - -Alicia is a student at the Zhalram school of Bladecraft, she is on the Red Team -and works with her teammates to get through various battle drills. Unbeknownst -to most people, Alicia has a talent for spellcraft as well (a large taboo for -someone in the school of bladecraft) and is desperately trying to hide it from -others, but slips up and is discovered. The school elders have discussions about -this and then decide to put Alicia under academic probation. Alicia roams around -the merchant district of Zhalram and happens across a spiritualist that offers -Alicia a magical locus that is shaped like a sword and hints at the bladecraft -and spellcraft schools being operated by the same person. Alicia experiments -with it and then hides it in her room. - -## Old Chapter Checklist - -- [ ] Introduction to the school of bladecraft. Alicia is shown to suppress - her magic and tensions between spellcraft and bladecraft are hinted at. - Zekas starts to get suspicious of Alicia. -- [ ] Alicia has a chance encounter with a spiritualist that points out Alicia's - twin aura and pulls her into an alley to talk about magic. Alicia refuses - an offer of a spellblade locus for her magical talent. Another battle, - another narrow victory, another scolding. Zekas talks with a teacher about - Alicia. -- [ ] Alicia meets with the spiritualist again and accepts the locus, getting - shown how to wear it as a bit of jewelery. Alicia wears it into her next - battle and her team wins, but Alicia is called out for cheating with - magic. -- [ ] Interrogation by the school's headmaster, threats of expulsion for daring - to mix bladecraft and spellcraft. Alicia attempts to come out as a - spellblade to the headmaster and is laughed back to her barracks. Various - drama ensues. Tistus offers support to Alicia and they cuddle to sleep. -- [ ] Another battle day, Alicia uses her locus to empower herself and takes - point to defend the flag point. diff --git a/plans/abandoned.md b/plans/abandoned.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ce0842d --- /dev/null +++ b/plans/abandoned.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +# Abandoned Ideas + +Alicia is a student at the Zhalram School of Bladecraft, one of two schools +owned by a shadowy organization that oversees the Zhalrami army recruiting +process. Alicia is troubled in her schooling and attempts (and fails) to hide +her natural talent for magic; she tries to use her magic skills to assist her +team in the battle drills but gets caught. Alicia gets monitored more closely +and comes out to Tistus about her magical powers, Tistus is concerned for Alicia +but accepts her and they work together to make the suspicion go away. + +Alicia gets expelled and then roams +around the marketplace she talks with a spiritualist named Kala and ends up +getting roped into their underground school of mixed arts. + +Alicia is a student at the Zhalram school of Bladecraft, she is on the Red Team +and works with her teammates to get through various battle drills. Unbeknownst +to most people, Alicia has a talent for spellcraft as well (a large taboo for +someone in the school of bladecraft) and is desperately trying to hide it from +others, but slips up and is discovered. The school elders have discussions about +this and then decide to put Alicia under academic probation. Alicia roams around +the merchant district of Zhalram and happens across a spiritualist that offers +Alicia a magical locus that is shaped like a sword and hints at the bladecraft +and spellcraft schools being operated by the same person. Alicia experiments +with it and then hides it in her room. + +- Teachers deliberate and propose a magical vivisection, something that would + purge someone of their magical powers + - Alicia argues she didn't ask for this, this just happened to her one day and + she would be okay to be rid of it + - One teacher proposes Alicia be evaluated for a magical vivisection + +### Old Chapter Checklist + +- [ ] Introduction to the school of bladecraft. Alicia is shown to suppress + her magic and tensions between spellcraft and bladecraft are hinted at. + Zekas starts to get suspicious of Alicia. +- [ ] Alicia has a chance encounter with a spiritualist that points out Alicia's + twin aura and pulls her into an alley to talk about magic. Alicia refuses + an offer of a spellblade locus for her magical talent. Another battle, + another narrow victory, another scolding. Zekas talks with a teacher about + Alicia. +- [ ] Alicia meets with the spiritualist again and accepts the locus, getting + shown how to wear it as a bit of jewelery. Alicia wears it into her next + battle and her team wins, but Alicia is called out for cheating with + magic. +- [ ] Interrogation by the school's headmaster, threats of expulsion for daring + to mix bladecraft and spellcraft. Alicia attempts to come out as a + spellblade to the headmaster and is laughed back to her barracks. Various + drama ensues. Tistus offers support to Alicia and they cuddle to sleep. +- [ ] Another battle day, Alicia uses her locus to empower herself and takes + point to defend the flag point.