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Notes - Original Outline
When I first came up with the concept of The Magic Arts (& Crafts), within the matter of minutes, I had Melfina, I had Stark,
and I had West Luna. Within a day, I also had the title.
I imagined creating an ongoing story that had no foreseable ending. There were no volumes, and chapters were called episodes.
I was just going to outline as many chapters as I could and go from there. While I had some story arcs in mind, many of them
were going to overlap, and just melt into each other as one giant story.
Here was my initial outline created several days after deciding to create the project. When it was still a fairly small
story, with a small cast, and hadn't yet grown into the project that it's become.
Episode 1
Introduces Luna, Melfina, West Luna, Finds a rare book she's been looking for.
Ends with her apparently getting robbed for the book
Text: Welcome to West Luna sign
Episode 2
Stark fights off thief, introduces paladin and samurai skills
Ends when Lord of West Luna shows up
Text: Book of Fate (temporary)
(Note: The Book of Fate became the Tome of Lost Knowledge.)
Episode 3
Learn about Starks immediate background as a dismissed guard
Ends with getting hired by Lord of West Luna
Text: Journal – Stark
Episode 4
Discussion on whether or not Lord of West Luna is really a Lord
(Last argument)
Melfina – "Lords are supposed to provide protection for their subjects."
Stark – "And he has provided you with a Captain of the Guard."
Mefina – "…" "Well then, escort me back up to my library so this book doesn't get stolen
again Captain."
Ends with going up to the library
Text: Diary – building a library
Episode 5
Introduces library, value of library after Tal'keesh destroyed Luna's tower
Ends with mysterious note in the rare book
Text: mysterious note
Episode 6
Dismisses note, shows Stark the rest of West Luna
Ends with…
Text: Starks' contract with Lord of West Luna
Episode 7
Introduction of Gamblor. Stark doesn't like him.
Ends with…
Text: List of things for Gamblor to get
Episode 8
Introduction to actual shop, The Magic Arts & Crafts. Discussion about selling the Book of Chivalry.
Ends with…
Text: ???
Episode 9
Stark on duty. Thoughts on uniform. Maybe introduce Draven. Look in on West Luna Inc. "Looks like a firing
squad."
Ends with…
Text: ???
Episode 10
A day in the life of Melfina, pay vendors, list for Gamblor, check on horse, run errands, clean up
library, be jealous of Luna, restock items, get hired to copy a book
Ends with another clue. Perhaps when she's hired to copy a book.
Text: The passage in the book.
Episode 11
Ends with Pied Piper giving Proclamation to Melfina for money.
Text: Proclamation
(Note: The name Pied Piper is one of the names that appears in "The Mis-Adventures of Chad Sexington". I was going to
use it originally but the name was later claimed by Chad, for possible use in "Undeniably Sexy: A Thief's Tale". So the
character was transformed into Cadence.)
Episode 12
Discussion about what this means
Ends with Melfina wanting to write a book about Umbra and Necromancy
Text: Notes about Umbra
Episode 13
Travels to Umbra and explores, thinks about what this can mean for her shop
Ends with buying info about Umbra
Text:
Episode 14
Decides to stock up store with Necro regs
Ends up also buying a book on Necromancy
Text: ???
Episode 15
Back in West Luna, Stark reacts badly
Ends with Stark deciding they need more guards because book will attract evil
Text: Notes on Necromancy Book
Episode ??
Travels to Luna to find a book on Spirit Speak (or Gamblor gets one for her because Luna has never had any on
the "tainted" book.)
Ends with opening the book
Text: Passage in the book
Episode ??
Takes a walk while training Spirit Speak
Ends with summoning a Horde Minion
Text:
Episode ??
Horde Minion immediately steals something.
Ends with begins to growl
Text:
Episode ??
Horde Minion fights off something
Ends with Horde Minion carrying the body of the creature closer to Melfina and she uses spirit speak to get
some life back. You're ok, I just wish you’d give me back my ___ that you ate.
Text:
Episode ??
Starks' reaction to Horde Minion
Ends with going to sleep
Text:
Episode ??
A day in the life of Melfina, now with Horde Minion
Ends with naming it Reagent
Text: Journal – Update on recruiting
Episode ##
???
Ends with...
Text: ???
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