I recently gave a talk on how to design
a role-playing game, and one of the topics I covered was writing the
overall story. I have found that the approach I detailed works for me
in novel-writing as well. When I think about science fiction stories,
whether in novel form, in a game, or even on the big screen, many of
them can be likened to other stories. There are so many stories out
there, it is difficult to write a plot that is truly unique--in fact,
writers usually draw upon their own experiences and other themes they
have enjoyed before, which results in a final product that often
involves fragments of these themes. Their plots are unlikely to be
entirely derived from their own ideas, with conscious and unconscious
decisions being influenced by the ideas of others they have been
exposed to. Good writers can take an old theme and make it feel
fresh, but there are so many iterations of these themes out there, it
takes something special to really draw an audience. That, in my
opinion, is the characters.
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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