When you GM a
game, you usually have a clear picture of the main plot, as well as
the main plot points that need to happen along the way. However, the
players themselves are the actual storytellers in a way, because they
each act out their characters in response to the situations you place
them in. Though you may steer them a little with certain events and
interaction with the characters you act out, the way the story
develops is largely determined by the players choices. As an example,
I have run the Solar Echoes demo “Operation: Flash Strike”
countless times at conventions over the years, and though every time
I use the same demo with the same events and characters, the players
always choose to play different combinations of characters with
different abilities and personalities. I can honestly say that, in
the hundreds of times I’ve run that demo, the game has never once
played out the same way. Take that player-driven concept with you as
you begin writing your visual novel, and as you write, pretend that
you are GMing a game while also playing in that game yourself, as
your 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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