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Okay, so I managed to finish another outline already. It's been a good day. Here goes.
A Prey's Vengeance
Naked on Arrival
He's back. (except it's She)
Broken bridge
Noble Fugitive / Hero of another story.
Fight scene
The Cavalry / Revenge / The hunter becomes the hunted.
Back to Back Badasses
Fire-forged Friends
Let's Get Out Of Here
Memento MacGuffin
Train escape (yes, again)
What I'm finding as I'm thinking about it is that using a chronologic trope list like this helps me get a good overview of the story.
This is especially noticeable in this case where a significant part of the first act isn't included in the list. I didn't find any tropes for the events between Naked on Arrival and He's Back, and while I know what's happening there the gap in the list is quite noticeable.
If I were to make up my own trope names (which I have avoided so far - don't ask me why), that series of events would look something like this:
Naked on Arrival / Lost in the Wild
Stealing Back What's Mine
The Long Way Home
She's Back
A Prey's Vengeance
Naked on Arrival
He's back. (except it's She)
Broken bridge
Noble Fugitive / Hero of another story.
Fight scene
The Cavalry / Revenge / The hunter becomes the hunted.
Back to Back Badasses
Fire-forged Friends
Let's Get Out Of Here
Memento MacGuffin
Train escape (yes, again)
What I'm finding as I'm thinking about it is that using a chronologic trope list like this helps me get a good overview of the story.
This is especially noticeable in this case where a significant part of the first act isn't included in the list. I didn't find any tropes for the events between Naked on Arrival and He's Back, and while I know what's happening there the gap in the list is quite noticeable.
If I were to make up my own trope names (which I have avoided so far - don't ask me why), that series of events would look something like this:
Naked on Arrival / Lost in the Wild
Stealing Back What's Mine
The Long Way Home
She's Back