MrCreativeMight
Dreamer
Hello, hello, helloooo.
This is my first time on this forum, so this is basically my first post here. I'm pretty much more interested in getting my "holes" filled in than properly introducing myself in Introductions at the moment. When I feel like it, I'll introduce myself in Introductions.
Anyways, here's the situation:
I've had ideas for a fantasy video game since 2020. I've managed to come up with many things such as gameplay mechanics, and especially the story and characters. What I'm struggling with at the moment is that each of my 4 protagonists' backstories are W.I.P because even though I managed to come up with many things for each of their backstories, there are still some "holes" which I can't come up with more details to fill them in. If anyone could give me some suggestions on what details I could add to fill those "holes" in, that would be appreciated.
Here are what I have so far for each of my protagonists' backstories and what "holes" need to be filled in. Each of the characters are different species, and each of their backstories take place just before each of the protagonists are hired by the kingdom to go on the main quest which the game revolves around. Each of the characters are addressed with code names since I can't come up with names for each of them at the moment. The characters are sorted from oldest to youngest:
"Yeti Berserker"
Species: Yeti
Gender: Male
Age: 25 (Oldest)
Backstory: He is a member of a yeti clan in a cold region far from the kingdom. Prior to the main events, there was a conflict between his clan and a neighboring clan. Many battles broke out in the region, but his clan succeeded when he slayed the opposing clan's leader, driving them away. It is because of this that he is considered a veteran among his clan.
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why was there a conflict between his own clan and the neighboring clan? What started it?
- How would the king/kingdom know about him, the conflict, and that he slayed the other clan's leader? (Knowing about this would be essential so that he would hire him to go on the quest)
"Cabbit Warrior"
Species: Cabbit
Gender: Female
Age: 22 (2nd Oldest)
Backstory: At just 16 years old, she was abducted by a guild of bandits, and forced as a personal slave/concubine for their leader. Prior to the main events, an insurrection broke out within the guild; one that she was on neither side of, so she fought her way out of the bandit fortress, slaying bandits of both sides, also slayed the leader, and finally escaped the bandit fortress after 6 years of being a slave.\
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why was there an insurrection/betrayal within the bandit guild? What started it?
- Why was she not on either side?
- How would the king/kingdom know about her and how she slayed so many bandits while escaping?
"Kitsune Mage"
Species: Kitsune
Gender: Male
Age: 22 (2nd Youngest)
Backstory: He is a 2nd-year student at a mage college. He spend his years in college going through staff training and learning the ways of storm spells. Prior to the main events, there were 6th-year students who were attempting to carry out a scheme that would have doomed the entire school. The kitsune mage discovered this, and confronted the students; resulting in a fight between him and the traitors. Since the defeat and expelling of the students, the kitsune mage is considered a "hero" in the college from then on.
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why did the 6th-year students attempt to carry out the scheme?
- What was the scheme that they tried to carry out that would have doomed the college?
- How did the kitsune mage discover the scheme, prompting him to confront them?
"Dragon Girl"
Species: Dragon
Gender: Female
Age: 19 (Youngest)
Backstory: She grew up living in a disorderly household consisting of dysfunctional parents (whom she still cared about) and an older brother (older by 7 years) whom she was often bullied by and fought with (that's how she gained her combat experience). Prior to the main events, her parents were murdered by her own brother. She faced him off in a fight that resulted in her beating her own brother, and sending him to prison.
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why were her parents dysfunctional, and why did she still care about them?
- Why did her brother murder their own parents?
Eventually after all of those events which conveniently took place just before the main events of the game, each of the protagonists would be hired by the kingdom to go on the quest to stop the ancient monsters that were awakened by a mercenary organization (spanning the main events of the game).
Anyways, that's all I have so far. All I need now are some suggestions for what details I could add in order to fill in those "holes". I am also open for general feedback/critiques for what I have for each of my backstories so far. If you have any general questions about anything, let me know.
Thank you, and I can't wait to hear your suggestions. I am also happy to be here on Mythic Scribes Writing Forums, and when I feel like it, I will properly introduce myself at Introductions.
This is my first time on this forum, so this is basically my first post here. I'm pretty much more interested in getting my "holes" filled in than properly introducing myself in Introductions at the moment. When I feel like it, I'll introduce myself in Introductions.
Anyways, here's the situation:
I've had ideas for a fantasy video game since 2020. I've managed to come up with many things such as gameplay mechanics, and especially the story and characters. What I'm struggling with at the moment is that each of my 4 protagonists' backstories are W.I.P because even though I managed to come up with many things for each of their backstories, there are still some "holes" which I can't come up with more details to fill them in. If anyone could give me some suggestions on what details I could add to fill those "holes" in, that would be appreciated.
Here are what I have so far for each of my protagonists' backstories and what "holes" need to be filled in. Each of the characters are different species, and each of their backstories take place just before each of the protagonists are hired by the kingdom to go on the main quest which the game revolves around. Each of the characters are addressed with code names since I can't come up with names for each of them at the moment. The characters are sorted from oldest to youngest:
"Yeti Berserker"
Species: Yeti
Gender: Male
Age: 25 (Oldest)
Backstory: He is a member of a yeti clan in a cold region far from the kingdom. Prior to the main events, there was a conflict between his clan and a neighboring clan. Many battles broke out in the region, but his clan succeeded when he slayed the opposing clan's leader, driving them away. It is because of this that he is considered a veteran among his clan.
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why was there a conflict between his own clan and the neighboring clan? What started it?
- How would the king/kingdom know about him, the conflict, and that he slayed the other clan's leader? (Knowing about this would be essential so that he would hire him to go on the quest)
"Cabbit Warrior"
Species: Cabbit
Gender: Female
Age: 22 (2nd Oldest)
Backstory: At just 16 years old, she was abducted by a guild of bandits, and forced as a personal slave/concubine for their leader. Prior to the main events, an insurrection broke out within the guild; one that she was on neither side of, so she fought her way out of the bandit fortress, slaying bandits of both sides, also slayed the leader, and finally escaped the bandit fortress after 6 years of being a slave.\
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why was there an insurrection/betrayal within the bandit guild? What started it?
- Why was she not on either side?
- How would the king/kingdom know about her and how she slayed so many bandits while escaping?
"Kitsune Mage"
Species: Kitsune
Gender: Male
Age: 22 (2nd Youngest)
Backstory: He is a 2nd-year student at a mage college. He spend his years in college going through staff training and learning the ways of storm spells. Prior to the main events, there were 6th-year students who were attempting to carry out a scheme that would have doomed the entire school. The kitsune mage discovered this, and confronted the students; resulting in a fight between him and the traitors. Since the defeat and expelling of the students, the kitsune mage is considered a "hero" in the college from then on.
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why did the 6th-year students attempt to carry out the scheme?
- What was the scheme that they tried to carry out that would have doomed the college?
- How did the kitsune mage discover the scheme, prompting him to confront them?
"Dragon Girl"
Species: Dragon
Gender: Female
Age: 19 (Youngest)
Backstory: She grew up living in a disorderly household consisting of dysfunctional parents (whom she still cared about) and an older brother (older by 7 years) whom she was often bullied by and fought with (that's how she gained her combat experience). Prior to the main events, her parents were murdered by her own brother. She faced him off in a fight that resulted in her beating her own brother, and sending him to prison.
"Holes" that need to be filled in:
- Why were her parents dysfunctional, and why did she still care about them?
- Why did her brother murder their own parents?
Eventually after all of those events which conveniently took place just before the main events of the game, each of the protagonists would be hired by the kingdom to go on the quest to stop the ancient monsters that were awakened by a mercenary organization (spanning the main events of the game).
Anyways, that's all I have so far. All I need now are some suggestions for what details I could add in order to fill in those "holes". I am also open for general feedback/critiques for what I have for each of my backstories so far. If you have any general questions about anything, let me know.
Thank you, and I can't wait to hear your suggestions. I am also happy to be here on Mythic Scribes Writing Forums, and when I feel like it, I will properly introduce myself at Introductions.