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Instant Plot: Just Add Forerunner.
Posted By: Quirel <I_am_quirel@hotmail.com>	Date: 9/22/11 11:51 a.m.
In Response To: Podtacular story discussion thoughts... (GrimBrother One) What I've noticed is that the relics the Forerunner left behind work as a story device because they are so mysterious, and so integral to the backstory. And I feel that the relics are in danger of becoming a cheap plot device. The Human-Covenant war began because one group of Covenant learned that the Humans were 'Reclaimers', and mistakenly interpreted that to mean we were Forerunner. The War ended with a struggle over the Forerunner's greatest weapon, at which point Humanity (or some small part of it) realized its inheritance. The pivotal role that the Forerunner Artifacts play in the conflict is a blessing and a curse. They can tie the story of the war together and provide a common theme. Unfortunately, the relics also have the potential to devolve into a McGuffin of the Week (Or year. Or every other year, depending on release schedule). The Facts are simple: -The Humans don't realize what the Forerunner Relics are until the end of the war. -The Covenant mainly fight groundside to recover the Forerunner Relics. -Every story involving the conflict over the Relics has to maintain the Status Quo. -Because a Human victory is preferable, the Relics are either destroyed or taken in by ONI, ultimately ending up here: There's some interesting ways the conflict over the Relics can be played. Maybe ONI loaded some of those relics onto a subway train and drove it under the Covenant's capital ships when they tried to glass, thus buying the colony time to evacuate or fight back. Ultimately, however, the stories are going to start sounding similar. *cough* *cough* Halo Wars *cough* So, please remember when writing the future Halo games, novels, and comics. The Forerunner Artifacts are interesting and integral to the backstory, but cannot carry the franchise for long on their lonesome. And another thing: The Spartans become a Hell of a lot less interesting when they're demoted to redshirts. Keep that in mind.

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Podtacular story discussion thoughts...	GrimBrother One	9/22/11 12:13 a.m.
Re: Podtacular story discussion thoughts...	Ibeechu	9/22/11 2:42 a.m.
Great thoughts :-) *NM*	GrimBrother One	9/22/11 10:12 a.m.
Re: Podtacular story discussion thoughts...	General Battuta	9/22/11 10:38 a.m.
nicely done	Miguel Chavez	9/22/11 12:10 p.m.
Re: ONI did it	davidfuchs	9/22/11 2:05 p.m.
Instant Plot: Just Add Forerunner.	Quirel	9/22/11 11:51 a.m.
Re: Instant Plot: Just Add Forerunner.	Archilen	9/22/11 12:13 p.m.
Re: Instant Plot: Just Add Forerunner.	davidfuchs	9/22/11 2:10 p.m.
Re: Instant Plot: Just Add Forerunner.	Ibeechu	9/22/11 2:18 p.m.
Re: Instant Plot: Just Add Forerunner.	davidfuchs	9/22/11 4:03 p.m.
An Emerging Trend: Kill It NOW!	Quirel	9/22/11 8:17 p.m.
Re: Podtacular story discussion thoughts...	padraig08	9/22/11 5:33 p.m.