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Depends. Do you want a happy ending, or a downer? Do you want to explore the idea that "winning" or "achieving the goal" can come at too high a price? Will your protagonist realize that it doesn...
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System
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2019-12-13T12:00:38Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:27:30Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
Depends. - Do you want a happy ending, or a downer? - Do you want to explore the idea that "winning" or "achieving the goal" can come at too high a price? - Will your protagonist realize that it doesn't profit if s/he gains the whole world, and loses his/her soul? Or will s/he stand cackling amid the ashes clutching the prize regardless? - Does your protagonist become evil in the end (another antagonist) and wind up getting taken out by another character? - How the _reader_ supposed to feel about the protagonist's pyrrhic victory?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-07-31T20:11:49Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 1