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My characters are in a difficult situation that can be somewhat relieved by a colleague. MC is wounded, leading secondary protagonist to take a bullet for him. She is gravely injured, MC takes SP ...
#3: Attribution notice added
by
System
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2019-12-08T10:11:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
by
Rasdashan
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2019-12-08T10:11:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
My characters are in a difficult situation that can be somewhat relieved by a colleague. MC is wounded, leading secondary protagonist to take a bullet for him. She is gravely injured, MC takes SP towards safety, leaving a good friend and tertiary protagonist to cover their escape. This escape is revealled by the SP to be little more than playing into the plan B of their opponents, as it has been a reaction rather than a reasoned action. MC and SP are in communication with TP, who, being uninjured and quite fit, could certainly outflank those who have outflanked the MC and SP, evening the odds. This TP is introduced about a third of the way in and has a clear relationship (good friend) with the MC. I tend to introduce characters in a serial fashion, which suits this as the SP is a new member and meeting many of these people herself. How best to minimize the Deus Ex Machina flavour that might be present in the TP’s intervention? I am looking more for a ‘shouldn’t the TP help?’ thought instead of ‘where did that come from’.
#1: Imported from external source
by
System
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2018-11-17T00:35:48Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 6