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Q&A Will too many characters be overwhelming? [closed]

So I have multiple stories running in the same universe, and I want a Arc that includes all the main people from each of the stories my worry is that this will become to confusing and may overload ...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kizzy05‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:11:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/48794
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kizzy05‭ · 2019-12-08T13:11:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
So I have multiple stories running in the same universe, and I want a Arc that includes all the main people from each of the stories my worry is that this will become to confusing and may overload the reader.

This is a rough idea of how many characters I’ll have from each story

Story 1- 4 Main Characters, 3 Semi-main Characters & 2 Plot Characters

Story 2- 2 Main Characters, 2 Semi-main Characters & 3 Plot Characters

Story 3- 3 Main Characters, 2 Semi-Main Characters

Story 4- 2 Main Characters, 1 Semi-Main Characters

That means I’ll have: 11 Main Characters 8 Semi-Main Characters 5 Plot Characters Which means I’ll have a total of 24 characters that the reader would have to remember

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-31T21:26:15Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 1