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This article is a design guide for guest characters (that is, characters created by guest authors, characters based on friends of the author, and so on).
This article is a design guide for guest characters (that is, characters created by guest authors, characters based on friends of the author, and so on).
== Design guide ==


'''''Fiction''''' is a strongly non-linear work:  there is no "our story so far" narrative. There are only fiction pages, and non-fiction pages, and the text and images on the pages, and the links that bind them.
'''''Fiction''''' is a strongly non-linear work:  there is no "our story so far" narrative. There are only fiction pages, and non-fiction pages, and the text and images on the pages, and the links that bind them.
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This design guide is intended to provide some high-level linearity for characters.
This design guide is intended to provide some high-level linearity for characters.


=== Enemies ==
== Enemies ==


* Have at least one essential nemesis, arch-enemy, etc.  Drama is driven by enemies.
* Have at least one essential nemesis, arch-enemy, etc.  Drama is driven by enemies.


=== Images ===
== Images ==


* Have a primary image for your character page.
* Have a primary image for your character page.


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Revision as of 10:43, 14 July 2016

This article is a design guide for guest characters (that is, characters created by guest authors, characters based on friends of the author, and so on).

Fiction is a strongly non-linear work: there is no "our story so far" narrative. There are only fiction pages, and non-fiction pages, and the text and images on the pages, and the links that bind them.

This design guide is intended to provide some high-level linearity for characters.

Enemies

  • Have at least one essential nemesis, arch-enemy, etc. Drama is driven by enemies.

Images

  • Have a primary image for your character page.

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