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How should this character die? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/writing@beehaw.org

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I'm planning a sci-fi and fantasy webseries. It probably won't go anywhere, so don't get too excited, but I need help with the plot of one episode.

I'm planning to kill off a character and have the other protagonists almost die, but only just survive. However, what should the cause of death be?

Nuclear radiation
Sci-fi disease
Some kind of terrifying alien creature

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[–] Zagaroth@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nuclear Radiation almost killing people is probably the most problematic, there will be all sorts of long-term damage.

The sci-fi disease at least has the exact properties you want it to have, and the Alien Creature option simply gives you physical damage which comes in your choice of severity. I'd lean toward that over all, but it really depends on what fits the story best.

And might I recommend Royal Road as one of your publishing platforms? Pure fantasy tends to do better than Sci-fi, but at least it is a point of traction. I know a lot of people post across multiple platforms.