Web-novel serials
Academy serial — entrance to first tournament
A first-year at a magic/sword academy survives the first term and makes a name at the tournament. Lock the year system, classes and tournament calendar as a timeline first.
- Who it's for
- Writers who love school stories and want to write an ensemble cast
- Scale
- 100 episodes · ~5,200 chars each
- Format
- Web novel
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What gets created
Bracketed placeholders like [Protagonist] are renamed once in the story bible.
Documents
- NotePlanning note — school calendar
- EpisodeEp. 1 — No talent
- EpisodeEp. 2 — Class F
- EpisodeEp. 3 — A gap in the rules
Bible seeds
- Character[Protagonist]Special-admission student rated 'no talent'. Sees rules and flows.
- Character[Rival]Prodigy from a great house. One line in ep. 1; a head-on match at the tournament.
- Character[Love interest]Classmate. The first to believe in the hero's eye.
- Character[Professor]The professor who notes the hero in ep. 3. Ally or watcher — keep it ambiguous until midway.
- Place[Academy]Years, classes, dorms, evaluation. Keep identical to the planning-note calendar.
- TimelineFirst-term calendarEntrance → first practical → midterm → dorm incident → tournament → pre-break incident.
- Plot threadWhat the school hidesThe school's secret, first surfacing in the dorm incident (ep. 35–40).
Beat table
| Beat | Range | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance | Ep. 1–3 | The 'no talent' verdict; ensemble introduced |
| First practical | Ep. 8–10 | The eye works in public for the first time |
| Midterm | Ep. 25–30 | Promotion or setback |
| Dorm incident | Ep. 35–40 | The school's secret surfaces |
| Term tournament | Ep. 55–70 | Head-on match with the rival |
| Before the break | Ep. 85–100 | Close the term; hook the next |
First steps after creating
- 1
Assign episodes to the first-term calendar.
- 2
Write how each of the five classmates sees the hero at first, and when that changes.
- 3
Pin down the exact scope of the eye in the bible.
- 4
Write episodes 1–3 and check that each classmate gets one gesture in episode 2.