{"id":1754,"date":"2025-11-20T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:33:58","slug":"initial-plot-idea-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/2025\/11\/20\/initial-plot-idea-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Narrative Concept &amp; Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Cat<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After reflecting on the feedback I received earlier, I decided to use several classic stories as templates for the game\u2019s narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chose not to reference classic fairy tales, but instead selected Shakespeare\u2019s <em>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>. This is because the play offers richer depictions of fairies and is not as universally familiar as traditional fairy tales, which helps avoid the sense of predictability that can arise from overly fixed fairy-tale settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, after further consideration, I made several adjustments to the story\u2019s protagonist. Details can be found in: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/category\/research-phase-3\/character-design\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/category\/research-phase-3\/character-design\/\">Character Design \u2013 Refined Version<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your name is <strong>Nyanita<\/strong>, and you are a cat fairy that serves your Queen. Recently, your Queen <strong>Catania<\/strong> and King <strong>Cateron<\/strong> had a fight because of a small calico kitten. Cateron was jealous that the kitten occupied too much of the queen\u2019s time, so he stole the kitten in the cover of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your queen is very angry, but she doesn\u2019t want to meet Cateron again, so she has sent you out to steal back her favorite kitten on another night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, your King already knew the Queen\u2019s plan. He sent out his most naughty servants, Chestnutleaf, Crowfeather, and Pumpkinseed,&nbsp;to deal with you. Moreover, along your path, he scattered countless fairy ring traps, each one waiting to ensnare you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How will you overcome the mysterious fairy rings and defeat those troublemakers to complete your Queen\u2019s mission?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game\u2019s story is based on the conflict over the Indian child between Titania and Oberon in <em>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, with the romantic elements removed. The protagonist is reimagined as a fairy under Titania\u2019s command, embarking on an adventure to complete a secret mission for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/2026\/01\/08\/phase-4-feedback\/\">Phase 4: Feedback &amp; Reflection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/2026\/01\/11\/narrative-design-revised-version\/\">Narrative &amp; Character Design \u2013 Final Version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Cat After reflecting on the feedback I received earlier, I decided to use several classic stories as templates for the game\u2019s narrative. I chose not to reference classic fairy tales, but instead selected Shakespeare\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream. This is because the play offers richer depictions of fairies and is not as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-phase-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1754"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2295,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1754\/revisions\/2295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sl1c22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}