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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

  1. NotePlanning note — school calendar
  2. EpisodeEp. 1 — No talent
  3. EpisodeEp. 2 — Class F
  4. 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

BeatRangePurpose
EntranceEp. 1–3The 'no talent' verdict; ensemble introduced
First practicalEp. 8–10The eye works in public for the first time
MidtermEp. 25–30Promotion or setback
Dorm incidentEp. 35–40The school's secret surfaces
Term tournamentEp. 55–70Head-on match with the rival
Before the breakEp. 85–100Close the term; hook the next

First steps after creating

  1. 1

    Assign episodes to the first-term calendar.

  2. 2

    Write how each of the five classmates sees the hero at first, and when that changes.

  3. 3

    Pin down the exact scope of the eye in the bible.

  4. 4

    Write episodes 1–3 and check that each classmate gets one gesture in episode 2.