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Topic: Character arc

	AllRPG.com - Arc the Lad - Review
		Arc the lad is the story of a young boy named Arc who has been predestined to, of course, save the world.
		Arc the Lad has a unique style of gameplay in the fact that is a Strategy style RPG battle system, combined with a more RPG story element and normal gameplay.
		Arc the lad uses a common graphic style of superdeformed sprites (similiar to Lunar) that are highly detailed in a small space.
	www.allrpg.com /games/arcthelad/index.php3?page=review&num=1 (1052 words)

	Writing.org - Character Arc
		In a good story, characters grow between "It was a dark and stormy night..." and "The End." This growth process is often referred to as the "character arc," because it can be graphed as a curve in the same way as a plot.
		We also see Justin evolve from a happy-go-lucky bachelor to a person who undergoes personal trials, is confronted by a choice between accepting and evading responsibility, and ultimately makes a decision that shows him to be a better (or worse) person than he was on page 1.
		This evolution is the "character arc"--and it's what makes the difference between a mere series of events and a compelling human story.
	www.writing.org /html/a_char_arc.htm (289 words)

	Typing Chimp - Tips
		Character Pro 5 helps with this by providing a unique character spine based on your choices and established character types, once you know your character's inner workings, it's easy to bring out these qualities when they're in a tough spot.
		(In Character Pro, the arc is related to the level of healthiness in a character: Heroes get more healthy, while villains get more unhealthy.) When the first signs of trouble arrive in the story, we may see a glimpse of which direction the character is going in his or her arc.
		Character Pro can be very helpful in discovering the arc and bringing out its qualities.
	www.characterpro.com /devcenter/articles/stresstips.html (570 words)

	Gamasutra - Features - "Four Ways to Use Symbols to Add Emotional Depth to Games" [07.24.02]
		A character’s path of growth through his or her FLBW is a rocky one; quite often the character resists growing.
		Trying to build in a character arc for your player opens up a can of worms, because in a symbolic subplot, the changes in the symbol reflect the changes that your character undergoes as he or she progresses through the rocky path of his or her character arc.
		But, when the character arc is complete and the stream becomes clear, the master’s face can be seen in the river, from which he dispenses advice that is crucial to accomplishing the game’s final tasks.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20020724/freeman_03.htm (2127 words)

	Gaming Illustrated - Arc of the Lad (PS2) Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Arc is content instead to be a fantasy adventure story with that requisite melodramatic sincerity and high-minded morality that RPG fans will appreciate.
		Arc’s turn-based combat system is the game’s highlight – smoothly integrating the RPG staples of turn-based hit-point flogging with full movement across the battle area.
		Character voices occur most prominently in combat, where practically every action is preceded by an announcement or quip from the character, some of whom need to clear their throats.
	www.gamingillustrated.com /arc.php (1309 words)

	Writers Store: Dual 'Character Arcs' in 'Erin Brockovich' by David Freeman
		Thus, her character arc of learning to be vulnerable in love follows the pattern we'd generally expect.
		Character Arc #2: Going from fear of vulnerability in love to being able to be vulnerable in love.
		To be exact, though, we have a character arc (her going from feeling exposed and powerless to strong), and we see her defensive toughness melt in the area where it was causing the most problems -- with the man who loves her and whom she needs.
	www.writersstore.com /article.php?articles_id=3 (3285 words)

	Character Arc & Development - Novel Writing Tips
		And no characters resonate more than those who in the course of a story learned how to transcend their own flaws and weaknesses to do something great—this is known as a Character Arc.
		Characters who remain essentially the same from beginning to end are fatally flawed.
		Small conflicts/transitions as the character evolves from one state of mind to another in a slow even pace until he is compelled to make a life changing decision.
	www.musik-therapie.at /PederHill/Character.htm (468 words)

	Character Arc 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In such a story, the character must be said to change, because it is the belief system itself that is being judged by the audience, once the moment of truth is past and the results of picking that system are seen in the dénouement.
		Each of these kinds of characters may be aware that he or she is flirting with change or may not.
		Each of these character may arrive at a Leap of Faith where they must make a conscious decision to do things the same way or a different way, or each may arrive at a Non-Leap of Faith story conclusion, where they never even realize they have been changed, they just are.
	storymind.com /articles/2004-09-20.htm (990 words)

	Arc the Lad Review
		At the same time, Arc who's father had disappeared 10 years old on that same mountain decided to go to the top of the mountain to find out what happened to his dad.
		Arc arrived at the mountain and ran into the monster that was released.
		Inorder for Arc to save the world, he must seek out and release the elemental spirits of the world inorder to gain their power orbs.
	www.rpgdreamer.com /arc/arc1/arc1rev1.html (2175 words)

	Season Seven Review
		The themes and plots didn’t quite fit the characters’ emotional states or arcs in S7, I often felt as some posters have stated that the characters were being forced to serve the story as opposed to the story serving or naturally arising from the characters.
		The central arc was confusing, muddled and somewhat cheesy to most viewers, but there were several stand-alones that had zip to do with it or vaguely referenced it that were kick-ass.
		Unlike previous seasons which had maybe one or two peripheral characters that were introduced to highlight the relationships of the regular principal characters but did not overtake the storyline: See season 3 as the best example of this, S7’s peripherals seemed to be the story or the focus of it.
	www.geocities.com /shadowkatbtvs/seven.html (8668 words)

	Welcome!
		Character arc is that big change in the climax of the story where a character makes a new choice and reveals his new self.
		In mythological terms, a character arc is a symbolic death (a literal death in American Beauty) in which a character dies to his old self and is resurrected into his new self.
		In psychological terms a character arc is when a character achieves Integration (Freud) or Individuation (Jung), i.e., when the character makes a choice using his entire self—not just a wounded or limited portion—and becomes whole.
	www.jamespmercurio.com /characterarc.html (312 words)

	The Craft of Screenwriting
		Characters in a good story have a set of outside obstacles to deal with and also a set of internal obstacles to deal with.
		The advantages to a main character-driven piece, however, is the opportunity to take a character, learn who they are, develop it, and then put them in a situation in which they have to conquer these obstacles or go on this quest.
		If we understand them simply as: the first act is the introduction of the characters and the conflict, the second act has the development of those conflicts and the extension of them, and the third act has the resolution, that's a helpful thing to do.
	www.screenwriter.com /LawrenceKonnerw.html (2923 words)

	Lynda Simons, Author (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The Arc is the internal change that the hero or heroine goes through from the beginning of the story to the end.
		Other main characters, the villain, the heroine in the case of a romance, may also have their own inner changes to go through and lessons to learn.
		But everything the main characters do and say, and how they react to situations stems from the character arc as they moved toward their inevitable changes.
	www.lyndasimmons.com /characterarc.html (707 words)

	Typing Chimp - Articles
		We've all heard the loose definitions, "It's how the character changes during your story." Or, "It's what happens to your character to change him." Your character should travel an arc, which redefines his or her understanding of life.
		Usually when we talk about "character arc," we're referring to the movement a character makes from unhealthy behavior in the way they live life, to realizing they're making a mistake, to changing views and behavior.
		The bottom line with character arc is that some established characteristic in a person changes.
	www.characterpro.com /devcenter/articles/whatisart.html (467 words)

	"New Moon Rising"
		Characters created to fit into a season/character arc for a very specific purpose were simply not viable once that arc was complete.
		Tara’s character is still a work in progress, and in a lot of ways, she would never be more than a subset of Willow.
		This two-season arc builds on the basics established in the second and third seasons, where Buffy came to understand what it is about her world that is a strength and a weakness, all in one.
	www.entil2001.com /series/buffy/season4/buf4-19.html (1398 words)

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		If you need to change the direction a character is facing, but do not wish to move to another square on the battle field to do so, simply hold R1 and turn the character to the direction you wish him/her to face.
		Character statuses in Arc the Lad are as follows: Good: This is the normal status that all characters are.
		After he is defeated, Arc thinks that he is rid of the scientist, but he returns to pull the self-destruct mechanism, ending in Palencia Castle being reduced to a pile of rubble.
	www.rpgdreamer.com /faqs/arc1.txt (16905 words)

	Scryptic Studios :: Noah Had an Arc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		She was determined to give everyone an arc – from the lawyers to the butler, each with a story and a story to each of them.
		We see it all – even if the character is already at the midway point of his or her life, the essential moment… the turning point in that character’s life… is within the pages of the story.
		In fact he started to throw random scenes and random characters in purely so that later on he could bring them in, build their arc so that they were a major player in the series.
	www.scrypticstudios.com /index.php/articles/382 (3368 words)

	BuccaneerBass
		I'm also very character oriented, so I spend a lot of time molding the individual characters, especially the warcasters of WARMACHINE, as I believe they are in the end, the force that drives the setting and the story.
		Alexia was another character I spent a great deal of time on, directing her character arc so that she could transform and grow over time.
		Where the IKCG is about characters and crunchy bits, the IKWG will be about the world setting in general, the history, the politics, the commerce, the cities, etc. It will be background and 'fluff' with less crunch, and more 'ahhhhh'.
	www.buccaneerbass.com /rls/html/gossip/interviews.htm (3096 words)

	scriptnannies.com - script buzz
		Character dramas are the easiest films to analyze for character arcs.
		Building the character arc in your story is a matter of careful development.
		Scripts where a character suddenly changes or “sees the light” in the last scene ring false and are not likely to win over readers or audiences.
	www.scriptnannies.com /script/06_05.html (827 words)

	NHPN Arc Attribute Table
		In the case of one-way arcs flow is assumed to be permissible from the FNODE to the TNODE only.
		The TOLL field is used to identify arcs that have one or more toll features associated with travel along the arc.
		The SURFACE field is used to identify the predominant type of surface on the arc.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /Planning/nhpn/docs/aat.html (842 words)

	JoBlo's Movie Club - Character arc?
		I've got a character that I think most people could identify with and feel empathy for, a huge amount of conflict in front of him, and a clear goal/motivation which can be pursued in a visual manner.
		It seems to me that your arc feels stock because, as you noted, story, theme, and character (arc) are interrelated, and your premise--husband saves wife from white slavers--is stock.
		The point is that the character is going to try certain things and not other things in trying to find his girl.
	www.joblo.com /forums/showthread.php?referrerid=21885&threadid=94584 (4923 words)

	HG:WD Arc 2 Primer
		For HG:WD Arc 2, the number of points that you create your character with, along with the limitations on those points, is based upon the archetype you select for your character.
		In Arc 2, the characters are part of an elite reconnaissance force sent into hostile territory.
		Each player character will receive two gears at the beginning of the campaign, one of which is the Primary Gear (the one they use most commonly) and the Secondary Gear (the back up and/or specialty gear).
	hgwd.outlawstar.net /arc2/arc2_primer.htm (3126 words)

	Arc The Lad: Twilight Of The Spirits Cheats, Codes, Secrets, FAQs, Reviews for PlayStation 2 (PS2)
		Move the arc left or right to aim properly until you get "targets" above the enemies you want to attack.
		When using that character to attack, a nearby ally will team up with you.
		When certain characters "class up" at the end of the battle screen, this indicates you can learn new skill or magic.
	www.cheatcc.com /psx2/atltots.html (1062 words)

	Kabuki Arc \| The Fourth Dynasty \| Century of the Dragon
		The purpose of character development is to take a concept and breathe life into it -- a challenge that the player must face head-on with their creativity.
		If you are a player who has a character that is involved in a storyline (or more) and you suddenly decide to drop the character for no apparent reason, we fully expect that you will accept the ramnifications of your actions.
		If your character is a whore, we highly doubt that they would be able to have access to an online journal and make comments on other characters' journals.
	twilighthush.com /masquerade/guidelines.html (801 words)

	Da Warpath -> Single Character Charge Arc
		Single characters on foot with less then 5 wounds (1 - 4) have a 360° arc of sight and charge arc.
		Once characters have 5 wounds or more, they go to the 90° charge arc (think they can still shoot 360° though).
		Basically, the ONLY time a character has a 360 degree LoS/Charge arc is if they are man-sized (20/25mm) AND on foot AND single models (or in a unit of skirmishers).
	s3.invisionfree.com /Orc__Goblin_Warpath/index.php?showtopic=8071 (673 words)

	THE CHARACTER ARC
		The problem is not deciding "how" a character changes, but what he changes from.
		The thing we all have to do is pinpoint our characters flaws and weaknesses, then incorporate them into his persona in such a way as to make someone reading the script recognize that this is a flesh and blood, recognizable human being.
		Characters who behave badly in whatever degree or whichever way need to go through a journey that makes them change.
	www.hollywoodlitsales.com /cf/journal/dspJournal.cfm?intID=1826 (476 words)

	Needcoffee.com » 2003 » December (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The key to this is that the writers, actors, directors, and producers care enough about these characters to really work at humanizing every bizarre storyline that comes along; the best stories being the ones that relate to Mulder and Scully on a very personal level.
		One of the neatest features is the Twin Peaks Directory, which allows you to browse through all the characters present in the first season, and see their relationships with other characters, as well as information on the actor that portrayed the character.
		The art focuses on the characters, and the backgrounds are a good balance between interesting and non-distracting--less detailed than a movie might have, but still more detailed than a poorer series.
	www.needcoffee.com /updates/2003/12 (7382 words)

	Nightly.Net: Vegeta= best character arc in animation ever!
		He goes from being a selfish, arrogant, power hungry, completely evil Saiyan Prince to an honorable, brave, caring father by the end of the series, and it is a SLOW progression, not just some overnight thing.
		When I first read the title to this topic my first response was 'no he's not!' but, as I read your points I have to admit I can't think of any other character that out-did him in that respect.
		Yeah, I loved the character right from the first time I ever saw DBZ back in '99.
	www.nightly.net /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=53;t=000491;p=0 (599 words)

	GateWorld - News: Gossett likes Gerak's character arc
		And as he becomes totally infected by the Prior's disease he starts to go kind of crazy, which was an actor's dream to play.
		So the character's arc is an arc of degeneration.
		Gossett found his character's tense relationship with Teal'c to be particularly compelling.
	www.gateworld.net /news/2005/11/gossettlikesgerakscharacte.shtml (571 words)

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