Ch. 3- Path of the Echo Collective

Story Outline

1. Exposition:

• Why does your character choose to join the Echo Collective? Describe how their leader offers you a chance to live with the Echo Collective for the next month. What convinces your character to accept their offer?

2. Rising Action:

• What challenges does your character face while living with the Echo Collective? Your character begins studying and sharing knowledge, but they also struggle with being cut off from the outside world. What are some new skills they are learning?

3. Climax:

• Does your character stay with the Echo Collective, or do they feel trapped by the hidden life? At a key moment, your character has to decide whether to embrace the quiet, peaceful life of the Echo Collective or leave and return to the Freehold Alliance because they miss their home. What do they decide?

4. Resolution:

• How does joining the Echo Collective change your character’s life? Your character reflects on how their life has changed since joining the Echo Collective. If they stayed, are they fulfilled by their peaceful life of learning? If they left, are they content with their choice?