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I unfortunately got behind on that and some other stuff. But I can say I’ve got through to chapter three!

A thing I’m interested in is, who’s the wizard at the beginning? It’d be nice if we got some breadcrumbs as to who he is, how he knew Dan, if he served as a mentor figure beyond that initial encounter, and the impression he had on Dan that caused him to want to be a librarian. Was it because the guy was an unsung paragon of heroism? Consistent kindness?

One thing that I couldn’t quite put my finger on until recently is that it seems like there’s not really any relational conflict. Yes, there are people who initially oppose his goals, but it seems like they get swayed over to being his enthusiastic allies within 5 pages. One idea I can think of is to make things more complicated for him by giving him people who aren’t going to be as bowled over. The idea that I find intriguing, however, is that you grab the ball and run with it. Here are some target areas that you might find useful:

– Why is he so darn charismatic that complete strangers seek to go from ignoring him to aiding him? Does the dog secretly provide him with (to put it in DND terms) a +10 to his charisma score? If so, what happens when the dog is hindered/incapacitated?

– Who takes notice of this? Does the big bad/ take notice of this and start trying to coerce Dan into using his charisma to fuel his unsavory schemes/fulfill political ambitions/a government agent tries to pressgang Dan into assisting with their diplomacy by magically persuading uncooperative entities to be more favorable?