Hee! I think I am looking forward to this AU of yours. Seriously.
And no, I don't think it's too much. I had to create three new villains for my WIP. I can say with some confidence none of them are Sues/Stus (though I am not so arrogant to say they're good OCs, just that they're not Sues/Stus). All three were necessary to the plot, and play off against the canon characters. As long as your OCs are there to bolster and help the canon characters shine, I think they're great additions. I love OCs.
Take the EU book, "Shatterpoint" by Matthew Stover, for example. I consider the EU to be published fanfiction. So their OCs are as closely scrutinized as ones I see fanfic. And in Shatterpoint, Stover has brilliant OCs. Chalk, a fierce girl with a larger gun. Nick Rostu, a young, smart-ass Han Solo-type. Kar Vastor, a vicious, snarling wild villain. I love them all, they help make Mace WIndu and Dep Billaba shine in the story. I especially like Nick. OCs are a good thing when done right.
So write what you think is necessary to the story, just be careful not to get carried away. And good luck. :D
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Date: 2005-08-10 10:24 am (UTC)And no, I don't think it's too much. I had to create three new villains for my WIP. I can say with some confidence none of them are Sues/Stus (though I am not so arrogant to say they're good OCs, just that they're not Sues/Stus). All three were necessary to the plot, and play off against the canon characters. As long as your OCs are there to bolster and help the canon characters shine, I think they're great additions. I love OCs.
Take the EU book, "Shatterpoint" by Matthew Stover, for example. I consider the EU to be published fanfiction. So their OCs are as closely scrutinized as ones I see fanfic. And in Shatterpoint, Stover has brilliant OCs. Chalk, a fierce girl with a larger gun. Nick Rostu, a young, smart-ass Han Solo-type. Kar Vastor, a vicious, snarling wild villain. I love them all, they help make Mace WIndu and Dep Billaba shine in the story. I especially like Nick. OCs are a good thing when done right.
So write what you think is necessary to the story, just be careful not to get carried away. And good luck. :D