black holes

[Blue Woof]

Hello everyone.
I am currently putting a plot for a story together. It takes place in a fictional world and I have had this idea for a year or so but couldn't bring myself to do it. I am afraid of the reception it might get so I thought I might bounce the idea here first and see what people think.
In the story I am going to have guy character take a one of 6 relics, that change him every time he takes one of the relics. This might not sound too different yet, but this isn't the sword in the stone. Each time he takes one of these relics it slowly changes him into a girl.
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different for a serious kind of story. Now I know there will be lots of fun with this idea but I am not sure if people will like this. I would like anyone's comments and/or opinion on this.

[Lady Serpent]

Hm..

I think that to truly play on the gender card, you'd have to be in a generation that wasn't moving towards such gender-neutrality.  In short, I don't think that having him turn into a girl would really provide much of a pivotal point in the story because many people these days don't honestly see gender as a defining criteria.  You're a person either way, so to play seriously that turning into a girl is a big deal might actually be rather insulting or just shallow to a large demographic  (especially in the furry fandom).  If he treats it like a terrible thing, it's basically putting the thought forward that being a girl is worse than being a guy when truly, it shouldn't matter much.

Mabye twenty years ago the concept could have been used and accepted, but I don't think having it as one of the main plot points will captivate people's attentions.  Now, if he were turning into a beast of some kind..

But, that doesn't mean that you should get rid of the idea completely.  Having him turn into a girl could be an amusing side-effect or interesting personal development point, as long as there are other solid events that consist most of the plot.  But, in my opinion, centering the plot around him turning into a girl simply wouldn't hold the attention, unless you were aiming for the funny aspect that it could create, and play on the humour.

.. That said, it'd probably make a decent comic, because you could easily play on the cross-gender humour, at least for a little while.

Those are my thoughts.  Certainly they aren't gospel but I hope they offer you some insight.

[Blue Woof]

Interesting. I must say that that isn't the center of the story. He is one of 6 characters that all have their own trials going on. another fact that may change how this is viewed is he is not just changing into a girl, he is changing species and gender. I haven't fully decided but I'm pretty sure he will start as a male raccoon and slowly progress into a canine female of some kind. I don't know if this changes anything but maybe it will shed a little more light on this subject.

[Wyrd-Hotd]

To me it seems like it would be a good read.  other then that unless i read the complete item i dont think i could put any greater input.  im sorry but i just cant compete with the Great Lady Serpent!