A Poll About Fic

Poll #2516 A Cast of Thousands

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When you're reading a fic in a large universe (like Marvel, DCU or Star Trek), and you run into a canon character you're not familiar with, you...

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Keep reading and hope the context of the fic is all you need.
18 (69.2%)

Stop and look up that character on wiki or some fandom resource.
16 (61.5%)

keep reading but plan to look up the character later.
11 (42.3%)

decide the story is getting too complicated and stop reading.
1 (3.8%)

ask the author about the character in a comment.
0 (0.0%)

do something else, that you'll talk about in comments.
0 (0.0%)

It depends on how important the character is to the story.
11 (42.3%)

It depends if the story is an AU.
2 (7.7%)

When reading a fic with a large cast, would you find an appendix with a dramatis personæ useful?

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Yes.
9 (34.6%)

No.
2 (7.7%)

It depends if it's an AU.
7 (26.9%)

It depends on how many characters are in play.
10 (38.5%)

It depends on if the characters are pulled from disparate parts of canon.
10 (38.5%)

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I've got to figure out how the climax is going to work, in a techo-magical-logistical sort of way, but I think all my plot threads are starting to tie in.

Still got to write the actual racing scene. Still looking for recs of books that have horse racing and/or bareback riding from the POV of the jockey/rider. I've already read a fair bit of Francis, Farley and Henry.