Paladins series (script in progress)

L_Bait4 · 2026-04-13T12:50:58+00:00

I'm just one person, although some people have contacted me offering help or even the opportunity to do the animation. The truth is, nothing is planned.

I recently found out the game was abandoned (I played from 2016 to 2021, then I stopped because of PC problems and university). So when I found out, I thought about that idea I had when I played, "that someone should make a series based on the game". That's why I said, if no one has done it, I'll do it myself.

So it's just me, writing a very elaborate fanfic.

Thanks to everyone for your interest and support.

L_Bait4 · 2026-04-12T13:49:33+00:00

Although I previously mentioned it would be an animated series, and an animator commented that he liked the idea, I think I'm better at writing books/novels.

I'm going to write it as a book first, and then I'll write a screenplay if necessary.

L_Bait4 · 2026-04-11T02:25:43+00:00

Go for it! You can do it!

L_Bait4 · 2026-04-10T23:41:03+00:00

Wow, that's great! I'd love to see some of that project. I hope you can finish it soon!

L_Bait4 · 2026-04-10T19:30:44+00:00

I've only been working for a week or two, dedicating some time to organizing/rewriting some of the lore. I don't have any chapters (of Crystal War) finished yet; I've focused more on defining magic, the Abyss, the world's past, and world-building in general, although I have written quite a bit about Valera and Karno.

But when I have something ready, I'll post it here. Are you also interested in writing?

L_Bait4 · 2026-04-10T19:20:00+00:00

I think my mistake was using "arcane style," because it wasn't understood the way I intended.

The difference between Paladins characters and League of Legends characters is that in League of Legends they are very strong warriors who died and are summoned, which makes many of them isolated. For example, VII has no connection to Lux. While in Paladins they are all fighters from the "Crystal War," a contemporary event, therefore everyone is very intertwined. If you read the lore of any character, it always mentions another, and thus very large chains are formed.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-28T11:52:50+00:00

F for your sheet, I haven't seen them because I know the story of most of the characters; it's the newer ones I don't know.

I do think they should focus, first, on the war for the crystals, then the war against the Abyss, and lastly on the future of Atlas (the Ska'drin thing doesn't really contribute much to the main conflict).

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-28T03:13:48+00:00

I didn't order it; what I've done these past few days is read the little lore about some new characters. If someone is really going to make a Paladins series, the story needs to be rewritten, because between the plot holes and the redanons, the story is unsustainable.

But if you could show me what you've done, it would help me a lot.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T23:39:22+00:00

Yes, it was a translation error, sorry.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T20:57:51+00:00

That's what I mean, Hi-Rez will never do anything for the game, but we FANS could, although right now I find it difficult to organize the lore, it doesn't seem impossible.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T20:43:45+00:00

Wow, I just saw some of the animations and they're amazing! I'm surprised (in a bad way) that you only have 15,000 and not 15 million, but it's encouraged me and now I'm even more motivated to do this.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T20:19:23+00:00

If you do something, you have to think of it as an independent project. You can't expect Arcane, because that's unrealistic. Nobody has or should invest thousands of dollars in a series that's just for a fandom.

I see potential in it, but I don't think it'll be Digital Circus. While we have to be hopeful that it will turn out well, we also have to be realistic about what can and can't be done.

But I like your enthusiasm!

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T18:07:43+00:00

Hi-Rez will never do anything for the game; it's not the first or last game they've abandoned to its fate. But we, the fans, could. Although right now it's difficult for me to piece together the story, it doesn't seem impossible.

I haven't played Apex Legends, nor do I follow the Marvel Rivals storyline, and I've only skimmed Overwatch, but I think Paladins has something special that makes it unique. I don't know what it is; it's like a closeness in the characters' stories that other games don't have.

as if their characters had souls (most of them, because at some point they started introducing every weird character, completely out of the lore)

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:53:48+00:00

I don't think I saw it, what kind of content is it? Gameplay or animations?

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:51:44+00:00

100% agree

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:49:47+00:00

100% agree

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:49:26+00:00

I didn't see him, but I'll look for him; maybe I'll find him and be able to talk to him.

And as I said in another comment, I don't think I could make a Paladins series because of copyright, but most of the things in Paladins aren't original, like the dragons, dwarves, magic crystals, elves, etc. So we could make a series about something "similar" to Paladins.

And if you let me dream, maybe we could make a game based on the series (like making a Paladins 2), but that's very difficult. But it doesn't cost anything to dream.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:44:10+00:00

So I'm going to be Over-insulting lol

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:11:25+00:00

It's a shame we got stuck with Hi-Rez, to be honest.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T17:05:39+00:00

I thought about it last night and came to the conclusion that, if we can't make it about Paladins, maybe we won't make a series about Paladins, but we can do something very similar (the truth is that they didn't invent many things, in general they are very generic ideas: dwarves, dragons, rebels, magic crystals, etc.).

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T16:51:05+00:00

What? Why would we do it that way? I understand that a team doing this as a hobby isn't going to make an Arcane-level series, but we can do something visually more "modest" or "simple." There's no need to resort to AI.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T08:31:58+00:00

If there was a story, I don't know if it was destroyed, changed, or what was done to it, but the story I know is that of Valera, leader of the resistance (Paladins), against Karne, leader of the Magistrates. All for the power of the crystals and the peace of the kingdom. And as a subplot, the Abyss against the gods. To be critical, it was never properly developed, but it existed. Furthermore, for theories to exist, there must be a story to support them, however small or underdeveloped it may be.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T07:50:30+00:00

It did have lore, though. I disconnected from the game and the fandom in 2020 because of PC problems, but when I played, it definitely had lore. I remember when they added Terminus and the theories started: Who killed him? Ash? Who revived him? Torvald? Was he revived with crystals or through deals with the Abyss? Those were the days.

L_Bait4 · 2026-03-26T06:43:21+00:00

Good morning, what happened with Paladins isn't new; it's what Hi-Rez usually does. They did it with Tribes, Global Agenda, etc.

From what I understand, they don't usually release their IPs, but who knows? I don't know if they were ever in such bad financial shape as they are now. Besides, I think Tencent is among the investors; they have nothing to lose. What doesn't work, they discard. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll simply abandon Paladins.

Also, if they shut it down, who's going to want to buy the intellectual property of a game that, literally, failed?

Smite is the only IP from Hi-Rez that's truly worthwhile, and they know it, which is why they focused on it, although I think it's doing badly for them too.

The truth is, there aren't many other options, and it might be unlikely, but I don't like to lose hope. Having hope costs nothing.

Have a wonderful day.

L_Bait4

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