Looking for ideas for bonus scenes in your story? I got you!
I’ll list every idea that I have, feel free to do the same. I will add them here as well so we can have a panel to choose from. Hopefully this thread can be a guide for people running out of ideas for bonus content
If you’re not a only a reader, feel free to tell what kind of content you like for bonus scenes
I’m separating according to genre as some ideas are specific to a particular genre. Help me with other genres too
General
Get someone else’s POV
Top up points
Support the author
Exclusive art scene
Alternate endings (other branch)
Character Q/A
Re-do a mini-game that is important to the story (in which you are supposed to earn points)
Funny content (that does not necessarily have something to do with the plot, but that could be fun to add)
Sneak peek of the next episode
Unlocking a scene for which you didn’t have enough point
Re-choose gender branch (if the author didn’t use flags).
Gender bender content.
“What if” scenarios.
Glossary.
Q&A of/for the world/universe the story is set in (good for stories set in the past, way into the future, fantasy, sci-fi, etc).
Author Q&A (more personal and unrelated to the story).
“Behind the scenes” scenes which weren’t actually integrated into the story itself nor were apart of any branch. Could be a part that explains why a certain character said something or the link between one scene to another.
Re-choose sense of style if flags weren’t used.
Re-customize/decorate your room.
Bloopers
Mystery
Get one scene from the vilain’s POV (that would be sooo cool in my opinion)
Get a scene from the detective POV (if the reader is not playing as the detective)
Get more clues during a mini game
Get clues to catch the killer (think word, object, anything that has to do with the killer)
Adventure
See the characters in a different setting/on a different journey.
Revisit locations.
Redo choices to do with inventory, weaponry, companions, armor, food etc.
Sci-fi
Q&A for different species if applicable.
See [insert char] as a [different species name here].
Re-choose spaceship.
Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Re-choose abilities (if flags weren’t used).
Romance
See the other branch (either at the end, or at the end of an episode)
I made a poll a while ago about gem choices, and I posted the result here. If you’re thinking of a way to incorporate gems in your story, check it out!
5 gems, , I only have as of now in chapter but the second will be in next chapter(8)
chapter 4 is from line 1644 to 2745, its kinda four diffrent scenes with four diffrent love interest you can have unlock, but the gem choice unlock all, I kinda expect people to have unlock two three,
“What if” bonus content is good too. They’re one of my favorites in stories.
I also love gender bender content.
General:
Re-choose gender branch (if the author didn’t use flags).
Gender bender content.
“What if” scenarios.
Glossary (could include highly sophisticated words, words relative to a specific time periods, made up words for a fantasy story, code words, slang, you could also include language-to-language translations).
Q&A of/for the world/universe the story is set in (good for stories set in the past, way into the future, fantasy, sci-fi, etc).
Author Q&A (more personal and unrelated to the story).
“Behind the scenes” scenes which weren’t actually integrated into the story itself nor were apart of any branch. Could be a part that explains why a certain character said something or the link between one scene to another.
Re-choose sense of style if flags weren’t used.
Re-customize/decorate your room.
Re-choose phone or desktop wallpaper.
Re-choose vehicle or vehicle color.
Find out what [character] said in English (because the original dialogue could be on a different language).
Adventure:
See the characters in a different setting/on a different journey.
Revisit locations.
Redo choices to do with inventory, weaponry, companions, armor, food etc.
Sci-Fi:
Q&A for different species if applicable.
See [insert char] as a [different species name here].
Re-choose spaceship.
Sci-Fi and Fantasy:
Re-choose abilities (if flags weren’t used).
Thriller and Horror:
Try again to save certain characters.
Try again to kill certain characters.
Get the perspectives of deceased characters.
Get hints into who the killer might be (could work for mystery too).
See [character’s] past.
Retry collecting all evidence (could work for mystery as well).
Thank you for this, I’m adding it to the thread!