Fantasy High AU: Storytelling (A How to Guide from an Eldritch Being)
So... This au is basically no major changes everything that happens in the original story happens, although this au has a cross between both tabletop and webtoon (when they eventually do the other seasons), good parts from each of these mediums, but still the story stays the same however, when the bad kids meet in detention for the first time, Riz hears someone talking about them like narrating there actions, and he is the first of the party members that the DM reveals itself too.
Quick Side Tangent: What is a DM (In the context of this au):
DM's are Eldritch Beings that observe the reality of this au from outside of the rules of the realm, they are legends and tales from High Level adventuring parties, and famous adventuring Parties, it's not really believed widely they exist, but they do, it's just that it's very rare to meet a DM and if you do meet a DM it usually means you (and by association your party) are chosen by the narrative which is a problem in and of itself, These creatures go by many names in fact DM's is just what they are called in Elmville, in other cities and towns they are called a numerous amount of things, from Storytellers, Puppet Masters, Elder Gods, and some are even called Hosts in certain areas of the world. These beings usually only reveal themselves to certain parties, and those that do see their DM usually are sworn to not talk about their experiences with them. These eldritch beings after all are ridiculously powerful able to influence the world with a simple touch of a finger, but DM's don't do this instead they watch and observe their parties but never get attached to them... often moving onto different parties when the story relating to the party is done... but their are some DM's who are exceptions to this rule...
Back to the lore of this au:
Riz basically has a panic attack meeting what is essentially an eldritch god of legend, and The DM basically uses it's magic to freeze time for everyone except it and Riz, it explains what it is and introduces itself to Riz telling Riz it's true name in the process, Brennan Lee Muligan, but he prefers to be called Brennan, Brennan basically tells him he'll be watching over the party and narrating the actions the party takes, before un-stopping time, and letting the events play out as normal, eventually by the end of season 1, everyone of the bad kids has met with Brennan, and well there's a lot of thing weird with Brennan that normal DM's don't really do, First of All, Brennan is a old as F*** DM that has seen multiple parties come and go, but the moment he meets The Bad Kid's he becomes attached to them in a way that he never had before, in fact he goes so far as to bind himself to the realm of Spyre, which has never happened as binding means the DM cannot leave the realm at all, which has never happened before. Secondly, while most DM's stay with a party until their story is complete then move to the next party, Brennan, does not do that, I mean he does move to different parties like the seven and the Pirates of Leviathan, but he always returns or stays near to The Bad Kids. Thirdly, DM knowledge is usually very secretive and most DM's do not share any knowledge with mortal minds, Brennan on the other hand is like a storytelling old man, he shares everything about DM's even some true names of other DM's he's met, like Matt Mercer, or Griffin.
Fourthly, DM's usually only observe and watch and basically never get involved in the parties decisions, instead choosing to watch and only reveal themselves to their party, Brennan on the other hand does such weird things as, Revealing his true name to everyone and anyone, including those outside the party, (DM's Rarely reveal their true name to the party much less other people outside the party), Giving small lore dumps of certain information to the party, narrating out loud things the party does, Helping the party by using his power to empower attacks, give little boosts of luck, or just divert attention, and Reveal himself to everyone and anyone he can, not just members of certain parties.
And Finally, DM's have a special magic that allows them to record and share their parties adventures as stories that they use to tell to other DM's and share information, Brennan does not use magic but instead record and livestreams his parties adventures so that he can broadcast and share them to the people of Spyre, in fact he tells his parties that he's going to be doing that, instead of just doing it anyway, the result is more trust between the Party and DM.
This entire au's whole gimmick is bits, mixed with standard fantasy high drama, and people reacting to the drama that is aguefort academy, and what being the narratives favorite does to you.
