Gno Schitt

Willow, a small farmer/apprentice magician, meets Madmartigan, a great swordsman, and together they journey through a war-torn land of magic and monsters, to save a baby princess from death at the hands of an evil queen.

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Luke Skywalker, a small farmer/apprentice Jedi, meets Han Solo, a great scoundrel, and together they journey through a war-torn galaxy of Force powers and droids, to save a full-grown princess from death at the hands of Grand Moff Tarkin.

That's all well and fine, Rainswept, but to my knowledge, Lego hasn't validated your story with its consumeristic blessings. Too bad about that, actually. I'd buy in :)

I've been told before that there is only really a static handful of stories and that all stories are a variation on the static super-set.

What people are doing when they produce these "same story" examples is really no different than numerologists finding some special "number" that reoccurs in your life.

You look for the data you want to accept, you strip out the data that doesn't fit your model, you publish your work, you sell the book rights and get rich quick.

Oh, and Happy Tuesday!