Chapter 2 isn't working so far. I've written and deleted the opening scene half a dozen times now. I know what I want to happen by the end, what needs to happen by the end, but getting there is proving difficult. Not to mention I've had at least three different directions to take the entire novel in, only one of which would lead to my planned ending in a manner that feels natural. Then again, this planned ending is constrained by the fact that this is intended as the first book of a series - as it is currently, I don't think it could stand on it's own if it had to. I'm certain I can still make it work, but it's going to require some re-plotting.
So tomorrow, I'm going to scrap the chapter outline and make an attempt at discovery writing. I don't know where it's going to take me or the story, but I ain't got nothing to lose.
EDIT: Amazing what writing out the problem can do for you. About ten minutes after I wrote the above, I managed to think of a solution to the ending issue. Needs some fine-tuning, but I think it'll work... now I just need to solve the issue of chapter 2. XD