The board is awash in Spooky Taco knockoffs at the moment, so I was thinking it'd be fun and different to do a serious story. Comickook started one a while ago, and although it never took off, I liked the format (we start at the end, and retell the events leading up to the finish). Something like that, say, start at or near the climax, and then go back and describe the events from the beginning. It'd be a "real" story, with (hopefully) an ending and planning and stuff. So post if, y'know, you're interested and we'll figure something out.

Sounds interesting. I don't know that I could devote that much time to it, though; but I'm willing to give it a shot.

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so your saying you want to do something boring like a serious story about the political system in South Africa?

Your typical Max Payne story!

Sure, I'll do it but I won't be here all the time. Got the Discussion forum and other stuff.

Highemperor: Good, I'd be glad to have a veteran writer in on this.

Shadow89: Excellent.

Master_of_the_Sith: So, are you in or out?
Not a huge turnout, but it's better than I expected (nobody). I'll start us off in a bit.

Sounds great, Tracer. I'm in.

(Hope you have better luck than I did.)

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So, Tracer....Ummmmmmmmmmmmm.

Let's get this party started!

Well, first, we should probably establish what KIND of story this is going to be? If it's not sci-fi or fantasy, then I probably won't write. And an original setting would be great, too, but not necessary.

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Okay, I'll try to post something today...

k , i'm in on this, only have 2 hours aday online , I hope i can help.

LOL, "only" two hours a day? I only get an hour a day, and look how much I get done! Yeah, I'd say two hours is enough. You spend more than two hours online, and you're an addict. Trust me, I know, I've been there.

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im in but only if highemp promises to post for Finding a Door, my serious story. and tracer is it possible you could write for it too? sseveral of the writers for it droped out (pengun, tx_gandalf, EvilGiraffe) and really im the only one keeping it alive. Gebohq occasionally writes tidbits for it, but not often. anyways, any questions you have about the direction of the story, feel free to ask.

did i mention im in?

I thought FaD had died. Sorry. I did have a huge post to put in there, but I couldn't get it quite sounding how I wanted it. I'll dig it out and work on it.
I'll have a go at this one too.
(Don't worry HighEmp, I haven't forgotten CoL either )

Well, if we're gunna get this thing off the ground we should probably start coming up with a premise.

Anybody?

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Actually, I was under the impression that Tracer would come up with a premise. Was I wrong?

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I was under that impression too, but...I got nothing. I originally wanted to do a realistic-type story, but sf is okay too (as long as it's not epic LotR/Star Wars style).

If you've got an idea, spit it out.

More on the 'not epic' comment: I want to focus on the actual characters, not write about intergalactic quests for the universe and such. What I propose is that we all make a post or two (one would be better) to establish the setting and our characters, then start with the interesting stuff: scenes out of chronological order and a primary group of characters who, while experiencing their own stories, play minor roles in others'.

I can explain more if that isn't clear.



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Interesting idea, Tracer, I'm not certain if I quite follow that, however. Perhaps a little more explanation and detail? It does sound a unique premise, though.

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Okay. It's like in Pulp Fiction, or that Simpons episode '22 Short Films About Springfield'.

1. We each invent a character or characters and write a little prologue piece to nail the setting and the characters.

2. With the setting established, we then proceed to write our individual stories.

3. We write scenes that hop backwards and forewards in time, explaining details and looking from a different point of view. Major characters in one story become minor characters in others.

Example:

I invent two typical hitmen characters (clad in black suits, no less), and send them out on a hit. Comickook invents a crime lord character, and makes him my the boss of my hitmen. He then writes a scene taking place after mine (but not nessicarily directly after) where the hitmen return to their boss for congradulations on a job well done, but as a twist he says that they are now wearing shorts and t-shirts. Then someone else takes the cue and writes a scene explaining why the two mobsters changed their clothes, and in the process introduces his or her character (though he focuses on his character; the hitmen changing outfits isn't the point of the story, it's just something that is neatly explained).

Basically, we all write short stories about the characters we invent (I mean this in the singular form, i.e. the characters I invent play the main roles in my story, your characters play the main roles in yours), and in the end the short stories come together to form one large story.

But don't actually do that hitman thing - it's from Pulp Fiction.
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I dunno about you guys but i'm kinda interested in doing a medievil kinda story. You know with swords and shields.

That's fine with me, Shadow, so long as magic is a force. Tracer, why don't you begin?

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Yeah, ever since playing WC3....

I don't really want to do an all-out fantasy story. How's this for a compromise: The industrial revolution in a world of magic. So you have your mages and your machinists, your feudal lords and your musket-toting vigilante types, your horses and your buggies...

Fine with me, shall we go?

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maybe we should start it in a new thread, so we dont have to sift through everyting else on this thread to get to the new story posts.

Lets start in a new thread but get all the story Ideas in this thread.

thats pretty much what i meant.

Fine with me

heck, i want in on this....i consider myself a talented writer....


so.....someone make the new thread....and i'll start


-opus

I just created the new thread... Go ahead opus.

Okay, so it was Tracer's plan, and he was going to start. Also it was going to be set in the Industrial Revolution With Magic [Edit: Not Star Wars universe]. And the point about starting a new thread was that it was only story in there.
But, it doesn't hurt to have two serious stories going. We could maybe even claim this forum back from those awful Spooky Taco rip-offs.

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hey highemperor if you like fantasy have you heard of Arcanum? If you know about it enough, maybe you should start an Arcanum story. That world just kicks *** , I tried to make one a time ago, but it pretty much died instantly (I wrote maybe 4 times, but no one showed any interest)