A novel-ish project?

[night faerie]

I think we should write about a spaceman (or woman) who comes to Earth to be a rock star. If you want, you can tie it to Starwars & do an episode VII where Han & Leia's twins start a band, haha.

[Apoc]

really? we could rename Hans kid and call him rock solo...or drum solo hehe ~giggles~ ba dum dum ~bad~

[Malcor Sylverwood]

Star wars would be fine as a setting...despite the scifi trappings, it really is a fantasy story...don't let anybody tell you otherwise. I would strongly advice not trying to tell a story thats already been told tho.

Sadly, while people think this is a good and fun idea...getting support to do it will prove...difficult...

[Apoc]

have you received any summaries other than the random rambles from me?

[Malcor Sylverwood]

'fraid not...

[Apoc]

hmmm what do you think the chances are we're going to get any more summaries?

i think we may be better just rambling ideas in here and seeing if any get good support and mayhaps we'll piece together an overall outline idea to do...

say...if everyone says the kinda character they want to write for or the kind of story...we may get somewhere...well we may get a bit further than where we are anyway...thoughts?

[QuirkyTemplate]

Ideas? You want ideas?!

>deep breath<

A universe controlled by camels -- no, where camels are the electorial college in general elections of every nation. What? Too radical?

Seventeen hundred years into the future, the human body has adapted to breathing in space. People propel themselves to distant planets via the Jennington Device. One Charles S. Jennington profits greatly, but AT WHAT COST?!! Huh? Too revolutionary?

Our recent past, the year is 1985 and the Russians are challenging American superiority in the boxing ring! Our only hope is a drop out underdog Italian-American ... oh, been done.

Distant past, nations are in upheval because of ancient prophecy. No -- further back in time to the extreme distant past, a prophet is about to make a prophecy that will eventually become an ancient prophecy! Lone time traveler from said distant past, Ergwood Metropolis, is the distant past's only hope at stoping the prophet from making the prophecy. But will a future without prophecy be worth living in?!?!

It's the future, robots control most forms of commerce. Due to a computer error two lovers are sent to different planets on a vacation. Seperated by fate. And thus begins the quest of one man and his robotic woman he created, of desperate reunification, against all odds, against all social norms, across the galexy!!!

>exhale<

[QuirkyTemplate]

Ok, but seriously.

I think I remember hearing a lot of fanfare for a kind of post-apocolyptic/fallout2 type world awhile back. Maybe as the world is old (time passing it by, as it were) magic starts to creep in. So we could have some really cool old technological relics, some spooky 'gifted' individuals, but excluding the privilidged or bold, people live in pretty drab conditions.

Plot-wise ... there's the 'good vs. evil' motif. Protagonist tries to stop universe from ending, kind of a Dark Tower thing. Or maybe just a story of social justice ... indomitable nature of the human spirit. Ah ... well, gotta go, but food for thought.

[sir archely]

post-apocalyptic worlds are always fun to play with in my opinion. do you need the clear-cut good vs. evil though? how about there is some ancient relic, technological or otherwise or unknown that is rumored to do... whatever. grant power, desire, save the world, etc. various characters are all after it for their own reasons. not necessarily "evil" vs. "good" but there would be opportunity for "good" vs. "good" or "evil" vs "evil" or "just caught up in the mix" or "maybe good but maybe evil" or whatever. the pseudo-macguffin remains elusive throughout the story, its properties and what it actually does could be amazing or tragically nothing at all. or maybe it's not a macguffin and plays a major role in the story throughout.

just throwing ideas.

[Eyreplenh]

I like that idea for a world. Or maybe I just like fallout 2... *shrug*

[sir archely]

maybe i should figure out what fallout 2 is...

[Eyreplenh]

Fallout 2 is one of four computer games worth playing *nods*

And I second the idea of no given good and evil. It's really rather dull. Much better when even the clumsy woolheaded farmboy could end up doing something evil or not. Also, leaving the good and evil bit out, there's much more room for "random" characters to act, in my opinion

[sir archely]

another idea....

anti-hero. older than the usual late teenage hero. perhaps a failed major or minor hero. hears tale of some kind of talisman of power-granting, and has some lead to finding it. intends to gain talisman to rule world/ascend throne/get revenge/exert control. general plot is the quest for this item, during which the anti-hero pulls no punches. wants to gain the talisman whatever the cost, but isn't rampantly murdering for secrecy reasons. the end would be gaining the talisman. perhaps the talisman is useless, and the power they gain is due to the journey? i can't decide what would be the most satisfying end to that story? i don't think many people are satisfied by a jack-ass succeeding, but then again, having the book be a longer tale of failure doesn't seem great either.