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Post by Black Cat on Apr 1, 2008 13:28:36 GMT -5
Seriously people, don't be shy to join the WW. You can't screw things up and we don't really care how well you write as long as we understand what you mean. I've never wrote fiction before jumping in the WW, evenless in English which is not my monther tongue, and look at me now!
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Post by Beowuuf on Apr 1, 2008 13:30:08 GMT -5
Bah! Participation is everything Especially if you collaboarte with others and play your character, it's no different to an RP game! Remember, the Blood Plague does have a history and known cause and possible cures - if we want to use it, then I'll dig out what info I know ,we can pin down Zipp to what he knows and was planning with Slavemaster, and write it all down for story consistency. I personally still don't see how creating more story to know and also a major difference from the gamebooks people have read will encourage new contributors though! Although, as said, I have a funny little twist on that thanks to Eshnar if needed...
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Post by Izziel Darkblade on Apr 1, 2008 13:32:16 GMT -5
I've never wrote fiction before jumping in the WW, evenless in English which is not my monther tongue, and look at me now! Same here, but don't look at me now. ;D
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Post by Sarra on Apr 1, 2008 19:26:40 GMT -5
So are we starting in the WW yet? I see Maerin made a post. Just checking.
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Post by Simey on Apr 1, 2008 20:44:43 GMT -5
I think it is differcult to join the WW for two reasons mentioned above. I myself never joined in because of both the shear weight of back material and story, but also because I know I am nowhere near the writer that most of the people who participated in the WW are. Dude, you so seriously have nothing to worry about! For one: as Beo has discovered for us by trawling through the previous chapters and illustrated in his overall Story So Far, only a tiny, tiny, tiny, tinytinytinytinytinytiny amount of the back story continues to have any significant relevance to what people do in the West Watch, and even then only if your character adventures in very specific parts of Magnamund. For two: the manner of your participation in the various tournaments held at TotS and the adventures on LWRPoL demonstrate that boy are you ever easily competant enough to write in the WW! And as BC says, as long as people can understand what you're on about, you don't need to worry about be able to write like thingyens! It's about fun and creativity, not getting a degree in English! ;D Same here, but don't look at me now. Hey, hey, hey - that's enough of that from you! You've still only made relatively few WW posts, but I felt that I got your character right away from the clarity of your portrayal of him. It's really good stuff and long may it continue!
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Post by Beowuuf on Apr 2, 2008 1:40:40 GMT -5
Exactly what Simey says to both of you! And yeah Sarra, we're going onwards. Sadly unless you have your previous posts saved though, your previous chunk of story is lost If you have the previous posts then you can post them on the archive thread and carry on in chapter 17, if not it's your call whether you want to write a brief summary for the chapter 16 summary then move onwards, or whether you want to fully restart
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Post by zipp on Apr 2, 2008 2:15:19 GMT -5
On a somewhat seperate note, do we have all the "story so far's" saved, or just the latest one?
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Post by Beowuuf on Apr 2, 2008 2:18:28 GMT -5
All but chapter 15 going to 16, and chapter 16 going to 17 (save for a few pieces re-written)
I'll pull them off of the west watch saved copies I have when I get a chance this evening
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Post by Swiftstrike on Apr 2, 2008 3:01:48 GMT -5
Yesterday at 7:10pm, Swiftstrike wrote:I think it is differcult to join the WW for two reasons mentioned above. I myself never joined in because of both the shear weight of back material and story, but also because I know I am nowhere near the writer that most of the people who participated in the WW are.
Dude, you so seriously have nothing to worry about!
For one: as Beo has discovered for us by trawling through the previous chapters and illustrated in his overall Story So Far, only a tiny, tiny, tiny, tinytinytinytinytinytiny amount of the back story continues to have any significant relevance to what people do in the West Watch, and even then only if your character adventures in very specific parts of Magnamund.
For two: the manner of your participation in the various tournaments held at TotS and the adventures on LWRPoL demonstrate that boy are you ever easily competant enough to write in the WW! And as BC says, as long as people can understand what you're on about, you don't need to worry about be able to write like thingyens! It's about fun and creativity, not getting a degree in English! Thanks for the kind words i never really feel comfortable with my writting, expect for the odd poem I have written. I think it comes from having to had to repeat gcse english before going on to do my A levels, but after kind words like that I may consider dipping my toe into the west watch
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Post by Simey on Apr 2, 2008 9:30:40 GMT -5
Okay, having just seen the thing about typing 'snigger', I think I've discovered another candidate for stupid censorship filter, for truly do I not think that the author of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and many other classic works is called Charles Thingyens.
I did wonder at my sanity initially, and didn't notice that it had changed it again. ;D
Anyone care to disable this filter?
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Post by Beowuuf on Apr 2, 2008 9:36:20 GMT -5
Disabled it from doing partial words for now, but I reckon we should just get rid of it
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Post by wildhorse on Apr 2, 2008 9:56:18 GMT -5
How about a attack by Chaos creatures? They could be Agtah (Chaos Masters' creature), who escaped from the Daziarn by the Shadow Gates (due to some interplanar catalymsic event which caused it)
As there are several Shadow Gates distributed in Magnamund itself, it could allow characters of different classes the opportunity to use their skills against these invaders.
With one "common enemy", it will give us the chance for both seasoned writers and new-comers to tackle the West Watch, and yet not feel out of place. We need a common topic to tie us all in together, just like how the Kai Fleet led the movement for the West Watch and the subsequent Battle of Toran.
Of course, we are not looking at a large-scale invasion, but rather small numbers of Agtah, whom find themselves strangers in a new world...(ie, Magnamund)
What do you think?
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Post by zipp on Apr 2, 2008 12:10:29 GMT -5
With one "common enemy", it will give us the chance for both seasoned writers and new-comers to tackle the West Watch, and yet not feel out of place. We need a common topic to tie us all in together, just like how the Kai Fleet led the movement for the West Watch and the subsequent Battle of Toran. See, that's more what I'm thinking (though the blood plague could work for this, too). I really do think the WW needs a common enemy, at least for a while, and I think all members currently writing should participate in its repulsion. I mean, one thing I always had trouble with on the WW, even during my prolific WW days, was that it was really hard to actually have PC's mix and interact, if they weren't of the same class or directly opposing classes. So, for a Kai Lord it was easy to jump in. And thanks to Al's efforts, the dwarves became a mighty force. But a lot of the other classes were stuck playing periphery stories or being a tool in one of the stories involving the bigger classes. A common enemy would help consolidate players and create, I think, a sort of comradarie that hasn't been in the WW in a long time. It would also give new entrants an easy in, as everyone's services would be appreciated to fight it off.
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Post by eviltb on Apr 2, 2008 12:40:08 GMT -5
Thats an idea you've got there WildHorse. And I can more see where Zipp is coming from. A "common enemy" would be great for everyone to get behind. Still, even something like the blood plague killing lots of people or Agtah escaping and running amok, although Kai/Ishir would see this as a problem, Naar wouldnt neccessarily, he'd probably just sit there and let the others do all the work, then when Magnamund is at its weakest, move in and take over.
Hmmmm.
Needs some thinking about. Surely even supposed "evil" characters have enemies, for example and Lawful Evil organisation wanting to get rid of a Chaotic Evil group cause the CE group is just TOO bad.
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Post by Beowuuf on Apr 2, 2008 12:44:39 GMT -5
If it's a common enemy, and the chaos creatures is a good idea (the blood plague is less tangible and harder to fight vicerally) then that might be ok. Although i do hate tv shows where they have an over-riding arc and enemy, and you can't even have one stand alone episode without mentioning the main arc - so it would be nice if it didn't alter the world so much you couldn'#t temporarily escape it once in a while!
The current plotline simey, WF and myself are on is meandering along the lines of visiting eshnar in the past and working out what's goign on with WF and other people in the present, heading towards me getting to Toran/Holmgard in time for the establishment of the MKC properly, where the dwarven alliance can also be cemented.
I guess at that time, that's four classes tied together around Sommerlund.
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