by *StormCloud* » Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:38 am
Little Trickster wrote:Okay, I just had an idea for a character, what do y'all think?
Her name is Alex Davis and she's an inter dimensional time traveling detective. She has a shape shifting time machine with a mind of its own. Random quirk is she never uses doorknobs and no one knows why. She usually goes by Davis
by Big Kitty » Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:38 am
tenor wrote:Big Kitty wrote:i'm new to the writers' abode!
you can call me: Chickpea or Hyacinth! I'm fine with either
my pronouns are: She/her, I'm also trying out cat/cats/catself.
here's a bit about me/ my writing journey: I've always loved making stories in my head (which I call "imaginings")! I think my first story was made with my sister. It was about a game called Star Stable that we both played. Nowadays, I make Warrior Cats inspired stories, general fantasy stories, stories that give representation to members of the LGBTQ+ community, the disabled, and non-human animals! I also love chatting about my stories, so feel free to ask about them! :3
anything else? There was a huge hurricane in my area recently, and I only just now got internet back. Just a random thought lol.
welcome to our abode, hyacinth !! (pretty name btw!)
first of all, i'm so glad that you're safe from the hurricane! scary stuff :< i hope all is well in your area!!
aaa i never played star stable but i know what you're referencing !! a lot of my friends used to play on star stable and i always liked seeing the huge variety of horses on there :> pretty babies
my first story was also made with my sister! we were both one character and we roleplayed a little story about knights and a civil war in medieval times, haha, it's super fun to think back on it :> we used to sit at the computer or pass the family laptop back and forth for hours on end going back and forth between our little characters.
asdfghjkl i havent read warriors in AGES, and even back when i read it i never got around to finishing it because i couldn't find one of the books, but i love that idea! im a sucker for fantasy >:)
i'd love to hear more about some of your animal characters! do you have all catlikes? or do you experiment with other animals as main characters, too? im psyched to hear more about your work, hyacinth!! its awesome to have you here :>
by tenor » Sat Oct 12, 2024 10:49 am
*StormCloud* wrote:storm first !!
My best idea closest thing to a good idea right now is this - some sort of necromancer or ancient mage who is rallying an army behind the scenes (and manipulating our main country's leadership is part of that), he may not have created the plague but he did magically alter it/tie it to his wraiths/shadow beasts so that where the plague spreads, his minions gain power.
There's also a form of magic called shadowing walking (or soul casting, haven't decided which) which is pretty much what it sounds like, let's the mage leave their body and walk as ghost basically - so I could potentially have the big Antag be a shadow walker who had also learned to inhabit other bodies.......... Oooooooh I like of like this.
Wait wait okay!! Here is the idea: big antagonist is actually a council of ancient mages who got stuck in that shadow form, but during a traumatic/fatal event that left their consciousnesses tied together. Therefore they now are some sort of multiple -personality spectral blorb who all have the general intent to get enough power to restore their physical forms, but disagree how to do it.
I like this a lot. Am I crazy?
Side note - this would definitely be a problem big enough for multiple OP characters lol
fenri being undeveloped
Bastian
He's definitely not big-burly-disney-prince type, he is an elf so slim/graceful ect, but I I think I was drawn to the name because the word bastion reminds me of protection / beacon of Hope and that does very much reflect his character. I could probably find a more elvish sounding name for him though.
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Little Trickster wrote:Okay, I just had an idea for a character, what do y'all think?
Her name is Alex Davis and she's an inter dimensional time traveling detective. She has a shape shifting time machine with a mind of its own. Random quirk is she never uses doorknobs and no one knows why. She usually goes by Davis
I always liked the idea of Warrior Cats but I don't like the books all that much (I've read most of them and a lot of them are pretty boring imo).
The Warrior Cats story is about some Clans based off of the seasons, to put it simply. . . Some of the characters from that story are Arcticflight, a guy who's kits were kidnapped and is learning that revenge is immoral; Wolfstorm, a buff gal who is dealing with her niece dying because religion (long story), and is learning that everyone has reasons for their actions; Cobwebdew, a guy who experienced trauma at a young age (he got half-blinded by Wolfstorm when he was a young teen, and his parents both died when he became an adult), and is learning how to actually feel emotions like a normal cat again; and finally, Hyacinthdrop, or Hyacinth, a sweet gal who is learning that sometimes, violence is necessary.
My second-most worked on story is a sort of mix between mythology, supernatural creatures, with little of modern-day religion mixed in. The main characters are deities: Death, Destiny, Prophecy, and Atropos, one of the three Fates from Greek mythology (the other three are made up). There's also Terry, a human girl who is obsessed with supernatural creatures, Abel and Karina (I think that's her name? I don't actually remember Karina's name...), who are a pair of vampires who are besties, plus other vampires, werewolves, humans, and deities. Very chaotic and I'm obsessed with this story currently.
by Little Trickster » Sat Oct 12, 2024 11:53 am
tenor wrote:asdfghjkl as storm said it is giving doctor who but in the best way possible i am such a freak for time travel
the dreamhouse kings series when i was youngster was a time travel series that used a door in a house to travel to another place/time period and it was SO INTRIGUING.
and i'd love to know if davis has some reason that she doesnt use doorknobs -eyes emoji-
unless shes just gonna kick down the door LOL like a little maniac
by tenor » Sat Oct 12, 2024 12:00 pm
Little Trickster wrote:tenor wrote:asdfghjkl as storm said it is giving doctor who but in the best way possible i am such a freak for time travel
the dreamhouse kings series when i was youngster was a time travel series that used a door in a house to travel to another place/time period and it was SO INTRIGUING.
and i'd love to know if davis has some reason that she doesnt use doorknobs -eyes emoji-
unless shes just gonna kick down the door LOL like a little maniac
No one really knows why she doesn't use doorknobs but she comes up with some funny excuses. A couple are
"I lost my food to a doorknob" (though she never shows anyone her foot)
"Doorknobs killed my grandma" (but she never explains how)
"you can never trust a doorknob" (but she never gives a reason why)
Maybe in the future she'll tell everyone the real reason
Most of the time she just crawls through windows or has someone else open the door for her lol
by *StormCloud* » Sat Oct 12, 2024 12:12 pm
tenor wrote:the dreamhouse kings series when i was youngster was a time travel series that used a door in a house to travel to another place/time period and it was SO INTRIGUING.
by Big Kitty » Sat Oct 12, 2024 12:54 pm
tenor wrote:to hyacinthI always liked the idea of Warrior Cats but I don't like the books all that much (I've read most of them and a lot of them are pretty boring imo).
i definitely read survivors, the dog one, when i was a youngster, but there were a lot of reasons i never continued warriors, and one of those reasons was that it was all over the place and i didnt feel super connected to it unfortunately :<<<The Warrior Cats story is about some Clans based off of the seasons, to put it simply. . . Some of the characters from that story are Arcticflight, a guy who's kits were kidnapped and is learning that revenge is immoral; Wolfstorm, a buff gal who is dealing with her niece dying because religion (long story), and is learning that everyone has reasons for their actions; Cobwebdew, a guy who experienced trauma at a young age (he got half-blinded by Wolfstorm when he was a young teen, and his parents both died when he became an adult), and is learning how to actually feel emotions like a normal cat again; and finally, Hyacinthdrop, or Hyacinth, a sweet gal who is learning that sometimes, violence is necessary.
asdfghjkl
i love these character dynamics and would love to see how they interact , if they do , in the storyline ! especially cobwebdew and wolfstorm since he was attacked by her.My second-most worked on story is a sort of mix between mythology, supernatural creatures, with little of modern-day religion mixed in. The main characters are deities: Death, Destiny, Prophecy, and Atropos, one of the three Fates from Greek mythology (the other three are made up). There's also Terry, a human girl who is obsessed with supernatural creatures, Abel and Karina (I think that's her name? I don't actually remember Karina's name...), who are a pair of vampires who are besties, plus other vampires, werewolves, humans, and deities. Very chaotic and I'm obsessed with this story currently.
!!!!!
again, i would LOVE to hear about these characters' interactions together! especially if the dieties interact with the girls! i love chaos >:) as long as its understandable / well-explained, it can be so intriguing :>>>
aaaa i am so hyped for you, please do keep working on this story bc i havent even heard the storyline and im already obsessed >:) im a junkie for the supernatural/mythology (even tho i honestly dont know much about mythology, ive always been interested in it!)
by tenor » Sun Oct 13, 2024 3:25 am
*StormCloud* wrote:Wait wait wait - side note!tenor wrote:the dreamhouse kings series when i was youngster was a time travel series that used a door in a house to travel to another place/time period and it was SO INTRIGUING.
This is already a series?? I swear I had a very similar idea a few years ago - I'll share here because it's not my genre/will probably never be a thing so please someone steal & write this -
So it's a "haunted house" but actually just every door leads to a different time period WITHIN THE HOUSE so basically people get stuck there and can't get back to their own time zone, leading to a haunted-esque situation because you'll be hearing other people in the house but from different time zones, ect. My idea was a series of short stories all following a different person entering the house, and final edition is them all meeting each other/helping each other escape. So it's the kind of thing that is spooky but starts to make sense the more you read. Lots of "Easter eggs" in a way.
Anyhoo.
Yep, they all become a little group to help Arcticflight get his kits back. Hyacinthdrop is actually a part of the Clan that stole his kits, and that causes some drama.
Cobwebdew and Wolfstorm both "warriors", literally (those are their jobs), and personality-wise (they are both ruthless and good at fighting). To make a long story short, Cobwebdew saves Wolfstorm from drowning. Then, because they both are having hard times in their Clans, SummerClan (Cobwebdew's Clan) and AutumnClan (Wolfstorm's Clan), they decide to kind of run away together. I say "kind of" because they both have every intention of coming back at some point, and because they don't really feel "together" at this point.
(Oh, and if you're wondering what "hard times" they were having, Cobwebdew's sister had just been kidnapped by twolegs, and Wolfstorm's niece had just died before becoming a warrior)
Anyway, they both meet up with Arcticflight and Hyacinthdrop, and Hyacinthdrop accepts them into their band, and Arcticflight does too, though less enthusiastically. They all bond, though, and have a sort of family relationship. Then they all work together to get Arcticflight's kits back.
Cobwebdew and Arcticflight have a cute scene that I want to mention. You see, Arcticflight is a bit toxic and feels guilty about it. He mentions it to Cobwebdew, Wolfstorm, and Hyacinthdrop. He says that he feels like he has a monster in him, except the monster is him. Wolfstorm especially sympathizes, and Hyacinthdrop understands too. But Cobwebdew is horrified, because that's how he feels...except the "monster" is the part of him that feels sad, or happy, or anything. He runs away, and Arcticflight follows. They talk, and Arcticflight touches Cobwebdew to comfort him. Cobwebdew, who doesn't really know what to say to this, replies with, "Sorry, I don't think I like toms that way." And Arcticflight laughs, because he's straight and doesn't feel "that way" towards Cobwebdew.
Supernatural story:
Okay, let me explain the characters and their dynamics real quick.
So Death is female, and wears the classic Grim Reaper cloak and hood. Her face is always hidden. Her job is self-explanatory. She is dating Destiny, who is also a female and can see the futures of any living creature. Death is the mother of the Fates, and her son, Atropos, lives with her. Atropos is trans and can see the deaths of all living creatures. Then there's Atropos's friend-and-sort-of-crush, Prophecy, who is female and Destiny's adopted child. Prophecy writes and delivers prophecies to mortal seers. And, as a bonus, she can control the elements: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. She can do this because she has special bracelets that allow the wearer to control the elements, as long as they have some magical blood in them.
Terry is a girl, as I mentioned, and she's super into supernatural creatures. Especially vampires. Because, see, people from her town have been disappearing, and she is one of the few left. She suspects vampires are the culprits. She is actually correct. She decides to ask the captain of an old-fashioned ship if she's seen any vampires. Ines, the captain, says that she has, then imprisons Terry because she--and her entire crew--is a vampire herself. These vampires call themselves the Dragons. Ines assigns Abel and Karina to guard Terry while she decides what to do with her.
Karina and Abel are goofballs. Karina is an older vampire, having been turned when she was sixteen, and she was born soon after the Civil War. Abel is younger, though since vampires live a long time it doesn't really matter. They both are not very good fighters, they get along well with humans, and they love to goof off. The reason Ines let them be a part of the Dragons is simply because she thought they were funny.
Anyway, Atropos and Prophecy are hanging out, when Atropos sees that there's a timeline where Terry dies soon. Prophecy remembers writing a prophecy about a human girl who will help save the world, and has a feeling that this is the same girl. They go down to the living realm to save her from being eaten (probably) but don't think it through (they didn't bring weapons), and get captured themselves by the vampires. Ines recognizes them as deities (Atropos has mysterious writing on his skin, and Prophecy has sparkly pink eyes, fire-like orange hair, and a dress that looks like water ripples). Ines muses that she recently got a knife that can injure deities, and can cancel out a deity's powers, as long as it is touching the deity. She tests it on Prophecy before Prophecy can use her bracelets to defend herself. Ines cuts Prophecy's arm; the knife works. She puts them in cages too, hoping that a more important deity would come to get them, such as...
Death, meanwhile, is freaking out because her son is gone. Destiny is freaking out too because her daughter is missing, so they, too, go down to the living world.
by Big Kitty » Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:04 am
tenor wrote:to hyacinthYep, they all become a little group to help Arcticflight get his kits back. Hyacinthdrop is actually a part of the Clan that stole his kits, and that causes some drama.
Cobwebdew and Wolfstorm both "warriors", literally (those are their jobs), and personality-wise (they are both ruthless and good at fighting). To make a long story short, Cobwebdew saves Wolfstorm from drowning. Then, because they both are having hard times in their Clans, SummerClan (Cobwebdew's Clan) and AutumnClan (Wolfstorm's Clan), they decide to kind of run away together. I say "kind of" because they both have every intention of coming back at some point, and because they don't really feel "together" at this point.
(Oh, and if you're wondering what "hard times" they were having, Cobwebdew's sister had just been kidnapped by twolegs, and Wolfstorm's niece had just died before becoming a warrior)
Anyway, they both meet up with Arcticflight and Hyacinthdrop, and Hyacinthdrop accepts them into their band, and Arcticflight does too, though less enthusiastically. They all bond, though, and have a sort of family relationship. Then they all work together to get Arcticflight's kits back.
Cobwebdew and Arcticflight have a cute scene that I want to mention. You see, Arcticflight is a bit toxic and feels guilty about it. He mentions it to Cobwebdew, Wolfstorm, and Hyacinthdrop. He says that he feels like he has a monster in him, except the monster is him. Wolfstorm especially sympathizes, and Hyacinthdrop understands too. But Cobwebdew is horrified, because that's how he feels...except the "monster" is the part of him that feels sad, or happy, or anything. He runs away, and Arcticflight follows. They talk, and Arcticflight touches Cobwebdew to comfort him. Cobwebdew, who doesn't really know what to say to this, replies with, "Sorry, I don't think I like toms that way." And Arcticflight laughs, because he's straight and doesn't feel "that way" towards Cobwebdew.
LOL the little part between cobwebdew and arcticflight is so sweet and comedic >:)
this storyline is so cool!! i love the little side-stories you're including along with the overarching goal to get arcticflight's kits back. every character has their own internal battle and i love it >:) id be very interested to see if , after this book is over, you continue to write about this crew, or whether they try to go back to their respective clans? especially if they bond so deeply and become family, it would seem pretty heartbreaking if they were to try and split up at the end after all is said and done 😭😭Supernatural story:
Okay, let me explain the characters and their dynamics real quick.
So Death is female, and wears the classic Grim Reaper cloak and hood. Her face is always hidden. Her job is self-explanatory. She is dating Destiny, who is also a female and can see the futures of any living creature. Death is the mother of the Fates, and her son, Atropos, lives with her. Atropos is trans and can see the deaths of all living creatures. Then there's Atropos's friend-and-sort-of-crush, Prophecy, who is female and Destiny's adopted child. Prophecy writes and delivers prophecies to mortal seers. And, as a bonus, she can control the elements: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. She can do this because she has special bracelets that allow the wearer to control the elements, as long as they have some magical blood in them.
Terry is a girl, as I mentioned, and she's super into supernatural creatures. Especially vampires. Because, see, people from her town have been disappearing, and she is one of the few left. She suspects vampires are the culprits. She is actually correct. She decides to ask the captain of an old-fashioned ship if she's seen any vampires. Ines, the captain, says that she has, then imprisons Terry because she--and her entire crew--is a vampire herself. These vampires call themselves the Dragons. Ines assigns Abel and Karina to guard Terry while she decides what to do with her.
Karina and Abel are goofballs. Karina is an older vampire, having been turned when she was sixteen, and she was born soon after the Civil War. Abel is younger, though since vampires live a long time it doesn't really matter. They both are not very good fighters, they get along well with humans, and they love to goof off. The reason Ines let them be a part of the Dragons is simply because she thought they were funny.
Anyway, Atropos and Prophecy are hanging out, when Atropos sees that there's a timeline where Terry dies soon. Prophecy remembers writing a prophecy about a human girl who will help save the world, and has a feeling that this is the same girl. They go down to the living realm to save her from being eaten (probably) but don't think it through (they didn't bring weapons), and get captured themselves by the vampires. Ines recognizes them as deities (Atropos has mysterious writing on his skin, and Prophecy has sparkly pink eyes, fire-like orange hair, and a dress that looks like water ripples). Ines muses that she recently got a knife that can injure deities, and can cancel out a deity's powers, as long as it is touching the deity. She tests it on Prophecy before Prophecy can use her bracelets to defend herself. Ines cuts Prophecy's arm; the knife works. She puts them in cages too, hoping that a more important deity would come to get them, such as...
Death, meanwhile, is freaking out because her son is gone. Destiny is freaking out too because her daughter is missing, so they, too, go down to the living world.
atropos and prophecy >>>>>
asdfghjkl
this sounds so freaking cool. im so intrigued by your character designs! im curious at to whether youve created art especially of the dieties ?
and aaaa id be so interested as to whether abel and karina end up becoming buddies with terry and helping them all escape, especially since abel and karina aren't fighters and really enjoy hanging out with humans :> thats such a cool storyline so far. i love the idea of dieties being so overpowered coming down to the living realm but, well, if ines uses her knife then they're incapacitated :>
im so intrigued by your ideas ! you've got such good plotlines for both :>>> are you writing both at one time, or shifting your focus for a while back and forth ?
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