Sci-Fi/Fantasy Chain Story Idea

[Black Tulip]

51 votes on Ch. 10 as of about a quarter till midnight last night. Now, if at least 50 of them just survive sweeps *crosses fingers*

That would be sooo cool.

I think it would be a first for a chain story to get to the top.

 

[Tseranc]

Would it be possible to get a very very general summery of what Black Tulip and deathlynx plan in their chapters PMed to me? I'm starting to work on mine and want to make sure I'm not duplicating any themes or anything that the others before me might include.

 

[Black Tulip]

Chapter 12 is up!



And LadyC mentioned it in the review thread. Wow!

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

**** Change In Schedule Dates ****

NOTICE:
Scheduled date changes!​

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please note any added red line to this bunch of stuff - - I'll add key facts from author writer's work to this as the story goes. . .like a cheat sheet.

Please double check your chapter numbers when submitting your story. Thanks - Red.

SCHEDULE​

Laresa's World Ch. :12: Daniel
Ch. 13 - deathlynx - submit by November 7 - confirmed
Ch. 14 - RedHairedandFriendly - submit by November 14 - confirmed
Ch. 15 - Tseranc - submit by November 21 - (???)
Ch. 16 - Darkinciad - submit by November 28 (Dark Master) - confirmed
Ch. 17 - SEVERUSMAX - submit by December 6 - confirmed
Ch. 18 - Daniellekitten - submit by December 13
Ch. 19 - Black Tulip - submit by December 20 - confirmed
Ch. 20 - deathlynx - submit by December 27


If you DO NOT want to write more chapters in the story let me know or if it doesn't go into the higher chapters then please understand the chapters may not happen. Thanks

The title: Laresa's World Ch. 01: XXXXXX (Your title choice)
If you wish to submit early let me know and I can change the schedule to reflect that. With the stories jumping back and forth through time, if you submit early isn't a big issue, just please let me know if you do, or if you can't reach the schedule date.

Laresa's Description

Time Travel Dates​

Her Limits and some things she can do:

• She's pretty much a slave with powers of a Genie and once the person loses the ring, they lose her.

• We'll travel through time and space.

• CAN'T alter major historical events.

• She can't make anyone fall in love.

• Can't bring back the dead, but if there is one breath left in the body, she can heal them.

• A Genie only knows as much as they have seen, been taught, or are allowed through the powers of the rules/laws written long ago.

How does one lose her:

• Lose the ring, have it stolen, and lie to her, ask for a wish she can't do. (the ones where she'd break the rules)

• Lieing to her makes the ring disappear, into time or across space, up to the writer.

• So lieing to her means the ring disappears, where it goes in time or space is up to you the writer.

• Rules can not be revealed unless the Master/Mistress asks about them, or if the Genie likes a Master/Mistress, they can reveal them

Summening her:

• Twisting the ring counter-clockwise by accident, and twisting it while whispering her name on purpose.

• Laresa must recouperate inside the ring sometimes, when she becomes exhausted.

• She is invisible to all, unless her Master/Mistress deems her visible. So far this has been implied in some stories.

Death/Freedom of a Genie & other oddities:

(this is a new category - - so it is open to discussion.)

• A Genie doesn't know how they are ultimately set free.

• A Master/Mistress can not "wish" their genie free.

• Death of a genie - the destruction of the home (ring, bottle, medallion, bracelet. . .whatever they live in)

• No more than two genies per Master/Mistress

• Wishes that involve the actual desire of a Genie transcend from Master/Mistress throughout the genie's life.

• Wishes made by Masters/Mistresses transcend through time also. (Ones that effect the Master/Mistress directly as well as the world itself.

• Characters in the stories can not wish yourself to be a Genie - So there are no new Genies at this time.

• The Genies all came from Laresa's People and were created by Shaman's (obviously the most skilled of the people) - Through sacrifices that were outlined in Tseranc's chapter 3.

Anything else we can think of we can post here and I'll add.

NOTICE​

 

[Darkniciad]

RVCd and links all updated Now if my website would just come back online so I can upload all this stuff

Just finished my first Winter Holiday story, and have another one that I'm fighting to get finished. It's not being cooperative. Actually, it's one of the two main characters that isn't cooperating...

I've got my next Laresa started, I just took a quick time out when I found out that the Winter contest started so early.

Cover (nekkidness) in the attachment

 

[Tseranc]

just a question to throw in, but with teh approachign holidays, esspecialy week of thanks giving on through new years, it is a crazy time for most. Do we want to stick to our current projection of dates, or loosen those up until the new year. Just food for thought.

 

[Darkniciad]

No problems for me, I'm pretty much disowned from the larger family, and we don't have the jack to put on any sort of celebration at home. Same ol' same ol' with me.

 

[deathlynx]

just a question to throw in, but with teh approachign holidays, esspecialy week of thanks giving on through new years, it is a crazy time for most. Do we want to stick to our current projection of dates, or loosen those up until the new year. Just food for thought.

Well, given that I fall the most squarely durring that period I'm willing to step up and say it doesn't bother me...I'll be working right up until and through most of the holidays and I generally do most of my writing while I'm working so no biggie to me...

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Mine falls a few days before Thanksgiving, but since I am free and clear from making the gigantic dinner I'm fine with my date. Also remember if folks need to get a story in early and it isn't supportive of the stories before theirs they can let me know and we can squeeze them in somewhere in the middle of the projected schedule.

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Did we determine the watchers were only going to be written by a select few and not all of us. This was a concern of mine early on when we thought of these, because too many writers writing about the watchers could make the stories seem very eratic, more so than they are now.

I'd also like to discuss a plot for Laresa. . .I'm going to be writing in some of her personal desires into mine. . .ones she may not have ever been aware of because she was taken from her people at such a young age. So perhaps afterwards it wouldn't hurt to discuss either her freedom or start blending our stories more so they eventually come down to her freedom. . .just food for thought mind you. But we are scheduled up to 20 chapters and I think we should have a main focus and introduce it before too long.

 

[deathlynx]

Did we determine the watchers were only going to be written by a select few and not all of us. This was a concern of mine early on when we thought of these, because too many writers writing about the watchers could make the stories seem very eratic, more so than they are now.

My personal feeling was that anyone could write them as the watchers of each era (man, we still need a better name for their organization than the copywrite bait that is) could be drastically different...Some might be rogues out to promote their own agenda...Some stricvtly devout to hoarding the genies until they figure out how to release them...

On a side note as of 670 something CE the group has a device capable of finding powerful magics...now I didn't mention a range on it so it may be limited but I was thinking at least within a few dozen miles the thing would alert the owner to any greater magic (including the active possession of a djiin artifact)...Something to discuss limitations of...

I'd also like to discuss a plot for Laresa. . .I'm going to be writing in some of her personal desires into mine. . .ones she may not have ever been aware of because she was taken from her people at such a young age. So perhaps afterwards it wouldn't hurt to discuss either her freedom or start blending our stories more so they eventually come down to her freedom. . .just food for thought mind you. But we are scheduled up to 20 chapters and I think we should have a main focus and introduce it before too long.

I'm all for story arch...As, I think, everyone knows by now I'm fairly open to writing in anything...

PS, Tseranc, I'm sending you my chapter in a moment in PM...

 

[Darkniciad]

Mine is only planned to have hints of the watchers, but I can ramp that up into something more detailed if necessary. I have plenty of places in the storyline where I could work in details.

My idea that they don't all have exactly the same End goals would help eliminate problems with different people writing them. They have a current mission, but eventually they're going to have an argument about what the final disposition will be. That allows for variance in the nature and character of the watchers, so long as we pin down their current goal and the limits on the variance of their end goal ( from the PMs to avoid giving away anything to thread wanderers *laugh* )

As long as I get preceding chapters in hand with a week or so ahead of the submit date, I'm fairly good at adapting what I already have. I can work in those elements of Laresa from yours Red, or anything else that needs to go in to get a bit more of a blend. Anyone after me can naturally request a copy as soon as I announce it ( or the core of it, I can always send out changes if anything major is changed due to reading previous chapters once I finish the core ) is finished.

I think one of our watchers could be the key to the central plot. That watcher should probably only be written by one person, or written by only a few in such close consultation with the main writer of the character that it's almost the main writer inserting those parts into the other writer's story.

EDIT: Send me out a copy of yours too DL

 

[Black Tulip]

I would actually prefer to write my next chapter during the holidays.
I'll have Winter break, which means two weeks of vacation, starting with December 22.

I thought we had agreed on only a few people doing the watchers.

As for starting to pinpoint a focus on the ending: yes!

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

I really am not comfortable with too many writing for the "Society of the Djinn" I just have this uneasy feeling it could become arratic and sloppy. I would suggest deathlynx and dark working together and handling the majority of the Societies movements. . . that isn't to say someone couldn't mention them in a story, but as on a large scale I'm really thinking it needs to be handled by a couple of folks if not just one person. . .dark and death seem to have a really good grip on the society and what they may/may not want.

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As a central plot. . .besides her ultimate freedom. . . we need to decide what is going to drive her to decide she no longer wishes to be a genie, but wishes to be a real human. Is she finally tired of losing the Masters/Mistresses she loves? (Kinda like a person who is immortal eventually tires of outliving their loved ones. . . ) or . . .is she wanting freedom because she was given a taste of making her own decisions and wants more of that? . .perhaps she is wanting to experience the life of a mortal and that of a real woman?

Mine is going to touch on some basic instincts of many (no not all) women which could make her desire her freedom a bit more.

 

[Black Tulip]

I really am not comfortable with too many writing for the "Society of the Djinn" I just have this uneasy feeling it could become arratic and sloppy. I would suggest deathlynx and dark working together and handling the majority of the Societies movements. . . that isn't to say someone couldn't mention them in a story, but as on a large scale I'm really thinking it needs to be handled by a couple of folks if not just one person. . .dark and death seem to have a really good grip on the society and what they may/may not want.

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Like I said, I thought we had already decided. LOL But I'm perfectly happy to state once more, that I totally agree.

As a central plot. . .besides her ultimate freedom. . . we need to decide what is going to drive her to decide she no longer wishes to be a genie, but wishes to be a real human. Is she finally tired of losing the Masters/Mistresses she loves? (Kinda like a person who is immortal eventually tires of outliving their loved ones. . . ) or . . .is she wanting freedom because she was given a taste of making her own decisions and wants more of that? . .perhaps she is wanting to experience the life of a mortal and that of a real woman?

Mine is going to touch on some basic instincts of many (no not all) women which could make her desire her freedom a bit more.

Couldn't it be a combination? Wanting to be human, to experience life as a mortal woman, being human as in having free will? And don't forget getting tired of lousy or cruel masters. I think mine could serve very well as the beginning of the last reason.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Like I said, I thought we had already decided. LOL But I'm perfectly happy to state once more, that I totally agree.




Couldn't it be a combination? Wanting to be human, to experience life as a mortal woman, being human as in having free will? And don't forget getting tired of lousy or cruel masters. I think mine could serve very well as the beginning of the last reason.

I thought we had too. . just double checking. . .we never decided who would do it for sure.

Yes, a definite combo of both.

 

[deathlynx]

Mine is going to touch on some basic instincts of many (no not all) women which could make her desire her freedom a bit more.

Well, as much as I claim to understand women, I certainly can't relate to that

 

[Darkniciad]

I thought we had too. . just double checking. . .we never decided who would do it for sure.

Yes, a definite combo of both.

Yep, that makes sense to me. I've got no problem working with DL on the Society (watchers) part. We do have a pretty solid rapport going on them.

Maybe when we start coming down to the wire, ready to end the chain, we get all the ideas together in PMs, and then everybody that wants to give a shot at ending the series gives it a write and we pass them around and decide.

Either that, or we just let Red end it, because it's her chain

My website is finally back up, so there's a link at the bottom of the Laresa section of my Sig that goes to a page I'll keep updated with all the new chapters as they are released. That way you'll always have a quick bookmark to all the stories if you need them for reference.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Tseranc is having a rough week and has asked to move his date, so I'm going to change the schedule again. I'm going to switch places with him. If he needs to move further back and anyone else is willing to switch with him let me know. . .right now his new date is the 21st of Nov. mine is the 14th.

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As far as who ends the series, sure I'd love to be the one that does it, but if I don't think it is flowing so it is my turn or I can't wing it, then I won't do that final chapter. . . I would ask that whoever does write it, if I can't, that they'll let me put a final Author Note at the end and submit it with their story.

 

[Darkniciad]

I'll get my butt in gear and get mine down on "paper", so that if necessary I can jump into an earlier slot. I have the whole thing fully constructed in my head, so it shouldn't take long to get the core down and ready to go.

I just got taken off-guard by the Winter Contest starting on the 10th. I figured I'd have longer Got those ready to roll out now, though.

 

[deathlynx]

*Wipes Forehead* Thank you so much Tseranc!
Ok, so I submitted a day late...I was a true genious on sunday and apparently forgot to save my updates to chapter 13...Fortuantely I had already sent them off to T so I didn't have to try to remember what I'd changed...Well, it's submitted...And I'm sending you a copy Dark

 

[Tseranc]

Glad I could help deathlynx!

I'm sorry to everyone else for copping out like this...just been a hell of a week, and while I have the layout and all down, I've got like sub-zero creativity to actually write the thing, plus the wife hath decided we're leaving for the weekend (which was the only time i had to actually write it for awhile). I want to do a good chapter, worthy of the seriers we've established, and If i can't give you my best, I'd feel bad about trying to poison a great chain for the sake of a deadline.

8^(

 

[deathlynx]

Hey, real life happens! Certainly no complaints here...We'll be able to cover whenever someone needs to shift around...No problems at all!

Take the weekend off and relax yourself...You'll come back rarin to go I'm sure!

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

There are no worries here Tseranc. You enjoy your weekend.

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

The way my story is flowing. . .I don't think my Laresa chapter is gonna have sex.

 

[Darkniciad]

The way my story is flowing. . .I don't think my Laresa chapter is gonna have sex.

Danger, Danger, Wil Robinson! *laugh*

If it doesn't lend itself to sex, then that's the way it is. My Christmas story turned out the same way, and it's suffering for it despite the disclaimer to that fact right from the get-go, but that was the story I was telling, and I told it, dagnabbit!