fhplotterywheel | Brainstorming Post! [7/16/08]

Hello, all, and happy Wednesday! To maybe help you get through the middle of the week, here be the first of the brainstorming posts. Per the poll results from yesterday we'll be posting these every two weeks, although depending on the traffic the posts may get scaled back to monthly.

Format-wise we're still in beta-testing mode, so pardon our dust and the OCD threads here may not end up being the standard.

Anyway! Got a rudimentary idea for a plot? An idea that isn't quite a plot and you can't quite figure out how to make it one? A plot idea you'd love to see, but doesn't fit any of your characters? Something you want to throw out there for people to play with? Thoughts on possible cracky weekend events? A story arc you want to adapt for your character, but you need people to fill in some roles? Here's where all of that goes.

PLEASE NOTE that this is brainstorming only, and any plots formulated here are still subject to admin approval.

All that said, jump on in and brainstorm away (but not in the Valdemaran sense, we hope)!

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Like it says! Non-specific ideas, stuff that could be fleshed out, random crack, etc.

For plot ideas that need more development, specific roles to be filled, thoughts on fine-tuning, and the like.

Of the silly variety, the "Shanie, your OCD makes no sense" variety, what have you.

I will not have the world end in a storm of brains.

Shanie, why is Highlander II? Why?

How about a neighborhood/street/block party?

Preferably for the adults of the island since there isn't a lot of regular activity for them.

I've got a few ideas, though if they've been done before, just ignore me ^_^. Most of them DO need more fleshing out:

"Toilet Fears" (http://www.mania.com/lost-universe-vol-3_article_73688.html) from Lost Universe - specifically, a device comes on the ship that switches all the rooms around as you walk through them (a little like Cube) but the big problem is: No one can find the bathroom.

Attack of Mary Sue - Mary Sue comes to the island and she's everyone dreamgirl. As per her standard, she's related to/dating/daughter to/mother of/cousins with/favorite niece of whoever she meets... only trouble is, why have these people's friends never HEARD of her? And imagine the trouble she starts! With relationships strained, reality buckling around her ("How can you be John Winchester's other daughter AND Wonderwoman's twin sister?"), can Fandom band together to rid their island of this terrible affliction?(would need some fleshing out)

One Wish, One Day - everyone on Fandom gets what they think they want for one day. Play it for laughs ("OMG the bikini babes won't even let me PEE alone!"). Play it for drama ("...I know you're going to disappear tomorrow, but it was nice having a family for a day."). Play it for simplicity ("Wow. Thank you. That was just an awesome cheesecake.")

Leather Day ...you know how everyone's going to have nothing but pirate clothes for a day? Well, like that, but with leather.

The Inverted Cathedral - there might be a few people familiar with this place, but if not, it comes from Beyond the Blue Moon by Simon R. Green and this would definitely be BDE territory. The Inverted Cathedral warps space and time, draws evil towards it, and would require a team (or a set of teams) to go into it in an attempt to find and close the opening at the very highest part of the cathedral between worlds.(would need some fleshing out)

Call of Cthulhu - ...anyone ever read that story? With the dreams and the artists and the international panic and the island rising up out of the waves with the creepy engineering and the dark god that might need to be put back to sleep? After all, an island moving around all summer, well, that's bound to wake someone up after a while, isn't it? (would need some fleshing out)

and brain depleated for now.

Edited 2008-07-16 16:35 (UTC)

Ooo. *likes*

That would be awesome, as I have a townie who needs more social interactions liekwoah.

*grins* I think we sort of started laying the groundwork for this with a conversation Lacey and Murdock had a couple of weeks ago, yes?

Lacey's the sort of person who likes doing civic stuff, so she'd be all over planning something like this, although help in planning it, ICly, would be awesome. :)

*points to icon*

THIS IS MY REACTION.

yep! It was a random thing I had Murdock shoot off (since he does that ;) but OOCly I've been thinking about it more. I think it would really rock to have a setting where the adults can 'cut loose' without having to worry about the kids seeing them.

I'm sure Lacey could get all kinds of help, especially if there's a sign on the community board.

And of course, Murdock would be happy to plan ICly! Oooh - can he do party favors? *snerk*

BRAAIIIIINNNSSSS! NOM NOM!

Leather Day

Ooo yes! Who doesn't like seeing hot peoples in leather?

Suggestion: Grads-who-haven't-left included? Otherwise Xander's not too likely to be cutting loose. (Which was also a problem with the Policeman's Ball this year, but given he and Bridge were the only ones affected, it wasn't really worth worrying about at the time)

Since we're talking events for adults, the open forum reminded me that it's about the time to see if there should be another police man's ball.

Why not?

They're technically 'adults' now and basically the whole 'no kids' bit is that some teacher (and possibly other townies) characters ICly won't feel comfortable just hanging out and being adults where they know a student could see them.

Basically, that whole 'must appear to be a responsible teacher' shtick. :D

Yes!

What about random shout outs of something you think would be fun to happen, but you don't necessarily want to run it yourself ~~cause you're lazy~~?

Hmm. First thread? ~~*flips coin*~~

*uses matching eyepatchy icon* :D

My eyepatch is bigger than yours.

There is no such thing.

Okay, just throwing an idea out there.

Fandom has its gremlins which just bite and make people act weird. So what if its movie-verse brother dropped by. First cute and fuzzy before it mutates and tries to kill people.

God, that movie scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

I like this idea!

Are we starting that up again? K', fine. My ass is bigger than yours. So there.

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