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fhplotterywheel2015-03-07 01:34 pm
furnaceface) wrote in fhplotterywheel2015-03-07 01:34 pm
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General Brainstorming- A Storming of Brains!
Hi, folks! Those of you who were paying attention to the last Open Forum on into the wee hours of the morning (very wee, in fact, and Shannons should never stay up that late, sheesh) might have already figured out that I'm the sucker volunteer who offered to kick these things back into gear! Hi!
Those of you who have been around for a while might remember the brainstorming posts of old. A post would go up on a monthly basis, and people would chime in with ideas, suggestions, fully fleshed-out event ideas, little nibbly bits to dangle in front of fellow players, and so on, with the intention of drumming up new material and events for us to bring into the game. These things led to some pretty awesome stuff over the years, some of which have become regular Fandom staples since, like aged-up AU kids, Tabula Rasa, and Veritaserum days.
A few quick notes before I let you get to the brainery stormery stuff:
- First of all, these things are open for anyone in the game to chime in with their ideas, suggestions, and whatever spare parts they might have to contribute. I know I see a lot of awesome ideas pop up around Twitter from time to time that a lot of people miss out on because of the time of day or simply not having Twitter accounts, so it would be awesome if those ideas were to turn up here as well so that everyone can enjoy them!
- I'll be putting posts up on the first Saturday of every month from now on. I've actually set up notifs on my phone to remind me, because I occasionally like to play at being an organized adult.
- And it should be noted, too, that these posts are just for brainstorming, and that whatever sort of mod-approval type things people come up for in here still need to be run by the admins if we want to see them come into play in the game at large. Simply sharing an idea here isn't a guarantee that it will happen, but it's a good first step to gauging interest!
- The Admins have been kind enough to give me access to the Spreadsheet List of Past Brainstorming Ideas, which might need a little bit of grooming - Events that have been highlighted in pink have been done at some point or another, and I have the brains of a goldfish and don't trust myself to remember every random event we've done in the last three years. If you guys would be kind enough to ping into the appropriate OCD if you notice anything that hasn't been highlighted that should be, I would be super appreciative, thanks! I'll be keeping this sucker up-to-date with new ideas and highlighting things as they get played out from here on in.
- Also, so many kudos to TBQ and to Shanie, who started this thing back in the day and kept it going for a super long and fruitful run. I'm shamelessly stealing their setup for these myself, because it was familiar to the game at large, and good and effective.
Come one, come all, and let us storm some brains!
Those of you who have been around for a while might remember the brainstorming posts of old. A post would go up on a monthly basis, and people would chime in with ideas, suggestions, fully fleshed-out event ideas, little nibbly bits to dangle in front of fellow players, and so on, with the intention of drumming up new material and events for us to bring into the game. These things led to some pretty awesome stuff over the years, some of which have become regular Fandom staples since, like aged-up AU kids, Tabula Rasa, and Veritaserum days.
A few quick notes before I let you get to the brainery stormery stuff:
- First of all, these things are open for anyone in the game to chime in with their ideas, suggestions, and whatever spare parts they might have to contribute. I know I see a lot of awesome ideas pop up around Twitter from time to time that a lot of people miss out on because of the time of day or simply not having Twitter accounts, so it would be awesome if those ideas were to turn up here as well so that everyone can enjoy them!
- I'll be putting posts up on the first Saturday of every month from now on. I've actually set up notifs on my phone to remind me, because I occasionally like to play at being an organized adult.
- And it should be noted, too, that these posts are just for brainstorming, and that whatever sort of mod-approval type things people come up for in here still need to be run by the admins if we want to see them come into play in the game at large. Simply sharing an idea here isn't a guarantee that it will happen, but it's a good first step to gauging interest!
- The Admins have been kind enough to give me access to the Spreadsheet List of Past Brainstorming Ideas, which might need a little bit of grooming - Events that have been highlighted in pink have been done at some point or another, and I have the brains of a goldfish and don't trust myself to remember every random event we've done in the last three years. If you guys would be kind enough to ping into the appropriate OCD if you notice anything that hasn't been highlighted that should be, I would be super appreciative, thanks! I'll be keeping this sucker up-to-date with new ideas and highlighting things as they get played out from here on in.
- Also, so many kudos to TBQ and to Shanie, who started this thing back in the day and kept it going for a super long and fruitful run. I'm shamelessly stealing their setup for these myself, because it was familiar to the game at large, and good and effective.
Come one, come all, and let us storm some brains!
Re: Specific Ideas!
Field trip to Equestria, anyone?
There's an olympics type event that happens in Equestria per canon called the Equestria Games. I was thinking that Pinkie could invite Fandom people (potentially anyone who wanted to come along, PINKIE IS NOT GOING TO TURN DOWN MORE FRIENDS) to Equestria to go see them. This could go two different ways: they take Portalocity to Equestria and are all humans in pony land OR I catch up with my canon through Equestria Girls and Twilight Sparkle creates a portal for the Fandom people, which means EVERYONE TURNS INTO A PONY (yes, MLP has in-canon pony-to-human-to-pony portal dynamics!) to go to pony land.
I could see either of those being hilarious and amazing.
Anyway, I was thinking generally this could work as a summer thing? Maybe an opportunity between sessions? Or it could be an official school trip? I dunno. I really have only gotten as far as "FANDOM IN EQUESTRIA, EEEE", so.
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WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I WANT MY CHARACTERS TO BE PONIES.
(I know we have had these events in-game and whatnot but MUST ALWAYS CHOOSE PONY.)
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EG RAINBOW DASH KINDA GIVES ME LOADS OF JOY IS ALL.
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And the music ain't half bad in it, too. Very catchy.