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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!
Somewhere in town, a fog appears out of nowhere. It might be confined to one specific area but it'd have to be something fairly central so everyone could get a chance to play with it. Not dirty. No one questions it because it's weather, right?
If someone wanders into the fog, they're immediately given their heart's desire. So, if Flick wandered into it, he'd get his brother back. If Travis wandered into it, it'd be like he never died and Cate was still his girlfriend. And whoever wandered into it would believe that these things were absolutely true and right. When they left the fog, they'd believe these things were still true. So, Flick would go around telling people that Jude was alive despite having probably told the same people he was dead.
Sometimes, people might spend days in this fog, missing classes, missing work, missing teaching but, to them, they'll be living their life as they want to live it. They'd come out of the fog looking disheveled and like they were gone for awhile. But, they'd keep going back because who can resist what they really want?
Eventually, the fog would dissipate and those who spent time in the fog would be bereft and traumatized (YOU ALL LOVE TO TRAUMATIZE YOU KNOW IT) with having lost what they want and knowing it wasn't really real in the first place.
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