Idea Discussion

[Taliah]

Yeah, I googled Artemis and that's what came up. I used a pig because I've never eaten deer, and I forgot there was another person that did that :)

[Taliah]

Priests: He gave us fire, blessed us with holiness, now we must save him. If we don’t, civilisation as we know it will come to an end.

Centaur: I’m angry at Prometheus because giving the humans fire was what enabled them to hunt my species to extinction.

Blacksmith: I am on the path to finding a great new metal! Wont that be nice, daughter?

Daughter: Yeah, whatever dad, what I’d really like is a new slave because this one’s useless.

Priests: There is a blacksmith on the verge of finding the metal that will save the great chained god! We must find him and convert him to our side.

Centaur: I must kill the blacksmith so Prometheus will never be saved.

Daughter: Ooh! A handsome centaur! Lets run away and get married!

Blacksmith: Well, since the centaur is gone and my annoying daughter with him, I might as well help these priest fellows.

Priests/Prometheus/Blacksmith/Slave: YAY!

Is that about right? (Except the bit about the daughter running off with the centaur, I know a resolution has yet to be discussed) (And I think it would work better if they weren't all working towards the same thing, someone needs to be the bad guy)

[Danny, Goomba face]

Ok, incorporating Tahliah's ideas and adding some of my own, this is what we'll get. The centaur seduces and kidnaps the blacksmith's daughter in order to stop him from creating Adamant. The blacksmith and his slaves and kin set out to free her. These parts will be told from the pount of view of a new young male slave of his who has a crush on the daughter. Largely due to the heroics of this slave, they will rescue her only to find out that they have enabled the release of the great Prometheus who will plunge humanity into a devestating war against the gods, who use the centaur as their champion.

[Taliah]

Wait, how does rescuing the daughter enable the release of Prometheus?

Also, they weren't really my ideas, just my interperetation of your ideas

[Taliah]

And if the centaur was trying to stop Prometheus, why does he agree to be his champion? Or is it the other gods who use him as the champion?

[Danny, Goomba face]

When the daughter is rescued, then the centaur has no more leverage over the blacksmith, who is free to give the adamant sword to the priests.

I meant the Olympian gods such as Zues and Poseidon.

[Taliah]

If the Centaur was fit to be a champion of the gods, why did he fail to keep the daughter away from the mere humans? And why would the gods choose him after his failure?

(I don't mean this as critizism, I'm just trying to stuff out).

[Jasmine]

I think I comprehend now... But one quick question: In what universe is a centaur attractive? Maybe he could possess a mortal or some avengeful minor god.

[Taliah]

Also, have you ever tried to cut metal with metal? It's not easy. Instead of creating an adamant tool, the blacksmith should create something even harder. Steel, perhaps.

[Taliah]

JazzyJams wrote: "I think I comprehend now... But one quick question: In what universe is a centaur attractive? Maybe he could possess a mortal or some avengeful minor god."

Are you kidding? Everyone loves horses! Therefore a centaur should be attractive?... I see your point.

[Jasmine]

Taliah wrote: "JazzyJams wrote: "I think I comprehend now... But one quick question: In what universe is a centaur attractive? Maybe he could possess a mortal or some avengeful minor god."

Are you kidding? Every..."

Well I guess his torso could be attractive, but how do you ignore half a horse attached to half of a person, I don't know...

[Taliah]

Ancient greeks were much more accepting than the modern world. Everyone was considered for marriage, including those with four legs.

[Jasmine]

True that. I wouldn't have married a centaur even if you gave me a wagon full of gold. Unless he was a REALLY nice centaur, and I was actually friends with him... But still probably not...

[[deleted user]]

JazzyJams wrote: "True that. I wouldn't have married a centaur even if you gave me a wagon full of gold. Unless he was a REALLY nice centaur, and I was actually friends with him... But still probably not..."

Man, this is an interesting convo:)

[Danny, Goomba face]

Ok, I think we've done enough plotting. If people want, I think we should start now and let the plot work itself out as we go.

[Jasmine]

Danny wrote: "Ok, I think we've done enough plotting. If people want, I think we should start now and let the plot work itself out as we go."

Quick question, do we have any names for the characters?

[Danny, Goomba face]

Also, Tahlia, the whole point of making an adamant sword is that adamant is mythologically the hardest substance in the universe.

[Taliah]

I think we should first decide on names. Names are important!

Also, are the priests still there or are they gone?

We should also have a brief overview of each scene, and the order of the scenes so we know where it's heading. For example:
-Centaur being addressed by Zeus, told to stop blacksmith
-Blacksmith working, approached by preists, told he must hurry, screams are heard, daughter is missing
-Gathering slaves, conversation of secret crush, go where priests point
-Attack cave, slave attacks centaur and is wounded, daughter escapes.
-On top of hill with Prom, blacksmith frees with newly forged blade
-Centaur attacks, epic battle, lightning ect., centaur is defeated once and for all and the gods admit defeat.
-Happily every after, slave marries daughter, blacksmith becomes rich and famous, civilisation doesnt end, HURRAY!

[Taliah]

Name suggestions:
Slave: Protus, Nisos, Hiero
Blacksmith: Idomenas, Lydus, Metrophanies
Daughter: Aellai, Eva, Eudora
Centaur: Euros, Pyrois

[Danny, Goomba face]

I'll leave the names up to everyone else. I don't think we even need an overview of the scenes. I think we'll work together fine without one. Oh and by the way, Prometheus wasn't supposed to be a hero. He and Zeus were supposed to be gray and tearing the world apart. Just remember what we've discussed so far is more of guidlines than cannon. We'll just build of each other's writing and create as hormonius a story as possible.

[Taliah]

Is it going to be a turn base thing? Like, person 1 writes, then person 2, and so on? If so, who goes first?

[Danny, Goomba face]

Well, I figured that one person would write lets say 300 words; then someone else would get on and write 300 words and so on. The rule would be that you had to wait for two other people to write before writing yourself. As for who goes first, I figured it could be me because this was my idea :)

[Jonathan]

Danny wrote: "I'll leave the names up to everyone else. I don't think we even need an overview of the scenes. I think we'll work together fine without one. Oh and by the way, Prometheus wasn't supposed to be ..."

Lol, harmonious, not hormonious :p Hormonious sounds like it involves hormones.

[Taggerung, Fickle Maiden]

XD ROFLSHMSPO!!!!!!!!!

Oh gosh, Danny you made my "fake words I'm totally using" list!!!

[Taliah]

Then go ahead :) When you've written it make a new thread?

[[deleted user]]

Are we still mulling over the character's names? I've got some suggestions for the daughter:
Althea (or just plain Thea), Arieda, Nisa.
For the slave:
Rye or Damon.
And for the blacksmith:
Severus, Brutus, Lachlan, and Talman.
That's all I got for now:)

[[deleted user]]

*hand over heart* I just realized you guys used one of my names for the centaur. You guys...:)

[Danny, Goomba face]

LivvyLu[loves you!] wrote: "*hand over heart* I just realized you guys used one of my names for the centaur. You guys...:)"

Lol, it seemed like a good name for a villainous centaur.

[[deleted user]]

It means severe in case anyone wants to know.

[[deleted user]]

Lachlan would also be a good name for a woodworker.
http://www.woodworkingmuseum.ca/

[[deleted user]]

Danny wrote: "Hey, Baylor, since we're including your idea for slaves, do you have any ideas for what to do with it and how to tie it in to the rest of the story."

Yea I'm not to sure. Maybe someone could write a rough story synopsis?

[[deleted user]]

Horace wrote: "Lachlan would also be a good name for a woodworker.
http://www.woodworkingmuseum.ca/"

I love that name:)

[Danny, Goomba face]

Livvly {I got the moves like Jagger!} wrote: "Horace wrote: "Lachlan would also be a good name for a woodworker.
http://www.woodworkingmuseum.ca/"

I love that name:)"

It's not exactly Greek.

[[deleted user]]

No, I think Lachlan came from the Vikings, land of lochs or something similar. Those guys got around, though.

[[deleted user]]

Danny wrote: "Livvly {I got the moves like Jagger!} wrote: "Horace wrote: "Lachlan would also be a good name for a woodworker.
http://www.woodworkingmuseum.ca/"

I love that name:)"

It's not exactly Greek."

I know, but I still love the name.

[[deleted user]]

Well, I've been kicking around a story idea for a while now that centers around a female pickpocket. Her parents are alive but missing....or, more like, SHE is the one missing, having to run away from a long-ago incident in which she had to make a decision fast or die.

I just wanted to ask for some approval...does this general idea sound silly or generic in any way? Then I know I can move on. I have some background stuff in my head, but I'll discard it all or revise it.

[Jonathan]

Jocelyn wrote: "Well, I've been kicking around a story idea for a while now that centers around a female pickpocket. Her parents are alive but missing....or, more like, SHE is the one missing, having to run away f..."

Well what I'd say is that if you are kicking around with the idea ask yourself whether you can give your character enough depth and unique quality so that they aren't generic. I mean I've heard the story of thieves before but this sounds like it could be a little different.

[[deleted user]]

Jonathan wrote: "Jocelyn wrote: "Well, I've been kicking around a story idea for a while now that centers around a female pickpocket. Her parents are alive but missing....or, more like, SHE is the one missing, havi..."

I definitely have. I'm at the stage of character-developing-and-inventing when you start hearing voices in your head.

The thieves thing is a side thing...she's on her own, after all, and since she's always running around she has to find some way to survive. And she's not some super-badass-survivor like Katniss. So she just picks people's pockets. xD

That's true though, what makes something generic is not the general idea, but how the author chooses to use and apply that idea.

[Jonathan]

Jocelyn wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Jocelyn wrote: "Well, I've been kicking around a story idea for a while now that centers around a female pickpocket. Her parents are alive but missing....or, more like, SHE is the ..."

Sounds good!

[[deleted user]]

Jonathan wrote: "Jocelyn wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "Jocelyn wrote: "Well, I've been kicking around a story idea for a while now that centers around a female pickpocket. Her parents are alive but missing....or, more l..."

Thanks!