Is anyone interested in collaborating on a story?
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His name is Cassian Andor, he’s from Rouge One. The only reason I noticed is because a site says there’s going to be a series about him soon.
Thanks! It took me a little while to get them the way I wanted, but I really like the results.
What I know in my head and what I believe in my heart are two entirely different things.
Really?! Yeah, I would love to! But would I be intruding? I would feel like I am sorta just barging in.. XD
Aw, you’re welcome. 😀
Hello!!
I haven’t read the Collaborative Story Details Posting page actually. Heading over there now!!"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."
Did you like all the details?
Yes, you can join us! If you have read the details page, you’ll be familiar with a little bit of what we’re doing (or a lot, I should say :)).
To start, you’ll need to develop 1 or 2 (or more) characters and the world that they live on (country and planet).
Most of us used these criteria to develop our characters:
Name, Gender, Age, Appearance, Clothing (some of us have pics), weapons (to use in the Cullings), Personality traits, and then country, and planet. (You can see some more categories on the details page, but these are the main ones). You can base your country/ planet off a real one, like Winter Rose did Egyptian stuff.
Also, I haven’t done this yet, but something I need to do lol, as well as you and everybody else, needs to decide what branch they want their character to win. (Your character can also, lose if you so desire, but probably have at least one win.)
These are the 8 branches.
-military
-science
-technology
-diplomats
-judicial branch
-legislative branch
-medical branch
-The Operative Unit, or TOU for short (The agents are called TOUs, as in twos). It’s basically spies and a undercover government agency, kind of like the FBI or CIA.
There are 8 games, and each of the 8 games correlates with a branch of the Cullings. Each character competes in every game.
That’s just some basic stuff to get you started. I started a little after the first peeps on here started too, and I caught on quickly. Have fun!
MELODY
Life is short, smile while you still have teeth!
Thank you so much, Thwapling! You are totally NOT interrupting! I’m so glad you think it’s good; it helps to hear you say that since it can be a rather tiring thing to try to think of stuff and more stuff and other stuff. Thank you for your beautiful encouragement, for I really like the way you phrased it 😀 And don’t feel like you are intruding! Not at all!
Sorry I’ve been behind, y’all. Life is hectic. 🙂 But cool planning!
No worries! 😉
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JS
Hmm… “B” could be the killer, but I don’t know if he would’ve stooped so low as to kill his own kin. Even though he didn’t like his brother; I’m not sure. But, if he did, perhaps he could be drunk or on drugs, so when he was dared he didn’t really realize what he was doing, and by then it was too late. *shrugs* I dunno. *sigh* You can tell I am sad since this is hard. 🙁
I was thinking up a backstory for him, and this is it in short: he was married to a woman named Nara, and they had three kids — Andre, Michail, and Emmy. (I don’t know why he might not like his brother, if that is what we’re doing — whatever y’all think would work best for relatedness.) Anyway, Nara dies from cancer, and B is sad (obviously XD). But he continues to strive to raise his kids the best he can. But there are issues in the bank and he’s having money troubles. Then, I was thinking his two sons could be kidnapped, and he’s just got Emmy. But then Emmy dies or whatever. Then the bank crashes, and he’s left with nothing (I am not explaining further bc I don’t want to get into laborious details). He’s now a common street rat, and decides life is not worth living unless he can rise higher. And he figures kindness never got him anywhere, so he’s just going to make himself top rat.
Feel free to add or subtract; this is just to give us something to work with. *sigh*
ROSE
I like the idea of having him be the killer… a dare sounds pretty cool, as if Andor’s loss was something trifle, and didn’t mean much to Mr. B, but the jealous action would probably support character motivation more. Or maybe it was both…
Why is it so hard for me to make up my feeble mind?! Bc that sounds like another great idea! *sigh, sigh, sigh* Also, AWESOME characters. Love ’em. And BTW, did you do the art? Bc it’s so cool
Wing, thanks for clarifying all that stuff.
You are totally welcome 😉
And STAR WARS took my name. It did. IT DID. Unless I had heard of Andor before but forgot it, and then thought I came up with the name, which is possible. So, do you guys think we should change it? I mean, if this new show comes out, the name would be pretty obvious. What do y’all think? What should we chance it to, if we do? *sigh, again* why is my life so difficult?
I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.Here are my two characters, although I’ll probably remember something I forgot to add, LOL
Noriana (Nori) Takikas
Family: Grambee Takikas (paternal grandmother), little brother Ky (age 7)
Age: 16
Outfit: Smooth light purple insulating suit with white rabbit fluff at neck, wrists, ankles, and waist. Thick brown boots. Sometimes a slouchy hat or one with earflaps if wind is especially fierce.
Hair: Black, wavy, a little past shoulders
Eyes: Silver/blue
Height: 5’5, average
Personality: She’s mentally quick, and always ready with something to say. She’s stern; but has a good sense of humor. The worst thing you could do to offend her would be to hurt her brother. Ky is deaf, and therefore can’t speak, and Nori loves him with all her heart. Ever since her parents died she clung to her brother. She also loves her Grambee, Lapee Takikas, who is the oldest person in the Retmoot tribe — and probably all of the Jaakii. Nori doesn’t like hurting people, but then again, who really would unless you were a ruthless criminal? But she is very soft and kind, and only flares up under serious insolence.
Faults: sometimes speaks without thinking, and if once greatly offended may find it hard to forgive, she can have a bad temper at times
Best traits: she wants to take the right path, is loyal to those she loves, and — need I say it again? — is always available with something to say whether you need it or not.
Pet/s: She has a three-legged rabbit she keeps safe from predators — including her muck-hawk, Glamgree, a dark winged bird with a harsh voice and sharp eyes. There are, of course, a few arkainas and plenty of shagg-ox in her tribe.
Weapon/s: traditional spears, knives, bows and arrows, and also blaster guns. She prefers blasters, though she only uses them on the range; and a short knife as well — mostly for carving small wooden animals for Ky.
Hobbies: carving, playing the humkai (a horn), dancing the traditional dances, singing, school, and climbing the mountains by herself to feel the cool breezes and to gaze upon the plains and feel free.
Ronnie-Kix (Kix, mostly) Apalago Derrainger
Family: Lanrick Derrainger, father; Eisly Norris Derrainger, mother
Age: 18 and ⅓
Outfit: Cowboy style hat (for keeping sun out of his eyes), light (as in weight) checkered flannel shirt, black leather vest (for occasions, doesn’t really wear it a lot), bandanna (for practical purposes), Levi’s, cowboy style boots with spurs
Hair: short, brown
Eyes: light brown
Height: 6’3 and isn’t yet sure if he’s done growing (his mother hopes he is)
Personality: is quiet, but that makes him a good listener. He is keen, and although a bit spindly, he’s tough. He doesn’t like large crowds, especially ones full of strange people. He prefers the Arzoa plains and the small group of rough ranch-hands his father hires for year-round assistance. But even then, he isn’t really close with them. He is athletic, obviously (you don’t live in Arzoa to laze around all day sipping punch and listening to live jazz). He’s a loner, but knows and loves his land like a true patriot. He is close to his mother, but his father seems distant.
Faults: Slow to befriend people, likes to do things by himself and doesn’t always want assistance
Best traits: will fight hard when the need arises, doesn’t give up easily, and once you prove yourself to him, he will kindly call you “friend”
Pet/s: arkaina named Whizz-Pop whom he trained from a wiry colt
Weapon/s: blaster, but he rarely uses it. Mostly a long knife, and later, his father’s blue-bladed lightsaber (bc blue is beautiful)
I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.Thank you so much!! 😀 And yes, it will be SO cool to see our different cultures CLASH!
I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.Yay, I’m glad I wasn’t imposing!! And thank you! I’m glad I could encourage you 😀
And I love your characters!! They sound really unique and well-rounded! (Like they’re balanced and developed, not that they’re round in shape XD)
Yeah!!! I LOVED it all! When I read Andor’s backstory, my siblings’ show that they were watching played the most perfect, ominous music for the part where it was telling about how he was turning bad and everything. It fit perfectly and was at just the right time. XD
All that helps so much, thank you! I’m working on my characters right now, so I’ll try to post their stuff as soon as I can. 🙂 Also, do you want me to post it on here then the Collaborative Story Details Posting page, or just on the Collaborative Story Details Posting page?
Thank you so much!!
"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."
Totally! 😀
Thank you so much! And well-rounded, ha ha! 😛 Love it….
And I know I’m not Mel, but that ominous music playing as you read Andor’s story, he he, that is so funny….
I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.So, for your character (they’re good BTW), did you change Kix stuff and add another character? I’ll post those on Details page!!! (yay! This is SOO cool)
You’re backstory for Mr. B was pretty good 🙂
Ooooh, that ominous music sounds cool. 🙂 LOL
No, post it here first (and with any other info you post), always on here first.
Bye-bye!
MELODY
Life is short, smile while you still have teeth!
Thank you!! And yes, I changed Kix’s stuff and added Nori. I had intended to have two characters, but had only developed Kix at that time 😉 Thx for posting it in the details page for me! 😀
And thanks for Mr. B! I know it isn’t really the best, which is why I need help. My brain juice ran dry.
I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.So I was thinking, because of her quick mind and fast mouth, Nori could be in one of these branches:
-diplomats
-judicial branch
Could y’all help me decide?
And for Kix… hmm… well, one of you guys (I’m to lazy to go back and see who it was, LOL) mentioned that he was going to take the place of his father as leader of the EU. That is not what I was actually thinking, if I remember right, but it sounds like a great idea!!! I don’t really know which of the other branches he would fit into anyway (there isn’t a trick-riding or arkaina herding branch, is there?), unless it was the Operative Unit or the military branch, so yeah… but it will be a stretch for him either way bc he isn’t really very social.
And I had an idea for how we can fit judging into one of the games, if that is what we were stuck on (again, too lazy to look, LOL). If we already fixed it, ignore me. 😛 Anyway, I was figuring the contestants could judge the other players performance in the game, and then the actual judges would judge their judgements, if you get the gist.
I light the arrow, pull the bow,
Shoot that fire right through my soul.No problemo!!
I would vote for diplomat for how you described her.
You mentioned him taking the place of his father. I also mentioned it (but that was after the fact) LOL LOL
So what branch do you want him to win?
We were going to have 2 judges for each of the 8 games, one male, and one female, and they judge the individual games, then we have 3 high judges. Andor, Maxwort, and Aleena. They judges like everything, I think?
MELODY
Life is short, smile while you still have teeth!
@wingiby-iggiby and @melodyjoy
Lol, I know, right? I love it when stuff like that music happens. 😀
MEL:
Okee-dokee, gotcha. I thought that was how I was supposed to do it, but I wasn’t a 100% sure. 😉
And I’m about to post my characters now… I just have to go over them one more time to make sure everything looks right. 🙂
WINGIBY IGGIBY:
Like Mel said, I vote diplomat, but whatever works best for you!! 😀
And as for Kix….. *drums finger on desk in thought while staring at something in the sky that no one else can see* Uh, I have NO idea sadly. I’ll think on it then report back to you *salutes*
"I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell."
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