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[CBGuide] Worldwalkers (or, ElDo's crazy idea)

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Elven Doritos

August 30, 2006, 11:25:17 PM Last Edit: September 05, 2006, 11:47:27 AM by Kindling
All right, here goes:

Why not add a regular fiction feature to the Campaign Builder's Guide, involving central characters who travel across various CBG member worlds?

The central characters would be advancing a meta-plot which spans across multiple worlds-- meanwhile, in each installment, they will deal with challenges presented by the member worlds.

The project would be co-written by me, in collaboration with the world's creator. Each installment would spotlight a different world, and the challenges and tone of the individual installment would be determined by the worldbuilder. I would help keep track of meta-plot and characterization, and both of us would hammer out content and semantics (in varying degrees, depending on both of our writing styles).

So, the current interested worlds are:
Xiluh (sdragon)
Golia (Wix)
Orden's Mysteries (Turin)
Jade Stage (LC)
Shadowfell (Ishmayl)
Aelwyd (Golem)
Daerderak (Endless Helix)
Ifpherion (Realm Weaver)
And of course, some Red Valor goodness.

Potential future candidates also include:
Phaedoras (Raelifin)
Diis Manibus (beejazz)

Anyone else interested in working with me on this project, or anyone who has commentary on the premise, please comment below!
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

SDragon

#1
August 30, 2006, 11:28:18 PM
sounds like a great idea. anything worked up on said character?
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Elven Doritos

#2
August 30, 2006, 11:30:18 PM
Quote from: sdragon1984, ona'envalyasounds like a great idea. anything worked up on said character?

I've got some ideas, yeah-- nothing too concrete, as I want the character(s) to be flexible enough yet independent enough to make an interesting protagonist(s)
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

limetom

#3
August 30, 2006, 11:40:01 PM
I'd like to see how we could incorporate the two (?) d20 Modern settings into this...  :-p

Wix of Bel-Air

#4
August 31, 2006, 12:02:42 AM
I love it!

Could you see if we could book Elminster?

Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
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Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
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No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
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CYMRO

#5
August 31, 2006, 12:04:41 AM
Quote from: Baby-Eating WixI love it!

Could you see if we could book Elminster?


It seemed a good idea until you said that... :-p

Elven Doritos

#6
August 31, 2006, 12:05:25 AM
I think Greenwood might object a little. ;)
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Epic Meepo

#7
August 31, 2006, 12:56:05 AM
[quote CYMRO]
[quote Baby-Eating Wix]Could you see if we could book Elminster?[/quote]
But if we book Elminster to go world-walking, then someone at the CBG could create a world specifically designed to defeat, slay, and permanently deadify him.

Hmmm... This idea deserves a smiley.  :demon:
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August 31, 2006, 03:35:20 AM
*tear* I think I feel bad as this guy probably does every night...
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Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Wash]
Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Stanza 11]
No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
[/spoiler]

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#9
August 31, 2006, 06:40:46 AM
Quote from: Baby-Eating Wix*tear* I think I feel bad as this guy probably does every night...

As well you should, writing the "E" word.  What next? The "B" word?  The "M" word?

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#10
August 31, 2006, 07:50:00 AM
Oh not not the M word!
If anyone has read Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, they do a similar thinf. For those who haven't, Syaoran has to travel across many planes of existance (essentially worlds in our case) that vary from modern to fantasy and each has a unique theme. He has to find the shattered fragment sof his beloved Sakura's memory, an idea that neatly ties all of the worlds together and allows for much strangeness and diversion from reality. It would be essential for the fiction to have a link like this. Any ideas?
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Elven Doritos

#11
August 31, 2006, 08:48:33 AM
Quote from: So-KeherOh not not the M word!
If anyone has read Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, they do a similar thinf. For those who haven't, Syaoran has to travel across many planes of existance (essentially worlds in our case) that vary from modern to fantasy and each has a unique theme. He has to find the shattered fragment sof his beloved Sakura's memory, an idea that neatly ties all of the worlds together and allows for much strangeness and diversion from reality. It would be essential for the fiction to have a link like this. Any ideas?

Yeah, I have some stuff in mind for meta-plotty goodness, the kinds of things that bind the stories together. I don't want to give too much "big picture" stuff away, in part because I want people to have a reason to read each installment and in part because I'm still developing it-- but yeah, that's along the track I was thinking. :)
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

So-Keher

#12
August 31, 2006, 09:32:33 AM
sweet, cliffhangers are great i      it when like book chapters end with one and then i HAVE to keep reading ;)
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#13
August 31, 2006, 09:46:35 AM
A very interesting idea. How do you plan on dealing with the differing magic systems and such? For example: The main character starts off in Tare. Then he is transported or transports himself to Phaedoras, a world were magic is bound to the spirit world. He finishes whatever it is he needs to do there and moves on to the Jade Stage, Three Worlds, or any of the other worlds here that have different mechanics.
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So-Keher

#14
August 31, 2006, 09:49:01 AM
maybe there is one overriding system that he uses, like a plug that is compatible in any socket
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