Author Topic: Freetext Friday (Read 30951 times)

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #50 on:** May 26, 2012, 11:15:38 AM »

Missed another Friday, it appears, but here's one just a little late:

Planet. You know, like Tatooine, Mote Prime, Barsoom. There's all kinds of ways to make crazy planets.

Chaosmark · « **Reply #51 on:** May 26, 2012, 11:59:22 AM »

Do we count planetoids?

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #52 on:** May 26, 2012, 01:07:59 PM »

Really, I think that pretty much anything in the "vaguely-habitable celestial bodies" category is probably good enough.

My general rule of thumb is, "If you were running a game, and you were looking for a planet (for whatever reason), the submission should be useful to you." We're not astronomers, here (well, I'm not, anyway).

Chaosmark · « **Reply #53 on:** May 26, 2012, 02:24:44 PM »

Works for me.

Strolen · « **Reply #54 on:** May 26, 2012, 03:22:46 PM »

Planet is updated for extra XP.

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #55 on:** June 01, 2012, 08:34:17 AM »

They are probably the most evil people known to man. Completely and utterly without mercy, existing only to destroy the lives of those arbitrarily chosen to be subjected to their malice. Nazis? Pfeh. Clowns? Who cares? I'm talking about the cheerleader.

Sure, sure, some fiction has portrayed cheerleaders as being "not that bad," or even likeable, but we all know that this is a lie. Or not, really, it's up to you, because that's this week's freetext.

Strolen · « **Reply #56 on:** June 01, 2012, 02:44:41 PM »

Go Wildcats!

Updated in database for extra XP!

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #57 on:** June 08, 2012, 10:33:24 PM »

It's still Friday! And on that note, howzabout time for out next freetext. That's a pretty broad one: it can encapsulate chronomancy, time travel, and clocks all in one. And I'm sure that there are other things that can fit in there, too. So go for it!

Strolen · « **Reply #58 on:** June 09, 2012, 04:15:43 AM »

Updated!

Forganthus · « **Reply #59 on:** June 09, 2012, 06:05:22 AM »

I posted a Time Zombie. It might be lame, I'm not sure, yet. But it does fit the chronomancy theme. Is there anything to do for Freetext Friday or did I totally misunderstand the prompt?

Also, time travel is silly. At least, backwards. Forwards is okay.

Chaosmark · « **Reply #60 on:** June 09, 2012, 10:47:45 AM »

Quote from: Forganthus on June 09, 2012, 06:05:22 AM

Also, time travel is silly. At least, backwards. Forwards is okay.

To the contrary, time travel backwards opens up all sorts of interesting thoughts and possibilities. To the future, much less so (unless you happen to be a predestination kinda guy).

Forganthus · « **Reply #61 on:** June 09, 2012, 02:51:55 PM »

I dunno. . . paradoxes. . .

Don't get me wrong.

Paradoxes are just as silly as Non-Euclidean architecture and all the spells that would easily make perpetual motion machines. And of course, being silly doesn't stop any of those things from being awesome.

Pieh · « **Reply #62 on:** June 09, 2012, 05:56:51 PM »

Quote from: Forganthus on June 09, 2012, 06:05:22 AM

Is there anything to do for Freetext Friday or did I totally misunderstand the prompt?

You may have overlooked something. We have a means of sorting submissions known as "freetext" (which there is a field for when creating a submission, it should be near the bottom with the categories). Freetext Friday is an encouragement to build up underused freetexts. It looks like you didn't put the "Time" freetext on your submission, but you can edit that at any time (and will need to for the bonus xp).

Hope that helps.

As an aside, we used this one many moons ago as well. I remember it fondly and it is fitting that it should return.

Chaosmark · « **Reply #63 on:** June 09, 2012, 11:34:40 PM »

Quote from: Forganthus on June 09, 2012, 02:51:55 PM

Paradoxes are just as silly as Non-Euclidean architecture and all the spells that would easily make perpetual motion machines. And of course, being silly doesn't stop any of those things from being awesome.

I was always a fan of the stable time loop, myself. Extremely hard to pull off, especially at the gaming table. But if you can, expect it to be told in stories for years to come.

Moonlake · « **Reply #64 on:** June 10, 2012, 01:06:40 AM »

Posted a stub titled Keeper of the Hourglass. While it doesn't explicitly say in the rules, I thought this challenge is to create more subs based on "underused' freetexts rather than just to boost up some of the less popular free-texts. Anyway, just want to say I don't particularly care whether I get bonus XP for it or not. This is an idea that poped into my head due to the announcement of time as the theme freetext and I've taken it as far as I can go with it. I don't think I have energy to take it further even with comments so I didn't even bother to put it in Advice Requested.

Forganthus · « **Reply #65 on:** June 10, 2012, 04:57:49 AM »

@Pieh: Ah, got it. Thank you.

@Chaosmark: Yeah, stable time loops are a holy grail. I want one!

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #66 on:** June 15, 2012, 10:48:59 PM »

Quote from: Moonlake on June 10, 2012, 01:06:40 AM

Posted a stub titled Keeper of the Hourglass. While it doesn't explicitly say in the rules, I thought this challenge is to create more subs based on "underused' freetexts rather than just to boost up some of the less popular free-texts.

Not entirely. My intention with Freetext Friday was mostly to try to provide some degree of inspiration. Personally, I think it's easier to come up with something interesting from even a single word than to do it from nothing. I try to go for a variety of freetexts.

Also, I know that I owe a handful of comments; I'll get to it, I promise!

Anyways, it's time for a new freetext. This is another one that I think deserves to be more used than it is, given its popularity, but which is rather sparse around these parts: amazon. Warrior women. Valkyries. Whatever you want to call them.

Strolen · « **Reply #67 on:** June 15, 2012, 11:36:54 PM »

Are they 50 foot tall and from the moon? Updated!

MysticMoon · « **Reply #68 on:** June 16, 2012, 10:50:34 AM »

I've been meaning to participate in this since the beginning but never quite made it, so I decided that I will start doing a freetext soup from previous fridays.

In that vein, I present The Glyph of Tarnos Krae, using pirate, glyph, and time.

MysticMoon · « **Reply #69 on:** June 22, 2012, 01:33:07 PM »

Behold, Amazons and Orcs, with Amazons, Orcs, divination, and exotic mounts.

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #70 on:** June 23, 2012, 08:17:26 AM »

Let's do sword this week. Swords-in-stones, Joyeaux, Durandal, light sabers, etc.

Swords are pretty much the ultimate expression of typical fantasy. Go for it.

Strolen · « **Reply #71 on:** June 25, 2012, 10:38:59 AM »

Sorry for the late update on this one, was out of country on the beaches of Cyprus. Yes, I had to location drop, it was great trip....even with Syria shooting down stuff.

Dragonlordmax · « **Reply #72 on:** June 29, 2012, 04:19:23 PM »

You know what I'm feeling. Snakes. Sneaky, poisonous, slithery things. I think that snake would be a great freetext. It can do anything from snake dragons through Eden myths and staves that turn into the things.

Strolen · « **Reply #73 on:** June 30, 2012, 01:21:50 AM »

A snake. A snake. Aaaaahhhhhhhh it's a snake.

Dossta · « **Reply #74 on:** July 05, 2012, 11:44:39 AM »

I know this is mostly to inspire new subs, but I'm going to use the opportunity to update one of my old subs with the snake freetext (call me lazy, if you will, but I prefer "sleep deprived"). Either way, the freetext is getting expanded.

I therefore present The Staff of Seven Snakes, with no expectation that you need to comment on it, Dragonlord.