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Post by CELS on Dec 27, 2003 18:18:01 GMT -5
I don't know if this is too early in the project, but I couldn't just leave this forum empty. I started writing fiction for an Inquisitor named Ariston a while back, and I never did more than one story, so I thought it'd be fairly easy and cool to transplant this to the Anargo sector.
Would anyone be interested in reading this now? I know we haven't created enough worlds in the sector already to allow me to make it fit, but at least you can let me know if you like the story and would be interested... which brings me to my next point (which incidently gave name to the thread)
What fiction do we want for the project? Or rather, how do we decide what fiction is 'good' enough or 'right' for the project, and who would do that? Do we welcome everything with open arms, do we list a number of criteria for potential fiction contributers..?
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Post by Kage2020 on Dec 27, 2003 20:55:57 GMT -5
What type of fiction am I interested in? Well all of it to be honest... I have a preference for ones that are at least partially spell-checked and with a reasonable amount of grammar backing it up, but beyond that? For setting in the Anargo sector there are, at present, some 'things' - whether that is races, events or whatever - that would be dubious. Tau are an obvious example since they are not at the moment present in the sector. In the same regard Tyranids would be a bit weird since, AFAIK, the only established Tyranic presence is that of the genestealers (wherever they eventually show up)... On the bright side, the ASP accepts contributions from the perspectives of all races, not just humans... What gets posted here and what gets posted on the website is, of course, dependent on... Who gets to decide? Collective decision, but the 'buck' ultimately rests with me. Then again there is a difference between those stories which are set in the Anargo sector - which there is no real limit - and those that get 'official recognition' insofar as that means anything. So, would Ariston (the name of a washing machine manufacturer, BTW) be a worthwhile incorporation to the Anargo sector? The simple answer is, well, yes. You can set any story that you want in the Anargo sector... The more complex answer is whether your story would be integrated into the Anargo sector's setting (background) or story. In that regard a piece of 'fluff' would have to conform to the overall goals of the Anargo sector, which beyond the integration of wargame and RPG - something that GW never does - is not yet entirely formed. On a personal note, I'll be posting some eldar 'fluff' shortly which was meant for another project but which, for various reasons, I've decided would be inappropriate there. Kage |
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Post by CELS on Dec 28, 2003 8:55:11 GMT -5
Ok, yes, it should be spell-checked and preferably in English. But is that all we require? It seems that when we have such high demands on the work in our Project, it would be almost silly to endorse fiction that doesn't follow the same demands. Example; Kage is very touchy about the Eldar, and so does not want them casually attacking the Imperial worlds from time to time like orks would. What if someone wrote a story where an Eldar battleship suddenly attacked our capitol, Anargo? Or another Imperial world, even? The fiction might be grammatically perfect, but I feel that when we go to so great lengths to establish huge amounts of background with a coherent interpretation of fluff, we should do the same for our fiction and artwork. And thus, no Eldar attacking Anargo Secondus, no Chaos cults taking control of Meksum I, no mysterious C'tan artifact found on the tombworld in Anargo that threaten the whole existance of the Sector, let alone the Imperium, etc. As for Ariston, it's also the name of Plato's father  |
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Post by Kage2020 on Dec 28, 2003 9:20:10 GMT -5
Plato's father manufactured washing machines!?   The only problem here is that it is difficult to produce guidelines for fiction relating to the project especially when one considers that there will be the difference between 'endorsed' fiction and that which is just posted... If you want to try and work up such guidelines then feel free... Kage |
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Post by ZoomDog on Dec 28, 2003 19:46:42 GMT -5
Why not just say that before anyone writes up some fiction, they should post here what the story is about. Then the other project members could discuss whether it's feasible or not.
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Post by CELS on Dec 28, 2003 20:21:01 GMT -5
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Post by Kage2020 on Dec 28, 2003 21:33:20 GMT -5
<grin> If you say so...  Okay, that's entirely inappropriate. I think that the "plot post" is a good thing and, perhaps, a good way of posting things. I say this more to myself than others, however, but one must remember that as the project grows so too does the chances of personal interpretation clashing with posted 'fluff'... What does that mean? Not a lot really, only that as time progresses the ability to constrain 'fluff' to the favoured approaches of project members will decrease. I personally do not see this as a bad thing since I also see that there is the difference between posted 'fluff' and 'fluff' that is incorporated and validated by project members. Kage |
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Post by malika on Dec 29, 2003 12:47:06 GMT -5
Im gonna work on some sort of detective story which takes place in some hive city..uhm I will post more about it when I got some more ideas and stuff |
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Post by Minister on Jan 12, 2004 8:09:58 GMT -5
Another point I would like to suggest, if the story changes things in any real way on one of the planets, then the Sub-Sector Commander and the person who submitted the planet should be consulted first. So if we have a detective story on Anargo itself which has a minor business being taken out, a few people dieing and some minor destruction from the inevitable large explosion that would be fine, but if the planetary governor's assassinated and a major city is engulfed in a nuclear blast then Kage realy should be asked beforehand.
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Post by Kage2020 on Jan 12, 2004 20:50:01 GMT -5
That's a given, for me. But yes, the SPL should be consulted when something significant is done with their subsector. That is in the nature of the project. In those things with potentially sector-wide ramifications, the SPLs will consult with the Project Leader (i.e. me). Kage |
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Post by CELS on Jan 13, 2004 19:46:05 GMT -5
The plot-post solution is perfect, actually, and stops us from worrying about stuff like this, and at the same time introduces any potential contributors to the forum |
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Post by Kage2020 on Jan 14, 2004 3:51:52 GMT -5
Yep, definitely... Erm, this is a bit of a bare response since there is not a lot to add. But, yes, a plot synopsis is a good way forwards for a story that wishes to find a definite place in the archives of the project as opposed to something which is just posted here. Kage |
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