HCC: HCC #21 Voting Open!
Dave Van Domelen
LNH v2 #44 (LNH - The Musical), The Power Of The Tape #1-2, or Team Xero #10!
Voting will be open for one week, plus some wiggle room for the antipodeans.
(I extended the entry deadline by a day because I ended up out of town last
night.)
Dave Van Domelen, drove 540 miles in the past two days, or about 900km.
First time since 2002 he's driven that far.
Dave Van Domelen
set forth a while back, I have cast the deciding vote, and the winner of the
Blockbuster Movie High Concept Challenge is Scott Eiler! Take it away,
Scott! (I may not be able to participate, due to moving, even if Scott sets
a fairly long deadline.)
Dave Van Domelen, moving to Kearney NE.
In article <j057qo$qmi$1...@usenet.stanford.edu>,
Scott Eiler
> We have a tie. A THREE WAY tie. So, in accordance with the policy I
> set forth a while back, I have cast the deciding vote, and the winner of the
> Blockbuster Movie High Concept Challenge is Scott Eiler! Take it away,
> Scott! (I may not be able to participate, due to moving, even if Scott sets
> a fairly long deadline.)
>
> Dave Van Domelen, moving to Kearney NE.
Thanks, Dave, and congratulations on the thing that takes you to
Nebraska. It is one of the few states I cannot comment on from experience.
Insert "gracious winner" spiel here... aw, screw it. Hooray! I win one
all by myself! As sole winner, I can therefore promise to spare you
another "A man and his chocolate react by swimming" challenge. However,
the idea I *do* have will need some public opinion in its favor before I
actually declare it...
I have had great fun this year writing stories about characters from
other imprints: first the Night of the RACCies, then the Coming of
Gavrilo the Hermit Wizard Bee. (Thanks to all those who didn't complain
when their characters get involved in these.) I'd like to see more
stories with people guest-writing other people's characters. Or in the
case of the LNH, characters from outside the whole imprint.
As guest writers, would you accept this challenge? As character
creators, would you donate any of your characters? It would be the
writer's call where and how the adventure happens, and whether the
writer's own characters are involved at all. It would in turn be the
creator's call whether the adventure is in continuity for his characters.
I've got a list of characters for the SW10 imprint: almost two hundred
now. (I keep this list handy for when I need a random guest star.) If
we go with this concept, I'll make them all available to be guest stars.
And I'll write an exhibition story too, just because I would never
propose a challenge I wouldn't write to. Either I'll write the next
installment of the New Adventures of Gavrilo, or I'll do an LNH short
story just to prove I don't hate the Legion.
If you do accept this challenge, please respond with characters you'll
donate. When we've got enough (I'd say, three more imprints worth) and
if there be no major objection, I'll declare the contest open.
Dave Van Domelen
wants to try using my characters feel free to drop a line.
Dave Van Domelen, has to be ready to teach two lectures and three labs
he's never done before...starting August 22. And move. And, um, find an
apartment.
Andrew Perron
> I have had great fun this year writing stories about characters from
> other imprints: first the Night of the RACCies, then the Coming of
> Gavrilo the Hermit Wizard Bee. (Thanks to all those who didn't complain
> when their characters get involved in these.) I'd like to see more
> stories with people guest-writing other people's characters. Or in the
> case of the LNH, characters from outside the whole imprint.
Oooooh. I like this idea. Of course, I regularly use other people's
characters, so I'm not sure how to do it differently enough that it'd be
notable...
> As guest writers, would you accept this challenge? As character
> creators, would you donate any of your characters? It would be the
> writer's call where and how the adventure happens, and whether the
> writer's own characters are involved at all. It would in turn be the
> creator's call whether the adventure is in continuity for his characters.
I most certainly will! All of my LNH characters (and a handy list is at
http://www.lnhq.info/wiki/Andrew_Perron), plus Space Captain Cthulhu and,
let's say, Jim Smiley from Corps of Discovery. I should be able to swing
in-continuity-ness for most of them, though it'll depend on the details of
the story.
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, hmmmm.
Andrew Perron
> Dave Van Domelen, has to be ready to teach two lectures and three labs
> he's never done before...starting August 22. And move. And, um, find an
> apartment.
Ganbatte, Dvandom! Fight on, for great justice!
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, and great science!
Wil Alambre
>> As guest writers, would you accept this challenge? As character
>> creators, would you donate any of your characters? It would be the
>> writer's call where and how the adventure happens, and whether the
>> writer's own characters are involved at all. It would in turn be the
>> creator's call whether the adventure is in continuity for his characters.
>
> I most certainly will! All of my LNH characters (and a handy list is at
> http://www.lnhq.info/wiki/Andrew_Perron), plus Space Captain Cthulhu and,
> let's say, Jim Smiley from Corps of Discovery. I should be able to swing
> in-continuity-ness for most of them, though it'll depend on the details of
> the story.
>
> Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, hmmmm.
I also love this idea! I haven't used any outside-characters in my super-wizard fiction, but if I can fit one into an arc and the original creator doesn't mind my treatment, I would definitely enjoy the experience!
As to sharing my own characters, I could argue that I've already released the Hermit Wizard Bee, but I feel that would be outside the spirit of the challenge. So I'll leave it open to request; if someone wants to use a character, just ask and we'll work it out.
.........................................
Wil Alambre, follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/wilalambre
Saxon Brenton
{raises eyebrow}
Well, even under standard circumstances I'd be fine with people using almost any of my characters as long as they didn't bend/fold/spindle/mutilate them.
But with your added caveat that if I don't like the story I can just deem it an alt.reality/elsewhirl/imaginary story and ignore it? Sure. No problems. Open house, guys.
But I've got an aweful lot of characters. LNH, LNH2, OSD, NTB, 8Fold... Technically I even have an Omega and three minor characters from ASH. You want a public list?
---
Saxon Brenton
Scott Eiler
Wil, Dave, Andrew, Saxon and I have volunteered characters for public
use. Each creator can elaborate as they wish (I'll list my characters
in a separate post), but each writer probably already has characters
they remember and would like to use as guests.
Unless anyone asks for an extension, I'm going to close the contest and
open the voting on Monday 25 August 2011, at 5 pm U.S. Pacific Daylight
time. That's three weeks and four weekends for writing. This may seem
long, but we'll probably need extra time for researching characters.
I'll close the polls a week later.
The winning writer (not the creator) will get to declare the next contest.
Green flag!
Scott Eiler
> On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:04:02 +0000 (UTC), Scott Eiler wrote:
>
>> I have had great fun this year writing stories about characters from
>> other imprints: first the Night of the RACCies, then the Coming of
>> Gavrilo the Hermit Wizard Bee. (Thanks to all those who didn't complain
>> when their characters get involved in these.) I'd like to see more
>> stories with people guest-writing other people's characters. Or in the
>> case of the LNH, characters from outside the whole imprint.
>
> Oooooh. I like this idea. Of course, I regularly use other people's
> characters, so I'm not sure how to do it differently enough that it'd be
> notable...
If you write an LNH story with anyone from outside the Legion, it'll
probably stand out.
Scott Eiler
characters available for public use in posts to
Rec.Arts.Comics.Creative, and reproduction in related media, throughout
August 2011.
---
Team Character Powers
---- --------- ------
Aliens Alien Beast Vigor, hunting
Aliens Granny Sphere Plot device
Argentina Doctor Ni?o Shrinking
Argentina El Plasmo Physical blasts
Black Mages Crack Hitler Magic
Black Mages many Magic
Black Mages Mary Mystery Vigor
Black Mages Spectral Torch Flame
Black Mages Vnesa Stalker Vampire
Body Up Cherell Vigor
Body Up Doctor Dubbed Sonic weapons
Body Up Holly McGraw Vigor
Body Up Jenn Vigor
Body Up Liz Hall Vigor
Body Up Margaret Jean Eastman Vigor
Body Up Norma McMillan Vigor
Body Up Summer Morgan Vigor
Body Up Tanya Vigor
Body Up Toejam Toe golems
Britain Bounder Teleportation
Britain Cigarette Man Flame
Britain Flint Jack Stone form
Britain Titania Fairy servants
Cave People many Normal
China Rocket Man Strength, jumping
Combine Bride of Darkness Ultimate Darkness
Combine Ellipsis Energy, mind, supergenius
Combine Ingrid Bodil Genius
Combine Little Bill / Big Bob Energy body
Combine Mighty Tim Teleportation, flame
Combine Morningstar Julie Telekinesis
Combine Roger Hawkins Energy manipulation
Combine Senhora Valkyrie Thunder Chain
Combine Ted Clark Genius
Combine Warrior Ashanti Vigor
Combine Wendie Robinson Telekinesis
Combine Wyatt Ferguson Teleport, plot device
Corned Beef Zombies many Damage resistance
Dire Cougars many Strength, claws
Djinni many Magic
Donors of Satan Auge von Shaitan Magic
Donors of Satan Black Brady Magic
Donors of Satan Iain Fate Magic
Donors of Satan Lucy the Pyro Flame
Donors of Satan M.A.N.I.C. 5 Magic
Donors of Satan many Magic
Donors of Satan Russell Anvernacht Speed
Doom Creatures Doom Panda Gravity
Doom Creatures Doom Penguin Explosions
Doom Creatures Doom Pony Vigor, flame
Doom Creatures Doom Spider Monkey Mind control
Doom Creatures Li'l Doom Lion King Mind control
Doom Creatures Ultimate Low C Cold
Doom Creatures Wooden Man of Doom Wood form
Earth Redeemers many Normal
Higher Powers Helena the Demon Magic
Higher Powers Nikki the Elf Magic
Higher Powers Trickster Magic
Higher Powers Vesper Magic
Higher Powers White Knight Vigor, sword
Independent Colossal Girl Growth
Juniors Bandolier Battlesuit
Juniors Bandolier Jr. Contortionist
Juniors Hipolyta Vigor
Juniors Intensity Girl Strength
Juniors Megaphone Jr. Vigor, battlesuit
Juniors Titan Jr. Growth
Mercenary Andrea Murray Vigor
Mercenary Angora Cat form
Mercenary Colin Combat
Mercenary Crocodile Man Vigor
Mercenary Cyberus Cyber implants
Mercenary Dom Intelligence
Mercenary El Cero Strength, invisibility
Mercenary Exterminating Son Strength
Mercenary Greek Fire Flame
Mercenary Hard Falcon Damage resistance,
teleport
Mercenary Hurrier Speed
Mercenary Jimmy Flamer Flame
Mercenary Khrisa Stalker Vampire
Mercenary Madfinger Hacker
Mercenary Nell the Waitress Vigor, salmon power
Mercenary Psychovant the Duck Cyber implants
Mercenary Target Energy touch
Militia Crusher Joe Jones Combat
Militia Longbow Combat
Militia Mighty Tim Melloc Combat
Militia Sub-Man Body change
Militia Sub-Woman Body change
Ministry of Speed Chas Brown Speed
Ministry of Speed Lili Speed Speed
Ministry of Speed many Speed
Nehemiah Covenant Stonewater Smith Combat
New Israelites many Combat
Ordered Realities Chancellor Wyatt Teleportation, tech
Ordered Realities Kristi Halsted Animal powers
Ordered Realities Tyrmj Combat, magic
Pentahedron many
Pentahedron Steffi Aaronson Density
Pizza Fu Christine Lassiter Flame, ice
Pizza Fu Pizza Fu Dog form
Pizza Fu Private Danger Damage resistance
Pizza Fu Worm Woman Body change
Power Patrol Karl Scribner Normal
Power Patrol Kwame Cannon Charisma, telekinesis
Power Patrol many
Power Patrol Powernaut Strength, flight
Power Patrol Skyhawk Flight
Power Patrol Slipstream Wind
Power Patrol Zorch Electricity
Reluctant Doc, Help Teleportation
Reluctant John Brandywine Intoxication
Reluctant Lauren Ferguson Teleportation, damage
resistance
Reluctant Leon Utwald Power absorption
Reluctant Li'l Axeman Strength
Reluctant Me the Gorilla Growth
Reluctant Wolven Claws
Russia Dauntless Flight
Russia Free Sky (Red Sun II) Battlesuit
Sasquatchi many Strength
Scum Syndicate Scum Bitch Vigor
Scum Syndicate Scum Cool Vigor
Scum Syndicate Scum Daddy Vigor
Scum Syndicate Scum FOAD Agility
Scum Syndicate Scum Geek Vigor
Scum Syndicate Scum Sweetthing Damage resistance
Secret Masters Deathchill Cold
Secret Masters Dwarf Star Gravity
Secret Masters Erika van Cognos Genius
Secret Masters Goldrush Speed, claws
Secret Masters Lateran Mind control
Secret Masters Mayor of Peru Charisma
Secret Masters Mik the Sasquatch Body change
Secret Masters Ms. Lateran Mind control
Secret Masters Patriotic Homeland(s) Vigor
Secret Masters Strategos Weaponry
Subhumans many Body change
Super-Savior New Sentinel Strength, flight
Super-Savior Super-Savior Vigor
Symmetria Gillette Harris Strength
Symmetria Spider Babe Sisters Vigor
Symmetria Symmetria San Giacomo Vigor, intelligence
Times Square Active Member Vigor, flight
Times Square Happystroke Emotion control
Times Square Mr. Discipline Combat
Times Square Penis Man Strength
Total Conversion Akibono Strength
Total Conversion Andy Ferguson Vigor
Total Conversion Blue 9 Vigor
Total Conversion Boom Chick Energy blasts
Total Conversion Capture Capture cards
Total Conversion Grey Lion Increasing strength
Total Conversion Hedasys Body change
Total Conversion Kid Zit Zorro Energy blasts
Total Conversion Peerless Vigor
Total Conversion Professor Lava Physical blasts
Total Conversion Rock Pile Jim Stone form
Total Conversion Shock Guy Energy touch
Total Conversion Stonewater Combat, strength
telekinesis
Total Conversion Superjew Strength
Total Conversion Tomahawk Armor
Total Conversion Wu Combat, charisma
Tuvalu Eric X Charisma
Tuvalu Fuego de la Tierra Flame
Tuvalu Leo Vigor, vampire
Tuvalu Vampire Rose Vampire
Tuvalu Vampires (many) Vampire
U.S. Gov Calvin Ferguson Shrinking armor
U.S. Gov Crusher Joe Strength
U.S. Gov Jo the Sasquatch Body change
U.S. Gov Rad Man Energy blasts
U.S. Gov Rolling Thunder Electricity, levitation
U.S. Gov Super-Marine Vigor
U.S. Gov Swordhand Energy blade
USIB Karen Bodil Vigor suit
USIB many Surveillance suits
USIB Mary O'Hanrahan Battlesuit
USIB Yon Schmidt Hunting
Vigilante Abe Knight Vigor
Vigilante Bishop of Mombasa Charisma
Vigilante Budo Combat
Vigilante Conch Agility
Vigilante Dancer of NYC Vigor
Vigilante Mystic Spider Spider powers
Vigilante Shenandoah Axeman Armor
Vigilante Toledo Torpedo Ninjutsu
White Mages Arcane Magic
White Mages Elaine Matthews Magic
White Mages Finster Magic
White Mages Johnny Rotten Magic
White Mages Lucianus Autonomus Magic
White Mages Onanite Magic
White Mages Scrollerkin Magic
White Mages Thor Magic
White Mages Vara Hosea Magic
White Mages Vince Cortez Magic
White Mages Wenchy the Witch Magic
World Journal Doom Koala of Speed Body change, speed
World Journal Joyce Darcy Intelligence
World Journal Sylvester Morrow Don't Attack Me
Phantasm
StarFall:
Kara Vichana ("Incan Fever Dream", "Winter Solstice Festival")
Chrissy Rowlan/Velocity (Going Solo #1)
Danette Simpson/Infrared (City Streets #8-10, Going Solo #2)
Stardancer (Going Solo #3)
Michael Jocasta (Blood Ties #1-7, Swamp Patrol #12)
Jade Wong/White Crane (Silver Arrow #1-6)
Shaniqa "Miss Cleo" Patra/Voodoo Queen of New Orleans ("Zombies Don't
Eat Living Flesh")
Gheda ("Zombies Don't Eat Living Flesh")
Fenuku (Going Solo #4)
Theosonovus the Black (Going Solo #4)
Alessandra Cessarini (Going Solo #5)
George Hernandez/Big G (Silver Arrow #2-3)
(Note that Kara and Velocity are not tied to either StarFall
continuity)
Hugh Knight/Silver Arrow is only available to other StarFall writers
for this. That includes Robin Strickland, Jamie Rosen, and Wil
Alambre.
LNH:
Johnny Fearless (Johnny Fearless #1-3, a.outSiders #1-9)
Keyan Gerrig/Lightcycle (a.outSiders #5-9)
Prof. Yoyo Kurawasa (a.outSiders #5)
Stacy Boomer/Skunk Girl
Betty Crockett/Shake-N-Bake Lass (a.outSiders #1-9)
Hooded Ho'od Win III (female net.villain type, or maybe HHW I
undercover as such?)
JavaBug
DNSDaemon
Twaeila is only available to Rob Rogers.
Andrew Perron
> If you write an LNH story with anyone from outside the Legion, it'll
> probably stand out.
Too easy! Too obvious! I must take it to the NEXT LEVEL.
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, has no idea what that next level is.
Scott Eiler
-snort-
(signed) Scott, maybe you could channel Grant Morrison and bring in
Superhuman World Year 1,002,011.
Tom Russell
Scott Eiler
> Here's my list of characters for the SW10 imprint. I declare these
> characters available for public use in posts to
> Rec.Arts.Comics.Creative, and reproduction in related media, throughout
> August 2011.
If it is more convenient, you can get this same list in Excel format
from http://www.eilertech.com/stories/2011/roster.xls .
Wil Alambre
After the current arc I'm drafting (which hopefully will be done in two or three issues so that I can squeak in under the deadline), I want to do another arc which takes place at a funeral. A big cosmic-y space-funeral in that old Marvel style where any alien race that had any sort of story in the recent past would get at least a cameo. This funeral would be for Sharkasaurus Rex, who apparently was very wise and very well respected for a very long time before he went nutso-bonkers.
I would love for alien races from all around (in this case, from all around RACC, imprints far and wide) attend the funeral of the dead shark. Maybe they are doing it out of respect, or because its politically beneficial, or just to make sure the bastard is dead... but by being there, they may get broiled up in something more sinister. Dun dun dun!
What I would like is for authors to email me with a space-going race from their fiction/imprints that I could have appear in my super wizard arc. It doesn't have to be specific named-characters in that race, just the regular sort that would be at this thing is fine. However, since I have a fuzzy memory at best, I would like that email to have a short who's-who character-card-like write-up. Something like this...
ALIEN RACE:
The Infinite School Of The Infinite Ocean
GENERAL CONCEPT:
Ghost fish that communicate psychically
KEY ISSUE TO READ FOR FLAVOUR:
[MV] The Super Wizard From Space #11
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Fish that have died but have been taught to "be free", to exist as ghost fish. They are able to "swim" through space, air, and any solid object. They communicate telepathically. They are usually simple, communicating in short sentences bursting with emotion. However, most of the ghosts still act as fish would, grouping together and darting around, as if unable to actually shake the very things they wanted to be free from.
WHO WOULD THEY SEND:
Having no real rank or hierarchy other than all being "students", two or three representatives would arrive. They would stay together, grouping instinctively in a "school".
HOW WOULD THEY FIGHT IF THEY HAD TO:
They are ghosts, so little can physically hurt them, but that means they cannot physically harm others either. Instead, when they work together they can impose their will onto another's mind with their telepathy. If they completely overwhelm the mind, they can control it while hiding inside the body (like fish hiding in a rocky outcrop), basically a ghost possessing.
STORY AND ISSUE THEY APPEARED IN WITH REX:
[MV] The Super Wizard From Space #11
CREDIT TO APPEAR IN NOTES:
Infinite School created by Wil Alambre
...this sort of write-up is a bit of annoying busy-work for individual authors, I know, but I would *really* appreciate it, as it makes it easier for me to quickly get a feel for the space aliens and fit them into the arc. The STORY/ISSUE bit will obviously not exist, but it would be double-super-keen if the authors could throw in a made-up series and/or issue that this theoretical meeting happened. It only has to be one sentence, as they may mention it in passing, with one of my regular running-gag editor's-caption-box callouts. { LNH vs HNL #3 }
Please remember this is all in good fun and, as per the HHC rules, the author is welcome to *completely* ignore the arc, treating it as an "elsewhirls". I would be very thankful :)
In return, for the High Concept Challenge, I offer this character for anyone to use in an issue or short arc...
NAME:
Unknown
ALIAS:
The Super Wizard From Space
FIRST APPEARANCE:
[MV] The Super Wizard From Space #1
DESCRIPTION: Looks like a taller human with platinum blond hair, clean shaven. A grim face, hard eyes, like a solider who's seen too much. Wears the blue-and-gold uniform of his race, and a white-gold cosmic crown that constantly hovers just over his head.
ABILITIES:
Mastered the secret science-sorcerous powers of the super wizards from space, allowing him to absorb and manipulate stellar power with fearsome god-like results. Can travel through space unaided, including incredible distances through warp-tunnels, and attacks with fusion-energy that is regularly overly devastating.
WEAKNESSES:
Knowledge of his name makes any person or thing completely immune to his science-sorcerous powers.
PERSONALITY:
Think Marvel's Punisher, on a mission to punish cosmic evil. Acts cold, grim, distant from everyone around him, but has a slowly opening crack that is revealing doubt and mortality. Due to the incredible power at his disposal on his own, augmented even further due to the cosmic crown he wears, he acts (rightfully, I suppose?) as a silent god among men.,, or maybe more like death, a grim reaper waiting.
...yep, that's the main character for you guys to use. :) As will be revealed in issue #17 of his own series, the use of the 'Gong Ag'o had some unintended side-effects. I had a different one in mind originally, but I like this one better: the powerful tone pushed the gong into alternate dimensions/universes, pulling the super wizard in it's wake.
You are free to use the wizard and the gong, I imagine the gist of the appearance being the gong (a metal instrument that is a mile long in diameter!) and the wizard appears and his sole motivation is to be able to hit the gong with enough force at the precise angle to return home. Since he will be appearing in your stories in your universes, you can happily play with his power levels how you like to fit him in better (they are already a little flexible due to comic-book plot requirements), toning him down due to "different laws in this dimension" or whatever you like. As long as, in the end, him and the gong disappear, continuing on, I'll even treat whatever happened as in-continuity. Finally, due to the appearance-disappearence plot-mcguffin, multiple authors can use his if they want; we can then just stitch the various appearances in an order that makes the most sense, with the last one then leading into his return to his series. :)
I hope you guys are interested in having your alien space races in appearing, I would *really* appreciate it! Thanks in advance, guys!
Andrew Perron
> What I would like is for authors to email me with a space-going race from
> their fiction/imprints that I could have appear in my super wizard arc. It
> doesn't have to be specific named-characters in that race, just the regular
> sort that would be at this thing is fine. However, since I have a fuzzy
> memory at best, I would like that email to have a short who's-who
> character-card-like write-up. Something like this...
Hmmmmm... Come to think of it, I do have one possiblity...
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, moohaha.
Wil Alambre
> In return, for the High Concept Challenge, I offer this character for anyone to use in an issue or short arc...
Re-reading this, I wanted to head off any potential confusion. The two items listed here, asking for alien races and making super wizard available for the HCC, they are not linked together. You are not *required* to use the super wizard if you politely lend me an alien race to use, nor *must* you provide an alien race for me to use if you are interested in including the super wizard in your HCC issue/arc. Just have fun, folks :)
Also, I forgot to include a quick "who's-who" type card for the Gong Ago itself. Oops..
NAME:
Gong Ago
DESCRIPTION:
A gong, a simple flat copper instrument, a mile in diameter. It has a few concentric circles on it, almost like a target, but otherwise has no visibly markings. It was constructed over half-a-million years ago by circular popes of a two-dimensional flatland, and was presented as a gift to Sidney Dharma, the original Invisible Monk.
POWER:
If struck correctly, by someone trained in it's use, the slightest tap will send a musical note that can be heard in every plane of existence. If struck with great force, however, the note can be so strong as to have other unintended side-effects.
Wil Alambre
> On 8/2/2011 10:26 AM, Wil Alambre wrote:
> What I would like is for authors to email me with a space-going race from their fiction/imprints that I could have appear in my super wizard arc. It doesn't have to be specific named-characters in that race, just the regular sort that would be at this thing is fine. However, since I have a fuzzy memory at best, I would like that email to have a short who's-who character-card-like write-up. Something like this...
>
> Well then. I have a race in mind, and it's not even The Trillions.
>
> ALIEN RACE:
> The Space Jellyfish
> GENERAL CONCEPT:
> A sentient race of jellyfish that float in atmosphere, communicate electrically and psionically, and travel through space
> KEY ISSUE TO READ FOR FLAVOUR:
> http://www.eilertech.com/stories/jellyfish.htm, "The Great Jellyfish Hunt", November 2002. Sequels through 2004 available by hyperlink from there.
> SHORT DESCRIPTION:
> The Jellyfish are native to fresh water, and live in hive minds. They are one of the "legitimate" Galactic races, alongside Greens, humanlike Caladrians, snake-like Gronites, and Tripods. Until recently they exiled renegades to Earth through a warp gate. On Earth the renegades interacted with terrorists and militiamen, until they made legitimate government contact. Now the Jellyfish have evacuated their renegades from Earth and the Galaxy, to avoid the advance of The Trillions.
> WHO WOULD THEY SEND:
> They do have ranks and offices, such as 'Keeper of Exiles". But as hive-mind creatures, they would send a large party.
> HOW WOULD THEY FIGHT IF THEY HAD TO:
> They have mind control which works nicely upon non-psionic species. They can also generate lightning bolts.
> STORY AND ISSUE THEY APPEARED IN WITH REX:
> None or off-screen
> CREDIT TO APPEAR IN NOTES:
> Space Jellyfish copyright 2011 by Eiler Technical Enterprises.
Ha, this is excellent, thank you! :D
>
>> You are free to use the wizard and the gong, I imagine the gist of the appearance being the gong (a metal instrument that is a mile long in diameter!) and the wizard appears and his sole motivation is to be able to hit the gong with enough force at the precise angle to return home. Since he will be appearing in your stories in your universes, you can happily play with his power levels how you like to fit him in better (they are already a little flexible due to comic-book plot requirements), toning him down due to "different laws in this dimension" or whatever you like. As long as, in the end, him and the gong disappear, continuing on, I'll even treat whatever happened as in-continuity. Finally, due to the appearance-disappearence plot-mcguffin, multiple authors can use his if they want; we can then just stitch the various appearances in an order that makes the most sense, with the last one then leading into his return to his series. :)
>>
>
> Oh, my. The thought occurs to me: This guy might believe that the best way to leave a universe is to pump immeasurable power into it to make it disappear. The people of other universes might just get annoyed at that.
I know I would be a tad offended. Might even write a sternly worded letter. "Dear apocalyptic gentleman. Where do you get off? Signed, everyone." :)
> If I might ask: How well would the Super Wizard from Space respond to a determined mental attack? I'm guessing he has even better than wizard-level defenses.
I never gave it any thought. Maybe he relies on the crown to protect him? I guess I'll find out when if I read an issue where that comes up ;p
- Wil
Wil Alambre
I'd like to thank the two authors who have given me both permission and write-ups for a couple great alien species for my upcoming HCC-related arc. I'm still hoping of two or three others, the more the merrier.
I'm look forward to the all the HCC issues :)
Scott Eiler
> Unless anyone asks for an extension, I'm going to close the contest and
> open the voting on Monday 25 August 2011, at 5 pm U.S. Pacific Daylight
> time. That's three weeks and four weekends for writing.
I see there is no such thing as Monday 25 August 2011. The most obvious
substitutes are Monday the 22nd and Thursday the 25th. I'd meant
Monday, but...
> This may seem
> long, but we'll probably need extra time for researching characters.
> I'll close the polls a week later.
As of this writing, I see one post eligible for voting in this challenge
(Team Xero #11). I know you're all going to spend this weekend writing
so we can have more than one thing to vote for, but I'm going to plan on
closing the contest at 5 pm U.S. Pacific time Thursday the 25th. Update
next week, as conditions change.
--
(signed) Scott Eiler 8{D> -------- http://www.eilertech.com/ ---------
Turns out I'm an anally-fixated oedipal paranoid with
south-of-the-border schizophrenic delusions... But never mind, I've
found me the ideal job. I'm going to run for President!
- Major Honey, scripted by Grant Morrison, Doom Patrol #46, August 1991.
Andrew Perron
> As of this writing, I see one post eligible for voting in this challenge
> (Team Xero #11). I know you're all going to spend this weekend writing
> so we can have more than one thing to vote for, but I'm going to plan on
> closing the contest at 5 pm U.S. Pacific time Thursday the 25th. Update
> next week, as conditions change.
Yeah, I've been coming up with games more than actually writing lately. (Of
course, what writing I *have* been doing will definitely make someone who's
been waiting happy...)
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, right in the ear.