Subject: A question of minis
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Posted on: 2015-01-04 15:10:00 UTC
Is it possible to have minis from a quarantined continuum? I ask because I have mini ideas for A Song of Ice and Fire, and I know that I've misspelled at least Daenerys's name before (and you can hardly blame me, even in-universe that name is a mouthful).
The continuum is quarantined because the author has asked that no-one write fanfic about it, and we in the PPC respect that. Writing about a creature from that continuum - even a miniature version - would be writing fanfic of it. So no.
hS
What I had in mind was that the minis would be heraldry, based on the House the misspelled name relates to.
For instance, Stark misspellings would make mini-direwolves, Lannisters mini-lions, Targaryens mini-dragons, Arryns mini-falcons, Baratheons mini-crowned stags, Tullys mini-trout, and Greyjoys mini-krakens.
The ones not related to Westeros would probably get approximated heraldry; Dothraki would be mini-horses, or Slaver's Bay minis mini-harpies.
Of course, I've had "genius ideas" before that turned out to be anything but. I don't know what you guys think of this.
Even if George R.R. Martin were to open his world to fanfiction - unlikely - it isn't the PPC specifically who decide minis for a 'verse, but the person who writes an OFU for it.
Personally, I don't know what I'd go with for that 'verse. For all there are some nasty creatures out there - most notably for me, the Wights and Walkers, the true evil is always very clearly the characters' lust for power.
In the absence of an OFU, whoever first writes a mission to the 'verse and encounters minis gets to decide what the minis are. (It's polite to have a discussion about it first, though.)
I'd be inclined to use mini-White Walkers, personally, since they pretty much threaten everyone equally. Or, since humanoid minis creep some people out (though I dunno if that necessarily applies to clearly monstrous humanoids), maybe mini-winters. They'd be like little mobile blizzards. Maybe with glowing blue eyes set in the clouds. That might be too cartoony, but I kinda like the idea of OFU students retreating through the halls shouting "Mini-winter is coming! Mini-winter is coming!"
Alas, GRRM is unlikely to change his mind about fanfic anytime soon, so this must remain a hypothetical discussion.
~Neshomeh
Uhhh... *raises hand sheepishly* Are mini-Kalkara still okay?
My target fic for if/when I get Permission is a crossover... for two continua that have yet to be represented in the PPC, and both have minis. They're Prototype and Monster Musume, which I'm sure most people on the Board don't know about.
You mentioned discussion, so I figured I should.
Monster Musume: In lieu of actual enemy creatures, I'd go with mini-Suu: http://dailylifewithamonstergirl.wikia.com/wiki/Suu
Well, not in her usual form. Suu can regress to a small, antenna-ed blob if she's dehydrated, which I think is what a mini-Suu would be.
Prototype: I believe mini-Brawlers would serve here: http://prototype.wikia.com/wiki/Brawler_Hunter
Brawlers are the weakest and most common type of Infected in NYZ, after the basic walkers.