Subject: Recommended Reading
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Posted on: 2016-07-02 15:35:00 UTC
Read either "To Ride Pegasus" or "Pegasus in Flight" by Anne Mcaffrey. I recommend the second one stronger. There, psychic people have jobs that use their talents.
I have been talking with Laburnum. I've come up with a universe idea. I'm still fleshing things out in my head. It is somewhat inspired by the upside magic book, Ratman manga (long time ago i read it), a dash of harry potter, School of Good and Evil, and some X-men, and a lot of Discworld.
Basically, the universe does have powers,, aka, superhero like. At the moment, the current idea is that they do run in families, and there are external and internal powered powers, so some hard fact there. The idea is that most powers are regulated for use in jobs. Like, imagine taxi drivers, or delivery people with phasing powers. Telekinesis for those handling chemicals.
There are at the moment in my head, 3 schools, Hero School, Dark Hero School and Villain School. The schools are influenced by the Discworld Guilds, so villain students do have a percentage of jobs they need to do. Of course, also have to pay taxes and Social security for minions and the like.
At the moment, our Protagonist, is Verminious, a girl enrolled at the villain school after her audition at hero school ended with her kicking a guy somewhere delicate. Her power is the ability to communicate with vermin. As she put it, "They only let me talk to cute animals."
"Or super-dramatic ones for the Dark Heroes. Everyone does tigers, I want rats."
Those lines were from Laburnum.
I was thinking that I would do it more slice of life story. I was also thinking of throwing out hero, dark hero and villain applications later here ala OFU style.
The three Schools are considered jobs, and like civic duties as well. I am curious what people think, and if anyone is willing to beta.
Read either "To Ride Pegasus" or "Pegasus in Flight" by Anne Mcaffrey. I recommend the second one stronger. There, psychic people have jobs that use their talents.
I'm thinking of doing this on a Live journal. Think a slice of life approach might be best? And how would people suggest I bring up the background of the verse? I was thinking chapters from a textbook or something?
And I'd be willing to beta it whenever.
Count me in. Willing to beta.
Something like a book I saw a long time ago but didn't get a chance to read. So, I'm going to guess that her name isn't actually Verminious, and that's just a cover. Are there different levels of powers and stuff? And are there things you can't do in certain schools? Like, you can be a doctor if you attend Hero School, but if you attend Dark Hero School, you've got to, say, work as a tax official? However you write it, it looks like an interesting story that I'd love to read.
Yes, there are different levels of power and stuff. At the moment, the standard is in families. There are internal fueled ones and external fueled ones. So if you use internal, better eat alot. And external, well, your water powers don't work in a desert.
At the moment, that's her villain name. She's technically a side villain. And joining the school is a career option. Basically, the idea right now is slice of life. I will be writing up the ideas in a googledoc. The idea is that most poeple have powers, ala Xanth, of Anothony Piers. Villain students do need to commit crimes and the like. Verminious does get sentenced to villain school after an incident at her tryouts for dark hero school. As you can guess, Villain school isn't that popular. Then again, Hero adn dark Hero schools do get corporate sponsorships from cool companies. (the corporate sponorship is inspired from a manage called ratman, where companies have made their own heroes for advertising purposes.
I simply must see this wonderful dre- er, story, darling. I hope you wouldn't mind letting me get a sneak peak? *Flutters eyelashes.*
Dang it, I've been watching too much MLP. But, you get the message. I think. (I'd love to beta, if you'd have me, until I get caught back up in the mess that is school. When that happens, who knows if I'll have time to sneeze.)
Its still in alpha design. But if people want ot suggest apprentice hero ideas, go ahead. I might put out OFU like applications. Since in this verse, heroining and villaining are jobs. So you need insurance and the like. Of course, Heroes get all the good publicity though.
At the moment, the Villain school is.....
A circus school. What? Its a good hiding place, also, CLOWNS!
The idea is to do it in the Terry Pratchett style, run with it and logically. Then, as my skills get back from being rusty, then we move onto true plot. I'm just trying to avoid cliches. I hope to have an idea on soon. I have off Wednesday and Friday, so will be working then. Would people be okay with Good docs?
Also, MLP... I like Goldfur's stories on the FIMfiction site.
A circus? Well, that's certainly interesting. Regretfully, I must admit that my travels have not take me to Prashette, and, though I have traveled with the Bronee, I have not learned all they have to teach. Wait, wrong board. But, anyways, yeah. Pratchett... well, he's probably on my list, but I've got at least twenty things on that list, so I'll probably get to him in about two years. I know lots of people around here use Google Docs, so probably.
What's FIMfiction? Who is Goldfur?