General rule is...

Some questions about minis and missions by ClaireBook1 on 2021-12-17 21:27:29 UTC Reply

Is there a mini for Ancient Greece or Greek mythology? Not something that has Greek mythology in it/ is an adaptation of Greek mythology, like Percy Jackson, but the actual myths. After searching the Wiki, I discovered that Ancient Rome has Capitoline Wolves, but I did not find an ancient Greek mini.

For my first mission after I get Permission, I want to mission this fic: The Mythic Creature. Is it the right kind of fic to mission? The writing is supposed be to highlighted in green, the SPaG is bad, there are lots of comical malapropisms, there are 3 minis, the story is all one paragraph, and there is only one Fate where there are supposed to be three Fates because this is a Greek mythology fic. It does all of this in about 400 words. In my opinion, it is hilariously awful.

Re. Greek mythology minis: maybe? Sort of? by Neshomeh on 2021-12-18 02:23:47 UTC Reply

A looong time ago, Tawaki proposed minis for the works of Aeschylus and Euripides (mini-Erinyes and mini-Cyclopes respectively), and they're on the List of Mini Types, but since they haven't been "canonized" in a mission as far as I'm aware, it's still up for debate.

Since there is a precedent for an Ancient Rome mini and an Egyptian mythology mini, I would think a catch-all Greek mythology mini would work, too. It would personally amuse me greatly if it ended up being mini-Phoboses... Phobosi? ... however you pluralize that... but failing that, I'll leave it up to people who are more expert in the mythological-Greek canon than I am. (If there's ever a Gates of Fire mission, though...)

As for the fic you linked... uh... wow. Yeah, that is absolutely so bad it's funny. {X D Looks like a bad case of "I used spell-check but not a human beta who would have noticed all the wrong homophones." There's so many I'd almost think it's a troll—and the "posting for someone who doesn't have an account" thing doesn't help. Either way, definitely mission material. It may be short, but there's more than enough bizarre imagery to make it work.

~Neshomeh needs Bleeprin to dispel the image of Pegasus in his "gold bridal set" and "rains of golden spider silk" before she dies laughing. {X D

Ooh, I wanna come up with minis for other mythologies too by Ki no Shirayuki on 2021-12-18 07:49:13 UTC Reply

If that's allowed, I'd propose mini-Yamata-no-Orochi for Japanese mythology and mini-Jötunn (plural mini-Jötnar) for Norse mythology.

General rule is... by Huinesoron on 2021-12-18 09:09:41 UTC Reply

... that minis are chosen by the first author to take a mission in the canon, or by the OFU author. So you can suggest things, sure! But mostly just as a fun exercise.

Mini-Capitoline Wolves were one of mine, from this mission. The wolf pack in the Courtyard has several.

hS

In that case, I'd like to suggest 2 mini types for 2 other fandoms by Ki no Shirayuki on 2021-12-18 11:40:48 UTC Edited Reply
I propose:
- Mini-Mea Culpa (plural mini-Meae Culpae) for the Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame continuum. As this continuum has an unusual lack of monsters and fantastic creatures, and the gargoyles have received enough hate as they are, I suppose those red-hooded Latin-chanting figures during Hellfire would make rather amusing minis.
- Mini-Sprinting Thistles for the Disney Fairies continuum (the Tinker Bell movies), if the comm decides it can be considered a separate entity from Peter Pan.