Mini-Grand Organization Thread
07-10-2011, 10:06 PM
Across the multiverse, beings of immeasurable power gathered specimens for their competitions- the Grand Battles. Eight contestants (usually), seven rounds (give or take), and more death and destruction than one could shake a typical stick at.
In one rather unremarkable universe among the possibly infinite number making up this multiverse, there was just about nothing. Nearly everything in that universe wasn't even so much as made up of matter, let alone matter taking up space or occupying time. It was all very empty, devoid of even a bit of nothingness to keep the small bit of stuff that actually was stuff company.
The small bit of stuff that actually was stuff was, to be a tad less vague, a computer. Programmed by someone in some language for some reason, it had precisely two functions: primarily, it was designed to simulate, in a regulated and orderly environment, a large number of Grand Battle-like competitions. Its algorithms were efficient, its functions were streamlined, and its ability to generate characters and rounds was comparable to those found in battles more real and less simulated.
Its secondary function was to describe itself (in the third person), then begin.
Secondary function complete...
Executing primary function...
Welcome to the Mini-Grands! These are smaller versions of the Grand Battles, a set of collaborative writing games in which eight characters fight to the death, transported to a new setting for each round. Each round ends with the death of a character, which is decided not by that character's particular skill at fighting by by their writer's skill at writing.
GBs are not your typical RPs- while a writer is primarily responsible for one character, they're not forced to write exclusively just for them. Writing for multiple characters is not only allowed, it's encouraged- just make sure to keep them in-character. A character's writer has final say over what their character does, but as long as it's kept reasonably justifiable, it's probably fine.
To avoid people writing conflicting posts simultaneously, if you're about to start writing, just post "Reserved" in your battle. If someone's reserved, you should wait for them to finish their post. Generally, if a reserve is more than a day or two old, you'll be within your rights to bypass it and post over it.
Now, Mini-Grands are, as I've said, smaller. These feature just four characters, three rounds, and a few restrictions.
-First, a word-per-post limit. In the first round, posts are limited to 500 words long, followed by 750 for the second and 1000 for the third. (Each writer may, however, make one post per round that's up to double the limit.) Lolnope, people are chafing, and these are meant to be fun, so screw it.
-Each round will be up to about one month long. If a round hits that point and the story is still ramping up, it gets cut off.
In addition, these Mini-Grands are astoundingly non-canon. They're even less canon than even non-canon GB spinoffs. They're just simulations on a computer, after all. This means that you're free to use existing characters here (your own, of course, or with the original author's permission), as well as take your character from one of these and drop them in a canon battle. Do try to keep this to a minimum, though.
Once four Mini-Grands are finished, they'll probably have their contestants thrown together into a Mini-All-Stars battle or some such. More information as this story develops.
One last thing- keep in mind that these things are designed to be quick and disposable. Experimentation is encouraged- try something new or interesting, something you're not sure would fly in a full GB (or maybe something you just don't don't want to write for a full battle.)
Mini-Grands are small. Mini-Grands are experimental. Mini-Grands are starting now.
List of Mini-Grands
- 5801 - Pick Yer Poison, Dragon Fogel, Solaris, Ixcaliber (Pinary hosting)
To submit a character, post their profile here, in this thread. It'll be paired up with three others and re-posted in the first post of the particular Mini-Grand's thread.
Character Profile (Please keep it under 1000 words or so, if possible.)
(Questions or comments about how this works? Got an idea you want to bounce off someone? Want to run a future Mini-Grand? Come have a chat on IRC in #grandbattle, and all your questions will be answered.)
In one rather unremarkable universe among the possibly infinite number making up this multiverse, there was just about nothing. Nearly everything in that universe wasn't even so much as made up of matter, let alone matter taking up space or occupying time. It was all very empty, devoid of even a bit of nothingness to keep the small bit of stuff that actually was stuff company.
The small bit of stuff that actually was stuff was, to be a tad less vague, a computer. Programmed by someone in some language for some reason, it had precisely two functions: primarily, it was designed to simulate, in a regulated and orderly environment, a large number of Grand Battle-like competitions. Its algorithms were efficient, its functions were streamlined, and its ability to generate characters and rounds was comparable to those found in battles more real and less simulated.
Its secondary function was to describe itself (in the third person), then begin.
Secondary function complete...
Executing primary function...
Welcome to the Mini-Grands! These are smaller versions of the Grand Battles, a set of collaborative writing games in which eight characters fight to the death, transported to a new setting for each round. Each round ends with the death of a character, which is decided not by that character's particular skill at fighting by by their writer's skill at writing.
GBs are not your typical RPs- while a writer is primarily responsible for one character, they're not forced to write exclusively just for them. Writing for multiple characters is not only allowed, it's encouraged- just make sure to keep them in-character. A character's writer has final say over what their character does, but as long as it's kept reasonably justifiable, it's probably fine.
To avoid people writing conflicting posts simultaneously, if you're about to start writing, just post "Reserved" in your battle. If someone's reserved, you should wait for them to finish their post. Generally, if a reserve is more than a day or two old, you'll be within your rights to bypass it and post over it.
Now, Mini-Grands are, as I've said, smaller. These feature just four characters, three rounds, and a few restrictions.
-First, a word-per-post limit. In the first round, posts are limited to 500 words long, followed by 750 for the second and 1000 for the third. (Each writer may, however, make one post per round that's up to double the limit.) Lolnope, people are chafing, and these are meant to be fun, so screw it.
-Each round will be up to about one month long. If a round hits that point and the story is still ramping up, it gets cut off.
In addition, these Mini-Grands are astoundingly non-canon. They're even less canon than even non-canon GB spinoffs. They're just simulations on a computer, after all. This means that you're free to use existing characters here (your own, of course, or with the original author's permission), as well as take your character from one of these and drop them in a canon battle. Do try to keep this to a minimum, though.
Once four Mini-Grands are finished, they'll probably have their contestants thrown together into a Mini-All-Stars battle or some such. More information as this story develops.
One last thing- keep in mind that these things are designed to be quick and disposable. Experimentation is encouraged- try something new or interesting, something you're not sure would fly in a full GB (or maybe something you just don't don't want to write for a full battle.)
Mini-Grands are small. Mini-Grands are experimental. Mini-Grands are starting now.
List of Mini-Grands
- 5801 - Pick Yer Poison, Dragon Fogel, Solaris, Ixcaliber (Pinary hosting)
To submit a character, post their profile here, in this thread. It'll be paired up with three others and re-posted in the first post of the particular Mini-Grand's thread.
Character Profile (Please keep it under 1000 words or so, if possible.)
Code:
[b]Username[/b]:
[b]Name[/b]: (Your character's name)
[b]Gender[/b]:
[b]Race[/b]: (Include a brief description if it's not blatantly obvious.)
[b]Colour[/b]: (The colour you'll write your posts in. No tags other than [color], and no using plain black. Please avoid eye-searing.)
[b]Biography[/b]:
[b]Description[/b]: (Physical, mental, emotional, the whole deal.)
[b]Items/Abilities[/b]: (Things they do/have/are that make them suited for a battle to the death.)