assault Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Sword and Sorcery Superdraft. We are building new fantasy Sword and Sorcery series from scratch. Worlds will be separate, except that elements can be shared if another player agrees.You must create your own characters and other elements, not draft them from elsewhere. Close analogues are fine, so you can have characters like Conan, Elric, King Arthur, Thor, Hercules, etc., but not the actual characters. The setting is completely blank. You will need to contribute your ideas to build your setting and populate it with a variety of life. Here's what you'll need to choose. Protagonist: This is the main character in the stories. They may or may not be heroic. Ally/Companion: This character assists the Protagonist, but may be an equal Protagonist in their own right. (Fafhrd/Gray Mouser style.) They may be a regular partner, or someone who just shows up and gets killed off. Primary Antagonist: This character is the primary opponent of the story/series. Secondary Antagonist: May be a lackey, rival or someone unrelated to the above. Person(s) in need of help: Somebody who needs the Protagonist’s assistance. Monster: It’s not Sword and Sorcery without a Monster. Locations: You get to choose THREE (3) Locations. These may be continents, countries, cities or individual sites. Build your world! A McGuffin/Gadget: A thing to help drive the plot. A Deity: They might be driving the action, a name to swear by, or anything else.Option: Anything else your fiendish imagination comes up with. Round one will be your Protagonist, but the rest can be selected in any order. --- We will begin Saturday July 9th, 6 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time, which is 4 PM, Friday 8th, Eastern Daylight Time in the States. We take the US weekends off. (So the first post is a Saturday in Australia, the second a Tuesday. That’s a Friday and a Monday in weird US time.) Format copied from earlier Superdrafts, naturally. Ask for any clarifications you need, obviously. Pariah and DShomshak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Reserved for Rosters. Player: assault Protagonist: Surga the Dark Lord. Ally/Companion: Alnar of the North. Primary Antagonist: Tribune Flaccus. Secondary Antagonist: Latro the Conqueror. Person(s) in need of help: Sister Ianthe, Keeper of the Flame. Monster: The Hellhound. Location One: The City of Ytic. Location Two: The Great Temple. Location Three: Mountain of the Sisters. McGuffin/Gadget: The Sword of Destiny. Deity: The Great God. Option: Korus the Bard. Player: Bazza Protagonist: Stephanos Strange Ally/Companion: Primary Antagonist: Ewing Burns Secondary Antagonist: The Nazzgals. Person(s) in need of help: Eleven-Minus-1. Monster: Location One: Location Two: Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: The Tetractys. Deity: Option: Player: Cancer Protagonist: Akhar the Orc Ally/Companion: Farstar the Wizard Primary Antagonist: Hadesh the Motherless Secondary Antagonist: Qnurfu, Empress of Necromancy Person(s) in need of help: The Hamlet of Lmuma Creek Monster: plague of undead & hell hounds Location One: Hamlet of Lmuma Creek Location Two: Lonuwei Island Chain Location Three: Central plaza of Lonu Center, island of Lonuwei McGuffin/Gadget: Farstar teleports population of Lmuma Creek to Lonu Center as zombies enter Deity: Vulture, patron of Akhar's kindred of Orcs Option: Unexplained magical manifestation, statue in Lonu Center Player: csyphrett Protagonist: Mr. Straw Ally/Companion: Charonus Primary Antagonist: Lord Runnymede Secondary Antagonist: N'Shalla the shaman Person(s) in need of help: Lady Macklemore Monster: Birds of Cawdor Location One: Corn River Location Two: Crow Cove Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: The Ring of Cawdor Deity: Cawdor Option: Minions for Lord Runnymede commanded by Colonel Geoffrey Everstone Player: death tribble Protagonist: Macrus, Knight Initiate of the Order of the Rose Ally/Companion: The Most Reverend Pelas Quorl of the Sacred Order. Primary Antagonist: Jaleeka of the Night Fortress Secondary Antagonist: Velath of the Three Fold Way. Person(s) in need of help: Hes-Tha, illiterate thief who has the scrolls Monster: The Beast of Grantham (a giant Chimera) Location One: The Pit Between the Mountains Location Two: The Grand Library of Urdman Location Three: Haunted City of Meera McGuffin/Gadget: The Scrolls of Aldorius Deity: Gideon, Lord of Trickery Option: The Rose Oracle Player: fdw3773 Protagonist: Jantavia Sunmane Allly/Companion: Donegan MacLyr Primary Antagonist: Necrotor. Secondary Antagonist: Lucio the Magnificent Person(s) in need of help: Fraternal twin sisters Rebekah and Aisleen McGuffin/Gadget: Magic Cauldron Monster: Gorath Locations: Eleria (kingdom) Oresia (continet) Free City of Weyliff Setubal (fallen city) (counting as Option) Deity: Mordrogor, Lord of the Hellspawn Player: L. Marcus Protagonist: Eda the Journeyman Wizard. Ally/Companion: Primary Antagonist: Secondary Antagonist: Person(s) in need of help: Monster: Location One: Location Two: Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: Deity: Option: Player: Lucius Protagonist: Sinosky the Bloodlock. Ally/Companion: Xanthrax the Drakine Warrior Primary Antagonist: Secondary Antagonist: Person(s) in need of help: Arduna Monster: Location One: The Turakian Age Location Two: Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: Deity: The God of Curses Option: Player: Old Man Protagonist: Okinyan Wahukheza Ally/Companion: Primary Antagonist: Secondary Antagonist: Person(s) in need of help: Wiyukcan of the Black Dog people Monster: Location One: Location Two: Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: Deity: Option: Player: Pariah Protagonist: Kevin Thomson Ally/Companion: Drin, son of Alon Primary Antagonist: King Dineev Secondary Antagonist: Person(s) in need of help: Monster: Location One: A cave in the mountains of southwestern Montana Location Two: The Town of Windsong Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: The Stones Deity: Option: Jonna, daughter of Alon Player: Pattern Ghost (retired due to injury) Protagonist: Mortimer "Morti" Whynter Ally/Companion: Primary Antagonist: Secondary Antagonist: Person(s) in need of help: Monster: Location One: Location Two: Location Three: McGuffin/Gadget: Deity: Option: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Points of order, sir ! Are the protagonists and antagonists allowed to have superpowers such as Green Lantern or Superman ? Are we allowed to do something like an Elseworlds thing like Batman and Robin only in a Fantasy setting ? (I could draft the X-Files cast for example only in a version of Brendan Fraser's version of The Mummy for example) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Mmm. S&S-appropriate superpowers, I suppose. EG: Herculean strength, little wings on your ankles allowing you to fly, etc. Magic rings are McGuffins/Gadgets. Mjolnir too, I suppose. But basically, it's meant to be your own characters. It looks like I wasn't clear about that. I'll fix that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 So our own fantasy characters not ones from fiction ? So I would have Brodus the incredibly strong barbarian instead of Robert Howard's Conan ? assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Yes. And you could use a location pick to say that he is from Blimeria (and describe it), and your Deity pick to say that he swears by Flom. I guess the point is to allow you to sketch out that S&S story that you never quite got around to writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 I am tentatively in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 13 hours ago, assault said: Yes. And you could use a location pick to say that he is from Blimeria (and describe it), and your Deity pick to say that he swears by Flom. I guess the point is to allow you to sketch out that S&S story that you never quite got around to writing. So we are not drafting characters, but describing them? That sounds less like a superdraft and more like a fan fiction contest, and homework. And my ideal sword-and sorcery story would involve Hermitic-Vedanta samurai-wizard-yogis defending the galaxy from a rouge Hermitic-Vedanta samurai-wizard-yogi, a tyrant, who is trying to recover secret plans about their new super-weapon, a 'sword' that can destroy other planets. An ex- Hermitic-Vedanta samurai-wizard-yogi trains a new apprentice in the ways of the Hermitic-Vedanta samurai-wizards' and join the rebellion, to restore 'cultural justice' throughout the galaxy. Also a story arc about a self-saving princess. See? #homework Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Option Pick: It's a musical. Of course it can be boring, but I expect that the players will ensure it isn't. It's not a true draft, of course, but neither is the world creation one. I'm a bit bothered by the lack of scope for interaction between players, but I can't see anyway around that except making it a shared world, and replacing one of the choices with an interference. That could work, but I would have to make my mind up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 I do have an idea for player interaction. I think I may have tried this with a small group before, but no harm trying it again. Will PM you. assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Interaction between players? Like this? * Smacks Bazza in the face with a mana-and-coconut-cream pie * Pariah, assault and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 We did the whole player interaction thing once. Bazza gave me King Joffrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 Because Pariah gave me Sportacus. I’d say we are even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 I plan to play but I'll be in the hospital for the weekend I think. I will try to have something together by Monday if I am out CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Bazza said: Because Pariah gave me Sportacus. I’d say we are even. Sportacus is at least a hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 OK, I think I'm ready. Only thing undefined at this point is the Option, and that's easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/6/2022 at 1:50 AM, assault said: We will begin Saturday July 8th, 6 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time, which is 4 PM, Friday 7th, Eastern Daylight Time in the States. We take the US weekends off. (So the first post is a Saturday in Australia, the second a Tuesday. That’s a Friday and a Monday in weird US time.) Um ... it's July 7th here in the City of Salt, and it's Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Um ... it's July 7th here in the City of Salt, and it's Thursday. Eek! I meant Friday July 8th, and Saturday July 9th. Corrected in original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 ... Keeping my eyes on this one to see when people start posting. I think that we start at two in the morning for me, just at daybreak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 I probably won't post straight away, even though I set the time so I could before I go to work. Looking at a time zone converter, and assuming I used it right (not guaranteed!), the start time in Sweden would be 10 PM, 9 PM in London. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Supposedly (from https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/est-to-aest-converter) as I type this it is 0618 PDT Friday July 8 here in North America, and it is 2318 AEST also Friday July 8 in eastern Australia. It is also 1318 UTC ~= GMT. Folks in anglophone North America can go to https://time.gov/ and find UTC in the upper right corner along with the American time zones and current times. Here in the US, that site is official and authoritative. I think I'll hold off a few hours before making my first pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 The Dark Lord looks at his speech, frowns, and causes it to burst into flames. Instead, he mutters: Go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Writer’s block at full throttle, captain! Seriously I have 12% of a plan, give me a minute… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Protagonist: Sinorsky the Bloodlock. Lucius Alexander and a palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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