Personal Challenge: TGRF

[TGRF]

In an effort to write more, I've created this personal challenge.

Whenever you want, give me a heroscape character (no customs please) and a word. The heroscape character only has to be based on a classic character or part of the storyline (aka, something like Mallidon or 'a soulborg' is okay).
The word is what the story is about. Give me a single word, any word, and it's down to me to figure out a way to incorporate it into a short story with the character.
I want this to be a challenge (maybe not as challenging as 'Drake' and 'floorwax,' but you get the idea). Throw me some curve-balls and I'll see what I can do. Humor is totally accepted. Please do try to make the word generic, meaning not unique to one thing (like 'X-wing' is unique to star wars, but 'spaceship' isn't).

While I will attempt to solve any challenge you give me, I do reserve the right to ignore those I deem impossible (aka, those including 'floorwax'.)

Links to the resulting stories can be found below:

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1. Nerak/Heartbroken (darius23 4)
2. Migol/Nemesis (darius23 4)
3. Zombie of Morindan/Buoy (Tornado)
4. Deadeye Dan/Deck (Elven Lord)

Pitches which I have not yet written stories for:

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• Venoc Viper/Rambo
• Tul-Bak-Ra/Outcast
• Heirloom/Empire
• Ne-Gok-Sa/Gardening

~TGRF.

[TGRF]

So this is basically like my own version of the fan fiction challenge, except it's just me. And only I win. And I can ignore a challenge if it's not working for me (heh, that sounds pretty good).

So all joking aside, I want you guys to test my writing ability. If TAF can turn out a story about a literature-loving orc, anything is possible. If you can give me a good challenge relatively soon, I might even be able to turn out a story today or tomorrow.

~TGRF.

[TheAverageFan]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper's Friend

So this is basically like my own version of the fan fiction challenge, except it's just me. And only I win.

Ya don't win if you back down from a good challenge

The first thing I could come up with:

Character: Venoc Viper.
Word: Rambo.

I couldn't think of anything good, just something amusing

Good luck with yer challenges. I should probably also do some writing every so often to avoid being rusty.

~TAF

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Ya don't win if you back down from a good challenge

The first thing I could come up with:

I couldn't think of anything good, just something amusing

~TAF

Hmm... so the only thing I know about Rambo is that it was a movie. And something about a red headband. That's not much to go off of... unless you were to supply some highlights...

Good luck with yer challenges. I should probably also do some writing every so often to avoid being rusty.

You'll note I made the title easily suitable for anyone else...

~TGRF.

[TheAverageFan]

Well, perhaps not the films so much as the idea... Basically the generalized thought of Rambo is a musclebound dude (indeed with a red headband) who mows down a bunch of people with a machine gun. How close that cliche really is to the actual films (especially the first one) is another matter entirely.

Idunno, just a silly thought.

~TAF

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Well, perhaps not the films so much as the idea... Basically the generalized thought of Rambo is a musclebound dude (indeed with a red headband) who mows down a bunch of people with a machine gun. How close that cliche really is to the actual films (especially the first one) is another matter entirely.

Idunno, just a silly thought.

~TAF

Hmm, mowing down and the Venocs... something about those two... I'll see what I can do.

~TGRF.

[TheAverageFan]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper's Friend

Hmm, mowing down and the Venocs... something about those two... I'll see what I can do.

~TGRF.

Er, well that depends on who is the Rambo in this situation...

Spoiler Alert!

~TAF

[darius23__14]

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Er, well that depends on who is the Rambo in this situation...

Spoiler Alert!

~TAF

That is AWESOME!!!!

But back on topic: I think some back stories for bio-less figures would be cool! Like Tul-Bak-Ra and the word "outcast". Or Nerak with "heartbroken". Or Migol Ironwill and "nemesis". But that might be too many at once... sorry. But now I'm expecting a story so when will you be posting one?

[TheAverageFan]

Originally Posted by darius23__14

But back on topic: I think some back stories for bio-less figures would be cool! Like Tul-Bak-Ra and the word "outcast". Or Nerak with "heartbroken". Or Migol Ironwill and "nemesis". But that might be too many at once... sorry. But now I'm expecting a story so when will you be posting one?

Weekly if TGRF is to be believed. You could suggest all of those and let him decide which one he'd like to do (and spare him the fate of having to write a story about Venoc-Rambo ). There's certainly a lot of good ideas to be found in such suggestions.

~TAF

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Weekly if TGRF is to be believed. You could suggest all of those and let him decide which one he'd like to do (and spare him the fate of having to write a story about Venoc-Rambo ). There's certainly a lot of good ideas to be found in such suggestions.

~TAF

Oh the Venoc-Rambo story is already underway. Never fear.

I'm finding that I was a lot more out of 'writing shape' than I thought, so these challenges should be good for me. I'll see if I can't get the Rambo tale out tomorrow, or Monday at the latest.

FYI: Being fan fiction, certain creative liberties might (and probably will) be taken with any characters. (I doubt that means Venocs will take up machine guns, but you never know...)

~TGRF.

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by darius23__14

That is AWESOME!!!!

But back on topic: I think some back stories for bio-less figures would be cool! Like Tul-Bak-Ra and the word "outcast". Or Nerak with "heartbroken". Or Migol Ironwill and "nemesis". But that might be too many at once... sorry. But now I'm expecting a story so when will you be posting one?

So about those backstories, do those words have any special relevance to the characters, or are they just random?

I will have to further delay the Venoc Rambo story, and possibly scratch it altogether. Something unexpected has come up on Saturday, so I will not be able to post that day. Additionally, the Venoc Warlord is giving me a lot of problems. One of which is the lack of hands.

~TGRF, investigating the other prompts.

[darius23__14]

Originally Posted by The Grim Reaper's Friend

So about those backstories, do those words have any special relevance to the characters, or are they just random?

~TGRF, investigating the other prompts.

No specific relevance but Tul-Bak-Ra is the only Marro Overlord, how did he get there why is he so different from the others was he outcast or is he ushering in a new era and loves the idea of previous leaders being outcast?

A brokenhearted orc? What caused Nerak to live a cold existence in the tundra? Lack of a father's affection? The untimely death of his potential mate?

And as for Migol, he's missing an eye and every BA looking dude missing an eye HAS to have a nemesis right?

Just some thoughts fueled by my own fan fiction fantasies.