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#526 2013-03-19 23:36:53

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

the worst parts of this are when your finished your assignment and waiting for someone else to finish theirs so you can get another.

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#527 2013-03-19 23:37:51

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Hm...we have an open slot for mermaid/merman, thats always a classic, then theres less classic Zaratan, and of course the loch ness monster...

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#528 2013-03-19 23:39:57

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Waffle27 wrote:

Hm...we have an open slot for mermaid/merman, thats always a classic, then theres less classic Zaratan

ooh! yes! Zaratan! someone HAS to be a monster turtle.

then Coil won't be the only large character.

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#529 2013-03-19 23:40:28

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

I'll just be a merman. XD

Name: Rarse

Nickname(s)?: Ra

Cryptid: Merman

Appearance: Upper half body is a sandy haired, brown eyed kid, lower half is a redish fish tail.

Relationships: None.

Personality: Reckless, wants to get in the thick of things, prideful, large temper, brave.

History: Had lived in the mer-city Rismed all his life, but was nearly captured by humans and forced to flee.

Other: Nothing really.


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#530 2013-03-19 23:41:38

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Nomolos wrote:

I'll just be a merman. XD

Name: Rarse

Nickname(s)?: Ra

Cryptid: Merman

Appearance: Upper half body is a sandy haired, brown eyed kid, lower half is a redish fish tail.

Relationships: None.

Personality: Reckless, wants to get in the thick of things, prideful, large temper, brave.

History: Had lived in the mer-city Rismed all his life, but was nearly captured by humans and forced to flee.

Other: Nothing really.

cool.

but Zaratan is better  tongue

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#531 2013-03-19 23:42:08

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Nomolos wrote:

I'll just be a merman. XD

Name: Rarse

Nickname(s)?: Ra

Cryptid: Merman

Appearance: Upper half body is a sandy haired, brown eyed kid, lower half is a redish fish tail.

Relationships: None.

Personality: Reckless, wants to get in the thick of things, prideful, large temper, brave.

History: Had lived in the mer-city Rismed all his life, but was nearly captured by humans and forced to flee.

Other: Nothing really.

Okay, cool. We cant have a Sea Crptids book without a Merperson! Now you just have to write your prolouge and youll be caught up:)

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#532 2013-03-19 23:46:29

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Waffle27 wrote:

Nomolos wrote:

I'll just be a merman. XD

Name: Rarse

Nickname(s)?: Ra

Cryptid: Merman

Appearance: Upper half body is a sandy haired, brown eyed kid, lower half is a redish fish tail.

Relationships: None.

Personality: Reckless, wants to get in the thick of things, prideful, large temper, brave.

History: Had lived in the mer-city Rismed all his life, but was nearly captured by humans and forced to flee.

Other: Nothing really.

Okay, cool. We cant have a Sea Crptids book without a Merperson! Now you just have to write your prolouge and youll be caught up:)

Doing it now.


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#533 2013-03-19 23:47:17

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Editors--You can begin to play around with different sequences of events for the Prolouge.

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#534 2013-03-19 23:47:49

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

hey Shadow, any idea when the ScratchReader will be done? if it isn't soon, could we have a beta?  smile

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#535 2013-03-19 23:48:48

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

*Virtual Cookies for evryone*

As promised... tongue

speaking of the ScratchReader...Is it for 1.4 or 2.0?

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#536 2013-03-19 23:53:59

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Dserpent, do you want to combine the two Chapter 1 peices, or do you want me to?

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#537 2013-03-19 23:55:45

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Waffle27 wrote:

Dserpent, do you want to combine the two Chapter 1 peices, or do you want me to?

you can.

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#538 2013-03-19 23:57:13

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

destructo-serpent wrote:

Waffle27 wrote:

Dserpent, do you want to combine the two Chapter 1 peices, or do you want me to?

you can.

Kay.

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#539 2013-03-19 23:58:29

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Rarse's prologue:

The dark shape slid across the surface of the water far above. Mer-people were fleeing the city, and families hid in their sea kelp houses.
Rarse watched in awed fascination as web like shapes fell from the craft. He was pulled to the side as one fell over him, and he turned to see his father, Grupt.
"Don't touch the nets!" he commanded before swimming quickly away. Rarse looked to the side and saw one of the nets fold around a mermaid, she screamed and tried to escape, but to no avail. More fell everywhere, and black ooze drifted from the giant shape.
Another net fell close to Rarse, and he swam under it, ready to face the enemy. But the ropes caught his tail, him arms, his head. He struggled, but it grew tighter. Yells echoed around him, a flash of silver, and the net fell apart. There was his father again, holding a knife. Rarse recognized it as the one made from the shell of a clam, Grupt had spent hours sharpening the knife, grinding it against the stones to perfection.
"Go!" he yelled, and as Rarse shot away, a net covered Grupt's body also. He tried to cut the ropes with his knife, but it fell from his hand and floated away as the net began rising to the surface.
Rarse swam in circles, destruction all around him. He didn't know which way to go, which way to turn. "Run!" Grupt was still fighting the net, but it began floating upward faster and faster, pulled by a taught rope.
"Get to the stone arch near the walls of the city! Get out before they have you!"
And then he was gone. Too near the surface for Rarse to hear his frantic commands any longer. Too near the surface for Rarse to ever see him again.
Crying and screaming, thick black liquid everywhere, Rarse swam through the city as fast as he could, dodging the spidery nets landing on houses and mer-people. Reaching the city gate, he looked back one more time, this was his home, where he'd lived with his father for years since his mother died. He couldn't leave. But his father's last words echoed in his mind, and he turned and swam off toward the stone arch, out into the vastness, of the ocean.

What do you think? He could probably run into the other characters on his journey in the sea.

Also, it's not very good, because I wasn't taking time to edit it. I'm in a hurry cause I have to go to bed.

Last edited by Nomolos (2013-03-20 00:00:22)


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#540 2013-03-20 00:00:40

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Ok. I gtg to bed. D: See you tomorrow!


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#541 2013-03-20 00:02:20

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Nomolos wrote:

Rarse's prologue:

The dark shape slid across the surface of the water far above. Mer-people were fleeing the city, and families hid in their sea kelp houses.
Rarse watched in awed fascination as web like shapes fell from the craft. He was pulled to the side as one fell over him, and he turned to see his father, Grupt.
"Don't touch the nets!" he commanded before swimming quickly away. Rarse looked to the side and saw one of the nets fold around a mermaid, she screamed and tried to escape, but to no avail. More fell everywhere, and black ooze drifted from the giant shape.
Another net fell close to Rarse, and he swam under it, ready to face the enemy. But the ropes caught his tail, him arms, his head. He struggled, but it grew tighter. Yells echoed around him, a flash of silver, and the net fell apart. There was his father again, holding a knife. Rarse recognized it as the one made from the shell of a clam, Grupt had spent hours sharpening the knife, grinding it against the stones to perfection.
"Go!" he yelled, and as Rarse shot away, a net covered Grupt's body also. He tried to cut the ropes with his knife, but it fell from his hand and floated away as the net began rising to the surface.
Rarse swam in circles, destruction all around him. He didn't know which way to go, which way to turn. "Run!" Grupt was still fighting the net, but it began floating upward faster and faster, pulled by a taught rope.
"Get to the stone arch near the walls of the city! Get out before they have you!"
And then he was gone. Too near the surface for Rarse to hear his frantic commands any longer. Too near the surface for Rarse to ever see him again.
Crying and screaming, thick black liquid everywhere, Rarse swam through the city as fast as he could, dodging the spidery nets landing on houses and mer-people. Reaching the city gate, he looked back one more time, this was his home, where he'd lived with his father for years since his mother died. He couldn't leave. But his father's last words echoed in his mind, and he turned and swam off toward the stone arch, out into the vastness, of the ocean.

What do you think? He could probably run into the other characters on his journey in the sea.

Also, it's not very good, because I wasn't taking time to edit it. I'm in a hurry cause I have to go to bed.

kewl.

my guy is the only one who
A. is taller than ten feet
B. didn't have any trouble with humans.

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#542 2013-03-20 00:02:51

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Epher had only one thought in his mind as he swam away from the only home he had ever known: Survival. Moria’s voice rang in his ears: “Break free and survive!” So he would, for as long as possible. But how long would he last with no safe home to return to? With no family to watch his back?
That’s when Epher spotted the monster, a sea serpent, sheltering in a forest of kelp. Who knew how far he had swum?  Gathering all his remaining bravery, Epher approached the creature. “Hello…” he said, somewhat shyly, eyeing the meat it was tearing easily off the bones of a creature much, much, larger than Epher was.
Coil looked up from his whale at the sight of a selkie. The seal-people did not usually venture into deeper water like this. They stayed near the seashore. Coil watched warily as the selkie approached.
“what do you want?” he said tensely.” what’s so important you need to interrupt me from eating?” coil asked.
“I…was, um, wondering if you had seen any other Kelpies in this area?” asked Epher nervously, edging away a bit. Quickly, he related his story. Coil shook his head. “Sorry, no selkies around here, at least, none I’ve seen.” Epher’s face fell. Epher then thanked Coil before turning around and swimming away. Sympathetic towards Epher, Coil called out to him. “Hey, wait, come back! I’ve got Whale! You can have some if you want.”
Epher paused, listening to his stomach growl its consent. For a second, Epher thought: “It couldn’t hurt to grab just a quick taste? One taste didn’t kill anybody.” Suddenly, his mind decided to flicker to another event: his last full conversation with his mother. The last time he had heard her laugh, even if it wasn’t a humorous one.
“No.” Epher said, hearing his voice crack as he willed the tears to stay in his eyes. “No thank you.”
He turned again to swim away, despite the constant protests of his tummy. Suddenly, there was a sharp cry for help. “Somebody! Please, anybody, help! I’m being attacked!”

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#543 2013-03-20 00:04:37

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There. I just copied and pasted a whole bunch of different parts  tongue

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#544 2013-03-20 00:05:55

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Nomolos wrote:

Rarse's prologue


What do you think? He could probably run into the other characters on his journey in the sea.

Also, it's not very good, because I wasn't taking time to edit it. I'm in a hurry cause I have to go to bed.

It sounds kindof like what Epher's was. That would be cool if it was the same fishing vessel.

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#545 2013-03-20 00:08:21

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Waffle27 wrote:

Epher had only one thought in his mind as he swam away from the only home he had ever known: Survival. Moria’s voice rang in his ears: “Break free and survive!” So he would, for as long as possible. But how long would he last with no safe home to return to? With no family to watch his back?
That’s when Epher spotted the monster, a sea serpent, sheltering in a forest of kelp. Who knew how far he had swum?  Gathering all his remaining bravery, Epher approached the creature. “Hello…” he said, somewhat shyly, eyeing the meat it was tearing easily off the bones of a creature much, much, larger than Epher was.
Coil looked up from his whale at the sight of a selkie. The seal-people did not usually venture into deeper water like this. They stayed near the seashore. Coil watched warily as the selkie approached.
“what do you want?” he said tensely.” what’s so important you need to interrupt me from eating?” coil asked.
“I…was, um, wondering if you had seen any other Kelpies in this area?” asked Epher nervously, edging away a bit. Quickly, he related his story. Coil shook his head. “Sorry, no selkies around here, at least, none I’ve seen.” Epher’s face fell. Epher then thanked Coil before turning around and swimming away. Sympathetic towards Epher, Coil called out to him. “Hey, wait, come back! I’ve got Whale! You can have some if you want.”
Epher paused, listening to his stomach growl its consent. For a second, Epher thought: “It couldn’t hurt to grab just a quick taste? One taste didn’t kill anybody.” Suddenly, his mind decided to flicker to another event: his last full conversation with his mother. The last time he had heard her laugh, even if it wasn’t a humorous one.
“No.” Epher said, hearing his voice crack as he willed the tears to stay in his eyes. “No thank you.”
He turned again to swim away, despite the constant protests of his tummy. Suddenly, there was a sharp cry for help. “Somebody! Please, anybody, help! I’m being attacked!”

awesome!

we make a great team  smile

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#546 2013-03-20 00:10:11

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Yes indeed we do. the part where it transitions from "You can have some!" to Epher paused flows really nicely.

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#547 2013-03-20 00:16:11

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so now what? we wait for everyone to finish their assignments?

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#548 2013-03-20 00:18:12

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destructo-serpent wrote:

so now what? we wait for everyone to finish their assignments?

yep, I geuss so. We dont want t get way in front of everyone. Maybe we could add the character sheets to the wiki page?

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#549 2013-03-20 00:29:04

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Waffle27 wrote:

destructo-serpent wrote:

so now what? we wait for everyone to finish their assignments?

yep, I geuss so. We dont want t get way in front of everyone. Maybe we could add the character sheets to the wiki page?

i guess so

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#550 2013-03-20 00:30:33

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Re: Arabian Nights--A Writing Collab for Future Authors

Maybe we could start thinking up ideas for Chapter 2 so we're not stuck when we get there.

Which leads to another question: What is the character/chapter order?

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