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 sam999   |
Fellow CC members. Since 11 November 1996 when C1 was first released creatures has developed into a very successful computer game franchise.... ....in all but one way. Name one other cute digital pets game that doesn't have.... Dun Dun Dunn! I attempted to write a work of Creatures-themed creepypasta for the CCSF 2011 but as AquaShee described it in the CCSF forum, AquaShee wrote: My two ideas for this topic was simple, to: 1. Get input and/or ideas for future creepypasta fics which with any luck might be better that "eat hand" 2. Get more people, fanfiction writers, agent developers, breed makers interested in the idea of creatures creepypasta Thank you for reading. |
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 Norngirl |
Even if AS may not like it much it, it's good you take that feedback to making you improve. all people have theyre openion - some may like what people do,some may not ^^' but in the end - it's good such things can become something positive. as for any input - I am not very useful right now,as nothing come to mind... |
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 Liam |
Creepy stories don't really work with Creatures. I'm not sure it could. If you're interested in improving your writing skills, try writing an original scary story -- that will stretch your creative muscles. - Liam / K'aeloree Spellhold Studios, a Baldur's Gate II, Neverwinter Nights and Oblivion Modding Community |
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 Malkin Manager |
Even something like giving it a proof-read might have helped - we're unlikely to get delicious chills if we have to work too hard at comprehending it. What makes creepypasta different from just a good horror story, or something like The Poltergeist Liked Donuts, which is a spoof of horror? My TCR Norns |
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 Prodigal Sock Ghosthande |
Creepypastas are basically just original short stories or (occasionally) urban legends, designed to give you the creeps. "Pasta" is actually a corruption of "pastiche" if I recall correctly. Why does it need to be creepypastas specifically? You're basically looking for people to help make Creatures stuff after a type of internet meme. I'm not sure I understand the attraction to this as opposed to mainstream horror fiction.  |
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 Amaikokonut |
"Creepypasta" is one of those things that's actually pretty difficult to pull off, because it really has to get inside your head for it to be effective, and that requires some excellent craftsmanship of the written word. I commend your efforts, but I'm really not sure that anything norns might do can make our skin crawl. I would love for you to prove me wrong though! ...And Malkin, thank you for that link, I cannot stop giggling now.  [Naturing :: Nurturing] |
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 AquaShee |
I've got to hand it to you, sam999, you wrote a story, published it, got a dose of criticism and simply took it as a challenge to improve. That's pretty awesome, you'll be sam1000 in no time.  Anyways, creepy stories with Creatures actually would work, and there are a few very good hooks. I can think of three possible angles from the top of my hat/headdress/whatever that thing is: Genetics: What if the Shee's genetic experiments go wrong? The Grendel might be cute and cuddly compared to what *could* spawn from those test tubes. Grendels: Has anyone ever seen the Grendel Mother? Other than what I assume must be its, erm, cloaca? How does it move about? Who don't female grendels look like the grendel mother? Is she like a queen? Ettins: Just what are they up to? The shee are gone, why are they still gathering gadgets? Do they have a plan? Or are they just curious? Or perhaps they are too curious... Just a few ideas. There's plenty more possible themes. You could also 'borrow' some ideas from existing movies/books as practice, twisting them to a Creatures theme. This could help giving you a good feel for story buildup. I like to think I'm not bad at writing, but I do know I'm bad at actually following through on things. My creatures stories never develop beyond a basic idea.  The Community Scribble: make (y)our own metaroom! |
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sam999 |
AquaShee wrote: Thanks but I'm perfectly happy with my present username. Taking criticism well... ...learned from working with the SCP foundation creepypasta project due to their rather overzealous banhammering. AquaShee wrote: This reminds me of a really crazy theory I read once on a otherwise creatures-unrelated sci-fi blog. That the Space Jockey, the fossilized creature from the film Alien is a.... ....shee. Look at it! Biotech ship. Long nose. Big. Sort of fused with a chair. Biotechnological skills to make the xenomorphs.... ....and the stupidity to not see why doing so was an epically bad idea. It all fits! Sort of anyway. AquaShee wrote: Personally I always thought of the Grendel Mother as being kind of like a termite queen. A hugely obese immobile grendel consistently pumping out eggs and never moving. More gross then creepy. AquaShee wrote: Oh shee now that I made that connection between ettin's apparently harmless behavior and one of the FEAR Mythos it cannot unseen. Let's just say if I see so much as one clockwork thing I can't recognize it's time for KILL HOTS and lots of it. And nightmares haunted by satanic ettins. All in all, thanks AquaShee. 100% good ideas. And the Poltergeist who likes Donuts is also pretty funny. |
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 mfb |
You could do some real interesting things with a warp malfunction. (creatures that get lost in the warp, anyone?) Shee Tea Shop |
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 mip |
Considering the set up for Creatures 3 - an abandoned space ship - there's actually a few decent plots I can think of. Spaceships are a great place for horror stories because they are an enclosed space that no-one can remove themselves from alive - the characters involved have no way to escape any horrors that await them. 1)Following one norn going about its life on the ship having to deal with the rest of the norns slowly dying off in mysterious ways. A focus on the simultaneous enormous and claustrophobic nature of the ship would help set the tone, especially if the norn is left as the sole survivor. 2)The ship begins to break down and eventually lands on an a planet. Mystery and horror awaits the norns who embark there. 3)Alien / Aliens / System Shock 2   Exploring the Ark A journal for C3/DS - updated last: 5 May 2013 |
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