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[meanieweenie]

Here's why I'm asking .... someone may come up with some amazing journal entry that would change the course of the rest of them. Know what I mean?

[LolaLei]

meanieweenie wrote...

Here's why I'm asking .... someone may come up with some amazing journal entry that would change the course of the rest of them. Know what I mean?

Yeah, we'd need to work out a rough idea what sort of journal entries we'd want etc. Then edit some accordingly if the wording isn't right, or the language used is too modern/out of place for the DA setting etc.

Modifié par LolaLei, 23 octobre 2012 - 02:02 .

[brushyourteeth]

Or we could just play it by ear and leave it to R2's Muse to organize them into something that makes sense.
(who loves you, R2M?!) 

[littlenikki]

brushyourteeth wrote...

Or we could just play it by ear and leave it to R2's Muse to organize them into something that makes sense.
(who loves you, R2M?!) 

Agreed. It's not like this is a competition or anything on who can create the best entry. If you only want to write a few sentences, go for it, if you want to write a whole paragraph, go crazy. It's whatever you as a fan want to contribute.

[R2s Muse]

Good questions, everybody! I've been thinking about the same thing. Here's my thought.

When the idea first came up, and we were generating entries on the fly, I think we were all feeding off of each other, and hence everyone spontaneously contributing ended up with some great stuff that all flowed off of each other. There are advantages to that... like a "journal-a-thon."

An alternative is letting folks think about it for a while and come up with whatever. These entries would probably be more standalone, since none of them are  interrelated. Come Page 1000, we all post them up here. I'll collect them and then edit them for posting on the tumblr.

We'd need a big queue over time anyway, so we can keep adding to it, interweaving things, expanding ideas, etc. After we see what everyone comes up with, we could do a later "journal-a-thon" where we have a prompt (e.g. "Carroll gets chosen over Cullen to accompany Amell to swim" or something like that) and everyone could go crazy.

But, for now I think everyone just come up with whatever as a start.

Initial conditions:
1. Takes place at Ferelden Circle, pre-Blight.
2. Solona Amell is the eventual Warden.
3. Both Cullen and Carroll seem to have a crush on her.
4. Carroll really has a crush on Cullen, but doesn't realize it.
5. Carroll is obnoxious and competitive.
... I think that's it!

How does that sound??

p.s. Although we probably want to keep individual entries short. I can't
see Cullen writing pages at a time. Or tumblrites reading for that
long. So, what? 500-ish words at a max? And, usually much much shorter?
Thoughts?

Modifié par R2s Muse, 23 octobre 2012 - 03:50 .

[R2s Muse]

replacing double post with Carroll (yes, two 'l's apparently!)

Modifié par R2s Muse, 23 octobre 2012 - 03:49 .

[R2s Muse]

For characterization:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=KPwkWvyr2uw&NR=1

[brushyourteeth]

It was amazingly super fun to feed off each other and write those entries on the fly. However, I can see how it would be hard to coordinate everyone on the forums at the same time. Plus it might be less polished (but more creative).

So do we want to create fun, or do we want to create a masterpiece?

I personally vote for fun (that's the Pinky Pie in me screaming to get out) but I'm on board no matter how we do it!

**EDIT** just read R2M's comment again for clarification, and it magically makes more sense this time -- brainstorm now, submit short entries at 1,000 - then collaborate for fun later. Did I get that right?

Modifié par brushyourteeth, 23 octobre 2012 - 04:25 .

[LolaLei]

Well, the diary entries will mostly be short I would imagine, so we may as well write any thing surrounding the chosen topic and then add them to the tumblr in dribs and drabs

[Jinx]

So it just has to be short like this right?Initial conditions:
1. Takes place at Ferelden Circle, pre-Blight.
2. Solona Amell is the eventual Warden.
3. Both Cullen and Carroll seem to have a crush on her.
4. Carroll really has a crush on Cullen, but doesn't realize it.
5. Carroll is obnoxious and competitive.
... I think that's it!

[R2s Muse]

brushyourteeth wrote...

It was amazingly super fun to feed off each other and write those entries on the fly. However, I can see how it would be hard to coordinate everyone on the forums at the same time. Plus it might be less polished (but more creative).

So do we want to create fun, or do we want to create a masterpiece?

I personally vote for fun (that's the Pinky Pie in me screaming to get out) but I'm on board no matter how we do it!

**EDIT** just read R2M's comment again for clarification, and it magically makes more sense this time -- brainstorm now, submit short entries at 1,000 - then collaborate for fun later. Did I get that right?

Yes! So, for Page 1000, let's all come up with own, stand-alone entries on our own. Post on Page 1000. I'll collect and combine.

Later on, we can do a big collaborate thing.  Altho... I mean, we could do the on the fly thing for page 1000... perhaps once we hit it, then all start adding. But getting the timing right is difficult...

[R2s Muse]

So here's the initial post again ... @Cacey, to answer your question below are some examples of super short ones. In contrast, we just don't want to go more than a paragraph or two.

R2s Muse wrote...

SO hey everybody, here's an idea for Page 1000 (suggested by littlenikki). Some of you may recall a silly discussion we had around the end of August imagining how well, or rather not so well, Cullen would get on with Carroll. Much fun was had imagining Cullen's journal entries about it.

The notion would be to crowd source entries for the journal, with everyone thinking some up and sharing for page 1000. Something like the following. Then we'll post them here at http://templardiaries.tumblr.com/

Whaddya think?

Day 42 - I found Carroll's bloody socks under my bed again! Not only do they smell but they're always stiff and crunchy. Why would his socks be crunchy?

Day 57 - My skivies are missing.... again. I b et I'll find them in his trunk... again. He's going to tell me he was doing both our wash together.... again. I wish he'd stop. Just stop.

Day 60 - I caught Carroll "borrowing" my wash cloth again... Maker, I don't want to think about where he's been using it. Must remember to request a new one from Greagoir. Not to self: Buy new pants.

Day 61 - Found a sprig of lavender in my smallclothes drawer. Carroll blushed and said they freshen your linens. "You know, for when you finally get your hands on that pretty mage. After I'm done with her, that is." Prat.

Day 62 - Saw Carroll flirting with Amell today. Must. Punch. Something.

[LolaLei]

cacey lee wrote...

So it just has to be short like this right?Initial conditions:
1. Takes place at Ferelden Circle, pre-Blight.
2. Solona Amell is the eventual Warden.
3. Both Cullen and Carroll seem to have a crush on her.
4. Carroll really has a crush on Cullen, but doesn't realize it.
5. Carroll is obnoxious and competitive.
... I think that's it!

Yep, just write it in a way that sounds like it's from the DA setting. So "arse" instead of "ass" since Cullen is British/Fereldan etc.

[Jinx]

Oh ok I just wanted to make sure I got it.....Still not sure if I'm doing it but either way it will be awesome..

[Jinx]

So still no Vid huh.....I wonder how much longer were going to have to wait.

[LolaLei]

I'm not in any hurry for the vid, I think we've pretty much got all the details from it through Cameron and other sources now.

[littlenikki]

Hasn't it been established that it will be in a week or something?

[LolaLei]

littlenikki wrote...

Hasn't it been established that it will be in a week or something?

Chris said it would probably be this week, so I guess it'll be sometime between now and Friday.

[Jinx]

littlenikki wrote...

Hasn't it been established that it will be in a week or something?

Yes.....I'm just expressing my impatience lol

[Jinx]

LolaLei wrote...

I'm not in any hurry for the vid, I think we've pretty much got all the details from it through Cameron and other sources now.

Yeah I know but I would like to hear all this straight from the horse's mouth.. 

[littlenikki]

How much longer do you guys think we'll have to wait to see some in-game shots? I mean, it's not like they have to show us something plot related...I just really want to get a look at the Dragon Age universe with this new engine. Super excited to see how the characters are going to look.

[Jinx]

littlenikki wrote...

How much longer do you guys think we'll have to wait to see some in-game shots? I mean, it's not like they have to show us something plot related...I just really want to get a look at the Dragon Age universe with this new engine. Super excited to see how the characters are going to look.

The VGA is when I would think....and yeah I'm excited to its going to be such a good looking game.

[littlenikki]

I'm hoping they're going to save the trailer for the VGAs, and release some non-plot specific screenshots before then to hold us over. Maybe some scenery shots? I remember they showed us a shot of destroyed Lothering pretty early on in the marketing phase of DA 2.

[Jinx]

Oh cool...so maybe it will be sooner then.

[LolaLei]

littlenikki wrote...

I'm hoping they're going to save the trailer for the VGAs, and release some non-plot specific screenshots before then to hold us over. Maybe some scenery shots? I remember they showed us a shot of destroyed Lothering pretty early on in the marketing phase of DA 2.

Hard to say really. They keep saying that they want to do things properly this time, so maybe they're gonna hold out on the actual game details for as long as possible. Although, from the way Mike Laidlaw has been talking on Twitter, it sounds like we're not too far away from recieving more info regarding the protagonist and general plot.