Post by SpottedBlades on May 14, 2016 19:17:55 GMT
I have been thinking about that for a moment.
I know there are many of you who enjoy reading Fanventures with "OCs play Sburb"-type stories, where a group of people play some variation of the game. However, I know that using fantrolls or fankids for this type of plot is kind of a thing everyone has already done (and I know what I'm talking about, I have one of these). I know there are really good ones with this format, but people who'd want to start a Fanventure of their own can have this feeling of "why bother? there are hundreds out there that exactly look like mine". Name the adventures with a description along the lines of "A group of kids/trolls play Sburb": there are many.
One of the things to do to get people interested since the start would be to use characters of species other than human or troll. It's much easier to remember a story by thinking "this is the one with the Sburb-playing elves" than "this is the one starring [fantroll name]" (again, there are really good stories with trolls, but don't say you've never ever thought that). It's easy advertisement: "My Fanventure has bird-people in it!". People will remember it. (again, i'm not...you know what, i'll put a huge disclaimer at the end.)
However, I can't help but think that putting in new races or creatures is kind of noobish. Far-fetched. People know nothing about these completely original species. Some don't want to even bother knowing about them. With trolls and humans, which have been explored already in Homestuck canon, there is no need for exposition or explanation. Even if your story is set in an alternate world, you can ditch background and worldbuilding with "they're trolls, so their society and all works like Alternia's". Again, this is not something you have to do, simply an example.
So I wanted to ask. Would you be more interested in seeing diverse original species, even though you'd have to be served some background about them? Or would you rather read about trolls and humans, and spend less time on unnecessary worldbuilding? Or do you have a completely different opinion? Don't hesitate.
I am not dissing on anyone's work or saying all "OCs play Sburb" adventures are the same. I know this type of storyline can still be versatile and completely different from one's expectations. An OCPS plot can only serve as a headstart for something great and completely different: one isn't a noob or an uninspired fan because they use this story type. I acknowledge that I am no authority over what is a good plot or not: I'm simply talking about the outside layer. I had no precise works in mind while writing this post (except for the "really good ones"). I am simply stating a fact and not my personal opinion. If you want, you have the right to tell me how much my own work sucks and lacks originality. I'm ready for whatever insult you'll throw at me.
I know there are many of you who enjoy reading Fanventures with "OCs play Sburb"-type stories, where a group of people play some variation of the game. However, I know that using fantrolls or fankids for this type of plot is kind of a thing everyone has already done (and I know what I'm talking about, I have one of these). I know there are really good ones with this format, but people who'd want to start a Fanventure of their own can have this feeling of "why bother? there are hundreds out there that exactly look like mine". Name the adventures with a description along the lines of "A group of kids/trolls play Sburb": there are many.
One of the things to do to get people interested since the start would be to use characters of species other than human or troll. It's much easier to remember a story by thinking "this is the one with the Sburb-playing elves" than "this is the one starring [fantroll name]" (again, there are really good stories with trolls, but don't say you've never ever thought that). It's easy advertisement: "My Fanventure has bird-people in it!". People will remember it. (again, i'm not...you know what, i'll put a huge disclaimer at the end.)
However, I can't help but think that putting in new races or creatures is kind of noobish. Far-fetched. People know nothing about these completely original species. Some don't want to even bother knowing about them. With trolls and humans, which have been explored already in Homestuck canon, there is no need for exposition or explanation. Even if your story is set in an alternate world, you can ditch background and worldbuilding with "they're trolls, so their society and all works like Alternia's". Again, this is not something you have to do, simply an example.
So I wanted to ask. Would you be more interested in seeing diverse original species, even though you'd have to be served some background about them? Or would you rather read about trolls and humans, and spend less time on unnecessary worldbuilding? Or do you have a completely different opinion? Don't hesitate.
I am not dissing on anyone's work or saying all "OCs play Sburb" adventures are the same. I know this type of storyline can still be versatile and completely different from one's expectations. An OCPS plot can only serve as a headstart for something great and completely different: one isn't a noob or an uninspired fan because they use this story type. I acknowledge that I am no authority over what is a good plot or not: I'm simply talking about the outside layer. I had no precise works in mind while writing this post (except for the "really good ones"). I am simply stating a fact and not my personal opinion. If you want, you have the right to tell me how much my own work sucks and lacks originality. I'm ready for whatever insult you'll throw at me.
