Fantasy Dares 2011

Silversweeper — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:31:43 +0100

Didn't see this thread started yet, so here goes: Have a ruler/organization/whatever murder someone as a distraction 1 bonus point if it is a regicide 2 bonus points if it leads to a war 3 bonus points if that was the planned distraction 4 bonus points if the other nations/groups/whatevers see through the ruse but play along 5 bonus points if the plan backfires in the end Have a young orphan living on a farm seen as the heir of a throne despite not being the heir 1 bonus point if the princess the true heir was to marry is married to the fake heir 2 bonus points if the real heir shows up some time later and tries to claim the throne 3 bonus points if the princess doesn't fall for him instead 4 bonus points if he somehow manages to seduce her and makes her pregnant 5 bonus points if an evil henchman/the Evil Overlord himself shows up and tries to take the throne 6 bonus points if the forces of good turn to civil war because of this 7 bonus points if the princess falls for the "Evil Heir" 8 bonus points if she is pregnant with the real heir's baby at this time and already have children with the "Fake Heir" 9 bonus points if all of those wanting the throne dies during the civil war 10 bonus points if someone else is chosen as the new ruler and is accepted by both the forces of good and those of evil Have a "holy" city in your world that all religions view as holy 1 bonus point if none of the religions had anything to do with the city in the beginning 2 bonus points if the religion that viewed the city as holy at first is long gone 3 bonus points if a war breaks out over the control of the city Have a character who uses unnecessary suffixes to what he/she says 1 bonus point if it is "of Doom" 2 bonus points if the character never forgets the suffix 3 bonus points if other characters also start doing this after a while, despite having disliked it at first 4 bonus points if it is used on words that already have a suffix (e.g. The Forest of Fear of Doom) 5 bonus points if the first suffix also is "of Doom" (e.g. The Lands of Doom of Doom) 6 bonus points if it actually becomes important for the story (as more than an "in-joke") Have a character who is a pyromaniac 1 bonus point if the character denies it 2 bonus points if the character's mania is important for the story 3 bonus points if a friend of this character has pyrophobia 4 bonus points if the mania and the phobia are the only things that gives victory against the bad guy(s) 5 bonus points if they end up married Have someone introduce a character with a whole load of "weird" titles 1 bonus point if the character turns out to be a child or someone else that one might not expect after hearing the titles 2 bonus points if the titles are "evil" but are given to a "good" character (or the other way around) 3 bonus points if this character turns out to be important 4 bonus points if the character demands that you use the whole list of titles when speaking to him/her 5 bonus points if the Evil Overlord turns out to have "good" titles (or the opposite) in addition to the first character 6 bonus points if someone confuses them with each other because of this Have a technologically inferior race/people defeat those who are superior to them 1 bonus point if they look (and act) somewhat like the Ewoks in Return of the Jedi 2 bonus points if they are important for more than this 3 bonus points if at least one main character comes from this race 4 bonus points if the ones defeated by the "Ewoks" once defeated those who were superior to THEM 5 bonus points if one of the female main characters think that the "Ewoks" are cute 6 bonus points if they are offended by this 7 bonus points if she is on the other side 8 bonus points if the only reason her side lost was because she thought that the "Ewoks" were cute 9 bonus points if the only reason for the battle was that she offended the "Ewoks" by telling people that they were cute Have a hero(ine) who does everything by the book/code/whatever 1 bonus point if he/she gets into trouble because of this 2 bonus points if loved ones of the hero(ine) die because of this 3 bonus points if the hero(ine) is the member of a secret society 4 bonus points if the organization exists to do something silly rather than saving the world 5 bonus points if the hero(ine) dies because he/she follows the code/book/whatever Tell the story from the villain's point of view 1 bonus point if you don't reveal this until the end 2 bonus points if the evil deeds the villain does are no worse than those of the hero 3 bonus points if many characters are confused and joins the villain's side 4 bonus points if the reader is equally confused 5 bonus points if you do not reveal it at all 6 bonus points if the villain dies at the end when people still believe that he is the hero Have a hero who is forced to do the opposite of heroic most of the time 1 bonus point if he has to lock a princess in a tower 2 bonus points if he has to get rid of a magical weapon of some kind 3 bonus points if he has got to allow the evil overlord to conquer the world/country/whatever 4 bonus points if he has to be killed by a dragon Have your characters carry around their ancestors' spirits at all times without being aware of them 1 bonus point if the ancestors notice things their descendants fail to see and try to warn them without succeeding 2 bonus points if the ancestors of two characters can see and spak with one another at will 3 bonus points if the ancestors of the hero and the villain get along very well and try to make their respective descendants to live in peace with one another 4 bonus points if the ancestors of two characters who are in love are enemies and try to sabotage the relationship 5 bonus points if there is a character who can see the ancestors of others and tries to resolve the conflicts

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The Not-so-Evil Overlord — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:55:55 +0100

Well, I might as well post the dare I came up with last year. Have your hero flip a coin to decide everything 1 bonus point: if this always results in him making the right choice. 2 bonus points: if the coin is double-sided 3 bonus points: if the hero knows this 4 bonus points: if this convinces the villain that there's a spell/blessing on the hero that causes the coin to land on the correct side. 5 bonus points: if the villain becomes extremely obsessed with removing the spell/blessing he's convinced the hero has. 6 bonus points: if this is the precise reason why the hero bothers flipping the coin. 7 bonus points: if the villain loses to the hero because he was too busy trying to remove the spell/blessing, to do much to stop the hero. Piles of cookies: if the hero flips the coin when asked by the villain to join him.

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angeliclizard — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:34:36 +0100

That makes for a nice quirkiness.

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lasalle202 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:58:30 +0100

Have pudding appear in every chapter. Double points if its chocolate. Tripple points if no one ever eats it.

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jackow — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:40:11 +0100

Have the king assassinated. 1 bonus point if he is killed to establish a new king 2 bonus points if he was a good ruler 3 bonus points if the new king is a terrible ruler and makes all the wrong decisions 4 bonus points if the killer/new king is a member of the old king's family 5 bonus points if it was the second born in the family line 6 bonus points if he would have had just as much power as the king's brother, but killed his brother anyway just for the title 7 bonus points if he tries to kill the old king's child but fails 8 bonus points if the child grows up knowing nothing of his past, but some random old man gives him a five-minute history lesson on why he must lead a rebellion against his tyrant uncle 9 bonus points if the child leads the rebellion perfectly, despite having no military experience, and becomes an amazing ruler, despite lack of education 10 bonus points if the tyrant uncle has a mustache

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jackow — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:42:42 +0100

Clarification on this, since I can't find an edit or delete button. [quote]6 bonus points if he would have had just as much power as the king's brother, but killed his brother anyway just for the title[/quote] [quote]6 bonus points if being the king's brother would have made him just as powerful as the king, but killed his brother anyway for the title[/quote]

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larelmian — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:25:51 +0100

I dare you to have your character stand in a grocery store aisle debating whether to use kosher or sea salt in a magical ritual. I dare you to have a ranting blind seer show up, declare your MC's are the chosen ones, and send them on a quest. Bonus points if the seer is a ranting lunatic. Double bonus points if the characters realize this, but still try to accomplish the quest. Triple bonus points if the seer declares a goat, fence post, small rock, half a brick, and/or a pair of lime green socks are chosen ones. Cookies if the goat saves the world.

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Adamoun — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:45:15 +0100

Bahaha, I want a goat to save my world. Wait, the world is not coming to an end. Shoot. I would have a goat who'd totally be up to it, though. *sadface* I dare you to... have circus come to the town your hero is currently in Bonus points if said circus is an important meeting place for your characters. Triple points if your hero and the antagonist have a fight during the show and everybody thinks that's totally what should be happening. Cookies if someone runs away from home with the circus when it leaves town.

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Moondragon — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:49:15 +0100

I might just have to use the salt one. Bah, I hate this new forum!

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larelmian — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:51:37 +0100

Well, I suppose you could have the goat save something else. ;)

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Kadevi — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:52:25 +0100

I like this one! XD [quote]Have a hero who is forced to do the opposite of heroic most of the time 1 bonus point if he has to lock a princess in a tower 2 bonus points if he has to get rid of a magical weapon of some kind 3 bonus points if he has got to allow the evil overlord to conquer the world/country/whatever 4 bonus points if he has to be killed by a dragon[/quote]

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Ghost_Feather — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:34:08 +0100

Have a character who is a pyromaniac 1 bonus point if the character denies it 2 bonus points if the character's mania is important for the story 3 bonus points if a friend of this character has pyrophobia 4 bonus points if the mania and the phobia are the only things that gives victory against the bad guy(s) 5 bonus points if they end up married Oh goodness. My MMC2 is a fire-user, and MMC1 is a pyrophobe...I might as well go all-out and make MMC2 a full-fledged pyromaniac.

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Orange Taffeta — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:55:37 +0100

[quote]I dare you to... have circus come to the town your hero is currently in Bonus points if said circus is an important meeting place for your characters. Triple points if your hero and the antagonist have a fight during the show and everybody thinks that's totally what should be happening. Cookies if someone runs away from home with the circus when it leaves town.[/quote] I could totally use this one!

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MariahBurkett — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:53:24 +0100

Man I love this thread already I dare you to have a character who always wears ridiculous/guady clothing BP if another character notices DBP if the character that noticed tries to get the other character to wear normal clothing TBP if this leads to an argument QBP if at a critical juncture in your book the character uses a piece of his ridiculous attire to save the day. It was all I could think of. And I might use it in my novel!

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Mad Paladin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:00:37 +0100

"Have a technologically inferior race/people defeat those who are superior to them" How many points if the group in questions have to be fought by the heroes? Also, I shouldn't read this thread...19 points just from what I already have planned.

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larelmian — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:07:17 +0100

I dare you to have your traveling party bring along a magic user for the purposes of cooking their food -- a bit like a magical microwave. Bonus points if the magic user is only good at cooking -- can't fight, can't divine, can't heal, just makes darn good food. Extra bonus points if the mage sidetracks them from the quest in order to hunt down rare ingredients for gourmet meals. Triple bonus points if enemies/rivals try to kidnap the mage in order to enjoy this cooking. (If the rest of the company treats the mage like a kitchen appliance, s/he might join the other group.) Quadruple bonus points if the mage threatens to feed everyone nothing but stew if they don't do what s/he wishes. A five star seven course dinner if the entire quest is to find cooking ingredients and serve a glorious banquet.

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kingclumsy — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:52:27 +0100

I'll take the first bit ( I think) and possibly the first two bonus points. :)

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Kay Qy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:06:00 +0100

ooh. Can't use the salt dare in this NaNo, but I'll totally save it for my modern fairy tales 'verse. ^.^ I probably WILL include a blind lunatic, though. It would be spectacular if he came along and gave my MCs the direction they needed to go next, and then claimed one of the many goats would save the world. XD

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Kay Qy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:09:38 +0100

I dare you to use the line, "Wow, I bet no one's ever said THAT before." Bonus points if someone else claims they HAVE said it before. Double bonus points if it's already been said before in this book. Triple if it's something people say all the time. Quadruple if it's said all the time in OUR world, but never before in theirs.

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jesusfreakhobbit — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:26:48 +0100

I might just take that dare. I'm doing a humorous style anyway, so this will fit perfectly.

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Haunted_Nefertiti — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:14:00 +0100

I dare you to have a zucchini dress up contest occur in your novel 1 bonus point if it is an event your MC is participating in 2 bonus points if it is an event your Villain cooked up to trap your MC 3 bonus points if it is a trap and your MC know about it being a trap 4 bonus points if the Villain actually traps the MC 5 bonus points if the MC traps your Villain instead

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geekling — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:16:58 +0100

My dare for 2011 is to have a character who is a Fletcherite - a follower of the chew chew diet. Bonus points if it is your main character. Gold star if the time this character spend masticating actually has an impact on the plot.

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meggie358 — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:39:35 +0100

I'm probably going to use this, because I was thinking about killing off the king in my story. But too bad I don't have a tyrant uncle in my plot; I only have the king's son who wants to destoy the kingdom, so he decideds to kill his father so he could become king, but not after he forces FMC, with whom he is in love with, to marry him, just to secure his position as the next king. Oh, well.... ;)

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larelmian — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:11:07 +0100

(Inspired by my 2007 WriMo) I dare you to have a food fight in your novel. BP if everyone in the area joins in. DBP if it takes place in a completely inappropriate place (wedding feast, five star diner, royal banquet hall) TBP if you get more than 1667 words out of the food fight. QBP if the foot fight is important to the plot.

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kctejada — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:05:51 +0100

I might take this one, just because it fits one of my groups of characters so well. Also, I might even try for the QBP, since this particular group gets called out on everything near the end. One thing: does a dare count if you were going to do it anyway? I actually already have 2 characters with unnecessarily long titles and I have 2 borderline pyromaniac characters, none of which actually posses fire magic.

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Argentum — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:41:40 +0100

x5 if the character's gaudy clothing is referred to as "gay attire" :)

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Khitty Hawk — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:23:02 +0100

I dare you to have a character who speaks entirely in innuendo. DBP if the character doesn't realize what they're doing. TBP if this character tries to flirt with your MC or one of their party. I dare you to use a setting that is not generic medieval european. I dare you to have a male character who disguises himself as a female. DBP if this is not used as a one-off joke. And that's all I have right now.

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B_ethany13H — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:58:35 +0100

Male dressed as a female? I'm so using that. Now I just have to figure out why....

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B_ethany13H — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:03:28 +0100

"Have a ruler/organization/whatever murder someone as a distraction 1 bonus point if it is a regicide 2 bonus points if it leads to a war" You just dared my plot into existance :)

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Captain-Savvy — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:28:13 +0100

I dare you to have a wizardly side character who has a legendary reputation but is actually horrible at magic! 1 bonus point if he accidentally transforms the hero into a ferret. 2 bonus points if he accidentally transforms the hero into a villain. 3 bonus points if he accidentally transforms the hero into a villainous ferret. Major cookies if he has a long white beard that the ferret hides in.

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LadyKelien — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:44:39 +0100

Well theres a distraction for you... "We have to get our out the back before someone realizes she showed up to this stupid thing." "You're right... I'll accidently dump some punch on Ka'lon over there and get him to throw some of the cake at me. I will duck causing it to hit one of those kids in the corner. That should be all we need to start a food fight and you can sneak out while its happening." LOL Priceless. Don't know that I will find a place for it. But, its priceless.

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LadyKelien — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:49:52 +0100

Thank You... You just gave my youngest three kids the start of the plot for their joint Nano venture.

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hmltwin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:51:26 +0100

I was already doing the non-generic medieval european. It's a steampunk novel, more Victorian than medieval, though... still sort of Europe. Also, one of my two male main characters disguises himself as a girl in order to get into the sovereign's palace and make contact with the other male main character. No one questions a pretty young girl going into the earl's chambers. They would wonder about the young man, however.

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shiremaya — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:40:36 +0100

I do have an incubus character who might do the innuendo speaking without realizing it :)

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gredgie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:18:38 +0100

Ha! That actually sounds awesome lol. Challenge accepted :P

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gredgie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:32:48 +0100

I do like the idea of a blind seer initiating a quest :>

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violaet — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:54:24 +0100

That's hilarious! I was just thinking about adding a villain, and now I am so tempted, just to write that. I might just have to do this one.

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Inkling Dreams — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:00:26 +0100

I am so stealing this one. It sounds like something my MMC would do, not only to annoy the emperor who is the villain, but to annoy his friends too. Particularly the sorcerer, who is convinced the coin isn't magical but he can't prove it unless he can get his hands on it. Which MMC will not allow because... well he's an obnoxious little git sometimes. =)

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kctejada — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:15:17 +0100

I dare you to have a villain who's a sinister aardvark. 1 bonus point if everyone sees him and makes a wrong guess about what animal he is, making him respond with "no, I'm an Aardvark! A Sinister one!" Alternatively, if he is identified as an aardvark, he always adds "Sinister aardvark." 2 bonus points if he was turned into an aardvark after he tried to turn the hero into an aardvark. 3 bonus points if his sinister actions are consistent with aardvark behavior. 4 bonus points if he's really a powerful demon who has to take an animal form...and for reasons unknown, choose an aardvark. Double if his other choice was a duck-billed platypus. Triple if there's a rational justification for why an aardvark was the best form. Quadruple if there's also a rational explanation for the platypus.

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leighalove — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:12:56 +0100

blind seer is totally what i needed. thank you so much.

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Deamsickdev — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:13:49 +0100

I dare you to have a mass genderbending incident. Bonus points if you have an androgynous character - and no one can tell the difference. Double bonus points if they then are forced to change to ridiculous gender-morphed names. Triple bonus points if there is awkward exploration of new bodies. Quadruple bonus points if the villain never even notices. Quintuple bonus points if this is some vital plot point (or a horribly backfired plan.)

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Moondragon — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:22:34 +0100

Quote: I dare you to use a setting that is not generic medieval european. I'm already doing a world much like ours only with elves, dragons, etc. Does that count?

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shiremaya — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:01:45 +0100

Will be taking some of these (unintentional innuendo, kosher salt in a spell, gaudy clothing) I dare you to include a plan where one of the MCs must act as bait. BP If they refuse to cooperate TPB if you use the line "What do you mean why do I have a problem with being bait in a plan you admitted probably won't work?" QBP if they end up using a dummy instead of the character A batch of fresh chocolate cookies if the dummy is very obviously fake but it works anyway

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leighalove — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:08:40 +0100

hahaha, taking this purely for the TBP. awesome.

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MariahBurkett — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:15:22 +0100

Don't know when I'm going to use it (Might be in a few years) but it is definitely going into my ever-growing collection of dares. I dare you to have a character that never speaks BP If this is never explained DBP if all the other characters try to get him/her to speak TBP if at a critical juncture the character speaks and saves the day with like one word (ie it might confuse the villain for those precious few seconds that this character who has never talked all of a sudden is talking)

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problemchild — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:29:51 +0100

I dare you not to use compass directions, or some cheap knock-off of compass directions.

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MariahBurkett — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:02:40 +0100

I dare you to have a character named Justice +If this character is the bringer of justice ++If s/he doesn't know it +++If other people start to notice that all the bad people get done in by Justice ++++If it is not your main character

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angeliclizard — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:09:42 +0100

Oh man I could totally make this happen. Can I get a half a point if someone is kidnapped when the circus leaves? ;)

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angeliclizard — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:11:37 +0100

I may make a short story based on this.

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angeliclizard — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:13:00 +0100

I think I could go Quadruple on this. Oh yea!

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Doctor Sentence — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:52:27 +0100

Have a character tell someone's fortune using a deck of Happy Families cards. Bonus points if the interpretations of the characters make sense. Double bonus points if the fortune-telling turns out to be accurate. Triple bonus points if the 'Mistress Bun, the Baker's Daughter' card represents the climax of the story.

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LScribeHarris — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:17:45 +0100

Um...I might actually use the salt one...LOL!

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LScribeHarris — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:19:22 +0100

x5 if another character is forced to borrow gaudy clothes, and wear them to the final battle.

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CBrachyrhynchos — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:25:02 +0100

A virtuoso of a pre-modern musical instrument, like a hurdy gurdy or a serpent.

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MariahBurkett — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:21:28 +0100

Have a character who carries a box every where +If it is locked ++If said character doesn't know what is in the box +++If at the end of the story they get it open and it has something extremely stupid in it Have a character who is an angel +If it is your MC ++If s/he are trying to get back to where s/he came from +++If the place s/he came from won't take them back ++++If by the end of the book s/he does something to make them get their 'honor' back COOKIES: If s/he doesn't want to go back by then

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cjtremlett — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:23:43 +0100

The salt one? I've done that. In real life!

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Faeire82 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:05:55 +0100

I dare you to: Have a character that always speaks in the 3rd person + You never explain why this character speaks in the 3rd person ++If the reason they never speak in 1st person has something to do with their mysterious past +++if that reason involves oversized caribou and talking snow leopards +++if said character is your favorite character and can royally kick arse ++++if said character hates violence and only fights to protect themself. +++++if said character is a violet eyes albino

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epic_houseplant — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:58:19 +0100

Since I'm writing a fantasy western: 1 bonus point if you use firearms in your novel 2 bonus points if firearms are period accurate, or reasonably so 3 bonus points if firearms are neutral (good people and bad people have equal chance of using firearms, the universe doesn't hate firearms, etc.) 4 bonus points if firearms are one of the protagonists' main weapon 5 bonus points if the firearm being disable or unusable becomes a major plot point If firearms are race specific, x2 bonus points for being used or invented by a race nobody expects. (ie not humans or dwarves)

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lycaenide — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:32:39 +0100

Totally doing the innuendo one: medieval style.

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littleoph — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:54:57 +0100

I like this one! Could explain a skilled fighter's death as well, if the workers on strike get their hands on one.

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kei8 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:32:26 +0100

Yes, please somebody write a fantasy where only the elves have guns!!

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changeling13 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:48:07 +0100

That... is very very tempting. Especially when some of my MCs are a stressed-out 17 year old new Queen, a very mischievous transformed dragon, and a new knight with a red-head's temper. It's not that hard at all to imagine a food fight breaking out in the royal banquet hall! XD

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changeling13 — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:51:36 +0100

I think you should go QBP if the one word from the TPB is a profanity.

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littleoph — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:05:26 +0100

Yay for quick research! Flintlocks are period-accurate and they gave me a nice little subplot.

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kittymammas — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:47:10 +0100

both of my kings are going to get the axe in my nano novel, dare accepted!

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AnnieDayNow — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:15:11 +0100

The salt one, for sure! Accepted. :)

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lizo27 — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:22:50 +0100

Sweet! I'm hitting all five points with one character!

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I am the bookwyrm — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:52:45 +0100

Taking: (I am writing a book in which nothing is ever supposed to make sense, and everything is done for no reason at all, so technically, I could take on as many dares as I wanted) Have a character who carries a box every where +If it is locked ++If said character doesn't know what is in the box +++If at the end of the story they get it open and it has something extremely stupid in it - love it!! :D Have a character that always speaks in the 3rd person + You never explain why this character speaks in the 3rd person ++If the reason they never speak in 1st person has something to do with their mysterious past +++if that reason involves oversized caribou and talking snow leopards +++if said character is your favorite character and can royally kick arse ++++if said character hates violence and only fights to protect themself. +++++if said character is a violet eyes albino I dare you to have a character that never speaks + If this is never explained ++ if all the other characters try to get him/her to speak +++if at a critical juncture the character speaks and saves the day with like one word (ie it might confuse the villain for those precious few seconds that this character who has never talked all of a sudden is talking) -that one was already happening! She's my main character. :)

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Syrina — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:50:13 +0100

Huh. I do have one character that I haven't really fleshed out. She could totally rock the weird clothes. I can see where I could use it near the end of the novel, too.... Challenge accepted!

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Tolly — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:36:52 +0100

I think I can actually do this one, up to DBP or TBP. (I'm pretty sure a detective agency is an inappropriate place to start lobbing food around. XD) Even better, I can use it as a character moment! Yay!

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Tolly — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:45:47 +0100

Claimed! I can totally use this, going up to the 4bp point. Nice!

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laundrylint — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:54:03 +0100

Bonus points if someone, for some reason, decides to get into a fist fight with a hobo. Extra bonus points if this gets him into jail. Even more bonus points if the fight is the sole reason your plot exists. Yet more bonus points if the hobo is actually his dad. Someone please do this. I'll give you a cookie.

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shiremaya — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:00:36 +0100

Have gremlins in your story BP if only one character knows they're there TP if they think s/he's making them up to cover up their mistakes QP if the character manages to make friends with the gremlins and begins sending them after people who annoy them Cookies if people still don't believe them about the gremlins and this leads to them becoming/ joining the villain

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jackow — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:41:02 +0100

I dare you to have a stereotypical fairy in your story. 1 bonus point if xe is important to the plot. 2 bonus points if most characters can't see fairies, but your MC can. 10 bonus points if most characters can see fairies, but your MC can't.

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candlelightwriter — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:13:57 +0100

I dare you to have a character with a ridiulously long name Bonus Points: if because this character has a ridiulously long name, their initals spell out a strange word Double Bonus Points: If this word means something in another language in your world Triple Bonus Points: If that word means that that character is the chosen one Quadrupal Bonus Points: If the character is not actually the chosen one because part of their name is incorrect, there was just a smudge on the birth certificate Eternal glory and lots of cupcakes: If the character does not realize that they aren't the chosen one until AFTER they save the world.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

candlelightwriter — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:15:03 +0100

*edit* I dare you to have a character with a "ridiculously" long name not "ridiuously" grrrr, stupid typos...

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Sarita153 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:27:16 +0100

Dare: Base your fantasy world on a video game or online rpg like World of Warcraft Bonus Points for each race/class used and kept true to the game Double Points if magic works the same, with the same flashy effects Triple Points if you use the same world map down to the city layouts Uber Bonus Points plus Cookie if a reader can’t tell that the world was based on a game

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

wolfoffallenshadows — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:15:07 +0100

Double accepted, only with my world's version of pudding :D

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Rarity — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:40:10 +0100

I could most likely add the salt one into my story pretty easily. :p I just have to come up with a ritual of some sort. xD Bet if I keep reading this thread I'll find one. :p

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wolfoffallenshadows — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:41:22 +0100

I dare you to create an entire world from scratch, and not have any real "humans" (humanoids are fine) exist in it. BP if your world has more than one biome DBP if your world's seasons are original TBP if your world somehow includes chocolate QBP if your world has a major characteristic that plays into the plot. (An odd season that is out of place. Or something like a Fall in Pern)

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dark_anime_real_1 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:01:04 +0100

Oh my goodness. I don't have a "chosen one" in my plot, but I totally LOVE the idea of them finding out that they're aren't the chosen one until after they've already done it xD SO GOOD.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

Abenstern — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:13:18 +0100

Include a person with rainbow hair in your novel BP: If everyone else has naturally colored hair TBP: If no one notices the odd colors of their hair QBP: If people notice, but the character claims its natural A bag of chips: If it really is their natural color Have your characters break the fifth wall (talking directly to the author) BP: If they do it often TBP: If they are the only one who can hear the reply QBP: If everyone in the group knows they do it

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bookblather — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:15:17 +0100

Two bonus points for me! I lost the rest because Antoine is the good guy and Enrico really, really deserves what he gets coming to him. Also Antoine is the eldest and he has no intention whatsoever of killing his baby brother. Kid's cute!

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Screnwriter — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:17:40 +0100

Taking the angel dare. I have an angel FMC anyway, but this fixes a plot snarl I was having. Thanks!

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austinnd182 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:10:03 +0100

I dare you to have someone important to the MC die, and have his/her soul magically put into a cat's body in order to keep him/her alive. BP if the cat is fat and black. DBP if he/she talks. TBP if he/she walks on their two hind legs.

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hmltwin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:19:37 +0100

How do you mean, the "seasons are original". I mean... winter, spring, summer, fall - these happen because the earth revolves around the sun. To have seasons totally unlike any of these four - anywhere in the world (because different biomes experience the seasons differently) - you're world would have to be completely and utterly different from "reality". For the record... I have an entire world that I am building, no humans (although humanoids exist); many, many biomes; chocolate (because I can't imagine a world with no chocolate) and... major characteristics of the world have been important for the plot.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

GlaiveBreaker — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:03:22 +0100

I dare you to... Have your heroes ride off to battle on Shetland war ponies. Bonus points if they are too tall for the ponies. Double bonus points if your story is an urban fantasy, or takes place in an environment where equine travel isn't practical. Have a character who is completely aware that she or he is in a novel. BP if they try to escape. DBP if they yell at you about goings on in said novel. TBP if you yell back. Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. BP if the main character says it. DBP if it is somehow critical to the plot. TBP if the MC is the naked criminal. Have a character that only speaks in internet memes. BP if this is a main character. DBP if this character can communicate effectively. TBP if internet does not exist in your setting. Cookies if you said "Challege accepted" after reading this.

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redsamurai — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:39:58 +0100

Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. BP if the main character says it. DBP if it is somehow critical to the plot. TBP if the MC is the naked criminal. claimed and so going to put in my novel for the TBP

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Kay Qy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:56:32 +0100

Now I want to have a female character dress up as a boy to get into the earl's chambers because [i]that[/i] would be more expected. Even though I have no earls in my story. And my MCs are already male. Curse my contrary brain... *tucks idea away for future stories*

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Kay Qy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:59:13 +0100

....My MC is mute. \o/

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Kay Qy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:01:44 +0100

Don't know if I'll take the original dare, but you have made me realize that my story has suffered from a distinct lack of oversized caribou. That shall now be rectified. Thank you! :D

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Kay Qy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:03:35 +0100

[quote]-that one was already happening! She's my main character. :)[/quote] You, too? :D *highfives*

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Kay Qy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:08:04 +0100

Same here. XD Well, about the finding out they're not the chosen one. Technically, my MCs ARE the chosen ones. It's just that nobody declares them chosen except the One who chose them— their God. (I figured out a while ago that the reason why "Chosen One" cliches bug me so much— aside from being overdone, of course— is that so often they forget to answer the question, "Who chose them?" Or they're annoyingly vague about it.)

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redsamurai — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:19:50 +0100

evil villan has henchmen who are good at job double points : they good as they know what happen to the last lot and dont want it to happen to them TBP - heroes in on it as they dont want to see henchmen die beer and more beer - the henchmen so good they replace villan and have them as the henchmen half way through novel

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Bishu — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:33:24 +0100

I have a character named Justice in one of my other stories...he's a superhero XD

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Bishu — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:40:55 +0100

I dare you to have a dragon who has an incurable sweet tooth in your novel. BP if said dragon is otherwise very dragon like but cannot control themselves around sweet food. DBP if said dragon's obsession gets your MC's into trouble often TBP if the villain uses this against your dragon QBP if said dragon's sweet tooth somehow saves the day in the end.

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vampyre_smiles — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:05:22 +0100

I'll take all except the bit about the caribou/talking snow leopards. Well and maybe the bit about self-defense... I've decided that my vampires are prone to mental weirdness, and this will give me a second vampire character. And an albino!

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AnnieDayNow — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:59:17 +0100

I might have to do this since my novel revolves around dragons. Don't know if I'll get any bonus points this time, but I'll try.

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Arya Svit-Kona — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:32:41 +0100

"Tell the story from the villain's point of view 1 bonus point if you don't reveal this until the end 2 bonus points if the evil deeds the villain does are no worse than those of the hero 3 bonus points if many characters are confused and joins the villain's side 4 bonus points if the reader is equally confused 5 bonus points if you do not reveal it at all 6 bonus points if the villain dies at the end when people still believe that he is the hero " But that's my entire plot... right there....

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

ProngsiePotter — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:45:06 +0100

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

ProngsiePotter — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:57:31 +0100

EDIT: I'm also using these: Have a character who carries a box every where +If it is locked ++If said character doesn't know what is in the box +++If at the end of the story they get it open and it has something extremely stupid in it Bonus points if someone, for some reason, decides to get into a fist fight with a hobo. Extra bonus points if this gets him into jail. Even more bonus points if the fight is the sole reason your plot exists. Yet more bonus points if the hobo is actually his dad. Include a person with rainbow hair in your novel BP: If everyone else has naturally colored hair TBP: If no one notices the odd colors of their hair QBP: If people notice, but the character claims its natural A bag of chips: If it really is their natural color Have a character who is completely aware that she or he is in a novel. BP if they try to escape. DBP if they yell at you about goings on in said novel. TBP if you yell back. Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. BP if the main character says it. DBP if it is somehow critical to the plot. TBP if the MC is the naked criminal.

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Tolly — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:39:03 +0100

Not another naked criminal! So stealing this, just up to DBP. One of my main characters would say it completely calmly and keep walking while the titular main character just sort of tries not to stare.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

ProngsiePotter — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 21:17:17 +0100

EDIT: And these: I dare you to have a wizardly side character who has a legendary reputation but is actually horrible at magic! 1 bonus point if he accidentally transforms the hero into a ferret. 2 bonus points if he accidentally transforms the hero into a villain. 3 bonus points if he accidentally transforms the hero into a villainous ferret. Major cookies if he has a long white beard that the ferret hides in. I dare you to have a food fight in your novel. BP if everyone in the area joins in. DBP if it takes place in a completely inappropriate place (wedding feast, five star diner, royal banquet hall) TBP if you get more than 1667 words out of the food fight. QBP if the foot fight is important to the plot. I dare you to use the line, "Wow, I bet no one's ever said THAT before." Bonus points if someone else claims they HAVE said it before. Double bonus points if it's already been said before in this book. Triple if it's something people say all the time. Quadruple if it's said all the time in OUR world, but never before in theirs. I dare you to have a character who always wears ridiculous/guady clothing BP if another character notices DBP if the character that noticed tries to get the other character to wear normal clothing TBP if this leads to an argument QBP if at a critical juncture in your book the character uses a piece of his ridiculous attire to save the day.

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Ominous Rain — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:02:36 +0100

Start out the story with one character, but the story redirects and its not about him/her at all. BP: if that character dies. DBP: if he dies, but narrorates the story anyway. TBP: if he dies, but at the end of the story his dead body shows up somewhere. QBP: if his dies subtly causes every single part of the plot happen. Cookies: if he and his deadness shows up more than 10 times in the story. (This is actually how I like to write. Lol.)

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angelbriaink — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:30:57 +0100

Sweet. I've already got a character that satisfies the dare, BP and DBP.

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angelbriaink — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:35:08 +0100

My MMC completes the box dare. My FMC completes the angel dare. I need to find a dare that my pre-November planning didn't already finish.

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angelbriaink — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:39:05 +0100

I think it'd be funnier if a character only spoke in the second-person. I once went an entire day only speaking in second-person. It made for some very confusing conversations. (Confusing for them, hilarious for me!)

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angelbriaink — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:42:29 +0100

I've been really wanting to do something like this after I started playing League of Legends. I can't do it this year. Maybe next NaNo.

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angelbriaink — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:44:42 +0100

There's a fifth wall!? It must be broken!

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

calenlily — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:06:10 +0100

Won't be using it in this story, but totally making a note of the salt one as it would be perfect to use in the urban fantasy I want to write at some point.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

VijayC — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:33:00 +0100

[quote=problemchild] I dare you not to use compass directions, or some cheap knock-off of compass directions. [/quote] I can do this - my entire plot takes place in a city. All my directions are in relation to street names and major landmarks.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

hmltwin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:42:39 +0100

Taking and making it so only the fae have guns... Since I'm writing steampunk, Robin can have a sweet little pistol. ^_^ They had those in Victorian times, as I recall.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

MariahBurkett — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:28:27 +0100

This made me think of my cat. She is fat (Very fat) and is black. Doesn't talk or walk on hind legs though...

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figliaperduta — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:43:55 +0100

Four bonus points without even trying. Lose out on five because it's his wife. And he's an Emperor. Shh. It's a mystery. Everyone thinks his consort did it because said consort is getting a little too old for his job. Also, the Empress is not so much a terrible ruler because she makes bad decisions, but because she's a sadistic evil controlling bitch. Also, said consort's father (the Emperor's Justice) definitely is playing both sides of this...

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

figliaperduta — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:53:51 +0100

He Who Rules Even Over the Sun in its Glory is not the Chosen one. Indeed, he dies in the first chapter. His replacement, much later on, is He Who Rules from the Court of Summer. We have shortened these, we have, because the individual sleeping with them (Night and No Stars) finds all of that terribly awkward. 'Sun-in-Glory' and 'Summer' and 'No Stars' it is!

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

RedPanda11 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:28:33 +0100

I dare you to have a magic system based off of playing musical instruments. BP: If all of the musical instruments do different things. DBP: If musicians can only communicate through musical instruments. TBP: If there's a complicated system of which instruments are the best based on how good the food that you can make using each instrument is. QBP: If playing out of tune causes very odd things to happen to your characters at some point. Cookies: If you somehow manage to work singing into this.

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MariahBurkett — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:24:01 +0100

I dare you to... have a character who constantly bribes everyone +If s/he does this to people they know and don't need to bribe ++If s/he bribes a guard +++If this gets the character into trouble ++++If the bribing is somehow integral to the plot Have A character who wears an ugly scarf +When someone mentions it is ugly said character gets moody and depressed ++after being moody and depressed, the scarf changes to a new ugly scarf +++If it is mentioned every chapter Have a hidden horseshoe in every chapter +If it somehow helps the plot Have a character who is very frequently hospitalized If your fantasy is set in modern times have a character run up the down escalator +If they shout "I'm running up the down escalator!"

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

lunartick89 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:26:18 +0100

I dare you to have your fantasy races speak different languages. 1 bonus point if a character struggles to learn another language. 2 bonus points if this leads to a plot-important miscommunication. 3 bonus points if the characters decide to hire an interpreter after the miscommunication. 4 bonus points if your characters can't afford to keep the interpreter around for their entire quest. 5 bonus points if the interpreter decides to help them out pro bono because their cause is so heroic and important. 6 bonus points and a tray of cookies if the interpreter decides to help them out pro bono because s/he is the villain or one of the villain's henchmen and has been mistranslating this entire time to make sure they couldn't communicate. I dare you to have your heroes held accountable for any property damage they cause in the name of stopping the villain. 1 bonus point if they have to hold a normal job for a while to be able to afford it. 2 bonus points if the villain actually causes less property damage than the heroes. 3 bonus points if this is a part of the villain's plan to keep the heroes too underfunded to properly fight him/her. ALL THE POINTS if the villain's true aim is actually to stabilize the local economy and just uses the heroes' destructive ways as a method to create jobs.

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Vyctori — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:56:36 +0100

I'd be cheating if I took the Non-generic fantasy dare, I was already planning that =3 But I'm considering having a grab at that "character who speaks entirely in innuendo" as innuendo is very strange and foreign in my fantasy as most people favor the laconic and the blunt.

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Dwinarnith — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:06:58 +0100

Brilliant!!!! It's ideas like this that inspire me to write! =]

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AlainaintheSky — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:13:53 +0100

Interesting. This might be fun! Taking note.

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Dwinarnith — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:21:49 +0100

all three of them accepted!!!! =D

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Vyctori — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:29:40 +0100

[quote=Faeire82] I dare you to: Have a character that always speaks in the 3rd person + You never explain why this character speaks in the 3rd person ++If the reason they never speak in 1st person has something to do with their mysterious past +++if that reason involves oversized caribou and talking snow leopards [/quote] All this is already very possible in my world but doesn't fit the tone. XP Maybe if I do a non-canon short story.

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Vyctori — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:39:07 +0100

Is the fifth wall the ceiling then or the floor? I guess it depends on the mood of the author.

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Vyctori — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:41:47 +0100

[quote=GlaiveBreaker] Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. [/quote] I could use this in a joke non-canon chapter.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

Vyctori — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:54:33 +0100

Have a character with no concept of currency + If they are an adult or teenager ++ If they have it explained to them and they still don't understand +++ If they are mugged and just give away their money ++++ If they use the coins to fend off their attacker +++++ If they continue to use money as a weapon ++++++ If they attack people who try to take their weapons after they've thrown them +++++++ If other character's think they are greedy and cruel for it ++++++++ If they get their weapons confused with another characters money +++++++++ If they use another character's gold "weapons" and give them copper or stone "weapons" as a replacement. Weapons being coin/money.

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Dwinarnith — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:59:22 +0100

Aaaaahhhhh!!!!! I'm in love with you!!! WOW is the BEST MMORPG EVER!!!! =D and I have totally already writen a fan-fiction piece about Kael'Thas Sunstrider and may have even earned Uber Bonus Points!!!! I've been compiling a list of my favorite dares and this is so going on the list!!!!

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Dwinarnith — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:01:01 +0100

I dare you to: (A spin off of MariahBurkett's "Have a character who is very frequently hospitalized”) Have a character that is always hospitalized (or your world’s equivalent) BP: if this is a result of bad luck rather than being clumsy DBP: If one instance of this occurs while visiting a hospital patient TBP: if they were there to tease the patient about being in the hospital Cookies: if they work in the hospital Have a MC with living parents: BP: if they live with the MC DBP: if they actually make an appearance in the novel TBP: if neither of them die Double fudge brownie ice cream if you love your moms!!! Include the line "Out! Out brief candle!" (From Macbeth) BP: if it is shouted at a candle DBP: if the candle shouts back and refuses TBP: if the person shouting at the candle proceeds to blow it out anyway cookies: if it's a gag candle and can therefore never be blown out =] Have your main antagonist quit BP: if they have an emotional episode DBP: if it happens at a climactic moment TBP: if the protagonist tries to convince him to keep tyring Cookies if they succeed and the climax continues

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

larelmian — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:16:50 +0100

My characters in last year's NaNo had a tendency to look at the ceiling when breaking the fifth wall.

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Anstasia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:46:43 +0100

"Have a "holy" city in your world that all religions view as holy" Well, it's actually an island in my world. XD

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Anstasia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:56:35 +0100

Haha... I've got a FMC like this.

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Anstasia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:58:28 +0100

Since the villains in my story are from the side of Science, I suppose I could have the soldier goons carry firearms...

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Anstasia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:04:04 +0100

Considering the focus of my first chapter is the mother, who dies in Chapter 2, and thus sets off the plot of running away from the kingdom... XD

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Anstasia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:08:23 +0100

My true FMC (and her mother) randomly speaks in "Spanish", and a FSC that pops up occasionally slips back into her native "Italian". (And how amusing is it to have a 5 year old trying to teach her 10-17 year old siblings "Spanish" since that's the official language of the kingdom they're running away to?)

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Anstasia — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:19:54 +0100

Have an animal talk in a world where this isn't normal and magic doesn't translate animal-speak. BP: It resulted from a mistake in a spell or ritual. DBP: You write a whole chapter about said animal. TBP: If the animal speaks a language that none of the MC's know. QBP: If the animal becomes a musical sensation.

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LadyoftheGarnetRing — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:11:47 +0100

I Dare you to have a character that is always getting ready for a Zombi Invasion BP: If they collect random things because "You just never know what you'll need when the Zombi's attack" DBP: If zombi's don't exist in your world.

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ProcrastinatingWriter — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:55:10 +0100

I dare you to have a character who in a class when they need to give a presentation (or something similar) half way through realises that they're naked, +1 if they think it's a dream (but it's not), +2 if they carry on because if it's a dream it doesn't matter +3 and because they think "well I need the practise anyway", +4 if it's somehow linked into what they're talking about, +5 if they get top marks because of their teacher thinks that they've given a good speach and it shows they've got "nerve" +6 if it's then they realise that it's not a dream. And extra choclatey fudge cake to anyone who makes this an important plot point! (And sprinkles if because they did it naked things turn out better for them than if they hadn't!)

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littleoph — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:27:54 +0100

[quote=Dwinarnith] Have a MC with living parents: BP: if they live with the MC DBP: if they actually make an appearance in the novel TBP: if neither of them die Double fudge brownie ice cream if you love your moms!!! [/quote] The parents both play a part in the novel. Yay for all bonuses wrapped in one!

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

Ominous Rain — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:57:23 +0100

See? I find it hilarious because the reader is like 'Oh, okay, this will be a story about ____' and then ____ DIES. I like to play with the readers mind...

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Mirage Knight — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:25:39 +0100

Challange accepted, the princess one might work with my princess and the pulper that one is going to so much fun.

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IzzieLostHerMind — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:02:19 +0100

Taking up to sole reason your plot exists. You really helped me get past a big snag in my story.

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Mirage Knight — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:40:37 +0100

does it count im alreadty doing that to like nine fairy tales?

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Mirage Knight — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:42:55 +0100

challange acceppted now this is going to be hard, but so fun, what counts as cheep

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Mirage Knight — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:46:40 +0100

what is stario tipical? I have an importain fairy and she kinda cause the whole mess and well that wat fairys did in the old days.

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Mirage Knight — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:14:40 +0100

hahaha this how the who mess starts with my fairy's death sealing her curse and starting the plot.

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Kimberly Dawn — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:54:46 +0100

I dare you to do a vampire who is any of the following: A. Gay B. Transgender C. Transvestite D. Elderly E. A baby F. Disabled G. Not interested in sex. (though not asexual either.) I dare you to do Jesus as a Zombie. (Per Colbert report, Halloween episode) +1 if you manage to insert Colbert with the Zombie. +2 if you take more of the original joke and make it work logically... +3 if you really make it really bannable. +13 if you get all the Disciples in with their various gruesome deaths as equivalent Fantasy monsters. + 7 for mentioning other saints as monsters (with their deaths made into monsters) +666 if you manage to make it for Young Adult. Werewolf Vampire. 'nough said. And yes, stole the idea from the possibilities of Twilight. I dare you to look up the top silliest reasons that books have been banned and do them ALL. Examples: "because rape is soft porn" "Because the book is a downer." "Because the child broke a plate instead of washing it." "Because a child was making jokes about eating his sister." "Because there is Black in the title." +200 if you manage to get it published. +500 if you get it banned for the same reasons. +10,000 if you manage to use a pen name to either something like "IP Freely." or a name linked to communism (another reason a book got banned.) And because dares should be difficult... do all the previous dares before this post and make it make sense.

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Ominous Rain — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:56:04 +0100

Your MC gets a paper cut. +1 if he gets in reading a book with the same title as the one he's in. +2 if it hurts throughout the story. +3 if it hurts throughout the story, but cheasily heals in the end. +4 if it hurts at the most important situations and renders the MC incapable. +1000000 if the important situations are that the MC has to hold a cut open lemon in his hands to save the world. A random scream is placed in your book. +1 if the characters notice it, but think nothing about it. +2 if it's a little girl screaming. +3 if it's a little girl getting kidnapped. +4 if it's a little girl getting kidnapped right behind them. +5 if the other characters notice the scream, the girl, and the kidnapper, but continue with their previous task at hand. +6 if the characters are looking for something to do or someone to help.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

shiremaya — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:50:02 +0100

Have a bird show up in every chapter. BP if it's the same bird every time TBP if it keeps dropping things on your characters QBP if the are convinced the things the bird is dropping is important Cookies if they're wrong

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GlaiveBreaker — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:47:16 +0100

Going for it :)

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GlaiveBreaker — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:53:47 +0100

Taking this, up to TBP. It would be perfect for my slightly crazy character.

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GlaiveBreaker — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:06:50 +0100

...You read my prologue! That hasn't even been written yet! :O

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savvythewritergirl — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:14:16 +0100

This is hilariously what happens in my non-NaNo WIP I've been working on for years, with some minor tweaks. :) Totally made my day!

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savvythewritergirl — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:20:40 +0100

I love this so much that I will force it into my story whether it likes it or not!!

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MariahBurkett — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:56:26 +0100

Happy to help!

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MariahBurkett — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:19:13 +0100

I dare you to Have a motherly character that follows your MC Everywhere +If it is not the MC's mother ++If the MC doesn't even know who she is +++If she is constantly nagging your MC about things s/he is doing wrong ++++This is something important to the plot Have a wolf who talks +if this is revealed at an odd moment

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

kitsuneopal — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:00:19 +0100

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. "Have a ruler/organization/whatever murder someone as a distraction 1 bonus point if it is a regicide 2 bonus points if it leads to a war 3 bonus points if that was the planned distraction 4 bonus points if the other nations/groups/whatevers see through the ruse but play along 5 bonus points if the plan backfires in the end" Now I have a reason for my civil war to start!!! Have a hero(ine) who does everything by the book/code/whatever 1 bonus point if he/she gets into trouble because of this 2 bonus points if loved ones of the hero(ine) die because of this 3 bonus points if the hero(ine) is the member of a secret society 4 bonus points if the organization exists to do something silly rather than saving the world 5 bonus points if the hero(ine) dies because he/she follows the code/book/whatever This one is too easy I have a character that is perfect for this.

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Ominous Rain — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:12:01 +0100

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Meemerdd — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:30:16 +0000

I dare you to: Have an indepedent princess. BP: If she is your main character. DBP: If people treat her like she's not. TBP: If she beats said people up.

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Morigale — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:57:53 +0000

I can fit in the first three easily enough, but the TBP? Well... now my antagonist owns a chain of bakeries, and her dead daughter's ghost will be showing up in the climactic fight scene. You changed my plot. And so far this is the only dare I'm taking. :D

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MariahBurkett — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:03:42 +0000

I dare you to have a character who never sleeps +If no one thinks this is weird Except for the antagonist ++If it gives the villain 'the willies' +++If it is crucial to the plot.

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KD Sarge — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:56:26 +0000

omg, this is so amazing. YES. I think I can even work the goat in!

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Lali — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:42:54 +0000

BOOKMARKED. My fantasy novel this year is total anarchy and I am basically dumping my favourite characters from various other novels I've been writing into a random world, so whenever I get stuck I'm going to come by here and grab a dare and run with that for a bit. And then at the end of the month I will be back to collect my points, gosh darnit!

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belesaria — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:01:36 +0000

Have a character be secretly evil. + if he does something that seems really valiant. ++ if a bard hears about it and writes a song about him, calling him "good". +++ if someone starts impersonating him based on the facts in the song for the adoration. ++++ if the character kills him/her for it. +++++ if all this goes unnoticed by the protagonist.

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Sarita153 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:34:24 +0000

"Out! Out brief candle!' Oh, yes. I can see my fire elemental mage shouting at a candle. ^_^

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ElendV — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:41:49 +0000

I dare you to: Have a magic system where the characters have to choose a word to be their special power. Bonus points if the most of the characters don't know that the process is actually important at the time Double bonus points if said oblivious/uninformed characters spend the majority of the novel trying to figure out how to use their "useless" powers Triple bonus points if said characters end up saving the day with their immensely "original" powers Quadruple bonus points if one character chooses the word "Revive" Quintuple bonus points if said character is always, always used as bait (as in "Hmm, we're not sure if this situation is okay *pushes* *death rattle* Well, I guess we shouldn't do that then...") Sextuple bonus points if at one point the "Revive" character gets badly wounded (so much so that he would slow down the group), and one of the group members callously throws him/her off a building/decapitates/other method of killing, checks, and says, "Okay, he/she's dead now. Let's go. He/she can catch up later."

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KD Sarge — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:49:27 +0000

Hee! My MC is actively trying to avoid being name a Chosen One, so this will be awesome! Also, goat. I'll see what I can do. :D

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CMC — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:28:21 +0000

I dare you to use the line, "Wow, I bet no one's ever said THAT before." Bonus points if someone else claims they HAVE said it before. Double bonus points if it's already been said before in this book. I dare you to have your character stand in a grocery store aisle debating whether to use kosher or sea salt in a magical ritual. Both accepted. And several others filed away for future use!

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starflamer — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:36:53 +0000

[quote=Kimberly Dawn] I dare you to do a vampire who is any of the following: A. Gay B. Transgender C. Transvestite D. Elderly E. A baby F. Disabled G. Not interested in sex. (though not asexual either.) [/quote] Well, the father of one of my MCs isn't exactly gay, he's more of the "love at first sight" kind and it just so happens that he's totally alright if it's BOTH a guy and a girl. How they got that to work still baffles me, but since their kid is one of my MCs I guess I can't complain. And then there's his mother, who's seriously elderly by now, and still holding a grudge over the son that chose love over filial piety (though she doesn't quite see it that way). Not that they really appear in this NaNo, but if I can find the time I'll write both this and its direct sequel concurrently-ish, and then they'll appear.

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Mudokon — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:42:18 +0000

I'll also take those, as that is the most recent post. Why did I agree to take the most recent dare I see and add it to a book?! Oh, right, cause it's a bit crazy and it seemed like it could be fun. (I'm just lucky I didn't spot that dare from earlier that involved incorporating all previous dares.) leaving this dare: Add a dragon to the story with no warning to the reader or characters. Double points if the dragon your MC is very unimpressed by the dragon. Triple points if one of the character's in your party wants to keep it as a pet. Quadruple points if they do get to have the dragon pet. Cookies if the dragon ends up eating the character that wanted to keep it as a pet.

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Melrudin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:15:26 +0000

"Have a character be secretly evil." Already done, though the character himself doesn't even know he's secretly evil. haha. I'm probably going to use a lot of random ones in my novel now. :) These are always fun to read through to get random ideas. Definitely including these two, though: Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. BP if the main character says it. Have a character who carries a box every where +If it is locked ++If said character doesn't know what is in the box +++If at the end of the story they get it open and it has something extremely stupid in it and likely this one 'cause it makes me laugh, though I don't know how many of the dares I'll do in it: Bonus points if someone else claims they HAVE said it before. Double bonus points if it's already been said before in this book. Triple if it's something people say all the time. Quadruple if it's said all the time in OUR world, but never before in theirs.

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Thing That Lives Under Rocks — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:45:59 +0000

[quote=Silversweeper] Have a young orphan living on a farm seen as the heir of a throne despite not being the heir 1 bonus point if the princess the true heir was to marry is married to the fake heir 2 bonus points if the real heir shows up some time later and tries to claim the throne 3 bonus points if the princess doesn't fall for him instead 4 bonus points if he somehow manages to seduce her and makes her pregnant 5 bonus points if an evil henchman/the Evil Overlord himself shows up and tries to take the throne 6 bonus points if the forces of good turn to civil war because of this 7 bonus points if the princess falls for the "Evil Heir" 8 bonus points if she is pregnant with the real heir's baby at this time and already have children with the "Fake Heir" 9 bonus points if all of those wanting the throne dies during the civil war 10 bonus points if someone else is chosen as the new ruler and is accepted by both the forces of good and those of evil Have a hero(ine) who does everything by the book/code/whatever 1 bonus point if he/she gets into trouble because of this 2 bonus points if loved ones of the hero(ine) die because of this 3 bonus points if the hero(ine) is the member of a secret society 4 bonus points if the organization exists to do something silly rather than saving the world 5 bonus points if the hero(ine) dies because he/she follows the code/book/whatever Have a hero who is forced to do the opposite of heroic most of the time 1 bonus point if he has to lock a princess in a tower 2 bonus points if he has to get rid of a magical weapon of some kind 3 bonus points if he has got to allow the evil overlord to conquer the world/country/whatever 4 bonus points if he has to be killed by a dragon [/quote] [quote=problemchild] I dare you not to use compass directions, or some cheap knock-off of compass directions. [/quote] [quote=GlaiveBreaker] Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. BP if the main character says it. DBP if it is somehow critical to the plot. TBP if the MC is the naked criminal. [/quote] Challenges accepted.

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RoboPhantom — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:01:15 +0000

Sven was already planned to wear ridiculously gaudy clothes and several of the other characters comment on it, but now I'm gong to have to try and get all the bonus points. Hahaha!

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Sahrimnir — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:02:40 +0000

A few of the above dares were already going to be in my novel. For example the one with telling the story from the villain's point of view. My story is shifting between two points of view and the reader will have to decide who is the villain and who is the hero. Also, the one with including an angel in the story. Though in that one I'm missing out on all of the bonus poins because of how angels work in my setting. This one seems interesting, though: [quote=GlaiveBreaker]Have a character that only speaks in internet memes. BP if this is a main character. DBP if this character can communicate effectively. TBP if internet does not exist in your setting. Cookies if you said "Challege accepted" after reading this. [/quote] Challenge accepted.

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Joel R Crabtree — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:03:02 +0000

In the spirit of this fine thread, I dare you to: Have a character utter the phrase, "I'm a fan of the man who ran to stand by the man who does all he can by his own hand to ban the plan to rid the land of sand." Bonus points if the character does this while standing on his head. Double bonus points if the character standing on his head is also drinking a potion to overcome a "loss for words."

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tiger002 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:07:03 +0000

And the dragon shall be called...Snowball! Or Tibbles. Maybe have two dragons.

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Black_Wings — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:46:25 +0000

[quote=belesaria] Have a character be secretly evil. + if he does something that seems really valiant. ++ if a bard hears about it and writes a song about him, calling him "good". +++ if someone starts impersonating him based on the facts in the song for the adoration. ++++ if the character kills him/her for it. +++++ if all this goes unnoticed by the protagonist. [/quote] ~Raises hand~ I'll happily take this one!

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Black_Wings — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:54:20 +0000

[quote=Sarita153] Dare: Base your fantasy world on a video game or online rpg like World of Warcraft Bonus Points for each race/class used and kept true to the game Double Points if magic works the same, with the same flashy effects Triple Points if you use the same world map down to the city layouts Uber Bonus Points plus Cookie if a reader can’t tell that the world was based on a game [/quote] Done. I shall now sit here and snuggle my Dalish elf assassins from Dragon Age. <3

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americanaussie — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:38:37 +0000

I will take this dare. :)

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Hezzi — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:57:08 +0000

Haha! Taking, solves the issue of Isiah :D :D TBP for mee :D :D

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OrangeZest100 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:00:43 +0000

I totally wish to use this box dare. So I will.

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Dawnheart — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:41:31 +0000

sounds exactly like 1 of my characters her power is fire after all.

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Dawnheart — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:43:44 +0000

AWESOME!!! did the ritual go well? (you were debating the salts for the *ritual*, right??) :P

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DarkCoffeeJazz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:49:23 +0000

Have the MC introduce himself to a character in the format of "Bond, James Bond", using his own name. BP if he's from Earth and the other is not. DBP if the non-Earth resident gets the reference. TBP if the MC actually introduces himself as James Bond.

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DarkCoffeeJazz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:57:18 +0000

Oh sorry, I mixed up the DBP and TBP lines. Just, yeah, switch those around. *casually ignores his own mistakes~*

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Mudokon — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:19:55 +0000

[quote=DarkCoffeeJazz] Have the MC introduce himself to a character in the format of "Bond, James Bond", using his own name. BP if he's from Earth and the other is not. DBP if the non-Earth resident gets the reference. TBP if the MC actually introduces himself as James Bond. [/quote] That's a fun dare. Probably easier for me to do the actual James Bond reference as I lazily haven't given my MC a last name yet! Dare: Have a magician that is very young. BP If the magician is inept. DBP If the magician does the exact opposite of what s/he wants to do every time. TBP If the magician saves the day at any point because the spell cast is the opposite of what the other characters want, but it works. Cookies if you can write all this without the magician being an annoying character.

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saphyreknight — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:10:52 +0000

Have a character who is a pyromaniac 1 bonus point if the character denies it 2 bonus points if the character's mania is important for the story 3 bonus points if a friend of this character has pyrophobia 4 bonus points if the mania and the phobia are the only things that gives victory against the bad guy(s) 5 bonus points if they end up married (I have a character who is a fire demon. He says he only uses his fire powers to make things easy but he has been known to blow things up, especially when drunk. He ends up falling in love with a Water/ice demon and they get married AND have kids. So I guess 11.)

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OrangeZest100 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:44:53 +0000

It's locked, he has no idea what's in it, and it will end up being a dead cockroach. :)

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relimited — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:14:50 +0000

[quote=Silversweeper] Have a "holy" city in your world that all religions view as holy 1 bonus point if none of the religions had anything to do with the city in the beginning 2 bonus points if the religion that viewed the city as holy at first is long gone 3 bonus points if a war breaks out over the control of the city Have a character who uses unnecessary suffixes to what he/she says 1 bonus point if it is "of Doom" 2 bonus points if the character never forgets the suffix 3 bonus points if other characters also start doing this after a while, despite having disliked it at first 4 bonus points if it is used on words that already have a suffix (e.g. The Forest of Fear of Doom) 5 bonus points if the first suffix also is "of Doom" (e.g. The Lands of Doom of Doom) 6 bonus points if it actually becomes important for the story (as more than an "in-joke") [/quote] Religion challenge accepted and passed, its the entire premise of my story. However, I've been playing around with adding a wisecracking pirate that will totally add suffixes sarcastically now. This thread is awesome.

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relimited — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:28:08 +0000

I dare ye: To have the characters play a fantasy Pen and Paper RPG in some capacity during the story: +1: have the characters play classes that fit them (the wizard is playing a wizard) +2: One character dies in game +3: The game played turns out to be prophetic +4: The DM turns out to be the big villian +5: The game is actually played in a medieval setting (Ye Olde Dungeons and Dragons) Also: To have one of the characters be a serious fan of some tv show/book: +1: If the character's life parallels one of the tv/book's characters +2: If both characters are the heroes +3: If the tv show/book character makes a decision the character doesn't agree with +4: If the rest of the group starts getting the tv show/book character and the actual character confused

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relimited — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:33:53 +0000

Did the original challenge, haven't figured out if I want him dead or not. Theoretically, I could take all of these challenges.... hmmm..... Bring It. Challenge Accepted up to cookies.

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relimited — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:37:59 +0000

Damn, wish I would have seen this before I wrote the chapter about my young magician being competent. I still want to have her save the day though miscast though. Challenge Accepted.

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Ldaniela499 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:48:29 +0000

[quote=shiremaya] Will be taking some of these (unintentional innuendo, kosher salt in a spell, gaudy clothing) I dare you to include a plan where one of the MCs must act as bait. BP If they refuse to cooperate TPB if you use the line "What do you mean why do I have a problem with being bait in a plan you admitted probably won't work?" QBP if they end up using a dummy instead of the character A batch of fresh chocolate cookies if the dummy is very obviously fake but it works anyway [/quote] I'm going to go for TPB =3 thanks!

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awesomeo — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:54:54 +0000

I'm using this one but feel free: Have a magical character who must focus their power through the power of rhyming. 1 bonus point if the MC rolls their eyes every time this happens 2 bonus points if every rhyme is in fact a dirty limerick 3 bonus points if the MC suggests completely random words 4 bonus points if they manage to rhyme "orange" while vanquishing the evil overlord 5 bonus points if the character is completely oblivious that they do this

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kctejada — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:09:01 +0000

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Smishy — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:49:43 +0000

that is awesome!! and hilarious....

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Ldaniela499 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:11:44 +0000

[quote=ProngsiePotter] I dare you to use the line, "Wow, I bet no one's ever said THAT before." Bonus points if someone else claims they HAVE said it before. Double bonus points if it's already been said before in this book. Triple if it's something people say all the time. Quadruple if it's said all the time in OUR world, but never before in theirs. [/quote] dare taken! I don't which of the bonus points I'm gonna do it for yet though =)

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Sarita153 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:11:09 +0000

You're officially awesome. I love Dragon Age!

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Kikiee241 — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:36:41 +0000

Have a hero(ine) who does everything by the book/code/whatever 5 bonus points if the hero(ine) dies because he/she follows the code/book/whatever One of my pretty important characters kept his oath of secrecy and died while protecting the MC (which was part of his code). :( Now my turn: Have a music night (karaoke, song and dance) +1 if everyone forces the bard to attend +2 if the bard is actually terrible at making music +3 if the usually quiet character gets drunk enough to sing terribly loudly, overshadowing the bard +4 if unconventional, made up or extremely inconvenient instruments are used +5 if one of the instruments is dozens of glasses filled with water set in a row +6 if the glasses are wooden and don't make a sound anyway

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auramaster — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:42:29 +0000

Have a main character be attacked because of a trivial action they did +1 if the main character knew doing the trivial action would get them attacked +2 if the trivial action is commonly done by almost everyone +3 if someone dies due to the attack +4 if the main character has to work together with their attacker at some point Free cookies if you do the trivial action while writing the novel

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angeliclizard — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:06:43 +0000

In honor of 11/11/11 Tomorrow, I am daring everyone to: Take their characters to a poker game, or casino, race track, or other place of gambling. If they are unable to go, have them play their own game where ever they are. BP: If you take them to Vegas BP: If your characters are gambling BECAUSE it is 11/11/11 and they all think they will win. DBP: If none of them do. BP: If they play strip poker or any other game where loosing clothes is at stake. DPB: If it does not turn filthy. TBP: At all. Not even jokes. BP: If you villian, antagonist, arch nemesis, really annoying guy/gal, ect some how sneaks into the game. DPB: No one notices until they point themselves out. TBP: If it turns into a bonding experience with said villain and they end up working things out QBP: If in this bonding experience the villain points out they were really just a distraction from what is REALLY the problem. A cookie: If the villain snuck into strip poker, made friends, and was really faking it so he/she could steal all their clothes.

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Scrimyshaw — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:10:34 +0000

By mighty fireballs of flaming orange Shall this evil overlord burn and singe This will be the last time I resort to rhyme As now I conclude my spellcasting binge! (sorry, couldn't resist)

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Ominous Rain — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:14:31 +0000

Have a unicorn appear in your world. BP: If it is set in modern day. DBP: If you know NOT to add wings to it. TBP: If it talks. Cookies: If it speaks Spanish.

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awesomeo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:22:29 +0000

Congratulations sir, you have just won the Internet.

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awesomeo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:24:46 +0000

I'm writing urban fantasy. Thank you sir. Now I have a new contact for my detective.

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Ominous Rain — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:28:57 +0000

Mwhaha. (and it's ma'am, the pic is of my husband.) And I hope your detective speaks Spanish?

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Capitana — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:47:50 +0000

+110000000 points forever if someone writes their next novel about the adventures of a Spanish speaking unicorn in a modern fantasy settings.

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Ominous Rain — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:55:17 +0000

Hey, I so conspicuously have a Nanowrimo '12 idea... XD

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Capitana — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:58:47 +0000

Have your main characters go to a party and get wasted + If they didn't plan on getting wasted. ++ If they were at the party for important plot reasons and they didn't reach their goal because they got drunk. +++ If they wake up surrounded by the dead bodies of dragons, goblins, or something along those lines.

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XgalEvey — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:08:06 +0000

[quote=Silversweeper] Didn't see this thread started yet, so here goes: Have a ruler/organization/whatever murder someone as a distraction 1 bonus point if it is a regicide 2 bonus points if it leads to a war 3 bonus points if that was the planned distraction 4 bonus points if the other nations/groups/whatevers see through the ruse but play along 5 bonus points if the plan backfires in the end Have a young orphan living on a farm seen as the heir of a throne despite not being the heir 1 bonus point if the princess the true heir was to marry is married to the fake heir 2 bonus points if the real heir shows up some time later and tries to claim the throne 3 bonus points if the princess doesn't fall for him instead 4 bonus points if he somehow manages to seduce her and makes her pregnant 5 bonus points if an evil henchman/the Evil Overlord himself shows up and tries to take the throne 6 bonus points if the forces of good turn to civil war because of this 7 bonus points if the princess falls for the "Evil Heir" 8 bonus points if she is pregnant with the real heir's baby at this time and already have children with the "Fake Heir" 9 bonus points if all of those wanting the throne dies during the civil war 10 bonus points if someone else is chosen as the new ruler and is accepted by both the forces of good and those of evil Have a "holy" city in your world that all religions view as holy 1 bonus point if none of the religions had anything to do with the city in the beginning 2 bonus points if the religion that viewed the city as holy at first is long gone 3 bonus points if a war breaks out over the control of the city Have a character who uses unnecessary suffixes to what he/she says 1 bonus point if it is "of Doom" 2 bonus points if the character never forgets the suffix 3 bonus points if other characters also start doing this after a while, despite having disliked it at first 4 bonus points if it is used on words that already have a suffix (e.g. The Forest of Fear of Doom) 5 bonus points if the first suffix also is "of Doom" (e.g. The Lands of Doom of Doom) 6 bonus points if it actually becomes important for the story (as more than an "in-joke") Have a character who is a pyromaniac 1 bonus point if the character denies it 2 bonus points if the character's mania is important for the story 3 bonus points if a friend of this character has pyrophobia 4 bonus points if the mania and the phobia are the only things that gives victory against the bad guy(s) 5 bonus points if they end up married Have someone introduce a character with a whole load of "weird" titles 1 bonus point if the character turns out to be a child or someone else that one might not expect after hearing the titles 2 bonus points if the titles are "evil" but are given to a "good" character (or the other way around) 3 bonus points if this character turns out to be important 4 bonus points if the character demands that you use the whole list of titles when speaking to him/her 5 bonus points if the Evil Overlord turns out to have "good" titles (or the opposite) in addition to the first character 6 bonus points if someone confuses them with each other because of this Have a technologically inferior race/people defeat those who are superior to them 1 bonus point if they look (and act) somewhat like the Ewoks in Return of the Jedi 2 bonus points if they are important for more than this 3 bonus points if at least one main character comes from this race 4 bonus points if the ones defeated by the "Ewoks" once defeated those who were superior to THEM 5 bonus points if one of the female main characters think that the "Ewoks" are cute 6 bonus points if they are offended by this 7 bonus points if she is on the other side 8 bonus points if the only reason her side lost was because she thought that the "Ewoks" were cute 9 bonus points if the only reason for the battle was that she offended the "Ewoks" by telling people that they were cute Have a hero(ine) who does everything by the book/code/whatever 1 bonus point if he/she gets into trouble because of this 2 bonus points if loved ones of the hero(ine) die because of this 3 bonus points if the hero(ine) is the member of a secret society 4 bonus points if the organization exists to do something silly rather than saving the world 5 bonus points if the hero(ine) dies because he/she follows the code/book/whatever Tell the story from the villain's point of view 1 bonus point if you don't reveal this until the end 2 bonus points if the evil deeds the villain does are no worse than those of the hero 3 bonus points if many characters are confused and joins the villain's side 4 bonus points if the reader is equally confused 5 bonus points if you do not reveal it at all 6 bonus points if the villain dies at the end when people still believe that he is the hero Have a hero who is forced to do the opposite of heroic most of the time 1 bonus point if he has to lock a princess in a tower 2 bonus points if he has to get rid of a magical weapon of some kind 3 bonus points if he has got to allow the evil overlord to conquer the world/country/whatever 4 bonus points if he has to be killed by a dragon Have your characters carry around their ancestors' spirits at all times without being aware of them 1 bonus point if the ancestors notice things their descendants fail to see and try to warn them without succeeding 2 bonus points if the ancestors of two characters can see and spak with one another at will 3 bonus points if the ancestors of the hero and the villain get along very well and try to make their respective descendants to live in peace with one another 4 bonus points if the ancestors of two characters who are in love are enemies and try to sabotage the relationship 5 bonus points if there is a character who can see the ancestors of others and tries to resolve the conflicts [/quote] Actually, my plot mostly revolves around the characters KNOWING that their ancestor's spirit is inside them.

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GivingBackYesterday — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:12:54 +0000

x5 if the the character who said the line is the same character who previously said whatever "that" was. ;]

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Tahyer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:28:55 +0000

I love cookies so I am definitely doing this! :)

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MariahBurkett — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:39:20 +0000

Those wooden cups of water make a sound! You just have to give them a nice whack against the table.

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OrangeZest100 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:09:53 +0000

[quote=MariahBurkett] Have A character who wears an ugly scarf +When someone mentions it is ugly said character gets moody and depressed ++after being moody and depressed, the scarf changes to a new ugly scarf +++If it is mentioned every chapter [/quote] Challege accepted.

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Mandyla — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:58:40 +0000

Have your main character stop in the middle of his/her quest to attend a wedding. 1 BONUS POINT: If a member of the wedding party gets sick and the MC is asked to fill in. 2 BONUS POINTS: If the antagonist is a member of the other half of the wedding party. 3 BONUS POINTS: If a food fight ensues between the MC and the antagonist at the reception. 4 BONUS POINTS: If all the guests join in on the food fight along bride/groom lines. COOKIES: If the newlyweds break up right then and there because of the fight. INFINITY COOKIES: If one of the newlyweds comes back later in your novel as the antagonist's sidekick.

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Aiyandra — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:23:49 +0000

I think I'll take that. Who said Alternative Historical Fiction couldn't involve cyborgs and a dragon? :D

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Sarita153 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:03:33 +0000

Have a magical bookshelf Bonus points if it always gives out the wrong books Double bonus points if people think it's giving them the right books and act accordingly Triple points and a cookie if the wrong book saves the day

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A.Madele — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:29:16 +0000

THANK YOU. You gave me my last MC! Have someone introduce a character with a whole load of "weird" titles 1 bonus point if the character turns out to be a child or someone else that one might not expect after hearing the titles 2 bonus points if the titles are "evil" but are given to a "good" character (or the other way around) 3 bonus points if this character turns out to be important ^Those. vNot these. 4 bonus points if the character demands that you use the whole list of titles when speaking to him/her 5 bonus points if the Evil Overlord turns out to have "good" titles (or the opposite) in addition to the first character 6 bonus points if someone confuses them with each other because of this

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Silverleaf28 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:51:41 +0000

Why couldn't the room be a pentagon?

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Mudokon — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:08:57 +0000

[quote=Sarita153] Have a magical bookshelf Bonus points if it always gives out the wrong books Double bonus points if people think it's giving them the right books and act accordingly Triple points and a cookie if the wrong book saves the day [/quote] Thank you! I think that will work well with my character trapped in a magical room. It would be an interesting way for him to escape and get back where needed!

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Stratadrake — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:53:38 +0000

A simple spell backfires horribly and one of your characters is suddenly now a cat. +1 bonus point if it leaves behind a pile of all their human clothing/etc. in the process. +Extra bonus points if any time somebody changes the character back, they get turned into a cat.

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Stratadrake — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:54:05 +0000

Oh, and by "cat" I mean "housecat", not "big cat".

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MaiaT — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:03:21 +0000

Have the king assassinated. 1 bonus point if he is killed to establish a new king <- This 2 bonus points if he was a good ruler <- This 3 bonus points if the new king is a terrible ruler and makes all the wrong decisions <- This 4 bonus points if the killer/new king is a member of the old king's family <- The killer is, but the new king isn't the killer. 5 bonus points if it was the second born in the family line <- The killer is but is not the king's brother, is the king's second daughter. 6 bonus points if he would have had just as much power as the king's brother, but killed his brother anyway just for the title <- Not in this book, but in some other point of the story. 7 bonus points if he tries to kill the old king's child but fails <- The new king does. 8 bonus points if the child grows up knowing nothing of his past, but some random old man gives him a five-minute history lesson on why he must lead a rebellion against his tyrant uncle <- Almost. Is not her tyrant uncle, the aren't related. 9 bonus points if the child leads the rebellion perfectly, despite having no military experience, and becomes an amazing ruler, despite lack of education <- With a few obstacles, but yes. 10 bonus points if the tyrant uncle has a mustache <- Without a body, I can't do it.

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MaiaT — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:13:08 +0000

O: I'm SO using that.

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MaiaT — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:18:02 +0000

Not in my Nano but in one of my webcomics I have a character that talks a lot with hashtags. She is addicted to internet, so the last dare wouldn't be hard to do at least to DBP. I can picture her like that in the future.

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MaiaT — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:49:47 +0000

I dare you to have vampires, werewolfs and wizards in your world, but they don't know the others exists + if they are in the same group and don't realize 'till about the middle of the book ++ ... 'till the end of the book. +++ If here is a human that knows the truth, but promised not to say anything. ++++ If every time the human tries to give some clue, each denies the existence of the other two species but leaves the possibility of the existence of their own. +++++ If one says its own species exists (without saying that he is one) and the others do not believe him. Pudding if they agree to never tell the human that they know the truth and ignore its tracks to drive him crazy.

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kirky — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:16:31 +0000

One of my characters (sadly not for NaNo) is a seven-year-old pyromaniac girl. It freaks the life out of her quest team, not least because she keeps eating their camp fires. Sorry. Couldn't help saying that. Some of those dares completely cracked me up.

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Darkndangel9 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:49:05 +0000

This is hilarious and adorable. Taking :D

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sutherlin2 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:34:37 +0000

So funny! I hear nanowrimo novel 2012 calling me *goes to jot this down!*

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MaiaT — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:51:21 +0000

Yay! I hope you let me read it :D

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mizushimo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:23:09 +0000

NO DEATH FOR YOU. I dare you not to kill anyone - that has more than four lines of dialogue + that has more than one line of dialogue ++ that has a name +++ that has a description ++++ at all

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belesaria — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:30:21 +0000

That would be a friggin crazy wedding in my book, since the antagonist is a dragon. :D

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Earthsick — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:33:31 +0000

[quote]Have someone introduce a character with a whole load of "weird" titles[/quote] Actually did that one early on without the bonus points. Sparrow and Gavin try to scam a free (or at least cheaper) meal so they dress Gavin up and announce him as some kind of uber special famous mage who works for some king at a faraway made-up country. The whole thing blows because there's a geography whizz in that place. Haha.

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Earthsick — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:36:18 +0000

Might as well do that up to the triple points. I don't want to write about a pet dragon though. xD My mage already has an artificial dragon thingy (that stays as some kind of necklace most of the time). And I couldn't bear losing Sparrow, since no one else would suggest such a thing. And he's the only guy who holds the group together.

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mizushimo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:53:48 +0000

I Dare you to have a FILLER EPISODE, anime style. A lighthearted, amusing self contained mini story line either as a break from your main plot or between two main plots in the story. 1.) Take a break at a hot springs (inn or natural) or have a beach party. +peeping toms and indignant nudity 2.) Group hallucination / dream sequence + if magic mushrooms are involved. 3.) Haute Cuisine - your character(s) decide to sample the rarest dish in the land, but first they have to find/catch the ingredients + if it is Dragon Cuisine 4.)Investigate a character quirk: Why does the bad ass never take off his sun glasses? What would happen if you deprived the wizard of his favorite skull? Why does that vampire always levitate 5 inches off the ground? His/Her comrades suddenly have a burning desire to find out. Extra special bonus: Turn all or most of your characters temporarily into small children (or chibify them if you understand the term) so that they can um, 'work out their issues' in a more appropriate way.

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Earthsick — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:02:50 +0000

OMFG I want to do some of that! But ugh, I already did 2., just without the mushrooms. Didn't turn out so well since it were nightmares. xD Haha.

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Capitana — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:32:38 +0000

Sounds fun. XD

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Lise Manta — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:10:29 +0000

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mizushimo — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:49:39 +0000

I need help, thread. Quick, give me something that involves ninjas!

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K. Thurman — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:53:43 +0000

A band of clumsy, menacing, magical ninja's attacks. Go!

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K. Thurman — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:55:07 +0000

+ 1 point if they have flaming swords + 2 points if the flaming swords accidentally set them on fire + 3 points if the MC just stands and laughs at them. + 4 points if there is a cute kitten. + 5 points if the kitten, at the end of all this, launches a successful attack on your MC.

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mizushimo — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:08:00 +0000

Hmm, this intrigues me..

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kyotokitsune — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:22:59 +0000

Have a ruler/organization/whatever murder someone as a distraction (5) 2 bonus points if it leads to a war 3 bonus points if that was the planned distraction - I wonder if a battle counts as a distraction. The main villain started a battle during a hurricane to kidnap my main character's sister. Have a "holy" city in your world that all religions view as holy (6) 1 bonus point if none of the religions had anything to do with the city in the beginning 2 bonus points if the religion that viewed the city as holy at first is long gone 3 bonus points if a war breaks out over the control of the city - The main city of Alesia is the holy city. It was lost during a war before my book, to the main villain. A group of rebels are currently fighting over it. The religion is kinda long gone by now, though the goddess lives. The holy city was moved, but is nothing compared to the main city. Have a technologically inferior race/people defeat those who are superior to them - this will eventually come about, but not for a bit. and not in this book. later in the series though. Have a hero who is forced to do the opposite of heroic most of the time -hmmm he's killed many innocents and has to kill his own sister, and condemns his village, and endangers the temple city. Endangers everyones lives just to save his sister. Though nothing is under this.

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K. Thurman — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:25:31 +0000

It's the kitten. It's grabbed your mind with its super evil dark powers of icky hairballs.

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Meemerdd — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:52:21 +0000

After having my first novel fall off the face of the planet because I thought about the ending to much, and got to boring to write I started a new one today! And I think I'm taking the whole filler episode thing, minus a few things.

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Dawnheart — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:30:04 +0000

what are those cards?

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Dawnheart — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:33:28 +0000

isn't it the fourth wall? idk just wondering

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rachelwrites527 — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:09:22 +0000

Taking it.

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MariahBurkett — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:21:54 +0000

Are you nuttier than the rest of us? You started over today? Good luck with that novel. Type very, very fast.

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Catkerplunk — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:30:16 +0000

eek! I thought all of us fantasy writers were a little wacky around the edges, but starting over? My problem is multiple WIP's. Makes me feel a little crunchy around the edges trying to concentrate on just one :)

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FnrrfYgmSchnish — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:30:24 +0000

[quote=Dwinarnith] I dare you to: Have a MC with living parents: BP: if they live with the MC DBP: if they actually make an appearance in the novel TBP: if neither of them die Double fudge brownie ice cream if you love your moms!!! [/quote] Hmm, I guess I actually did one of these things without realizing it. XD (The dad's shotgun did get cut in half by one of the bad guys in the third chapter... but aside from that there's absolutely no plans for my main character's parents to be dead, injured, or otherwise any worse off by the end of the story.)

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Sarita153 — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:35:01 +0000

I so have to try this. I'm almost at the perfect place too. Random filler arc! ^_^

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Archon_Huskie — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:35:52 +0000

Here is my Dare for all of you. I dare you to have you novel pass the Alison Bechdel Test. 1) You must have two named female characters. 2) They must have a conversation with each other 3) It must be about something other than a man (doesn't matter if it is a lover, brother, or king). That is all.

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Mudokon — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:49:53 +0000

[quote=Archon_Huskie] Here is my Dare for all of you. I dare you to have you novel pass the Alison Bechdel Test. 1) You must have two named female characters. 2) They must have a conversation with each other 3) It must be about something other than a man (doesn't matter if it is a lover, brother, or king). That is all. [/quote] I will gladly take this challenge. It might push me a bit out of my comfort zone, as my stories do tend to be very male-centric. (I should write what I know, right?) That is something I wanted to work on in the future, but now is as good a time as any! Question, though, do the characters have to have real names, or do code names work as well? (I have some female agents in my novel, and I get just give them some time away from the boys.) Leaving this dare: Add characters that are about 3 apples high. BP if the characters are cute. TBP if there are over 100 of them. QBP if they are poisonous. Cookies if they sing when they kill.

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DeCarabas — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:29:44 +0000

Been there, done that. Except, they don't talk feminilities, either, nor woman-warrior stuff. They are just super independent woman who happen to know a lot about their eneies, and exchange some info alone about them :D

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DeCarabas — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:31:02 +0000

Fuck! Mine are ugly as hell, smaller than three apples and mumble and squee, rather sing, as they kill D:

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Meemerdd — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:33:57 +0000

He he Yes, I am crazy! And, I already completed that dare. (Two female characters talking to each other and not about a guy. Really easy to do in my novels.)

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SyriiLord — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:59:30 +0000

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larelmian — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:50:52 +0000

I dare you to include any or all of the following lines: "Because it's funny is not a good excuse to turn enemy troops into fluffy, pink bunnies." (This one has appeared on other dare threads.) "That's the last time I hire discount assassins." (Another stolen line.) "Look! Something distracting!" (Okay, that one's mine.) "Why do all of your plans end with 'end then run'?" (It's in my book, but I'm sure others have used it as well.) "I am the great and mighty overlord of the evil castle of doom!" (That was from an RPG I played.) BP if he always introduces himself this way. DBP if the heroes ridicule him for his ridiculous title. TBP if he gets whacked on the head and gets the title all mixed up. QBP if his real name is Fran. Cookies if the heroes defeat him because they whack him before he can finish saying his title.

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belesaria — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:56:03 +0000

So, you realize the point of dares is to up your word count, right? Because NOT writing about something is anti-productive.

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belesaria — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:56:34 +0000

Plus, I must kill people. Violence is apparently easier for me to write than nicety stuff.

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belesaria — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:00:08 +0000

Is it bad if I fail this test and I'm a woman? :3 Wait, let me think...no, all the conversations in the story have a man mentioned somewhere in it. The MC's a man! They usually mention him...

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A.Madele — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:46:42 +0000

I dare you to have non-eloquent elves. +1 if they don't live as long as humans +2 if they are ugly +3 if they are terrible at music. +4 if their language is gutteral and horrid. +5 if you can still somehow make them clearly -elves.-

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Archon_Huskie — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 02:47:57 +0000

There you go. Have the MC walk up to them and over hear them discussing their favorite pizza toppings.

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Flying Falafel — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:02:44 +0000

I dare you to have a ultimate council of evil who turns out to be behind all your heroes' troubles. +if nobody had any idea they existed ++if the MC is a member (conscious or not) +++if it's made up of kittens

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awesomeo — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:53:46 +0000

Does it count if they are lesbians talking about another woman?

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Archon_Huskie — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:30:27 +0000

yes it does.

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That_Crazy_Author_Chick — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:33:21 +0000

XD Something very close to the third one happened to my friend. She got out of argument by yelling "Oh look! A ceiling!" and running away!

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Krykit — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:47:20 +0000

[quote=mizushimo] 3.) Haute Cuisine - your character(s) decide to sample the rarest dish in the land, but first they have to find/catch the ingredients + if it is Dragon Cuisine [/quote] Someone watches The Slayers :-P lol

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cheshirecatgrin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:14:24 +0000

*snickers* I can take so many of these. The 'Villan as hero' one, the hero who isn't heroic, the holy city, and now this one. My main character actualy IS a mad blind seer who's probably going to destroy the universe just by existing. lol

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Diamond_Girl400 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:40:01 +0000

Okay, the first dare I ever leave is going to be this: I dare you to do NaNoWriMo again next year. +If you were already going to do it. ++If you've already started planning your next novel. Cookies: If you win it next year. Good luck fellow authors!

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relimited — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:55:27 +0000

I always get my best novel ideas right when I'm around 45k in NaNo. Then I forget to write them down and start the process all over again...

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MariahBurkett — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:22:21 +0000

But now you can write about the aftermath of a death (up to TBP that is), instead of the death itself. It gets different gears thinking.

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skai413 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:24:58 +0000

So tempting...... No way to predict how far I'd take any of these; I just listed entire groups. I know I won't be doing these in a single story, and they probably won't be more than throwaway lines/scenes where they do appear (though I'd be interested in trying to make them more plot-centric when I can), but here are the dares I'd like to do: I dare you to have a ranting blind seer show up, declare your MC's are the chosen ones, and send them on a quest. Bonus points if the seer is a ranting lunatic. Double bonus points if the characters realize this, but still try to accomplish the quest. Triple bonus points if the seer declares a goat, fence post, small rock, half a brick, and/or a pair of lime green socks are chosen ones. Cookies if the goat saves the world. Include the line, "Not another naked criminal!" somewhere in your novel. BP if the main character says it. DBP if it is somehow critical to the plot. TBP if the MC is the naked criminal. I dare you to have a wizardly side character who has a legendary reputation but is actually horrible at magic! 1 bonus point if he accidentally transforms the hero into a ferret. 2 bonus points if he accidentally transforms the hero into a villain. 3 bonus points if he accidentally transforms the hero into a villainous ferret. Major cookies if he has a long white beard that the ferret hides in. I dare you to have a magic system based off of playing musical instruments. BP: If all of the musical instruments do different things. DBP: If musicians can only communicate through musical instruments. TBP: If there's a complicated system of which instruments are the best based on how good the food that you can make using each instrument is. QBP: If playing out of tune causes very odd things to happen to your characters at some point. Cookies: If you somehow manage to work singing into this. Include the line "Out! Out brief candle!" (From Macbeth) BP: if it is shouted at a candle DBP: if the candle shouts back and refuses TBP: if the person shouting at the candle proceeds to blow it out anyway cookies: if it's a gag candle and can therefore never be blown out =] I Dare you to have a character that is always getting ready for a Zombi Invasion BP: If they collect random things because "You just never know what you'll need when the Zombi's attack" DBP: If zombi's don't exist in your world. I dare you to look up the top silliest reasons that books have been banned and do them ALL. Examples: "because rape is soft porn" "Because the book is a downer." "Because the child broke a plate instead of washing it." "Because a child was making jokes about eating his sister." "Because there is Black in the title." +200 if you manage to get it published. +500 if you get it banned for the same reasons. +10,000 if you manage to use a pen name to either something like "IP Freely." or a name linked to communism (another reason a book got banned.) Dare: Have a magician that is very young. BP If the magician is inept. DBP If the magician does the exact opposite of what s/he wants to do every time. TBP If the magician saves the day at any point because the spell cast is the opposite of what the other characters want, but it works. Cookies if you can write all this without the magician being an annoying character. Have a unicorn appear in your world. BP: If it is set in modern day. DBP: If you know NOT to add wings to it. TBP: If it talks. Cookies: If it speaks Spanish. Here is my Dare for all of you. I dare you to have you novel pass the Alison Bechdel Test. 1) You must have two named female characters. 2) They must have a conversation with each other 3) It must be about something other than a man (doesn't matter if it is a lover, brother, or king). That is all. I dare you to include any or all of the following lines: "Because it's funny is not a good excuse to turn enemy troops into fluffy, pink bunnies." "That's the last time I hire discount assassins." "Look! Something distracting!" "Why do all of your plans end with 'end then run'?" "I am the great and mighty overlord of the evil castle of doom!" BP if he always introduces himself this way. DBP if the heroes ridicule him for his ridiculous title. TBP if he gets whacked on the head and gets the title all mixed up. QBP if his real name is Fran. Cookies if the heroes defeat him because they whack him before he can finish saying his title.

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candlelightwriter — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:02:22 +0000

I didn't initially take this dare but I ended up doing so as I wrote. I don't think I managed to get pudding in *every* chapter. But no one ever did eat it :D

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larelmian — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:14:31 +0000

Looking over this, I have decided to combine two of my dares into an even crazier challenge (see the first and the last): Having the blind raving lunatic send the heroes on a quest to defeat the great and mighty overlord of the evil castle of doom. Chocolate cake and my undying adoration if the goat defeats Fran.

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Geesafaire — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:28:02 +0000

I dare you to include a seemingly human character who claims to be "half centaur, half minotaur." Bp if he calls himself a Taurtaur Dbp if he really is a hybrid Tbp if he thought he was kidding. Qbp if he falls in love with a human woman whom may or may not be half mermaid. A cookie if their kids get the "recessive genes," ie a fish tail on a bull's torso.

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skai413 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:51:01 +0000

That one's just been added to my list. ;) It might even work in this year's NaNo.... I'm halfway tempted to make Denizen be this character, but considering what the plot does to him....maybe not. I thought I had a file on my computer somewhere with these dares. I couldn't find it, though, so I just added it to the "subplots" folder for all of my Works in Progress.

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helltank — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:57:14 +0000

I dare you to make a character who knows the exact probability of everything and anything happening. + If he heroes use him to determine the probability that they will defeat the villain. ++ If the character responds "maybe". +++ If the character says that the MC has a 0% of living and a 0% chance of dying. ++++ If this comes true in some ironic way. Loads of cookies:If the story ends with the character escaping from the wreckage of the showdown between your MC and the villain to go and rip off gamblers.

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skai413 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:11:42 +0000

Also added to my list of "I'm tempted." Though I have no idea how I'd use it.... I'd almost have to go for all of the bonus points just to make it worth trying. Almost certainly not in this year's NaNo.

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Aiyandra — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:13:32 +0000

Somehow, somewhere, I will do this. All of it. I just don't know when or in which novel yet.

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skai413 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:27:11 +0000

Okay, I think I've worked it out. The character in question was formally named 'Mr. Ian Woo" in the story. Instead, I can do the name one of two ways. I can name him "Asterion," and give the name "Mr. Ian Woo" to my binder/necromancer. Or I can just leave the name with the TaurTaur, by way of naming him "Asterian" (a deliberate misspelling on my part), and he often goes by "Ian." And his child would be named "Aster" or "Ester" or something similar. Or an Asian name; Woo is Chinese, isn't it? And "Aster/Ester" both mean "star." So Xing (or Hoshi if I want to go Japanese) could work for the kid. I'm dealing with a crew of pirates who've traveled the entire planet; I'm not exactly limited to what culture I pick my names from. http://www.20000-names.com/star_names.htm (Oddly enough, I've found more female names on that list that I like than male. Odder still is I was thinking the kid could be a girl before I even looked up the list....) He's half centaur half minotaur. The crew teases him about his claims; they've never seen the other people from his homeland, and he does look perfectly human...though he is the "massive" crew member that sometimes takes over for the (equally massive and entirely human) captain when size and strength are necessary. The trick would be making the dare relevant to the story. I could just do it as a throwaway type of idea, a minor character detail, but I don't want to. On the other hand, I could "reveal" that he really is such a hybrid after the MC is rescued, as the TaurTaur would be one of the few remaining members of the original crew. Ooh, the crew gets help from the TaurTaur's islands and the mermaids and such to fight in the war!

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skai413 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:13:24 +0000

"formerly," nor "formally" Why do I not catch these things until it's too late? On a forum that no longer has an edit function? *headdesk*

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jackow — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:35:12 +0000

I dare you to have a dog follow your MC around 1 BP if the MC hates the dog and tells it to shoo 2 BP if the dog helps the MC in some way -- e.g. showing him a secret entrance to the villain's layer 3 BP if the dog saves the MC's life at a crucial plot point 4 BP if the MC still hates the dog after this happens

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CalicoRain — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:25:59 +0000

This completely just inspired me! Now to rehash it for Camp....

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rbingham2000 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:19:23 +0000

Got one for you: Have a character who keeps losing his or her mounts (horses, camels, dragons, giant eagles, etc.) through sheer bad luck. + if the character can't seem to go through a single adventure without their mount being eaten/shot out from under them/disintegrated/turned into a monster/otherwise lost. ++ if the character has lost so many mounts this way that those who lend or sell mounts won't do business with them because of it.

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Deamsickdev — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:33:58 +0000

I realize that I've done... let's see..... A (a trio of side characters, if you include lesbians and not just gay males), possibly B/C (one of the main characters, who, depending on what/who he/she currently is, could really classify as "all of the above"), D (B/C's former blood-brother and now enemy), E (depending on what age one considers "baby," but anyway, yes, extremely young), F (B/C's blind son), and 2 Gs (actually one of the other main characters. And possibly his sister, though she might be asexual, not just celibate.) Oh, and I had a lycanthrope also turned into a vampire, but she wasn't exactly a werewolf, so I'm not sure if that counts. Though, the werewolves from Twilight were also supposedly shapeshifters-that-just-happened-to-be-traditionally-wolves in the end, so it might. Let's just say that there was an episode in which the entire cast was vampire-ized. (Also including a dragon vampire, an-already-undead-but-now-more-undead vampire, god and goddess vampires, and.... so on. No zombies, though. =P) I think I've also included some cannibal jokes, and some of it can be considered a downer, too. |D No broken plates, though.

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Diamond_Girl400 — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:22:36 +0000

The fourth wall is talking to the reader.

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Meemerdd — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:52:35 +0000

I COULD do the intire inuenendo thingy, was trying to figure out more stuff about Kitsune! XD This is perfect for him! Taking it all the way! XD No medival eurpian setting for me! Ha ha! Underworld, ghosts, telaportation because of a specific asgrialconjunkstion.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

larelmian — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:03:16 +0000

I dare you to have a character behead foes or stab them repeatedly after a fight, and if asked why, says, "I'm making sure they're dead." BP if it happens more than once. DBP if it's the villain. TBP if it's the hero. QBP if this method of making sure turns out to be ineffective.

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

Meemerdd — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:11:27 +0000

Have a musician that plays the same song over and over. BP, if he is the soul entertainer at some place. DBP, if everyone thinks he/she is awsome. TBP, If the only reason people think he/she is awsome is because there using a spell and nobody remembers the song. 4BPs, if only one person notices. 5BPs, if that one person is NOT a MC. 6BPs, if this person has to tell the MCs. 7BPs, if the musician is a villian in disguise. Cookies, if the only reason they took the gig was to catch the MCs. Eternal greatness, if, they took the gig before they knew about the MCs, but, took it because of them. (You have to figure out all the things behind this, ha ha!)

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

Meemerdd — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:35:08 +0000

I can so do this one! XD Only two of my MCs are alive, like, everyone else are ghosts, even the villian!

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

MariahBurkett — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:25:07 +0000

ROFL

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

fuzz — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:01:30 +0000

Casually slip the one of the words kexy, lugent, egrote, bonifate or prescited into any one conversation. BP if you use more than one DBP if you use them all Cookies if you can squeeze them into one sentence. ((I haven't tried this so... good luck.))

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

MariahBurkett — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:43:06 +0000

That would be EPIC

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

MariahBurkett — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:51:06 +0000

I don't even know what any of those words mean! XD

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

MariahBurkett — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:55:41 +0000

I dare you to go to Seventh Sanctum Fantasy Race Generator and use the first race generated in your novel BP If you include them for more than 400 words in your story DBP If they become one of your main races TBP If they become important to the story

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

MariahBurkett — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:56:01 +0000

QBP If your MC is one of them

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

fuzz — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:28:40 +0000

[quote]The graceful race. They are skinless. When severely hurt, they enter a regenerative trance. They are an all-male race. Despite their intelligence, their speech is rather childlike. They manage to control an island that is prone to earthquakes.[/quote] Hmm...

Re: Fantasy Dares 2011

larelmian — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:52:33 +0000

I dare you to include a character who freaks out at the sight of blood. Double bonus points if it's a member of a party of sword-and-sorcery type adventures. Triple bonus points if it's the best fighter in the story. (Yeah, the straw men didn't bleed.) Quadruple bonus points if it's the vampire's love interest. A million bonus points if it's a vampire. Cookies if you include them all. I dare you to have a character suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. Bonus points if it's because of events in the story. Double bonus points if it's the main character. Triple bonus points if it's the villain. Cookies if it affects the climax of the story.