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Originally posted by TheTimeTrust:
Pro: Totally understand where you're coming from, man, but some of my best stuff from this story has been planned beforehand, while the rest was me winging it. It turned out to be a fairly good mix, I think. And I DID have a hell of a time writing it (although I'm not sure if everyone could say the same).

That's all I'm talking about. A "good mix".

I do think that a certain degree of pre-planning needs to happen, or else you get a story like "The All-New, All-Different, All-Spontaneous Message Board League!" which nobody seems interested in. Each story has to have at least ONE good main plot in order to get everyone's brains cooking, wouldn't you agree? We don't all have to agree on the plot beforehand, of course, but it needs to be an idea which has the possibility of each of us contributing our creative juices.

Okay. You make a good point. And, I agree. toaster [Wink]

No, I want everyone to understand what I'm saying. I'm not advocating just going in blind. I realize that the writing group here has well passed that point. Maybe I'm just confused. I've read the CHARACTER PROFILE thread and the SF&O thread. And, there seems to be SO much of it, already, for such a new universe. But, maybe I'm confused on who's still around, and who isn't. On what's being used, and what has already been concluded.

Tell you what. In the next story, please post a team line-up, and SOMEBODY please give me a fill-in, here in the Talk Thread, on what exactly the story is going to involve. Not the plot, per se. I don't want it too planned.....(that's my point).....just help me to understand what the hell's going on. Is this Gold Baron (?) an enemy that's coming? Who the hell is Sonja? What does a Doc Quantos, EPS, IBG, Kristofer...Schanze(sp?), Larry, etc. have to do with ANY of this? Who are all these character being written without actual writers? Hell, here's what I do know:

TTT = Pete

Chewy = ?

Avatar = ?

Euro = ?

Kristogar = Ummm....Kristogar?

Tobias = Tobias Christopher (again)

Dan = Danny (again)

Gooz = ? Walker? Shift?

T5 = Naeken (a powerful alchemied' entity funneled down into a mortal frame, not quite as all-powerful, and a bit unused to this mortal form? Is that close?)

Mxy = Mxy

MBL = Don't know what it stands for anymore, but, they're a "Consulting" team, based out of La Perditia (South America?), made up of metahumans. Sort of a 'Heroes For Hire', I presume? Being funded by....another made-up supporting character. And Chicago just went to hell.

AND, that's about it. So, anyone want to fill me in here?

Love to see what you're coming up with, Pro! [Smile]

No, no, no. I'm not "coming up" with anything. I'm taking a nice, comfortable backseat on this team. I'll be a player, but not a controlling interest. Just don't have the real-life time to do any more. If I do come up with something, though, you'll know it. [Smile]