Planning To Write Story

BronskiBronski Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1702Members
edited November 2002 in Fan-Fiction Forum
<div class="IPBDescription">What would you like to see in it?</div> I am an aspiring writer. Currently working on a novel or two (depends what day it is, lol). I thought i would get into writing short stories about the NS universe. It would be good practice.

I was wanting to know what kind of things people would like to see in the story. What things have not been written about in the other NS stories out there? Not a good writer but have a good plot for a story? Post it here.

Right now i don't have any ideas for an NS story. Figured some others might have some ideas that would get my brain going.

If i use your idea/plot i will, at the least, credit you in the 'dedication/thanks' at the end.

Here's an example of my work:
<a href='http://www.thetoiletonline.com/x-fansubmissions/stories/surgeongeneral.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.thetoiletonline.com/x-fansubmis...geongeneral.htm</a>

Check that site out too, some good stuff on there. www.thetoiletonline.com
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  • MeltedSnowmanMeltedSnowman Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7779Members
    heh, that sample was pretty good. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    If I could be critical for just a sec, though ...

    "They soon stopped once the creature pierced his lungs.

    Daniel fell back, dying."

    Yeah, you don't need to add "dying" on the end there. Him falling down with pierced lungs and a creature inside him kind of tells us he's about to kick it.
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  • BronskiBronski Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1702Members
    I really should go back and rewrite that. I wrote it in fifteen minutes a while ago (it was for a class) and i haven't touched it since. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Da_SargeDa_Sarge Old School Suck Join Date: 2002-10-15 Member: 1502Members
    Break a little out of the NS "game" universe. Pit thousands of aliens VS. thousands of marines on a planet filled with craters, and all other sorts of physical traits. Make it an epic battle, filled with detail. Give perspectives from both alien and marine P.O.V. Add new stuff...like marine jet fighters or something. Have them swoop down from the sky, blastin away on the incoming skulks. And stick some TSA tanks in there too. Standard stuff you would think for an army. As for aliens, have aliens of each type be there, all playing their desired role. Lerks and gorges on defence, while the mass of skulks, fades and onos run rampant over the marines. It is your to decide how it ends.
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  • GhostBomberGhostBomber Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6910Members
    I find that the best stories are one from marine perspective, but not like OUR marine perspective. You have to remember how little the marines really know about the aliens. The best I've read here was one like "Enter the hive" or something. If you can find it, read it. It shouldn't be to far back.
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  • BronskiBronski Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1702Members
    Da Sarge's idea got some imagery popping up in my head.

    I have this "Colonial Marines Technical Manual", a lot of stuff from Aliens plus some stuff they made up (tanks, other weapons). One of the things that they have in it is an APC (like in the movie) but with a qaud gattling gun Anti-Aircraft system on it. It is mentioned that the guys using it turned it against infantry, tearing them to shreds. I could see that happening to a large wave of skulks.

    I think i will go with the open battlefield idea, at least for part of the story. I can see a large frieghter or large warship being taken over by the Kharaa. If it is a warship then it is one of the best ones and the humans want it back. If it is a frieghter then the cargo is valuable and a corporation wants it back. Either way some of the best TSA soldier's are sent in, Decker's Demons (all black uniforms, i'm getting this from Vecdran's Black recolors he released).

    The team gets hit hard and are pushed back. They set off charges disabling the ship and it hurtle's toward a uninhabited planet. They hope it burns up in the atmosphere or is destoryed on impact.

    It crashes and is in generally one piece. A group of soldiers is sent down a little while later to survey the wreckage. They are ambushed by skulks and are forced back. They have to hold out until back up arrives.

    Pretty much it turns into a large scale trench war. Tanks are landed, air support brought in. Hundreds of TSA soldier's are brought in to fight off the thousands of Kharaa.

    Towards the end i can see the battle turning into a stalemate, a daring raid is planned to take out the hives. Decker's Demons are brought back in.

    This is just a basic idea. These thoughts just started flowing. Please give feedback on them. Probably all of it is likely to change.
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  • BronskiBronski Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1702Members
    I was just sifting through all the info for the marines, familiarizing myself with all the tech and stuff. Well, it looks like i will get to take some liberty with some things. Mainly i get to develop how large scale battles will work.

    I'll have to make stuff up about how they get ammo and supplies outside of the nano grid. I also get to make up some big killing machines <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
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