Challenges http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/forums/4 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 07 May 2008 11:29:28 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/forums/4 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ New Online Writing Initiative ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1924/t/New-Online-Writing-Initiative.html Write Week is a new online writing initiative.

It has similarities to NaNoWriMo but on a smaller less intimidating scale. It shifts the emphasis back to regular writing and quality over quantity. Be sure to check it out.

In conjunction with Chaotic Bunny ]]> feeds@yuku.com (chaoticbunny) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1924 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:39:37 GMT <![CDATA[ In the name of science! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/987/t/In-the-name-of-science-.html SCIENCE!!!" The idea in this thread is to state some wacky, inane, experiment that seemingly has no purpose except...for SCIENCE!!!

For example:
Scientists have engineered a trio of fluffy, green... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lord DragonFang) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/987 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:36:17 GMT <![CDATA[ What's your new monster? ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/985/t/What-s-your-new-monster-.html www.seventhsanctum.com/ge...=tfmonster

And tell me about your favorite monster that comes out? ]]> feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/985 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:51:28 GMT <![CDATA[ A Yuletide Tradition ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/983/t/A-Yuletide-Tradition.html
I am talking, of course, about the venerable tradition of gathering 'round the fire and scaring the crap out of one another.


Thusly, your challenge is to create a ghost story. There's no real urgency- you've till the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (anacharis) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/983 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:10:48 GMT <![CDATA[ In the absence of a kind and loving god... ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/986/t/In-the-absence-of-a-kind-and-loving-god-.html Person 1, namely me, in a state of sadness or possessed of a moral quandry, approaches person 2, in this case, all of you, and states "In the absence of a kind and loving god, there is/are X" where x is something terribly, horribly wrong with the world. Person 2 replies with "In the presence of a kind and loving god, there is/are Y" where Y is something good about the world. Person 3 may elect to chime in at this moment, or person 1 may continue,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Gem Sealed Emperor) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/986 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:21:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Babelfish Stories ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/991/t/Babelfish-Stories.html
Take an entry from the story generator or another:
www.seventhsanctum.com/ge...e=storygen

Run it through as many languages as you wish, then back to english.

My story:
This is a tale about how even the most creative person gets blocked. The story is about a manipulative servant who is constantly... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/991 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:06:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Never-Ending Story ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/990/t/Never-Ending-Story.html does work.

It involves the writing of a story; each person adding a couple more sentences, or a paragraph if you really feel like it, onto the end of the last person's post. Plot, sense, setting, detail - they're all unnecessary, but you can if you really want to. Use of the generators is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Vortex Duck) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/990 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:35:35 GMT <![CDATA[ Babelfish Poetry! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/992/t/Babelfish-Poetry-.html Write a poem, using Babelfish!
Ie/ Write a couple of sentences (not necessarily poetic in the slightest,) run them through as many languages as you wish, and then arrange as many results as you like in a way that seems (at least vaguely) poetic!

For example, here's one I used several languages for, and chose the best results from several different... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lord DragonFang) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/992 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:15:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Villainess "Last Stand" Challenge ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/999/t/Villainess-quot-Last-Stand-quot-Challenge.html Villainess generator (and really, you should be!) get acquainted and roll up a suitably evil sorceress.
Briefly summarise her life story and detail how she met her end!

Lucretia Loveless
Born beneath the star of the the Emerald Serpent to an unnotable court sorcerer and a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lord DragonFang) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/999 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:17:15 GMT <![CDATA[ Cyborg Battle! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/997/t/Cyborg-Battle-.html
www.seventhsanctum.com/ge...=cyberware

You defend against the first attack with one result - and attack with the other!

GO!

I have my "Intrinsic Gastropreserver" that saves and compresses my stomach gas into a deadly breath weapon! Fall before the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/997 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:36:06 GMT <![CDATA[ Ridiculous Character Challenge ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1001/t/Ridiculous-Character-Challenge.html A get-out-of-jail-free card from an Unsealed appocalypse to whomever comes up the best (or worst, as the case may be!)

Examples:

Mak Metaltongue:
Race: Lost Goblin
Class: Pan Mage
Alignment: Fuzzy Neutral

Mak is a simple Lost Goblin... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Gem Sealed Emperor) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1001 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:33:57 GMT <![CDATA[ For sale, cheap! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/998/t/For-sale-cheap-.html
Quote:
For Sale: Hyperspatial Saw
Works wonders with all materials, saws perfectly straight and smooth, only 30terawatts energy requirments! Am selling due to a slight tendency to rip holes in the fabric of space while sawing logs for firewood.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lord DragonFang) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/998 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:31:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Fictional history challenge ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1007/t/Fictional-history-challenge.html
Go to the Lost Civilization Generator and write an essay about the generated civilization's history.

Happy generating feeds@yuku.com (Ajothic) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1007 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:08:51 GMT <![CDATA[ The "Where are they now?" Challenge! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1008/t/The-quot-Where-are-they-now-quot-Challenge-.html The challenge? Explain why a past member of the Sector is still unaccounted for! :b ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Lord DragonFang) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1008 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:27:37 GMT <![CDATA[ Dungeon Challenge! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/996/t/Dungeon-Challenge-.html
Each of us goes to the Room/Location generator:
www.seventhsanctum.com/ge...me=roomloc

And choses the room we're in, and describes it. Then the person next decides how we leave the room, and does it again . .

Let's go!

]]> feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/996 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:56:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Magic Item Challenge ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/981/t/Magic-Item-Challenge.html www.giantitp.com/forums/s...hp?t=44783

So let's start our own!

Go to this generator:
www.seventhsanctum.com/ge...=magicitem


Example:
Person one: I... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/981 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:51:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Theme Songs ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/994/t/Theme-Songs.html
What's your theme song and why?

I know we're complicated people, but try to limit it to one.

Mine's I'm A B*tch by Alanis Morissette. I realize that the title isn't a great self-image booster, but the song seems to fit my fluxuating and dualistic personality. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CrusadersUnderwear) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/994 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:47:03 GMT <![CDATA[ A Generator-Based Challenge! ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1010/t/A-Generator-Based-Challenge-.html
Well, the challenge is to use the WRITING and CHARACTER generators AS MUCH AS YOU CAN to write a 3 or more paragraph story. If the story is three paragraphs, the paragraphs should be five sentences (Excluding paragraphs with dialouge for the 3 sentence story).

This is how you sumbit:

Name of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Alex Dergon) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1010 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:46:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Shiny Baubles ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/989/t/Shiny-Baubles.html
One of things I have discovered is this:
Opening lines are the shiny bait that catches people. A good opening line (or lines) will have the auidence feeding from your hand.

For example:
Friday by Robert Heinlin
"As I left the Kenya Beanstalk he was right on my heels. He followed... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (CrusadersUnderwear) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/989 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:21:16 GMT <![CDATA[ What is the story or novel you want to complete? ]]> http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1006/t/What-is-the-story-or-novel-you-want-to-complete-.html
Now, tell me why? What is this novel or short story? What is it you like about it and what makes you feel that you could finish the work in a way that does it justice?

Just a little thought experiment. The hope is that someone is so inspired by this... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (RadicalTaoist) http://seventhsanctumsector.yuku.com/topic/1006 Wed, 16 May 2007 07:28:30 GMT