The Symbolitron: Alpha

Re: The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:05:53 GMT

OK this is almost ready to launch.

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=symbolitron

Some results:
The dark story where the characters' births map to the seven days of the week.

The dark story where the organizations map to the 'fifteen men on a dead man's chest' from the...

Re: The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (anonymouse21) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:53:56 GMT

Great! That is quite a good idea... and I'll have to steal one of your themes, and all the trouble is picking one... hmm.

Anyways, fantastic! Yay for generators!

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feeds@yuku.com (Wolfgang Kaiser) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:09:17 GMT

The swashbuckling story set in a world where the different professions map to the twenty-two Major Aracana of the Tarot.

"Arr, what d'ye do fer a livin'?"
"Arr, I be a Hanged Man! Fer $20 an hour, I'll hang on yer gallows an' look grim - an' fer an extra $5, I'll do a bit o' kickin'!"

Re: The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:51:45 GMT

NOW IN BETA:

The allegorical fantasy story where the characters map to the twenty-four hours of the day.

The allegorical story where the animal species map to the twelve months of the year.

The crime drama where each crime maps to The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.

The epic story about time travel technicians where the characters map to the fifty-two playing cards.

The epic story where the cultures map to kinds of gemstones.

The...

Re: The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (Gem Sealed Emperor) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:36:44 GMT

I, he who is known to the Sanctumites as The Gem Sealed Emperor, bow to you, X.
Seriously though, this is amazing. I might use something like this for the story project...

Re: The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (Wolfgang Kaiser) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:32:09 GMT

I like it now - I was wary at first, but I see now that was just because there was less data involved.

Maybe add some synonyms for "map to", though; "correspond with" springs to mind, as do "are linked to" or "are derived from"...

Re: The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:27:56 GMT

A few more:

The allegorical story about philanthropists where the characters map to styles of art.

The allegorical story about pretenders where the characters map to the five worlds of the Maya.

The comedic story about heirs where the characters map to the Ten Sephiroth of the Kabbalah.

The comedic story where the characters map to the five tastes (sweet-salty-sour-bitter-savory).

The epic story where the locations map to the Seven Virtues...

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feeds@yuku.com (anacharis) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:44:19 GMT

I just want to see how William, Vince, and Ursula get along... or Ian, Jane, and Yvette...

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feeds@yuku.com (Wolfgang Kaiser) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:07:29 GMT

Man, Xavier must be a real nutcase...

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feeds@yuku.com (Ablean Buckslinger) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:21:36 GMT

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice, I like this. I'm currently working on something with people based on the alphabet with relationships like the letters have (for example, Anna is the queen of her high school, Ben is always in her shadow, Harry is very quiet, Eden is overworked and Grace hates Claire due to their history).

The Symbolitron: Alpha

feeds@yuku.com (XWayfarer) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:20:30 GMT

I decided to work on a generator to give ideas for symbol-laden stories. Some examples:

The comedic adventure story where the chapters map to the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching.

The comedic western story where the major plot twists map to the three alchemical elements (suphur-mercury-salt).

The dramatic story taking place in a building where the floors map to the five chinese elements (metal-water-wood-fire-earth).

The romantic fantasy story where the...