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Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby sansuki » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:39 pm

With Duamutef gone, Shells looks like it's going to finish where it is right now- partly completed, as so many stories longer than a few thousand words end up being here. What's worse, nobody- that I know of- is writing stories set in this fantastic setting. The only stories I know of are the ones on Duam's webpage http://sdcga.com/~duam9/ and a very brief one I uploaded a year ago that to be frank doesn't really have a 'plot'. Is someone in this community writing stuff set in Ishara that I don't know about? I mean, I am usually the first one on the barricades decrying writing 'fanfic' or other peoples' ideas, but Ishara's just such a beautiful playground that it seems almost criminal for nobody to be playing on the swing set. I will cheerfully read virtually anything in the setting- and I've noted that a lot of writers kind of let some of the background assumptions of Duam's setting 'bleed through' into their own work, because there are a lot of interesting ideas there.




...of course, complaining about that and not putting forth my own work... that'd just be rude, wouldn't it? So here it goes: http://aryion.com/g3/showitem.php?id=185162 I am planning a longish work in Ishara, and have uploaded some of my preliminary notes for comment/feedback/bouncing ideas off the walls. I still have to think of a title, because I am terrible at that. The comments on the posted 'story' itself and the text in the notes should tell most of the story- I have a more complete version for people who want to see where my mind is going with the other 'main' characters, and a bit more of the planned plot if they fear no spoilers.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Throku » Mon Mar 29, 2010 5:03 am

I did think of starting an interactive, based of the old VRPG game, but it never even made it into the draft-stage. The general idea was for it to be after the game, but not by too much, with the hero of the game having grown into a mean queen of the town, luckily too large to get out of the egg chamber.

I suppose I could set such a story up and mod it, if there's interest in such. Naturally it'd be like the game, f/f, digestion and poop being important preferences.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby sansuki » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:01 pm

For those who wanted me to write this, but simply didn't comment:

The story has begun to be posted, and the first two chapters are uploaded here. http://aryion.com/g3/showgallery.php?id=185161 I hope to keep to a one-chapter-per-week pace, and already have two more chapters past this completed to give me a buffer against delays. Comments and discussion are, as always, welcomed.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Bright » Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:44 pm

I`ll say, a story set in Ishara is awesome.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Bitter » Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:05 pm

SimRobert wrote a story called "Janie Gurglemeister" that might fit the bill.

I seem to recall Throku writing a VRPG mod, too. The game script is in a plain-text format, so even if you're (like me) on Vista and can no longer play the game, at least you can read the more detailed scenarios.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby sansuki » Sun Apr 25, 2010 1:34 pm

Bitter wrote:SimRobert wrote a story called "Janie Gurglemeister" that might fit the bill.

I seem to recall Throku writing a VRPG mod, too. The game script is in a plain-text format, so even if you're (like me) on Vista and can no longer play the game, at least you can read the more detailed scenarios.


Yeah, Throku wrote a mod, but the only copy of it I can find is one that he warns in giant letters DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS OR IT WILL WRECK YOUR COPY and so since I *can* still play it... I don't think I want to look around it. I do have Erecant's similar mod however, which also has a lot of good bonus content.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Bitter » Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:41 pm

Ah, it was actually Erecant's mod I was thinking of. Good catch.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Throku » Mon Apr 26, 2010 12:29 am

Ehh then just download mine to a place that's not your game folder and read it there :P Erecant's mod is playable, my first two mods are playable, my third mod ehh... was in the making and hence a lot of stuff is in the wrong place and a lot of quests and stuff undone so you can't get to most of the stuff from the game anyhow. Too bad Vista crapped up :( I only stopped making it because I can't open the game, let alone play it.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Winny » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:52 pm

I miss duam... -sniffle.- I have been thinking of starting a set of storys but work and my real life get in the way. Kinda sucks to cuz he wrote winny in only a few chapters before.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Winny » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:17 pm

also these mods can I haz link to them to?
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby sansuki » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:36 pm

Winny wrote:also these mods can I haz link to them to?


Erecant's (the one that should actually not break your game if you install it) is here: viewtopic.php?p=315690#p315690

Throku's (the one that will break your game if you install it) is here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9S22OLZG
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Throku » Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:00 am

Hmm, reading sansuki's excellent story made me want to draft up a story of my own, with the setting mentioned above. I wonder though what the name of the "Home Town" is?
I figured they didn't actually have a name for it, but after having a hero placing them on the map, people start wondering what the name of the place is and they make one up.

Any suggestions? (I'm at a loss.)
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby Aleph-Null » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:33 pm

The Village.

But seriously, I think the name should relate to the Hero.

Perhaps they didn't have a name for the town originally. But once the word had gotten out just how wealthy the town was, traveling merchants and traders needed a name in order to reference it. Since there is little of interest to a trader in that town except the Hero (and her gold) her name became linked to the town.
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Re: Other stories set in Ishara?

Postby MrNobody » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:06 pm

Honestly, The Long Way Home may as well be the grand finale to Ishara. At least sansuki let it go out with a bang.
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