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Post by Killix on Oct 2, 2013 1:08:46 GMT -5
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Post by Kristykimmy on Oct 2, 2013 17:53:17 GMT -5
Try to explain something complicated, have it get away from the character, and have them wind up using a phrase similar to 'Wibbly Wobbly Timey Whimey'. Double points if the explanation actually had something to do with time.
Have all your characters wear yellow at the same time for no reason.
And... I'm out. I'm so bad at dares. XD
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Post by Zylaa on Oct 2, 2013 21:35:47 GMT -5
I'm making this post so all the non-sticked NaNo threads will be in order of the color gradient of the thread creator's names.
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Dare: Put an entire song into your NaNo without having anyone sing the song.
Bonus: If the lyrics are all worked into dialogue.
Double bonus: If it advances the plot.
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Post by PFA on Oct 8, 2013 17:30:30 GMT -5
SUDDENLY, DARES
Dare: Have a character introduce himself as "Gary Lampshade."
Bonus: If that's actually his name.
Dare: After the conclusion of a major plot arc, have the characters go out for ice cream.
Bonus: If they do this multiple times, regardless of whether the arc ended well or poorly.
Double bonus: If at least one critical plot point occurs at the ice cream parlor.
Triple bonus: If every major plot arc starts at the ice cream parlor.
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Post by Coaster on Oct 8, 2013 22:06:01 GMT -5
Make a countdown (down from 3 or 5 or 10) end with a false start.
Bonus: if it happens because the announcer gets distracted by something else.
Double bonus: if that distraction is totally unrelated to the task at hand.
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Post by Birdy on Oct 9, 2013 0:20:39 GMT -5
DARE: Have the line "Epic Equipment: Please Do Not Use" in your novel. Also I am ashamed of you all for not suggesting this sooner. D:DARE: Include words of the day as many times as possible in your novel. BONUS: If you use a word on the day it appears. (e.g., November 1st's WotD on Day 1, November 2nd's on day 2, etc. )
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Post by Yoyti on Oct 21, 2013 21:35:00 GMT -5
Dare: Use a made-up word, and offer no indication as to its meaning other than context.
Bonus: Give it legitimate etymological roots.
Double Bonus: Make up your own language for use in the story.
Triple Bonus: Have the language be unique and fully learnable.
Quadruple Bonus: Be J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Post by Gelquie on Oct 22, 2013 2:17:31 GMT -5
Dare: Introduce a mysterious character who is shrouded in mystery, with quirks and tendencies that leave other characters questioning. Then when the readers find out what's behind the mystery... Have it turn out that the person just likes to act mysterious for the sake of being mysterious and they aren't actually hiding anything important.
Bonus: Have them all covered up and disguised for no reason, or for no reason other than to look "cool".
Dare: Include a scene where the main protagonist and the main antagonist get together... And get totally drunk.
Bonus: If they sing together.
Double Bonus: No real dramatic fight between them breaks out through the entire sequence. (A few punches to the shoulder or a pretty minor scuffle--for example--won't break this rule.)
Dare: Have your character go around from an early age with the knowledge that they're the last of their kind in something... Only for later to have a bunch of people come out and reveal that the character is very much not the last of their kind, and that they were just playing a huge joke on the character.
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Post by Yoyti on Oct 27, 2013 20:53:53 GMT -5
Dare: Give a character a horrible pun for a name.
Bonus: Have everyone point it out at every turn.
Double Bonus: Set it up to be a running gag as per above -- and don't make it one!
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Post by Gelquie on Nov 16, 2013 0:19:44 GMT -5
Dare: Have one character yell "INTERMISSION!", and just have the whole story stop, and show the characters getting refreshments and chatting about how the story is going.
Dare: Write an emotionally wrenching death scene, with fond words being exchanged and sadness ensuing in everyone. A moment after the character seems to have died... Have them jump up and basically go "psych!".
Dare: Have a character attack a villain... With flowers.
Bonus: If it's actually effective at harming the villain.
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Post by Coaster on Nov 17, 2013 1:46:10 GMT -5
Dare: cite a credible academic source in your story that you didn't already know about.
Bonus: ...properly.
Dare: publicly humiliate a criminal. Bonus points for the more crazy, over-the-top, unrealistic, and childish it gets. Double bonus points if it starts to make the criminal a sympathetic character.
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Post by PFA on Nov 26, 2013 0:25:16 GMT -5
So has anyone actually used any dares this year, or Dare: Introduce a mysterious character who is shrouded in mystery, with quirks and tendencies that leave other characters questioning. Then when the readers find out what's behind the mystery... Have it turn out that the person just likes to act mysterious for the sake of being mysterious and they aren't actually hiding anything important. Bonus: Have them all covered up and disguised for no reason, or for no reason other than to look "cool". I'm actually wondering if this is the case for one of my characters. Haven't figured that out yet. XD Dare: Have a character attack a villain... With flowers. Bonus: If it's actually effective at harming the villain. ...all things considered, this is very tempting |
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