The Twelve Labours: General Discussion

[Loksfjoer]

so, today I suddenly realized december had begun and the 12th labour could be there, so as soon as I came home I checked this thread.

Reading the post and the comments after, postponing until the new year might be a good idea. I think December is usually a busy time for people, there are exams for those going to school and after that it's Christmas.

I'd participate if it would start now, but I don't mind to wait for the next labour a bit longer either.

[Holmishire]

Heyo, and a jolly good year.

Not to rush/pressure you into anything, @Terminal, but I was wondering whether there are plans for a January Labour? And if so, when would be the likely start date?

[Terminal]

The start date for the next labour will be January 15th. I was and am planning to release a general announcement on the tenth so nobody is caught offguard.

[Arawak]

Yay! I can't wait to be gruesomely criticized for my poor character development express my creativity!

[Jotunn Draugr]

This looks interesting. I'll definitely be hopping in!

[Terminal]

Twelve days bestowed, Twelve days remain. Go forth, and be mindful of scorpions.

[PlatinumSkink]

Hm. I have an idea. It's not the best idea I've ever had, but it's an idea. ... Hm.

[mdk]

Question -- the nature of their 'teaming up.' Does it have to be on equal terms, or if, say, the paragon COMPELS the enemy to cooperate, will that satisfy the challenge?

[Terminal]

Question -- the nature of their 'teaming up.' Does it have to be on equal terms, or if, say, the paragon COMPELS the enemy to cooperate, will that satisfy the challenge?

@mdk

No comment.

[mdk]

Cool. New plan. BETTER plan. Get ready for sci-fi-western. I NEEDED THIS! So glad I got my computer back up in time.

[Terminal]

As a general notice, the trophies, accolades, and titles for Labours Four and Five have finally been distributed. For those of you interested in viewing the trophy groups, check out this finely crafted link.

[Terminal]

Today, somebody asked me an excellent question.

Heyo!

My question is in regards to the necessity for original characters, and the implication public domain characters would have on it.

Essentially, if I have a gorgon named Euryale, whose relation to Perseus's adventure is only mentioned in passing, would she count as a non-original character? The setting is essentially an off-shoot of greek mythology, with some core structural differences and the characters participating in new stories, but with the original myths being accepted as having taken place in the past.

I figured it would pass in the sense that Thor is considered Marvel's original character, though by remaining chronologically closer to the events I worried that I might be pushing the boundary.

If that is not considered acceptable, I'll fall back to making her a generic gorgon with a different name.

Anonymous

Ah, one of the three Gorgons.

As you mentioned, these are essentially public domain characters, and the original authors of their myths are lost to time. There are two rules of noteworthy consideration here.

7. All characters used in your submissions should be of your own devising and creation. You cannot use characters that are not yours. If your submission is based in a franchise setting (such as Harry Potter for example) you may only infer the presence and activities of canonical characters.

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The burden of proof rests with you to establish that sufficient original effort was employed in any work you submit.

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Euryale could be used, provided you are able to supply sufficient original effort in their depiction to make it clear that they are, as you said 'an offshoot' of the original and thereby not the same.

This applies to any and all public domain characters, including the likes of Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Alice, etcetera.

This question was insightful enough that I will be posting it and my answer in the discussion subforum (you will remain anonymous of course, but feel free to state otherwise). This may also lead to an eventual revision of some of the rules.

Terminal

[Holmishire]

I'm feeling confident with where this entry's going. Should be longer than my usual fare.

Admittedly, I've barely started, but I plan to devote this weekend to the task. Anyone else pounding their way to the finish line?

[Loksfjoer]

I wrote it during the weekend and I'm going to read over it today. As always the first few days of the labour were spent thinking about the task and what to do with it.

[Terminal]

Exactly 53 hours and nine minutes remain before the submission deadline.

Tick tock.

[Terminal]

Again, a few hours early, but today is the LAST DAY to submit your stories. Several posters who shall remain unnamed have yet to submit their entries despite idle chatter to the contrary. Hint hint.

[Holmishire]

Meh, I've got like twenty-four hours left to go. I'll make it through alright.

The weekend didn't go as planned, but I'm almost done writing it on paper. Once that's finished, it shouldn't take long to copy it over here—I expect to be done in the next few hours.

[mdk]

I was really expecting to have my computer up and running, but it's nooooooooot. Finally gave up and put it in the shop.... anyway I'll have something shorter and sweeter than I was planning, but this is my day.

[PlatinumSkink]

... *sigh* Alright. I sent something in. ... ... ... Eh. Yeah, I did. Hah. Now I go to bed. I need to snore.

[mdk]

I like what I read so far. @Holmishire you are a golden god.