December 2010 Vignette

Dr Archeville · December 2, 2010

FC:PbP is offering the community another "vignette" opportunity. If you'd like to read about our previous vignettes, check here.

December is a hectic month for many. For students and teachers, it's the end of the Fall semester, so tests and projects are due. There's also the assorted holidays, and the rush of gift-buying and -making, decorating, baking, and spending time with friends & family. There offers lot of ideas for vignettes....

So this month, FC PbP is offering two choices!

1) A PSA (Public Service Announcement) done by your character. It could be a tv ad, a radio spot, a poster that gets plastered all over Freedom City, a magazine insert, etc.

2) Revisit old vignettes -- ones you may have already thought on, maybe even wrote an entry for, but did not submit in time.

Who: Any player who is interested.

What: 1) Write a one (1) page vignette detailing a PSA your character has done. It could be the tv or radio spot itself, or a behin-the-scenes look at hos it was made, or the photoshoot for the poster/magazine ad. Be creative!

2) see prior Vignette

When: The deadline for submissions will be Friday, December 31st by 11:59 PM EST (GMT -5). The time the vignettes themselves take place is detailed in the individual vignette entries; the PSA vignette can be done any time you wish.

Where: 1) Anywhere.

2) see prior Vignette.

As always, when you submit your vignette, please make a note clearly indicating in which forum it should be posted, as well as when it would be happening.

Why: To enhance our community, to flex your writing muscles, to think more deeply about (or put a new spin on) your characters, and to earn a bonus PP for your character for the month of December.

How: Once your story is finished and proofed, PM it to one of the Refs (angrydurf, AvengerAssembled, Ecalsneerg, Geez3r, ShaenTheBrain, or myself). When all the stories are in, one of our staff members will post them to the appropriate forums (which is why we need you to be sure to tell us where it should go!), and provide links to them in this thread. DO NOT post them in a forum yourself, otherwise it will not be counted for this exercise.

Additional Notes/Clarification: Vignettes do not count as posts.

The "Should auld acquaintance be forgot" vignette may be for any New Year's Eve, not just the one for 2007.

The "Musical episode" vignette may take place in June 2009 (the time of the original episode), or at a later time. If doing so during the original event, but your char was not in FC (or not an active superhero at the time), you can still do so; the magic reaches out to those destined for greatness. If at a later time, please include something about your character finding an odd crystal or something which had captured some of the magic, and releases it when your char touches it.

Post here with questions.

Heritage · December 3, 2010

Does the 'missed chance' vignette have to be set at the time of the original, or can it take place anytime? Birthdays obviosuly being an exception ;)

Dr Archeville · December 3, 2010

The time the vignettes themselves take place is detailed in the individual vignette entries.

The "Should auld acquaintance be forgot" vignette may be for any New Year's Eve, not just the one for 2007.

The "Musical episode" vignette may take place in June 2009 (the time of the original episode), or at a later time. If doing so during the original event, but your char was not in FC (or not an active superhero at the time), you can still do so; the magic reaches out to those destined for greatness. If at a later time, please include something about your character finding an odd crystal or something which had captured some of the magic, and releases it when your char touches it.