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Exquisite Corpse 2022

Negrek

Abscission Ascendant
Staff
Exquisite Corpse 2022

Our Exquisite Corpse game returns for another year! An Exquisite Corpse is a frankenfic created by a group of authors working together... without getting the full story of what's going on! Anything can happen as the story passes from one writer to the next, changing dramatically with each scene.

Once it's your turn to write for a particular corpse you'll receive a message from the organizer with the last two sentences of the previous writer's scene. (Or, if you're the first writer for a story, you'll get a simple go-ahead instead; you start with a blank slate!) At that point you will have one week to write a scene of 250-1500 words to continue the story. Once you're done, send your scene back to the organizer and wait to see how it fits into the final story.

After the last writer in a corpse has sent in their segment, the organizer will arrange a Discord voice chat where volunteers will collaborate to read the entire corpse. For extra fun, the organizer won't reveal who wrote each segment right away--we'll see if we can guess who wrote what first! If you can't make it to the voice chat or don't have Discord at all, don't worry; the full corpse will be posted here on the forums for everyone to view and come back to as often as they'd like.

Check out last year's thread for an example of how this all works in practice!

This year's theme poll had three clear favorites... and then a five-way tie for fourth place. As we'll be using four themes this year, I've chosen to add Fanregion/Fakemon to the mix, leaving us with these options to choose from:

everything!Ash: You may be familiar with smart!Ash, aura!Ash, or perhaps even pikachu!Ash, but this corpse will challenge you to come up with the best, most exciting, most exclamation-point-riddled variation of Ash out there! In addition to receiving your prompt from the previous author, you'll be told all the modifiers that previous authors have added to Ash's name and have the option to add one more for your own segment of the corpse. hipster!undead!champion!Ash? elderly!angsty!ranger!Ash? harder!better!faster!stronger!Ash? The possibilities are endless, and I'm sure we'll see a plethora of exciting new traits for our hero as this corpse plays out!

Fanregion Supreme: It's time to show off your worldbuilding skills as this corpse takes us from place to place--but not any place we recognize from canon! Show off your fanregion and/or fakemon in this corpse. It's sure to be a weird and wacky journey through exotic lands when the authors of this corpse bring all their worlds together.

Legendary POV: What's it like to be the person stuck monitoring the ocean currents, governing the expansion of space, or creating volcanoes whenever you sneeze? This corpse is all about seeing life through the eyes of a legendary Pokémon--or more likely several legendary Pokémon, given the way these things tend to go.

Oops All Quag: Write about whatever you'd like, with one simple rule: all the characters must be Quagsire.

Sound like fun? To sign up, just post in this thread stating:

a) which corpse(s) you'd like to participate in; you can write for as many as you want
b) if there are any weeks where you're going to be busy and would prefer not to write
c) whether or not you'd be okay with being the first writer for any of the corpse(s) you're signing up for

Although you can sign up later if you like, we'll be kicking off the writing period one week from now, so if you know you're interested, please sign up by Sunday, July 25th! After a bit of behind-the-scenes wizardry, you can expect initial writing assignments to go out within the next couple of days.

Thanks a ton to Chibi Pika, IFBench, Sinderella, and SparklingEspeon (and windskull on backup) for helping run the Exquisite Corpse again this year! If you'd like to try running a corpse yourself, I expect there to be plenty of opportunity to do so this year--just mention that in your sign-up, and I'd be happy to add you to the team!

Feel free to post any questions you might have in this thread. Happy writing!
 

AbraPunk

Cosmic Guardian
Location
The Circle
Pronouns
he/him
Partners
  1. luxio
oh hell yes :copyka:
(first to sign up though 😰 )

1. I would like to participate in: Fanregion Supreme, Legendary POV, and Oops All Quag! :quag:
2. available to write at all times!
3. am okay with being the first to write!
 

Inkedust

Harbinger of Sunrise
Location
Pokémon Square
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. ninetales-inkedust
  2. solgaleo-inkedust
  3. xerneas
  4. zoroark-inkedust
  5. zoroark
Let's get this bread.

A) I'd like to participate in everything!Ash, Legendary POV, and Oops All Quag.
B) No preference, assuming that nothing major pops up, I should be free to write at any time.
C) I don't mind! If you don't have any other takers, I wouldn't complain about being selected. I could go either way.
 

IFBench

Rescue Team Member
Location
Pokemon Paradise
Partners
  1. chikorita-saltriv
  2. bench-gen
  3. charmander
  4. snivy
  5. treecko
  6. tropius
  7. arctozolt
  8. wartortle
  9. zorua
I'd like to participate in everything!Ash, Legendary POV, and Oops all Quag. If duplicates happen again this year, I'd also like to join Fanregion Supreme.
I'll be busy from this Saturday to next Saturday as I host my server's anniversary event.
I'm willing to start any of them!
 

MintyMimix

Otherworldly Dessert
Location
Florida
Pronouns
They/Them
Partners
  1. lurantis
  2. noivern-astrea
a) I'd like to participate in everything!Ash, Legendary POV, and Oops All Quag!
b) I will not be available on the following days:
  • September 4th - September 17th
  • October 6th - October 15th
  • November 27th - December 10th
c) I would prefer not to start!
 

Joshthewriter

Charizard Fan
Location
Toronto
Pronouns
He/him
Partners
  1. charizard
A: signing up for Everything!Ash, Legend POV, and fan region supreme
B: I will not be available from july 31st to August 10th
C: I don’t mind starting, but only if nobody else wants to.
 
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Umbramatic

The Ghost Lord
Location
The Yangverse
Pronouns
Any
Partners
  1. reshiram
  2. zygarde
A. ALL OF THEM

B. I am not available until the end of July but am largely free bar sporadic Things after that

C. given B I should probably not write first
 

Sinderella

Angy Tumbleweed
Staff
Location
In Guzma's Closet
Pronouns
She/Her
Partners
  1. sylveon-shiny
  2. gothitelle
  3. froslass
  4. chandelure
  5. mimikyu
I know I’m running a corpse but I’d like to write for all of them. However if I had to pick three that I would specifically like to write for, it would be Fanregion Supreme, Oops All Quag, and Everything!Ash. Have no restrictions and no qualms going first.
 
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The Walrein

Vicinal Dragging for the Truth
Partners
  1. gulpin
  2. kricketot
  3. bulbasaur
A: I'd like to sign up for the Legendary POV and Fanregion Supreme corpses this year, please.
B: No availability restrictions.
C: I've already been the first writer a couple of times before, so I would prefer not to go first this year.
 

BestLizard

Junior Trainer
Pronouns
He/Him
a) I'd like to sign up for Fanregion Supreme, Legendary POV, and Oops All Quad this year.
b) No availability restrictions.
c) No preference. Heck, hit me with first writer >:)
 

RJR Basimilus

Arceus is nice I suppose...
Location
the Lovely Planet
Partners
  1. arceus-fighting
  2. lurantis
  3. arceus-poison
  4. haxorus
A> I'll try the legendary pov and the Oops all Quag!
B> Non applicable
C> No preference, I'll do whatever
 

CinderArts

Bug Catcher
Location
Sandgem Town
Pronouns
He!
Partners
  1. cinderace
A. I'm interested in Oops!All Quag, everything!Ash, and Legendary POV!
B. I'm pretty much available anytime
C. No preference, any slot will do :copyka:
 

ShiniGojira

Multiversal Extraordinaire
Location
Stranded In The Gaps between Multiverses
Pronouns
He/him/they/her
Partners
  1. froslass
  2. zorua-gojira
  3. salandit-shiny
  4. goomy
A) Signing up for Legendary POV, Everything!Ash and Oops All Quag!
B) If nothing comes up then I'm available whenever!
C) I'm okay with whatever
 

Chibi Pika

Stay positive
Staff
Location
somewhere in spacetime
Pronouns
they/them
Partners
  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
A) Signing up for Legendary POV, Everything!Ash and Oops All Quag!
B) Busy in the 3rd week of August and the 2nd week of September
C) Would prefer not to start
 

unrepentantAuthor

A cat that writes stories.
Location
UK
Pronouns
they/she
Partners
  1. purrloin-salem
  2. sneasel-dusk
  3. luz-companion
  4. brisa-companion
  5. meowth-laura
  6. delphox-jesse
  7. mewtwo
  8. zeraora

HelloYellow17

Gym Leader
Pronouns
She/Her
Partners
  1. suicune
  2. umbreon
  3. mew
  4. lycanroc-wes
  5. leafeon-rui
AYO HERE WE GO

A) I’d like to sign up for everything!Ash, Oops all Quag, and Legendary POV!
B) Available any time
C) Ok with starting first!
 

Flyg0n

Flygon connoisseur
Pronouns
She/her
Partners
  1. flygon
  2. swampert
  3. ho-oh
  4. crobat
  5. orbeetle
  6. joltik
  7. salandit
  8. tyrantrum
  9. porygon
I'll sign up for All of them!

My only date restriction at this time is to preferably not have them in a row

I not looking to start but I don't mind if I need to
 

Dragonfree

Moderator
Staff
Location
Iceland
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Partners
  1. butterfree
  2. mightyena
  3. charizard
  4. scyther-mia
  5. vulpix
  6. slugma
  7. chinchou
a) All of them!
b) Should be fine any week
c) Sure
 
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