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Just occurred to me I never posted the story anywhere online 😅 written for my creative writing class last semester, and the backstory of my character Rust.

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Yo V, i saw this on your DA page and thought it should also get put in the group on here. (nice worldbuilding you two. always so good at it!)

~S

Okay  so we also discussed the origins of the atds and their parts in the stories, and this was what Jon suggested: “There are several ways we can explain the devices and/or their frequency without it being TOO much like the series we borrowed the idea from. We could use multiple, even, depending on the characters’ backstories. 1. Diplomatic- in some sort of alien U.N., representatives are given these devices to turn into another species to communicate with other representatives, to show respect, or to make them feel more at home. 2A. Militaristic- used for conquest by an alien empire. Perhaps this tech is studied/spied on/stolen by other alien planets/nations who either fear attack and want to be able to properly defend themselves should the time come, or to use it for their own gain. 2B.- Stolen Tech- at one point, a shipment is attacked by a gang or crime syndicate who steals the weaponry for their own use(much like how some gangs or terror groups on earth have military/military-like automatic guns or explosives), the technology is hacked and figured out, and a similar product is produced by the gang, for the gang, possibly/probably eventually spreading to other criminals. 3. Police- a special branch of police, specially trained like the SWAT or a bomb squad. are given devices to better deal with alien criminals. Once another race/species has made a presence on another planet, it makes sense that such a device would be needed to handle them. For example, lets say an alien is definitely causing or threatening harm, but has a very fragile body. Tasing or shooting the alien may kill it, and is considered a last resort, so members of the force with devices can turn into that species/a like one to try and talk them down or engage them while causing as little harm as possible. On the flipside, there may be another alien causing havoc that tasers and guns may be completely ineffective against, and they’d need to use the devices to take them down. 4. Toys- a line of toys created by an alien company puts out a line of these devices, coming in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and with varying forms. Perhaps they advertise, "the more you play with it, the more you can do with it!” This would leave an explanation for why some devices time out- most toys require batteries or at least the occasional charge if used or otherwise left on for a long time. Of course all forms are “child-safe” (perhaps an “Earth” edition would allow the child to be a dog, a cat, a horse, a parrot, and a lizard, or something to that effect) but still allow the interesting experience of being another species, speaking a new language, having different/better senses, et cetera. As in the Stolen Tech proposition, eventually someone hacks it and inputs the DNA of “bigger”/“better”/“faster”/“stronger” aliens, which leads to more teenagers and young adults buying them. It becomes similar in popularity to jailbreaking an iPhone, and the company responsible for the “toys” reacts similarly- all warranties are revoked upon “jailbreaking”, and said company claims no legal responsibilities for the device breaking, or and harm caused to or by the wielder upon or after “jailbreaking”.“ And, based on that, this is what I proposed for a type of origin/backstory/background type o’ thing: "I would like to propose the following: ((I redirect you to 1.)) There is a system of planets at peace with one another, I feel inclined to name said system Aurora, and each planet has four representatives in The Council. The Council is the diplomatic situation which decides laws and creates actions. Each member of The Council is equipped with an ATD (if we are infact still calling them that?) which, ideally, would help them to understand the lives of the other species’ that live among them. This works, but only to a point. They can see their basic needs, but not much more. They can see what it is that their ‘people’ need to survive, but not what they need to live. The Council’s ATDs are installed only with creatures known to inhabit Aurora. ((I redirect you to 2A.)) The military is highly advanced, seen as imperialistic to outsiders. It’s a often a quick and simple procedure Plant a seed, an impostor. You invade first, unseen, undetected, destroy the from from the inside. Usually this is not definitive, and it takes extra action to follow through. Weapons of mass distraction, explosives, guns, world enders, all at Aurora’s command. Follow throughs are dealt with quickly. There is a specialized team of invaders, just a small squad, each equipped with their own ATD. Holding only a select number of species, their forms or programmed manually but can be traded for others remotely while in the field. They are professional impostors. ((I redirect you to 2B.)) Plain and simple, there’s a market for this. More than guns, more than bombs, it’s the ATDs. As much as people want their weapons, they need their escapes. ATDs are both an unseen attack and a clean get away. They’re rare, but not unheard of. Especially prototypes and damaged ones. ((I redirect you to 3.)) It’s the job of the authorities to keep Aurora clean, and when push comes to shove it’s handy to have an edge. ATDs a strictly speaking last resorts to the officers that have them, the Military had overflow and they were divided up evenly among the precincts on each planet. These equipped officers are so spread that it’s rare for more than two to ever come into contact with each other. ((I redirect you to 4.)) They did it, and it was a mistake. The ATDs, before even truly being utilized by the military, were mass produced and sold openly. On the market for little over a year, they were outlawed thirteen years ago and Aurora is still recovering. Remnants of what were only supposed to be toys remain fused to scarred children, on the black market, and fused to scarred children on the black market. Now, this is where it gets interesting: Over the years, a small group of people were collected here and there. Children saved from a doomed planet, kids picked out of the streets, babies snatched from the most fortified of upper class homes. Secretly, by an unknown person (or persons) they were each given ATDs and growing up in entirely different lives. Made refugees with no choice, some of them not even knowing it, and for no obvious reason. And THAT is where our story starts.” To which I received back a “OHHHHH I LIKE THAT HOLY SHIT YES” and I’m hoping everyone else agrees, at least to an extent, and we can indulge on this universe together. Edit: This was my original response to Jon’s suggestions as to why the 'atd’s exist— “1. Not the worst of ideas, but I feel that it doesn’t fit the weilders we know and have in mind. Not to mention, I feel as tho changing forms is not as ideal as it should be for changing perspectives and would prove insufficient for that single cause. 2A. Militaristic is probably the most plausible, in my opinion. HOWEVER, the thing with weapons is the necessity of efficiency, now why focus so much of these little shape shifting devices when you can drop bombs, you know? ESPECIALLY if we’re toning the aliens down, to make them more realistic or what have you. It reminds me of how Steven’s redesign on the Talpaetrix or whatevs also supposedly doubled for mining, when punching your way through mountains seems like a hell of a lot more hassle than say, driving a big ol’ drill thru it. Which brings to mind subtlety, which COULD ask for such a branch of people in a military. Secret agents. Spies. That sort of thing. But an entire army of wielders would, i think, prove inefficient compared to any other weapons they may possess. 2B. Goes hand in hand, as you mentioned. While not the biggest use for an army, they could have countless uses for petty criminals and outlaws A tool for some, an entire new life for people on the run. Endless capabilities there. 3. I refer you back to 2A, I think the spies are the closest option. I feel as though the 'cops’ in this universe should already be trained or training in ways to disable other aliens. Seems like a mess to throw ATDs in there with them, plus a shitty idea to trust authorities with. I might just be biased there though, idk. 4. Toys. I don’t know. It makes sense, and I understand what you’re saying with it but I dunno. I just don’t really feel it you know? Like, it would be a reckless move to begin with to mass produce these especially knowing fair well that they CAN BE hacked. But then just handin them out to kids? Lik eI’m not even talking worst case scenario or anything, just SO MANY kids would go missing/get hurt/get killed its just I dunno. I feel like it’s a stretch to make that scenario seem … legitimate … I guess?” In case ya’ll were uber curious or somethin’

An additional point on the military possibility that I hadn't considered before: perhaps methods such as bombing have been outlawed, similarly to how the UN put a ban on chemical warfare? But on the flipside, it's weird to consider the possibility that dropping a single bomb would be considered a war crime, but letting a person turn into a giant alien dinosaur and charge into enemy forces with bullets ricocheting off their scales ISN'T. Just more food for thought. ~Jon

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Ive always pictured Max as having a deep but smooth voice. sometimes kinda rumbly. i also think he’d be able to produce a few sounds too deep for humans to hear. 

Tai’zohn/Tyson: his voice is soft yet grating, permeated with a clicking/static sound from his mandibles.  His species inst really built for verbal communication, instead changing colors to communicate more.

Fireball: Completely unable to speak without a translator device. still keeping the scottish accent though. 

Z’ehvan/Evan: a (medium tone) relaxed voice that always seems mellow, making it eerily void of emotion at times.

Cligsean: A snooty, nasally voice with a vaguely western European accent.

Eh ill add more later.

Also, can we move this discussion into the WotW blog?

~S

WOTW voicecanons???

@mini-squatch @thecomiccreator @reverse-lobotomy  Any of you have voice canons for your characters?  

Mine for my own OCs, so far

Jezz’eykah/Jess: I picture this giant armadillo to have a somewhat deep voice, and I just can’t find a voice actor whose voice matches. 

Nova: Nova’s voice is a bit higher, and quite soft. Similar to SJ Tucker

Solitaire: Her voice is somewhat irritating, and high-pitched. Think Nightcore’d alternative artists.

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Yooooooooooo so our awesome friend Victoria @reverse-lobotomy commissioned some drawings of our OCs!

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Yo V, i saw this on your DA page and thought it should also get put in the group on here. (nice worldbuilding you two. always so good at it!)

~S

Okay  so we also discussed the origins of the atds and their parts in the stories, and this was what Jon suggested: "There are several ways we can explain the devices and/or their frequency without it being TOO much like the series we borrowed the idea from. We could use multiple, even, depending on the characters' backstories. 1. Diplomatic- in some sort of alien U.N., representatives are given these devices to turn into another species to communicate with other representatives, to show respect, or to make them feel more at home. 2A. Militaristic- used for conquest by an alien empire. Perhaps this tech is studied/spied on/stolen by other alien planets/nations who either fear attack and want to be able to properly defend themselves should the time come, or to use it for their own gain. 2B.- Stolen Tech- at one point, a shipment is attacked by a gang or crime syndicate who steals the weaponry for their own use(much like how some gangs or terror groups on earth have military/military-like automatic guns or explosives), the technology is hacked and figured out, and a similar product is produced by the gang, for the gang, possibly/probably eventually spreading to other criminals. 3. Police- a special branch of police, specially trained like the SWAT or a bomb squad. are given devices to better deal with alien criminals. Once another race/species has made a presence on another planet, it makes sense that such a device would be needed to handle them. For example, lets say an alien is definitely causing or threatening harm, but has a very fragile body. Tasing or shooting the alien may kill it, and is considered a last resort, so members of the force with devices can turn into that species/a like one to try and talk them down or engage them while causing as little harm as possible. On the flipside, there may be another alien causing havoc that tasers and guns may be completely ineffective against, and they'd need to use the devices to take them down. 4. Toys- a line of toys created by an alien company puts out a line of these devices, coming in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and with varying forms. Perhaps they advertise, "the more you play with it, the more you can do with it!" This would leave an explanation for why some devices time out- most toys require batteries or at least the occasional charge if used or otherwise left on for a long time. Of course all forms are "child-safe" (perhaps an "Earth" edition would allow the child to be a dog, a cat, a horse, a parrot, and a lizard, or something to that effect) but still allow the interesting experience of being another species, speaking a new language, having different/better senses, et cetera. As in the Stolen Tech proposition, eventually someone hacks it and inputs the DNA of "bigger"/"better"/"faster"/"stronger" aliens, which leads to more teenagers and young adults buying them. It becomes similar in popularity to jailbreaking an iPhone, and the company responsible for the "toys" reacts similarly- all warranties are revoked upon "jailbreaking", and said company claims no legal responsibilities for the device breaking, or and harm caused to or by the wielder upon or after "jailbreaking"." And, based on that, this is what I proposed for a type of origin/backstory/background type o' thing: "I would like to propose the following: ((I redirect you to 1.)) There is a system of planets at peace with one another, I feel inclined to name said system Aurora, and each planet has four representatives in The Council. The Council is the diplomatic situation which decides laws and creates actions. Each member of The Council is equipped with an ATD (if we are infact still calling them that?) which, ideally, would help them to understand the lives of the other species' that live among them. This works, but only to a point. They can see their basic needs, but not much more. They can see what it is that their 'people' need to survive, but not what they need to live. The Council's ATDs are installed only with creatures known to inhabit Aurora. ((I redirect you to 2A.)) The military is highly advanced, seen as imperialistic to outsiders. It's a often a quick and simple procedure Plant a seed, an impostor. You invade first, unseen, undetected, destroy the from from the inside. Usually this is not definitive, and it takes extra action to follow through. Weapons of mass distraction, explosives, guns, world enders, all at Aurora's command. Follow throughs are dealt with quickly. There is a specialized team of invaders, just a small squad, each equipped with their own ATD. Holding only a select number of species, their forms or programmed manually but can be traded for others remotely while in the field. They are professional impostors. ((I redirect you to 2B.)) Plain and simple, there's a market for this. More than guns, more than bombs, it's the ATDs. As much as people want their weapons, they need their escapes. ATDs are both an unseen attack and a clean get away. They're rare, but not unheard of. Especially prototypes and damaged ones. ((I redirect you to 3.)) It's the job of the authorities to keep Aurora clean, and when push comes to shove it's handy to have an edge. ATDs a strictly speaking last resorts to the officers that have them, the Military had overflow and they were divided up evenly among the precincts on each planet. These equipped officers are so spread that it's rare for more than two to ever come into contact with each other. ((I redirect you to 4.)) They did it, and it was a mistake. The ATDs, before even truly being utilized by the military, were mass produced and sold openly. On the market for little over a year, they were outlawed thirteen years ago and Aurora is still recovering. Remnants of what were only supposed to be toys remain fused to scarred children, on the black market, and fused to scarred children on the black market. Now, this is where it gets interesting: Over the years, a small group of people were collected here and there. Children saved from a doomed planet, kids picked out of the streets, babies snatched from the most fortified of upper class homes. Secretly, by an unknown person (or persons) they were each given ATDs and growing up in entirely different lives. Made refugees with no choice, some of them not even knowing it, and for no obvious reason. And THAT is where our story starts." To which I received back a "OHHHHH I LIKE THAT HOLY SHIT YES" and I'm hoping everyone else agrees, at least to an extent, and we can indulge on this universe together. Edit: This was my original response to Jon's suggestions as to why the 'atd's exist--- "1. Not the worst of ideas, but I feel that it doesn't fit the weilders we know and have in mind. Not to mention, I feel as tho changing forms is not as ideal as it should be for changing perspectives and would prove insufficient for that single cause. 2A. Militaristic is probably the most plausible, in my opinion. HOWEVER, the thing with weapons is the necessity of efficiency, now why focus so much of these little shape shifting devices when you can drop bombs, you know? ESPECIALLY if we're toning the aliens down, to make them more realistic or what have you. It reminds me of how Steven's redesign on the Talpaetrix or whatevs also supposedly doubled for mining, when punching your way through mountains seems like a hell of a lot more hassle than say, driving a big ol' drill thru it. Which brings to mind subtlety, which COULD ask for such a branch of people in a military. Secret agents. Spies. That sort of thing. But an entire army of wielders would, i think, prove inefficient compared to any other weapons they may possess. 2B. Goes hand in hand, as you mentioned. While not the biggest use for an army, they could have countless uses for petty criminals and outlaws A tool for some, an entire new life for people on the run. Endless capabilities there. 3. I refer you back to 2A, I think the spies are the closest option. I feel as though the 'cops' in this universe should already be trained or training in ways to disable other aliens. Seems like a mess to throw ATDs in there with them, plus a shitty idea to trust authorities with. I might just be biased there though, idk. 4. Toys. I don't know. It makes sense, and I understand what you're saying with it but I dunno. I just don't really feel it you know? Like, it would be a reckless move to begin with to mass produce these especially knowing fair well that they CAN BE hacked. But then just handin them out to kids? Lik eI'm not even talking worst case scenario or anything, just SO MANY kids would go missing/get hurt/get killed its just I dunno. I feel like it's a stretch to make that scenario seem ... legitimate ... I guess?" In case ya'll were uber curious or somethin'

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Victoria here!

Just wanted to make a little announcement where everyone might see it! This might not be the ideal place, but I figured it should get the job done. I'm going to begin posting my story, called Retrograde, tomorrow on DeviantArt! From there, I'll upload two chapters a week. Chances are I'll make notification posts on tumblr too, whereas I don't want you guys to miss it! So keep your eyes peeled!

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Reblog here because there’s Worldbuilding idea under the readmore

More posing practice!

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I propose...OWOTW

I suppose it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise- it sort of has been my niche.

Other Worlds of the Wielders.

Your typical “alternate universe” type stories.  Obviously they we’re an inevitability, but I previously wanted to delay “non-canon” stories until we had a defined canon.  However, I now feel that there is no better way to explore ‘potentially canon ideas’ I guess I will call them.  

I’m not anticipating much backlash from y’all ‘bout this, but if I’m wrong I’m sure I’ll be notified!

~V  

#Yeeeesss!

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Idk what Steven's thoughts are, but that all sounds dandy to me Jon. I don't think I really have much to say on the matter otherwise tho, unless I'm directly missing a point that needs to be made? Idk ~V

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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Yo guys i’m on summer vacay so anytime is good for me for discussing this. except Wednesdays, i’m busy on Wednesdays doing volunteer hours at a kid’s summer camp.  

~S~

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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Okay I think I see what you're saying. Then we can use that as a sort of 'inspiration' and see where it takes us.

We'll probably have to wait for Steven to to make further decisions regarding this tho ~V~

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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I'm gonna be too busy with my upcoming exams to be able to actively contribute to this discussion, just FYI. ~S

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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It's fine- no worries! Though it is currently 4 am and my computer is both uncooperative and off, I will dig up the map and get a link at nearest convenience. In the meantime I'll do my best to explain. While "big ol' universe" is indeed the short of it, I meant more the way the planets in the system were arranged. While there are a fair number of solar systems containing sentient life, they pinpointed the center of the star system (I think? It couldn't possibly be the galaxy, right?) and listed core (a handful closest to the center), inner, outer and rim (the very furthest from the center, some not technically in the system but are politically considered to be. Sort of like how Turkey is politically considered part of Europe when the peninsula it exists on is literally "Asia Minor") planets I believe. It was certainly something similar to that. And while by no means do we have to/should we follow this, and we can always have more than one system, but this example I'm using had around two dozen "important"(either politically or militarily) planets, I believe. -J

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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Personally, I’d like something similar to the Star Wars universe. Not because I can’t think of anything better, but simply because it works. I never watched much of Star Trek, so I couldn’t tell you how planets/systems looked there if I tried, but I sorta know Star Wars. Especially since the other week I saw something on deviant art (specifically it was a map of a role-reversal AU where the Galactic Empire is good and the “Rebels” are a terrorist group) that mapped out populated/colonized planets- at least the ones mentioned/used in the original trilogy. I could try and dig it up if you guys would like. -J

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.

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I agree, any proposals? ~V~

Ok then, so what's up next?

To discuss and decide and all that jazz.