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The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


Barb - Mar 09, 2011 8:27:43 am PST #4171 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

Guys, I need a little feedback/thoughts.

Another new germ of an idea just hit me.

Just the character, mind you-- I have no concept of plot or ANYTHING, but get this: What if you had a character who was part of a small group of humans with the ability to "project?" Maybe it's a genetic mutation that mines some previously untapped aspect of the human brain and its abilities or something-- the one thing I know for sure is they have this ability.

It's like the ultimate "What if?" The projectionists are given information and are able to project the most probable outcome as a physical occurrence. The projectionist is literally part of the scenario, primarily as a passive observer, but depending on the nature of the projection, could potentially suffer physical harm. And even if they themselves don't suffer direct physical harm, the more physically taxing a projection-- such as if it's a war scenario and other participants are dying, the projectionist suffers physical aftereffects.

Imagine what an asset an individual like that would be for the military. Or conversely, what someone who's looking to make a handsome profit (say like a Donald Trump type) could do with an individual like that, essentially whoring them out to create dream scenarios to the highest bidder.

Think of sort of like a combination holodeck/reverse Inception. Instead of going into someone's mind to mine their dreams, they're physically creating a physical manifestation of a dream or scenario.

Whaddaya think? Again, this is so far out of my usual comfort zone, I don't even know if there's already something out there like this.


Amy - Mar 09, 2011 8:45:32 am PST #4172 of 6690
Because books.

The projectionists are given information and are able to project the most probable outcome as a physical occurrence.

I'm not getting how this works, exactly.


Typo Boy - Mar 09, 2011 8:46:40 am PST #4173 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

1) You don't have a character. You described a superpower. You have said nothing about the person with the superpower

2)The projector can send other people into the projection or just go him/her self? Cause if the latter, I'm trying to see the value. I think I'm confused about what the power is.


Barb - Mar 09, 2011 8:51:23 am PST #4174 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

Hell if I know, y'all. The closest analogy I can come up with is a human holodeck.

And you're right, TB-- I don't have a specific character yet. Like I said, it's one of those, "Huh, what if?" things that literally just occurred to me.


Gudanov - Mar 09, 2011 8:53:51 am PST #4175 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping

I'm a little confused too. Do you mean the projection person can take an existing scenario and manipulate the probability of events, making one probability outcome play out in reality?


Barb - Mar 09, 2011 8:55:39 am PST #4176 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

Do you mean the projection person can take an existing scenario and manipulate the probability of events, making one probability outcome play out in reality?

Something like this, yeah.


Amy - Mar 09, 2011 8:56:07 am PST #4177 of 6690
Because books.

I think where I'm stuck is this:

Maybe it's a genetic mutation that mines some previously untapped aspect of the human brain and its abilities or something

If so, that doesn't translate to "holodeck" to me. I could see feeding a psychic certain data points and then waiting for them to envision the future outcome, but projecting it seems like it should require hardware.


Barb - Mar 09, 2011 8:56:12 am PST #4178 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

And trust me, I'm a lot confused. Hence the trying to talk it out.


Barb - Mar 09, 2011 8:59:53 am PST #4179 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”

but projecting it seems like it should require hardware.

Hm. I see what you're saying, Amy-- especially if people are drawn into the scenario who don't have the ability themselves.

Maybe a combination of projecting an outcome and the ability to shift reality? Sort of like a psychokinesis on steroids?


Typo Boy - Mar 09, 2011 9:03:08 am PST #4180 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

OK not trying to understand how it works. Trying to understand what people with the power can and can't do.

OK say Koch pays a projector to project a world where Glen Beck is elected President in 2012. Which of the follow happens:

1) Projector twitches nose, and Glen Beck is elected President in 2012?

2) Projector travels to a "projection" where Glen Beck is elected President in 2012, and brings back information about how that helped Koch brothers can use to make it happen in reality?

3) Projector takes Koch brothers with him into projection and they come back with useful information, but at any rate got to experience the wonder of American ruled by President Beck?