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Post by RustiSwordz on Apr 28, 2006 12:04:55 GMT
Ive had an idea for a WOTW type story for a while now called Red Sands, Red Blood. The idea is centered around a future terraformed Mars home to almost a billion humans. The Martians live deep underground are slowly alerted to the human presence and the fact that Mars is lush again begin to plot the downfall of the human colonists and the taking of the new Mars for themselves.
The idea is Starship Troopers ish, with Human tech of a similar level to that of the martians but the difference is this is the martian home turf and humanity is on the recieving end of their full technology. So thats machines far different yet strangly familliar to the origonal story.
What do you think. Anyone have any ideas to this then feel free to suggest it.
Go to my deviant art page for an idea of the technology involved.
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Post by Poyks on Apr 28, 2006 19:18:10 GMT
Go for it dude. Have you thought of composing it in a storyboard format? Just an idea.
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Post by RustiSwordz on Apr 28, 2006 19:19:34 GMT
more like a documentary a la WW2 style. told as in past tense.
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Post by Refugee on Apr 28, 2006 20:47:24 GMT
I like the idea of humanity being the bad guys, as in Starship Troopers, althought the Martians perhaps have less cause for complaint than the Arachnids lol. I think it's a great idea. Obvously it's your brain child but just had a thought.....The martians lay waste to the planet fighting off the human invaders and are back to square one...the irony! This next bit is a little off the wall but it could be revieled that the martians evolved on Earth before us and left because of our barberism, our gods and demons and monster legends could have been them.
Anywho, would you go for the starship troopers, writer in the field style or the Wells auto-biographical look?
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Post by RustiSwordz on Apr 28, 2006 20:58:58 GMT
Well humans being what they are my aim was to have some nations / humans take advantage of the situation for their own ends rather than having the plain good vs bad senario.
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Post by Refugee on Apr 28, 2006 21:24:45 GMT
I see, that does sound like a good way to go about it, trying to get the Martians onside and become the dominant power?
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Post by EvilNerfherder on Apr 28, 2006 21:25:24 GMT
I'd like to hear more details. Don't worry, I won't nick 'em!   |
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Post by Herulian Martian on Apr 30, 2006 2:12:35 GMT
Keep up the idea...you have something there!
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Post by RustiSwordz on May 1, 2006 9:15:15 GMT
The style of writing is a doumentary style with quotes to what people say as apposed to characters talking. Like a historical account as if it happened.
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