I know that there are a bunch of other fanfiction idea threads in the forum, but all the one I quickly looked through were either based around one specific media or were so old I didn't know if posting on them with anything less than a short story would get me flamed as a necro (I know the rules are different here, but just making sure 
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There have been a few thread recently about analysing old stories and why we were drawn to them. This inspired me to make this thread where people can discuss ideas that they would like, show others fanfics that use those ideas or post links to the other fanfic recs threads/posts on the forum where a cool idea/fic already exists. (it's fine if it's your post/thread your linking, but I would prefer if you got permission from the original poster if its someone elses.)
The reasons I am making a new thread on this forum:
a) I want to have an area where ideas from different media could meet so that writers looking for one idea can be inspired by another from different media.
b) I am way to lazy to post this on every fanfic idea/recs thread in the forum.
c) The mods here a less likely to kick me for doing this if there is already a thread like this somewhere else I couldn't find (I did say it was a quick look).
Now I am new to making threads, so don't expect anything fancy like threadmarking for a while. In fact I encourage you to claim a post for use as personal index for your own ideas/snippets/recommendations as I miss the ability to look at a thread and see what my favorite authors have contributed in a post rather than the threadmarks, like in the older Worm threads or the current SpaceBattles Jumpchain thread. If this gets big enough (not likely but possible) those indexes are more likely going to be selected for threadmarking rather than individual posts.
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...Okay with all that set-up out of the way here are some fanfic ideas I would like to see done:
1) A Stargate/New X-COM crossover
I really really like Hotpoints XSGCOM however it is based off of the original X-com. With the X-com 2 DLC coming out in less than a week, I would really like to see someone take a different spin on the idea using the new franchise. It could be set as a crossover like Hotpoints with both the SGC and X-COM existing without knowing about the other initially, or it could be X-COM leaving Earth and finding the rest of the galaxy under rule of the Goa'uld. Starting post X-COM 1 or 2 with or without DLC, as long as it's not just a reskin of XSGCOM's plot.
Just imagine what Meld, Psionics or even the new factions from the DLC could bring in terms of interesting character moments. Is an Earthling Melded with alien DNA less human than a Jaffa? Is Ethereal Psionics the same as the ones that lead to Ascension? How would the renegade/remaining Advent troopers seek to integrate into Earth society or are they forced to make an uninhabited world their own? What does the Asgard Loki think of the Sectoids, from 1 or 2? (I would prefer he not be initially involved like in Hotpoints story but I'm not the one writing this.)
Heck maybe the threat the Ethereals are preparing for are the Ori, the Ethereals are implied to be partially ascended beings in the Bureau and X-COM 2.
EDIT: Are the Ethereals attacking other non Goa'uld worlds? Did one of the factions from Langaran (the three way civil war planet) give in to the invaders in return for domination over the other two? Do the Aschen work with or against the Ethereals?
2) A Campione or Infinite Stratos or other good idea reduced to harem comedy done "right".
I am not talking about a in canon fix-fic, bashing-fic or even a retelling. I want a fanfic that takes the basic premise of the story and tells it from a more realistic/interesting angle. Heck it would almost be called an Original work inspired by the premise rather than a fanfic. I know that there is a quest somewhere that does this really well (Battle High School, No SV- you are the waifu or something?) but there is still plenty of room.
Campione is easy enough, just make it so that the world magic societies don't kiss up as much to Godou, actually have some political issues/consequences between the different power blocks and not just have as much as a self-indulgent power fantasy. It's still a power fantasy and I wouldn't want it to go Grim-dark and edgy, but even Harry Potter had his Snape and/or Malfoy in the early books.
For Infinite Stratos, it's a bit more involved. I would like it if it didn't even go into highschool mode and was more of a high powered action/spy story. Think about it, some random knut just created super-flying shielded power armors that can only be used by women and the world decides to make a japanese style high school/battle arena to teach teenager how to use them without any form of military training. They might of had to because otherwise the mad-bunny would turn there IS off, but did nobody try to jailbreak them so that she couldn't? Is no-body looking into non-black boxed alternatives?
When the world finds that one male who could pilot these super weapons, they just let him go to this high school without at least trying to black-ops him out of there and into a Lab? Why isn't Japan using him as a bargaining chip to get more leverage over other nations?
I know most of these issues have in story reasoning (supper older sister is over protective) but wouldn't it be more interesting to see the background act out, where there is a shadow war to remove the control of the crazy-bunny scientist that's using the world as a personal playpen without her having unexplained plot armor. That the IS school now has evacuation drills to keep the students safe when North Korea sends its army to kidnap Ichika in the middle of class, creating tension between the older students who are inconvenienced by this upset to their scheduled. That Ichika doesn't rival Kirito from SAO in the "Just That Good Anime Protagonist" awards. Infinite Stratos abridged by something witty entertainment as a fanfic would be cool as well I suppose.
Just keep the gender topic balanced, I can't tell you how many fics I dropped because someone used them as a method of preaching. I'm not saying it is not an issue in the series, just don't make it seem like its written to support the views of the mythical/stereotypical fedora tipper.
3) A Xianxia/Wuxia/Eastern Fantasy deconstruction/re-construction comedy in the lines of what KonoSuba or DanMachi did for Western/JRPG Fantasy.
What it says in the title.
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That it for now, I hope that you all find this NOT a waste of your time.
).There have been a few thread recently about analysing old stories and why we were drawn to them. This inspired me to make this thread where people can discuss ideas that they would like, show others fanfics that use those ideas or post links to the other fanfic recs threads/posts on the forum where a cool idea/fic already exists. (it's fine if it's your post/thread your linking, but I would prefer if you got permission from the original poster if its someone elses.)
The reasons I am making a new thread on this forum:
a) I want to have an area where ideas from different media could meet so that writers looking for one idea can be inspired by another from different media.
b) I am way to lazy to post this on every fanfic idea/recs thread in the forum.
c) The mods here a less likely to kick me for doing this if there is already a thread like this somewhere else I couldn't find (I did say it was a quick look).
Now I am new to making threads, so don't expect anything fancy like threadmarking for a while. In fact I encourage you to claim a post for use as personal index for your own ideas/snippets/recommendations as I miss the ability to look at a thread and see what my favorite authors have contributed in a post rather than the threadmarks, like in the older Worm threads or the current SpaceBattles Jumpchain thread. If this gets big enough (not likely but possible) those indexes are more likely going to be selected for threadmarking rather than individual posts.
If any of this is against the forum policy (again, I read the stuff but only quickly) Mods, I am happy to fix it if you let me know. Please be Gentle .
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...Okay with all that set-up out of the way here are some fanfic ideas I would like to see done:
1) A Stargate/New X-COM crossover
I really really like Hotpoints XSGCOM however it is based off of the original X-com. With the X-com 2 DLC coming out in less than a week, I would really like to see someone take a different spin on the idea using the new franchise. It could be set as a crossover like Hotpoints with both the SGC and X-COM existing without knowing about the other initially, or it could be X-COM leaving Earth and finding the rest of the galaxy under rule of the Goa'uld. Starting post X-COM 1 or 2 with or without DLC, as long as it's not just a reskin of XSGCOM's plot.
Just imagine what Meld, Psionics or even the new factions from the DLC could bring in terms of interesting character moments. Is an Earthling Melded with alien DNA less human than a Jaffa? Is Ethereal Psionics the same as the ones that lead to Ascension? How would the renegade/remaining Advent troopers seek to integrate into Earth society or are they forced to make an uninhabited world their own? What does the Asgard Loki think of the Sectoids, from 1 or 2? (I would prefer he not be initially involved like in Hotpoints story but I'm not the one writing this.)
Heck maybe the threat the Ethereals are preparing for are the Ori, the Ethereals are implied to be partially ascended beings in the Bureau and X-COM 2.
EDIT: Are the Ethereals attacking other non Goa'uld worlds? Did one of the factions from Langaran (the three way civil war planet) give in to the invaders in return for domination over the other two? Do the Aschen work with or against the Ethereals?
2) A Campione or Infinite Stratos or other good idea reduced to harem comedy done "right"
.I am not talking about a in canon fix-fic, bashing-fic or even a retelling. I want a fanfic that takes the basic premise of the story and tells it from a more realistic/interesting angle. Heck it would almost be called an Original work inspired by the premise rather than a fanfic. I know that there is a quest somewhere that does this really well (Battle High School, No SV- you are the waifu or something?) but there is still plenty of room.
Campione is easy enough, just make it so that the world magic societies don't kiss up as much to Godou, actually have some political issues/consequences between the different power blocks and not just have as much as a self-indulgent power fantasy. It's still a power fantasy and I wouldn't want it to go Grim-dark and edgy, but even Harry Potter had his Snape and/or Malfoy in the early books.
For Infinite Stratos, it's a bit more involved. I would like it if it didn't even go into highschool mode and was more of a high powered action/spy story. Think about it, some random knut just created super-flying shielded power armors that can only be used by women and the world decides to make a japanese style high school/battle arena to teach teenager how to use them without any form of military training. They might of had to because otherwise the mad-bunny would turn there IS off, but did nobody try to jailbreak them so that she couldn't? Is no-body looking into non-black boxed alternatives?
When the world finds that one male who could pilot these super weapons, they just let him go to this high school without at least trying to black-ops him out of there and into a Lab? Why isn't Japan using him as a bargaining chip to get more leverage over other nations?
I know most of these issues have in story reasoning (supper older sister is over protective) but wouldn't it be more interesting to see the background act out, where there is a shadow war to remove the control of the crazy-bunny scientist that's using the world as a personal playpen without her having unexplained plot armor. That the IS school now has evacuation drills to keep the students safe when North Korea sends its army to kidnap Ichika in the middle of class, creating tension between the older students who are inconvenienced by this upset to their scheduled. That Ichika doesn't rival Kirito from SAO in the "Just That Good Anime Protagonist" awards. Infinite Stratos abridged by something witty entertainment as a fanfic would be cool as well I suppose.
Just keep the gender topic balanced, I can't tell you how many fics I dropped because someone used them as a method of preaching. I'm not saying it is not an issue in the series, just don't make it seem like its written to support the views of the mythical/stereotypical fedora tipper.
3) A Xianxia/Wuxia/Eastern Fantasy deconstruction/re-construction comedy in the lines of what KonoSuba or DanMachi did for Western/JRPG Fantasy.
What it says in the title.
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That it for now, I hope that you all find this NOT a waste of your time.
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