http://mybrotherfought.livejournal.com/ (![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
mybrotherfought.livejournal.com) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
singularityooc2011-12-03 09:37 pm
mybrotherfought.livejournal.com) wrote in singularityooc2011-12-03 09:37 pm
Entry tags:
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
hello singlings i heard you like ridiculous plots
SO.
We actually have quite a few characters on this station who play instruments / are musical in some way. Thus, I've been wanting to have a Battle of the Bands miniplot thing for a while.
BUT I need some help organizing it! I have some preliminary notes on how this will work / some ideas for rules, but I need feedback. Even more than that, I need to know WHEN you guys want this to be! For me, the ideal time is after the 17th of December as I'll be out of school by then, but I can be flexible, and I don't want to run up against any more serious plots (or any other silly plots, for that matter).
Here's the rough draft of the rules, as they stand:
I'm playing fast and loose with the rules here, but the idea is that this is basically going to be an IC music meme, and also For The Lulz.
While some of us are probably fantastic musicians, I'm willing to bet that MOST of us are not, and thus unable to write songs for our character's bands to play. Thus, I propose this:
1. Each band group decides on a set of songs. These songs might not literally be what the characters are playing, or, heck, it might be! Maybe you are doing a Queen cover band, I don't know. The point is, each group picks five songs from youtube or whatever (bandcamp if you're Hamsteak, I guess?) to represent their band.
2. The band leader creates a thread under the tba Battle of the Bands post and posts those songs! In that post, specify whether your band is playing those exact songs, or if those songs are just the style your band plays in. For example: Megaman's band is unlikely to ACTUALLY play songs by The Protomen, since those songs represent actual events (save for Hope Rides Alone, which actually does exist in-universe) but their songs will sound a LOT like that. you can feel free to go into as much detail as you like about what the real songs are like! Ie, "this is a RAP/JAZZ/DUBSTEP HYBRID, about TRUE LOVE as experienced between a SPACE ROBOT and his HUMAN HUSBAND." Or something.
3. Characters post under each thread to vote IN CHARACTER. Put in the subject line either YAY or BLUH, depending on your opinion. Each CHARACTER can vote ONCE for each band. It's hard to cheat, since you vote by SHOUTING at the actual performance.
4. Depending on the number of participants, the band with the most YAY votes will get X points, second will get Y points, third will get Z, ec.
5. Then, the judges! Each judge can assign ONE POINT to the band of his or her choice. I'll figure out the numbers proper once I know how many judges we have.
6. THE WINNER IS THE ONE WITH THE MOST POINTS YAY and they will presumably get some sort of IC prize TBD. WHO WANTS TO PROVIDE PRIZES.
7. EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME AND WE LISTEN TO SOME SWEET TUNES YAY. ALSO CR IS PRESUMABLY ACHIEVED???
There will also be various schmoozing threads / concert threads or something yeah
SO NOW I'm also going to put up signups for bands and judges. Obviously, two of my characters will be roping you guys into bands, so, there is that.
BANDS:
THE PROTOMEN EVERYONE IS PANTHER The Panthers
1. Megaman
2. Joe
3. Protoman
4. Doctor Lightand then everyone was Panther
HELLACIOUS ROCK WARRIORS
1. Bro Strider
2. John Egbert
3. Jade Harley
4. Sollux Captor
[insert band name here]
1. Raimi Matthews
2. Poniko
Robots Get Out
1. Karkat
2. Karkat
3. Karkat
4. Also Karkat
Sonic Boom
1. Sonic
2. Also Sonic
JUDGES:
Jack Noir
SO.
We actually have quite a few characters on this station who play instruments / are musical in some way. Thus, I've been wanting to have a Battle of the Bands miniplot thing for a while.
BUT I need some help organizing it! I have some preliminary notes on how this will work / some ideas for rules, but I need feedback. Even more than that, I need to know WHEN you guys want this to be! For me, the ideal time is after the 17th of December as I'll be out of school by then, but I can be flexible, and I don't want to run up against any more serious plots (or any other silly plots, for that matter).
Here's the rough draft of the rules, as they stand:
I'm playing fast and loose with the rules here, but the idea is that this is basically going to be an IC music meme, and also For The Lulz.
While some of us are probably fantastic musicians, I'm willing to bet that MOST of us are not, and thus unable to write songs for our character's bands to play. Thus, I propose this:
1. Each band group decides on a set of songs. These songs might not literally be what the characters are playing, or, heck, it might be! Maybe you are doing a Queen cover band, I don't know. The point is, each group picks five songs from youtube or whatever (bandcamp if you're Hamsteak, I guess?) to represent their band.
2. The band leader creates a thread under the tba Battle of the Bands post and posts those songs! In that post, specify whether your band is playing those exact songs, or if those songs are just the style your band plays in. For example: Megaman's band is unlikely to ACTUALLY play songs by The Protomen, since those songs represent actual events (save for Hope Rides Alone, which actually does exist in-universe) but their songs will sound a LOT like that. you can feel free to go into as much detail as you like about what the real songs are like! Ie, "this is a RAP/JAZZ/DUBSTEP HYBRID, about TRUE LOVE as experienced between a SPACE ROBOT and his HUMAN HUSBAND." Or something.
3. Characters post under each thread to vote IN CHARACTER. Put in the subject line either YAY or BLUH, depending on your opinion. Each CHARACTER can vote ONCE for each band. It's hard to cheat, since you vote by SHOUTING at the actual performance.
4. Depending on the number of participants, the band with the most YAY votes will get X points, second will get Y points, third will get Z, ec.
5. Then, the judges! Each judge can assign ONE POINT to the band of his or her choice. I'll figure out the numbers proper once I know how many judges we have.
6. THE WINNER IS THE ONE WITH THE MOST POINTS YAY and they will presumably get some sort of IC prize TBD. WHO WANTS TO PROVIDE PRIZES.
7. EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME AND WE LISTEN TO SOME SWEET TUNES YAY. ALSO CR IS PRESUMABLY ACHIEVED???
There will also be various schmoozing threads / concert threads or something yeah
SO NOW I'm also going to put up signups for bands and judges. Obviously, two of my characters will be roping you guys into bands, so, there is that.
BANDS:
1. Megaman
2. Joe
3. Protoman
4. Doctor Light
HELLACIOUS ROCK WARRIORS
1. Bro Strider
2. John Egbert
3. Jade Harley
4. Sollux Captor
[insert band name here]
1. Raimi Matthews
2. Poniko
Robots Get Out
1. Karkat
2. Karkat
3. Karkat
4. Also Karkat
Sonic Boom
1. Sonic
2. Also Sonic
JUDGES:
Jack Noir
no subject
no subject
suggest a band name otherwise we're just calling them the protomen
no subject
no subject
no subject
THIS
SO MUCH THIS
IDK WHAT DO FOR BAND NAME YET SEEING AS I AM ABOUT TO DIE BUT I WANT THIS TO BE PART OF MY LIFE RIGHT NOW
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
Bwahaha...
no subject
...hell I don't know if Classic Megs even KNOWS an instrument
John is synthboard and VOCAAAAALS and will probably be fought over by Vriska Synth Rock Pir8 Band and Bro's hellacious rock warriors
no subject
and Classics Megs can be adopted by The Panthers and be an honorary Panther, somehow.
no subject
THIS IS A POSSIBILITY I SHOULD TRY AND PONDER WHEN PEOPLE ARE MORE ALIVE
no subject
feel free to gank John for the Hellacious Rock Warriors
He totally found a keytar somewhere, are you ready for Keytar Solos guys
the answer is no
no subject
no subject
no subject
She would offer to back him up, but uh, I don't think she's really musical at all. Other than singing in the shower. And at Mass.
no subject
no subject
MEANING IDK WHICH BAND SHE WILL BE IN probably the hellacious rock warriors but also the pirate thingamabob
no subject
come oooooooooooon
:)
no subject
(That's the name of Sonic's band)
no subject
i assume both sonics are in it
no subject
no subject
...
...
...
...
...
...
...disbanded. B3
no subject
except karkat
(but he still gets stabs)
no subject
no subject
ON TELEKINETIC THEREMIN