Round Fourteen Theme Challenge
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ROUND FOURTEEN THEME LIST
The Foundation of All Things...
Wu Xing, the Five Elements
What's Trending Now...
For this set, it is not required that you interpret the bolded themes in the context of the implied fandoms. The taglines are more for your amusement. If you choose to do a fusion, of course that would be fine and would count for the themeset, but it's absolutely not required. You can interpret the tropes however you like.
Wisdom from All Sources...
Just Sing a Sad Song and Make It Better...
Never Forget...
Additionally, you may make use of any theme previously used, save for the cliché round.
Round Two Themes • Round Three Themes • Round Four Themes • Round Five Themes • Round Six Themes • Round Seven Themes • Round Ten Themes • Round Eleven Themes • Round Twelve Themes • Round Thirteen Themes
The theme challenge is completely voluntary, intended for fun and stimulation.
For inclusion in the theme challenge, your submission must list each theme you used. Both the author that earns the most points for a single fic and the one who earns the most points overall win be eligible for a prize. However, the winner of the theme challenge will not necessarily be the person who uses the most themes, so please don't feel obliged to cram in as many themes as you can. Rather, we hope that you will take a theme or group of themes that you find interesting and use them to write a great story.
We will be judging your theme usage on the following criteria:
1. Frequency: how often is the theme explicitly (or implicitly) referenced in the story
2. Accuracy: how accurately has the theme been used
3. Purpose: how integral is the theme to the story
4. Execution: how smoothly the theme has been incorporated into the story
5. Creativity: how creatively the theme has been interpreted
For each theme you include in your submission, we will assign a point value from 1 to 5 for each of the above criteria. All the points for all the themes will be added up, and the writer with the highest number of points will be awarded a prize for their efforts. Since we realize that all of these criteria are highly subjective, all of the mods will do our evaluations independently and take the average to determine the point totals.
Remember, sign ups are on LJ and on DW, and we're looking forward to you signing up! Alternatively, we're super psyched you did sign up!! FIGHT-OH!
ROUND FOURTEEN THEME LIST
The Foundation of All Things...
Wu Xing, the Five Elements
What's Trending Now...
- Zombies... Fight the dead. Fear the living.
- People-Eating Giants... On that day, mankind received a grim reminder.
- Swimming... See you next water time...
- Radio Shows... Turn on your radio and hide.
- Mecha vs. Kaiju... To fight monsters we created monsters
For this set, it is not required that you interpret the bolded themes in the context of the implied fandoms. The taglines are more for your amusement. If you choose to do a fusion, of course that would be fine and would count for the themeset, but it's absolutely not required. You can interpret the tropes however you like.
Wisdom from All Sources...
- I wonder if I've been changed in the night. Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!
Alice, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll - You can never go home again, Oatman... but I guess you can still shop there.
Martin Blank from Grosse Point Blank - I suggest a new strategy, R2. Let the wookiee win.
C3PO from Star Wars - By what right does the wolf judge the lion?
Jaime Lannister from Game of Thrones - Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Alfred Pennyworth from The Dark Knight
Just Sing a Sad Song and Make It Better...
- The Thrill is Gone by B.B. King
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday
listen • lyrics - Born Under A Bad Sign by Albert King
If it wasn't for bad luck,
I wouldn't have no luck at all
listen • lyrics - I Can't Be Satisfied by Muddy Waters
Well baby I just can't be satisfied
And I just can't keep from cryin'
listen • lyrics - Tain't Nobodys Biz-Ness If I Do by Bessy Smith
There ain't nothin' I can do,
Or nothin' I can say,
That folks don't criticize me,
But I'm going to do just as I want to, anyway,
And don't care if they all despise me.
listen • lyrics - Black Magic Woman by Fleetwood Mac
But she's a black magic woman
And she's tryin' to make a devil out of me
listen • lyrics
Never Forget...
Additionally, you may make use of any theme previously used, save for the cliché round.
Round Two Themes • Round Three Themes • Round Four Themes • Round Five Themes • Round Six Themes • Round Seven Themes • Round Ten Themes • Round Eleven Themes • Round Twelve Themes • Round Thirteen Themes
The theme challenge is completely voluntary, intended for fun and stimulation.
For inclusion in the theme challenge, your submission must list each theme you used. Both the author that earns the most points for a single fic and the one who earns the most points overall win be eligible for a prize. However, the winner of the theme challenge will not necessarily be the person who uses the most themes, so please don't feel obliged to cram in as many themes as you can. Rather, we hope that you will take a theme or group of themes that you find interesting and use them to write a great story.
We will be judging your theme usage on the following criteria:
1. Frequency: how often is the theme explicitly (or implicitly) referenced in the story
2. Accuracy: how accurately has the theme been used
3. Purpose: how integral is the theme to the story
4. Execution: how smoothly the theme has been incorporated into the story
5. Creativity: how creatively the theme has been interpreted
For each theme you include in your submission, we will assign a point value from 1 to 5 for each of the above criteria. All the points for all the themes will be added up, and the writer with the highest number of points will be awarded a prize for their efforts. Since we realize that all of these criteria are highly subjective, all of the mods will do our evaluations independently and take the average to determine the point totals.
Remember, sign ups are on LJ and on DW, and we're looking forward to you signing up! Alternatively, we're super psyched you did sign up!! FIGHT-OH!