"New" three worder

[Lizra]

Here are the rules HOBBIT set forth ( a long time ago) for a "3 worder" continuous story. Just thought some of you young writers "might" be willing to try.

Here are the new rules: (HOBBIT's words, not mine)

You MUST compile the WHOLE ENTIRE story every 100 posts. The default setting is 20 posts per page, so this would be every 5 pages if you didn't change anything. Compiling the whole story is simple. One method is just pasting the first one into Word or something and keep adding on to it. If you want to participate in the 3 worder, you don't wait for the same person to compile it - you do it yourself.

Here is how it will go: after 100 posts, the first compilation must occur. Whoever does this must also continue the story with another 3 words. This means that first 100 posts - on post 101 (page 6) the story will be compiled, then 201 (page 11), then 301 (page 16). If you have it set to 20 posts per page, at the beginning of these pages, the story must be compiled: 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61, 66, 71, 76, 81, 86, 91, 96, and 101 (on page 101 the story will not be continued, it will be ended. if you see you are near page 100, wrap up the story). The max number of posts allowed will be 2001. the 2001st post will be the compilation of the whole story.

THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW RULE:
There must be a 2 person interval before you are able post again. Example:
ME
person 1
person 2
ME

This is to avoid having two people with nothing to do going back and forth hundreds of times. We want everyone to have a chance. The in-between people must be actual separate people: we can see if you've just created a new alias.

All posts in the new 3 worder topic must advance the story – otherwise it will throw the system off. These posts will be deleted. You may discuss the story or whatever – as long as you supply your three words first. Also, the story should retain a Middle-earth focus (this is the Middle-earth forum after all).

If you can follow these rules, then we can have a new 3 worder. I think that with a bit more structure, the 3 worder will actually be more fun.


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