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Help[Games] Once Upon A Name (Story Game)
Welcome to Once Upon A Name! The idea of this game is to come up with a story and grow it, one sentence/paragraph at a time. But unlike other story-telling games, this one has a twist - every time another player tells part of the story, he/she adds a new character. It'll be an exciting and wild tale for sure!
Rules/info:
1) Each post must start with a name (person or place, can be real or fictional), and end with a placeholder for a name (see examples below). Maximum 5 sentences per post.
2) Each post must be a top-level reply to the main post (this one), not another player's post, to keep them in the correct order.
3) No graphic or dark content - making out, fetishes, gore, self-harm, addiction, domestic abuse, etc.
4) You may post once every 2 turns. Double-posting (taking multiple turns at once) is not allowed, unless nobody else has posted for more than 1 hour.
5) If somebody «ninjas» you (makes a post immediately before yours), please edit your post to connect with their part of the story.
6) As the thread author, I reserve the right to change these rules or restart the game at any time.
7) For the best experience, posts should be sorted in ascending order (oldest at the top).
Example:
Player 1: Once upon a time, there was a princess named ...
Player 2: Varicella. She lived in a castle with her two stepsisters, ... and ...
Player 3: Rubella and Salmonella. One day, she met a prince named ...
etc.
Let the story begin!
Once upon a time, there lived an old lady named ...
Rules/info:
1) Each post must start with a name (person or place, can be real or fictional), and end with a placeholder for a name (see examples below). Maximum 5 sentences per post.
2) Each post must be a top-level reply to the main post (this one), not another player's post, to keep them in the correct order.
3) No graphic or dark content - making out, fetishes, gore, self-harm, addiction, domestic abuse, etc.
4) You may post once every 2 turns. Double-posting (taking multiple turns at once) is not allowed, unless nobody else has posted for more than 1 hour.
5) If somebody «ninjas» you (makes a post immediately before yours), please edit your post to connect with their part of the story.
6) As the thread author, I reserve the right to change these rules or restart the game at any time.
7) For the best experience, posts should be sorted in ascending order (oldest at the top).
Example:
Player 1: Once upon a time, there was a princess named ...
Player 2: Varicella. She lived in a castle with her two stepsisters, ... and ...
Player 3: Rubella and Salmonella. One day, she met a prince named ...
etc.
Let the story begin!
Once upon a time, there lived an old lady named ...
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Mitchell and his worried mother, Wanda Partridge.
"Alright," she said. "Should anything happen though, we're going straight home, no ifs or buts. Understood?" "Woo-hoo!" shouted Mitchell, and he bolted out the door. "And do not go off without me!" yelled Wanda, chasing after him.
Even though it was the dead of night, they had no trouble finding the mayor's home - it was an impressive mansion surrounded by trees, with a nice garden and several fountains. Walking past two marble lion statues, they approached the gates and were let in by a blonde woman with a German accent.
"Come in," she said, "but be qvick, ze mayor could be back at any time!" It was the mayor's secretary, (...).
"Alright," she said. "Should anything happen though, we're going straight home, no ifs or buts. Understood?" "Woo-hoo!" shouted Mitchell, and he bolted out the door. "And do not go off without me!" yelled Wanda, chasing after him.
Even though it was the dead of night, they had no trouble finding the mayor's home - it was an impressive mansion surrounded by trees, with a nice garden and several fountains. Walking past two marble lion statues, they approached the gates and were let in by a blonde woman with a German accent.
"Come in," she said, "but be qvick, ze mayor could be back at any time!" It was the mayor's secretary, (...).
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His name was Mitchell Mossberg, and he was a huge fan of detective novels, so naturally he was elated at the prospect of getting to be a detective for real. And off they went. Mitchell and his worried mother, ... , gaped at the disappearance of the black widow lady.
"Come on, Momma! This is my one chance to prove to my friends at school that I am what it takes to one day be an FBI agent!
"Come on, Momma! This is my one chance to prove to my friends at school that I am what it takes to one day be an FBI agent!
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"... the mayor, Ricardo Cagliostro,'s office ..."
"Awesome, a real-life murder mystery!" a voice shouted excitedly. It was a boy with curly hair and glasses, who looked to be in his early teens. His name was (...), and he was a huge fan of detective novels, so naturally he was elated at the prospect of getting to be a detective for real. And off they went.
"Awesome, a real-life murder mystery!" a voice shouted excitedly. It was a boy with curly hair and glasses, who looked to be in his early teens. His name was (...), and he was a huge fan of detective novels, so naturally he was elated at the prospect of getting to be a detective for real. And off they went.
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"I am the ghost of Isabella Noir, better known as the Black Widow. I was falsely accused of murdering my husbands to inherit their wealth, and for that I was hanged. I cannot rest in peace until the real killer is caught, and from what I've gathered, he's living somewhere here in Italy under a false identity. Please, you've got to help me! Start by investigating the mayor, (...)'s office - there, you will find all the answers you need." Then she vanished.
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Alfredo Mario Tortellini, who wanted to grab something to eat, completely unaware of what'd just happened a moment ago.
Suddenly, a red Mercedes SUV pulled up behind him - three loud bangs were heard, and the crowd gasped in horror as Tortellini slumped forward on the ground, motionless!
"F---!" yelled Shane, who rushed back to their limo, along with Mark. Activating a siren and flashing blue lights, they roared down the street at full speed, chasing furiously after the red Mercedes.
"Oh dear," said Miss Fortune, still sniffling, "this can only be the work of (...)."
Suddenly, a red Mercedes SUV pulled up behind him - three loud bangs were heard, and the crowd gasped in horror as Tortellini slumped forward on the ground, motionless!
"F---!" yelled Shane, who rushed back to their limo, along with Mark. Activating a siren and flashing blue lights, they roared down the street at full speed, chasing furiously after the red Mercedes.
"Oh dear," said Miss Fortune, still sniffling, "this can only be the work of (...)."
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Fritz Incognito and his Gang! As Shane and Mark continue to chase the crooks, Dr. Walther Wernstrom has arrived! He sure is startled to see the dead president laying on the wooden floor. And, this five-headed slug just standing there. Dr. Wernstrom suspected Mr. Fluffy was the zombie! Before words could exits everyone's mouths that this "zombie" was indeed their hero, Dr. Wernstrom had injected a 6-inch needle into Mr. Fluffy. The slug starts to shrink, and shrink, and shrink, and shrink, until it's the size of an Italian breadcrumb! Suddenly, a ghost of a lady in black appears.
"Hello to all gullible creature. Behold the truth. I am ..."
"Hello to all gullible creature. Behold the truth. I am ..."
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"Anton Marsh. Remember that guy? The one you were in 3rd grade with? And he let you borrow his pencil?"
"Dad, he's a criminal, locked away in a jail hidden in Jamaica," Miss Fortune says strongly.
Mark Force laughs in an oblivious way. Meanwhile, Shane Cardigan has started interrogating Thomas and Portia, suspecting that they were the bad guys in this case. At that exact moment, in walked President .... !
[the name can be made up]
"Dad, he's a criminal, locked away in a jail hidden in Jamaica," Miss Fortune says strongly.
Mark Force laughs in an oblivious way. Meanwhile, Shane Cardigan has started interrogating Thomas and Portia, suspecting that they were the bad guys in this case. At that exact moment, in walked President .... !
[the name can be made up]
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... and a five-headed giant slug, Mr. Fluffy, appears.
"Go sic 'im, boy!" Mark yelled, pointing at the zombie businessman Hendrick Fortune, who was now bashing his head against the kitchen door, trying to attack the terrified guests inside. Mr. Fluffy reared his heads (all 5 of them) and growled at the zombie, and then swallowed him whole.
Crisis averted, the whole crowd breathed a sigh of relief - all of them except Miss Fortune, who started sobbing hysterically because her husband was now gone. "Daddy, how could you?!" she shrieked.
"Sorry dear," Mark replied, "but sometimes, one must be sacrificed for the good of many. And that man wasn't worthy of you anyway - you should've listened to me and married (...) instead."
"Go sic 'im, boy!" Mark yelled, pointing at the zombie businessman Hendrick Fortune, who was now bashing his head against the kitchen door, trying to attack the terrified guests inside. Mr. Fluffy reared his heads (all 5 of them) and growled at the zombie, and then swallowed him whole.
Crisis averted, the whole crowd breathed a sigh of relief - all of them except Miss Fortune, who started sobbing hysterically because her husband was now gone. "Daddy, how could you?!" she shrieked.
"Sorry dear," Mark replied, "but sometimes, one must be sacrificed for the good of many. And that man wasn't worthy of you anyway - you should've listened to me and married (...) instead."
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Veronica Rivers, a famous movie star and opera singer.
"That's so cool! How does it work?" she asked. But Shane ignored both celebrities and pushed them aside, for he had a job to do - saving the world from a zombie outbreak! "Busy, can't talk right now," he said, getting back into the limo and activating the teleporter.
To the amazement of the gathered bystanders, the car lifted off the ground and disappeared in a flash of light ... then it reappeared in Italy and landed on the street in front of the restaurant, narrowly missing a man on a bicycle: (...)
"That's so cool! How does it work?" she asked. But Shane ignored both celebrities and pushed them aside, for he had a job to do - saving the world from a zombie outbreak! "Busy, can't talk right now," he said, getting back into the limo and activating the teleporter.
To the amazement of the gathered bystanders, the car lifted off the ground and disappeared in a flash of light ... then it reappeared in Italy and landed on the street in front of the restaurant, narrowly missing a man on a bicycle: (...)
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Lorenzo Prime, huge fan of Mildred Stuart's bookstore.
"Oy, oy, oy! You tourists and your dangerous technology!"
Mark and Shane shrug and run like the wind into Monsieur Baguette's to save the world.
Shane gets attention of himself. "Everyone listen up! Calm down, and listen up!" Shane tells Mark to say the magic word.
"Sparkflint!" Mark shouts, waving his hands above his head, and a five-headed giant slug, ...., appears.
"Oy, oy, oy! You tourists and your dangerous technology!"
Mark and Shane shrug and run like the wind into Monsieur Baguette's to save the world.
Shane gets attention of himself. "Everyone listen up! Calm down, and listen up!" Shane tells Mark to say the magic word.
"Sparkflint!" Mark shouts, waving his hands above his head, and a five-headed giant slug, ...., appears.
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... her father Mark Force, a powerful mercenary and arms dealer. Surely he'd know what to do!
Back in America, Mark Force was in the middle of a board meeting when his phone rang - it was his daughter! He quickly excused himself and answered the call. "Zombies? No problem-o, my guys will easily take care of that." Mark then immediately made a call to his most loyal and trustworthy sidekick, (...)
Back in America, Mark Force was in the middle of a board meeting when his phone rang - it was his daughter! He quickly excused himself and answered the call. "Zombies? No problem-o, my guys will easily take care of that." Mark then immediately made a call to his most loyal and trustworthy sidekick, (...)
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The well-known mini genius Silas Smartman! He stared at them and wrote down in his blue notepad all the observations he observed about the teleportation portal, an odd and magical sight.
"Wait until the press hears about this extravagant mechanical system of defying laws of humankind," Silas shrieked.
Others noticed Silas when he spoke loudly and jumped up in excitement, for he was a celebrity! One beautiful woman ... was the first to speak.
"Wait until the press hears about this extravagant mechanical system of defying laws of humankind," Silas shrieked.
Others noticed Silas when he spoke loudly and jumped up in excitement, for he was a celebrity! One beautiful woman ... was the first to speak.
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(Also, is it alright if I copy this game to start another round? I'll mention you.)
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(Sure, but please give yours a different title, since this one is still going.)
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Thank you!
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(New rule. You can now have 5 sentences per post, rather than 3.)
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Copper McNabbem, a retired British MI5 spy who now ran his own private investigation agency, which had helped solve many high-profile cases in the past.
He grabbed Thomas, tied him up in a chair, and started interrogating him about the potion. Unfortunately, as he was focused on Thomas, he didn't notice Portia coming up behind him with a frying pan - which she used to whack the detective on the back of the head, knocking him out cold. "Oh my god!" gasped Miss Fortune, the wife of the businessman-turned-zombie, who frantically dialed a number on her phone: her father (...) , a powerful mercenary and arms dealer. Surely he'd know what to do!
He grabbed Thomas, tied him up in a chair, and started interrogating him about the potion. Unfortunately, as he was focused on Thomas, he didn't notice Portia coming up behind him with a frying pan - which she used to whack the detective on the back of the head, knocking him out cold. "Oh my god!" gasped Miss Fortune, the wife of the businessman-turned-zombie, who frantically dialed a number on her phone: her father (...) , a powerful mercenary and arms dealer. Surely he'd know what to do!
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She was a retired professor, Prof. Rhoda Mars. She had been known for her work in the field of mutations, but she had obviously lost her stomach for the horrible.
"Ma'am, are you alright?" Thomas, frantic that the plan had backfired screamed. Portia slapped him.
"She can't hear you, you dummy! This is all your fault!" she whispered furiously.
"My fault? MY fault?! You're the one who switched the bottles!" All the panicked chatter fell silent, and everyone in the kitchen turned to look at the two. A man in a trenchcoat stepped forward.
"Well, well. Looks like you've got a lot of explaining to do, Mr. Shulyer," he said as he flashed his badge. Portia gasped. It was the famed detective...
"Ma'am, are you alright?" Thomas, frantic that the plan had backfired screamed. Portia slapped him.
"She can't hear you, you dummy! This is all your fault!" she whispered furiously.
"My fault? MY fault?! You're the one who switched the bottles!" All the panicked chatter fell silent, and everyone in the kitchen turned to look at the two. A man in a trenchcoat stepped forward.
"Well, well. Looks like you've got a lot of explaining to do, Mr. Shulyer," he said as he flashed his badge. Portia gasped. It was the famed detective...
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"... Dr. Walther Wernstrom, who's a friend of mine from Germany, but it'll take him a few hours to get here."
"WHAT, you mean we're gonna be stuck here with that zombie for several hours?" gasped an old lady, who then turned pale and fainted. She was ...
"WHAT, you mean we're gonna be stuck here with that zombie for several hours?" gasped an old lady, who then turned pale and fainted. She was ...
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"Quick, everyone get in the kitchen!" yelled the chef, Ettore Boyardee. He said, "Fortunately we have enough food to last until they can bring us an antidote to the potion. I know someone I can call who can bring us an antidote for the zombie potion, an apothecary named...
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Miss Fortune.
Hendrick Fortune collapsed to the floor, violently convulsing and clutching his chest. "Noooooo!" he cried, but the scream soon morphed into a guttural moan, and the businessman was no longer himself - he was now a mutant zombie! "Quick, everyone get in the kitchen!" yelled the chef, ...
Hendrick Fortune collapsed to the floor, violently convulsing and clutching his chest. "Noooooo!" he cried, but the scream soon morphed into a guttural moan, and the businessman was no longer himself - he was now a mutant zombie! "Quick, everyone get in the kitchen!" yelled the chef, ...
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a businessman named Mr. Hendrick C. Fortune, CEO of Fortune Consultation. As Mr. Fortune sipped his wine, Portia served John's table, anxiously awaiting her revenge. Thomas had gotten up to go to the bathroom, and noticed Mr. Fortune acting strangely. He was gagging and shaking. Suddenly, Mr. Fortune's wife, the beautiful (and rich)... screamed! The transformation was happening!
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(It's been more than an hour, so I can go again)
Vito Tortellini. As luck would have it, John ordered a bottle of wine, and Portia got her chance to add the transformation potion before serving it to him. Unfortunately, she accidentally switched that bottle of wine with another one meant for a different table, so another guest ended up unknowingly drinking the potion: a businessman named ...
Vito Tortellini. As luck would have it, John ordered a bottle of wine, and Portia got her chance to add the transformation potion before serving it to him. Unfortunately, she accidentally switched that bottle of wine with another one meant for a different table, so another guest ended up unknowingly drinking the potion: a businessman named ...
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Monsieur Baguette's, where she would slip the potion into John's drink.
Sure enough, John and Giulia arrived at the restaurant for their dinner date. They were shown to their table by the host, ...
Sure enough, John and Giulia arrived at the restaurant for their dinner date. They were shown to their table by the host, ...
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They hired a witch by the name of Melaina Bristlespoon, who immediately brewed their potion. Portia, who worked as a waitress at a fancy restaurant, got John and Giulia to go to (name of restaurant), where she would slip the potion into John's drink.
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So Thomas and his mother Portia schemed a plan, which was to turn John into an ugly beast so that Giulia wouldn't love him anymore. They hired a witch by the name of ...
(Please remember to use top-level replies when posting, everybody. Thanks!)
(Please remember to use top-level replies when posting, everybody. Thanks!)
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... Italy. John was amazed by the sights and people there. One day, when he was eating at a famous restaurant in Naples, he met a friendly and energetic lady whose name was...
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Thomas Steven Schulyer. The two were paternal half-brothers. Thomas had always been jealous of John because their father loved John and his mother more than Thomas and his. Everything had been given to John even though Thomas was older. So Thomas and his mother... schemed a plan, which was...
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Gertrude, but she was already engaged. So John decided to travel around the world in a balloon, looking for love. His first destination was ...
(Place names, real or fictional, are also allowed.)
(Place names, real or fictional, are also allowed.)
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…John Gideon Schuyler. He was secretly in love with Mildred’s daughter, and her name was….
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(Oops, replied in the wrong place. Please ignore, haha.)
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Mildred Imogen Stuart and she owned a bookshop in a small town. Her most dedicated employee was the manager of the bookshop and the manager's name was...
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duplicate post... I'm so sorry.
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