Unwritten Imaginings

Unwritten Imaginings

By Aetheo and Unice5656ArtsBooks
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Unwritten Imaginings episodes

  • MetaMMORPG

    Guest Sir Nil brings the idea of a main character whose job it is to play and review all the MMORPGs based on the most popular fictional RPGs in webfiction. Several layers of meta-humour evolve as the story becomes a roast of the genre while the MC deals with all the trials and tribulations of unexpected Internet success and running a business

    Special Guest: Sir Nil.

    33 min
  • Violence is Not the Solution

    Unice5656 brings up the concept of a society where fighting prowess and destructive ability is looked down upon, which evolves into a world where a small island country has access to psychological magic that can suppress violent urges. The rest of the world's solution? Snipers. Unice5656 goes on a tangent about the medical ethics of dating patients.

    40 min
  • Kinder Surprise, with Planets

    Aetheo introduces the idea of small planets that regularly collide to crack and spill valuable resources. Only, the supply of planets appears to be dwindling, and it's up to an eccentric researcher (and the sudden horde of grad students they've been assigned) to find where they come from and fix the problem.

    40 min
  • Magic as Metaphor, with Extreme Sports

    In this writing rehash, Aetheo and unice5656 take the ambient magic from Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic series and create the story of a racecar driver and sky diver who must risk their lives to save the world (or at least a continent) from a deadly pandemic.

    45 min
  • Robin Hoods and tax evasion

    Guest K.G. Hood introduces a down-to-earth mechanic who gets kidnapped by a group of intergalactic Robin Hoods who have stolen some expensive and highly volatile materials from a criminal syndicate. He must keep the rust bucket they are flying in from exploding while avoiding being shot, all the while helping the intergalactic IRS make sure everyone pays their fair share of taxes.

    Special Guest: K.G. Hood.

    50 min
  • Fun Dreams and Waking Nightmares

    Unice5656 introduces the idea of a main character who has fun adventures in lucid dreaming - then abruptly gets summoned to an alternate dimension where they've become a hero in the war against Dream Eaters, monsters that can destroy people's ability to sleep. The only problem is, when awake, our hero has none of their hero powers.

    29 min
  • Getting Loopy, With Time

    Aetheo introduces the idea of looped time travel and Unice5656 spends the episode hating everything about time travel plots. Answers the question, How many times can you say "loop" in one episode?

    42 min
  • Immortality, CYOA style

    Unice5656 describes a magic system where anyone can become immortal... for a price. Dive into a world of reclusive golems, selfish healers, and soulless undead, where power and sacrifice go hand in hand (and Unice manages to avoid going into romance for a whole episode).

    47 min
  • Plants vs. Zombies, With Existential Horror

    Guest Bebit brings the premise of a world of evil moon gods who grant banes and boons, one of which being mind-controlling zombie seeds. Interesting discussions are had on the technical aspects of creating and portraying horror, and Unice5656 reveals how creepy her own writing is.

    Special Guest: Bebit.

    35 min
  • Origin Story, With Petty Gods

    Aetheo introduces the idea of a world where new fantasy races are regularly introduced to the world every thousand years or so, which evolves into a rebellion against the gods coordinated by a talented administrator. Many tangents along the way explore important questions such as, "What is the correct plural of 'octopus'?"

    41 min

About Unwritten Imaginings

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Aetheo and Unice5656 (with the occasional guest) talk about story, worldbuilding, character, and plot ideas to lay out the bones of a story, once a week.