Roswell Throughout the Ages: The Ultimate Challenge
Reformatted by suicide_eagle_rath and lissalou72, with prior input from erinkatie and Skittles1983
This is the mega challenge to beat all challenges…. An anthology in the works comprised of the
greatest stories Roswell writers can create.
The whole main concept of this challenge is ROSWELL and how you
incorporate that word/ concept into your story: Roswell may be a place, person, a philosophy, a food, a god, a
mountain… anything you deem Roswell to be, but the one item it must have is a connection to the characters from the Roswell TV show.
In essence what you are doing is using the characters as actors and placing them inside a new story.
Think of the episode "Summer of '42", where the cast of Roswell
played different people. Create your
own Roswell world; using your favorite characters having them lived in a time that always fascinated you.
For instance you have Max Evans starring as a knight in King Arthur's court with his trusted sword "ROSWELL" or Michael as a soldier in WWI with
his gun nicknamed "ROSWELL". What about Kyle as a convert by Buddha on a quest and changes his name to
"ROSWELL". Think about the girls as power figures, Maria a prophetess in a "ROSWELL" temple of
Greece or Liz as a scientist in modern era battle for diseases and names the cure "ROSWELL".
There are Four Main divisions for you to choose from
#1: The Age of Man which is historical accounts or periods in history. From the prehistoric culture of Cro-Magnon to present day internet wired age.
#2: The Age of Myth which incorporates all the myths of the various cultures from all time periods.
The only restriction on these two divisions is that only ONE if each time/ area may be used. For example if there is already a WWII war story you cannot do it, but you can do another story from that time period. Same for the myth area if someone has a Roman/Greek myth you cannot do the exact same myth but you may do another myth.
#3: The Age of Antar this is open category for stories that deal with the time before the pod squad came to earth, since they were here, or after. This has more latitude for creativity.
#4: The Age of the Future category is for what may happen in the far future minimum of 100 years.
These stories may be CC, AU, UC, Slash, or even a XO. They can be with or without aliens and how you choose to write the story is totally up to you. You may use any character relationship you wish, lover or friends.
The length is entirely up to you as long as you cover the required elements, from short story to mega monster, you decide.
The purpose of this challenge is to give you the writer the most freedom with a set of controlled elements; which are as follows:
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At least 6 Roswell characters must be incorporated
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A precious jewel: in the story please include why you chose that jewel and its importance
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An animal: in the story please include why you chose that animal and its importance
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A rose/flower: in the story please tell of its importance
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You must reference the four elements in your story: Air, Water, Earth, and Fire
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You must somehow use the word "Roswell" and what it means in your story
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The characters in your story must be on a quest to find something or someone that is lost or to seek out knowledge, or an adventure.. it can be anything you wish
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There must be an element to bind all the characters together, a theology, something physical, or a dream
Age of Man
(Please note these are only a few of the many historical time periods, if you do not see the one you want to do, just let us know)
Prehistory
Ancient history
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus
Greece (300 BC to 146 BC)
Asia
Roman (400 BC to 500 AD)
America's
Viking
Europe (other than what is listed)
Medieval times ( 400 AD to 1450 AD)
The Renaissance (1300 AD - 1500 AD)
Age of Discovery (1400 AD - 1600 AD)
Elizabethan period (1558AD - 1603AD)
The Age of Enlightenment (1700's)
Industrial Revolution (1700 AD - 1800 AD)
American Revolution (1776AD)
Napoleonic Era (1799 AD - 1815AD)
Victorian era (1837 AD - 1901AD)
American Civil War (1860AD-1865AD)
Romantic Era (1850AD - 1920AD)
Edwardian period (1901 AD - 1910AD)
World War I (1914AD - 1918AD)
Interwar period (1918AD - 1937AD)
World War II (1937AD - 1945AD)
Atomic Age (1945AD -1957AD)
Space Age (1957AD -1990AD)
Information Age (1990AD - Present)
Age of Mythology:
Native American: North, Central and South Americas
Classical (i.e. Greek Roman)
African (all of Africa excluding Egypt)
Asian (i.e. Japanese, Chinese, Far East, central, South, India, Near East)
Europe (i.e. Celtic, Arthurian, British Isles, Irish, German, Norse, etc.)
Ancient Near East (i.e. Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Sumerian)
Polynesian (i.e. Australia etc)
Fairies and all other magical creatures not included above ….. Please state which one
The Age of Antar: you create your own time line
The Age of the Future: time date 2110 and beyond
REMEMBER: More than one author can work on a time period or genre of myth because there is so much that can be covered and every story is unique, but we just want to keep a running list for everyone. Just remember: we choose our own destinies!
Oh and for those who want to know what do I get if I do a story. Fame, fortune, and a really hot gal or guy well maybe in your dreams but in reality your own thread, your own author chat, your own premier showing of the work, plus lots of PR, special awards, banners and binkies on RH.
