Clue(do) Ficathon
Hello everyone! It's been a rather long time since we've had a big event here, and we apologize for that. But today, we're bringing you something we hope you enjoy: a ficathon based on the board game Clue, also known as Cluedo.
According to Wikipedia:
The object of the basic game is for players to strategically move around the game board, in the guise of one of the game's characters, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in North American versions), and with which weapon and in what room.
When you think you know the correct combination of person, weapon, and room, you would say, for example: "Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the revolver."
For this ficathon, we're following the same idea, and your basic prompt is:
_______/________ in the ____________ with the __________
_______/________ is your (rare) pairing, which you will get to choose. However, we've come up with places and items for you to choose from. We've kept the same number of places and items/"weapons" as are in the game; however, we came up with nine places INSIDE or AROUND Hogwarts, and nine places OUTSIDE Hogwarts. If you don't like the Potterfied places and items we've come up with, you are welcome to use those of the original game.
POTTERFIED ITEMS
Remembrall
Snitch
Cauldron
Chocolate frog card
Dragon hide gloves
Pensieve
PLACES AT HOGWARTS
The Great Hall
The Room of Requirement
Dumbledore's office
The top of the Astronomy Tower
The owlery
The Forbidden Forest
Moaning Myrtle's bathroom
The trophy room
The staircase with the trick step
PLACES AWAY FROM HOGWARTS
Borgin & Burkes
Gringott's
A train compartment
The Department of Mysteries
Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions
Honeydukes
The Janus Thickey Ward at St. Mungo's
Godric's Hollow
The Knight Bus
ORIGINAL ITEMS
Knife/dagger
Candlestick
Revolver
Rope
Lead pipe
Wrench/spanner
ORIGINAL PLACES
The Ballroom
The Billiard Room
The Conservatory
The Hall
The Study
The Lounge
The Dining Room
The Kitchen
The Library
Your story does NOT have to be about solving a murder mystery, but it can be if you'd like it to.
**As per the game, we have also picked a secret pairing, item, and place. Anybody who uses that particular combination in their story will receive a banner for "winning" the ficathon.**
Please remember that all pairings must be rare (that is, it is NOT on this list), ratings must be R or under, and try to keep your word count under 2,500.
Have fun!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
Also, make sure you include your prompt combination in your Author's Notes when you post your fic. THERE IS NO DEADLINE YET, but the ficathon will most likely stay open a little over a month.
Just to gauge the interest level of the ficathon, we'd appreciate it if you commented with a pairing/item/place combination you're thinking about using. This isn't necessary, but it might be fun.
According to Wikipedia:
The object of the basic game is for players to strategically move around the game board, in the guise of one of the game's characters, collecting clues from which to deduce which suspect murdered the game's perpetual victim: Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in North American versions), and with which weapon and in what room.
When you think you know the correct combination of person, weapon, and room, you would say, for example: "Miss Scarlet in the dining room with the revolver."
For this ficathon, we're following the same idea, and your basic prompt is:
_______/________ in the ____________ with the __________
_______/________ is your (rare) pairing, which you will get to choose. However, we've come up with places and items for you to choose from. We've kept the same number of places and items/"weapons" as are in the game; however, we came up with nine places INSIDE or AROUND Hogwarts, and nine places OUTSIDE Hogwarts. If you don't like the Potterfied places and items we've come up with, you are welcome to use those of the original game.
POTTERFIED ITEMS
Remembrall
Snitch
Cauldron
Chocolate frog card
Dragon hide gloves
Pensieve
PLACES AT HOGWARTS
The Great Hall
The Room of Requirement
Dumbledore's office
The top of the Astronomy Tower
The owlery
The Forbidden Forest
Moaning Myrtle's bathroom
The trophy room
The staircase with the trick step
PLACES AWAY FROM HOGWARTS
Borgin & Burkes
Gringott's
A train compartment
The Department of Mysteries
Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions
Honeydukes
The Janus Thickey Ward at St. Mungo's
Godric's Hollow
The Knight Bus
ORIGINAL ITEMS
Knife/dagger
Candlestick
Revolver
Rope
Lead pipe
Wrench/spanner
ORIGINAL PLACES
The Ballroom
The Billiard Room
The Conservatory
The Hall
The Study
The Lounge
The Dining Room
The Kitchen
The Library
Your story does NOT have to be about solving a murder mystery, but it can be if you'd like it to.
**As per the game, we have also picked a secret pairing, item, and place. Anybody who uses that particular combination in their story will receive a banner for "winning" the ficathon.**
Please remember that all pairings must be rare (that is, it is NOT on this list), ratings must be R or under, and try to keep your word count under 2,500.
Have fun!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
Also, make sure you include your prompt combination in your Author's Notes when you post your fic. THERE IS NO DEADLINE YET, but the ficathon will most likely stay open a little over a month.
Just to gauge the interest level of the ficathon, we'd appreciate it if you commented with a pairing/item/place combination you're thinking about using. This isn't necessary, but it might be fun.