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Would any of you be interested in joining an RP playing with the age-old idea of Pterano returning to the Great Valley? I've explored the idea in the past, but I was ten years younger then and my ideas were different. But there's a lot about this character that I didn't think of back then, such as:
His PTSD (when someone pointed that out about him, it made my head explode. Because before Pterano, I've never seen a character actually show symptoms of PTSD. Keep in mind that this was ten years ago, I was 16 and living in a "sheltered" environment)
His snarkiness (something I never picked up on until recently, probably due to his melodramatic tendancies that made it hard for me to tell when he was being genuine and joking, and my autism)
Technically a cult survivor (I know cults aren't really a thing in TLBT, but the belief that a magical stone would give him the power to take charge of the Great Valley feels cultish to me)
His inability to relate to others (we see this with how he talked about the other adults when he first appeared)
His social awkwardness when he begins his redemption journey (Nobody's gonna go from being hubristic and insensitive to being a likeable person in a night's worth)
His dynamic with my oc, Devon, who is Sierra's biological son, who was emotionally, physically and psychologically abused by Sierra, who has a lot of anger issues, cusses like a sailor and is extremely anxious as a result
His dynamic with the Gang of Five, and what his dynamic with Ruby and Chomper would be
The list goes on, but these are the main ones that I can think of right now
It doesn't have to be Pterano centric, but I do want his return to be one of the key points in the RP. Any ideas? Anyone interested? What are your thoughts?
Edit: I thought I was in the RP Discussion part of the forum, but apparently not. Can someone move this there? Or tell me how to move this thread there?
Littlefoot has just told Grandpa Longneck that Mr. Threehorn is called "Daddy Topps" and he immediately burst out laughing. Both Grandma Longneck and Littlefoot are deeply disturbed by this reaction. It turns out the head of the Great Valley Council has an... interesting sense of humor.
I have not, but I have gotten quite the earful about them from my roommate. Unfortunately, when she goes on infodumping, she often talks so fast that I can hardly understand her.
Welp. This is the first new LBT fanfic I've read in, like, ten years.
I gotta say, it was an excellent read! I find the Pterano in your story to be relatable, especially as I, myself, had a complicated upbringing. If my birth mother or another relative that I love had done something like Azar did, I'd be distraught and wouldn't know what to do, either. The story really hit home for me and forced me to do some inner work on my part.
To be honest, I can't see LBT 15 being a thing at all unless there is a dino resurgence like Nanotyrannus said. But even then. If it doesn't make enough money, Universal isn't going to make it. I can see sometime in the distant future (like 10-50 years), we might get a remake of the LBT movies. After all, there were several remakes running around this last decade. Who knows? It'd be cool to see a more accurate depiction of the gang and the other prehistoric creatures. After all, I'd like to see Pterano return in one of these remakes, mainly because I can't see Pterano ever returning in the current series. It would also be pretty cool to see some darker themes, like, not mature themes per se, but material that addresses more serious matters like racism, climate change, and immigration like in the first movie.
Okay, I was laying in my bed with my eyes closed and I heard a snap from right by my bedroom door. It was slightly open. It was as though someone had reached their arm in and snapped their fingers. It gave a bit of a fright, but it was awesome. XD
Ah I see I've been very interested in faith since Toothless came along. Something just clicked and I was like... I so wanna learn about the different faiths (other than Christianity). It's so interesting to me. It's far more complex than one could imagine and I LOVE THAT!!! Also, if there was a class on Jesus Christ, I'd so go for it. But I wouldn't want it to be a Christian class. I prefer the historical Jesus. He's just so interesting. We know so little about him, and there's so many theories! I love it!
But I don't think schools would wanna have a class on something we know so little about. XD
Whoa.. holy shoot! I'm so sorry for the delay! I didnt' read these messages until JUST now! FORGIVE MEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Alright SES, fave school subjects... nah not really. We hardly have any REALLY interesting classes at my school... except for art. XD I think it'd be really cool if there was a class on religion. Not just Christianity, but to study every faith there is. Man, I'd pawn that class so hard. If I could replace chemistry and english for that kind of class, I'd almost be a straight A student! XD Alright, I'm talking too much, I'll shut up now.
As for Toothless... holy sh*t that's a LONG story but since I can express my faith on here (I see Christians doing it on here so why not?) I'll try to sum it up for ya. Let's just say that there was a time that there was so much sh*t going on in my life that I felt very suicidal at the time. I had suicidal thoughts and I thought about cutting myself. But then Toothless came along and spoke to me (at least I believe of course) through my writing. We just talked that night and caught up from lost time. He made me laugh for the first time for almost a full week. (The longest time I ever went without laughing) For that, He became my Lord and Savior and I've been His ever since. ^_^