Maybe the robot/ai who makes the human is glitching and different so it disagrees with the other ai. So it makes the human as a kind of chosen one to fight the ai.
Ye-ahhh same, but it's not the tropes that need to be original, but the way they're carried out. Plus, Mistborn def be having "overused" tropes, but that doesn't deter from the story and offers a solid base for the characters to grow from. It's actually a pre-tty good ex of how tropes ≠ bad. I only point that out bc... well, I did XD
"Delayed trauma is a real thing," The way I smiled at this bc of my own novel-in-progress. The trope of "I used to be horrendous person and I was proud about it and now I'm traumatized by my own actions" is really fascinating to dive into. Great video, Daniel! Thanks for the motivation to write some stuff!
I've got one: a bard, down on his luck, turns to necromancy in an effort to become immortal. He succeeded, but centuries of undeath have broken his already weak moral compass, and now his only drive is to use is knowledge of dark magic to put on "performances" so that he can always be the center of attention.
I don't know what I was expecting to see with this video but I'm genuinely surprised how great peoples concepts are. I'd definitely like to see more videos like this.
Also this title made the video way more clickable. I think I wouldn’t have clicked for story ideas or pitched or etc., but somehow this title made me click. It wasn’t this type of clickbait where I left because I was misled, but the type where I stuck around and enjoyed the video. That‘s probably what Daniel was going for (Liam from GLR actually talked about exactly this today in a video btw) and I’m glad it at least worked with me
Should do antagonists next. I’d love to see your reaction to the brief pitch of: Norse god King Arthur who can essentially firebend gets woken up by his cult in the modern day and tries to take over the world. He’s actually a nice person once you get to know him, just a bit of a control freak.
I like the idea of him being a control freak but nice guy but I don't get how he would be the antagonist. Is he still super skilled in combat or tactics? What type of nice guy with one issue is he? Is he like a Michael Scott means well but is a screw up?
There actually is a story about a guy who discovers that reality is a computer program and uses commands to program it to perform "magic", and it's actually pretty awesome! It's called Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (it's a series called Magic 2.0).
Sounds a lot like the Laundry Series, as well. The premise being that magic keeps being accidentally discovered by people dabbling in higher math. Which coding is a part of.
Two noblemen living near a small town in separate spooky castles. One collects silver obsessively, the other buys any garlic he can get his hands on. The silver collector is a werewolf, and the garlic buyer a vampire, each trying to protect their own life, not take each other's. A comedic murder mystery.
I liked this video and look forward for more if this does well! It's fascinating to hear such different ideas and many of them are actually good! I did not expect that.
Here's my interpretations of High King Arthur P. Hawkwing's emoji pitches (5:10) Anarchist alien from the Moon Astronomer who ends up doing journalism Three monkeys in a trenchcoat who hide a chicken in their top hat for nefarious reasons. Or for Stuart Little reasons. A buff guy who owns and runs a media corporation but doesn't know how to use a calculator and instead uses an abacus. Despite this, he's very successful. Engineer whose goal is to build a rocket on her own to escape Earth. Talkative robot engineer. Yes, as in they're a robot, and yes as in they engineer robots. Detective hired to solve an embezzlement case, with some time pressure. Astronaut who sacrifices herself at the end of the movie to save Earth from being Alderaan'd. A robot and a weelchair-bound human who are in love. There's tension, probably from outside their relationship. Scientist who figures out a gene therapy application for helping amputees adjust to their prosthetics. Aliens who come to Earth to steal call bells. A world traveler who has volcano powers. A heist crew: a traditionally trained ninja, an astronaut, a robot, a telemetry professional, an ex-military paratrooper, and an alien. A character who's used as bait for alien invaders to get them into a trap where this character infects them with a super-plague. A vehicle expert. A mad scientist who hatches a plan to plunge Halley's Comet into the sun.
4:17 This is literally Konosuba and it's one of the funniest anime I have ever watched. The MC is definitely not the chosen one but is reincarnated with a useless goddess and they have to survive in a usual DnD setting. What I love about the show tho is the character interactions and how they mesh so well together and how they act dumb all the time. TLDR: Really funny show. Check it out!!
Konosuba is the one Isekai I can actually watch without rolling my eyes every 2 minutes because I'm too busy laughing. Can't wait for the next movie/season
I really like the "Weekend at Bernies sidekick" idea. I could just see it. The Hero dies during a mission (either because of a stupid chance or because the Sidekick messed up big time) and then the Sidekick just goes around pretending to be the Hero because he feels super guilty or because he doesn't want the Hero's legacy to be tarnished. In the end the Sidekick is actually recognized as a Hero in their own right.
Aaron's concept just about describes Rincewind's life, when Daniel said it was only good for a short story it made me laugh thinking Terry Pratchett made it into Discworld
9:06 Is no one realizing that this is a pitch from the Simpsons. Specifically the episode that Homer meets Alec Baldwin, and Kim Bassinger. This is Homer's pitch to Ron Howard.
Talking about interesting pitches you should read Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Its a story that takes place after our party defeats the evil lord and deal with how each one of them and especially the elf character (who will outlive them all) deals with it. It is trully sad and thought provoking. Also its a manga.
Really wish I was more active on Twitter. I would’ve love to hear you talk about my chosen one character who isn’t discovered to be the chosen one until he’s a geriatric old man who is in no condition to adventure and may very well just croak before reaching the end of his journey
Chosen One who survives the point where they were destined to die and becomes an immortal villain because the universe didn't know what to do with him after they 'died.'
The first one is trials of Apollo ( third series in continuation to Percy Jackson) The best part is that Apollo , the most arrogant and handsome god is sent as a teenager with pimples, flab and terrible musical skills and he has to serve as a servant to a twelve year old girl ( who isn't that great to her). It's middle grade but it's wonderful.
The one at 3:00, isn’t that essentially Nona Grey from Book of the Ancestor? Edit: 7:18, isn’t this kind of Dalinar from Stormlight? I’ve read too many books…
This was such a fun thread to participate in and I loved reading all these pitches. Thanks for "roasting" my character. This was a great and surprisingly wholesome video.
6:15 was done by Rick Cook in his Wiz Biz series (late '90's), but only did two books. Could be an extension of that. Also, Wen Spencer uses a similar concept for her Tinker series.
part 1 has my character start as a hero and fall in love and face a conflict i havent figured out yet. the character is sort of a ball of rage that bottles it tightly, until it bursts and they kill their love interest. part 2 has them face the guilt that that brings, and the fear that others see them as a monster. they distance themselves from other loved ones and become more and more volatile, violent, and callous. part 3 (which could be combined with part 2, it is just essential that the pov switches) switches pov to a one of said loved ones, who has to take down the previous pov character because they have fully become the villain
B-characters having the spotlight while the chosen one has only a few scenes is literally just Goblin Slayer. Dunno if it'd most peoples cup of tea though due to its graphic content.
The programmer pitch has been done. "Off to see the wizard" is I believe the title of the first one. Guy discovers computer file that allows reality editing, magic and hijinks ensue.
11:03 “True love is one of those things where you would be willing to destroy the multiverse if it meant saving the person who is you universe” Wow, that was too beautiful 🥺
This is absolutely amazing and could really really inspire so many people watching. It's super wholesome in a really fun way and entertaining way. So much more interesting and meaningful than bookshelf roasts (those are fun too of course). It also opens so many conversations about so many of the topics you mentioned (for example about those less commonly written stories). And I bet the people whose ideas you responded to are over the moon. I'd watch the hell out of each video like this.
That software engineer one is basically Off To Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (and its sequels). It's a fun read, a nerdy computer kid discovers the source code of reality and goes back to medieval times to be a wizard by coding magic.
Ya, the 2 magicians being 100 year old apprentices is cool. But at the end Croker really is the A character. I think it's really 3 books of seeing the A characters through B characters lenses and 7 books of finding out you were on the A team all along.
@@nukabat5386 I don't remember Murgen? I remember Raven, croker, toothless, one eye, the limper, the lady, her twin and the white rose. Is murgen the spear boy/peasant conscript that marries the white rose?
I liked the not chosen one focused idea because it reminded me of a lotr game where you were a party of b tier adventurers who sometimes ran in to the main characters at critical moments. So the stuff you did on your adventure helped the world but not to the extent as Aragorn and the rest of the fellowship.
Hey Daniel ,I love your content . I wanted to pitch one of my novels to you: A young man aspiring to become a doctor dies just before he is leaving for college as his soul is absorbed into the tree of life that connects to every possible reality. Suddenly this ethereal concept is attacked by an unknown force causing the soul of the young man to transfer from the wheel of Samsara to a different world inside an unborn foetus. Let us witness the journey of this young man reborn in a world filled with war, death and the pursuit of immortality.
First, do another one, but this time you ask the yt comment section. Second, here is my concept: A person in a life threatening, but well paying job that loses his family but gets help by his/her co-workers. But those co-workers die and after he/she/whatever lost both family AND friends still doing the job, but the emotional aftereffects cause trouble to the character.
12:13 I could totally see the driving force become that this vampire does not kill by drinking and are actually being stalked by a selfrighteous vampirehunter/serial killer
The submission about the life of the Chosen One's best friend and his struggle to cope with all the attention is basically the plot for Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. If you haven't read it, you really should; Moore is one of the funniest writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It's just a great story that asks what it would be like if you found out your childhood best friend is now apparently a literal Messiah.
Two series that exist with those pitches: Project Transhuman by J.S Moron (robots create / revive first human in thousands of years). Magic 2.0 / off to be a wizard (magic is actually code in a metafile controlling our universe)
I haven't watched the bookshelf roasts cause I haven't caught the appeal, but this shit is great here! Love the insight, feels very Dude in a Room, offering advice style
I’ve had an idea for a character for a while as well: a long dead skeleton waking up in the middle of a field with no recollection of his past or who he is at all. Traveling the world with just the clothes on his back trying to figure out the world around him as well as himself, while also desperately trying not to scare people with his appearance.
I think I've encountered a graphic novel series that's kind of like that. It stars a skeleton bard (non magical variety of bard unfortunately) and his mute slime buddy and features a song about a man traveling to Epoli. I wish I could remember the title but its been a few years.
I had an idea for a story a while ago while thinking about words. Illiterate little Russian girl in the eighteenth or nineteenth century is lost in the wilderness and finds a ruined abbey. Inside she finds an undead monk who helps her find her way back to civilization while also teaching her speak, read and write in Koine Greek.
8:03 Something by Dakota Krout. Part of the Full Murderhobo series. It's not quite the end of the world but it has the "point and murder" vibe. Also it is a LITRPG so take it or leave it.
I was thinking like, a fantasy concept in which the character is the bad guy or a bad person. Their births are forseen as bad. And in this world there is like a mythical concept of a tree in the sky where everyone s lives and past lives are a single branch that usually grows in a linear straight path but if a person does something shocking more to the evil side the branch can bend in a way after their deaths them in their new life can travel to any moment of their previous lives that they already lived. What do you guys think?
Referring to "Battlebitch's" comment, there's a manga similar to that called "Goblin Slayer". It's a story where an adventurer only hunts and kills goblins despite having the rank and skill to takle much higher level threats. The adventurers reasons for only killing low level goblins are both personal and very logical. It's not the best written but I find it very entertaining to read.
That's what came to mind when he was reading the comment. Good for the first few volumes but then gets repetitive. Also fun to get glimpses of the "Hero" while Goblin Slayer is doing his thing.
Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau also explores the viewpoint of a regular soldier in a medieval fantasy of a nation constantly at war. It changes after a but we can see how his life as that soldier has a significant effect on him
There was a decent number of comments where I was like "A soldier that is the hero... and then he gets into politics. That's Leo Dan Brock. Go read Joe Abercrombie." or "That's Mat from The Wheel of Time."
This was intended to be a roast and turned into "Disheveled Goblin tells us all to WRITE THE BOOK ALREADY that we've been planning our heads forever", with no one more surprised than Daniel himself. 😅 Thanks for this wonderful time! Can't wait for the next one! (And to hopefully one day read some of these books!)
5:00 isekais (Japanese light novels) that do this stuff are amazing so I can fullheartedly agree with this. The thing is, the author has to do a tonnnn of research and thinking in order for the story to make sense but the result is so worth it. A concept that mix the two also exists: the kingdom builder, where you have intrigue, action and administration
If you like the idea of the pitch where the protag bumbles through "chosen one" missions with multiple mentors trying to manipulate and/or help him throughout the way, might I suggest the Penric and Desdemona short stories by Lois McMaster-Bujold. And as for the suggestion of an insane protagonist, maybe try Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee.
Penric might the most chosen one, chosen one to have ever been chosen and in none of the conventional ways. Also sort of LGBT friendly depending on how you view Desdemona. But I wouldn't say his missions are ever chosen one missions. The world of the five gods doesn't really work that way.
That's true-he ends up following his heart and gut more than anything when it comes to his heroics. I just figured if someone liked the sound of that, those stories might scratch the itch 🤷♀️
@@TheAbbieScreams bumbling good heartedness fore sure describes penric but his adventures are oddly more like slice of life then chosen one. He just happens to meet gods, saints, and evil assassin sorceresses along the way.
@@TheAbbieScreams no predestination goes counter to the theology as presented both by penric and Bujold throughout the series and the other books set in this world . Penric is not the prophesied savior of humanity on a quest to defeat the dark lord.
The 1920s prohibition aliens reminded me of a book called "Iceworld" by Hal Clement. Haven't read it since I was like, 12, but the basic premise is that alien smugglers have been trading platinum for a pack of cigarettes with farmers on earth. Cigarette smoke apparently causes an addiction in the aliens that is so strong that even one puff gets you hooked and the withdrawal symptom is death.
The first one kinda reminds me of playing katamari damacy and how your father is the king of the universe and royally screws up so he sends his kid to earth to clean up all mess
I love this video concept, I have 3 story idea's I have been developing, as in I come up with a character and decide which story they are best suited to or further develop an existing character, I do the same thing for world building. I also use my son's comments as good idea's for dialogue cause some of what he says just makes me stop and go blank or make my head spin lol
This needs a part 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 etc. Also my pitch, if anyone cares, is about the lone survivor of a group of heroes who save the world from a dark god by sealing it behind a portal. The survivor is cursed so that no one remembers his name or face at all. Everyone he ever met in the past has no memory of him and anyone he ever meets in the future forget him within days, even his family forgets he ever existed. Obviously this leads to some pretty serious mental issues for him and he has to deal with that while searching for answer to his curse. Also a rather well connected cult is trying to search for him, though they don't really know who they're looking for they just chase these rumours over the continent trying to find whover it is their leader wants.
Alright, I'm not fluent in emoji, but from what I can gather, the pitch at 5:14 seems to be about a woman (I think) who sees aliens as a child and attempts to get back in contact again, with various adventures happening along the way. Obviously it's my interpretation, so if anyone has a different interpretation or a correction feel free to chime in. Below is a play-by-play of each line and my interpreted meaning: Aliens on the moon Young student sees, observes and highlights aliens on a floppy disk She attemps to bring this knowledge to the world through various means (scientific, government and business) but fails because they either don't or won't listen or are too chicken to go through with the idea She decides to make a movie herself, gets calls and makes bank Learns to build a rocket ship to leave the planet Designs a robot that can speak Unfortunately, her search for life leaves her drained of funds After a run-in with some more hostile aliens, her ship is left damaged and cold, and the injuries she sustains lead to her death The robot is in distress, as the only person he knows and love is dead, and so he works hard on something to mend his broken heart Through science and genetic engineering he manages to resurrect the woman as a cyborg (not an android; get to that later) Meanwhile on Earth, aliens attack! Destruction of national monuments ensue The woman and the robot return to Earth under stealth, re-entering the atmosphere and, unfortunately, being captured by aliens But was it an accident? It seems they've been infected with a myriad of deadly Earth diseases, and as the aliens have no immunities (as an android the woman would not be infectious). The aliens die The woman and the robot finagle the cables of the alien ship, and get in touch with Earth; they make landing in the ocean Using the knowledge she's gained and the power of the alien tech, the woman averts global warming and saves the world one more time; everyone celebrates
In case you haven't read it yet... the book you describe at 4:29 has been written by Patrick Ness and is called "The Rest of Us Just Live Here". Kinda.
Some characters from a story I'm working on: - POV character is a terrified scribe who follows the heroes on their journey and must decide whether to intervene in moments of crisis or simply play narrator to someone else's story. - A guardsman tasked with arresting practitioners of an illegal form of magic begins to practice it himself.
Really love these vids about judging bookshelves, characters etc. would love to see one about story pitches/ magic or technology systems in a sci fi fantasy world/story.
I don't think I got the chance to do this so I'm gonna just drop mine here: old wise wizard type shows up in a community just as monsters start to appear, but instead of leaving, the protagonist(s) say "fuck that, we know how to fight" and actually organises the local villages into a pretty effective army to defend the region, so much so that neighbouring kingdoms come to see them as a threat.
Which was your favorite pitch??
Robots makes first organic human
It could be like a world where robits destroyd humans and then hundreds of years later they make a human in a lab
@@julesmcginnigle9955 I honestly think same.
Maybe the robot/ai who makes the human is glitching and different so it disagrees with the other ai. So it makes the human as a kind of chosen one to fight the ai.
Larry. I liked how well-articulated it was.
I'd love to see a "describe your favorite character badly" where Daniel has to guess which series/character is being described.
This would be great
This!
YES ♡ Or something like the video he did wth Merphy trying to guess the book based on the descriptions on a Reddit post
That's an awesome video concept.
Yuss
Daniel is being so genuine with feedback.
Me: that's the WoT adaptation, that's Mistborn, that's Red Rising. That's Terminator past tense. Lol
Yup
Ye-ahhh same, but it's not the tropes that need to be original, but the way they're carried out.
Plus, Mistborn def be having "overused" tropes, but that doesn't deter from the story and offers a solid base for the characters to grow from. It's actually a pre-tty good ex of how tropes ≠ bad. I only point that out bc... well, I did XD
"Delayed trauma is a real thing," The way I smiled at this bc of my own novel-in-progress. The trope of "I used to be horrendous person and I was proud about it and now I'm traumatized by my own actions" is really fascinating to dive into.
Great video, Daniel! Thanks for the motivation to write some stuff!
Just finished a re-read of The Picture of Dorian Gray for help with writing this exact character concept!
I've got one: a bard, down on his luck, turns to necromancy in an effort to become immortal. He succeeded, but centuries of undeath have broken his already weak moral compass, and now his only drive is to use is knowledge of dark magic to put on "performances" so that he can always be the center of attention.
Love it!
As protagonist nah. But a literal theatrical/operatic villains sounds great.
So basically, "Jaskier: The Death Metal Era."
Sounds like a background story for a metal band lore.
Bard becomes a necromancer to create a dance group that listens to them and going all around the world performing...
I don't know what I was expecting to see with this video but I'm genuinely surprised how great peoples concepts are. I'd definitely like to see more videos like this.
I feel like more people were pitching story ideas rather than characters.
Yeah but I don’t mind! It’s all interesting and fun.
You kinda need part of the story idea the characters exist in
Hard to sell a character idea without the context of their world
Also this title made the video way more clickable. I think I wouldn’t have clicked for story ideas or pitched or etc., but somehow this title made me click.
It wasn’t this type of clickbait where I left because I was misled, but the type where I stuck around and enjoyed the video. That‘s probably what Daniel was going for (Liam from GLR actually talked about exactly this today in a video btw) and I’m glad it at least worked with me
"It's a chosen one, but..." Nohate, i just think its funny
Should do antagonists next. I’d love to see your reaction to the brief pitch of: Norse god King Arthur who can essentially firebend gets woken up by his cult in the modern day and tries to take over the world. He’s actually a nice person once you get to know him, just a bit of a control freak.
I like the idea of him being a control freak but nice guy but I don't get how he would be the antagonist. Is he still super skilled in combat or tactics? What type of nice guy with one issue is he? Is he like a Michael Scott means well but is a screw up?
6:43 stormlight archive dalinar
6:23 wheel of time rand but if he didnt know he was being manupulated
There actually is a story about a guy who discovers that reality is a computer program and uses commands to program it to perform "magic", and it's actually pretty awesome! It's called Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (it's a series called Magic 2.0).
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Sounds a lot like the Laundry Series, as well. The premise being that magic keeps being accidentally discovered by people dabbling in higher math. Which coding is a part of.
AWESOME. Def gonna check it out
Before I clicked read more, I half expected you to say "the Matrix" as a joke
PLEASE do more of these videos! I love this!
Any Daniel Greene video with “roast/roasting” in the title is a banger
Two noblemen living near a small town in separate spooky castles. One collects silver obsessively, the other buys any garlic he can get his hands on. The silver collector is a werewolf, and the garlic buyer a vampire, each trying to protect their own life, not take each other's. A comedic murder mystery.
10:14 not me hearing “it’s like if you made harry potter about ramen.” like, im down for that
I liked this video and look forward for more if this does well!
It's fascinating to hear such different ideas and many of them are actually good! I did not expect that.
Here's my interpretations of High King Arthur P. Hawkwing's emoji pitches (5:10)
Anarchist alien from the Moon
Astronomer who ends up doing journalism
Three monkeys in a trenchcoat who hide a chicken in their top hat for nefarious reasons. Or for Stuart Little reasons.
A buff guy who owns and runs a media corporation but doesn't know how to use a calculator and instead uses an abacus. Despite this, he's very successful.
Engineer whose goal is to build a rocket on her own to escape Earth.
Talkative robot engineer. Yes, as in they're a robot, and yes as in they engineer robots.
Detective hired to solve an embezzlement case, with some time pressure.
Astronaut who sacrifices herself at the end of the movie to save Earth from being Alderaan'd.
A robot and a weelchair-bound human who are in love. There's tension, probably from outside their relationship.
Scientist who figures out a gene therapy application for helping amputees adjust to their prosthetics.
Aliens who come to Earth to steal call bells.
A world traveler who has volcano powers.
A heist crew: a traditionally trained ninja, an astronaut, a robot, a telemetry professional, an ex-military paratrooper, and an alien.
A character who's used as bait for alien invaders to get them into a trap where this character infects them with a super-plague.
A vehicle expert.
A mad scientist who hatches a plan to plunge Halley's Comet into the sun.
This is incredibly impressive and honestly, I would read stories with several of these. 🏆🏅
4:17 This is literally Konosuba and it's one of the funniest anime I have ever watched. The MC is definitely not the chosen one but is reincarnated with a useless goddess and they have to survive in a usual DnD setting. What I love about the show tho is the character interactions and how they mesh so well together and how they act dumb all the time.
TLDR: Really funny show. Check it out!!
Konosuba is the one Isekai I can actually watch without rolling my eyes every 2 minutes because I'm too busy laughing. Can't wait for the next movie/season
I always tell people Konosuba is the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia of anime/isekai. Everyone's an asshole and its great
I really like the "Weekend at Bernies sidekick" idea. I could just see it. The Hero dies during a mission (either because of a stupid chance or because the Sidekick messed up big time) and then the Sidekick just goes around pretending to be the Hero because he feels super guilty or because he doesn't want the Hero's legacy to be tarnished. In the end the Sidekick is actually recognized as a Hero in their own right.
Aaron's concept just about describes Rincewind's life, when Daniel said it was only good for a short story it made me laugh thinking Terry Pratchett made it into Discworld
Reverse portal fantasy where a Goblin tries to find his place in our world by setting up a booktube channel ;-)
9:06
Is no one realizing that this is a pitch from the Simpsons. Specifically the episode that Homer meets Alec Baldwin, and Kim Bassinger. This is Homer's pitch to Ron Howard.
I know, I feel old
Talking about interesting pitches you should read Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Its a story that takes place after our party defeats the evil lord and deal with how each one of them and especially the elf character (who will outlive them all) deals with it. It is trully sad and thought provoking. Also its a manga.
1000% agree. Artwork is top-notch and it’s not as much sad as it is somber. Definitely makes one reflect though!
Just gonna drop a 'thanks for the recommendation' and add it to the 'buy later' list
I want more of this. I love hearing new and interesting ideas and concepts, and Daniels take on them.
Really wish I was more active on Twitter. I would’ve love to hear you talk about my chosen one character who isn’t discovered to be the chosen one until he’s a geriatric old man who is in no condition to adventure and may very well just croak before reaching the end of his journey
Chosen One who survives the point where they were destined to die and becomes an immortal villain because the universe didn't know what to do with him after they 'died.'
The first one is trials of Apollo ( third series in continuation to Percy Jackson)
The best part is that Apollo , the most arrogant and handsome god is sent as a teenager with pimples, flab and terrible musical skills and he has to serve as a servant to a twelve year old girl ( who isn't that great to her).
It's middle grade but it's wonderful.
Did not know AnimeUproar was apart of this community…love to see it
The one at 3:00, isn’t that essentially Nona Grey from Book of the Ancestor?
Edit: 7:18, isn’t this kind of Dalinar from Stormlight? I’ve read too many books…
Daniel not realising that Liam Does Things’ comment was a reference to Homer Simpson explaining the plot of Terminator 😂
This was such a fun thread to participate in and I loved reading all these pitches. Thanks for "roasting" my character. This was a great and surprisingly wholesome video.
6:15 was done by Rick Cook in his Wiz Biz series (late '90's), but only did two books. Could be an extension of that. Also, Wen Spencer uses a similar concept for her Tinker series.
8:05 , it already exists. It's called The world after the fall. It's a web novel but don't let that deter you.
part 1 has my character start as a hero and fall in love and face a conflict i havent figured out yet. the character is sort of a ball of rage that bottles it tightly, until it bursts and they kill their love interest. part 2 has them face the guilt that that brings, and the fear that others see them as a monster. they distance themselves from other loved ones and become more and more volatile, violent, and callous. part 3 (which could be combined with part 2, it is just essential that the pov switches) switches pov to a one of said loved ones, who has to take down the previous pov character because they have fully become the villain
Ayyy I'm the guy at 9:52, glad you liked the ideia Daniel, guess now I really have to write it huh
This video compared to the bookshelf roast is like Gordan Ramsey with children vs adults. I love it.
Can we have more of these vids? They're great to get those creative juices flowing
B-characters having the spotlight while the chosen one has only a few scenes is literally just Goblin Slayer. Dunno if it'd most peoples cup of tea though due to its graphic content.
This wasn't so much roasting as just an endless stream of compliments and heaps of praise. And I'm 1000% here for it. More please!
6:17 Magic 2.0 Series by Scott Meyer. First book is called Off to be the Wizard.
The programmer pitch has been done. "Off to see the wizard" is I believe the title of the first one. Guy discovers computer file that allows reality editing, magic and hijinks ensue.
I had the same thought. Great book series. Also it is call "Off to be the wizard"
11:03 “True love is one of those things where you would be willing to destroy the multiverse if it meant saving the person who is you universe”
Wow, that was too beautiful 🥺
This is absolutely amazing and could really really inspire so many people watching. It's super wholesome in a really fun way and entertaining way. So much more interesting and meaningful than bookshelf roasts (those are fun too of course).
It also opens so many conversations about so many of the topics you mentioned (for example about those less commonly written stories).
And I bet the people whose ideas you responded to are over the moon.
I'd watch the hell out of each video like this.
The fantasy buddy cop one reminds me of the most recent arcs in Hello from the Magic Tavern
You were swaying like a Streetfighter character and I got distracted, but I loved the video.
For that soldier that does mission and become's hero Protagonist, there is a book exactly like that called Shadow of The Conqueror by Shad M Brooks
That software engineer one is basically Off To Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer (and its sequels). It's a fun read, a nerdy computer kid discovers the source code of reality and goes back to medieval times to be a wizard by coding magic.
"I'd love to see the B character's treated like the A characters"
Have you read Glen Cook's "The Black Company"?
Ya, the 2 magicians being 100 year old apprentices is cool. But at the end Croker really is the A character. I think it's really 3 books of seeing the A characters through B characters lenses and 7 books of finding out you were on the A team all along.
@@robertblume2951 Murgen is not an A character...
@@nukabat5386 I don't remember Murgen? I remember Raven, croker, toothless, one eye, the limper, the lady, her twin and the white rose. Is murgen the spear boy/peasant conscript that marries the white rose?
@@robertblume2951 Yes, Murgen is the Standard bearer who takes over the narrative as the chronicler. Silence marries the White Rose.
@@nukabat5386 seems a list to me.
Dammit, I should have pitched my Pathfinder character, but I didn't pay attention to announcements.
Love this premise! Keep doing these types of videos!
I liked the not chosen one focused idea because it reminded me of a lotr game where you were a party of b tier adventurers who sometimes ran in to the main characters at critical moments. So the stuff you did on your adventure helped the world but not to the extent as Aragorn and the rest of the fellowship.
Top Gun, but with Griffins/Gryphons!
Black Griffin by Mercedes Lackey?
Roast: "Oh wow that's awesome! Write it!"
isn't the soldier who does a coup one kind of like Big Boss from Metal Gear?
I spent HOURS watching you roast bookshelves. I just can't stop...
the first pitch was basically just the trials of apollo, a percy jackson sequel series lmao
Hey Daniel ,I love your content . I wanted to pitch one of my novels to you:
A young man aspiring to become a doctor dies just before he is leaving for college as his soul is absorbed into the tree of life that connects to every possible reality. Suddenly this ethereal concept is attacked by an unknown force causing the soul of the young man to transfer from the wheel of Samsara to a different world inside an unborn foetus.
Let us witness the journey of this young man reborn in a world filled with war, death and the pursuit of immortality.
Magic and coding (and also Cthulhu) has also been done in the Laundry Files series by Charles Stross.
This gives me more inspiration to pull up Google Docs and write then I've had in a long time :D
First, do another one, but this time you ask the yt comment section.
Second, here is my concept:
A person in a life threatening, but well paying job that loses his family but gets help by his/her co-workers.
But those co-workers die and after he/she/whatever lost both family AND friends still doing the job, but the emotional aftereffects cause trouble to the character.
12:13 I could totally see the driving force become that this vampire does not kill by drinking and are actually being stalked by a selfrighteous vampirehunter/serial killer
The no killing thing was actually what I was going for! Makes it easier to not get caught.
7:31 A Journey of Black and Red by Alex Gilbert. She's more of a southern bell type character, but a similar vibe.
The submission about the life of the Chosen One's best friend and his struggle to cope with all the attention is basically the plot for Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. If you haven't read it, you really should; Moore is one of the funniest writers I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It's just a great story that asks what it would be like if you found out your childhood best friend is now apparently a literal Messiah.
☯️ This banter back and forth of ideals, and theories, is what drew me to the WoT fandom 🥰
Love the show man, keep up the good work ‼️🍻
6:14 -- Software Engineer becomes a wizard: it's a thing. The Wiz Biz, by Rick Cook.
already waiting for part two
Dan are you naturally this energy level in real life? My man just kills it
It's a quite fun concept who can be a giant brainstorming session.
This makes me wish I had twitter to have joined in. Would love the Goblin's take on some of my probably super cliched characters
Two series that exist with those pitches: Project Transhuman by J.S Moron (robots create / revive first human in thousands of years). Magic 2.0 / off to be a wizard (magic is actually code in a metafile controlling our universe)
I haven't watched the bookshelf roasts cause I haven't caught the appeal, but this shit is great here! Love the insight, feels very Dude in a Room, offering advice style
This is a really good video idea. Very much enjoyed watching
4:28 Check out the Traveler's Gate series by Will Wight. That's basically the thesis of that series.
I’ve had an idea for a character for a while as well: a long dead skeleton waking up in the middle of a field with no recollection of his past or who he is at all. Traveling the world with just the clothes on his back trying to figure out the world around him as well as himself, while also desperately trying not to scare people with his appearance.
I have a character who's very similar to this. But he's not a skeleton. I like the skeleton thing. Skeletons make awesome characters.
I think I've encountered a graphic novel series that's kind of like that. It stars a skeleton bard (non magical variety of bard unfortunately) and his mute slime buddy and features a song about a man traveling to Epoli. I wish I could remember the title but its been a few years.
I had an idea for a story a while ago while thinking about words.
Illiterate little Russian girl in the eighteenth or nineteenth century is lost in the wilderness and finds a ruined abbey. Inside she finds an undead monk who helps her find her way back to civilization while also teaching her speak, read and write in Koine Greek.
Goblin proceeds to place characters in an oven.
8:03 Something by Dakota Krout. Part of the Full Murderhobo series. It's not quite the end of the world but it has the "point and murder" vibe. Also it is a LITRPG so take it or leave it.
I was thinking like, a fantasy concept in which the character is the bad guy or a bad person. Their births are forseen as bad. And in this world there is like a mythical concept of a tree in the sky where everyone s lives and past lives are a single branch that usually grows in a linear straight path but if a person does something shocking more to the evil side the branch can bend in a way after their deaths them in their new life can travel to any moment of their previous lives that they already lived. What do you guys think?
@7:00 - It's not quite the same, but Shad (Shadiversity) did a take on this one in his Novel Shadow of the Conqueror.
Referring to "Battlebitch's" comment, there's a manga similar to that called "Goblin Slayer". It's a story where an adventurer only hunts and kills goblins despite having the rank and skill to takle much higher level threats. The adventurers reasons for only killing low level goblins are both personal and very logical. It's not the best written but I find it very entertaining to read.
the violent goblin murder is so great
If someone wants to read it, there is a Light Novel version (the source) or an anime version.
That's what came to mind when he was reading the comment. Good for the first few volumes but then gets repetitive. Also fun to get glimpses of the "Hero" while Goblin Slayer is doing his thing.
ye except it's trash
Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau also explores the viewpoint of a regular soldier in a medieval fantasy of a nation constantly at war. It changes after a but we can see how his life as that soldier has a significant effect on him
Heh I like this. This should be a regular thing along with the bookshelf roasts.
There was a decent number of comments where I was like "A soldier that is the hero... and then he gets into politics. That's Leo Dan Brock. Go read Joe Abercrombie." or "That's Mat from The Wheel of Time."
I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this
Nice fresh new content pal
This was intended to be a roast and turned into "Disheveled Goblin tells us all to WRITE THE BOOK ALREADY that we've been planning our heads forever", with no one more surprised than Daniel himself. 😅 Thanks for this wonderful time! Can't wait for the next one! (And to hopefully one day read some of these books!)
The one about the disillusioned soldier is very similar to the main character in my book!
5:00 isekais (Japanese light novels) that do this stuff are amazing so I can fullheartedly agree with this. The thing is, the author has to do a tonnnn of research and thinking in order for the story to make sense but the result is so worth it.
A concept that mix the two also exists: the kingdom builder, where you have intrigue, action and administration
This was good! But it makes me mad that I can't pick up the finished book based on the concepts right now!
You were much nicer to those ideas, than you are to bookshelves ;)
Loving it anyway.
If you like the idea of the pitch where the protag bumbles through "chosen one" missions with multiple mentors trying to manipulate and/or help him throughout the way, might I suggest the Penric and Desdemona short stories by Lois McMaster-Bujold.
And as for the suggestion of an insane protagonist, maybe try Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee.
Penric might the most chosen one, chosen one to have ever been chosen and in none of the conventional ways. Also sort of LGBT friendly depending on how you view Desdemona. But I wouldn't say his missions are ever chosen one missions. The world of the five gods doesn't really work that way.
That's true-he ends up following his heart and gut more than anything when it comes to his heroics. I just figured if someone liked the sound of that, those stories might scratch the itch 🤷♀️
@@TheAbbieScreams bumbling good heartedness fore sure describes penric but his adventures are oddly more like slice of life then chosen one. He just happens to meet gods, saints, and evil assassin sorceresses along the way.
I guess we just have different interpretations of how much sway the Bastard has over Penric's life. To each their own
@@TheAbbieScreams no predestination goes counter to the theology as presented both by penric and Bujold throughout the series and the other books set in this world . Penric is not the prophesied savior of humanity on a quest to defeat the dark lord.
This was dope. Hope you do this again!
The 1920s prohibition aliens reminded me of a book called "Iceworld" by Hal Clement. Haven't read it since I was like, 12, but the basic premise is that alien smugglers have been trading platinum for a pack of cigarettes with farmers on earth. Cigarette smoke apparently causes an addiction in the aliens that is so strong that even one puff gets you hooked and the withdrawal symptom is death.
Can you do a roast on fantasy characters' art as well as descriptions?
The first one kinda reminds me of playing katamari damacy and how your father is the king of the universe and royally screws up so he sends his kid to earth to clean up all mess
I love this video concept, I have 3 story idea's I have been developing, as in I come up with a character and decide which story they are best suited to or further develop an existing character, I do the same thing for world building. I also use my son's comments as good idea's for dialogue cause some of what he says just makes me stop and go blank or make my head spin lol
This needs a part 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 etc.
Also my pitch, if anyone cares, is about the lone survivor of a group of heroes who save the world from a dark god by sealing it behind a portal. The survivor is cursed so that no one remembers his name or face at all. Everyone he ever met in the past has no memory of him and anyone he ever meets in the future forget him within days, even his family forgets he ever existed. Obviously this leads to some pretty serious mental issues for him and he has to deal with that while searching for answer to his curse. Also a rather well connected cult is trying to search for him, though they don't really know who they're looking for they just chase these rumours over the continent trying to find whover it is their leader wants.
More of these videos please! This was amazing :8
Alright, I'm not fluent in emoji, but from what I can gather, the pitch at 5:14 seems to be about a woman (I think) who sees aliens as a child and attempts to get back in contact again, with various adventures happening along the way. Obviously it's my interpretation, so if anyone has a different interpretation or a correction feel free to chime in.
Below is a play-by-play of each line and my interpreted meaning:
Aliens on the moon
Young student sees, observes and highlights aliens on a floppy disk
She attemps to bring this knowledge to the world through various means (scientific, government and business) but fails because they either don't or won't listen or are too chicken to go through with the idea
She decides to make a movie herself, gets calls and makes bank
Learns to build a rocket ship to leave the planet
Designs a robot that can speak
Unfortunately, her search for life leaves her drained of funds
After a run-in with some more hostile aliens, her ship is left damaged and cold, and the injuries she sustains lead to her death
The robot is in distress, as the only person he knows and love is dead, and so he works hard on something to mend his broken heart
Through science and genetic engineering he manages to resurrect the woman as a cyborg (not an android; get to that later)
Meanwhile on Earth, aliens attack!
Destruction of national monuments ensue
The woman and the robot return to Earth under stealth, re-entering the atmosphere and, unfortunately, being captured by aliens
But was it an accident? It seems they've been infected with a myriad of deadly Earth diseases, and as the aliens have no immunities (as an android the woman would not be infectious). The aliens die
The woman and the robot finagle the cables of the alien ship, and get in touch with Earth; they make landing in the ocean
Using the knowledge she's gained and the power of the alien tech, the woman averts global warming and saves the world one more time; everyone celebrates
In case you haven't read it yet... the book you describe at 4:29 has been written by Patrick Ness and is called "The Rest of Us Just Live Here". Kinda.
Some characters from a story I'm working on:
- POV character is a terrified scribe who follows the heroes on their journey and must decide whether to intervene in moments of crisis or simply play narrator to someone else's story.
- A guardsman tasked with arresting practitioners of an illegal form of magic begins to practice it himself.
Really love these vids about judging bookshelves, characters etc. would love to see one about story pitches/ magic or technology systems in a sci fi fantasy world/story.
I don't think I got the chance to do this so I'm gonna just drop mine here: old wise wizard type shows up in a community just as monsters start to appear, but instead of leaving, the protagonist(s) say "fuck that, we know how to fight" and actually organises the local villages into a pretty effective army to defend the region, so much so that neighbouring kingdoms come to see them as a threat.
The last part with the kingdoms sound very interesting. You could do so much with that.
I love how u just said som1 abt anime uproar. That just entertains me bc of his size as a ytber