Winter runs from Late December of 134 A.E. to Late March of 135 A.E. and corresponds to November and December of 2011. We will discuss time a little more next week once Banshee and I take the responses to this thread and compile them into a list, so don't worry about that yet.
What we'd like you guys to do is fill out the following form for every 'story' idea that you'd like to see happen during the winter. For the beta test, I'm gonna ask that everyone submit a maximum of two. One of the reasons we limited the number of alts people can have to that same number is because it's easier to focus on a smaller number of characters than a larger number of characters, and reduces the amount of juggling people have to do to keep them active. (It should reduce stress, too.)
Concept: This is the story's basic idea in a few sentences.
Story Type: Is this primarily a romance? Action/adventure? Mystery? Generalized character development?
Story Length: How many scenes do you envision this story being played out over? Does it have a clear beginning, middle and end, or is it the type of thing that can be touched on intermittently throughout the season? Is it a one-shot? If it's a story that has a clear beginning, middle and end, we won't hold you to the exact number of scenes you think it's gonna require, but an estimate helps us block things out later.
Needs/Wants: What needs to happen in order for this to work for you?
Additional Notes: Anything else you'd like to let us know.
Don't worry about being self-indulgent. I know that people can get self-conscious when it comes to proposing ideas for themselves in which their character is in the spotlight, but that's the purpose of this. And keep in mind that you'll be helping other people with their stories in return, so it should all balance out in the end.
Feel free (and please, please do) respond to people's submissions if you have ideas for it, or would like to volunteer your character for an aspect of the story.