Click this link:
Who The Fuck Is My D&D Character?
It is amazing.
You are going to click that link and you are going to use what you get there to write 1000 words of flash fiction. Now, some of you may not want to write fantasy or something so plainly D&D-esque, and that’s cool — I’d then suggest clicking it, taking the result and using it as inspiration. Borrow some part of it for your character. Adjust to the genre you so desire.
So, 1000 words.
Write it at your blog or online space.
Link to it here in the comments so we can all read.
Due by next Friday, the 16th, noon EST.
Oh, and welcome to the first flash fiction challenge of the year.
If this is your first time at Write Club:
YOU HAVE TO WRITE.
smithster says:
“Check this shit out, I’m going to be a fuckingdramatic Elf Paladin from the city post office who is afraid of fireThat sounds fucking terrible”
Thank you for my morning snork 😀
January 9, 2015 — 8:53 AM
Amanda Niehaus-Hard says:
“You think your character is cool? My character is a fucking dependable Human Druid from a super religious upbringing who is really (I MEAN REALLY) afraid of the dark.”
LOVE this.
January 9, 2015 — 8:59 AM
smkay70 says:
Well, check this shit out: Inconsiderate dwarf rogue from the city post office who was brought up to be a librarian. Hehe.
January 9, 2015 — 9:04 AM
addy says:
Awsome challenge chuck. I am loving the dnd generater. I got a pensive halfling warlock from a haberdashery who deserted the army.
This should be interesting…
January 9, 2015 — 9:45 AM
Joe Turner says:
YOU THINK YOUR CHARACTER IS COOL? MY CHARACTER IS A FUCKING
ABSENT MINDED GNOME ROGUE FROM THE SMALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD WHO CAN’T SILENCE THE VOICES
This could be fun; though I’ve never played D&D
January 9, 2015 — 9:48 AM
Allison Maruska says:
Ooh, not being able to silence voices has potential.
January 9, 2015 — 12:06 PM
Sabrina Howard says:
That is so true! XD
January 11, 2015 — 4:34 AM
catemorgan says:
So…your character is a writer, then? o.O
January 13, 2015 — 1:21 PM
Joe Turner says:
Perhaps he would’ve been; if it weren’t for my Christmas present: Breaking Bad box set! Oh the irony of watching addicts, and as the credits roll, telling yourself: “just one more”
January 16, 2015 — 11:27 AM
addy says:
I love this dnd generater and I’M GOING TO ROLL THE STATS FOR A FUCKING
PENSIVE HALFLING WARLOCK FROM A HABERDASHERY WHO DESERTED THE ARMY
Awsome challenge to start the year chuck!
January 9, 2015 — 10:04 AM
leeannwrites says:
“Eager elf Druid from the Petrified Wood who doesn’t believe in magic, ever.”
“Doesn’t ever”… But, like… you’re a druid? This one’s fun.
January 9, 2015 — 10:04 AM
M.J. Diedrich says:
“I’m going to roll the stats for a fucking sombre Tiefling druid from an uncharted island who is afraid the rest of the party will kill them if they try to leave.”
*acknowledging failure as a geek, turns to Google to find out what the hell a Tiefling is*
January 9, 2015 — 10:16 AM
Ceil Kessler says:
“…conceited dwarf fighter from the slave fighting pits who hates wearing their glasses.” Egads, it’s me!
January 9, 2015 — 10:25 AM
Misa says:
“OVEREMOTIONAL TIEFLING RANGER FROM A FLOATING CITY WHO FAILED OUT OF EVERY GUILD GOING”
Yaw, yes!
January 9, 2015 — 10:30 AM
Jeff Keir says:
IMPULSIVE ELF ROGUE FROM A CARNIVAL FREAK SHOW WHO HATES THE MONARCHY
That went really fast…
http://jeffnkeir.com/2015/01/09/flash-fiction-challenge-who-the-fuck-is-my-dd-character/
January 9, 2015 — 10:47 AM
Toni J says:
I was worried about the Aragorn parallel at first, but I loved the twist at the end!
January 12, 2015 — 1:21 PM
Ryan says:
I rolled a…
IMPULSIVE ELF FIGHTER FROM AN UNDERGROUND NETWORK OF DRAGON CAVES WHO WAS RAISED BY WOLVES.
I decided to go with a more… unique perspective.
click my face to see the story.
January 9, 2015 — 10:59 AM
Ryan says:
wait nvm click my name instead.
January 9, 2015 — 10:59 AM
Lynna Landstreet says:
Oh, this one sounds like way too much fun… I ended up clicking the reroll link over and over again (while copying out the results each time, or at least the most fun ones), because never mind a single character, I’m generating an entire party. What happens when a moody Tiefling Cleric from an illusory forest who suffers from nosebleeds, a disruptive Elf Fighter from the city sewers who gets nervous speaking in front of crowds and a miserable Halfling Sorcerer from the royal bank who was brought up to be a librarian meet up? Hilarity ensues, no doubt!
January 9, 2015 — 11:11 AM
Shay Dee says:
I’M GOING TO ROLL THE STATS FOR A FUCKING
BITCHY DRAGONBORN PALADIN FROM THE BASE OF A VOLCANO WHO HAS ANGER PROBLEMS
January 9, 2015 — 1:00 PM
tiffthetraveler says:
I got Fucking Plucky Tiefling Wizard from a Cavern without Echoes who Mistrusts Anyone Smaller Than Them…awesome! except I don’t know what a Tiefling is.
January 9, 2015 — 1:34 PM
Ryan says:
It’s a half-demon from hell basically
January 9, 2015 — 10:02 PM
Toni J says:
Really? Huh! I just assumed it was a thiefling typo or something.
January 12, 2015 — 1:22 PM
Mark Gardner says:
I clicked and got ‘EXCITABLE GNOME CLERIC FROM A CARNIVAL FREAK SHOW WHO ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION.’ Here’s 975 words:
https://article94.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/16sunsets-centre-of-attention/
January 9, 2015 — 2:06 PM
Lisa says:
Oh, my. I’m a “hateful human sorcerer from the smallest mountain in the world who studied interior dungeon design”.
Two thoughts: A) At least I’m human, I don’t know what some of those other things are
and
B) I’d have played D&D long ago if I’d known it involved any sort of interior design.
January 9, 2015 — 2:25 PM
john freeter says:
CHECK THIS SHIT OUT, I’M GOING TO BE A FUCKING
CRITICAL DWARF WARLOCK FROM A MID-LEVEL CULT WHO HAS A HUGE DEBT TO PAY BACK
I’m not really into fantasy, but that’s just awesome.
January 9, 2015 — 2:29 PM
Pavowski says:
Yeah, this one is brilliant. Nice roll!
January 9, 2015 — 3:17 PM
john freeter says:
Figuring out this story wasn’t easy, but I think it was worth it
https://johnfreeter.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/who-the-fuck-do-you-think-i-am/
January 13, 2015 — 7:20 PM
Sylvidoptera says:
Bahahahahah. That was great! 😀
January 13, 2015 — 9:02 PM
john freeter says:
Thank you!
January 14, 2015 — 7:47 AM
Pavowski says:
Dude, this is awesome.
“Check this shit out, I’m going to be a fucking impetuous halfling wizard from a company of sellswords who doesn’t believe in magic, EVER.”
A wizard who doesn’t believe in magic. Feels like I hit the jackpot.
January 9, 2015 — 3:15 PM
Pavowski says:
A bit later than I’d have liked, but I got through it. Went through a couple of iterations before settling on this one. I enjoyed it.
Here’s “Smoke Rings”: https://pavorisms.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/smoke-rings/
January 13, 2015 — 9:19 PM
Sylvidoptera says:
Wonderful! 🙂 I especially loved the end. 😀
January 14, 2015 — 8:08 AM
Pavowski says:
Thanks! I flitted about a whole lot on the ending, trying to figure out what the grandfather could do to wrap up, but then it hit me… of course! Lineage!
January 14, 2015 — 10:07 AM
Holly Geely says:
I’ve got 663 words for “You think your character is cool? My character is a fucking adventurous Tiefling Fighter from a nocturnal town who always refers to inanimate objects as ‘shes.’”
https://hollygeely.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/the-hero-of-night-town-s-disgruntled-sidekick/
January 9, 2015 — 3:30 PM
Sylvidoptera says:
Hahahahah This was awesome! 😀
January 13, 2015 — 5:01 PM
Holly Geely says:
Thanks!
January 14, 2015 — 7:01 AM
JJ Toner says:
Got to love a sidekick! Great name, too!
January 14, 2015 — 6:15 PM
Holly Geely says:
Thanks!
January 14, 2015 — 6:41 PM
S. J. Paige says:
“I’m going to be a fucking outgoing Half-elf Sorcerer from a small town tavern who is trying to get out of the adventuring business to settle down.”
Hilarious.
January 9, 2015 — 3:47 PM
Ada Ireland says:
I humbly beg you (I even have tears in my eyes right now) to keep in mind that some of your most ardent fans (like little ol’ me) are NOT fantasy fiction writers. Rather, they would want to write clean, good old-fashioned romance! That makes your flash fiction challenge even more challenging.
Well, what the heck! I couldn’t wait to see what this week’s challenge would be. I’m not going to back out now that it’s finally posted. Kinky dragonborn bard (whatever that might mean) love … and probably love-making too … it is. My mind is spinning faster than a dragonborn tasmanian devil. Wait! Does that make any sense? We shall see …
January 9, 2015 — 5:32 PM
Ada Ireland says:
My prompt was:
Who the @#%& is my D&D character? Check this sh*t out, I’m going to be a @#%&-ing curious dragonborn barbarian from a travelling band who is afraid of heights.
I had to say, “Screw D&D!” because I had no clue what it is. I put my barbarian into a life and death situation in a world I made up myself.
http://unashamedwriting.com/unleashed-another-piece-of-flash-fiction/
January 16, 2015 — 11:58 AM
stevemedcroft says:
Okay. See you in a week or less – SOMBRE DWARF BARBARIAN FROM THE GUTTER WHO IS AFRAID OF HEIGHTS
January 9, 2015 — 5:49 PM
Mozette says:
‘YOU THINK YOUR CHARACTER IS COOL? MY CHARACTER IS A FUCKING
ADVENTUROUS HALF-ORC RANGER FROM A BUSTLING CITY WHO STUDIED INTERIOR DUNGEON DESIGN’ …. okay, I can do something with this guy… I think… um… oh fuck…:P
January 9, 2015 — 6:21 PM
Mozette says:
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/an-eye-for-design.html
There you go… it took a little time, but I got it! 😀
January 10, 2015 — 2:19 AM
PA Jeffs says:
I’m a COURAGEOUS TIEFLING RANGER FROM A FLOATING CITY WHO IS AFRAID OF FIRE….awesome!!!
January 9, 2015 — 6:47 PM
Puck says:
Check this shit out, I’m going to be a fucking diligent Half-elf Druid from a village without a tavern who deserted the army
… I think I can do something with this.
January 9, 2015 — 7:36 PM
Hawk says:
I spat something out like a sick rhyme. A little short, per se, But as long as it needed to be for a dwarf.
http://apromptripost.com/post/107646880814/battle-born
January 9, 2015 — 8:47 PM
MABarrett says:
I loved your rhythm. Love to read more.
January 11, 2015 — 10:36 AM
Ebonstorm says:
A reluctant paladin wants to give up questing and doesn’t know how to tell his goddess he’s quitting: https://medium.com/@ebonstorm/the-moment-of-truth-21704a742810
January 10, 2015 — 2:06 AM
wildbilbo says:
Just read this – loved it. Great humour – I got an almost ‘Buffy’ sense of how much it sucks to be the chosen one, and the ending was brilliant.
Nicely done.
KT
January 12, 2015 — 1:20 AM
Ebonstorm says:
Thank you. As a long term gamer, I have played with the idea of being a chosen hero with my gamers. Many times the idea is nice but the actual work can be a bit much. Like making movies; you may love the finished product but truly have no idea of what of hell goes on behind the scenes. I appreciate your read and am enjoying your blog.
January 12, 2015 — 1:23 AM
Sylvidoptera says:
*LAUGH* Oh that poor hero. You just can’t win with gods. 🙂
January 13, 2015 — 5:13 PM
Mozette says:
Man, this poor guy couldn’t win no matter what he did.
January 14, 2015 — 7:44 AM
Waymon Warnell says:
Machiavellian Human Ranger from the rat catchers guild who has serious daddy issues
January 10, 2015 — 7:12 AM
Kat Enright says:
Ooooh yeah: CHECK THIS SHIT OUT, I’M GOING TO BE A FUCKING WELL-INTENTIONED HALF-ORC SORCERER FROM A STRING OF TERRIBLE PLACES TO LIVE WHO BELIEVES THEY’RE A DEMI GOD, BUT HASN’T FIGURED OUT WHO’S THEIR FATHER YET
I think I’m ready to try this flash fiction thing for the first time.
January 10, 2015 — 12:41 PM
Jenny says:
Hmmmm……I’m a bushman witchdoctor visiting America in search of my dad who made my mom pregnant in the desert under a baobab tree exactly 33 years back
January 10, 2015 — 2:13 PM
Latti IceLatti says:
Mine is a Human Ranger from the most vile of swamps who is lactose intolerant.
January 10, 2015 — 3:21 PM
Asheley says:
Mr. Wendig…as a now rabid (bibliophile only) fan of your work my question is will you be writing anymore in the Gods and Monsters serires?
January 10, 2015 — 5:50 PM
Sabrina Howard says:
Hahaha!
My prompt:
“I’m going to roll the stats for a fucking moody elf warlock from the gutter who constantly watches their back.”
This was the result:
http://cronasonlyfriend.deviantart.com/art/Dinai-ya-Pt-1-506189044
A little story called “Dinai’ya.”
I gotta be honest and say that the plot is not resolved in this story, and indeed I will be continuing it, since I got so much inspiration from this challenge. But I thought I share regardless. This “Part” is slightly over the 1000 word count limit, but. . . .whatever.
January 10, 2015 — 7:38 PM
juliegum says:
Fun for 2015. Yep. Thanks.
OUTGOING DWARF FIGHTER FROM A BUSTLING CITY WHO GETS EASILY ATTACHED TO PEOPLE
https://juliegum.wordpress.com/chuck-wendings-flash-fiction-hazard-11-01-2015/
January 10, 2015 — 8:07 PM
Allison Maruska says:
CONSCIENTIOUS HALFLING FIGHTER FROM A TINY VILLAGE WHO ALWAYS REFERS TO INANIMATE OBJECTS AS ‘SHES’
http://allisonmaruska.com/2015/01/10/flash-fiction-uncle-alek/
January 11, 2015 — 12:53 AM
Sylvidoptera says:
Oh wow. That was wonderful. It flowed and had meaning and was just lovely. 🙂
January 13, 2015 — 5:21 PM
Allison Maruska says:
Thanks! 🙂
January 14, 2015 — 9:35 AM
the story hive says:
Now that’s something with potential: “pompous tiefling cleric from a fallen kingdom who constantly places themselves in danger – just to prove a point” -Fucking sounds like me, hehehe.
January 11, 2015 — 7:43 AM
the story hive says:
not super happy – but… https://thestoryhive.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/father-tyto/
January 15, 2015 — 4:40 PM
wildbilbo says:
I would like to introduce you to Isoako Hardbark, a miserable half-orc ranger from a commune who secretly became an adventurer to impress a love interest, in our tale…
Hyperborean Heart (Or The Charm Person Zone).
http://uncertaintales.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-hyperborean-heart/
Cheers
KT
January 11, 2015 — 8:30 AM
Sylvidoptera says:
*giggles* Oh dear. Poor Isoako. But that was funny!
January 13, 2015 — 5:25 PM
MABarrett says:
Check this shit out:
My character is Sharone and she is Reclamation Target #1. She is THE Elite they’re looking for and she’s about to be gathered by Domus, her own fucking government, but maybe she can escape, or maybe Mary the Medicinal, Mary the fucking Hybrid, can help her keep her secret. Who fucking knows?
(Thanks, CW, I needed a kick in the arse this morning. xx MA)
http://spiritsofthestairways.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/chuckwendig-said-write-flash-fiction-so-i-wrote-flashfiction-happy-fucking-sunday/
January 11, 2015 — 10:02 AM
Sylvidoptera says:
So sad! Yet so well written!
January 13, 2015 — 5:29 PM
Ebonstorm says:
Very nice. Left me wanting to know more. Mission accomplished. Sounds like a book lies in this story.
January 15, 2015 — 1:29 AM
MABarrett says:
I should also mention that I got: Inconsiderate Human Ranger from a recently erupted volcano village who has an outstanding warrant for their arrest
January 11, 2015 — 10:26 AM
alreadynotpublished says:
Loud dwarf warlock from a cliff-side village who is searching for the perfect culinary dish – as you do, LOUDLY!
January 11, 2015 — 6:48 PM
jemmaprophet says:
I got “A dependable half-orc paladin from a royal lineage who mediates before dawn” — and here’s 984 words on that, which surprised me on a Sunday afternoon: https://jemmaprophet.wordpress.com/blood-blue-green/
January 11, 2015 — 7:43 PM
Sylvidoptera says:
Solemn and sweet. Very well written. I like it a lot! 🙂
January 13, 2015 — 5:32 PM
jemmaprophet says:
Thanks! It’s my first time here and the first short fiction I’ve written in a long while. I had a lot of fun with it!
January 16, 2015 — 2:52 PM