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Rock Raiders: A Written Adaptation - The Story So Far.


Rock Raider Obsidian

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So, I've decided to tackle the task of creating an adaptation for Lego Rock Raiders.

 

If you've already read my status update in the forums, you can pretty much skip this one. Except for the end. Go to the end, there's new information.

 

So, here's all the information I've got so far.

 

About This Project

  • Since I tend to write primarily Sci-Fi/Action/Horror series, as well as more serious, adult-themed stories, Rock Raiders will reflect this.
  • As such, Rock Raiders will contain violence, harsh language, and some adult themes. (I feel like the freaking MPAA.)
  • Though the story will largely be Sci-Fi/Survival/Action, there will be themes of Horror, Mystery, and Romance throughout.
  • I am planning on posting this story as I write it. Basically, when I finish a chapter, I'll post it. I'll be posting to WattPad and Fanfiction.net, and possibly here as well.
  • Seeing as I'm extremely busy with other original and fan fiction projects, it'll be a little while before I actually start the writing portion. I'm shooting for two months, so April, but I might have to push it back to May or possibly even June. The good news is that all this extra time will result in more planning and polishing of the plot, characters, and universe.
  • When I do start updating, I'll attempt to commit to a two or three times a week update schedule.
  • This is not a novelization, but an adaptation, meaning that a lot will be different. I'll be using the games (PC + PS1), as well as the comics for a base, and build from there. And it will be featured in an original, 'realistic' universe, there will be no Lego characters.
  • Characters. I'll be adding in three new primary characters to the core cast, and I'll be making some changes to the already existing cast. I'm still figuring out how I'm going to tell this story. At the moment, I believe I'm going to switch between several different perspectives, namely the nine main characters, with particularly emphasis on some of them. I know that Axle will be the 'main' character, the one I write about the most. Other candidates for more highly used characters will be Jet, Sparks, and Bandit, as well as one of the new characters.

So that's all the info I want people to have going into the project, so that they don't have all sorts of differing expectations. Now, as for where I am in terms of planning precisely at this moment, well...here's a quick list.

  • I have an official working title: Rock Raiders, as well as a cover for the story that I've created that I'll post below.
  • I have a name for the planet this takes place on.
  • I've got a rough idea of the layout of the LMS Explorer.
  • I've got a pretty good idea on all nine of the main characters, personalities, traits, physical appearance, etc.
  • I think I have all of the structures planned out. I changed some, removed others, added more.
  • I've got eight unique environments worked out, since the game only really came with three different environments. These include: Rocky, Ice, Lava, Crystal, Underwater, Plant, Ancient City, and Surface of the planet.
  • I've got a working list of all the monsters, including native creatures, I want to put in the story. Still debating on whether or not to add any, and if so, what to add.

Other than that, I'm still working out environmental threats, vehicles, and equipment. There's definitely going to be some cool new technology and methods of explaining some of the crazier pieces of tech the Rock Raiders have access to. I have just a few scenes in the beginning planned out.

 

I also have an official Twitter dedicated to this project that I keep up on. Check it out and Follow me!

 

Here's the cover of the book.

 

Spoiler

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Now, as for the other piece of news: I have decided that, for a number of reasons, it would be prudent to write a shorter piece of fiction set alongside the main novel.

 

Some of these reasons are:

  • It'll give people here an idea of my writing style/capabilities.
  • It'll help get me in the right mindset.
  • It'll be fun.

I've decided to write a mini-series called The Long Walk. It features an original character, one of the nameless Rock Raiders you could say, after he gets transported into the wrong cavern due to a malfunction, and goes through a lot trying to get back to base.

 

Here's the cover.

 

Spoiler

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I'll hopefully start posting that to this site, in this blog, relatively soon. Thanks for reading!

 

-Obsidian

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