I really have a desire to write a bardic entry in the form/rhythm of a real-life famous poem. Wouldn't have any of its content, but everyone would recognize what I'm doing. Anyone know if this is allowed?

I always knew that New Celest's national hymn would have the tune and rhytm of the Drunken Sailor song.

That's public domain. I'm not sure how it would work with anything copyrighted.

I'm doing 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

And it's practically done. Yay.

I submitted a story with a distinctly Lovecraftian undertone for this months bardic, even going so far as to entitle it after an existing Lovecraft novel ("The Other Gods"). Given that it primarily involves the Soulless, though, and their obvious parallels to the Old Ones of Lovecraft (Kethuru/Cthulhu for one), it's more a tribute than plagiarism. Or at least that'll be my defence.

By 'distinctly Lovecraftian undertone' he means 'I took Lovecraft's writing style and dismembered it from the inside-out, via the ass'. Really. It's bad.

"GRAAGH! ELDRICTH ICHOR! THIS **** IS TOO SCARY TO DESCRIBE. SO I WON'T. OMG MY MIIIIND ITS MEEELTING LKJDF"

Also: Parodies of 'Twas a Night before Christmas = YOU FAIL

Also also: Parodies of 'Twas a Night before Christmas in June = I WILL KILL YOU

Incorrect, although I employed an archaic style of writing to accentuate the "old world" feeling of the piece. I'd say the idea of an insane dracnari worshipping Kethuru is considerably more viable than the idea of a crack squad of Geomancers burying Celest in silt, even if my adjectives were not quite as florid as your own.

A lovecraftian tone without copious adjectives? I am baffled by your approach. As for my entry, it's not the content of your story I'm attacking, it does sound interesting.

Yes, that's just DUMB. I daresay RETARDED. Because Lovecraft had a clean, minimalistic style almost reminiscent of HEMINGWAY.

Reading Hemingway usually makes me wish I didn't understand the English language, just so I wouldn't have to be reading it .. so I suppose its a good thing I haven't read Lovecraft.

Fallen, please report to recicling station 46 for recalibration of your sarcasm detector.

Thank you!

Maybe you should follow your own advice

I'm a fantasy/sci-fi writer. Of course I've read Lovecraft. I believe i've even mentioned it on the forums in the past. But I do hate Hemingway

Sorry, I just assume you don't know what the I'm talking about by default.

That's because you're a prick, Verithrax.

We know each other so well.

-By Natalie Dee

Ialie, you are a strange and wonderful person.

Recycling has a Y, "nitpicker".



Kay then


I wouldv'e thought it would be okay, just so long as it's not, like, 5 keywords changed in each line. Mybe just the rythm of the poem, the structure, or a couple of words. For example

Swimmy, swimmy, dragon turtle,
Do you know where I can get myrtle
"In that shop on Nautilus"
Thanks, here, eat my Puss
Goodbye, goodbye little cat,
Maybe you will eat a sea-rat...

Go me!

I did it on Aechaea once. Wrote a song about a visit to Maldor using Poe's "The Raven" as my model.

I love that poem!

...tapping on my chamber door...