Topic Research: Weapons of the Gods

Scp Foundation Emblem (The Breeze)

SCP Project: So while thinking about the supernatural abilities that these weapons bestow, I thought making stories based on SCP pages would be a neat idea. The SCP Foundation is a kind of community writing project where writers make their own documents of fictional anomalous materials and submit them to the site. Due to the nature of the project, the quality can vary wildly across different SCPs, but there's a lot of interesting material to read through. Here's a link to it: http://www.scp-wiki.net/ . If I chose this writing project, I'd keep it in the general writing style of SCP projects and I'd include some experiment logs too, since those are always interesting.

Ancient Arms Race: I thought that I could bring these weapons into a modern day setting by having government forces compete to find them in clandestine operations. It would detail how the world's governments came to know the weapons existed and would follow some agents trying to unearth them. I could make it so these findings end up public later, heightening tensions between nations and causing a worldwide crisis. At this point I might write a news article-like story detailing the events occurring around the world.

As Seen on TV: A comedy idea where the weapons are marketed as products for everyday people. Would detail the characteristics of weapons while suggesting activities. Nothing gets silverware cleaner than a Varunastra! (Caution: Not a toy. Water pressure may exceed 80,000 PSI. Use as directed. Do not stand in front of product when in use. Must be 18 years or older to operate. Do not operate while intoxicated. We are not liable to any bodily injury or fatality inflicted upon the user or others near the user.) Would also detail demonstrations.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astra_(weapon)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Weapons_in_Hindu_mythology
http://www.scp-wiki.net/

Topic Brainstorm

Arjuna Statue (Wikpedia)

Jataka Tales: I feel that this is a likely candidate for my storybook. I've read a couple already (of course!) and I like that there's a lot of variation in the stories. With the large amount of stories I think I'll be able to find inspiration fast and get writing sooner. I really enjoyed the Fables from Mythology and Folklore and these seem really similar. I'd probably use the Jataka's blogspot site for my source mainly.

Weapons of the Gods: This one was really cool to me. I read a little bit about these weapons on Wikipedia (just now) and the idea that they're innately supernatural is neat. I think I could make a story that contains research logs of archaeologists who dig up these weapons and experience their mysterious powers. I think my favorite is Gandiva, because of the sheer power it has. My source for these would most likely be their Wikipedia entries.

Karma: I think Karma would be an interesting idea for my storybook. I could follow the lives of two people who start off as equals, but one is affected by good karma and the other by bad karma. If I went in this direction, I'd try to tie the events resulting from karma to the actions they've taken. I'm only a bit familiar with the concept of karma (just the amount most people know already). If I went in this direction I'd use the Wikipedia article and some associated concepts to get a better grasp on what it means in India.

Avatars of the Gods: Having the gods descend to Earth and making contact with mortals makes for great storytelling. I read just a little bit about Shiva challenging Arjuna to a hunting competition already. It looks like there's a lot of stories of gods manifesting on Earth, so I shouldn't run out of material. I could write a collection of short stories set in modern time that mirror the events that happened in the literature. If I used this, my sources would be varied, but I'd start with the Wikipedia article as an introduction.