SUPER ADVENTURE MEGA QUEST
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STORY OVERVIEW
SUPER ADVENTURE MEGA QUEST is a collaborative illustrated story set in a quiet rural landscape at sunrise.
Two characters — Kale and the unnamed narrator — begin their day walking a dirt road near oak trees, split rail fences, distant hill towns, and open fields.
What begins as ordinary slowly suggests something deeper.
A flat stone. A coin. A signpost.
A feeling that something is beginning.
Tone
• Grounded but magical
• Quietly mysterious
• Playful but cohesive
• Earthbound / retro adventure inspired
• Open-ended
This is not blind chaos.
This is collaborative myth-building.
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CREATIVE PHILOSOPHY
When contributors read the full story before adding a page, the manuscript becomes:
• Layered symbolism
• Long-term callbacks
• Intentional foreshadowing
• Recurring motifs that evolve
• Emotional responses instead of randomness
This is less “exquisite corpse” and more living folklore.
You are helping build:
A community-authored illuminated manuscript.
A digital myth archive.
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STRUCTURAL RULES
Each contributor creates:
• One full illustrated page
• ≤ 100 words (strict limit)
• A forward-moving continuation
• One meaningful addition to the world
Because you see what came before, you may:
• Deepen a mystery
• Pay off earlier threads
• Introduce one new major element
• Shift tone intentionally (but cohesively)
You may NOT:
✖ Destroy the world
✖ Collapse reality
✖ Rewrite previous pages
✖ Introduce hard genre shifts without grounding
≤ 100 words = precision.
These are not restrictions.
They are stabilizers.
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WHAT TO SUBMIT
Story Text
• Maximum 100 words
• Open-ended
• Builds forward naturally
Artwork
• Pixel art, ASCII art, or digital artwork
• 160–180px wide
• 180–220px tall
• 3:4 vertical ratio recommended
• Monospace-friendly if ASCII
• Must visually support the text
File Format
Text → .txt or .docx
Image → .png / .gif / .jpg
Include:
• Artist name or alias
• Optional motif tags (max 3)
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BEFORE YOU SUBMIT
• Read the full story
• Identify recurring symbols or unresolved threads
• Decide what you will deepen — not replace
You are not replacing the story.
You are extending it.
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SUBMISSION PHILOSOPHY
This is not a contest.
It is a lineage.
You are contributing a single illuminated page to an evolving manuscript.
You are not writing the ending.
You are extending the memory.
All submissions are reviewed and curated for tone and coherence.