Info & Guidelines

[thisbluespirit]

Welcome to 100ships, a multifandom challenge comm where the aim is to create 100 different fanworks featuring 100 different relationships.



All types & categories of ships are welcome. There are no claims and no time limit on the challenge. Just copy the table to somewhere convenient and get started.

This is shamelessly based on 100fandoms and 51pluscrossoverfandoms (writing challenges), but all fanworks are welcome.

You don't need a Dreamwidth account. There is an AO3 collection for posting, and anon commenting is on here for any questions & announcing completion. If you want an account in order to post, it's free to sign-up.

Anyone who completes the challenge will receive a banner.


Rules
1. Copy/post the table to somewhere convenient to you, create fanworks for each prompt and have fun multi-shipping. There are no minimums and maximums. As long as your work is complete and comprehensible and visible/audible, it counts. You can write in any language (although the info in the linking post here should be in English).

2. Be kind. No hatespeech, harassment, trolling or ship/character bashing. (If writing RPF, please be sensitive - i.e. avoid non-famous/underage living people or serial killers/war criminals etc. current/within living memory etc.)

3. Post your work wherever you usually do and link back here to the work. Please use header info (e.g. Creator, Pairing, Fandom, Title, ratings, Summary, Notes/Warnings & prompt used). There's a template below, but you can use the AO3 share feature instead or any similar formatting that you prefer.

You can add existing fandom and prompt tags to your entry when posting. Mods will create new tags for you as needed.

Posting Template
Coding template to c+p for anyone who would like one:

Creator:
Title:
Rating:
Type: (Art/Fic/Graphics/Vid/Mix/Podfic etc.)
Size/length/word count etc.:
Prompt:
Fandom/Ship:
Notes/Warnings: (eg. spoilers, triggers, warnings etc. or CNTW)
Summary

link to fic.

<b>Creator:</b> <b>Title:</b> <b>Rating:</b> <b>Type:</b> (Art/Fic/Graphics/Vid/Mix/Podfic etc.) <b>Size/length/word count etc.:</b> <b>Prompt:</b> <b>Fandom/Ship:</b> <b>Notes/Warnings:</b> (eg. spoilers, triggers, warnings etc. or CNTW) <b>Summary</b> Link: <a href=”[link to fic here]”>[Your text here]</a>



If you'd like to promote the challenge - thank you! C+P coding for the banner (see above):

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Rebloggable tumblr post here.

Courtesy of exceptionallyunfortunate: c+p text for the banner with hover text:

<center><a href="https://100ships.dreamwidth.org/"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qD5oYlp.png" alt="Text "100 Ships Prompt Challenge" against a backdrop of sailboats at sea"></a></center>



Guidelines

♥ All types, ratings, categories of ships are welcome, romantic, platonic, queerplatonic, slash, femslash, het, poly, gen, familial, friendship, canonical, non-canonical, crossover, crack, rare pairs, randomised pairings, juggernauts, RPF, etc. etc.. It's up to you!


♥ Each fill must be created for the challenge and focus on a different ship using a different combination of canon characters each time. You can't create for the same character combination twice, even if one is platonic and the other romantic, or the second is an AU.


♥ You can ship canon characters with OCs if you choose, although only once per character (i.e. you can write A/OC, but not also A/Another OC or A/OC/OC, but you can use B/OC, C/OC.) Minor characters, mentioned/implied characters or widely accepted in the fandom fanon/canon OCs count as regular canonical characters.


♥ Same-actor character combinations are fine and count as different pairings, as do canonical alternate versions of characters. (A/B and A/B's Evil Clone count as separate ships, as does A/B, A/B's Evil Clone/B.) Versions of characters across adaptations would count as separate.


♥ Approach the table however you want - write any mix of pairings you like! You could combine it with 100fandoms and write your 100 OTPs from 100 different fandoms, or 100 pairings from one fandom, 100 crossover pairings, 100 randomly generated pairings or requests, 100 different pairings involving your favourite character, or your OTP + 99 different additional poly options, or any sort of variation you please. It's up to you.


♥ Prompts can be interpreted as widely as you choose, and you can combine them with any other prompts, challenges, fests, bingos you like (as long as the other fest also allows it).


100 Ships Prompt Table

#01 – Adamant	#02 – Snow	#03 – Lion	#04 – Spark	#05 – Amber
#06 – Lust	#07 – Bronze	#08 – Mint	#09 – Arctic	#10 – Black
#11 – Moonlight	#12 – Sunlight	#13 – Blue	#14 – Navy	#15 – Tea
#16 – Neon	#17 – Twilight	#18 – Blush	#19 – Wine	#20 – Nude
#21 – Rhythm	#22 – Brown	#23 – Linen	#24 – Ember	#25 – Thistle
#26 – Cherry	#27 – Orange	#28 – Vanilla	#29 – Bone	#30 – Harlequin
#31 – Cadet	#32 – Chocolate	#33 – Peach	#34 – Lead	#35 – Cream
#36 – Sand	#37 – White	#38 – Crimson	#39 – Pink	#40 – Ocean
#41 – Dove	#42 – Platinum	#43 – Yellow	#44 – Earth	#45 – Midnight
#46 – Pearl	#47 – Frostbite	#48 – Pumpkin	#49 – Electric	#50 – Purple
#51 – Coral	#52 – Salt	#53 – Crow	#54 – Rainbow	#55 – Cloud
#56 – Flame	#57 – Red	#58 – Ash	#59 – Rose	#60 – Slate
#61 – Green	#62 – Ruby	#63 – Olive	#64 – Lipstick	#65 – Spice
#66 – Grey	#67 – Denim	#68 – Rust	#69 – Flirt	#70 – Sunset
#71 – Sable	#72 – Desert	#73 – Jade	#74 – Sage	#75 – Buff
#76 – Jet	#77 – Plum	#78 – Leather	#79 – Liberty	#80 – Metal
#81 – Sepia	#82 – Lavender	#83 – Scarlet	#84 – Crystal	#85 – Chestnut
#86 – Shadow	#87 – Lemon	#88 – Mystic	#89 – Silver	#90 – Coffee
#91 – Seafoam	#92 – Lime	#93 – Punch	#94 – Pickle	#95 – Champagne
#96 – Copper	#97 – Bittersweet	#98 – Honey	#99 – Candy	#100 – Gold

Table code for claims:
<table border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="2"> <tr> <td>#01 – Adamant</td> <td>#02 – Snow</td> <td>#03 – Lion</td> <td>#04 – Spark</td> <td>#05 – Amber</td> </tr><tr> <td>#06 – Lust</td> <td>#07 – Bronze</td> <td>#08 – Mint</td> <td>#09 – Arctic</td> <td>#10 – Black</td> </tr><tr> <td>#11 – Moonlight</td> <td>#12 – Sunlight</td> <td>#13 – Blue</td> <td>#14 – Navy</td> <td>#15 – Tea</td> </tr><tr> <td>#16 – Neon</td> <td>#17 – Twilight</td> <td>#18 – Blush</td> <td>#19 – Wine</td> <td>#20 – Nude</td> </tr><tr> <td>#21 – Rhythm</td> <td>#22 – Brown</td> <td>#23 – Linen</td> <td>#24 – Ember</td> <td>#25 – Thistle</td> </tr><tr> <td>#26 – Cherry</td> <td>#27 – Orange</td> <td>#28 – Vanilla</td> <td>#29 – Bone</td> <td>#30 – Harlequin</td> </tr><tr> <td>#31 – Cadet</td> <td>#32 – Chocolate</td> <td>#33 – Peach</td> <td>#34 – Lead</td> <td>#35 – Cream</td> </tr><tr> <td>#36 – Sand</td> <td>#37 – White</td> <td>#38 – Crimson</td> <td>#39 – Pink</td> <td>#40 – Ocean</td> </tr><tr> <td>#41 – Dove</td> <td>#42 – Platinum</td> <td>#43 – Yellow</td> <td>#44 – Earth</td> <td>#45 – Midnight</td> </tr><tr> <td>#46 – Pearl</td> <td>#47 – Frostbite</td> <td>#48 – Pumpkin</td> <td>#49 – Electric</td> <td>#50 – Purple</td> </tr><tr> <td>#51 – Coral</td> <td>#52 – Salt</td> <td>#53 – Crow</td> <td>#54 – Rainbow</td> <td>#55 – Cloud</td> </tr><tr> <td>#56 – Flame</td> <td>#57 – Red</td> <td>#58 – Ash</td> <td>#59 – Rose</td> <td>#60 – Slate</td> </tr><tr> <td>#61 – Green</td> <td>#62 – Ruby</td> <td>#63 – Olive</td> <td>#64 – Lipstick</td> <td>#65 – Spice</td> </tr><tr> <td>#66 – Grey</td> <td>#67 – Denim</td> <td>#68 – Rust</td> <td>#69 – Flirt</td> <td>#70 – Sunset</td> </tr><tr> <td>#71 – Sable</td> <td>#72 – Desert</td> <td>#73 – Jade</td> <td>#74 – Sage</td> <td>#75 – Buff</td> </tr><tr> <td>#76 – Jet</td> <td>#77 – Plum</td> <td>#78 – Leather</td> <td>#79 – Liberty</td> <td>#80 – Metal</td> </tr><tr> <td>#81 – Sepia</td> <td>#82 – Lavender</td> <td>#83 – Scarlet</td> <td>#84 – Crystal</td> <td>#85 – Chestnut</td> </tr><tr> <td>#86 – Shadow</td> <td>#87 – Lemon</td> <td>#88 – Mystic</td> <td>#89 – Silver</td> <td>#90 – Coffee</td> </tr><tr> <td>#91 – Seafoam</td> <td>#92 – Lime</td> <td>#93 – Punch</td> <td>#94 – Pickle</td> <td>#95 – Champagne</td> </tr><tr> <td>#96 – Copper</td> <td>#97 – Bittersweet</td> <td>#98 – Honey</td> <td>#99 – Candy</td> <td>#100 – Gold</td> </tr><tr> </table>


♥ Part of the fun of challenges like these is working through the same prompts together, but if a prompt or prompts is distressing to you or you would prefer some creator's choice options, you can just replace it/them. (Up to 10 max.)

The prompts are taken from colour names, so select a new one from a colour list like this. Swap the prompt(s) out on your table before you start writing, and stick to the swapped version you've chosen. (Don't forget to check you haven't picked a duplicate prompt!)

When posting fills written for swapped prompts use the tag: "prompt: creator's choice".

If you have any other queries, please ask here or contact the mod via PM. Anon commenting is on.

Comments

[jedi_of_urth]

What about different versions of the same character? (A sampling of examples I've thought of)

-The Doctor from Doctor Who; do Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose count as different ships or can they only appear once as Doctor/Rose?
-Character A/Character B, but we've seen versions of them in parallel universes? And maybe mix-and-match Character A/version of character B from ep-X?
-One of the characters gets-replaced by a not quite exact cope of themselves? Are A/original-B and A/new-B the same or different relationships?
-Different fictional versions of real people? Say you want to write John/Abigail Adams from 1776 and the John Adams mini-series?
-Different versions of characters across adaptations? Either classics characters that have been greatly reinterpreted (are Elizabeth/Darcy from the novel the same ship as in The Lizzie Bennett Diaries?) or say comic book characters that have been adapted a few different times in movies/shows/cartoons (can you write Lois Lane/Clark Kent from the Arrowverse, Smallville, Lois & Clark, the animated series, and the Snyderverse as separate ships or are they the same?)
-What about in-canon major resets? pre/post Crisis? New 52?

(the last is definitely the least relevant to me, but it is worth saying with the rest of these)

[thisbluespirit]

Same-actor character combinations are fine and count as different pairings, as do canonical alternate versions of characters. (A/B and A/B's Evil Clone count as separate ships, as does A/B, A/B's Evil Clone/B.)

So, yes, if the different versions of the characters are canonical - the Doctor's incarnations, parallel universe versions, clones - then they are canonically separate characters.

If they're not canonical, they can't count as a separate character.

The same character appearing in different parts of the same universe as the same character (all Arrowverse shows, or DW/SJA/Torchwood) is just one character and can't count separately.

What about in-canon major resets? pre/post Crisis? New 52?

That sort of thing I can't really answer, because it varies hugely across different fandoms - so, if the fandom generally treats such things as entirely different canonical characters, then that's fine. If they usually treat them as the same character, then they won't count twice.

Adaptations count as separate fandoms (although participants, of course, can avoid them personally if they feel they're too similar to count in their case(s)).

ETA: Sorry about all the editing - I hadn't thought about the adaptations thing and went back and forth a bit!