User blog:Taldin/The (Temporary) Home of the NaNo Plot Ninjas

Since we're experiencing some problems with invisible ninjas, here are the current Plot Ninjas and Dares for the eponymous challenge over in the NaNoWriMo Participants Guild:

Future Ninjas, Week 1: Sparkly! - Send me a note on Habitica describing a rare and expensive object that will inspire your fellow novelists. The winner will prompt the Ninja for Day 8.

Daily Challenges:  Can be completed any day during November in any order, or can be skipped altogether. The only exception to this is if you complete a Show Your Work (Day #5) or Future Ninja (Week 1), in which case a specific response is required.
 * 1) Kryptonite Tuesday:  The protagonist has a weakness.  Maybe it's coffee, maybe it's puppies, but whatever it is makes them utterly stop what they're doing to indulge their weakness.
 * 2) Smooth Criminal:  Add a mention of an (in)famous criminal to your novel.  You never know if they'll actually show up to plague the hero!
 * 3) Take All The Things!: Give a character a choice where they take more than their fair share.  Maybe it's Halloween candy, maybe it's water, but it's a moment of weakness for sure.
 * 4) Power Play: It's about time to show off a main character's 'super power'  -- or show something that powers your universe behind the scenes.  Bonus points: it stops working right then.
 * 5) Who Invited Them?  (Show Your Work): An unexpected and annoying past acquaintance crashes the current scene.    Describe why they're annoying to the protagonist in the guild, in at least 150 words.
 * 6) Pure Evil: Have a character reference something they consider "evil", whether seriously or humorously.  ("Tuna fish?   That's EVIL.")
 * 7) Deux Ex Machinery (Level Boss): Create a checklist for this task, including the following items:
 * 8) Large Hammer
 * 9) Heavy Lever
 * 10) Steam Pipe
 * 11) Damaged Wheel
 * 12) Rubber Belt
 * 13) Oil Leak
 * You can check this off as soon as you have added any TWO (Deux in French) into your novel.  Or save it until you have all six!