This is what I think would be a good backstory to Minecraft. Enjoy:
Part one: Creation
In the beginning, it was just a bleak universe. cold, dark, lifeless. Everything was unknown, nonexistent. But then, something happened. A small Portal opened up, revealing a single, lonely, green block. after many long "Years" The block shattered. it revealed a small, bearded lifeform. This was Notch. he simply pointed and a wormhole opened up, which revealed thousands upon millions of blocks, all of them white and shining. but no, Notch wanted them different. He first made the Dirt, Grainy and moist.Then Stone, and trees. but after a long time, he grew bored of the forests. He took several white blocks, bashed them together, and a Human spawned. with the original blue shirt an purple pants. The Human first had a blank stare, and then grew a smile. Notch smiled back. They then proceeded to create their own elements. Notch made Flowers and Mushrooms by cutting the blocks he forged. the Human, his smile everlasting, created Glass from sand that Notch produced,and then he made planks by cutting the logs from the trees that Notch planted. However, after making many forests and deserts, Notch and the human knew there was something missing, for the trees were all the same size. then after 2 years of wondering, Notch and the human realized, plants need water. so Notch and the Human worked hard, creating water and giving it to the world, and eventually, some very long grass grew along with the trees. This became the wheat that we see today. Then, Notch and the Human went to explore the caves they made, and thought that they were blank and boring. so, Notch thought hard and created the First ores. First Coal, then Iron, Gold, and then, he created Diamond. The diamonds within the ore amazed then human, along with the other ores. He punched as he did with the trees to make planks, but after a long time, it just disappeared. the human then was simply playing around with planks on the surface, he broke off a small piece, perfectly straight, and then, the Human looked at it, and then pondered for a long time. Then he took his blocky hand, and grabbed hold of the stick. he then looked at some wood and stone, and then got an idea, tools. He got some planks together and crated a workbench so it may be easier to create the tools. He made a pickax to mine the various ores and stone of the Earth, the Ax to chop down trees without breaking his hand in the process, the shovel to dig through sand and gravel (Gravel came from failed experiments with the unknown white blocks.), then he created the Hoe to make the soil more suitable for the Wheat. He built himself a large fortress, with a farm and a large mine. After looking at his large collection of ores, he wondered, "Ok, I've gotten the ores out, not how to get out the mineral itself. Also, how do I get Diamonds? they jut disappear after a long time of using my stone pick..." he tried using the pickax to carefully get the ore out, but the ore would always break. so, after years of thinking, The Human spoke to Notch saying "I've pondered about how to get the minerals you've created out of their rocky homes?" Then Notch replied: "I'm not sure but it is quite cold out here. Like always. Also, I'm getting tired of this blinding light from the collection of those white blocks we have. we need a source of light that's strong enough to keep the Eternal Darkness from returning, but I don't want to be blinded all the time or have to keep making a new source because I'm tired of the new one!" After may days of thinking, the two created Four things together. The Sun, the Moon, a Gravitational force connecting the Sun and Moon, rotating them, and Fire. The Human thanked Notch, and quickly returned to his Castle to work with the fire. Putting it in his hand was painful, and putting ore on top of it just extinguished it. so, The human thought for a while, and created The Furnace which ignited within when given fuel (wood or coal) and has an ore within. then, after long days of work, he collected a massive amount of diamonds and made tools form those. Another day, Notch and the Human walked through the world for a while more, and then when the human wasn't looking, he tripped on a log and he fell face-first in the dirt, when he got up, he immediately spat the dirt out saying: "This tastes HORRIBLE! but I do wonder, is it possible to make a good tasting object?" Notch shrugged and then they continued walking. after a few days, Notch went over to the Humans Castle, only to hear him crying, he walked up and said: "What's the problem?" the Human replied: "Why must there be only two of us!? I've grown so lonely in this place!" then Notch helped him outside, and then he took some white blocks and put them in the shape of a pig, then a cow, and then a sheep, and then, Notch created another human. He proceeded to created an infinite number of these beings, and then the Humans all came to worship and respect Notch. hey all began to work with him. However, one human had lost his eye pupils in creation, but everyone still accepted him. Notch even said he was unique and a very special gift his world. He even got a name besides "Human." From that day forward, he was known as "Herobrine."
Part Two: The End of the Beginning
As Notch, the First human (Designated with a white robe and red cape.) and Herobrine continued to create and build. They all made complex objects and devices. However, one day, Herobrine had went deep within the stone and ore and had created Lava. he showed this to an unsuspecting human and said: "Go ahead, it's fine." The Human gladly dived in but came to the surface screaming. Eventually, only his skeleton remained. Herobrine, being Immortal like Notch realized that the regular humans could be killed. He smiled. He then emptied the pit of Lava and took the Human's skeleton to his house. he worked with it, placing a Dark Spell within the skeletons skull, and it awoke. it said, "I shall serve you, or you have brought our evil into this world. Now, it shall replace these filthy humans!" He then gave the Skeleton a Bow and arrows and said "Kill." the creature did as it was told, and wen into the world, firing it's bow at the Humans the all panicked and many were killed. Notch came to check on the scene. He saw the corpse and yelled, "HEROBRINE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" Herobrine responded, "I've started to replace your rule, dictator!" he left and took all the corpses with him, he opened a secret portal to what he called "The Nether." in which dark spirits were kept. they came to his Fortress and possessed the bodies, coming under his rule. The creatures (Which he dubbed: "Zombies.") had begun to attack the outer cities, and made the Humans begin to serve him. after conquering many cities, the First human had developed a new tool to combat the beasts, the Sword. He also created armor to keep the Humans protected. They went to War with Herobrine. taking cites and killing other creatures.Herobrine countered the weapons by Creating the Creeper from cursed grass and lava bits. He then made the Spider by cursing the mysterious white blocks used to create the world. The deaths of humans caused an era of darkness which gace the Monsters the advantage of Enemies with limited sight. however, notch had Parted the sky, revealing the sun again. As soon as the humans noticed the impending ambush, they began to attack, but only once blade pierced an undead's hide, for then the Zombies and Skeletons began to burn under the sunlight, some taking refuge in water or caves. as the humans scoured the world, they found Herobrine in his fortress, hiding. Notch pulled him out and banished him by sending him into the very portal which he got the Dark spirits from. He fell long, but he also managed to make the moon come again, which re-spawned his evil army and nearly brought the Humans extinct. Herobrine now lives somewhere in the Nether, Cursing pigs and Unknowing Spirits (Ghasts) to become his Minions. Notch had been horribly injured by some Undead, and got the First human next to him and said, "I am too badly injured, I must leave to my place of refuge. (I.E. the Aether) He grabbed the First human by the hand, and said "Humans, don't stop fighting, Herobrine shall not in this war i you follow that single rule." and then, he and the First human disappeared in a cloud of Smoke. The Huamns began to panic, wondering who would lead them. Then, one human raised his sword and said, "I am Jeb. I shall lead you, for Notch wanted me to be his predecessor.
Part 3: Rebuilding
As the Human rebels rebuilt, Jeb had spent a long time wondering if there was any way to communicate with Notch once again. He heard a voice that said "Don't worry Jeb, I am still here, but only with my soul. For still having faith in me, I shall grant you a very special gift." and as the voice disappeared, Jeb had noticed Redstone in his hand. Soon after, The Rebels had made new TNT traps and security systems to use against "The Mob." After a good while exploring, Jeb and his other two scouts had seen something in the distance. The came close and said to the Being, "Who are you?" the creature turned around, revealing a human face with no pupils, and it said: "Your Doom."
Part 4: The Great Battle:
The two scouts charged at Herobrine, only to be burned. Jeb dropped his sword and ran away, trying to warn the city. When he got there, everyone panicked, and ran, some being burned, other eaten by undead, other just died of shock. Herobrine then stared at Jeb, trying to burn him, but he failed, then two beings appeared, the First human, and Notch, both fully clothed with Diamond armor and Diamond swords. After a long battle, Notch had managed to Push Herobrine back into the Nether again, this time separating the Nether and the surface with A large Barrier of an object called "Adminium." Notch looked to the survivors, saying nothing, but he nodded in approval. He and the First human then disappeared. The two vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving nothing behind but a sword with the words which only Jeb could read, which said "Hope."
Part 5: ???
Well, there you have it. My backstory to Minecraft. If you want to, you may tell your own part of the story in a reply. Also, please post or message me about any lot holes or questions you may have. Thanks for reading! :smile.gif:
If anyone would like to use this as the plot for their SMP server, give me credit and please tell me the ip because I would LOVE to play on it! :biggrin.gif:
Also, what's fun about Minecraft is you can make up what happened. Or you can just not care at all.
I think you're just saying this as a cool plot, but this is in suggestions, so I assume you think this should be the official plot to the game.
The game's partially so charming because it HAS NO BACKSTORY.
If you're just saying that this is a cool little backstory that you thought up, and you don't think it should be the official plotline for the game, well, you put this in the wrong thread.
Also, what's fun about Minecraft is you can make up what happened. Or you can just not care at all.
I think you're just saying this as a cool plot, but this is in suggestions, so I assume you think this should be the official plot to the game.
The game's partially so charming because it HAS NO BACKSTORY.
If you're just saying that this is a cool little backstory that you thought up, and you don't think it should be the official plotline for the game, well, you put this in the wrong thread.
I actually WISH it was in the game dude. don't make me feel sad :'(
I actually WISH it was in the game dude. don't make me feel sad :'(
Sorry, I didn't mean to come off in a rude way. It's just... think about it. You can imagine that's the plot. Hell, I imagine that the player starts off on a beach because he got amnesia and floated there.
Wow. That was a truly amazing story. I don't mind you included Notch and Herobrine, but I think at the end, the world should be decimated, and none survived except for Steve. He has amnesia however, but memories from the First come to him. A great story nonetheless.
/notcaringaboutwrongsection
Wow. That was a truly amazing story. I don't mind you included Notch and Herobrine, but I think at the end, the world should be decimated, and none survived except for Steve. He has amnesia however, but memories from the First come to him. A great story nonetheless.
/notcaringaboutwrongsection
ya I shoulda named the First human Steve. btw thanks for the compliments :3 btw it's not in the wrong section. I really wished this was in the game.
Wow. That was a truly amazing story. I don't mind you included Notch and Herobrine, but I think at the end, the world should be decimated, and none survived except for Steve. He has amnesia however, but memories from the First come to him. A great story nonetheless.
/notcaringaboutwrongsection
btw no wonder u like the story your avatar is in it :tongue.gif: lol
I think the cool part about minecraft is that there IS no back story. Its all a mystery and the background is what you make of the real world
Maybe you are the first being in a civilization, or species.
Maybe an old civilization crumbled, and you were the only survivor.
Maybe you are just plain stranded on this island.
More fun with more possibilities
This. Also, I didn't read the OP. That's what you get for pointlessly straining peoples' eyes with stupidly tiny text.
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Hypothetical: You read a thread in the Suggestions forum. You suddenly realize you've seen the idea before. Maybe it's a duplicate? No. Maybe it's just you? No. Maybe it's been done already? Very likely: Click here if there's a mod for that.
I read it, and frankly I don't like it. A simple open-ended sandbox game like Minecraft doesn't need a backstory, as the game itself has no plot. What really is the point of adding a backstory if the game itself makes no attempt to pick up where the (opening narrative?) left off? The fun of Minecraft is that you are creating your own worlds (possibly with their own backstories), and if there's any sort of restriction to what you can do, it's less fun. Making an official backstory would imply there's something left for the player to do or avoid doing, which could restrict the freedom of a sandbox game. Sure you could ignore it, but I'm not sure anyone would enjoy the feeling that they're playing the game wrong by not doing it.
Also, this particular plot gets points off for breaking the fourth wall by acknowledging Notch, creator of the Minecraft video game, as the actual in-game creator of the universe, and also for using Herobrine, the overused and overrated creepypasta fan character.
If you want this to be YOUR minecraft world's backstory, fine by me, but I wouldn't picture this becoming official.
1. Don't use all caps.
2. It's not that important, but this story intercepts with real life, which many consider to be a bad practice in novels and movies.
3. Where would you put a plot? A bunch of boring useless text that appears to many first-timers, discouraging them with too much text?
If u don't like it that's fine but u make me feel bad DX I worked really hard on this and hearing that everyone hates it just makes it feel like more of a 3 1/2 hours it took to make this I'll never get back. I would like it to be in the game, but if people find it entertaining, then that's cool. but now I'm sorry that I wasted this Forum's time.
I like the story, but not enough to want it in the game. Also, you mention the aether, which is only a mod. That may be a problem if in the off chance this does get added.
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You can't make metre cubed pieces of rock get jiggy with each other, that's just WRONG.
Part one: Creation
In the beginning, it was just a bleak universe. cold, dark, lifeless. Everything was unknown, nonexistent. But then, something happened. A small Portal opened up, revealing a single, lonely, green block. after many long "Years" The block shattered. it revealed a small, bearded lifeform. This was Notch. he simply pointed and a wormhole opened up, which revealed thousands upon millions of blocks, all of them white and shining. but no, Notch wanted them different. He first made the Dirt, Grainy and moist.Then Stone, and trees. but after a long time, he grew bored of the forests. He took several white blocks, bashed them together, and a Human spawned. with the original blue shirt an purple pants. The Human first had a blank stare, and then grew a smile. Notch smiled back. They then proceeded to create their own elements. Notch made Flowers and Mushrooms by cutting the blocks he forged. the Human, his smile everlasting, created Glass from sand that Notch produced,and then he made planks by cutting the logs from the trees that Notch planted. However, after making many forests and deserts, Notch and the human knew there was something missing, for the trees were all the same size. then after 2 years of wondering, Notch and the human realized, plants need water. so Notch and the Human worked hard, creating water and giving it to the world, and eventually, some very long grass grew along with the trees. This became the wheat that we see today. Then, Notch and the Human went to explore the caves they made, and thought that they were blank and boring. so, Notch thought hard and created the First ores. First Coal, then Iron, Gold, and then, he created Diamond. The diamonds within the ore amazed then human, along with the other ores. He punched as he did with the trees to make planks, but after a long time, it just disappeared. the human then was simply playing around with planks on the surface, he broke off a small piece, perfectly straight, and then, the Human looked at it, and then pondered for a long time. Then he took his blocky hand, and grabbed hold of the stick. he then looked at some wood and stone, and then got an idea, tools. He got some planks together and crated a workbench so it may be easier to create the tools. He made a pickax to mine the various ores and stone of the Earth, the Ax to chop down trees without breaking his hand in the process, the shovel to dig through sand and gravel (Gravel came from failed experiments with the unknown white blocks.), then he created the Hoe to make the soil more suitable for the Wheat. He built himself a large fortress, with a farm and a large mine. After looking at his large collection of ores, he wondered, "Ok, I've gotten the ores out, not how to get out the mineral itself. Also, how do I get Diamonds? they jut disappear after a long time of using my stone pick..." he tried using the pickax to carefully get the ore out, but the ore would always break. so, after years of thinking, The Human spoke to Notch saying "I've pondered about how to get the minerals you've created out of their rocky homes?" Then Notch replied: "I'm not sure but it is quite cold out here. Like always. Also, I'm getting tired of this blinding light from the collection of those white blocks we have. we need a source of light that's strong enough to keep the Eternal Darkness from returning, but I don't want to be blinded all the time or have to keep making a new source because I'm tired of the new one!" After may days of thinking, the two created Four things together. The Sun, the Moon, a Gravitational force connecting the Sun and Moon, rotating them, and Fire. The Human thanked Notch, and quickly returned to his Castle to work with the fire. Putting it in his hand was painful, and putting ore on top of it just extinguished it. so, The human thought for a while, and created The Furnace which ignited within when given fuel (wood or coal) and has an ore within. then, after long days of work, he collected a massive amount of diamonds and made tools form those. Another day, Notch and the Human walked through the world for a while more, and then when the human wasn't looking, he tripped on a log and he fell face-first in the dirt, when he got up, he immediately spat the dirt out saying: "This tastes HORRIBLE! but I do wonder, is it possible to make a good tasting object?" Notch shrugged and then they continued walking. after a few days, Notch went over to the Humans Castle, only to hear him crying, he walked up and said: "What's the problem?" the Human replied: "Why must there be only two of us!? I've grown so lonely in this place!" then Notch helped him outside, and then he took some white blocks and put them in the shape of a pig, then a cow, and then a sheep, and then, Notch created another human. He proceeded to created an infinite number of these beings, and then the Humans all came to worship and respect Notch. hey all began to work with him. However, one human had lost his eye pupils in creation, but everyone still accepted him. Notch even said he was unique and a very special gift his world. He even got a name besides "Human." From that day forward, he was known as "Herobrine."
Part Two: The End of the Beginning
As Notch, the First human (Designated with a white robe and red cape.) and Herobrine continued to create and build. They all made complex objects and devices. However, one day, Herobrine had went deep within the stone and ore and had created Lava. he showed this to an unsuspecting human and said: "Go ahead, it's fine." The Human gladly dived in but came to the surface screaming. Eventually, only his skeleton remained. Herobrine, being Immortal like Notch realized that the regular humans could be killed. He smiled. He then emptied the pit of Lava and took the Human's skeleton to his house. he worked with it, placing a Dark Spell within the skeletons skull, and it awoke. it said, "I shall serve you, or you have brought our evil into this world. Now, it shall replace these filthy humans!" He then gave the Skeleton a Bow and arrows and said "Kill." the creature did as it was told, and wen into the world, firing it's bow at the Humans the all panicked and many were killed. Notch came to check on the scene. He saw the corpse and yelled, "HEROBRINE! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?" Herobrine responded, "I've started to replace your rule, dictator!" he left and took all the corpses with him, he opened a secret portal to what he called "The Nether." in which dark spirits were kept. they came to his Fortress and possessed the bodies, coming under his rule. The creatures (Which he dubbed: "Zombies.") had begun to attack the outer cities, and made the Humans begin to serve him. after conquering many cities, the First human had developed a new tool to combat the beasts, the Sword. He also created armor to keep the Humans protected. They went to War with Herobrine. taking cites and killing other creatures.Herobrine countered the weapons by Creating the Creeper from cursed grass and lava bits. He then made the Spider by cursing the mysterious white blocks used to create the world. The deaths of humans caused an era of darkness which gace the Monsters the advantage of Enemies with limited sight. however, notch had Parted the sky, revealing the sun again. As soon as the humans noticed the impending ambush, they began to attack, but only once blade pierced an undead's hide, for then the Zombies and Skeletons began to burn under the sunlight, some taking refuge in water or caves. as the humans scoured the world, they found Herobrine in his fortress, hiding. Notch pulled him out and banished him by sending him into the very portal which he got the Dark spirits from. He fell long, but he also managed to make the moon come again, which re-spawned his evil army and nearly brought the Humans extinct. Herobrine now lives somewhere in the Nether, Cursing pigs and Unknowing Spirits (Ghasts) to become his Minions. Notch had been horribly injured by some Undead, and got the First human next to him and said, "I am too badly injured, I must leave to my place of refuge. (I.E. the Aether) He grabbed the First human by the hand, and said "Humans, don't stop fighting, Herobrine shall not in this war i you follow that single rule." and then, he and the First human disappeared in a cloud of Smoke. The Huamns began to panic, wondering who would lead them. Then, one human raised his sword and said, "I am Jeb. I shall lead you, for Notch wanted me to be his predecessor.
Part 3: Rebuilding
As the Human rebels rebuilt, Jeb had spent a long time wondering if there was any way to communicate with Notch once again. He heard a voice that said "Don't worry Jeb, I am still here, but only with my soul. For still having faith in me, I shall grant you a very special gift." and as the voice disappeared, Jeb had noticed Redstone in his hand. Soon after, The Rebels had made new TNT traps and security systems to use against "The Mob." After a good while exploring, Jeb and his other two scouts had seen something in the distance. The came close and said to the Being, "Who are you?" the creature turned around, revealing a human face with no pupils, and it said: "Your Doom."
Part 4: The Great Battle:
The two scouts charged at Herobrine, only to be burned. Jeb dropped his sword and ran away, trying to warn the city. When he got there, everyone panicked, and ran, some being burned, other eaten by undead, other just died of shock. Herobrine then stared at Jeb, trying to burn him, but he failed, then two beings appeared, the First human, and Notch, both fully clothed with Diamond armor and Diamond swords. After a long battle, Notch had managed to Push Herobrine back into the Nether again, this time separating the Nether and the surface with A large Barrier of an object called "Adminium." Notch looked to the survivors, saying nothing, but he nodded in approval. He and the First human then disappeared. The two vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving nothing behind but a sword with the words which only Jeb could read, which said "Hope."
Part 5: ???
Well, there you have it. My backstory to Minecraft. If you want to, you may tell your own part of the story in a reply. Also, please post or message me about any lot holes or questions you may have. Thanks for reading! :smile.gif:
If anyone would like to use this as the plot for their SMP server, give me credit and please tell me the ip because I would LOVE to play on it! :biggrin.gif:
WITNESS ME!!!
Also, what's fun about Minecraft is you can make up what happened. Or you can just not care at all.
I think you're just saying this as a cool plot, but this is in suggestions, so I assume you think this should be the official plot to the game.
The game's partially so charming because it HAS NO BACKSTORY.
If you're just saying that this is a cool little backstory that you thought up, and you don't think it should be the official plotline for the game, well, you put this in the wrong thread.
WITNESS ME!!!
Also, this one gets points off for including Notch as an actual part of the gameworld and for Herobrine.
Maybe you are the first being in a civilization, or species.
Maybe an old civilization crumbled, and you were the only survivor.
Maybe you are just plain stranded on this island.
More fun with more possibilities
WITNESS ME!!!
Sorry, I didn't mean to come off in a rude way. It's just... think about it. You can imagine that's the plot. Hell, I imagine that the player starts off on a beach because he got amnesia and floated there.
Because this should be in a different thread. And if it's in the right thread, this should still not be in this thread.
Also Herobrine is Notch's dead brother. Good job.
dude, I heard that Herobrine is just a urban legend anyway. on the Minecraft wiki it says it is COMMUNITY MADE.
WITNESS ME!!!
Herobrine was from a creepypasta that someone wrote. Completely fictitious.
thank you for clearing that up.
WITNESS ME!!!
/notcaringaboutwrongsection
ya I shoulda named the First human Steve. btw thanks for the compliments :3 btw it's not in the wrong section. I really wished this was in the game.
WITNESS ME!!!
btw no wonder u like the story your avatar is in it :tongue.gif: lol
WITNESS ME!!!
This. Also, I didn't read the OP. That's what you get for pointlessly straining peoples' eyes with stupidly tiny text.
ok fine I'll edit it :sad.gif:
WITNESS ME!!!
Also, this particular plot gets points off for breaking the fourth wall by acknowledging Notch, creator of the Minecraft video game, as the actual in-game creator of the universe, and also for using Herobrine, the overused and overrated creepypasta fan character.
If you want this to be YOUR minecraft world's backstory, fine by me, but I wouldn't picture this becoming official.
2. It's not that important, but this story intercepts with real life, which many consider to be a bad practice in novels and movies.
3. Where would you put a plot? A bunch of boring useless text that appears to many first-timers, discouraging them with too much text?
WITNESS ME!!!