Story Plot Idea?

Wellll, I love all the plot ideas that everyone else has shared and can totally see them becoming books on here. I noticed that several of the ideas had some similar aspects-- a medieval time period, a sci-fi element, a possible apocalypse, etc. That’s a lot to be mashed into one story, but could turn out really cool, if everyone is able to put boundaries on how detailed the plot gets. On top of that, most of the people that wanted that sort of plot added that there would be a lot of characters involved. That can get tricky. There were some stand-out ideas, as well. Caleb's serial killer idea (which would be a LOT simpler to write, guys, since the amount of characters is lessened and the plot is simple and clear), someone mentioned eggs and bacon (which, I'm really lovin'), and there are a couple others that I'm forgetting. Anyways, yeah, it's fun to compromise plots, but the more detail, the more difficult it gets to write the story as a group.

If we're doing a complex plot and a large number of characters, I think it's easier to pick one or the other. Complex plot with a small amount of characters, or just one main character. That could possibly be aligned with Caleb's idea. Or larger number of characters and brief plot. For example, a murder mystery in which every character genuinely believes themselves to be the murderer and must cover it up--that sort of story chooses complex characters over plot.