[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - Contest of Champions

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[Lugubrious]

"Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character."

Welcome back, students of Beacon! Before we begin, a quick word: if you're not enrolled -that is to say, not a member of our little community, you're perfectly welcome to take a look here but it would be rather superfluous of you to participate. Participate in what, you might ask? We have before us a series of contests and challenges, each meant to test our creativity, earn some credits to be used for character progression in the main thread, and just have some fun. There's not much more to explain then that, other than some official rules. 1. The winner of a contest or challenge receives two credits, and a single runner-up receives one. If the judge is so conflicted over two entries that the only conceivable option is a tie/draw, both entrants get one credit and no runner-up position is awarded. 2. There are no express inhibitions on a single person winning multiple times except for that person's choice to participate, though a judge may very well take repeat performance into consideration when judging. 3. The person who creates a contest acts as the judge and cannot compete in it. 4. Yes, other people aside from me can create contests. If you have an idea, PM me or post it in the original thread. 5. This thread is to be used for challenge announcement and results announcements only. No discussion, no feedback, no suggestions. Put that stuff on the original thread's OOC. As for submissions, put them into this thread's IC. 6. If you're not a member of Heroes of Beacon and still, for some reason, want to participate, you may do so, but only members can win anything. 7. It is encouraged but not necessary for a judge to explain the rationality behind their decisions. Even then, only a severe completionist need justify every decision, instead of the winner alone. Some links you will undoubtedly find useful: The original thread's OOC The RWBY wiki Have a character sheet, since some of the contests will deal with characters. Just remove the *'s in the brackets to make them functional. [b*]Name:[/b*] (Preferably a color or something strongly evocative of a color) [b*]Age: [/b*] [b*]Sex: [/b*] [b*]Race:[/b*] (ex. Faunus) [b*]Profession:[/b*] (Remove this box if your character is not an adult out of school. Please do be specific, like 'Electrical engineer' or 'chemistry professor') [b*]Weapon:[/b*] (if I see any more swords-and-shields, double daggers, or double handguns that transform into small melee weapons...I might sigh) [b*]Specialty:[/b*] (Fighting style, or the sort of role you fit into in combat. Using the archetypes Warrior, Mage, Gunslinger, Tank, Assassin, and/or Scout can help, but there must be more explanation than that) [b*]Semblance:[/b*] (Unique to everyone, must derive from their personality) [b*]Personality:[/b*] (Ah, characterization. It has the potential to be as infinitely complex as the human mind itself, but short and sweet will do too. Your character's motivation should ideally go here. And it can't hurt to have some quirks!) [b*]Color:[/b*] (Searching 'shades of <insert color here>' on wikipedia is helpful) [b*]Emblem:[/b*] (Pictures or words are acceptable) [b*]Appearance:[/b*] (Pictures or words are acceptable, but if using an image, please don't just give me a face) [b*]Bio:[/b*] (Three paragraph maximum, for the sake of concision. And no, paragraphs aren't four hundred words long)

Let's get down to business

[Lugubrious]

Contest #1 - Overcome

Judge: Lugubrious Type: Character creation Deadline: February 27th Your task is to create a character using the provided sheet that satisfies the following information. Categories that do not appear on the character sheet are open to interpretation. Categories that do appear on the character sheet must be followed, but can and should be further expounded upon if able. Motif: Crippled Age: 21 Specialty: Tricky; unfair Personality: Calm exterior Additional info: Character is a member of a senior team at Beacon, and is as such a proficient warrior just about ready to become a fully-fledged huntsman. This character may or may not be the team's leader.

[PhoenixEye9]

I guess I'll join. I need to know though characters here first or tab?

[Lugubrious]

I assume you didn't read the rules. Please do so and then post any questions on the original thread's OOC.

[Lugubrious]

Rika Thorn A very well-done concept. Loss of the ability to use one's legs (or, as in many cases, loss of said legs) is a common disability, which meant you had to come up with a creative solution. Aside from a very charming name, Rika's weapon perfectly fits the image of a rabbit warrior, delivering bone-crushing kicks and breakneck speed. Her semblance really emphasizes the idea of 'unfair', but you managed to balance it. If a foe should try to engage her on her territory, they're royally screwed, but if she hasn't taken the time to set up Brambles she's fairly normal. Her emblem and color are both fitting, and her bio works well. My only gripe with Rika is that her personality is three sentences long, 'quite a good liar' somewhat throws doubt on her otherwise pleasant persona, and there isn't really any detail about a calm exterior or an interior it might contrast. Lastly, you picked a good, striking image. Kuro Nishi A nice bio compliments an intriguing character. The way you over came Kuro's blindness, what with the vibrations and all, plus his association with earth, reminded me of Avatar's Toph, which is not at all a bad thing. A drill is certainly a unique weapon, and with a name that's a reference to Gurren Lagann, it manages to be pretty epic. Unfortunately, his fighting style seems rather one-track and gimmicky, which does not, I think, suit a many-faceted hunter and a member of Beacon's premier team. His semblance doesn't really work together the concept of unfairness for me. Sure, parasitism of any kind is tricky and underhanded, but the way you said he works it means that it doesn't harm or drain his opponents at all—just uses their leftovers. The last sentence of the 'personality' section somewhat confused me, though the section as a whole certainly illustrated the concept of calmness. Biely Wakahisa There's unfair, and then there's overpowered. A blade that can cut pretty much anything, armor that can both withstand a a lot of punishment and melt anyone who touches it, shapeshifting, flight, and ranged attacks. His backstory is extremely tragic, and while that in itself is not a problem, I understand that he was permanently injured and the rest of his team slaughtered at a combat school. I can't tell if this was meant to be Beacon, another similar academy, or a preliminary school like Signal, but if it were Beacon he wouldn't be in the school any longer. That brings up some big questions: how was his team exposed to a threat in their sophomore year that led to a 75% casualty rate, and Beacon hasn't been shut down? I'm honestly sorry to be so hard on you. Your concept was good, particularly the personality section (I can see how an introverted personality links with a semblance that creates armor), but the execution leaves too much to be desired. Cassandra Marine Not everyday do you see a character with a scarf for a weapon and the ability to breath magic. Her appearance is described well; I could easily picture her in the world of RWBY. Her personality is alright, but could probably use a little more breadth. The backstory is the most extensive yet, but you did not at all make it a chore to read, which I appreciate. Aside from questions of just how practical a weighted scarf would actually be, her semblance -while seriously awesome- does not really relate to the concept of having a troublesome advantage over her opponent. The ability to negate someone's semblance or paralyze them is unfair; breathing dust is just powerful. Though you didn't use the words I provided for the personality section, I figure that a person who treats most people in a detached, unemotional sort of way pretty well fits that category. Jessica Wilson With a personality that neither entertains the concept of a calm exterior or relates to her semblance, a single-paragraph bio, and names for herself and her bow that are -to frank- uninspiring, Jessica strikes me as either rushed or underdeveloped. Sorry, but you won't be taking this round. The winner of contest #1, Overcome, is TentacleLord. The runner-up is McFazzer.

Contest #2 - Driven

Judge: Lugubrious Type: Character creation Deadline: March 2nd, afternoon Your task is to create a character using the provided sheet that satisfies the following information. Categories that do not appear on the character sheet are open to interpretation. Categories that do appear on the character sheet must be followed, but can and should be further expounded upon if able. Motif: Paper Age: 21 Specialty: Controlling and debilitating others. Personality: Obsessed; conflicted Appearance: Has some variety of headwear/gear, fancy Additional info: Character is a member of a senior team at Beacon, and is as such a proficient warrior just about ready to become a fully-fledged huntsman. This character is the 'Lancer' of the team, psychologically speaking.

[Lugubrious]

The winner of the second contest is Prince of Seraphs, with Avendell Hallins, who wins PoS two credits. Naturally, the runner-up is TentacleLord's Slate Jian, who receives a single credit for his efforts. Both were excellent concepts, with the obsessions clearly being the destruction of the White Fang and becoming a hero, respectively. Next time, however, make sure that all aspects of the prompt are followed through. Avendell, for instance, lacked any sort of headwear/gear, and I needed to look at Slate's bio to see where controlling/debilitating others comes on.

Challenge #3 - Takedown

Judge: Lugubrious Type: Writing challenge Deadline: Friday March 6th, afternoon Your task is to take the provided prompt and craft a 3rd-person, non-canon short story involving your Heroes of Beacon character based around it. The minimum length for this challenge is 700 words. The maximum is 2300 words. Good luck, and have fun! Prompt: It is halfway through the first semester. Seemingly out of nowhere, one of your character's teammates has made an attempt on your character's life. After the failure of the initial assassination attempt, the traitor explains their motive and engages your character in combat. How this scenario ends, which teammate betrays you, and why, is up to you. For the purpose of motives, you can create some history that happened during the school year thus far, but the traitor's motives should remain totally hidden to your character.

[Lugubrious]

The winner of the third contest is NarayanK, who gets the jackpot of two credits, and the runner-up is...man, it was a difficult decision this time, but the runner-up is Prince of Seraphs, who receives one credit. Narayan's entry really jumped out at me because of how convincing the conflict was. At her core, Sangue seems a conflicted individual, with a very dark past. Who is there better to take her on and 'slay the beast' than someone obsessed with heroism? Moreover, you didn't only allow your own character to lose, but you allowed her to be in the wrong, and in the end she atoned for her misdeeds by allowing the hero to win. Sorta resounds the theme that while heroes almost always win, the villains can be very sympathetic too. Also loved your setting, it helped solidify the whole 'wounded' theme I think you've got going on. When it came down to selecting the second place, what ultimately cinched it for me was the act of betrayal. I took a look at the reasons: a drug-addled haze for Forsythe, an outburst of jealous passion for Guess who, and a simultaneous act of jealousy and authority for PoS. While you did a good job, Forsythe, your situation ultimately seemed inorganic. This contest, whether I said so or not, was an opportunity for the personalities of two characters to clash and play off one another, and a hallucinogenic high could have happened to anyone. Robert's struggle with Greyson over Priscilla's affections, while certainly entertaining (love the X-Ray and Vav reference, a pity the season was only four freakin' episodes) similarly lacked that sort of personal depth, and the whole idea of the situation being a fanfiction was a creative if weird idea. Prince of Seraphs created a piece unfortunately fraught with typos but fortunately also fraught with the kind of conflict I was looking for. Does Gren, at first glance, seem like the type to try and murder a teammate because of her callousness and position of power over him? No. But could he, sufficiently motivated by the hurt of people he cares about, the abuse of that power, and his own problem with authority, ultimately rise up and do the thing? Probably, yeah. Plus your fight scene was well-written, not mostly dialogue, and lasted more than two paragraphs. The next challenge will be created and arbitrated by Forsythe!

[Forsythe]

Challenge #4 - Under a lock and key

Judge: Forsythe
Deadline: Monday 22:00 UTC+1

Type: Short story - Your goal for this challenge will be to write a non-canon story between 500 and 3000 words long. Both 1st and 3rd person will be allowed. The main character shall be your Heroes of Beacon student.

Theme: your character gets a wind of some suspicious activity of a group hostile to them. When acting on that information, something goes horribly wrong when your character is captured by the enemy. Write a story about your character in captivity. The conclusion is up to you, but do include one, be it a successful escape or what have you. If you need to include some history as a setup such as arsenal alterations, keep it limited to minimum.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

I goof'd a bit and posted in the OOC. Sorry D:

[Forsythe]

Allright. For starters, let me tell you straight away that not knowing your characters’ histories was a BITCH in this one. Seriously :D Even though some of you tried to make some explanation with various degree of success, it was an unforeseen mistake in the base idea of the contest and for that i profusely apologize. also, what you are about to read might look like I am hating on you lot, but I am just trying to be honest, please don’t take it personally :D

I feel like letting you know what factors I took to deciding the winners. First of all, a story should impress me. I believe you would agree that if a piece of text can make your heartbeat go faster, it can be forgiven quite a few other mistakes. I also took note of how the setting and actions fit together from realism standpoint. I tried to take your specific character personalities etc. into account as best as I could, but sometimes even then some bits here and there jsut left me with a ‘yeah right’ feeling. Lastly, grammar, typography and language. I normally forgive a lot in IC posts without ranting in the OOC, but that’s because I understand some of you aren’t native speakers, on top of that they come home tired form work, you may be falling ill with some sickness or it was just shitty day and you don’t have your drive, that I get. But here, you’ve had days to write and in my opinion not that much pressure on you, so you should take some time to better your writing through this.

Without further ado, off to the entries.

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN: Your story imo quite suffered on the realism part. If the band of criminals were such idiots, it felt a bit hard to believe they could set up a working ambush. The escape also looked fairly easy, enough so that it left me wondering why didn’t he escape days ago. Lastly, he seemed a bit too self confident, cheeky and calm when faced with people that killed ‘some of his people’. On a final note, he seems a bit too Ok with committing what amounts to murder and he gets off rather easy. If nothing else, killing the leader of the criminal ring who could have spilled the names of all the others would probably leave a few people from the police really unhappy to just let him off the hook with a slap on the wrist.

@SirBeowulf: Much like Triple M, I found this entry lacking in the realism department. I understand it is in his personality to be mouthing off to captors and stuff. However, since you chose his captor to be the White Fang for much like the same reasons a Schnee would be held, I can not see how he would be held with such pathetic measures considering the prize he is. The White fang is an organized force, no pushovers. It doesn’t seem like they would make that kind of a mistake. also irking me was how he ‘torn his body apart’, and yet managed to overpower an unharmed opponent, despite being messed up enough that his semblance wasn’t enough to stop it. the way you wrote it it made it look like his body would be too damage to deliver the attack properly even if he wasn’t in great physical discomfort. Lastly, I was left with desiring a bit more closure to this. It’s implied the police is getting on the place and he is in no other imminent danger save for his health, however it would have been nice to see soemthing like reuniting with the team.

@NarayanK: This one was one of the examples where lacking the character’s history was a bit in the way, however, you managed to do it right somehow. I am usually heavily opposed to using many effects like fancy fonts and colors, but as all things, the key is in the balance, and you done it right again. Reading that red, large lettered bit of laughter was the thing that affected me the most out of all the entries. I am only sad that I have like zero idea to what’s going on, best I could come up with is that Sangue is a loon and she constructed some monster in her head tht tortures her in her sleep.

@Lucius Cypher: OK first of all, how long has it been confirmed that it’s faunUs, not faunAs? I mean really, time to pick up on that after two volumes xD I’m not going to sugar coat it, your entry took a heavy blow in the language etc. department. First of all, this is exactly how i hate to see the colors used. consider the following passages:

”Come to mourn?”

But I’m still going to enjoy this.” The woman looked to the boy as he stepped forward.

In the first one, the color doesn’t really tell me anything about who said it, whereas in the second, it is described enough for the color to be unnecessary. You do not see colors in the books do you? My philosophy is that if you need to use formatting to make the reader understand what you wrote, you should go back and rewrite it. Similarly with the linked images. If you absolutely have to include them instead of a written description (and yes, books do have illustrations, i know), embed them into the text. This feels like if the book told me to flip to page 100 after the current one to see an image relevant to what i am reading now. Your quite possibly biggest sin are the mismatched tenses. You tell most of the story in past tense, but you write bits of it in present. I had this habit too and it took me a year to get rid of it, but it’s quite a flaw. Finally, you spent quite a lot of time describing the scene etc., but again I can’t really make heads or tails of who most of the people in the story are. I am not ashamed to admit that my deduction and detective talents are zero or below, but even those readers will read your story and they will not be impressed. Some explanations in the end would have been nice.

@Lugubrious: I find it hard to write anything about your entry, which is both good and bad. Good because there was nothing really wrong with it to deserve a comment, however, bad because frankly it felt kind of bland. I can not say it managed to captivate me like some of the other entries did. Props to you though for including the team coming to the rescue though, finally somebody thought of that instead of soloing their way out or using what felt like a deus ex machina.

@Guess Who: Great story, yes. However, it’s not really what I had in mind for the contest. I wanted to read about your character’s feelings and reactions, and I got more of the rest of the team, while only getting few bits and glimpses of the main character that wasn’t really in the story. I wanted to read about the psychology of him, and recorded messages just don’t cut it in that regard.

So, after all of that, first place goes to NayaranK along with the two credits. The second was a lot harder pick, and I awarded it to Lugubrious. Honorable mention to Guess Who, however as I said, the story was good, except it didn’t ‘fit the bill’.

Howgh.

[Lugubrious]

Challenge #5 - Opposite Day

Judge: Lugubrious
Type: Writing challenge
Deadline: Sunday March 22nd, afternoon

Your task is to take the provided prompt and craft a 3rd-person, non-canon short story involving your Heroes of Beacon character based around it. The minimum length for this challenge is 700 words. The maximum is 2300 words. Good luck, and have fun!

Prompt: Out of the blue, your character has woken up on the day of your choice to find that something's different. In fact, to put it more accurately, everything's different; every person has had one of their traits changed to its opposite. So yes, it's not just you, but everyone. The traits that have been changed can be different for everyone, or the same. Perhaps someone has switched gender, or their race has been changed, or a physical trait like fitness swapped to its opposite, or a fragment of their personality is different. It can be nearly anything. Your short story can be of the character's initial discovery and reaction, or your team attempting to do something despite the changes that have taken place. For the sake of a possible resolution, this entire ordeal can be a dream, a projection caused by some mischief-maker's semblance, sudden transportation to an alternate reality, what have you. Creativity is the name of the game, and given the amount of serious writing challenges we're facing, humor will be appreciated.

[Lugubrious]

My thanks to the four who participated! Just a quick run-down this time since I'm newly back from travelling. NarayanK, I'm afraid you did not hold up to your previous standards in this competition. The look you provided into Sangue's 'opposite day' was pretty limited; all three of the other characters had the same trait swapped (chibi-ization), I couldn't tell what Sangue's was if any, and the whole premise struck me more as strange than funny. It was difficult for me to select the runner-up this time, but in the end, I decided that I preferred the humor of Guess Who -even if he did kill my character- to the drastic seriousness of PrinceOfSeraph's entry. Don't be fooled, PoS, your entry was fantastic, and made an intriguing story in its own right, and you did well with the traits, but the hammer of "super-subjective-ism" is coming down on you this time. Perhaps you could let me know in the main thread what Abel's swapped trait was; I'm guessing from what others said, it's that in the alternate reality he has a sense of humor. And finally, that leaves the winner's pot of two credits to Forsythe. You managed to not only do pretty much exactly what I asked traits-wise, but you did it multiple times, and the whole thing ended up being a story with some serious bits but also some humor. If HOB were a TV show, then your Opposite Day would have been the perfect filler episode, which was what this was all about. Good work, folks.

If nobody wants to be the next judge, I'll start up a new contest tonight. It's going to be a creation one.

[Lugubrious]

Contest #6 - Legendary

Judge: Lugubrious
Type: Item creation
Deadline: Saturday March 28th, morning

Your task is to create a singular object in the world of Remnant. This object can hail from any time in the RWBY universe, from the initial struggle against the Grimm to the current storyline to a time in the future. Its history is non-canon, and if this object is in the future, events concerning the world can be made up as the author sees fit. In referencing this object, the use of your own characters is unnecessary, and the use of characters in the actual show is permitted. This object must heed the theme and rules provided by the prompt, and must use the sheet that follows it.

Prompt: You are to create a weapon of legend. It matters not what it is, from an ancient bow and arrow to an ultra-advanced, shapeshifting miracle of technology. It can even be a vehicle or a robot, but it must have been usable by a single individual. It matters not what the weapon has been used for. Whether it pierced the heart of the first Ragnarok or was used to assassinate Headmaster Ozpin is no concern--only that what it has been used to accomplish has made it famous among the people of one of Remnant's kingdoms, if not more. This weapon can be passed down from wielder to wielder, by volition or taken by force, and can acquire a legacy beyond the deeds that catapulted it into fame.

Weapon Name:
Weapon Type:
Physical Description:
Capabilities:
Best Known For:
History:

[Lugubrious]

Without further ado, the winner is Prince of Seraphs, and the two credits are his. Your idea was original and well-explained, as well as given flavorful folklore. Second place (and one credit) goes to Scarifar for the naginata Aeran. Even if this entry reaches beyond the barrier into magic, I did not expressly prohibit magic, and it is plain that a lot of effort went into this. The Bleeding Edge longsword crafted by Kaithas honestly seemed rather Mary Sue-ish, if a weapon can be so. For a weapon whose unique ability is healing, only the bloodiest and most impressive things appear in its history, without any real specifics to focus them on. While the Sagitta was freaking awesome as a concept, Guess Who, well...let's say that historians aren't the only ones looking upon this giant cannon with skepticism.

Thank you all for entering. PrinceOfSeraphs will be managing the next challenge. Good luck!

[Lady Seraphina]

Contest #7 - Elementary My Dear

Judge: Prince of Seraphs
Type: Writing Challenge
Deadline: Tuesday, March 31 2015 evening

Your task is to take the provided prompt and craft a 3rd-person, non-canon short story involving your Heroes of Beacon character based around it. There is no minimum or maximum length for this particular contest but something of substance would be appreciated.

Prompt: In the middle of the semester it is discovered that someone has been murdered, your character was somewhere nearby when this happened but they were not the murderer. For your own reasons you feel the strong need to solve this case and see the perpetrator brought to justice. The details of this are entirely up to you, the victim can be another student one of the teachers or someone we've never seen in the story before, perhaps a family member. The murder itself while of course all details concerning it are your choice I would hope that it was at least somewhat successfully executed, Example: the murderer shouldn't be found twenty minutes later covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. I give more points the more intricate (and perhaps ridiculous though don't go overboard) the plots are, such things as alibi tricks, murder from a distance and confusing time of death are all encouraged.

[Lady Seraphina]

My apologies for the late return. I've been sick for awhile now.

Alright and the winner of Contest Number 7, earning him two credits is.............. MULTI_MEDIA_MAN, that leaves the runner up as Guess Who for one credit. Now choosing the winner was difficult they were both really good stories, which if I'm being honest I wish had gone on for a little bit longer. I chose Media Man's because for lack of a better way to describe it, it was a Remnant story. Media Man used the world of Remnant, the characters from our RP and all our settings when dealing with the murder mystery (and that fact that he said my character was a better fighter than him didn't hurt). Guess Who I liked your story, I really did especially with the Beatles references and Piano Man as well as all the nods to forties PI novels. The real problem it had was that if I went in a edited out the five or six times you mentioned something that was exclusively remnant the story could really have happened basically anywhere. The other problem is that I said this was to be written about your Heroes of Beacon character and while you used his name in the story the traits he displayed and the abilities he had didn't seem to track with the kind, geeky, history loving Robert I've been seeing in the RP. Don't get me wrong it was a great piece of work despite the annoying habit you have of swapping between past and present tense, it just wasn't what I was looking for for this particular contest. Thank you all for entering and best of luck next time.

[Lugubrious]

Contest #8 - Test Your Might

Judge: Cavalier
Type: Crossover Combination
Deadline: Monday, April 13, afternoon

Your character has moved beyond the realm of mere words, beyond even the ascendancy of medium that is the official RWBY TV show; your character, in all its badassery, is now a playable character in a fighting game. It is your task to reimagine your character's speciality, skillset, abilities, and persona to fit into the uniquely formulaic, yet infinitely potential world of the fighting game a la Marvel v Capcom, Killer Instinct, or Mortal Kombat. You will be evaluated based on how well you adapt your character and their various abilities and how kickass your concept is overall. Show me your moves!

Playstyle: What is your character's modus operandi? Are they Rushdown, the in-your-face bruisers with a focus on damage and/or mobility? Is he or she a Zoner, relying on projectiles to keep away foes at all costs or using clever spacing to make the most out of range? Or is he or she a Grappler, a typically slow but heavy-hitting ultra-close-range powerhouse that can control the opponent with grabs, counters, or traps? Pick one of the three archetypes but feel free to go into more detail. EX: Abel would be a spacing Zoner, with excellent range on his Ampere and his kicks but no projectile abuse.
Level 1 Super: A move often comprised of a single strike, a special projectile or a series of weak strikes, often used to end combos.
Level 2 Super: Much like level one, but stronger, and with greater versatility. These can even be temporary buffs or traps.
Level 3 Super: The ultimate finishing move, often very cinematic, and strong enough to turn the tide of battle. Some involve high-risk, high-reward situations, like grab moves that have tiny range but huge damage.
Instinct Mode: A time-limited power-up that can be anything from a healing factor to damage boost to super armor to the ability to airdash. I imagine a lot of you will use your semblances for this; for example, Abel would activate Surge, increasing the range on his normal attacks.
Fatality: The game is won...how best can you humiliate the enemy? By brutally slaying their character, of course! For those disinclined to do this to other people, Grimm are also a susceptible target. Then, of course, there are Babalities, Animalities, and so on...

[Lugubrious]

The winner of contest #8, and the earner of two credits, is Agent B52 for successfully converting an RP character in a tank into a cool and viable fighting game player, using careful consideration to turn abilities into a definitive playstyle. I wanted to award two second-places this timer, so divided was I, but alas it cannot be done, so the one-credit wonder goes to Multi-media-man's visceral concept for Oswald. While your entry was probably the most creative of the bunch, Forsythe, you went too far above and beyond, mutating my provided sheet into something confusing and adding more than I asked for. I am sorry.

New contest soon maybe.

[Agent B52]

Contest #9 - The Cursed Few

Judge: Agent B52
Type: Character creation/world building
Deadline: Sunday, May 10th

Named Grimm.

Beasts of legend, beings so foul their darkness stood out among the black hordes, that which mothers scare their children with. These Grimm should not be on the same level of the chaff that we fight on a day to day basis. These should be the other side of the coin to the hunters of legend like Gilgamesh.

It could be historical Grimm that performed some legendary act of destruction (Defiler of Arras, Breacher), it could be that one Grimm that has survived for centuries and has the scars to prove it (Old One Eye, Lord of the Deep) or it could even be the name for a particular group of Grimm where the members are not necessarily named themselves (Chorus of Despair, The Eclipse). Explain how these Grimm got their name, show some of their most notorious acts and give a brief overview of what is known of them. There is no cap on word count for this contest, nor is there a particular format required, so long as the points outlined above are addressed.

I hope all entries will be made canon (Lug has the final say on that though) and subsequently show up in game. Just keep in mind the intent behind this contest. Remember what these things stand for. These Grimm will be more than just a name drop, they will be an utterly terrifying encounter for the characters involved. These are the Grimm that have 'flee on sight' orders attached for new hunters. Do. Not. Take. Them. Lightly.

[Agent B52]

The winner of Contest 9 is @Guess Who!

Primarily this entry won because I believe this is supposed to be a Ragnarok, and that is something I liked most: You took an already existing Grimm and made it terrifying and powerful. Second, I liked the mixture of solid facts and hearsay in the description. Both of these were more than enough to offset the somewhat short nature (compared to the other entries).

Runner up is @PyroDash888 with his/her 'grandmother's story' representation of Deimos. This is most definitively a personal preference and I make no excuses for it. I love myths, stories for by the camp-fire or the hearth, fables and their like.

As for the others you made some very good entries as well: I spent the better part of a day deciding! This was not an easy contest to judge, well done all of you!