Holmishire

TTL: The Final Hazard OOC

@Holmishire, @Bright_Ops, approximately 12 hours remain for you to post.

@Terminal

I am aware, worry not.

You gave me 48 hours, and I do plan on using every single one! not really

TTL: The Final Hazard OOC

oops

v1.0

Name: Ariett Deveca
Entity: Human, female.
Age: Twenty-nine.
Genre: Contemporary.
Allineation: Autonomy.

Description: Brown hair, tied messily back. If let loose, would reach just past her shoulders. Dark eyes, dark eyebrows. Stands at 5'3; is athletic but not particularly slim.

Biography: Born in Australia, her family moved to the Americas in her youth, regularly jumping from city to city between the United States and Canada. She has lived her adult life quietly with few relationships—romantic or otherwise—to tie her down. Instead, she has devoted herself to her studies and her work.

Having attended university for the better part of a decade, her primary field of study is economics, but she has dabbled in engineering, linguistics, law, and architecture with mixed success. During this same time she has worked primarily as a contractor for the government of Canada.

Once aspired to join police force, and trained accordingly in her spare time, but has since fallen out of the habit

Window Dressing: Though pragmatic in behaviour and rarely emotive, she is altruistic by nature and will do her best to help others.

Skills: Fast reader, able to parse data and infer patterns with ease. Minor training in grappling for self-defense, as well as shooting at medium range.

Abilities: Good reflexes, moderately strong, but built more for endurance than speed.

Knowledge: Studied economics, and took some courses in engineering _(especially civil)_, architecture, law, and linguistics.

Effects:

• Clothing: blue-and-white striped sweater; track pants; hiking boots, running shoes hair elastic; light hoodie; parka.
• Wristwatch: analog, waterproof, shockproof, no battery required.
• Heavy backpack.
• Laptop, mouse, and charger. Contains digital copies of most of her university textbooks.
• Cellphone and charger.
• Notepad and pencil.
• Scissors, medical tape, and hand sanitizer.
• "Swiss Army" Pliers.
• Small screen-less MP3 player, headphones, and charger.
• Keys to house, office, and safe.
• Spare clothes.
• Pillow that can be converted into blanket.
• Heavy metal water bottle.
• Wooden walking stick.

TTL: The Final Hazard OOC

So I had been hoping more characters would pop up sooner, so that I could get a better feel for the group before making my own. (I like to fill.) But I reckon everyone's waiting on everyone, so might as well get to work.

We've got a modern military mankiller and an olden-times knight, so I was wondering: do we want to use those two as limits this round, or are we gonna go out of bounds and include sci-fi and magic too? The latter may be implied by Warhammer anyways, but I think the character matters more than the source material.

So folks, uh..... a couple people in this merry band *cough* *cough* have a few lives to spare. I don't think I'd be doing my part if I didn't assume some extra risk.... Would anyone be greatly offended if I were to tactically create a character which might (maybe? IDUNNO!!) alter the confluence of realities in a somewhat-favorable manner? Seeing as I've got lives to burn. The risk is I inadvertently make it MORE dangerous for you, instead of LESS. I leave the decision to the merry band.

@mdk

I feel like it'd be a good idea to tread carefully for the first round at the least—we're a bit jumbled about. Maybe when we're more coordinated we can take more risks.

^{(also because two characters have already been posted, I feel it only fair to them to try and match their power levels, ish)}

At the end of the day, though, I ain't holding you back.

TTL: The Final Hazard OOC

Wise Dragon Girl and Holmeshire both, though, very impressive. O.o You two playing?

@shylarah

Almost certainly!

I may end up giving lives away later, but only to those who have proven themselves both dedicated and in need. Everyone's got at least one life to live off for now, so I see no reason to be hasty with such things.

TTL: The Final Hazard OOC

It is a shame you are apparently retired from roleplaying, since I imagine writing with you would be something of a pleasure

@Terminal

I should have known this day would come.

RPGC #13: Resolutions! - Voting and Discussion

hi

I @vote for Of Oaths and War. The lore was well-developed, I've never watched/ASoIaF so whatevs to the supposed similarities, and I loved all three leads. Their dynamics in both personality and skill complemented one another greatly, and were portrayed well in the context of the plot, in my not-so-humble opinion.

My only gripe is the suddenness of the attack that ended Gael's life—it was well-placed story-wise, but some hint at the presence of dangerous wolfs might have greatly bolstered the suspense.

So basically, great work, loved it to bits, good luck with this last-minute vote.

RPGC#12: Growth! -- Voting and Discussion

I very much liked both entries, but even considering the author in question—Un-American Activities was a real tour de force. As such, it gets my @vote.

Critiques at this point are mostly for the sake of formalities. Both entrant are above the level my aid is most useful.

>A+

Un-American Activites

A masterful work, with a well-paced plot and characters that keep the reader invested. Columbia really did grow as a character throughout the story—both in her portrayed actions and in her manner of speaking—which beyond anything else helped to drive home the core theme of the piece. (Or at the very least, the core theme that I cared most about—self-direction. Or liberty, as is the American word for it.) In general, the dialogue was very strong, and very much helped to tie the characters into the setting and plot.

As usual, the writing itself is of high quality. One moment that really stood out was the «Clack, clack, clack» before her assassination, calling back to her military training. Not only did it call back some of her first moments relating to humans—which ultimately led to her decision to join the rebellion—it also showed how far she had come in developing as a character, and set the overall tone for the scene.

Very powerful stuff.

(Honestly, I think this might be my favourite entry from you yet; rivalled only, perhaps, by your very first submission: Never Forget. Much like that entry, every moment seemed to build upon the others, never aimless, all for one great purpose.)

>B

Dryads

A generally strong entry; well-written, with an intriguing plot and cast dynamics. The end result between the father and son was particularly endearing, even with (or perhaps especially due to) the insinuations of impermanence and imperfection.

The main challenge posed by this entry in investing the reader is the generally detached nature of the narration—the actions were always described from a distance, which makes it more difficult to connect to the characters. (Such is not necessary in a short story, but is something I find desirable.)

There was, however, a bit of a lack of information on the setting. Trees learning in a class setting, for example seemed off-putting—and the cannons seemingly came out of nowhere, as there had not been any real indication of industry prior. The growth-politics of the dryads was well-developed, still.

I wish there were more votes to go off of—it seems a bit unfair that my vote alone should determine the winner. But alas, such is the flow of seasons, not all as productive as the last. With only two entries to choose from, I am glad both were of high quality.

RPGC#12: Growth! -- Voting and Discussion

Wait, the deadline's today.

terrible as it may sound, i'm glad there's only two entries
(I may have spent the last week reviewing another contest with twenty-five entries. Glad to be back home, cuz that was hell.)

I expect to have my usual fare up in time tonight—hopefully others will show up soon!

WRPGC#1: Awakening! Discussion Thread

i was struggling so hard to meet the structural requirements, that i didn't even realize there was a theme until the entries were posted this morning

oops

RPGC Weekend Edition #1: Awakening!

@Vocab, you are correct in that it is by PM.