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RPGC: General Discussion

I am thinking about incorporating a point system in RPGC as well, but the one I used for the RP contest may not work. RPGC has always been about "here is the prompt, take it to the far regions of your imagination and show us what you did with it", and if I have themes that will earn points, people will try to get as many points as they can instead of writing that story.

So this month's RPGC is as we always did it, but I am keeping the points in mind and figure out how it would work for RPGC and other contests.

RPGC#37 - The Royal Life (prompt and discussion)

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RPGC #37 – The Royal Life

For this month you can write about royalty. Will your King or Queen be benevolent or corrupt? And how is life in your castle or palace or royal spaceship? Will you write a fairytale, a modern-day story or maybe something futuristic? I can't wait to see what you will come up with.

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Core rules:

• At all times follow the Fundamental Rules of the Guild and the Moderation Policy for Forum Contests.
• After reading the above this should be obvious: No plagiarism and respect copyright laws.
• The story you submit must be written by you and specifically for this contest.
• This is a place for original fiction, no fanfiction allowed.
• Don't exceed PEGI 16 with your writing; no 18+ themes and fade to black if applicable.
• Don’t forget to subscribe to this thread. You will receive updates on the contest and on the number of entries, and reminders about the deadline here. I will not PM them.
• The winner of this contest will be honoured in our Trophy Case.

Contest rules:

• The prompt is "The royal life" so the main character has to be part of the royal family, and the royal family should play an important part in your story.
• There will be a minimum word count of 500 and a maximum of 5000
• Please PM [@Calle] your entry and give it as title RPGC#37 - (Your Title).
• Your entry can be anonymous or carry your name. Let me know what you want in the PM. If you don't specify, your entry will be posted anonymously, but you may always claim your story during or after the voting round.
  Even for anonymous entries, the name of the writer will be added to the entry in the Hall of Fame.
• The deadline is June 30th, 9:00 CET, which is 7:00 server time (both times are in a.m.)

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Number of entries so far: 2

Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

"Ethan is doing well, that's true. We talked with him this morning," Benjamin said and then turned to Jack as he introduced himself. Yellow eyes? What surprised him most was how that something like glowing yellow eyes didn't even surprise him anymore.

"A wedding?" Mike said. "Congratulations." He paused as he thought about the most polite way to voice any of his thoughts about a wedding in Hell. "Why are weddings currently on stand-by?" he asked.
Benjamin also looked at Jack when Mike asked the question, as he was curious about that as well. Hell had a negative association here and sending dangerous beings back to that place was one of his tasks, but now was not the time to be thinking about that.

Nobody Will Believe It [SporkoBug and Calle]

"Of course you can, honey!" the nurse said. "Down here you can get any food and drink you like, we even have alcohol if you like to have some."
She moved to fill a glass with water and hand it to Ray. "You will need to take your medicine, okay? It's for your own good, but usually the people that get moved down here are in the final steps of their treatment, so that's good news, right?"

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As Benjamin walked away, Marc followed him.
"Go away!" Benjamin said over his shoulder.
"Come on, you're only making it worse for yourself."
Benjamin stopped and turned. "How can I possibly make it worse for myself? Simon took everything he was supposed to and ended up dead! This isn't a healing facility, it's a prison! Open your eyes!"
"Simon went home," Marc said as patiently as he could."
"That's what they wrote in his file, but it's not true." Benjamin stepped back when Marc approached again. "But what do I know? I'm the insane one, right? I don't know what's real or not, right?" He waved his finger at Marc. "If you just wanted to look, you'd see I'm telling the truth."
Marc took in a deep breath. "We can talk about this later. You can tell me everything you want to tell me, after we went to the head nurse."
Benjamin was about to say that wouldn't happen when two members of the security team grabbed him and pushed him on the floor. "Let me go!" he tried to break free, but couldn't shake them off. "Let me go!" He locked eyes with Marc. "Please... don't let them force their drugs on me."

One of the agents pulled out a syringe with the tranquillizer he had received before. "No one is forcing anything on you, but this will help you calm down," he said as he pushed the needle in his arm.
They pulled him back on his feet when that was done. "Please help..." Benjamin pleaded again with tears in his eyes. "I'm afraid."

As they took Benjamin to the head nurse where he was supposed to be, Marc remained in place, slowly releasing the breath he hadn't noticed he held.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Quick post to save the team from any of Zells suggestions XD

Kudos for "Zell's Angels" though, I chuckled.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Fenna walked into the Adventure's Guild and took in the interior of the bar, politely nodding to the customers that glanced in their direction. When they were directed up the stairs she followed behind Zell and let him do the introductions, although she wasn't sure that was the best idea. Just in case she stayed close to gently correct him with an elbow in his ribs if he'd say something stupid.

As Zell began suggesting Team Names, Fenna turned to the counter to have her crystal scanned. "Ignore all the team-name suggestions with the name "Zell" in them, please," she said to Lucy. She had to admit that "Zell's Angles" was funny, but she definitely didn't want to be called that.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Fenna watched Zell trying to teleport as they walked and it was amusing, but it also made her think... it seemed the man had as surprised to learn about his own ability as Fenna had been when she heard he could do that. It made her wonder, did she have any hidden abilities that were obvious to others, but not to her? She glanced up to see her feathered companion soar through the sky, staying close to them. It was reassuring to see her in the air, she felt closer to the bird since the last battle. The falcon had fought bravely and had understood what to do with the cube.

The Bazaar was busy, but it was a sight to be seen. All the wares, all the different people. Her eyes caught a group that was inspecting some swords; their attire gave the impression of travellers. Some shops caught her attention and she decided to have a look at them later. She'd be able to enjoy this area better if she wasn't constantly looking over her shoulder to see if there wasn't any ninja following them to steal the cube.

Once they cleared the busy area and they were heading for the bridge, she turned to MacKensie when she spoke to her. "I felt that, yes. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but yes, that was odd."
She watched MacKensie display some of her new magic, her jaw dropping at the sight of magic in her hand.
"That's impressive," she said and fell silent for a moment. "I can't show you anything. I do feel something changed, but it's not something I can summon here and now."
Maybe like Zell's teleportation, it would come when needed. She glanced over her shoulder once again, luckily no-one was following them.

A Trainers Ambition [SporkoBug and Calle]

"I think so," Michael said as he took his device and started up the database. Many regions had their own design of the device, and his was no exception. He flipped the device open and accessed the database of Pokémon he had encountered. The upside of living in a city frequented by trainers and tourists was that he had seen a variety of Pokémon, although most hadn't been wild.
"Here we have a Gogoat," he said as he let Eros watch the screen.
As he let the Pokémon watched, he looked around to see that Niccia was right: the others were starting to leave.

"Don't worry," Netherlu said. "I won't leave before you do." He turned to Nygari. "If you want to, you can. I know where to find you." He glanced towards Frosiien. "Although I don't think your daughter is in a hurry to leave."

"I have no doubt the item will do exactly as we hope," Andy said, before turning to Gavin as he joined them. He put an arm around his shoulders. "You can intrude as much as you want, I enjoy your company, even when you frown and are all serious. But I'll allow you to catch up with the lovely Puth first."

"Of course!" Kim said, stepping back. "Thank you for letting me stay with him, this was a very special experience for me."
She smiled to Belle and excused herself, before returning to Andy.

Paranormal Activities [SporkoBug and Calle]

"Slept like a baby," Benjamin said, shaking April's hand.
"You woke up a few times, crying because you were hungry?" Mike asked, trying his best not to grin and only partly succeeding.
Benjamin chuckled. "I slept like a rock," he answered the question again. "I hope you had a good night as well."

Mike also moved in to shake April's hand and then turned to the figure in the hoodie standing close to them, unsure if he was with April or not, but the buzzing of his cellphone caught his attention and he muttered an apology before taking it to have a look at it.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Fenna jumped up and unsheathed her dagger when she heard the mage cast a spell. As the hospital staff explained she was fine, Fenna let out a sigh and put her dagger away again. For a moment she had thought that ninja had returned. She was as relieved as the others to see Lilliana up and walking again but stayed behind a little as first Adam and then James spoke to her, she didn't want to crowd the poor girl.

It wasn't until James mentioned the cube that Fenna added she had it with her. She didn't offer it back to Lilliana, as she wasn't sure if the mage would want the item back which had almost led to her demise, but she would return it if Lilliana asked for it.

James seemed eager to change the subject and brought up the crystals. She recalled the light from the crystal in her hand and it definitely had done something, although she hadn't taken a moment of self-reflection yet to pinpoint what exactly had changed. She could have, but her mind had lingered on the battle and the two they had lost during most of the journey to the city, and she had kept herself busy by making sure there were no further surprises before reaching the city.

She mostly just listened to James questioning Zell about his teleportation - a neat feat, but she hadn't seen Zell do it as her attention had been on the other opponent at the time.

When first MacKensie and later Joji entered she flashed a smile and nodded a greeting to both. It looked like their group was complete - it stung knowing their complete had gone down by two - and thankfully MacKensie knew where they could get rid of their Cube of Doom as James had named it.
"When everyone is ready we'll check it out," she said to her fellow Ranger. "I don't think we have any more business here, unless either of you needs healing."