thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
The Tournament
At its heart, this NES is a story writing competition. Stories, as it is stated in every NES, are the basis and core of NESing. As such, this NES will try to strike at that very essence, to be a purely Story NES. This Story will be an attempt at Collaborative story telling, drawing on the writer inside of you. A Shout-out NEEDS go to Nylan, who ran a similar NES a few years back, and from who I have stolen a large section of the Rules.
The Setting:
Why you are here is not important. Some are here for glory, some for the illusive prize, but all that matters is that they are here, drawn together for the single-minded, bloody, goal of beating the tar out of each other. The setting is an Arena, able to place the competitors in the environment chosen by the All powerful Moderator. For those here to fight, the only way out is through victory... or in a body bag.
Rules:
You will create a character and enter them in the competition, beginning with an entry where they find themselves in the amusement park. This entry should demonstrate a little of their personalities and what they are capable of (NOTE: This is submitted before matchups are posted and the first round begins). Each turn will have two rounds. In the first, you will be paired up against another player. Each of you must write a story with your character defeating your opponents character. In the second, the judges will chose victors based on which story was better and that character will move on, while the other will be eliminated from the competition. Victory goes to the last character still in the competition. In the second phase, Observers may write stories.
Rules:
-Anyone can enter! Please dont hesitate to give it a try. Have some fun writing!
-Fan-characters will not be accepted. Do not introduce any characters from an existing franchise you do not yourself own. Any sort of special abilities, magic powers, or weapons you bring with you are allowed, just remember that good story writing is the name of the game
-Battles can be written however you like, so long as they end in your defeat of your opponent. Of the utmost importance is preserving story canon (entries from the winners of previous rounds) and capturing the personality of your opponents character.
-Battles dont necessarily have to end with your opponents character getting mutilated or focus entirely on your characters sweet moves. The focus should be on creativity and originality, and it just has to be a defeat. Write the way you like to write, and dont be afraid to express yourself or try something new. Essentially, just demonstrate your character defeating their opponent, and give the judges a reason to want to see more of them.
-Quality trumps quantity
-Since a nice clean 1 2 4 8 16 32 tournament isnt likely, we are going to have to improvise. If there is an odd number left, a group may have three contestants or one player may be given a bye. Matchups will be randomized each round to ensure fairness.
-At the end of each turn, I will post the victors, as well as the matchup (and settings) for the Next round.
-Lurker comments are encouraged, so long as they are on topic, as are Spectator Stories.
-Above all, HAVE FUN. Thats what its all about, really
The Judges Will be Myself (Thomas.berubeg) Adrogans, And Seon.
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