Throughout you made many intelligent choices to throw the killer off your trail and then to hinder him if he did pick up on you. You had back up plans and insurance policies. There were some assumptions in there but they were necessary as when you're in that situation you don't know everything and so you do have to make a plan for what is only a possible situation. You scored as follows.

Logic: 5
Perception: 4
Creativity: 4

Total: 13/15 A very good mark.

Now, let's see your fate.


The killer is hot on your trail when you come across the moped. You act fast and spare no time constructing your cocktail. You have to empty the mountain dew bottle and refill it which does use up some time but before long it's ready. You take another 30 seconds moving the moped along the path. Whilst pushing it over the bumps of the forest you leave some tracks which show a struggle pushing something up the hill. You promptly run away.

The madman arrives on the scene and sees the moped. There is liquid all over the floor and he is confused. He smiles and heads towards the shed, but after seeing no other signs of any movement, he guesses what you may have done and runs back.

You throw the smokes into the river and walk through it. It takes quite a while and the water is running against you. After a good minute and a half you reach the nearby bridge. You torch it completely with your molotov. The lighter you had has little fuel in it and takes some time to light.

The killer, now quite close, sees the flames up ahead and puts two and two together. He glares and pulls out his phone. He calls his wife and tells her to get in the car and wait quietly near the road.

You walk along the side of the road and everything seems to be fine. The killer is nowhere to be seen. Eventually, a car appears along the road. You try to flag it down but due to your filthy condition and the flames up ahead it merely reverses and heads back up the road. However, in the short amount of time it went passed you, you see the headlights of a car pulling out of the woods. You make a decision to stick within the trees and not flag down anymore cars as it only exposes you.

You Survive.



I would normally judge the other two pieces now, but this took a lot longer than previously expected and it's getting late. For the risk that it may make my judging ability slip and I am not fair to the other contestants, they will receive their judging tomorrow.

Thanks for the critique.

Just for reference, I smoke, so I always have a lighter handy. And I drink 3-4 Mt. Dew's a day so I wouldn't head in to the forest without one. I threw the pack of smokes downstream, then walked upstream in hopes the pack of smokes would lead the killer downstream thinking that's where I went. ;o)

Your aim was simple and you didn't waste too much time going for it. Your plan wasn't too elaborate and so there were less things that might fail. It wasn't very creative but was logical and you clearly thought about the landscape. A very well done piece.

Creativity: 3
Logic: 4
Perception: 4

Total mark: 11 It was a very good piece and you should not worry too much about the mark. The main reason you faltered was you weren't very creative in your moves. It's a difficult thing to balance logic and creativity but I felt it could have been done better. A bit more detail would have been useful as well.

Now, as for your fate.

You waste no time in dumping the vase and running. You give the tracker no extra time to gain lots of ground on you and you run straight to the river, leave several footprints going up stream then step into the water and wade like crazy to get away.

The killer, five minutes behind, follows your tracks and finds the vase, which he picks up and stores in his already quite full backpack. To fit it in, he has to sacrifice one of two small knives on the ground. After spending time making sure the vase is safe and not going to break he follows again, looking at the river. He sees the tracks going up stream and follows at pace by the side of the river.

You keep heading down the stream, being very wary not to be seen. You keep low and use the direction of the water to help your speed. You spend a long time going through the water but eventually you see lights ahead and run towards them.

The killer, meanwhile, has his wife waiting by the side of the road and is searching the quarry, trying to find you. Due to his wife being out in the car, you are lucky in that when you passed his house which would have been built near the stream, there is nobody there.

You eventually reach a small town and find a phone. You call a friend for help and they come and pick you up. The killer, now with the vase, calls off the search and returns home.

You survive.

A good, creative plan, which was more about eliminating the target than fleeing and hoping that he didn't find you. The actual trap seemed informed and intelligent, as the killer, with a shotgun, would be unlikely to fear the shed. However, there is always the chance he shoots through the door, fearing you have a weapon. In this case, the backup plan seemed likely to fail.

Creativity: 4
Logic: 3
Perception: 4

Total mark: 11 It was a good plan but it failed to fully excel. The backup plan wasn't very good and the decision to kill the killer would have got him out of your hair but the fact that he's trigger happy and has a shotgun makes it seem a bit hopeful.

Now, as for your fate.

You quickly cover the vase in branches and needles, then pull the moped up the hill. It's hard work but you manage it. You climb high up a tree and sit there as still as possible.

The killer arrives on the scene and runs straight past the tree to the moped, which he inspects. He pulls out his phone and calls his wife to come out in the car. Then, he crosses the road to have a look in the woods over there.

Once out of sight, you drop down from the tree and quietly run to the shed, kicking in the door. You set up a trap which involves the pickaxe. It takes a lot of time but eventually you get it right. You break the branch and use the sheers to cut yourself and set the blood, then climb up the tree.

The killer hears the distant sound of the shed door opening and calls his wife, telling her to make her way slowly along to road towards the shed. He hears the branch snap. He runs to the shed too, not taking too much time to arrive. The blood is very fresh and so he assumes that the injury was just sustained. He warily approaches the shed and fires the gun through the door. Weakened by the kick earlier, it swings open and the pickaxe swings down. Being suspicious, he jumps back and only receives a minor injury from the pickaxe. Angered, he starts firing randomly around,

You wait in fear up the tree, many shots coming close to you. Sticking to your plan, you carefully try to slink down the tree. He sees you and fires, but is out of shells. As he reloads, you jump at him with the shears, making a good shot. You fatally wound him and search him for his keys. You hurry back to where you left the vase and retrieve it. As you walk away, proud and confident, not worrying about the killer anymore, you are suddenly taken aback by the loud bang and pain in your back. You fall to the floor. The killers wife, with his shotgun, stands over you and finishes the job.

You die.

The reason you died was due to a series of small events that built up. By giving the killer the impression you took to the road, he called out his wife. She was ready in the car. Then, when he heard the noise, he called his wife, but told her to go slowly in case you tried to double back. Your plan to kill the killer with the pickaxe failed because of his wariness, but you did injure him, allowing him to kill you. You took his keys but not his gun, not thinking you would need it. His wife, who took her time, arrived and found her husband. She took the gun and ran through the woods, knowing you hadn't taken to the roads because she didn't see you. When she found you, you were confident, and so weren't quite as aware of your surroundings. However, it was a good plan, and would have worked if it wasn't for these small occurrences.

Aw poor Noir :(

It was a shame, yes. I would not have expected anybody to think that far into it, after all, it was a plan you made whilst being chased by a madman. The main plan itself was very well thought out.

Which is why I went for the plan I did, just give it toes away from him. The simpler it is, the less that can go wrong.

The more messing around, setting up traps and laying too many false trails, is time he could be catching up. Its unsubtle but I think just peggin' it is the best solution.

Yeah, the initial plan was from watching WAY too many horror movies and "The Most Dangerous Game" was immediately brought to mind. :P The back-up plan was a little shoddy, but that's because I didn't really expect to need it (and didn't). I didn't know to expect a gun-wielding wife, though. Had I known there would be accomplices, I probably would have been more careful and adjusted the plan accordingly. Still, I felt like I succeded since I killed the guy and got the vase, getting killed is just a minor detail. :p

.......................

Challenge 3
 

It is time for the third and final challenge of this round. This will test your creativity and logic and perception. There will be ten marks available in all criteria, so a lot rests on this. Now, let me tell you a little bit about James Daniels.

James was born on the 3rd of August 1970, making him currently 38. He was born in the small American town of Little Teaside to Anne and John Daniels. They lived in a three bedroom house. They gave birth to another child, Miles, on the 14th December 1976. The two brothers got on well.

At school, James was an average student, but was well known for his sense of humor. Most of the teachers liked him and he finished school with Cs and Bs. He had many friends, but his best friend was a boy who happened to be named Daniel James. They got on very well and regularly went around each others houses and played practical jokes. Their favorite film genre was Comedy, although Daniel was also into Horror.

James decided not to go to college, but Daniel did. James got a safe little job at a local tourist ride, a large bungee thrill ride. He made enough money that he bought a regular sized apartment in town. It was the 24th August 1991 that he met Judy. She had a go on the bungee seat and he was so attracted to her that they went out to dinner.

It turned out she was already seeing somebody, but she broke it off to be with James. Within a year she had moved in and they were in a very comfortable relationship. They decided not to have children until they were a bit older.

Now, back to Daniel. While he was at college, he made new friends, as did James. Eventually, the two stopped really contacting each other, apart from the odd funny email or Christmas cards. Daniel got a job as a computer technician in a city about two hours away from James. While he was there, he was miserable. He had a bad house, very few friends he got on with really well and he was just all around lonely. So, in February 1994 he came back to Little Teaside and approached James.

James and Judy had recently started renting a two bedroom house in a nice location. When Daniel came back, James couldn't say no. Daniel started living at the house where he remained until 1996. All three of them got on well and it was a fun time, but Daniel eventually got back on his feet and bought an apartment across town with his new girlfriend Caron. James and he remained friends.

James and Judy went on to have a daughter who they named Lucy on the 5th September 1999. They stayed in the town and lived in the same house. James' parents were still both alive and got on well with James and his new family. James was in a good job, now manager of the Red Lobster. Judy was working as a waitress at the same Red Lobster. Lucy went to the same school that James did and was getting good grades. James wasn't in any debt.
None of his family had any illness.

That is why the 2:46pm on the 4th of November 2005 was a strange day. James walked into the gas station where he had once worked and shot two customers and a cashier. He they casually walked out and drove away. He went to his daughters school at 3:00pm to pick her up as usual but the police arrived and arrested him.

This happened three times in three different worlds. Now, it is your job to explain why. What happened in his life to make him do this terrible crime? You can use as much of the information as you want, and you can create completely new events that happened in between the described ones. However, those written are fixed.

Be aware, if you use practically none of the above events you stand to lose out on creativity marks. As interesting as all the new events are, if you ignore the described events then you are not showing any ability to work with what you are given. Perceive events carefully and make sure that their effects and the actions of people are logical. A lot rests on this, for the person with the least total marks will be trapped forever in the solitude of limbo whilst the other two venture back to the world of the realms...

You have until Friday at 12:00pm EST to submit your answers both as a post in this thread and as a PM to me. Don't be late...

Little Teaside? That's such a wimpy British name. No city in the USA would name itself that. We name our towns things like City of Industry, Cedar Mills or Deadwood. If we were going to name a town Little something it would be something like Little Rock. Little Teaside... I hate to say it, but that's just... gay.

As sad as it is, that is the name of a british town. A lot of that stuff stems from things in my life. Dates are peoples birthdays, James Daniels comes from my brother's name and Teaside is where my sister's boyfriend goes to university. I added the Little on just to differentiate it.

@Neverending

Yes, the killer has other people "at home", but not in the woods shooting at me! :p

Why do you think it was mentioned?

Whilst on the bungee ride job, there was an accident which resulted in the death of a teenage boy. The coroner had ruled it an accident but James knew he had not fitted the restraining strap correctly, and rather than take the blame, he lied during the inquest.

Daniel was at college during this time but was still in regular contact with James then, and on a visit to his friend, after a couple of drinks, James had confessed his crime.

This had put a strain on their friendship, hence the distance which grew between them although they did attempt to maintain normality through the exchange of cards and e-mails.

When life seemed to be getting along nicely for James and Judy, Daniel reappeared and approached his friend with how his job was poorly paid, crap house and rubbish life had driven him back home. He was so poor he didnt know what to do.

After Daniel had moved in with James and Judy, he waited for things to settle down before putting a plan into action. Waiting for Judy to be out of town for the weekend visiting relatives, he and James relived old times and got drunk together. During this time, Daniel got James onto the subject of the death on the ride. James obliged with a warts 'n all account, listing his culpability and subsequent lies at the inquest. Daniel, using his computer skills, had set up a hidden webcam and recorded the whole conversation.

With this a leverage, he began to blackmail James, small amounts first. As the months past and Daniel got with Caron, they began talking of setting up on their own, James began to hope this leech on his life may finally leave him alone.

They managed to buy the apartment across town with a large down payment thanks to the savings James and Judy were going to use for a college fund for their children further down the line. James kept all this secret form Judy. As it happened, Judy really got along with Caron (who knew about the blackmail) so the 'friendship' between James and Daniel was seen to be a strong one.

Several years pass and life had returned to normal for James, the college fund had been replenished, thanks over working himself at The Red Lobster, and Judy had never found out.

November 2nd, Daniel informs James that he and Caron need several thousands of dollars as they are skint. James refuses but the blackmail threat emerges again, threats of telling Judy everything, including all the lies he's told her, and destroying his family life. They agree to meet two days later at 15:00 in a car park adjacent to the gas station.

James, out of fear and desparation, has snapped. He refuses to allow Daniel and Caron to ruin his life. He arrives at the meet early and sees the two arrive and go into the gas station. Seizing his chance he casually strolls in and kills them both, along with the attendent for good measure.

There wasn't anything out of the ordinary in the childhood of James Daniels. What is written above basically sums it up. He was a well adjusted kid from a loving home with a normal family life and normal friends. He got decent grades in school and had no behavioral problems.

At this point in his life, everything is still predominantly normal and as described above, but as you will soon find out, the moment he met Judy was the beginning of his downfall.

What we are not told here is that the person Judy broke it off with, unbeknownst to James, was his childhood friend Daniel. Judy happened to be from the the town neighboring the one where Daniel went to college. Judy & Daniel had been dating for less than a year when she met James and broke it off and decided to move in with him.

As I mentioned, one of the friends he made in college was his girlfriend Judy. Because James and Daniel had lost touch, James was never aware that Daniel had a girlfriend at all. Once Judy left Daniel and moved in with James, Daniel's life took a turn for the lonely. He took an out of town job, moved to a shitty house and became quite depressed.

When Daniel moved in, he and Judy decided to keep their previous relationship concealed from James. After a few weeks, their passion was reignited and a steamy affair took place right under James' unknowing nose. One night, James came home early and very nearly caught Daniel in Judy in the act. At that point, Daniel decided it'd be best to call off their steamy romance. He moved across town and got himself a new girlfriend, Caron. He and Caron were happy for a short time but eventually his lust for Judy overtook his will to be committed only to Caron and the affair resumed. Neither Caron, nor James had any idea.

Years passed and Daniel and Judy's nefarious deeds continued. James was completely in the dark and never had any clue. As far as he was aware, they were a happy family unit.

On November 2nd, James received a call from Daniel's grilfriend, Caron. She said she had found a pair of panties under the bed and they didn't belong to her. Her suspicions prompted her to search through Daniel's personal items where she found a collection of homemade pornography consisting of Judy & Daniel. She called James to inform him because she thought it was only fair that he knew.

On November 3rd, James confronted Judy about it. Judy denied any wrongdoing at first, but eventually came clean and confessed that she had been having an affair with Daniel since 1994. Heartbroken and depressed, James continued asking questions to which he'd rather not know the answer. Then she dropped the bombshell. Lucy wasn't his daughter. James left the house in a fury.

On November 4th, James did not show up for work at Red Lobster. Instead, he parked and waited outside Daniel's apartment. Around 2:30 in the afternoon, Daniel and Judy left the apartment together and got in Daniel's car. James followed them. When they stopped at the only gas station in their small town, James was right behind them. Rage, anger and betrayal were written all over James' face as he reached under the front seat, produced a pistol and followed them in to the store.

James entered the store, pointed the pistol at Daniel and said "How could you?" before pulling the trigger and putting a hole in his forehead. He then turned the gun on Judy and said "I loved you!" before firing again and dropping her to the floor. The stunned cashier instinctively reached under the counter and produced a shotgun typically used to ward off robbers. Before the cashier could get the shotgun pointed towards James, James had put two slugs in to his chest. James then left the crimescene and headed to Lucy's school with the intention of picking her up and fleeing town.

Its funny how we came to almost the same conclusion but completely different approaches leading up to it.

[My additions are in italics]

James was born on the 3rd of August 1970, making him currently 38. He was born in the small American town of Little Teaside to Anne and John Daniels. They lived in a three bedroom house. They gave birth to another child, Miles, on the 14th December 1976. The two brothers got on well.

At school, James was an average student, but was well known for his sense of humor. Most of the teachers liked him and he finished school with Cs and Bs. He had many friends, but his best friend was a boy who happened to be named Daniel James. They got on very well and regularly went around each others houses and played practical jokes. Their favorite film genre was Comedy, although Daniel was also into Horror.

James decided not to go to college, but Daniel did. James got a safe little job at a local tourist ride, a large bungee thrill ride. He made enough money that he bought a regular sized apartment in town. It was the 24th August 1991 that he met Judy. She had a go on the bungee seat and he was so attracted to her that they went out to dinner.

It turned out she was already seeing somebody, unbeknown to James, it was Daniel. Judy and Daniel had been dating casually for the past few months, and he really liked her. He didn't want to introduce her to James right away since he knew she was totally James, who was the better looking one's type. Daniel thought if he could keep her a secret, he could build more of a relationship with her before she met James, but she broke it off to be with James. Within a year she had moved in and they were in a very comfortable relationship. They decided not to have children until they were a bit older.

Now, back to Daniel. While he was at college, he made new friends, as did James. Eventually, the two stopped really contacting each other, apart from the odd funny email or Christmas cards. Daniel never really got over the loss of Judy. She found out that Daniel and James were best friends, and because she thought it would be awkward, she agreed with Daniel to keep their past relationship a secret. Daniel got a job as a computer technician in a city about two hours away from James. While he was there, he was miserable. He had a bad house, very few friends he got on with really well and he was just all around lonely. He started obsessing about Judy. So, in February 1994 he came back to Little Teaside and approached James. Daniel knew that James and Judy were still together and he concocted a plan to be with her, deciding her love was worth risking his friendship with James.

James and Judy had recently started renting a two bedroom house in a nice location. When Daniel came back, James couldn't say no. Daniel started living at the house where he remained until 1996. All three of them got on well and it was a fun time, even though Judy was hesitant at first, Daniel insisted that they could just be friends. As the three of them got closer, this brought up old romantic feelings for Daniel and they started having an affair. As Judy began to rely on Daniel more and more, his obsession of her began to dwindle. It was at this time he met Caron. Caron dazzled Daniel the way Judy did when they first met. Caron was younger, prettier, and very successful. Judy tried to keep Daniel at home, even secretly enlisting the help of James's brother Miles (part-time drug dealer) by trying to get him hooked on drugs,but Daniel eventually got back on his feet and bought an apartment across town with his new girlfriend Caron. James and he remained friends.

James and Judy went on to have a daughter who they named Lucy on the 5th September 1999. They stayed in the town and lived in the same house. James' parents were still both alive and got on well with James and his new family. James was in a good job, now manager of the Red Lobster. Judy was working as a waitress at the same Red Lobster. Lucy went to the same school that James did and was getting good grades. James wasn't in any debt.
None of his family had any illness.

That is why the 2:46pm on the 4th of November 2005 was a strange day. Miles had had a particularly bad year and had been screwed over by his business partner in the drug business and was at the end of his rope. He couldn't ask his brother for more money so he decided to try blackmailing Daniel and Judy for their affair and demanding $50,000 or that he would tell James. Daniel and Judy both met at the gas station where Miles worked to discuss the situation.

Earlier that morning, James stumbled upon Judy's secret diary, as he went to put it back the page fell open mentioning the affair with Daniel. Enraged, James left and went to see his brother for advice. James, unfortunately didn't read the whole diary as he missed that his own brother was involved in the scandal.James walked into the gas station where he had once worked and upon finding Daniel and Judy there, accused them of the affair. They tried to deny it and as James tried to attack Daniel, Miles stepped in to stop him and let slip that he was involved too, even though it had been over for awhile. James demanded to know if Lucy was his and when they didn't respond immediately, he went berserk and grabbed the pistol that was kept under the cashier counter for break-ins and shot two customers, Daniel and Judy and a cashier, his brother Miles. It all happened so fast and James, aghast at his own actions, just went numb. He then casually walked out and drove away.

He went to his daughters school at 3:00pm to pick her up as usual but then sat in the car, unsure what to do about the daughter he had raised, but then the police arrived and arrested him.

I think it's funny that bwind and I both did the affair scenario. I like yours Scouse, I would have never thought about adding a death of kid in there and keeping it a secret. :)

I was going to go the affair route too but changed my mind last minute. Wasnt sure how plausible it would be but thought fuck it, why not?


The inclusion of Miles into the scene was a quality move. I didnt see a way of including any of the family members so kudos to you, pap ;)

A very cleverly thought out piece. You set things up from the past to go through and ruin his life in the future. Your characters acted logically and it was very inventive. You also perceived certain events in very unexpected but intelligent ways. Your best piece yet.

Creativity: 8/10
Logic: 8/10
Perception: 9/10

Total: 25/30

A well thought out piece, however there were times were certain actions didn't seem to make sense. However, you still took certain events and twisted them to your advantage as well as being quite creative at times, especially the previous relationships.

Creativity: 7
Logic: 7
Perception: 8

Total: 22/30

Before I begin, I would like to state that even thought this is similar to Bwind22's entry, they were submitted within a short space of time of each other so I do not believe this to be plagiarized. Therefore, no creativity points will be lost for that. Had a larger gap been present, I may have had to deduct points.

This was a very good entry. You did go for some of the more prediactable routes and certain actions by the people I found unlikely but overall you should be very proud of it.

Creativity: 7.5
Logic: 7.5
Perception: 8

Total: 23/30

It was a difficult one to judge, as you did a lot that the others did but somehow it still felt unique, like you took certain things just that little bit further.

Back in the Gate Master's realm, the three contestants look nervously at each other. The Gate Master's voice sounds.

"Here are the results...

Papillon Noir scored an exact 40 out of 54. She scored 6/9, then 11/15, then 23/30.

Bwind 22 Scored 42/54. He scored 7/9, then 13/15, then 22/30

Scouse Mac scored 42.5/54. He scored 6.5/9, then 11/15, then 25/30.

It is a shame to see you go, Papillon Noir. The last to make past the first round and the first to fall."

She looks around frantically, looking for a way to escape, but there is nothing but blackness and the occasional color flying by. She looks across to the others for help. Scouse Mac can't keep eye contact, and Bwind smiles sadistically. A slight tear runs down her cheek and she blinks. Suddenly, everything is white. She is in an abyss of white.

"Hello?" She tries to say, but no sound comes out. There is a loud white noise in her ear, growing louder. She covers her ears but it just carries on. There's a faint dripping sound but she can't see any water. She sees a door in the distance and runs towards it, but every time she blinks it moves further away. She keeps running but holds her eyes open. She reaches the door, opens it and dives through. She is still in the same abyss. The white noise and dripping remains. She looks behind her and sees no door.

Meanwhile...

In the Gate Keeper's realm, Bwind22 and Scouse Mac are looking at each other nervously. Nothing has happened for some time now. There are no colours shooting past and the Gate Keeper has not spoken. They cannot hear each other try to speak. Suddenly, without warning, they are back at the very beginning, in the White Realm, just two of them. It is somehow rebuilt after being destroyed previously, though they didn't know this. The Gate Keeper speaks again...



To the two finalists, tonight your next and final challenge will be revealed. You are back in the realms, but this time only one can leave.

Thank you for this Gate Master, I thoroughly enjoyed this competition and I hope you make it an annual event (or come up with something else equally entertaining ;) ). I really enjoyed the last three challenges as I felt I got a chance to be really creative (even to my own demise :p )

And to Scouse and bwind, I enjoyed reading your entries as well (and entry to come), they were creative and entertaining. Good luck in the next round. :)


Cries in her white abyss.

[In the voice of the Gate Master]

All your entries were very good Papillon, and it was very close at the end, with only 2 and a half points between you and the winner of that section. You should be very proud, and it is good to see you enjoyed the competition. And thankyou for being the first to agree to take part. Thankyou loads.

Well done on all your entrys Pap, as worthy adversaries go, you're right up the top.

;)

The Final Task
 

Here we are. It has been a long journey with very worthy contestants, but in the end there are only two left. The two who succeeded where others did not. Now, so far, this game has been all about ones self. Other than possibly helping them develop their answers or find a route, there has been very little affecting each other. That is to change right now.

You are back in the realms where it all started. They have been reconstructed and are now kitted with a very useful feature...For you see, each realm now has an endless supply of a particular weapon, stashed in a well in the middle. I will not reveal too much, though I suppose you can guess, for if you didn't have initiative you would not have arrived in the final.

All I want from you now is a PM of five numbers. Those numbers will relate to the gates in the different realms. For instance, if I wanted to go through white 5, then the 3rd gate of the realm white 5 leads to, I would begin my sequence of numbers; 5, 3 etc.

Once that is done, I will explain the next task. You have until Sunday Midnight EST. Don't be late...

Message sent

It is way past the deadline and I am afraid Bwind22 has yet to submit his 5 numbers. Due to the late stage in the game and the fact that it wasn't a very long deadline, I will give him until 12:00pm tomorrow to turn in his answers. Failure to do so will mean that his numbers will be randomly chosen by me and there will be only four of them.

Don't be late...

The two greatest words in the English language....................



DE...............................FAULT!

Geez, I'm sorry. I completely missed that we had moved in to the next stage. My bad. I'll send in my 5 numbers right now, but if Scouse objects or if GateMaster deems a penalty is in order and I need to be stuck with 4 random numbers, that's fine.

Sorry again.

Im not bothered, but should you win I will use this as an excuse

It appears you are lucky this time Bwind22.

This is what has happened. As each of you has journeyed into the five realms you chose, you picked up the weapon from those realms. Here are the nine weapons you could have chosen, in no particular order. With them is first their attack power, then their speed. Speed will determine who takes the first shot.

War Hammer - 3/5 1/5
Battle Axe - 4/5 2/5
Halberd - 3/5 2/5
Longsword - 4/5 3/5
Dagger - 2/5 4/5
Mace - 4/5 2/5
Crossbow - 3/5 3/5
Longbow - 2/5 5/5
Scepter - 5/5 4/5

There was also a realm containing Plate Armor. It has no attack power but instead automatically removes 2 of the attack power of the enemy weapon. It can be used twice.

There will be several rounds, each battled in different realms, which will be chosen by both contestants alternately.

Here are the rules of play.

You will send me a PM of your chosen weapon to use (which you will be told through PM). You can both withstand 25 hits, and the game will end when one of you is dead. Speed will not really come into play until the last round or so.

Things might get confusing here.

For the first five turns you must use different weapons each time. If you are both still alive after that, you may then use each weapon once every two turns.

Also, for two turns only, including during the first five turns, you may use two weapons together. However, if this is done in the first five turns, at least one weapon must have not been used before.

Speed will make a difference towards the end when you both have the power to kill each other, the faster weapon will prevail. If you are both using weapons with equal speed, the first entry in will be the winner.

You may wonder what the relevance of the realms is in this. If you are in the realm that the weapon you are using was chosen in, it adds +1 hit power to that weapon. The way the realms will be chosen is the same as the first rounds. You will start from the white realm, although will not fight there. As he won the last round, Scouse Mac will choose the first realm.

I will leave the next twenty four hours open for any questions you may have about the final fights.

Sounds cool. Good luck Scouse!

Ditto.


Sounds like a bludgeon fest, bring it on!

Scouse Mac, if you would, please select the gate you wish to travel through. Then...we will begin.

Very well



White 4

So now we just send in our weapon choice for this round, right?

That is correct. Send your chosen weapon(s) in the form of a PM to me. You have until tomorrow, 12:00pm EST to submit your weapon. If you fail to, I will randomly choose one from your list.