Hidden 5 yrs ago 5 yrs ago Post by Frizan
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Frizan Free From This Backwater Hellsite

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Heroes unite! There are ne'er-do-wells afoot! A maiden cries for help in a distant tower! Brutish thugs harass the fair citizenry of the land! You have been chosen by a higher power to fight these evils and restore peace and light to our world, and so you shall. Be it by blade, magic, arrow or raw cunning, these villains shall never see their wicked machinations come to fruition, and you will be the hand of justice that ensures this!

And when it is all done, when all the maidens have been rescued and all the gangs sent to their new barred homes, your job will be complete...or will it? Surely there is more out there, more malicious entities that cannot be redeemed, that seek only to destroy and maim. Of course there are, you simply have not come across them yet. But you will be ready, always vigilant.

It is your mission. You will destroy evil wherever you find it, and little does the average peasant know, there is evil under every rock and around every corner! The simple folk must be protected at all costs. You are their hero, after all, their savior, their one true hope. Whether they understand your actions or the measures you must take or not, you shall defend them against evil.

You know best, of course.



Contest Rules

1. For this contest, the focus shall be on a person or peoples of great prestige "going bad", for lack of a better term. Be it a great hero chosen by the gods or a mere "man of the people", I want you to show how exactly one can go too far in performing their duties. Maybe they're just egocentric, perhaps they've always been a bit of a blood knight, it is up to the writer how they wish to show their characters' descent into what they hate the most.

2. Feel free to write from the perspective of an outsider observing the main cast's actions. Explain what the average person might think about seeing someone they held so highly fall so low.

3. Your heroes must, yes, perform some very unheroic things during the story. But, try to show their thought process. Surely they still believe that they are doing the right thing, they just don't know the true impact of their actions.

4. Please keep entries under 2000 words.

As a bonus objective: If you wish, you can build up your heroes around specific vices; lust, greed, pride, etc. Again, more of a bonus, not a requirement for a complete entry.

Grounds for disqualification

1. Plagiarism.

2. Your entry having no clear connection to the prompt.

3. Gratuitous violence or gore.

4. No explicit sex scenes. Fade to black is fine.




The deadline for RPGC #23 shall be Wednesday, May 8th. Please post all entries in this thread, and direct all questions and feedback to my PM box or the associated Discussion thread, and I will gladly answer them.

Please hold off all votes and critiques until the proper thread has been erected for this prompt.
Hidden 5 yrs ago 5 yrs ago Post by Crimson Raven
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Crimson Raven *Rolls a Nat 1*

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I guess I’m first? I’m posting early because I’m going to be very busy soon and I may not have another chance later.

So, without further ado:

Let the curtains rise.



Word count: 2,010 sorry. good year though
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Hidden 5 yrs ago 5 yrs ago Post by Kalleth
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Kalleth Let me tell you / a story friend...

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A little something for my sanity, and maybe something for your enjoyment. We'll see how you find it. I have a feeling that I know what the main critique might be, but well, call it a first draft, I suppose. I got word of this whole thing on short notice and I want to make sure I have the thing completed. That's the hope at least.

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Hidden 5 yrs ago Post by gowia
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gowia Buried in a Book

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I would appreciate any, and all, feedback on the piece when the time comes. And, might I add, I hate word count limits. I had to cut like 6-7 paragraphs out to get it to fit under.

Word Count: 1982
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Hidden 5 yrs ago Post by Kalleth
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Kalleth Let me tell you / a story friend...

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I would appreciate any, and all, feedback on the piece when the time comes. And, might I add, I hate word count limits. I had to cut like 6-7 paragraphs out to get it to fit under.


I agree with this sentiment.
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Hidden 5 yrs ago Post by DELETED08740
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A sprint of an interesting idea that I thought would be cool to write.
I sure hope there aren't "minimum" word counts, because this spiel is very, very short.



WC: 604
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Hidden 5 yrs ago Post by Loksfjoer
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Loksfjoer Lucky flame

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Ending at 716 words, I present to you:

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Hidden 5 yrs ago 5 yrs ago Post by SleepingSilence
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SleepingSilence OC, Plz No Stealz.

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It's admittedly not my favorite story, even if I'm tempted to make a wicked audio version of it. But I hope you enjoy the writing presented, as I do find that solid. 1,997 words. (Title not included. But even then it's still below the 1,999 word maximum originally stated in the rules.)

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Hidden 5 yrs ago 5 yrs ago Post by NorthernKraken
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NorthernKraken Legit Texan™

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Okay. This did not turn out how I had planned, but I wrote it so might as well submit it!

Also: Words - 986 (forgot before)

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Hidden 5 yrs ago Post by MsMorningstar
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MsMorningstar Momo

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So, this was definitely a piece of work. I enjoyed writing it though, even if the end did come out a bit rough. Would love to hear suggestions and other critiques. :D Should be 777 words, by the way.

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