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Welcome one and all to the second run of the Monthly Adaptive Storytelling Contest! Check out the [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/178854-masc-rules-and-info/ooc]Rules and Info thread[/url] for a general overview of how the contest works and to see all the rules and prizes. This time around we're going with something a little less restrictive. This month's prompt is...

[center][h3]Fear[/h3][/center]

[b]Write a story that involves the main character encountering their greatest fear.[/b] The source of fear can be as plain or abstract as you like, as traditional or strange as you want, so long as it is whatever your character fears the most. Send your entries via PM to [@Jorick] before midnight (in the Pacific Time Zone) [b]September 12th[/b].

[b][u]Extra Challenges:[/u][/b] [i]These are optional. The entry that best fulfills each extra challenge (as decided by [@Jorick]) will be highlighted after the voting period ends.[/i]

[list][*][b]Old Dog, New Tricks:[/b] Use a commonplace horror monster (vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.) as the source of fear, but add a unique twist to how they work.
[*][b]Comedian:[/b] Fulfill the prompt in an amusing or comedic way.
[*][b]Conqueror:[/b] Have your character conquer their fear.[/list]

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[h3]Submission Rules:[/h3]
	1. Send your entry in a PM to @Jorick before the deadline: before midnight on [b]September 12th[/b] in the Pacific Time Zone.
	2. Submissions may have no more than 5000 words.
	3. One entry per person. Entries are gathered for posting after the deadline, so feel free to edit, tweak, or entirely replace your entry with something new in the PM before the deadline arrives.
	4. Submissions will be posted anonymously in the voting thread.
	5. No poetry entries allowed.
	6. Characters and settings used for this contest must be original works. No fanfiction or non-fiction entries allowed.
	7. All [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/163267-fundamental-rules-of-the-guild/ooc#post-4291608]site[/url] and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/85368-moderation-policy-for-forum-contests/ooc]contest moderation[/url] rules are of course in effect.
	8. I can and will disqualify entries that violate the above rules or fail to fulfill the prompt. The extra challenges are not required, they're just there for fun.