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The Twelve Labours

The Fourth Labour ascends. For those of you who are just dropping in and have no idea what this is, take a peek at The Twelve Labours Introduction Thread (it's a quick read, I promise).

A brief announcement. After the unpleasant revelations surrounding RPGC#2, 3, and 4, there is now a new set of Moderator Policies. The new policy post has been appended to rule #3, so read that one extra carefully. This is why we cannot have nice things. As a front-up warning, all accounts which submit an entry will be checked to ensure none of them are alternate accounts which have been blacklisted.

Regarding the Third Labour: The Contest Mod toolkit is unfortunately still undergoing development, and @Mahz is taking a break to catch up with real life for a bit. So rewards are going to be delayed in their issue, though all winners of TTL#3 will receive them retroactively eventually. All winning entries have been added to the victory archive however, so there is that at least.

A special call-out to @Holmishire, @Psyga315, and @WiseDragonGirl. All three of you have won each of the proceeding Labours. I dare you to lose this one. If you can just endure another paltry eight Labours after this one (and let me tell you, I am really looking forward to TTL#8), there may even be something special waiting at the end for those who are Twelve Times the Victor.

Let the Fourth Labour commence. Submission ends at Objective Midnight, September Twelfth.
Entry Rules:

1. Jaffar's (left) thumb.
2. Follow the standard guild rules.
3. Obey the Dark Lord Sauron's rules as well (just to cover all the bases).
4. Follow MY rules too. Let it never be said we did not warn you.
5. Send your entry to @Terminal by September 12th.
6. Be sure to include whether or not you want your story to remain anonymous! I will add your name only if I am given your permission!
7. Any explicit/mature material must be kept off-site. I will only post links to them with NSFW notices.
8. I reserve the right to simply toss out any story if it doesn't possess a basic modicum of good sense and taste. Don't make me.
9. All stories must adhere to a certain standard of quality expected of good storytelling.
10. You must use your own characters. Preexisting characters from franchise settings may only be alluded to.
11. If your setting is borrowed from a franchise, make sure to include a disclaimer and credit the original inventor of the setting used.
Prizes:

All winning entries will receive a forum trophy as well as a unique, custom forum title which they can activate and deactivate at their leisure. Additionally, winning entries of particularly exceptional quality will be awarded Challenge Accolades.

All winning entries will also be saved to a public archive, a link to which will be permanently available in my signature! I personally post in the News and Discussion subforums of the guild to congratulate and announce the winners as well. As a reminder, unless you specifically give me permission to include authorship of an entry, every posted story will remain anonymous (awarded trophies can also be hidden in your user profile, so you will not show up if people are examining the trophy groups).
The Fourth Labour

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Here are the submissions I received. As a general reminder, I have only included forum names if given permission by the author to do so - otherwise, these stories remain anonymous. Feel free to post reviews for these stories in the general conversation thread. Try to provide some helpful critiques and suggestions, and mention anything you liked.

Winners will be declared on August 15th, and any applicable Challenge Accolades will also be awarded then. Since I received no volunteers for judging, once again I shall be reviewing each entry in turn. All winning entries will be saved in the Twelve Labours Archive with a permanent link in my signature, as well as mentioned in a report in the News section and General Discussion subforums. Once again, thanks to @mdk and the rest of the RPGC crew for helping to schedule The Twelve Labours. Another special thanks to @mahz for cranking out the awesome trophy and titles system.

Once the results come around, ff you did not win but feel you should have? Make an appeal to me. Keep it classy, and exercise some courtesy while making your case, and I might just reevaluate your entry. Please keep in mind, you only get the one appeal. Sometimes you just have to let it go.

Did you submit an entry for the Fourth Labour? Did you send it to me on time? Did you adhere to every rule? IS IT MISSING FROM THIS THREAD? Raise Hell and make a scene so that I know!

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...Though forlorn, Hercules was yet beset by the many labours awaiting him. He left the noble centaur Chiron to his fate, their immortality relinquished, their advocacy unrewarded...but unforgotten.
Euripides


Those of you who have completed this task - you now know the difficulty is not in letting go of what you need, but in accepting that which you desire. You are hereby worthy of bearing the title...
Erymanthian Ranger


Congratulations to the winning authors of the following stories:
-The Treasure Hunt by @WiseDragonGirl.
-Upgrade by @Holmishire.
-The Cintamani Stone, which also won the Amaranthine Poise Challenge Accolade.

Your stories have been added to The Twelve Labours Victory Archives, to which there will be a permanent link in my signature. In addition, your victory has been announced in both the News and Roleplaying Discussion Subforums!

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