dramatispersonae

You are one half of a story to be played out today: either a hero or a monster. You must invent a backstory, motivation, set of powers, and anything else necessary for your monster or hero to defeat its opponent. Both consistency and creativity will be factored into scoring; for best results, tie their powers into their archetype as well as the backstory and motivation you give them.

"In the nearby forest lurks a monstrous Werewolf. It is the task of the Hunter to take it down and make the woods safe once more."

You will be designing The Werewolf. Emerald will be designing The Hunter.

A - a werewolf? So frightening, comes out on the full moon - what else?

..."The wolf can hide even when there's a single reed." Obviously, even if it's monstrous, it's a part of the forest, and hiding in the forest is as natural as anything else to it.

Right.

Hm. Maybe this werewolf was once a hunter, too? That would mean it's familiar with the forest and knows the best places to hide...

Oh, then maybe it believes it's still protecting the forest! Msybe its goal is to keep the forest safe too, but human encroachment and overhunting is threatening the forest itself!

So it's a misunderstood werewolf, one that has really good intentions most of the time but those few nights a month is unable to communicate them?

- should we design two outfits, one for hunter form and one for wolf form? Actually, is there anything to sketch out a hunter outfit with?

[there's a distant, irritated growl, but a heavy sketchbook and some pencils appear on a nearby stone chair]

Thank you!

[takes that sketchbook and a pencil and starts thinking]

What do you want to do for the outfit, then?

Hm. Forest colors, definitely. A hat and a bow - a hairbow, yes, if we make it a female, but a bow weapon too? I feel like I've read a story about someone like that, though...

Well, I think that's fine. Honestly speaking, it's hard to find proof that anything you've done is unique, so it's about the spin you put on it.

Still, if we're going for a female, then... Shall we name her Diana?

That's pretty! I like it.

[and this is where I'd put a MS Paint-style sketch if my computer was cooperating, of someone that has Mayu's hair color, Mimori's eye color, and a Robin Hood-styled outfit.]

Oh, the outfit's perfect, too! That kind of thing's ideal for a hunter! The green helps camouflage her, after all!

And, let's see, for the wolf form... Browns would probably be best, I think? It keeps with the camouflage aspect that way, too.

I think so, too.

- hm. Maybe she got turned into a werewolf trying to fight one, so her human form has a silver knife but her wolf form doesn't?

Oh, I like that idea, too! But hm, what sort of powers should the wolf form have? Besides being stealthy, I mean.

Hm. Tracking people's scents, some kind of communication with other animals...?

Oh, that's perfect! Then, is there anything else you think we should add onto it?

A werewolf, is it?

[Hmm, whats the best way to do this one...]

Diana was the previous hunter in the forest, charged with protecting it and keeping it safe. However, after an encounter with a werewolf herself, she was transformed into one as well. She still protects the forest while in her human form. On the full moon, her form as a werewolf comes out, and she continues her job as guardian of the forest, protecting the forest from those who would harm it, even as a monster. Unfortunately, she also can't communicate in this form, and thus has been largely misunderstood by the people nearby.

Diana has an intimate knowledge of the forest, and is an expert at hiding and camouflage, no matter what her form. She is also an accomplished msrksman with a bow, and skilled at tracking, trapping animals and setting up traps in general.

As a wolf, she is imposing and frightening, though once again, her primary advantage is her stealthy nature: She is an expert at hiding in the forest, and as a wolf her tracking is further improves, with the ability to track people by scent, and the ability to communicate with the animals in the forest.

The shadows on stage flicker and follow your cue...then fade for the time being.

A pot of tea and some cups appear for you to refresh yourselves with.

Thank you for the tea!

[just going to pour a couple of cups]

Yes, thank you very much. You're quite a good host.

[And bowing to empty space before sitting down and having some tea.]

The players in this show have been created! Now it's time to plan your attack. You can see what your opponents designed; give an explanation of how your hero or monster attacks it.

The Hunter is a really cool lady that wants to protect her home. She loves where she grew up a lot, and she always knew about the werewolf threat, so she spent a lot of her time learning how to be a cool Hunter so that she could protect her hometown, her friends, and her family.

She's clever, smart, creative, and resourceful, and she really knows the place where she grew up so she knows all of the hiding spots and that kind of stuff. It's her home, so she's gonna take advantage of really knowing her home. She's really tough and strong, too, and she's really good at using crossbows and swords... uh. And she did a lot of research on werewolves, too, so that she could be ready for whatever happens.

Edited 2014-09-10 01:47 (UTC)

...Oh no! It's Diana's apprentice! Do they... Do they really have to fight...?

You know, I don't think so. Maybe they work together to figure out what's really causing all the trouble?

We could probably make that our "attack", I think... Approaching The Hunter and appealing to working together to protect the forest.

I like it. If there has to be a fight, then it's the two of them coming together to fight whatever's attacking?

Of course! Though that being said, what they actually want us to do is to encounter the "opponent" and turn it into a victory for Diana. So what would be a victory for Diana?

What Diana wants is to protect the forest. What our "opponent" wants to do is protect the area around the forest, too. There's no reason why convincing her disciple that she's not a threat to the forest wouldn't be a victory.

We might not need to fight anything at all, depending on things. For all we know, it might just be fear because there's a werewolf around that's causing the Hunter to go after her.

You know, you're right. We probably don't need to have her fight anything. If they can talk it out and agree to work together, we should be set.

Then, we just need to figure out the right way to make it work... I still think we can say that the Hunter is Diana's disciple while still remaining consistent to everyone's stories. And if the Hunter did a lot of research on werewolves, then the Hunter should also know that it's possible for werewolves to maintain their sanity while a wolf, right?

[she nods]

The Hunter would have run across it in her research, I think. Hm, I think I know how to spin this. Do you mind?

Of course that's fine! Let's see what we can do, then!

- does it have to be an attack? Why don't they work together instead?

This village has a long history of training hunters that protect the people and the forest that's just outside the village gates. It's no surprise that someone else steps up when the previous hunter disappears, and that's what happened here.

The hunter finds a small house in the deep woods, having tracked the werewolf through them - but is surprised to find things inside that belonged to her mentor, Diana. It's clear then that this particular werewolf is no threat, but a friend.

Once the full moon has passed, the two of them meet up as humans, and as a sign of thanks and friendship, Diana passes her knife to the hunter. Together, they work to keep the forest safe from whatever comes to attack it.

The curtains roll away to reveal the Ring once more. You may proceed to endgame.

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ROUND TWO

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