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AMETHYST

You sit on the other side of the stage now, in an auditorium full of cracked and dusty stone chairs. It's cold and uncomfortable, but the stage before you still commands your attention, with the curtains now drawn back and shadows flickering upon it.

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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.

"The Captain must guide his ship through treacherous waters where the Sea Serpent lurks, ready to take down anyone who passes by."

You will be designing The Captain. Carnelian will be designing The Sea Serpent.

Well, the obvious powers for a hero captain are swordplay and being able to navigate without a map or an astrolabe.

[nods]

He can see the waves.

That sounds good.

[hums]

Maybe something else to do with water, but I'm not sure what.

He knows where the waves will lead, where they come from, and he can even make them.

I like it. Hm, he should have a sword that was passed down from another great captain, one that can slay any beast in the seas.

Yes, that sounds great!

What should we name him?

[is suddenly here!!]

--Uh, hi.

Ah, hello. We're discussing how to make a sea captain.

Oh. And giving him a cool name? How about Sparrow?

Yep. And I like that.

[but why haven't we mentioned rum]

[because he thinks no one will get the pop culture references]

Is the rest of it good?

I think so.

- hm. This is going to sound silly, but maybe he's a better navigator after drinking rum? They do that on the ocean, right?

Edited 2014-09-10 01:46 (UTC)

[laughs]

They drink a lot. So why not? It's kind of a theme.

[grins]

Then I think we're set. Shall I, or does one of you want to do the honors?

You can go ahead, since you thought of most of it.

Captain Sparrow is both an excellent navigator (especially after a few swigs of rum) and an excellent fighter. His sword, Riptide, was passed down by the former captain of his ship, and it can hurt anything in the seas. Not only can he tell where the waves will lead, he knows where they come from, and he can even make them.

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.

That's nice of you.

[siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip]

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 Sea Serpent actually isn't a very good name for him...you see, he's not really a serpent at all.

Instead, he's a mermaid from a secret society of mermaids, hidden underneath the waters he protects. In the past, mean explorers found their society and tried to use all of their advanced technology for bad, evil things! Things that could have destroyed his home, and maybe even the entire world.

So...after taking care of them, he decided to work defensively, and protect the society from ever being found again by guarding the nearby waters. All mermaids have magical singing voices, of course, which are known to distract humans. He also has the ability to cause dangerous whirlpools, that will take out any ships in the area. Once ship captains are distracted by his voice, they drift into his whirlpools, and then sink to the ocean floor.

By so doing, he keeps his home and family safe...even if it means people think that he's a monster.

Edited 2014-09-10 02:08 (UTC)

...hm. Maybe wave power versus whirlpool power?

Hmm...that could work. If we've got a captain, then we could have canon fire from the ships.

It's the kind of sea battle you see in movies - cannon fire, wave power, rallying the crew to fight.

Yeah! If he has a crew, he can have his crew help out too. You gotta use teamwork to defend your ship, right?

Or, hey, you never know, maybe our guy can team up with the sea serpent to keep the monsters away from its home. Win/win?

Of course!

I like the win-win idea. Everyone's happy, and maybe there's some kind of treasure that they only found after they teamed up?

Oh, yeah. How about...our Captain Sparrow is an excellent navigator, so he immediately knows where the whirlpool is coming from and manages to avoid it. He uses his skills to defeat the whirlpool! But then they team up with the sea serpent and help it protect its home, and in return the serpent gives Captain Sparrow treasure from the ocean floor.

I love it. I think we're good to go with that!

Sure. I'll go ahead and tell him.

Captain Sparrow is an excellent navigator, so he immediately knows where the whirlpool is coming from and manages to avoid it. He uses his skills to defeat the whirlpool! But then they team up with the sea serpent and help it protect its home, and in return the serpent gives Captain Sparrow treasure from the ocean floor.

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

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AMETHYST

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ROUND TWO

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