So, I know this may technically be a day late, but I've been thinking about just how big a year 2009 was for the ROC. I can remember wondering in 2008 whether the ROC was starting to die out. Fanfiction submissions were dwindling in quantity and often quality, Terrouge had some issues of its own to deal with, and it often seemed like the ROC was just not as vibrant as it used to be. However, 2009 turned out to be a banner year for survival contests, as we started out the year with Midnight Mossflower, and ended it with Redventure winding up and Redscape (*sigh*) still continuing. Anyways, I thought I'd set this up for people to post up their favorite ROC moments from 2009. Here are some of mine. These aren't necessarily chosen for literary merit, they're just the ones that really stuck out in my mind this year.
Midnight Mossflower: "Be Our Guest". I think it's safe to say that this took all of us completely by surprise. It was actually a fantastic idea for a plot, and more importantly it solved some of the problems that often plague survivor contests, namely providing a strong central plot and forcing everybody to stay together and interact. The Castle, although just a single building, always felt like a complete environment onto itself.
Midnight Mossflower: "It's Not Enough to Bash in Heads, You've Got to Bash in Minds." This was when I really knew that I would love writing Midnight Mossflower. It's the post where Nallmian, Biara and Saveaux teamed up together, and where Nallmian and Biara first broach the topic of slicing up rodents. From there, it was on to several more weeks of magnificent musteline mischief that was, in terms of undiluted fun, my favorite part of any contest I've been involved with.
Midnight Mossflower: The death scenes. These are some of the posts that affected me the most strongly. This was especially true of Kima and Saveaux. Kima's struggle with herself managed to take the madness trope that is occasionally overused in contests and play a whole new spin with it. Saveaux's meanwhile, in addition to being one of the most jarring posts I can recall reading, also helped me to deal with my own feelings about my character dying.
Midnight Mossflower: All the scenes involving the baby hare. Normally I wouldn't care for a scene like this, but there was something very refreshing about seeing some new life and some innocence in the middle of what was at times a rather cynical bunch of characters.
RV5: "I Gave You the Best of My Love." In my opinion, the single best admin decision Tara made in this contest was letting Damask leave instead of die. This was a beautiful, touching post that tied up all the loose ends involving the character, and managed to show everyone in it in a different light than before.
RV5: "Just Another Perfect Day". Full stop. This post shocked me, and left me speechless. It also made me hate Nivard more than any other character of the year. This was something that could easily have gone wrong in so many ways, but Revel's writer pulled it off like a pro.
RV5: Adriak and Kelly: These two were just so much fun to watch. My only regret is that they didn't show up earlier.
Starting Redscape: At the risk of sounding self-congratulatory, this was a big moment for me personally. I was still pretty much a newcomer to the ROC when I began to plan this, and I wasn't sure that I could get it to work. There was something really special about seeing people actually begin to post. Yes, we're very slow, having outlasted several other contests, but I'm happy with how it has gone so far, and whatever it takes, we're going to finish Redscape. Hopefully before the end of 2010.
Being the admin, I won't put any specific moments from Redscape here, although I do have them. I also didn't really follow QBV closely past hte first week, so I'll leave those ROC moments to others. Happy New Year, and let's hope 2010 is as good a year for the fandom as 2009.
Well, if we are posting some of the highlights of the past year, then here are some of the highlights from Terrouge and its completed Questor Bold Five.
This story had some special moments that made it special in the history of the Questor series, and possibly in the ROC world. Here is the list I gave:
The list of ?First? that happened in QB-5
1 ---- QB-5 is the first contest that had a rule regarding the story remaining true to canon. The four that came before allowed many deviations, and encouraged them. This might also be a first for the ROC community. Anyone knows of another Redwall survivor contest that required canon? Maybe Lady Tara Starblade would have that bit of trivia.
2 ---- The contest had ?regions? instead of character types. Writers were to fit a character into the appropriate story section. Applicants had four different choices. There was no restriction on the type of character. Such an open audition is a first for QB, but has been used in other ROC survivor contests.
3 ---- The staff selected six candidates; the audience chose four. The prior QB contests had thirty names for the readers to review while this one had but six.
4 ---- There would be no elimination phase. Instead of seven characters ?dying,? there would be but two. Though the staff didn?t expect it, five characters were eliminated from the story ? Hector, Nadine, Keero, Izlude, and Althen.
5 ---- One contestant, Hector Fotheringdale, was ejected from the game. In a bizarre twist, the other contestants ignored the same rule when they failed to meet the minimum number of postings per week. In fairness to the Administrators, the hare did more than lag on the number of postings as explained in an audience thread.
6 ---- A contestant, Sister Nadine, voluntarily withdraw from the game. Other ROC survivor stories have had characters withdraw, but this is the first time for QB.
7 ---- Two contestants, Hector and Nadine, were banned from the secret forum created for the participants. Per the Administrators, this was done to protect the integrity of the story. This was reinstalled after the contest was officially closed.
8 ---- A rejected application, Rille, would become another contestant.
9 ---- Rille is the first new candidate added well after the game begun. If memory serves me right, one of the successful applicants in an earlier QB contest had to withdraw due to other commitments prior to the start and another writer, the runner-up in that category, joined the cast of adventurers. Think that was revealed in one of the audience threads when that contest ended. Again, the addition of new contestants late in the game has happened in other ROC survivor games, but it is a first for QB.
10 --- A ?dead? character?s writer reappeared as a new character. Keero returns as a contributor as Gurbax Loor, though he does not post under that name. A special privilege granted by Thalon. One might argue this happened in QB-2, but in that contest, the ?zombie patrol? contributed a finale in character.
11 --- Two losing candidates, Kelpy and Remy, become important non-player characters in the story. In past QB contests, all non-player characters were created by the contestants. None were taken from failed applications. Such an honor was granted by Meadowbrook and Thalon respectively. Since this is a list of firsts, the honor goes to Kelpy and Meadowbrook.
12 --- A contestant, Rille, received immunity from the first death vote. Though understandable, it is still the first time such a favor has been granted a contestant. This is not unique in Redwall survival games. Immunity was part of one contest, so it is a first for QB, but not for the ROC.
13 --- Several non-participating characters became part of the story by submitting a chapter. Prologues are normally done by the contest administrators, so that doesn?t count. Pippy and Brio Cruor are unique in that respect and I hope we learn their identity so they can receive the credit due. Since this is a list of ?first,? the honor of being the first non-participating character posting a chapter in the QB series goes to Pippy.
14 --- The identity of a substitute writer was revealed. In the past, such substitutes might be known to the contestants, but were kept secret throughout the contest. Sister Nadine revealed Hector?s substitute as Daquira in one of the forum threads.
15 --- A QB character is intentionally killed by another QB character. This honor is shared by Keero, Izlude, Althen, and Thalon as the victim and Thalon, Meadowbrook, Rille, and Ashpaw as their killer respectively. This happened in QB-4, but was due to mistaken identity. This killing is a deliberate action, which may also be a first in the ROC. Since this is a list of firsts, the honors go to Keero and Thalon.
16 --- A completed adventure is assured. Two of the contests, QB-1 and QB-4, were never finished. In QB-2, the contest administrators told contestants that if a closing had not been done prior to a certain date, they would do it. No idea if such a threat was given in QB-3, but the contest had a finale. I do believe the Administrators issuing such a guarantee must be a first for the ROC as well.
17 ---- As noted by Zaran, the contest voting addressed plot rather than character deaths. Writers in prior QB contests had full control of the story.
18 ---- As noted by Zaran, the contestants took more than four weeks getting together. Writers in prior QB contests came together in Week Two. Again, this is a first for the QB series, but it is not unique to ROC. Some of these other contests were designed to have the characters meet late in the game, so this is a first for the QB but not for ROC.
19 ---- A contestant did not post for an entire week. Again, considering the controversy over the lack of postings by Hector in the beginning, it seems one of our finalist ignored Week Eight. So the honor of missing all opportunities of posting goes to Liam.
20 ---- As confirmed by Ashpaw?s writer, the first gay romance between a character and a non-player character of his creation. This can be counted as a double first for QB and a first for ROC as well. This is not the first romance between a character and a non-player character. That honor goes to Rystan and Masnitooth in QB-2. It isn?t the first romance for ROC. Operation Sandstorm had two characters fall in love. When they survived, the epilogue had them as a mated pair.
21 ---- Unlike the prior QB contests, the vote for the winner happens after the story is finished. In the previous four editions, the final vote came at the beginning of Week Eight. The winner then closed the story. This most likely explains why QB-4 never finished. If anyone knows the fate of QB-1, I would like to know if there was a final vote for a winner or if it ended without such a vote.
22 ---- Three members of the audience got to provide the name and species of three NPC. This honor was granted them thanks to an audience art contest. I believe this qualifies as a ROC first as well. Since this is a list of first, the honor goes to Boo, created by Sycamore since his is the first character to appear in the story.
Other notables from this contest:
1 ---- Though this is not a ?first? for the QB contests, honorable mention should go to Izlude for the longest time between the closing of the vote for our newest zombie and the actual death posting. It took so long I began wondering if Izlude would die before or after the audience voted on the overall winner. Based on the time voting closed, Tuesday at 21:07 hours, and the upload time reference, Monday at 21:24 hours, our zombie deferred death 144 hours and seventeen minutes. This must be a new record, perhaps even for any of the ROC survivor contests.
2 ---- The most nicknames given to a single character. Our angst otter had three, Breeze, Cinders, and Meddy. The first came from Thalon, the second came from Izlude, and the third came from Liam.
3 ---- Character art was not completed. A ?preliminary drawing of the cast is given, but the classical colored and true-life portraits are never provided. This remains unfinished even after the posting of the final chapter in what is termed Week Nine on September 4th.
4 ---- The character page was never updated. Keero, Izlude, and Althen remain alive. None of Meadowbrook?s nicknames are listed.
5 ---- Geo Holmes does a talk show style review and live discussion with members of the QB cast as guest who offer behind the scene information. There have been discussion threads, but this has to be unique. If this honor is granted, it will be a double first for Geo Holmes as it will also be the first time a non-participant is so honored. Anyone like to comment on that idea?
6 ---- No weekly summaries were written. There is a section on the web page for such summaries, but the page remains blank. If anyone does fill in this portion of the page, it will garner that writer a QB first ? the first time story summaries were done after the contest ended. Is anyone willing to volunteer for that honor?
7 ---- A character who survived the last death vote dies during the finale. This is not a first as Torry does this with his character after winning QB-3. What makes this death a bit unusual is that Althen is killed by another main character, Rille, in battle.
8 ---- In this QB contest, a romance was encouraged. In QB-2, the Administrator stepped in and quashed the Rystan ? Masnitooth romance when it was first hinted. We had planned on using that romance to further our quest for freedom, but had to change tactics. Three cheers for the QB-5 Staff.
A special note for Item 20 on the list of first. The first gay romance between two characters happened in "The Emperor's Decree." The one involving Ashpaw was with a NPC of his creation.
Regarding fan fictions:
I went to the site Redwallfanfictions.com and checked the list for 2009. There are six entries for the year 2009. Three of them were by Sharpfur - "The Red Days, "It Makes Me Happy I'm Not Them," and "Tales from the Imperium." Geo Holmes did "Doctor Who and The Bloodied Vermin." Tdcpresents offered "The Third Star." None of these stories were completed.
The sixth one was mine, "Tribunal of Redwall." It was the final installment of my Vermin Badger Series. This is the only story that is completed. I will also add that I did this on the other writing site, Fanstor.com, and received a lot of positive comments. Three chapters were nominated for Book of the Month. Considering how few comments I received, that is quite an achievement.
I'd just like to remark on the some really great subs this year. I know it's easy to focus on the negative of the writers who had to drop out or who couldn't meet a deadline for whatever reason, but that unfortunateness has brought about the chance for other writers to take on those characters and really take off with them. I know there was at least one in MM, several in Subscape i mean Redscape, and Tara did a lovely death post here at RV5. So a toast to the subs of '09! Thanks for keeping us going.
Another milestone for 2009.
RV4 has concluded.
Another milestone of the year is that I subbed two contests in one year! I do not know what affected me more though, Flynn's death, or Dirano's. Also noteworthy is that 4 contests ran pretty much simultaneously last year. Is it a common event to have so many ROC contests in a single year?
Anyways, I hope to continue writing in the ROC this year.
Hopefully the ROC can make it another decade?
*When the Sable Quean comes out, expect a flurry of Sable characters to be added to the rosters of contest apps*
Funny thing though, while there was a canon rule in QBV, it like...wasn't enforced. At all. So I'm not sure that even counts. :P
And hah! I beat the Sable Quean by years. Zylia Hellebore, RV3's villain, was a sable. ;D
This is the best timeline I've been able to piece together: http://redventure.swifthost.net/wiki/index.php5?title=Timeline
So it's been fairly common practice to run multiple contests in a year. I think this year has sort of been a rebirth in their popularity. Although, RV4 did draw in many veterans that had been long absent from the ROC. Not sure if we'll ever go back to the days of, y'know, more than only one or two people actively reviewing, like most contests have now.
Quote from: Lady Tara Starblade on January 02, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Funny thing though, while there was a canon rule in QBV, it like...wasn't enforced. At all. So I'm not sure that even counts. :P
Mm, it was somewhat. For those of us writing seamstress lady-mice, anyway. :P
MM1 ended this year as well!
Quote from: Keane on January 02, 2010, 06:47:37 PM
Quote from: Lady Tara Starblade on January 02, 2010, 06:10:03 PM
Funny thing though, while there was a canon rule in QBV, it like...wasn't enforced. At all. So I'm not sure that even counts. :P
Mm, it was somewhat. For those of us writing seamstress lady-mice, anyway. :P
Yeah, okay, I guess it was enforced up until the contest actually started. Then it basically went out the window fast. :P
Aye, tragic, that.
I might review TED II, if I've got the time.
I'm trying to think what sort of firsts we've had. These are speculative, because there are a lot of contests I've never read, but here's what I think RV5 has done.
My Bad: Deadtail is the only contestant I've ever seen get killed off by an NPC's stupidity. (Usually that happens on purpose.)
A Face Only A Mother Could Love. And Even Then She'd Have To Be Far-Sighted: I don't recall ever seeing a female character who was just plain ugly. (There've been some old ones, mind you, but none that you'd classify as hideous.)
Interesting Coincidence: It's also noteworthy that Tara had mentioned the top nine thing as being an homage the first ROC Survivor. Both of those contests had an all-female top three.
Tangled Triangle: I also don't know that a full-blown love triangle has ever truly developed before now. Probably the only one featuring three characters of totally different species, and probably the only one where a bird fell in love with a non-bird.
Get In Mah Belly!: First pregnant character.
Lookin' Out For #1: Another award for Deadtail. Nobody in these contests ever goes to the bathroom, ever. Except him. (Eliza also made a subtle reference to this. Didn't you wonder why there was a bucket in her cell in the brig?)
Linguistics Tutorial: Everything in Fritterik does have a literal translation into English. It's pretty cool, actually.
Deliberance, Featuring Large Craig, Featuring Terence D, Featuring Akrillyx & 3rd Lung, Featuring the Overripe MC, Featuring Peacey P!: I don't know that this was the first time that posts were written with mutual authorship credit, but I'm sure that nobody else did it to the degree that we did.
There might be more, but that's all I can think of for right now. (If it turns out other people have done this stuff, please point it out...)
Quote from: Eliza Lacrimosa on January 02, 2010, 06:58:33 PM
Deliberance, Featuring Large Craig, Featuring Terence D, Featuring Akrillyx & 3rd Lung, Featuring the Overripe MC, Featuring Peacey P!: I don't know that this was the first time that posts were written with mutual authorship credit, but I'm sure that nobody else did it to the degree that we did.
Rystan did give credit to the members of the zombie league in the finale for their contribution, which was written by each member and incorporated in her post.
I believe Cidra was an ugly scarred female as well.
(I mean that in the best way possible, of course.)
Are Interludes new?
Quote from: Deadtail on January 02, 2010, 07:35:25 PM
Are Interludes new?
Which ones? In the story or the show?
Sorry. :norf: *hic*
In the story.
I would say so. I have never heard of a contest where several posts were done "off topic" by focusing on action not related to the main characters. I also would note that these interludes were done as a team effort and not as an inspiration from a character.
Quote from: Rath the Whirlwind on January 02, 2010, 07:25:55 PM
I believe Cidra was an ugly scarred female as well.
(I mean that in the best way possible, of course.)
Yep yep, she was uuuugly. All the purebred Atskiya were kind of...unsavory looking, with angular features and heavy brows. Kind of like cavemen kitties. And Cidra was all scarred up and had tatty ears to boot. She was a piece of work. It just made me love her all the more. <3
QuoteRegarding fan fictions:
I went to the site Redwallfanfictions.com and checked the list for 2009. There are six entries for the year 2009. Three of them were by Sharpfur - "The Red Days, "It Makes Me Happy I'm Not Them," and "Tales from the Imperium." Geo Holmes did "Doctor Who and The Bloodied Vermin." Tdcpresents offered "The Third Star." None of these stories were completed.
I say. :-[ Only "Red Days" is unfinished. "It Makes Me Happy I'm Not Them" is quite finished, and "Tales from the Imperium" is a collection of shorts, each one completed (though more may be posted this year, so I guess the thread itself it technically not finished...)
QuoteI have never heard of a contest where several posts were done "off topic" by focusing on action not related to the main characters.
In RV3, Rufelle did two posts that did not feature any player characters at all:
http://z3.invisionfree.com/redventure/index.php?showtopic=646
http://z3.invisionfree.com/redventure/index.php?showtopic=610
RV5 still gets credit for them being co-posts, though. Rufelle's were done by herself. And somehow she won, so it rather proves, I think, that plot over characters is a good thing. Writers abandoning their petty character squabbles to expand the story's world more and all that, yeah.
Hmm. Can't think of anything else fantastic or noteworthy enough that happened last year wot hasn't been mentioned already... Now, in a coupla days you might see something interesting... Hehehehe.
Quote from: Dozystoat on January 02, 2010, 10:36:18 PM
I say. :-[ Only "Red Days" is unfinished. "It Makes Me Happy I'm Not Them" is quite finished, and "Tales from the Imperium" is a collection of shorts, each one completed (though more may be posted this year, so I guess the thread itself it technically not finished...)
Thanks for the clarification. Think I was too focused on my personal accomplishment, finishing the Vermin Badger series.
Considering the awesomeness of that accomplishment, sah, I think you're more than forgiven. ^^
Quote from: Dozystoat on January 02, 2010, 10:36:18 PM
Hmm. Can't think of anything else fantastic or noteworthy enough that happened last year wot hasn't been mentioned already... Now, in a coupla days you might see something interesting... Hehehehe.
Are you referring to TED2, or is the maniacal giggling meant to foreshadow something a bit more unexpected?
Well, to be honest, I took the interlude idea from Wing's The Crimson Badger, and I like that they ended up a regular fixture. That, and all the co-writing, I think set us apart from other contests.
And thanks, Venny... I don't like that it took so much jumping to do "Best of My Love", but I was pleased with the final product. Not as pleased as I was with Revel's post (as you know). That scene was just... one of the finest pieces of writing on the ROC, ever. It was sublime.
Quote from: Jarrtail on January 03, 2010, 03:16:05 PM
Quote from: Dozystoat on January 02, 2010, 10:36:18 PM
Hmm. Can't think of anything else fantastic or noteworthy enough that happened last year wot hasn't been mentioned already... Now, in a coupla days you might see something interesting... Hehehehe.
Are you referring to TED2, or is the maniacal giggling meant to foreshadow something a bit more unexpected?
I wouldn't call it maniacal... Well, no, I would. It fits. Maniacal. Yeah.
No, TED2 is just a YAY from me. My maniacalness is of another nature. One which will be revealed soon as I can get off my lazy tail and fix up one or two more things... It should be good. It's been a fair while since the ROC's seen something like it. And that's all I'm saying on the matter! Except...
Get out your jetpacks 'cos we're takin' this baby to the universe... AND BEYOND!
Quote from: Damask the Minstrel on January 04, 2010, 04:02:15 PM
And thanks, Venny... I don't like that it took so much jumping to do "Best of My Love", but I was pleased with the final product. Not as pleased as I was with Revel's post (as you know). That scene was just... one of the finest pieces of writing on the ROC, ever. It was sublime.
But I don't know! Couldst thou elaborate, dear minstrel?
*baps* Nope! It's a secret. That only secret club members of our secret club can understand.
Nyaa!
QBV - Canon? I'll give ya canon, buckaroo!: Maybe it's just that I'm a yaoi fangirl, but the fact that an out-and-proud gay couple appeared in what was supposed to be a very canon contests amuses and delights me to no end.
RV4 - Is it? Could it be? I think it is! The END!: I'm really so happy that it only took a year of pestering to get Sir Badger to finish our lovely little contest. That tripped my trigger, not the least because I was then able to finally put up Cricket's epilogue. XD
RV5 - And the auld triangle went jingle, jangle: I really enjoyed the love triangle in this contest. All the sides were broken, and we knew it wasn't going anywhere, but it was entertaining to watch everybody spin their wheels for a bit. It's a just a shame that the suitors to lady fair 'died', one right after the other.
RV5 - What it says on the tin: Besides O:S, I think this is the only other contest to blatantly label (a) post(s) "The End". Granted, they weren't quite the end, but nice little climax, nonetheless. *nods*
RV5 - C-c-c-continuity, baby!: They were only tiny snippets, but I did notice a few tie-ins, not only to the Redwall books, but also to other survivor game contests. Makes me wonder about the chronological order these contests actually took place in. *strokes non-existent beard pensively*
RV5 - It boggles the mind: Maybe not a favorite moment, but something worth noting. My Fates there were a lot of NPC's (named and otherwise) in this contest. I'm tempted to say it has the most, but then I didn't follow contests like QBIV closely enough to be certain.
RV5 - Titillating Titles: Some of the coolest titles I've seen have been in this contest. Liza gets the award for overall favorite, but Rath wins my individual top choice with "Fatality".
And, not to burst the bubble of joy, but I think there was another preggo contestant. I wanna say she was an early vermin ROC:S contestant, but I'm not sure which...and I could be entirely wrong. Where's Roxie when you need her?
Quote from: Damask the Minstrel on January 05, 2010, 12:21:58 PM
*baps* Nope! It's a secret. That only secret club members of our secret club can understand.
Nyaa!
So cruel . . .
First and foremost for the past year, my highlight has been seeing through Midnight Mossflower from begining to end. All biases aside, I still think it's amongst the best stories of any survivor contests ever. And with biases, I say the same thing. Because I can.
Seriously, the cast was a delight to work with, especially considering I was having issues geetting the whole thing off the ground in the first place. Nothing but good times.
Also, this year marked my first official entry into the Survivor Contestant field, which was nice. Probably the most manic piece of marathon writing I have ever done, but I liked it. And I still like Reese as one of my deeper characters I've concieved ever.
Quote from: Cairn Destop on January 02, 2010, 08:49:34 AM
Regarding fan fictions:
Geo Holmes did "Doctor Who and The Bloodied Vermin."
Heh. I just wanted to take this odd opportunity to mention, to you, and dozens of other beasties who've made the mistake over the years...it's "Holms" not "Holmes"...though I sincerely adore Sherlock. Heh...been seven years and that user name remains the trickiest to spell. :norf:
That being said...good 'gates, did I really do that this last year? I might have to actually write the rest of that eventually.
What about Endangered? That was actually my favorite of the stories you've worked on, with one of my favorite characters in recent fanfiction.
Also, The Third Star actually WAS finished on FFN, but frankly the ending felt rushed and uninspired. I liked all of Quinlan's other works, but really didn't care for the Third Star.
Quote from: Venril on January 06, 2010, 08:46:47 PM
What about Endangered? That was actually my favorite of the stories you've worked on, with one of my favorite characters in recent fanfiction.
I was going to correct you and say Regression was written years ago when I reread the title. Wait? Endangered? There's actually peeps reading that?
In any case, not certain I've written any more of that this last year, though I sincerely hope to write Book Two this coming year (and post the already written Northern Interlude that goes between). Thank you very much though. I'm glad Rueben and is weird vermin charms caught your fancy.
'Gates, I loved Endangered. Rueben is one of my all-time favorite fanfiction characters.
I always hoped you'd update Northern Interlude someday...looks like there may be a possibility of that now, eh?
Quote from: Jarrtail on January 06, 2010, 09:38:13 PM
'Gates, I loved Endangered. Rueben is one of my all-time favorite fanfiction characters.
I always hoped you'd update Northern Interlude someday...looks like there may be a possibility of that now, eh?
Wow. Thanks, Jar. I didn't know there was that much of a demand. O.o I thought it was just a fanfiction lost to the unknowns of the Interwebs. Then again...I remember fondly writing about Rueben...such a fun chap to write...
I guess I have no choice but to post the rest of Northern Interlude. Enjoy, peeps. http://redwallfanfiction.com/index.php?s=1c0c3fcaf1960d96cac15a32dac04305&showtopic=2165
Heh, that was excellant. I'm sure that there are many people who appreciate the update.
Now, of course, it's time to begin waiting for Book Two... :twitch:
Quote from: Cairn Destop on January 02, 2010, 08:49:34 AM
22 ---- Three members of the audience got to provide the name and species of three NPC. This honor was granted them thanks to an audience art contest. I believe this qualifies as a ROC first as well. Since this is a list of first, the honor goes to Boo, created by Sycamore since his is the first character to appear in the story.
I'm going to defer this honor to Yornose, created by Dozystoat, since Sycamore was part of the writing cast.
Quote from: Sycamore on January 10, 2010, 08:42:02 PM
Quote from: Cairn Destop on January 02, 2010, 08:49:34 AM
22 ---- Three members of the audience got to provide the name and species of three NPC. This honor was granted them thanks to an audience art contest. I believe this qualifies as a ROC first as well. Since this is a list of first, the honor goes to Boo, created by Sycamore since his is the first character to appear in the story.
I'm going to defer this honor to Yornose, created by Dozystoat, since Sycamore was part of the writing cast.
And now you know one of the reasons why I expressed such disappointment in your actions in that contest. Regardless of your participation, you earned the title of first. The Yornose - Dozystoat connection must remain as second. Accept it. Of course we could also do something like professional baseball and add an asterix by the record with a less than complimentary comment about the achievment.
Umm... isn't that already a secondary achievement? I'm pretty sure the audience added at least one NPC to QBI, guys... A squirrel named Orion, if I recall correctly.
Quote from: Eliza Lacrimosa on January 11, 2010, 02:13:59 AM
Umm... isn't that already a secondary achievement? I'm pretty sure the audience added at least one NPC to QBI, guys... A squirrel named Orion, if I recall correctly.
If that can be verified, then the QB5 record becomes moot.