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The results are in for Round 1. Congratulations to: John D. Strayne Erebus The Count Steel Maiden To all, thanks for participating. To the winners of Round 1, stay tuned Round 2 is coming up.

Those girls are effed up!

Ready to write some next round set-ups

I'm torn a little between Becker and Strayne. Both have ups and downs. I still love the one with the monkeys. More monkeys from everybody.

I think you misinterpret my meaning with the Deo's range. I'm referring not to the types of characterization's, but to his sort of humorous writing style. This is the part that is interchangeable to me. Now mind you, they have huge personality and moreseo than most others, but it seems the same sort of humor I see in one is the same sort of humor I see in another. I may be wrong and I know I'm being nitpicky, but that's what I see, especially with the female characters which is what we're dealing with in Steel Maiden. Besides the daughter thing, I see a lot of the same humor in Beckie, Jack and Jill etc..

Another thing about Deo is consistency. All his characters may not be amazing, but I don’t think any have just been bad. They are consistent. He is great at dialogue and personality. One gripe is although, the characters have memorable personality, they are often a bit one-dimensional or interchangeable. If I were to read the dialogue of this guy and compare it to that guy, I would have a hard time distinguishing who is who sometimes. But it’s still leaps and bounds better than most and they are usually endearing. So there’s that. As for his character, I’m agreeing with Exal. I need more. This character is right there at the beginning of something exciting and not there yet. The Count is intriguing already. It’s not an extraordinarily original idea as bad guys go good all the time in comics and whatnot, but it is well done storytelling in that the villain has a hard time adjusting. Another thing about Deo is he writes fun fictions. I’d say another thing right now would be to get us some fic action in Deo. I think you are probably going to take this round. Shoot ahead (No offense to his current competition, just my opinion). So good showing from two guys who originally weren’t going to participate.

I judge these characters by which one’s stand out in my memory the most a few days after I’ve read them. Which one can I recall and say, “Yeah, I remember that.” So with that said, so far I can fully recall: Steel Maiden and The Count without thinking very hard. Two standouts in the first round. Contenders for the throne. I also remember something about 40 ft monkeys (Everybody who knows me should know I love Kaiju-types), which cracked me up. So yeah… One thing that stands out in Steel Maiden or a Deo character in general is just that: Character. His characters are full of personality. Deo not so much, but his characters…whoo boy. They are full of wit and charisma. Heh. Helps you remember them. Pseudo is just a Rain Man. He comes with these surprisingly intelligent ideas at times. I believe it was Nilan who said he can’t tell if Pseudo is a genius or just an accidental Quixote type who just stumbles on good ideas. I’m paraphrasing a lot. But whatever it is, it works sometimes. Especially the Count. I loved the opening scene where the hero/villain was like, “You know if I do this, those people are going to die. That’s no good.” That was hilarious to me. I understood he drained Sollus, so that aura he had probably affected him. Well done.

Want something to do? The last time a Superman died and was replaced in Khazan (the previous version), their was a tournament. It went like this: http://www.electricferret.com/forum/index.php/topic/2613-the-watermark-incident/?hl=watermark Note: I had a character named the C.B.U.B. in it. They lost. Heh.

In my mind, I imagine Sollus looked like this (However, my mind is not Ivan's)

So yeah, if you haven't noticed: First round is up! Kill kill kill!

Ha. On another note, Pseudo, Darkender and Deo are more intermediate than beginners, but what can you do?

Settled! Vets get the bye! Noobs gotta tear each other limb from limb

Hmm, who should get the bye? Noobs or Vets? Or random? Here's what the bracket looks like: http://www.printyourbrackets.com/pdfbrackets/12singleseeded.pdf

Tourney starts tonight. Good luck on the Killfloor!

Probably my more veteran players.

Good call, it is 12. Hope 8 of you are confident in your character. Because they are getting an extra match.

I guess, hold up and I'll change my statement.

Could be. Did a quick count this morning. Once they are all in the tournament que, I'll see.

My last four have submitted, leaving me with ten characters. At least four characters are going to have an extra round. Volunteers are fine, if not I will randomly draw this afternoon.

Guys, you might want to send me drafts seriously. Because if you don't meet the criteria, you don't make it.

Indeed. Everybody get your shit in! What the deuce?!? Remember I have to approve the entry and today is the last day!

I see you all the time. The disser gets dissed.

This ^ This matters. The Return Of Exal!

Great. My character sucked.

Well when Deo and Darkender post theirs to the database, that will be seven. I have one that I am holding in case I need it, so that will be 8. I can start with that honestly.