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Deaderpool

Date Joined: Oct 6, 2010

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I'm afraid I have nothing to offer as far as a prize except stuff, but that would require mailing adresses and is awkward and mildly invasive. CREEPY. STARE.

Barinellos

Date Joined: Apr 8, 2009

Posts: 7,868

Jul 26, 2012 -- 12:35PM, Deaderpool wrote:
Keeper mentioned a story about the origins of Duty-Bound Dead and that gave me the idea for a contest of seeing who can come up with the best story based on a card. I haven't worked out the details and was wondering if there would be interest in it.

Examples might include: Why does Intrepid Hero look like suck a jerkass, might there be more to it that the obvious? What could possibly be happening to make someone want to cast Planar Cleansing ? Whats it like to live on Hamletback Goliath ? What intriges await a master spy ?

The main thing here is that you'd have to stick exclusively to micro-fiction.
Basically a twitter limit to keep things from getting overblown. As it is, creating a story in very narrow space would itself be quite a challenge and you would not need to fret with the issues involved with time limits on huge pieces, which always kills a contest faster than anything else.
Gotta keep people excited.

And besides, everyone remembers the glory that was the microfiction surrounding Obstinate Baloth .

*sniff* truly a masterpiece.

Anyways Deaderpool, I could help you set something up if you felt like persuing this.

BeastEngine

Date Joined: Nov 8, 2011

Posts: 867

What's the current topic for this? I could use something to do.

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Barinellos

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Jul 31, 2012 -- 1:42AM, BeastEngine wrote:
What's the current topic for this? I could use something to do.

It's dead Jim.

BeastEngine

Date Joined: Nov 8, 2011

Posts: 867

Well Admiral T. ****butts. The second I want to be a part of things, they die. Why am I cursed to languish in this miserable excuse for an existence?

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HARDER THAN DIAMONDS
STRONGER THAN STEEL
AND BURSTING WITH VIGOR.

THAT'S THE WAY THE BEAST ENGINE PLAYS.

_{PROUD BEARER OF THE MOST INCORRECT THING JIVANMUKTA'S READ ON THESE FORUMS YET AWARD.}

SO BRING IT ON. ALL OF YOU. I have taken the top of the mountain and I will accept all challenges. Attack me, all at once if you must! I will never falter! THE ONLY GLORY IS IN DEATH.

AND DON'T FORGET TO COWER BEFORE THE METALLIC MIGHT OF JUSTICE.

Yxoque

Date Joined: Nov 25, 2009

Posts: 2,632

Jul 31, 2012 -- 2:04AM, BeastEngine wrote:
Well Admiral T. ****butts. The second I want to be a part of things, they die. Why am I cursed to languish in this miserable excuse for an existence?

If it can cheer you up, the current topic of this thread is what kind of contest we could run next, and we're also talking about actual prizes.

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May 8, 2013 -- 4:42PM, mjeremyjarvis wrote:
May 8, 2013 -- 4:33PM, Yxoque wrote:

Hell, if they steal from us, we'd be honored.

oh my god, AWESOME!
Then changing the Slivers was your idea! haha
lol

Barinellos

Date Joined: Apr 8, 2009

Posts: 7,868

Jul 31, 2012 -- 2:04AM, BeastEngine wrote:
Well Admiral T. ****butts. The second I want to be a part of things, they die. Why am I cursed to languish in this miserable excuse for an existence?

In fairness, it's been dead for like a week and a half if not longer.

BeastEngine

Date Joined: Nov 8, 2011

Posts: 867

That's what I get for not paying attention.

WHO AM I? Show

HARDER THAN DIAMONDS
STRONGER THAN STEEL
AND BURSTING WITH VIGOR.

THAT'S THE WAY THE BEAST ENGINE PLAYS.

_{PROUD BEARER OF THE MOST INCORRECT THING JIVANMUKTA'S READ ON THESE FORUMS YET AWARD.}

SO BRING IT ON. ALL OF YOU. I have taken the top of the mountain and I will accept all challenges. Attack me, all at once if you must! I will never falter! THE ONLY GLORY IS IN DEATH.

AND DON'T FORGET TO COWER BEFORE THE METALLIC MIGHT OF JUSTICE.

Its_Always_42

Date Joined: Jul 24, 2010

Posts: 1,092

Jul 31, 2012 -- 1:32AM, Barinellos wrote:

And besides, everyone remembers the glory that was the microfiction surrounding Obstinate Baloth .

*sniff* truly a masterpiece.

Please illuminate me, would this be the "Fluffy" that hangs about in... I think it was Master_Yum_Yums' sig and that useless_mancer slayed?

If so, or really if not, I would appreciate a nudge toward the original of which you speak.

What would this be again, 3 cubic feet of air?

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Jul 26, 2012 -- 7:23AM, KeeperofManyNames wrote:
That was probably the most deranged introduction I ever have seen.

Award.

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Aug 25, 2012 -- 1:13AM, Barinellos wrote:
Aug 25, 2012 -- 1:09AM, Its_Always_42 wrote:
I suppose the downside is that it would be just like now, only in the future. And I couldn't get on the internet for places like this, because... well... you saw the episode. Not that going online full-body wouldn't be cool...

All I know is that this place would be a lot steamier if we went in full body.
And I'd blame Keeper for it.

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Feb 15, 2013 -- 3:18PM, KeeperofManyNames wrote:
Oh my god dude you've gotta stop lighting your own stuff on fire periodically.

Time for me to show off.

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HairlessThoctar

Date Joined: Dec 27, 2009

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Ladies and gentlemen; A Day in the Life of an Obstinate Baloth

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community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758...

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