SpoilerThank you.

SpoilerDid you mean to say "it tripped over its cloak" or did you mean "it tripped over his cloak"?

Spoilerthe second. I fixed it. It is hard to write in generics constantly. And no, this does not reveal the gender of Itzal, I just tend to use he as a generic.

SpoilerPronouns for convenience are a-ok. It's a staple of GBII with such delightful genderless beings such as Gestalt, Vyrm'n, and the Sunset whose controllers invariably tire of constantly referring to their monstrosity as "it" or "The Schrotgolem/The Faceless/The Balancer" (cross out where inappropriate).

SpoilerI'm pretty sure I've been consistent about referring to Eximo as "it".

SpoilerYeah well. You're the only thoroughly non-humanoid contestant in your game. 's a matter of fact, I deliberately refer to Vyrm'n as it, but Sruixan/Maxwell Deakin decided the Faceless is a girl. Vyrm'n's psyche is female too, because of the humanoid it was 'typed with, but I don't know if that means anything much.

Regardless, Gestalt's probably male, if anything, but with that kinda critter it's hard to place it anywhere in particular. AF calls the Sunset male because "it's easier for the narrator".

Also, can I dish out another batch of criticisms as we start to approach the climax of the round; or should I pm you all personally with plenty of lovingly hand-crafted, thoroughly personalised lambasting?
Oh, and you don't get any until you've sent me your personal thoughts on the other contestants.

SpoilerRemember, you're allowed to write fight scenes. This isn't like the other games where you make an action and wait for their reaction.

SpoilerI realise this but In all honesty I have nooooooo clue how he could escape this, unless it was good ol' fashioned puff in smoke and doves. But then again with the Hoodoo and weakening powers and stuff like that I wouldn't know what he'd do.

I left it hangin' because what with the inclusion of the word 'plan' I figured (huh-huh-huh_ he had something planned out. But i'll happily go back and edit it if you want.

SpoilerIndeed he did have a plan. I even detailed the setup

SpoilerAs a sidenote to the "you can write the other character's actions in a fight scene" point, you can also have them use previously unseen moves, as long as the move is thematically appropriate. This has been done for both enemies and allies in other games. GB1 even had this happen twice in the same scene.

And, in this particular case, Zeke and Itzal could have traded blows for a while before Itzal decided to use his trick. Not saying "go back and edit that now", just noting it as something to keep in mind for the future.

You guys are doing a pretty good job, but overall, I'd like to see more risk-taking in this game. Try to create problems beyond just "how do I avoid getting killed this round?". And take advantage of the setting to create surprises! Don't just view it as "this is where we'll be fighting", think along the lines of "what crazy stuff could happen here?" Then have that crazy stuff happen, whether your character triggers it or not.

SpoilerThe rhyme in the first two sentences was entirely intentional [img]images/smilies/mspa_face.gif[/img]

SpoilerYup, still waiting on your picks for the round. I'll even throw in some critique of your characters if you want 'em.
Also, now the fog is climbing, at, say... a metre per post, and more if your post is long (chronologically)? This means you'll have to start taking some control over other characters to keep this a fair fight.
It's not hard, just say what you're noticing then make the character's height quantified at the end of your post, as we've always been doing. Except now also post fog height.

SpoilerZeke - 75m (top)
Itzal - presumably round here, whereabouts unknown
Mike - 56m (exterior)
Grimm - 55m
Gadget - 42m (hasn't posted in a while chronologically/at all, so probably allowed a bigish jump)
Whit: 35m (exterior, saw Grimm)
Cobra - 34m (hasn't posted in a while either, has Whir)

FOG: 10m

SpoilerSorry I haven't posted in a while, guys, just IRL stuff going on ^^'