The Atavist's Tryst - Round 1: The Ljinstal Underground (S?)
06-24-2013, 10:54 AM
Somewhere on the peripheries of existence, a trillion and two eyes observed a coral reef - the tiniest point of focus in the swirling of everything.
The last two eyes closed, dimming the near-nothingness ever so slightly. A mouth below them grinned a small smile, upon which the collective gaze of a billion eyes flocked.
Atavist hummed, and spoke to the eyes without moving a muscle.
It is a fine thing. In its infancy yet, but all things must suffer that, no?
This primordial state was what, in all my searching, eluded me. The appeal is impossible for one of my tenets to ignore.
Though I suppose - if to the beginning I return - I should be The Atavist, should I not?
Tendrils of hyperexistence lashed about the golden-eyed creature. Probing. Questioning.
Yes, my friend. laughed the Atavist. I do believe it means I shall.
Welcome to the 2n/3rd battle of (S?)! This is my second battle with an express and priority invitation to Battling newbies. Much of the preamble for battles in this "season" can be found here, but here's a summary of Grand Battles in general.
A Grand Battle is competitive writing in a collaborative guise. The premise features a character per player, who have been collectively thrust in a battle to the death by a godlike being who moves them from one locale to the next every time one of them dies.
For the players/authors, this means they must write about what their characters get up to in these locales - which may entail anything from physical fighting, arguments, scheming, or dealing with the locals. Unlike a regular roleplay, players are encouraged to use other players' characters. Characters cannot be killed mid-round; instead, the weakest/least contributive player is eliminated at the end of the round and their character is "written out" by staging their death in a "deathpost". This process of elimination continues until one remains - the winner of the Grand Battle and an eligible entrant into an "All-Stars" battle.
The time/writing investment varies - early-game is faster-paced and features shorter posts, but mid and late-game posts may be much longer. The Reserve system lets you ask others to not post possibly-contradictory narrative until yours is completed and posted. Reserves are negotiated between players, for the most part - a successful battle often relies on good communication between participants. #grandbattle IRC is the go-to spot to connive with your fellow battlers.
The Atavist's Tryst will feature six players. Signups will conclude in a week from this post. Calibornio, bigro, and Red709 have (by submitting an acceptable profile into my first S? battle) been offered an early spot if they wish to take it. Note that Elize's S? battle, Sublime Showdown, is also accepting applicants.
- Bigro - Line 12C and Passenger (#FFA500 on Black and #A9A9A9)
- Calibornio - Dmitri Weinberg - (White on #0E4603)
- Goat Boss - Bano Najafi - (#460F39 on #ECDCE4)
- myw - Rider King - (#8B4513)
- Red709 - Satu Merk and Samael - (#33CC99)
- Woffles - Sachihata and Si Né (#BB3333 and #6600BB)
*All godlike beings appearing in this work are separate from the S1-3 and Season Intermission canons. Any chromatic resemblance to "real" gods, living, dead, or neither, is purely coincidental.
The last two eyes closed, dimming the near-nothingness ever so slightly. A mouth below them grinned a small smile, upon which the collective gaze of a billion eyes flocked.
Atavist hummed, and spoke to the eyes without moving a muscle.
It is a fine thing. In its infancy yet, but all things must suffer that, no?
This primordial state was what, in all my searching, eluded me. The appeal is impossible for one of my tenets to ignore.
Though I suppose - if to the beginning I return - I should be The Atavist, should I not?
Tendrils of hyperexistence lashed about the golden-eyed creature. Probing. Questioning.
Yes, my friend. laughed the Atavist. I do believe it means I shall.
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Welcome to the 2n/3rd battle of (S?)! This is my second battle with an express and priority invitation to Battling newbies. Much of the preamble for battles in this "season" can be found here, but here's a summary of Grand Battles in general.
A Grand Battle is competitive writing in a collaborative guise. The premise features a character per player, who have been collectively thrust in a battle to the death by a godlike being who moves them from one locale to the next every time one of them dies.
For the players/authors, this means they must write about what their characters get up to in these locales - which may entail anything from physical fighting, arguments, scheming, or dealing with the locals. Unlike a regular roleplay, players are encouraged to use other players' characters. Characters cannot be killed mid-round; instead, the weakest/least contributive player is eliminated at the end of the round and their character is "written out" by staging their death in a "deathpost". This process of elimination continues until one remains - the winner of the Grand Battle and an eligible entrant into an "All-Stars" battle.
The time/writing investment varies - early-game is faster-paced and features shorter posts, but mid and late-game posts may be much longer. The Reserve system lets you ask others to not post possibly-contradictory narrative until yours is completed and posted. Reserves are negotiated between players, for the most part - a successful battle often relies on good communication between participants. #grandbattle IRC is the go-to spot to connive with your fellow battlers.
The Atavist's Tryst will feature six players. Signups will conclude in a week from this post. Calibornio, bigro, and Red709 have (by submitting an acceptable profile into my first S? battle) been offered an early spot if they wish to take it. Note that Elize's S? battle, Sublime Showdown, is also accepting applicants.
- Bigro - Line 12C and Passenger (#FFA500 on Black and #A9A9A9)
- Calibornio - Dmitri Weinberg - (White on #0E4603)
- Goat Boss - Bano Najafi - (#460F39 on #ECDCE4)
- myw - Rider King - (#8B4513)
- Red709 - Satu Merk and Samael - (#33CC99)
- Woffles - Sachihata and Si Né (#BB3333 and #6600BB)
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[u]Name:[/u] A useful substitute for "Oi, you!"
[u]Gender:[/u] Whatever you and they prefer.
[u]Colour:[/u] A [color=#hexcod]text colour[/color] to distinguish between players. Keep it readable, gold is reserved for the GM.
[u]Race:[/u] AKA species. Give a brief description if it's especially weird.
[u]Equipment/Abilities:[/u]Tools of the trade, where the trade is survival in their harsh world.
[u]Description:[/u] A brief overview of their appearance and personality, to give other people a feel for how to write for them.
[u]Errata:[/u] any additional information you'd like to include. A writing sample is not necessary.
*All godlike beings appearing in this work are separate from the S1-3 and Season Intermission canons. Any chromatic resemblance to "real" gods, living, dead, or neither, is purely coincidental.
peace to the unsung peace to the martyrs | i'm johnny rotten appleseed
clouds is shaky love | broke as hell but i got a bunch of ringtones
eyes blood red bruise aubergine | Sue took something now Sue doesn't sleep | saint average, day in the life of
woke up in the noon smelling doom and death | out the house, great outdoors
staying warm in arctic blizzard | that's my battle 'til I get inanimate | still up in the same clothes living like a gameshow
clouds is shaky love | broke as hell but i got a bunch of ringtones
eyes blood red bruise aubergine | Sue took something now Sue doesn't sleep | saint average, day in the life of
woke up in the noon smelling doom and death | out the house, great outdoors
staying warm in arctic blizzard | that's my battle 'til I get inanimate | still up in the same clothes living like a gameshow