Coming soon - Get a detailed view of why an account is flagged as spam!
view details

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

12
Character Scramble IX Road to Redemption Finals: Safeguard of the Golden Capital
Post Body

The Character Scramble is a bloodmatch tournament where people compete to analyze unique matchups and scenarios and write the best story they can. At the beginning, everyone submits characters that meet the guidelines, then those characters are randomized and distributed evenly. From then on, each week there's a new writing prompt for everyone to follow. At the end of the week, everyone votes for who they think should advance, until we have our winner at the end. The winner at the end of the tournament gets to choose the theme, tier, and rules of the next scramble, along with a sweet custom flair as their reward. The current theme is based on the mobile game Fate: Grand Order, and the current tier is anywhere from 2/10 to 8/10 DCEU Wonder Woman, using only feats from her standalone movie.

Without further ado, here we go!


Hub Post

Rosters

Click here to join the email list

Come visit our official Discord channel

Pairings and Road to Redemption


This Round will only be for the last two remaining writers in the Road to Redemption: /u/KiwiArms and /u/Voeltz


What a lovely, relaxing vacation! But as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, so upon your return, the organization is ready and willing with a stack of potential missions to send you on. Sure, you've got some time for yourselves among the facilities amenities and distractions, but after your time in the sun, surely you must be itching to get back into the field? At least, that's what the organization believes...

Still, there's no disputing the excitement of the facility. Claims of "getting closer" or "almost being there" can be heard among the staff, and though they claim they have many, many more tasks for you, they seem to have a clear idea of where this will all lead. But without much say in the whys or the wheres, you're just going to have to go along with it till then, aren't you? And so it's back in time you go, with the instructions of "Preserve the Timeline"...

Guyana, 1597

Well, now, this was a lovely change of pace. As your team finds themselves sent back through time, they are NOT immediately beset upon by warriors, enlisted into an army, or even split up. In fact, you've all arrived in the center of a city that seems, quite frankly, in awe of you. Or at the very least curious about you. And as you get a glimpse at the treasured buildings and glean information from the locals, it's clear this can be none other than the legendary city of El Dorado! And you're their newest guests of honor!

And honored you are, treated well and shown about the city. Compared to most of your other jobs this is downright lovely. There's only one major concern among the civilians, the secrecy of their homeland. But so long as you're willing to keep quiet about it, what are the chances that someone's going to stumble upon a city so perfectly tucked away? And just when you were getting comfortable with this situation, accustomed to their people and their culture, maybe even made a friend or two, the OTHER set of time travelers appears. And they're seemingly none-to-keen to rest on their laurels and leave the immaculate city a secret to the outside. So now it's on you to ensure this place remains a secret, either by making it their prison, or their tomb...


Normal Rules

  • Who Art Thou: Look at all these obscure characters in the scramble! Give a brief summary of your characters in your post. Be sure to mention things like powers, personality, weaknesses, just stuff that the average reader should know before reading.

  • Crit Happens: The Scramble is a game, and in the end the player always wins the game. This time the player is you, champ! That means that when your write your story, your team always comes out victorious. Even if the odds of you winning are 1 in 100, explain those odds in the analysis and then show us that 1 miracle run.

  • Unfamiliar Arms: Characters are assumed to be at the same power level they started the tournament at at all times. To clarify, this means you would not be able to loot Wonder Woman of her lasso if you beat her in a previous round, or otherwise gain a competitive advantage based on anything that happened in a previous round. This is to aid your opponent in research of your character.

  • Thou Art My Master: Such powerful servants and such fragile masters, how could the master hope to survive? Well, they had better, at all costs. If the master dies, all their servants go with them. So like it or not, your servants might have to put in the extra work to protect the master. But those command seals on their hand are a powerful tool...

  • Due Date: March 13th: THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS NO MATTER WHAT PERIOD


Round Specific Rules

  • Round Goal: Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe The Golden City has been nothing if not amicable to your team. So long as you're willing to keep there home a secret, this will remain that way. So when the other master-servant team decides it's best to not keep the secret, it falls to you to protect the city. You don't need to confine them to the city, but you do need to keep them from spilling its location. Or kill everyone they tell, I suppose...

  • We Can Do This The Easy Way...: You don't necessarily have to kill the enemy team. You could attempt to talk them out of their plan, or imprison them within the city somehow. Murder doesn't have to be the answer.

  • ... Or the Hard Way: Of course, if you do decide to fight it out, El Dorado is well equipped with its own series of defenses. Rolling boulders, dart traps, arrow traps, spikey pits, it's like all the South American temples you've heard about in the movies! Weird how that works out that way.


Fluff Rules

  • Human Beings in a Mob: The People of El Dorado are willing to fight besides you if they learn of the enemy teams decision. Of course, considering the citizens are mere humans and your team is much more powerful, it's probably not the best to let them get in on it. But, hey, it is their call.

  • What's a Mob to a King?: But before they even arrive, you are encouraged to enjoy the luxury and lavishness that comes with the mysterious El Dorado. What's it like?

  • What's a King to a God?: What is it that motivates the enemy to reveal the great cities location? Money? Power? Discovery? Is it their mission? Or are they just jerks that way?

  • What's a God to a Nonbeliever, Who Don't Believe in Anything?: Of course, none of this HAS to happen. You could leave the surprisingly capable city of El Dorado to maintain its own secret, and simply detail your team lapping in luxury while the deathtraps and citizens go to work. Hey, as long as they don't tell anyone, right?

Author
Account Strength
100%
Account Age
10 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
20,920
Link Karma
10,858
Comment Karma
10,047
Profile updated: 2 days ago
Posts updated: 9 months ago
​

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
6 years ago