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<blockquote data-quote="alsih2o" data-source="post: 773550" data-attributes="member: 4790"><p>barrend nobeard vs speaker, judgement.</p><p></p><p>alsih2o</p><p>barrend nobeard- "i really should have monored on chronomancy" what a line. focus on the details of the statue pic, this story is a bit hard to keep up wiht, and worth all the effort it takes. gotta love someone who takes a literary chance to let the bad guy win. (whistling with no lips...oh, man.)</p><p>speaker- takes us on a dreamlike ride. both of these stories had that odd layer of unreality around them. i liked the handling of the imagery, but not as much as barrends.</p><p>both writers get odd on us, adn both of them make it work, but i liked the stronger sense of conflict in barrends. i have to give this round to barrend nobeard</p><p>maldur</p><p>Speaker </p><p>Dilemmas with "paladin" like hero and evil lich. Good story, the image of a</p><p>slowly sinking hero is very strong.</p><p>Barendd Nobeard</p><p>Im a bit confused. What actually happened? Sorry but I could not make heads</p><p>or tails of that story.</p><p>Round goes to Speaker!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>arwink</p><p></p><p>Barendd Nobeard</p><p>I had two gut reactions to Barendd's piece - the first is that it's terribly </p><p>cool idea that's only really being half-explained, and the second is that the </p><p>few minor DnD references (Lichs and meteor swarms) really detract from the </p><p>general tone. There's something very interesting going on here, but it's only </p><p>really a fragment of a story. A very cool story, to be sure, but I understand </p><p>only a little more than I did at the beginning. While I'm all for leaving some </p><p>things unexplained, there's no real pay-off for the reader here - this is </p><p>almost the introduction to a longer tale, or the ending of one. That being </p><p>said, the voice is interesting. The choice of short, punchy sentences that </p><p>demonstrate the urgency of the desperate male searcher works well, although </p><p>some tidying is needed in parts. All in all, it's great stuff but I wanted to </p><p>see more.</p><p></p><p>Speaker</p><p>Speaker lends a slightly philosophical tone to his piece, and touches on the </p><p>same mood and style as Barendd does. The basic idea is very cool, and the </p><p>style of the piece comes together very well. It's well paced, moving through </p><p>the various elements with a reasoned focus, and the questions raised at the </p><p>beginning are slowly fleshed out as the story progresses. The actual story </p><p>itself touches on some fairly common fantasy fiction themes, but there is a </p><p>faint spark of innovation within that gives it some new life.</p><p></p><p>Choosing between the two is difficult. While Barendd's chaotic whirl of a </p><p>story holds great potential, it ultimately doesn't stand up to the reasoned, </p><p>well-told rendition that Speaker gives us. It's a tough call to choose, but </p><p>ultimately the round goes to Speaker. His story feels more complete and solid </p><p>as a reader.</p><p></p><p> speaker wins by the skin of his teeth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alsih2o, post: 773550, member: 4790"] barrend nobeard vs speaker, judgement. alsih2o barrend nobeard- "i really should have monored on chronomancy" what a line. focus on the details of the statue pic, this story is a bit hard to keep up wiht, and worth all the effort it takes. gotta love someone who takes a literary chance to let the bad guy win. (whistling with no lips...oh, man.) speaker- takes us on a dreamlike ride. both of these stories had that odd layer of unreality around them. i liked the handling of the imagery, but not as much as barrends. both writers get odd on us, adn both of them make it work, but i liked the stronger sense of conflict in barrends. i have to give this round to barrend nobeard maldur Speaker Dilemmas with "paladin" like hero and evil lich. Good story, the image of a slowly sinking hero is very strong. Barendd Nobeard Im a bit confused. What actually happened? Sorry but I could not make heads or tails of that story. Round goes to Speaker! arwink Barendd Nobeard I had two gut reactions to Barendd's piece - the first is that it's terribly cool idea that's only really being half-explained, and the second is that the few minor DnD references (Lichs and meteor swarms) really detract from the general tone. There's something very interesting going on here, but it's only really a fragment of a story. A very cool story, to be sure, but I understand only a little more than I did at the beginning. While I'm all for leaving some things unexplained, there's no real pay-off for the reader here - this is almost the introduction to a longer tale, or the ending of one. That being said, the voice is interesting. The choice of short, punchy sentences that demonstrate the urgency of the desperate male searcher works well, although some tidying is needed in parts. All in all, it's great stuff but I wanted to see more. Speaker Speaker lends a slightly philosophical tone to his piece, and touches on the same mood and style as Barendd does. The basic idea is very cool, and the style of the piece comes together very well. It's well paced, moving through the various elements with a reasoned focus, and the questions raised at the beginning are slowly fleshed out as the story progresses. The actual story itself touches on some fairly common fantasy fiction themes, but there is a faint spark of innovation within that gives it some new life. Choosing between the two is difficult. While Barendd's chaotic whirl of a story holds great potential, it ultimately doesn't stand up to the reasoned, well-told rendition that Speaker gives us. It's a tough call to choose, but ultimately the round goes to Speaker. His story feels more complete and solid as a reader. speaker wins by the skin of his teeth. [/QUOTE]
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