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<blockquote data-quote="alsih2o" data-source="post: 852823" data-attributes="member: 4790"><p>sniktch vsspeaker</p><p></p><p> maldur, busy at gencon uk says sniktch</p><p></p><p> alsih2o</p><p></p><p> speaker, good story, interesting and with a neat twist. i like how the rose pic was used especially.</p><p></p><p> sniktch, straight from light to darkness, i like the use of the "under shrub" pic, and the mask one is ok.</p><p></p><p> 2 good stories, but i have yto go with speaker, for his non-active ending that adds a special twist :0</p><p></p><p> mirthcard</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Speaker:</p><p>They call me Heatmiser ... Ah Rankin & Bass, wherefore</p><p>art thou? ... Anyway ... I like the balance created</p><p>here. And Fell not only smacks of someone from the</p><p>Isle of Misfit Toys, he also has a bit of the ol'</p><p>Raistlin about him, no? When done well, a subtle</p><p>homage like that is not a bad thing. What you have</p><p>here is a good solid entry. There's just enough detail</p><p>to give depth to the setting and the characters. Very</p><p>nice use of ingredients, with the exception of the</p><p>polar bears (but I like the image, so I'll go a bit</p><p>easier on you). The story also has all the earmarks of</p><p>the aforementioned early (i.e. good) Weis/Hickman</p><p>gaming fiction. It hard to find fault with what's</p><p>here. My only caveat to the whole piece is that the</p><p>ending just rings a bit hollow to me. Thematically it</p><p>fits, I know, but I wanted Wen to "win" AND for the</p><p>other two who used her to get some kind of</p><p>comeuppance. That lack of true resolution almost makes</p><p>the rest of the story before it pointless ... almost.</p><p></p><p>Sniktch:</p><p>I love the imagery you provide here. The visuals pop</p><p>out of the page as I read along. Each of the</p><p>ingredients is a well-defined and distinct part of the</p><p>story. The polar bears connect us to Svetlana & the</p><p>unnamed, undead narrator who in turn connects us to</p><p>the landscape of white which brings us to our</p><p>antagonist. The flow is good and the underlying mood</p><p>of quiet desperation stays with the reader from the</p><p>first sentence. Yet there are transitions in the piece</p><p>that leave me a bit lost. What happened to Svetlana</p><p>and her companion? Avalanche, magical spell ... ? Who</p><p>is the woman that is seen at the end? The narrator may</p><p>know her but I certainly don't. Death perhaps? The</p><p>last sentence(s) seem to speak for the whole of the</p><p>story itself: "Now I know everything. And nothing."</p><p></p><p>Speaker wins this extremely close round only because</p><p>his was the less obtuse to this simple-minded judge.</p><p></p><p>that 2 to 1 for speaker</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alsih2o, post: 852823, member: 4790"] sniktch vsspeaker maldur, busy at gencon uk says sniktch alsih2o speaker, good story, interesting and with a neat twist. i like how the rose pic was used especially. sniktch, straight from light to darkness, i like the use of the "under shrub" pic, and the mask one is ok. 2 good stories, but i have yto go with speaker, for his non-active ending that adds a special twist :0 mirthcard Speaker: They call me Heatmiser ... Ah Rankin & Bass, wherefore art thou? ... Anyway ... I like the balance created here. And Fell not only smacks of someone from the Isle of Misfit Toys, he also has a bit of the ol' Raistlin about him, no? When done well, a subtle homage like that is not a bad thing. What you have here is a good solid entry. There's just enough detail to give depth to the setting and the characters. Very nice use of ingredients, with the exception of the polar bears (but I like the image, so I'll go a bit easier on you). The story also has all the earmarks of the aforementioned early (i.e. good) Weis/Hickman gaming fiction. It hard to find fault with what's here. My only caveat to the whole piece is that the ending just rings a bit hollow to me. Thematically it fits, I know, but I wanted Wen to "win" AND for the other two who used her to get some kind of comeuppance. That lack of true resolution almost makes the rest of the story before it pointless ... almost. Sniktch: I love the imagery you provide here. The visuals pop out of the page as I read along. Each of the ingredients is a well-defined and distinct part of the story. The polar bears connect us to Svetlana & the unnamed, undead narrator who in turn connects us to the landscape of white which brings us to our antagonist. The flow is good and the underlying mood of quiet desperation stays with the reader from the first sentence. Yet there are transitions in the piece that leave me a bit lost. What happened to Svetlana and her companion? Avalanche, magical spell ... ? Who is the woman that is seen at the end? The narrator may know her but I certainly don't. Death perhaps? The last sentence(s) seem to speak for the whole of the story itself: "Now I know everything. And nothing." Speaker wins this extremely close round only because his was the less obtuse to this simple-minded judge. that 2 to 1 for speaker [/QUOTE]
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