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<blockquote data-quote="Mirth" data-source="post: 5848829" data-attributes="member: 5242"><p>Mirth - Judgment</p><p></p><p>phoamslinger vs. FickleGM</p><p></p><p>Two well done stories here, one of lost glory and one of lost treasure. </p><p></p><p>Style -- phoamslinger comes on strong with a story set in ancient Greece, a good mixture of gods, goddesses, political intrigue, sex, murder, etc. But FickleDM counters with a treasure hunt involving slavery and interspecies love. Tough call. Both stories grabbed me, and I liked elements of both, yet phoamslinger's was a bit long and didn't hold my attention all the way through and FickleDM's was short on development and didn't give me enough to sink my teeth into.</p><p></p><p>Picture use -- phoamslinger made excellent use of world's most famous ferryman with his life going to the birds, played a great angle with the reflection in the teapot, but then sank with the offhand use of Cypress and the kiwi birds. FickleDM took the kiwi bird and ran with it, made it relatable and fascinating, yet almost to the exclusion of all of the other elements, all three of which seemed incidental to the main plot itself.</p><p></p><p>Personal connection -- I loved the well-wrought setting that phoamlinger created and Charon had that deep, depressed voice of Marvin from Hitchhiker's Guide going on in my head. The use of the teapot was beyond clever, however it seemed like an entirely new story had to be created just to wedge that teapot back into the main plot. From there, Charon stayed a strong voice but with nowhere to lead us readers except a dusty, crumbled battleground covered with tiny, wacky birds. FickleDM throws us right into the thick of it and ramps up the pressure of a bad man gone badder and the woman and bird who fear him greatly, yet ultimately exact their revenge and get him back for it. Problem is, "it" is never really discussed or explored, leaving the readers confused and wanting more.</p><p></p><p>Final judgment - Despite a strong sense of foreboding dread and malvolence, FickleDM comes up just a little bit light vs. phoamslinger's overweight heavy love sammich of a tale.</p><p></p><p>MATCH 1 WINNER in a 2-1 split is .... PHOAMSLINGER!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mirth, post: 5848829, member: 5242"] Mirth - Judgment phoamslinger vs. FickleGM Two well done stories here, one of lost glory and one of lost treasure. Style -- phoamslinger comes on strong with a story set in ancient Greece, a good mixture of gods, goddesses, political intrigue, sex, murder, etc. But FickleDM counters with a treasure hunt involving slavery and interspecies love. Tough call. Both stories grabbed me, and I liked elements of both, yet phoamslinger's was a bit long and didn't hold my attention all the way through and FickleDM's was short on development and didn't give me enough to sink my teeth into. Picture use -- phoamslinger made excellent use of world's most famous ferryman with his life going to the birds, played a great angle with the reflection in the teapot, but then sank with the offhand use of Cypress and the kiwi birds. FickleDM took the kiwi bird and ran with it, made it relatable and fascinating, yet almost to the exclusion of all of the other elements, all three of which seemed incidental to the main plot itself. Personal connection -- I loved the well-wrought setting that phoamlinger created and Charon had that deep, depressed voice of Marvin from Hitchhiker's Guide going on in my head. The use of the teapot was beyond clever, however it seemed like an entirely new story had to be created just to wedge that teapot back into the main plot. From there, Charon stayed a strong voice but with nowhere to lead us readers except a dusty, crumbled battleground covered with tiny, wacky birds. FickleDM throws us right into the thick of it and ramps up the pressure of a bad man gone badder and the woman and bird who fear him greatly, yet ultimately exact their revenge and get him back for it. Problem is, "it" is never really discussed or explored, leaving the readers confused and wanting more. Final judgment - Despite a strong sense of foreboding dread and malvolence, FickleDM comes up just a little bit light vs. phoamslinger's overweight heavy love sammich of a tale. MATCH 1 WINNER in a 2-1 split is .... PHOAMSLINGER! [/QUOTE]
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