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RealLife(tm) can sometimes be a problem. My fellow judges knew I had been hesitant to sign up for this gig, because something was looming vaguely in the near future, but we couldn't find anyone else who was enough of a sucker to take my place, so we soldiered on as best we could. Needless to...

Apologies, I've been busy these last few nights and haven't had time to write my judgment on r2m1. I expect to have the necessary time and sobriety for consideration tomorrow evening.

Bounded advancement (quitting at level ~10) implies bounded accuracy. Cheers, -- N

FYI, I'm away until Tuesday or Wednesday evening. Hopefully there will be a match in that time, then I'll judge one when I get back. In practical terms this mean the top post in this thread may become out-of-date. Cheers, -- N

This I like.

Here's how I usually do my judging: 30 points for ingredients (5 each), 20 points for other factors: usability, evocativeness, originality, and following the rules. I'll discuss ingredient use first. Pious Pawn-Broker: Both of these entries focused more on the "pious" than on the "pawn-broker"...

Something came up, I was unable to finish judgement tonight. Will post tomorrow evening. If the suspense kills one of you, that will count as a concession. "Mua-ha-ha!", -- N

Thanks for getting your entry in. 5:59 PM. You might've made it with seconds to spare. That's the closest I've ever seen this contest cut. Now I'll get myself a glass of scotch and start reading. "Pouring, then poring", -- N

It's not "vying" to me, it's "scheduling". Because they're new-ish and I'm old-ish. Thanks for reminding me! Waylander the Slayer, please check in.

Round 1 / Match 3 Haven't heard from Waylander the Slayer since I proposed this time, but his previous post was around 1:30 AM, so I'm going to assume he's on a different sleep schedule than I am and trust his word that he's ready to go starting today. Shoe and Waylander the Slayer, you have...

Indeed, it is often impossible to role-play when your character is unconscious or dead. Therefore, role-playing demands optimization. Cheers, -- N

Cool. Shoe and Waylander the Slayer: I can post ingredients tomorrow evening (between 4:PM and 6:PM). Does that work for you both?

Magic has an overwhelming upper hand in asymmetric warfare. So, that's where the smart magic forces would seize victory. Dumb magic forces would probably die horribly on the battlefield. Cheers, -- N

You are in.

Excellent.

I've seen movies where zombies take over the earth. ZOMBIES, people. Cheap little cannon-fodder CR 1 zombies. Those level 1 speed-bumps took over the earth. So yeah, I think the magic guys might have a chance here. Cheers, -- N

I'm thinking that one alternate is probably enough to get us through the first couple of matches, and hopefully by then we'll attract another alternate or two. So, we're probably good to get going on at least the first match.

You are in. - - - Now we just need three Alternates, and we're ready to go! Cheers, -- N

This is your first post since sign-ups started, which was yesterday at noon. I'm going to assume that you wish to sign up now. :) If you want to defer to someone in the Alternates slots, that's certainly possible, but only if you claim a place in the main game now. Are you in? Cheers, -- N

Sign ups begin here. Post now and claim your place! We need six more contestants, and three alternates. (I don't have stats on precisely how often alternates get used, but I've seen it happen twice.) Best of luck, -- N