Pielorinho
Iron Fist of Pelor
Dave, believe me, I thought about exactly what you're saying. I know that my first reaction was hostility toward what I (erroneously) thought was borderline plagiarism on Mythago's part, whereas I had no visceral reaction at all to Wulf's lifting of tropes.
My best guess as to why this is true is that, as Wulf stated, he was playing with one of the most common tropes in gamer lore, whereas Mythago's looked similar to a relatively obscure work. Wulf's wholesale appropriation of the "ftagn" line made it clear he wasn't trying to hide what he was doing. And there were enough cool and unique extras in his adventure -- the reverse destiny sleight-of-hand, the waves crashing over the battlefield, the little fetish-doll speaking bits of gibberish at odd times -- that even without the difference between the source material's availability, I liked his entry more.
Nem, there's usually an upset, and when I read Mythago's first entry, I was almost sure Cool Hand Luke would be progressing to the next round. When he didn't show up, and I offered Mythago the chance for a bye, I was kind of hoping he'd take it; when Wulf offered to fill in as an alternate and Mythago agreed, I winced.
Wulf, no dice on the lack of negative modifiers. If a contestant can't think of any reason for a mirror to be cracked, a tooth to be broken, a spirit of oppression to enter the air than a curse, then they'll deserve to lose their next round. It wasn't a rule before, so it wasn't a problem; but curses are now officially overplayed in this tournament.
And I loved the diseased paladin. So there!
Daniel
My best guess as to why this is true is that, as Wulf stated, he was playing with one of the most common tropes in gamer lore, whereas Mythago's looked similar to a relatively obscure work. Wulf's wholesale appropriation of the "ftagn" line made it clear he wasn't trying to hide what he was doing. And there were enough cool and unique extras in his adventure -- the reverse destiny sleight-of-hand, the waves crashing over the battlefield, the little fetish-doll speaking bits of gibberish at odd times -- that even without the difference between the source material's availability, I liked his entry more.
Nem, there's usually an upset, and when I read Mythago's first entry, I was almost sure Cool Hand Luke would be progressing to the next round. When he didn't show up, and I offered Mythago the chance for a bye, I was kind of hoping he'd take it; when Wulf offered to fill in as an alternate and Mythago agreed, I winced.
Wulf, no dice on the lack of negative modifiers. If a contestant can't think of any reason for a mirror to be cracked, a tooth to be broken, a spirit of oppression to enter the air than a curse, then they'll deserve to lose their next round. It wasn't a rule before, so it wasn't a problem; but curses are now officially overplayed in this tournament.
And I loved the diseased paladin. So there!
Daniel
But if you want to go with the first list of ingredients, I'll still play.
