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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wulf Ratbane" data-source="post: 1181663" data-attributes="member: 94">It seems silly to quibble with a judgement that went in my favor-- and I do agree the oubliette was my weakest ingredient-- but I don't think it rose to the level of disqualification!oublietteA dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.I suppose I should have been clearer that the previous gals were "thrust, or lured to fall" into the oubliette "to perish secretly," making it more than just a hiding place for bodies, but rather a languishing place for her victims. However,  in both form and function, the oubliette was as precise as the setting (1920's) allowed it to be. Unless the judge has some definition of oubliette of which I am unaware, I don't think the fact that it is not a bricks-and-mortar, slime on the walls "dungeon" is grounds for disqualification. Contrary to the judge's position, the purpose of an oubliette is precisely "a place where you put people so they'll be forgotten." The oubliette is not meant to be a merely holding cell; it is a death-sentence, meant to be a one-way trip. I should have been more clear in my indications that only Dora was dead when she made her fall into the oubliette. There was a greater chance for horror, here, if it was clear some of the victims had tried to claw their way out (or dined on the dead...)As for hysteria, which also seems to have given the judge some trouble, I used the original meaning of the term, not the current colloquial definition of it (referenced in my entry only as "mass hysteria.") I thought that it was clear from the definition I clipped (which was precisely the reason I clipped it verbatim) that hysteria, with "the will power correspondingly diminished" and "paroxysms or fits" was a fine indication of what happens to someone who fails their Charisma check from the touch of the Chaos Beast.All in all, I am happy to have won. I think my entry holds together very well with a clever (ok, "cute?") multi-layered use of ingredients that I personally think is among my best.Mostly I am happy to have gotten past my Round Two curse! I also felt Wicht's entry didn't break any new ground, which is unusual-- and why I am sitting here feeling like he took it easy on me out of pity. I will do my best with the chance you've afforded me!Wulf</blockquote>

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