FitzTheRuke
Legend
Again, I agree with all criticisms of my piece, though I think I may have been a little too down on it myself when I first posted it (you'll see my rather negative comments, and the name was added last as a tongue-in-cheek double-label.) I wrote the vast majority of it in the last few hours of my time-slot. I think I had a much better idea that would have taken me much longer to write, and I didn't have the time (I can fire off D&D pretty fast, but I've never created a Call of Cthulhu story before, and I'm not terribly versed in the lore - it would have required research to write properly, and I just did not have the time.)
The minecart chase was the only thing that survived from my original ideas, but even that held me up, as I spent far too much time fleshing it out, all of which I ended up cutting for space, so it was a total waste of time.
The second time I called out that the "things" in (her pot) were "best left unnamed" that @Rune found unnecessary (and mildly annoying) was actually a joke! I saw that I'd written those words (with only the intention of suggesting that you probably wouldn't want to eat what's in there) and I bolded them because I found it funny. I understand why the judges mostly ignored it, of course.
I find it amusing that I lost points on the Hag's Weird Magic, when I only made her a hag at all when I read that a Hag (in 5e Volo's Guide) has an entire section that begins: "Over the course of a seemingly endless lifetime, a hag typically discovers or creates several unusual ways to use magic. The weird magic that hags can call upon comes in a number of forms and with various means of activation. Even those who have read scholarly books about hag lore can’t predict what a particular hag might have up her sleeve."
(I probably should have just made up my own thing, rather than to expect that usage to be recognised in my entry).
@Iron Sky 's entry was awesomely ambitious! While I had as much trouble reading it as the judges, I kept thinking "this is great stuff!" while doing it, and I didn't think I'd have much of a chance against it. I'm very happy for the win, in that I get to keep playing, but I feel a bit like I've lucked out! I will do my best to be worthy of the win and give you something better next.
Gonna be tough to beat @humble minion though! I've loved every one of their entries.
The minecart chase was the only thing that survived from my original ideas, but even that held me up, as I spent far too much time fleshing it out, all of which I ended up cutting for space, so it was a total waste of time.
The second time I called out that the "things" in (her pot) were "best left unnamed" that @Rune found unnecessary (and mildly annoying) was actually a joke! I saw that I'd written those words (with only the intention of suggesting that you probably wouldn't want to eat what's in there) and I bolded them because I found it funny. I understand why the judges mostly ignored it, of course.
I find it amusing that I lost points on the Hag's Weird Magic, when I only made her a hag at all when I read that a Hag (in 5e Volo's Guide) has an entire section that begins: "Over the course of a seemingly endless lifetime, a hag typically discovers or creates several unusual ways to use magic. The weird magic that hags can call upon comes in a number of forms and with various means of activation. Even those who have read scholarly books about hag lore can’t predict what a particular hag might have up her sleeve."
(I probably should have just made up my own thing, rather than to expect that usage to be recognised in my entry).
@Iron Sky 's entry was awesomely ambitious! While I had as much trouble reading it as the judges, I kept thinking "this is great stuff!" while doing it, and I didn't think I'd have much of a chance against it. I'm very happy for the win, in that I get to keep playing, but I feel a bit like I've lucked out! I will do my best to be worthy of the win and give you something better next.
Gonna be tough to beat @humble minion though! I've loved every one of their entries.
