The Vagabonds is an interactive game here on steemit, based on my original paintings. In the first phase, I presented 8 characters, and you, yes, you determined their unique Name, their positive as well as their negative trait and their unique weapon/artefact/superpower.
Now we're pitching these 8 fictional Vagabonds in fictional one-on-one contests/games/battles, ... also chosen by you! (You can still suggest games/contests/battles as a comment in this post and I'm letting the dice choose randomly for every match - we do have some great suggestions! Thanks already for that! The outcome of the fictional contest is also interactive: I present the characters and the contest, and you can comment on how you see this particular contest turn out, and who wins in your scenario. A winner will be chosen and will move on to the Semi-Final, until we have our Grand Vagabond Winner!
But before we move on to the second Quarter-Final, the first QF must be resolved!
It was Sidekick Shelly vs Vampire Hunter Eloise in a good old-fashioned Frantic Fencing Match
- I received a great entry by
- in her story she describes a really crazy fencing-match with Tired Shelly falling asleep, but only after she has poisoned (with her hairpin) Everlasting Eloise. Leaving her story in a perfect Vagabond-style open-ended mystery. Thanks!
- There were three, say suggestions, by
,
and
on who should win it, but without really telling a story, nor giving compelling reasons why one character should win or lose. It's a bit like saying "Yeah, Manchester United won vs Barcelona. Why? Coz Man U has better players, baz".
- I wasn't sure on how I would judge a winner, because this is new territory for me. But the entry that took my doubts away had it all!
's comment combined all unique superpowers thought up by all the players for both characters, describing a dazzling, memorable, ultra-fantastic sooper-dooper confrontation with plot-twist after plot twist. Even a little lay-outing was done for the comment. Read the comment here and enjoy! And after that, feel free to upvote it 100% - in my mind, it is already legendary, and this is just the first QF!
So, in
Now then, Then Now!, with Eloise advancing, let the second quarter final begin!
For the competitors to the 2nd Quarter-Final, the dice randomly chose:
Monica, the Neighbourly but Predictive Duchess with her Magical Sceptre of the Dunes:
versus Zilong, the Courageous but Lovesick Samurai with his Magical Spear:
In a Match of Paintball!
Ok, picture this: Neighbourly but Predictive Duchess Monica and Courageous but Lovesick Samurai Zilong go into a match of Paintball. Monica has a magical Sceptre, Zilong a Magical Spear. How will this go, how will this end? Who has the better weapon in a game of Paintball, who has the advantage, who the disadvantage? Anything is possible!
Make a comment on how this contest would/could be victorious for one and a terrible defeat for the other. Try to take in account all aspects of the characters - positive and negative traits, and their superpowers. It may be short, it may be extensive, but it should be original.
One entry will win - and it will very likely be the awesomest, best written, cleverly concocted story. I'm not sure, in case of a tie, number of votes may matter, or the dice will do their thing. But this is where you can shine! The winning Vagabond will advance to the Semi-Final where he or she will meet another Vagabond in a new challenge.
Third Quarter-Final coming up in roundabout 48 hours, have fun!