It was going to be a mid-October launch, but have decided to launch now as it may take some time for people to decide to join and to get judges etc sorted.
1. Mhybor’s Harvest (adapted loosely from a Dungeons and Dragons module)
A writing, roleplay and modelling competition for keen fantasy fans and writers. I’ve tried to cater to a range of people with the mix of class characters I’ve chosen, so I hope you find it interesting! It's mainly about the writing, so if you are a keen writer then this will be ideal for you.
It’s the first time I’ve even attempted to do this in a competition context, so I welcome any feedback or suggestions as we go along. Whether the information is too much, or doesn't give you enough room for your own creative writing, these are the sort of things I’ll need feedback about.
The length and timing of this competition will depend on participation and how the story evolves. I will be trusting you as players, and my judges, to help me review this as it goes along, but as a ball park figure I’d be giving between 10-14 days to complete each round.
I will provide some of the backgrounds for certain rounds as the shots will sometimes need to be taken in a specific location, such as a cave, or dungeon, but I will inform people of that as we go along.
2. The Game I will be giving an introduction for your short narratives. Each character should respond in their short story as their particular class would, and role play their character as part of their application and future rounds. First person Point Of View would be great, but third person POV is okay too depending on your writing style.
Each round I will create a scenario that you can expand on through your character’s role in your writing, accompanied by the continuity of the story. I will have a short sentence in each round for each class character, giving them a scaffold sentence to their story. How you choose to use that in your writing is up to you. In other words, you are not required to use the exact sentence, but it is a guideline you will need to write to, in order to keep the story-line consistent. Dialogue is welcome.
Each round will delve deeper into and continue the story. This will be how the rounds are set up. The short introduction I do for each assignment will hopefully kick-start your inspiration for your writing and keep it relatively consistent with the other players. I will adjust each future assignment to incorporate all individual write ups. It will be exciting to see where each round takes us!
Here is a tag list of Sims 3 and 4. I wanted to give everyone an opportunity to check this out. If you would like your name removed or added please let me know as I know some of you are not into writing comps.
"sawdust;c-16192588" wrote: "C'mon people I've just written 3 assignments in the allocation time of one!!!" says the Cleric as she steps back innocently whistling and thinking to herself, most probably not the wisest comment to make to a man with a big sword, a woman with a bow and three magic users. :D
~ Come on sawdust, stop rubbing it in, LOL! ;) ~ This heat has struck me, I am consistently troubled with head aches, but it is slowly coming together! I am guessing it will not be as good as before, but it is almost done. ~ Thanks for the Extra 24, it is a Godsend, I was starting to panic! @Jendowoz0612 <3 ~ And thank you for your kind words @lisabee2 <3
Poor baby. Sounds like a good rubbing is what you need ... head and neck massage that is. :)
"sawdust;c-16192588" wrote: "C'mon people I've just written 3 assignments in the allocation time of one!!!" says the Cleric as she steps back innocently whistling and thinking to herself, most probably not the wisest comment to make to a man with a big sword, a woman with a bow and three magic users. :D
~ Come on sawdust, stop rubbing it in, LOL! ;) ~ This heat has struck me, I am consistently troubled with head aches, but it is slowly coming together! I am guessing it will not be as good as before, but it is almost done. ~ Thanks for the Extra 24, it is a Godsend, I was starting to panic! @Jendowoz0612 <3 ~ And thank you for your kind words @lisabee2 <3
Poor baby. Sounds like a good rubbing is what you need ... head and neck massage that is. :)
The floors of peasant cottages are not good for sleeping on. I'm not sure if my bedroll has lumps in it, or the floor is really that uneven. I was awoken by the sounds of village life, though the people seem quieter here than in most villages, they do still make some noise.
Some of the locals had gathered in the centre of the village, trading goods for the day. The trade involved more barter than coin, and the goods were in a poor state. Withered carrots, sprouting onions, wrinkled apples, and pears that were black in places. It's as though the tension and distrust has turned the food bad.
The villagers seemed unhappy that we are still here, but not so unhappy that they weren't willing to trade some of their goods for a few coppers. Unfortunately for us, the ale was stale, flat and more, than a little bitter. The bread rolls were dry and hard. Even breaking them up, and soaking them in the ale did little to improve their texture. They became chewy, so very chewy, it was a chore to eat this peasant pottage.
Markus gave the pendant to Ellawyn to study, before swearing that he had seen some figures in the trees, and was going to investigate. He took one of the bread rolls with him, perhaps to use as a weapon.
Over our pitiful breakfast, Ellawyn and I discussed the pendant and what it represents. She can see a gold glow around it, marking it as a holy symbol. She is certain that it belongs to one of the Dragon Cults.
The illustrations in the book, and the markings on the pendant offer further clues. The translation of one in particular means “Harvest”
At the mention of the word, Katia, who was slowly chewing through a bowl the of horrid peasant gruel, looked up, and asked, “Did you say harvest?”
“I met an old, weathered orc this morning, who made mention of The Harvest” She went on to repeat the rest of his ramblings.
T'is The Harvest. Sowing the new crop. The night with three moons in the sky and darkness below. If you know what is good for you, begone before it comes for you too.
At those words, Ellawyn's face lit up, but not with joy. “That's what it is! It's tied to the underworld of Mhybor!”
Katia also mentioned that Gnaabak was gone, slipped away in the night. We all feel suspicious about this news.
I returned to the book, and the runes that matched those on the pendant. There was more information to be had, and the book held it. At lest, in part.
An alignment of moons, darkness and Harvest all stood out clearly. The text turned into florid riddles, innocent souls taken, and turned into living eyes of Belashyra. It didn't make much sense at first.
But on thinking, Belashyra is the Lord of the Providence Eye. The pendant is the Providence Eye, which is also the symbol of this Cult of Dragon worshippers, and one of the many powers Myhbor.
The darkness below must refer to Myhbor, being in the underworld. Being branded with the eye, must mark the souls taken, the ones turned into the living eyes of Belashyra. I explain this to the others. But the moons, I lamented about. We didn't know enough about them, nor when the alignment would occur.
Teagan wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, after finishing off a third bowl of the peasant slop. How anyone could consume more than one was a miracle.
He said he would try to find this orc, and get more information.
Beargrim is not heartened by what we have discovered. “The providence lord has arisen once again,” he sighed. This seems to indicate that it has happened before, I need to ask Beargrim more about what he knows.
“I have hidden my son where he cannot wonder. I fear I will need to keep him locked away until you can put a stop to this bloodshed. I have gold!” The poor man is desperate. “Please find the source and do whatever it takes to end this! Please find a way to reverse this curse on my people!!”
We assured him that his pleas were not falling on deaf ears.
Darius and Katia went into the forest to do some further investigating, something about animals and blood trails.
Ellawyn, Safiya and I took the advantage of cottage being more quiet, to focus on our meditation, check our spell components and scrolls, and prepare ourselves for what might come.
We are sitting here packed, ready and waiting for the others to return.
Much words.
My pic is a bit lazy. But hey! It illustrates the horrible breakfast.
Trivia: The breakfast is based on real medieval portable peasant food. A sort pf instant gruel, and useful way of dealing with stale bread. It's also what is believed to be the food of the builders of the pyramids in Egypt. And in the case of the medieval version, the bread was likely to contain more bean or pea flour than grain, hence may be one of the origins of the pease porridge rhyme.
