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Contest January-February 2022 Short Story Contest Reading Thread

Discussion in 'Fluff and Stories' started by Scalenex, Feb 7, 2022.

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Which story do you like best? (choose ONE)

Poll closed Mar 1, 2022.
  1. Story One: The Tale of the Lizards and the Vermin

    6 vote(s)
    46.2%
  2. Story Two: "Throw Caution to the Wind"

    3 vote(s)
    23.1%
  3. Story Three: "Murder Under the Nile"

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  4. Story Four: "Poisoned Water Supply"

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  1. Lizards of Renown
    Slann

    Lizards of Renown Herald of Creation

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    And just like that #1 has a clear lead!
     
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  2. NIGHTBRINGER
    Slann

    NIGHTBRINGER Second Spawning

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    No surprises. With @Bowser support, it was always a forgone conclusion!
     
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  3. Lizards of Renown
    Slann

    Lizards of Renown Herald of Creation

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    Ah, but nothing like having the mighty Nightbringer as your patron, eh? ;)
     
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  4. Killer Angel
    Slann

    Killer Angel Prophet of the Stars Staff Member

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    It's a little landslide...
     
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  5. Bowser
    Slann

    Bowser Third Spawning

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    When you're as foolhardy sure of yourself as I am, you're sure to convince at least one other person of your presumed awesomeness!
     
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  6. NIGHTBRINGER
    Slann

    NIGHTBRINGER Second Spawning

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    That respect was earned.

    @Bowser ...
    • all around standup forumite
    • posted lots of awesome Bowser/Mario related conversions & painted models
    • the forum's first true Likebringer
    • Third Spawning Slann
    • fellow Canadian
     
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  7. Imrahil
    Slann

    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    It is awesome to see we have already got 12 voters to read the stories :)

    only a 2 votes lead, so possibly not decided yet.

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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  8. Lizards of Renown
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    Lizards of Renown Herald of Creation

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    I feel that the contest is over...

    What do you guys reckon?
     
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  9. Scalenex
    Slann

    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    I reckon you should read the fine print.

    Also, perhaps you can grace us with a review?
     
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  10. Lizards of Renown
    Slann

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    I did. It just seems to me that the winner is already clearly delineated here. More of a conversational point than a desire to end the contest ;)

    I just about managed to get my entry in before real-life exploded. I'll give it a shot though.
     
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  11. Killer Angel
    Slann

    Killer Angel Prophet of the Stars Staff Member

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    Well, with a last minute vote and a 3 pts lead, we only have to know the name of the author of "The Tale of..."


    (and of course, the names of everyone else!)
     
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  12. Scalenex
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    The winner by a wide margin is story one, congratulations to thedarkfourth!

    Story One, "The Tale of Lizards and the Vermin" by @thedarkfourth

    Story Two, "Throw Caution to the Wind" by @Imrahil

    Story Three, "Murder Under the Nile" by @Lizards of Renown

    Story Four, "Poisoned Water Supply" by Scalenex

    Thank you to everyone who entered and/or voted!
     
  13. Killer Angel
    Slann

    Killer Angel Prophet of the Stars Staff Member

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    Amazing!
    Kudos to all the writers. :)
     
  14. Lizards of Renown
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    Lizards of Renown Herald of Creation

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  15. NIGHTBRINGER
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    NIGHTBRINGER Second Spawning

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    So what have we learned so far:
    • Chaos Dwarf titled stories win!
    • @Bowser endorsed stories win!

    Imagine if @Bowser endorsed a Chaos Dwarf titled store?! Or more intriguingly, what would happen if a Chaos Dwarf titled story was in a field where another story was endorsed by @Bowser?

    [​IMG]
     
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  16. thedarkfourth
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    thedarkfourth Well-Known Member

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    I was wondering how I was winning, but now I know Killer Angel wasn't in the contest, it all makes sense!

    All the other articles were fantastic, don't think I deserve it! To be fair to Bowser, I think he was equally nice about everyone, so I'm not sure I would call it an endorsement of a single entry. Wonderful to have you back, bane of plumbers!
     
  17. Bowser
    Slann

    Bowser Third Spawning

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    I did endorse it first, then came back for more reviews, but in all honesty I think you deserved the win. Amazing job on this, and congrats on your well earned victory.
     
  18. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Congratulations @thedarkfourth with the win, it was a great story and I liked it a lot.

    For me this is a first time second place :)
    Thanks all for the votes

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
  19. Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl
    Slann

    Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl Eleventh Spawning

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    Congrats @thedarkfourth! A forum literary giant returns to his prime!

    And I had a feeling that @Scalenex was the writer of the Westhammer story. Hard luck pal, but keep it coming, I always like to read a Westhammer story!

    @Lizards of Renown I honestly thought yours was the best personally, I have a recurring mental image of David Suchet as a Skaven now thanks to you :p (though I was disappointed not to see Poirat's faithful assistant Captain Rastings and comrade Chief Inspector Snapp in the story - perhaps they will feature in a sequel!)
     
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  20. Lizards of Renown
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    HA HAHAA HAAA!!!!! I like that a lot.

    [LoR slaps forehead]

    Agh! How could I have missed that! Such a good play on words!!!
     

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