Clash of the Titans II, Return of the carnage (hopefully) Options

[jack cloudy]

Alright, the first Clash of the Titans has unfortunately grounded to a halt a couple of months ago. It's still an interesting idea so I figured we could give it another go.


First things first, an explanation. Clash of the Titans is all about putting fanfic characters in the arena and then have them fight. Know that the outcome of this fight is not canon, so don't worry about having your character killed.

Fights are duels, one-on-one matches. There are three people directly involved with each match. The respective owners of the characters and a third person who writes the battle. The owners pm the writer information regarding their character who then proceeds to write part of the battle. Then, everyone can vote in a poll to determine the winner.

The writer and the owners are not allowed to vote since they are involved with the battle itself. The poll runs for a few days (5-7) after which the writer will write the conclusion to the battle according to the poll.

For voting, there are 3 options.
1: Character a wins.
2: Character b wins.
3: No one wins. (Either they both die or they somehow stop the duel.)
Please base your vote both on the character itself and what you think of its owner’s writing style. It would also be appreciated if you give an explanation in the thread of why you think this would be the outcome.

As an addition which the first clash was lacking, I've decided to sort the fanfic characters into the following groups. This is to prevent any matches in which one character is really outmatched and to prevent silly situations in which say a beggar with only one limb manages to pose a serious threat to the almighty Vampire who has slain a thousand of the finest warriors with his Daedric Claymore.
1: Underdogs. These are the characters who always get their behind kicked in their story. They’re weak and they know it. Still, against another weak character they would stand a chance.
2: Normal. These are your average Joe. They are not almighty but still tend to be a bit above your average NPC yet not too much. They tend to be up against tough battles against average foes yet win most of the time.
3: Godlike. These guys and women make you question their mortality. They are very powerful, usually capable of wiping out huge masses of normal foes without much trouble and capable of going toe-to-toe with some of the most frightening enemies Tamriel has to offer.

Also, characters who relied on stealth were at a disadvantage in the last Clash due to the open nature of the arena. This time however, the arena will be a tower complete with a large open area, dark passages, a maze and suspended platforms with a few traps thrown in for good measure. The characters will start in the central, open arena but those who don’t like such a fight can escape into the tower for an ambush.

The story? Mehrunes Dagon got bored and plucked people from their place to fight in his arena somewhere in Oblivion. Due to the nature of his ‘kidnapping’, the characters won’t die permanently but will instead be restored to their proper place and condition after the event, without any memories about what happened.

Feel free to discuss whether or not you would like to see the Clash of the Titans return and feel free to suggest a few changes to the way it is set up if you think of any possible improvements. After all, no one’s perfect so I’m sure that there are a few loopholes in my plan that need to be fixed.

If the majority agrees to the return of the Clash, I will post a thread where everyone can post his or her character(s).

[jack cloudy]

Well, Minque and Telina said they would enter yet I haven't seen their characters yet. I suppose that Serene could be simply lifted from the earlier clash (Not much in-fiction fighting skill development has happened with her. At least, I didn't notice much fighting.) but Telina definitely needs to be reworked. And I haven't seen Tellie in a while.
I was thinking of sending them a pm.

Now, to discuss matchmaking. There are two methods we can basically use. We can actually discuss and plan, or we can simply flip a coin and make random selections. What do you think?