Round 95 has ended. Theme: the lost gods The Judge for Round 93 was Nick. David is the new Judge and Wizard for Round 95. Congratulations, David. I hope you pick a good theme. The Judge is dead, long live the Judge! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes: Because no one posted a follow-up rule to 95:2 it has been ruled invalid. (As from the last part of his rule.) This prevents John from being the Round 96 Judge. Players: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Players Style Eligible until ------------------- ----- ------------------- John Williams -.5 Fri,25 Jul 1998 12:31:58 -0600 (MDT) David Thomas Fisher 1.5 ineligible all others 0.0 ineligible ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rules: Rule Player Judgement Style Time of posting (troll.no) ----- ------ ---------- ----- -------------------------- 95:1 David VALID +1.5 Mon,13 Jul 1998 15:04:09 -0700 (PDT) 95:2 John INVALID -0.5 Fri,17 Jul 1998 12:31:58 -0600 (MDT) 95:1 >>>>> Marduk folded his map. "I still don't realize how it is possible for gods to get lost." Enki picked up a piece of the Plutonian surface dirt, as if he expected to find something underneath. "It's quite simple, really." If he looked up at that point, he would see a smirk on Marduk's face, which is precisely why he did not look up. "In the beginning, there was a great battle between the gods. Practically all pantheons agree on that score." "Yes I know. I was there right?" "We know what happened to most of them, for example, we still know the location of Muu-muu. However, three gods, Fazgul, Roku and Chaku were scattered throughout creation. Fazgul was confused by the magic of Apsu and thus it is up to us, as major Babylonian gods, to find her." "Why are we up here then?" "Well, the magic that banished them is quite complex. There are quite a few rules that restricts their movement, which is part of why they are so lost. For example, the three lost gods cannot be in the same place at the same time. Fazgul was good friends with Ishtar, which made Apsu so jealous that he decreed that she could not associate with any of the planetary gods, including the Earth. The planet Pluto is associated with a god in name only, so I thought she might be up here." "But apparently you were wrong." "Well, yes and no. You see, that is why I brought you up here. She will not be here as long as I am, since I am a god of earth, and by Apsu's magic, she can not be near me. However, if she is up here, it is thought that you might find her." Enki got up and brushed the dirt off his denim jeans. He turned to see Marduk looking pensive. "Well then," said Marduk, "you'd better head home." >>>>> Style: +1 nice first rule. +0.5 originality of story (and nice twist) +0.5 taking a nomination -0.5 Rules may cause too much work for judge and players ----- +1.5 95:2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Future Rules shall not contain more than 10 lines of narration. All Rules must contain a mention of (1) a god, (2) a location, and (3) why one would look for that god at that location. I shall make mention of "Carmen Sandiego", the god of elusive jet-set thieves, because I think "Where in the heck is Carmen Sandiego" might make a good theme for a round, which is why I would look for her there. This is not the last valid rule of this round. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Style: +.5 restrictive rules ----- +.5 This rule(s) add some form to the narration process. Given that John was the last Judge, I'll let him get by with his last rule. -Nick