Paranoid King Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Alternatively, we could try and do a smaller tournament, with just 8 people. It would be shorter, but it would mean we could start in just a few days. How would y'all feel about that idea? If that does work out, as soon as @BooksBeforeDeath signs up with a character, (or we get a few pinch hitters,) we can get started! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 Books is inactive 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaTerminal Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 20 hours ago, Paranoid King said: Alternatively, we could try and do a smaller tournament, with just 8 people. It would be shorter, but it would mean we could start in just a few days. How would y'all feel about that idea? If that does work out, as soon as @BooksBeforeDeath signs up with a character, (or we get a few pinch hitters,) we can get started! I’d be fine with less people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 3 hours ago, MetaTerminal said: I’d be fine with less people. Well, that's as close to a unanimous decision as I've ever seen! In that case, spread the word - If we get one more person to sign up we're good to go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 @Rhapsody Would you be interested to join? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzik Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 If no one has taken Spensa (Skyward), count me in. (Second choice is Quentin Smedry (the gibberish one)). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 If this competition requires a substitute if someone drops out unexpectedly feel free to ping me and I’ll do it. That said, I’ve participated in this competition more than my fair share of times, so I’d prefer if other people got first dibs at taking a crack at it (that includes any other pinch hitters who may choose to sign up as such, and, obviously, full participants). Still, in the spirit of being prepared for all eventualities, I figure it’s better to offer now then to have to work this stuff out mid-game. Best of luck to those of you who are going to write roasts, I'm sure you'll all do great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 14 hours ago, John203 said: If no one has taken Spensa (Skyward), count me in. (Second choice is Quentin Smedry (the gibberish one)). Well, that's everyone. Shall we commence? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Ax's Boyfriend said: Well, that's everyone. Shall we commence? I do believe so. Give me a day to randomize and check in with hero, and I think we'll be ready to start! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) And the combatants are set! Spoiler @Sorana - Melody (Rithmatist) @Kidpen - Alcatraz Smedry (Alcatraz) @Wyndlerunner - M-Bot (Skyward) @I think I am here. - Tobias (Legion) @MetaTerminal - Stephen Leeds (Legion) @Ax's Boyfriend - Bastille (Alcatraz) @Snipexe - Jason Write (Defending Elysium) @John203- Spensa (Skyward) In the red corner is @John203, as Spensa Nightshade, spinning out of control! And in the blue corner is @Sorana, as Melody Muns, whose life is a tragedy! You have 48 hours to submit your roasts! If you can't make it in that time, just ask for an extension - Hero or I will be happy to provide one. And let's see if this works... https://www.tickcounter.com/clone/countdown/1328104 Edited July 19, 2019 by Paranoid King 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 As I'm the first to post, it's an honor to open this round of the tournament. *bows deeply* Start humming and make room for the unbelievable, noble and majestic Melody (I have to admit it's been the hardest rap I've written so far. I spent a few hours staring at an empty sheet of paper, but here you are. As I won't have to time to revise it tomorrow, it's as good as it will get.) Spoiler Spensa - You are like me, a copy of myself you’ve got his dream fight alone for yourself You sleep in a caveWhile you aim for your goal Just like you I am brave And I am a good soul We both are alone In midst of a crowd We both are strong When things go south I respect how you changed How you found to yourself Because I too, took that path Without much help We’ve both got a friend Who has our back, A world to defend And a system to hack I can’t draw a good circle Nor a straight line But do you know what? I am still fine I am proud of myself Of the things I have done Of the fights I have chosen And those I have won I am good like I am No matter the chalk And I’ll never give up No fight or talk I will stand up proud For what I believe in, Accept my mistakes And pin them on the ceiling Just spit out the words Try to make me seem bad I won’t be angry I know you are sad You’ve got my respect And we might be good friends But in the end I accept The one vital difference. I’ve got a unicorn While you’ve got a slug 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Sorana said: As I'm the first to post, it's an honor to open this round of the tournament. *bows deeply* Start humming and make room for the unbelievable, noble and majestic Melody I love that ending! What a fantastic start to the tournament! @John203, you have about 22 hours left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzik Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 *Spensa whistles a sick beat that Doomslug starts whistling back* Spoiler Give it up for my DJ Doomslug! Gotta spit fire rhymes at a new thug. Upstart thinking she can beat rugs With her lyrics, but you know I'll beat her. You're B-roll at best the only B plus You got cause your B-friend Joel was a genius. His arm carried you like Grendel; I'm Beowulf, Melody, you can't tell, You don't know your enemy that well. That's Sun Tzu, (and this is show and tell.) You got enrolled through your family, I got to school despite daddy. You got magic ability, And second fiddle to a janitor's baby. I use magic to save humanity, I live up to my name. (Nightshade) Deadly. Spensa wonders aloud how long it will take for fungus to grow on the corpse of her rival. M-Bot: "Mushrooms?" 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Looking good, John! I love the alliteration! That's all the roasts for this round! Vote here to determine the winner - https://forms.gle/MapADVGcEu37DzJK8 And the next contestants are: @I think I am here. as Tobias, just the right amount of paranoid! and @Wyndlerunner as M-Bot, the mushroom-loving ship! You have 2 days to submit your roasts. Good luck! https://www.tickcounter.com/countdown/1330870/2nd-roast-battle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) Good job @John203 I liked the alliteration, and you definitly had more rhythm to your verses than mine had Edited July 21, 2019 by Sorana 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzik Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Great roast @Sorana! I didn't look at your's until mine was ready to submit, and you called me out pretty hard, I actually wondered if I should tone down the agressiveness because I liked your friendship roast so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I think I am here. Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 21 hours ago, Paranoid King said: And the next contestants are: @I think I am here. as Tobias, just the right amount of paranoid! and @Wyndlerunner as M-Bot, the mushroom-loving ship! You have 2 days to submit your roasts. Good luck! One roast coming right up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ark1002 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 11:01 AM, Sorana said: I’ve got a unicorn While you’ve got a slug HAH The roast had very few insults, and then this. That was amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, RayOfSunshine said: The roast had very few insults, and then this. You know me Ark, I'm not that good at insulting people And thank you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I think I am here. Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 First of all, great roasts from Sorana and John203! John, I loved those references to Sun Tzu and Beowulf. And Sorana, I was totally unprepared for that final line Also, isn't it interesting that the Sharder with the existential crisis for a username is roasting on behalf of a literal hallucination? Anyway, without a further ado, give it up for Morgan Freeman, the Walking Wikipedia, also known as... Tobias! Spoiler Tobias greets M-Bot politely, but it seems M-Bot wants to rap battle instead... "Ah, hello M-bot, how do you do today? Would you like to have a drink, perhaps some lemonade? No? You’re challenging me to a “rap battle”? Okay. Now that you’re warned, don’t be surprised when I say: I spit verses worse than any gorgon or demon , You’re messing with the one and only Morgan Freeman! Because my knowledge is analytical, critical, political. You blow up ships not from Detritus (kind of hypocritical) I work with Stephen Leeds, Spensa’s your boss! Why don’t you write a subroutine to comprehend your loss? My voice is practiced, I’m the walking Wikipedia And I might get adapted into TV multi-media! So while I go to the big screen, you stick to your book, With diagrams that act like I care about how you look. Say goodbye to Spensa, because today you meet your end, But it’s fine, you’re used to abandoning your friends. Like when you shut down, in the middle of the story, Leaving Spensa miserable, with no ship nor glory. And she still fought the Krell, but when she began to struggle, You dues ex machina’d her out of trouble! I could educate you on Lincoln, give tales of Columbus! While you’re a broken robot who’s in love with a fungus. Your memory bank is thrashed, your destructors don’t function, You couldn’t even follow your captain’s basic instructions! All you do is “lay low, take stock, don’t fight”, While I discuss Plato, Bach and Wright. And what’s with those orders? They’re the simplest things to do. Even a fridge could follow them, and it wouldn’t talk as much as you. While I helped discover a camera that took pictures through time, You were depowered in a cave, collecting rust and grime. And when it comes to development you’re done for (like Hurl), Your entire arc is conforming to a teenage girl! Now onto your rapping skills, I haven’t heard a worse verse in years, Now I know why Beethoven went deaf and why Van Gogh cut off his ear. You think your lines rhyme? They’re an abomination! Your skill’s less real than me, and I’m a hallucination! So, what about now, M? Down for a drink? This battle’s really given me some time to think…" Tobias then recounts how its a marvel how much architecture and art has evolved and tells M-Bot the complete history on the modern and futurism eras of painting. His voice is so soothing you could just hear him ramble on, and on, and on... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Sorry for the late response - I just got a new job and am still working out my schedule. I plan to shift the turnover time forward by about 6 hours to accommodate that, just so everyone knows. That being said, the 48 hours is up, @Wyndlerunner. That means @I think I am here. gets a 1-vote boost in the rankings, but you can still submit a roast. The contestants for next round are @RayOfSunshine as Bastille, who wears sunglasses at night! And @Snipexe as Jason Write... who also wears sunglasses at night! You have 48 hours to submit your roasts. And now what you've all been waiting for: The winner of the first roast battle is... Congratulations on your tie! However, only one of you can advance to the next round. To determine the tiebreaker, you must each submit an short (16 or fewer lines) roast with a twist: You must roast your competitor's mascot. @Sorana, @John203, good luck to the both of you! Edited July 23, 2019 by Paranoid King 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndlerunner Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, Paranoid King said: That being said, the 48 hours is up, @Wyndlerunner. That means @I think I am here. gets a 1-vote boost in the rankings, but you can still submit a roast. Gak! I can't believe I didn't notice this! Guess I've just had other things on my mind lately . Given that I don't even remember who I was supposed to be roasting, I give Itiah the point 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Wyndlerunner said: Gak! I can't believe I didn't notice this! Guess I've just had other things on my mind lately . Given that I don't even remember who I was supposed to be roasting, I give Itiah the point Sorry about that - I really should have given a warning a day in advance. I guess I've had other things on my mind too. Good luck on your roast! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sorana Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Paranoid King said: Congratulations on your tie! However, only one of you can advance to the next round. To determine the tiebreaker, you must each submit an short (16 or fewer lines) roast with a twist: You must roast your competitor's mascot. @Sorana, @John203, good luck to the both of you! That's my best result so far. How much time do we have? 48 hours? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King Posted July 24, 2019 Report Share Posted July 24, 2019 29 minutes ago, Sorana said: How much time do we have? 48 hours? Sounds reasonable to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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