dawon.

[soulping]

You find yourself transported across to the far end of the pond - although how you got there (and why you're suddenly separated from the other teams), you can't be sure.

In front of you, you see a long wooden table with scrolls on it - one blank one with a quill and ink ensemble next to it, and a few others with words written on them in dainty script.

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rules.

[soulping]

As characters arrive into their "rooms", they implicitly understand the following rules:

▶ This is a poetry-making game! But since some teams have found it difficult to write their own poems, the swan maiden has provided you with some words she found in library books for inspiration.

▶ Round 1 is the writing period - teams will be asked to compose one 4-8 line poem, as well as give it a title.

▶ Teams are not required to use the suggested words, but they will get points for using them. So if you feel like you got a bunch of crappy words and that you can write your own poem that'll knock everyone's socks off, you're welcome to. Additionally, poems must be sensical - "dog cat bark forest / happy green pink" (aka simply listing out all of your words) will not be eligible for a points win.

▶ Teams are also not required to use rhyme/meter/follow a particular style, but these factors may be used for tiebreakers or may factor into the echo's favorite win.

▶ Round 2 is where teams read the compositions of other teams (anonymously) and vote for their three favorite in rank order (ex. favorite is #1, second favorite is #2, etc.). Teams may not vote for their own poem.

▶ If a team can only be present for Round 1, then they are ineligible to win as a popular poem.

▶ The three win categories possible are most points, most popular, and echo's favorite. The number of wins given to each category is up to my discretion.

▶ Round 1 will run from 8-9:30pm PST, and Round 2 will run from 9:30-11pm PST.

questions?

[swansonged]

please direct any ic or ooc questions (mark it in subject) here!

round 1.

[swansonged]

word lists.

[swansonged]

[ Upon further investigation, you may notice that the scrolls with writing on them contain the following words... ]

verbs.

[swansonged]

book
flash
box
fax
steer
sound
report
obey
replace
stroke

nouns.

[swansonged]

amusement
flame
fish
jeans
force
roof
ring
shirt
sky
sneeze

adjectives.

[swansonged]

bent
gamy
bitter
shaggy
flaky
flimsy
juvenile
separate
skillful
strong

adverbs.

[swansonged]

loftily
completely
forth
bravely
madly
gently
more
overconfidently
seemingly
truly

prepositions.

[swansonged]

beside
around
from
in
toward

discussion.

[swansonged]

turn-in.

[swansonged]

please give your poem's title in the subject line, and the content of your poem in the message part of your reply.

also, for ease of scoring, please bold all used suggested words.

turn-in is due by 9:30pm PST.

round 2.

[swansonged]

[ Suddenly, the scrolls in front of you vanish - only to be replaced with more scrolls, each covered in writing... ]

discussion.

[swansonged]

turn-in.

[swansonged]

please list your top three favorite poems (by listing their titles), in order, with 1 being your favorite and 3 being your least favorite of the three. you may not rank your own poem.

turn-in is due by 11pm PST. should you fail/be unable to turn-in, your team will be ineligible to win via popularity.

Re: discussion.

[bloodbiter]

[oooooh]

Oh, this seems fun!

Re: discussion.

[pawper]

[looking over the words]

Re: discussion.

[bloodbiter]

Do you have any ideas?

Re: discussion.

[pawper]

Do we want to try for something that rhymes, or not?

Re: discussion.

[bloodbiter]

It might be easier if we did not rhyme.

Do you know what fax means? Or jeans?

Re: discussion.

[pawper]

Then we'd have to be extra.....um, artistic?

[headshake]

We could lose points for misusing a word, so let's not use those if we don't know what they mean.

Re: discussion.

[bloodbiter]

We could try to do so if you want, of course. It just seems more difficult to me.

Alright. [hm.] How should we start?

Re: discussion.

[pawper]

No, that's fine! I think it'd be easier, too.

Why don't we pick a subject first? Then....we can alternate lines.

Re: discussion.

[bloodbiter]

Alright.

[thinking as she scans over the list]

Flash, steer, sound, flame, fish, stroke... Maybe we could write something about a group of sailors who encounter a storm at sea.

Re: discussion.

[pawper]

What about a monster that lives in the sea that causes storms, and they have to tame it?

Re: discussion.

[bloodbiter]

If we can find a way to finish that within eight lines.