Dragon Warrior

I'd prefer if it's newly written, but it doesn't really matter. It does have to be PG-rated since this competition is rated PG... duh :P And the whole competition, including sign ups, is done here. So register here!

[center][img]http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7569/uncannywork1wx.jpg[/img][/center] I've decided to make a graphics thread for my art and... er... graphics :P I just hope it gets some traffic. Here's my first work to submit in the thread: [center][img]http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6206/inventorgoeswest8fu.jpg[/img] [b]Inventor Goes West[/b][/center] This one is odd. I'm on a Tim Burton high at the moment and made this out of glee of his new film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I've always liked his work and some of my more artistic, weird side comes from inspiration by him. [b]Inventor Goes West[/b] is no exception. With this piece, I felt like I was drawing a strange inventor traveling the world finding new things to use to invent or get ideas for inventions. In the picture he was going west, I guess :P I had no idea what I was drawing as I made this. I first drew the top hat and ended by drawing the weird clouds. It was in color too. I looked at it funny and said it needed to be photoshopped. So I took it from Flash (where I drew it) and edited it in Adobe. I was having trouble making everything look right. I just couldn't get the correct feeling. I was only pleased with making his lantern acorn thing glow yellow and then adjusting the lighting effects on the inventor himself. But the background sucks. Then I desaturated it and a whole new light shined. Funny... I kept the lantern acorn yellow... not sure why. Maybe to demonstrate light will never fade away when someone is determined. Who knows. This piece doesn't have much of a meaning, but I feel those are the best kinds of art. I'm proud of it. And for those who are retarded, the circle thing near his hat is a pocketwatch hanging from his hat. You can see the string if you look at it. That was one thing that couldn't be fixed when turned black and white. Oh well. Small price to pay :) Comments?

Good questions. I'll cover them immediately. [b]So how exactly does the roleplaying portion of this RPG work?[/b] Well, I will give a basic premise to an RPG and contestants either have created a character or are given one (this depends on the round's rules) and must roleplay for a certain amount of posts each or length of time in this RPG idea I give. They may be doing two RPGs at once and the group is split into two groups. Or all contestants may be in one large RPG. [b]Are all of the characters supposed to exist in the same world, or even interact with one another?[/b] I kinda just covered all this, but yes, you will be interacting with the people in your group and RPG. You don't have to, especially if it doesn't work with the RPG's plot or your character's style. [b]What kinds of characters are you expecting?[/b] Well, like I said before, depending on the round contestants will be given characters made by me, choosing characters made by me, creating characters, and using other contestant's character creations. Hopefully character personalities and traits vary in the different RPGs we do throughout the competition. There will be a different RPG to do each round. [b]What kind of stories do you intend to tell with them?[/b] Ah, I can't give away the ideas just yet. ;) But I can say that all RPGs are PG-rated and lower, so it's suitable for everyone. The most this'll go is some alcohol content (for like pirates drinking grog) and mild language (for the angry idiot). None of that is required, of course. But the RPGs will be different each time from medieval to gangsters to space pirates to whatever! This competition not only tests your skills as a roleplayer and writer, but to see if you can do a variety of different styles. Enjoy and thanks for asking ;)

[center][img]http://img306.imageshack.us/img306/8475/theroleplayers2fl.jpg[/img][/center] [FONT=Trebuchet MS]Welcome, everyone. I am Dragon Warrior, host of the greatest OtakuBoards roleplaying competition ever... well, perhaps to date. It's called [b]The Roleplayers[/b] and eight contestants chosen out of those who sign up shall compete to see who roleplays the best through acting skill, writing skill, and other unique skills they may possess that make their roleplaying experiences possible. If you think you can do well, go ahead and sign up. Follow the basic instructions below and your journey will begin. [right]-Dragon Warrior[/right][/FONT] [b]The Roleplayers[/b] is a yearly competition I shall do where eight people roleplay with each other using characters I've created, you've created, or other contestants have created, and you shall act in worlds and setting I have made (or voted on by all of you). I shall judge each round after it is complete and the weakest roleplayer shall get the boot. Hopefully that is all clear enough. Now onto the sign up! [size=4]For Your Sign Up, We Require...[/size] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][b]Your OtakuBoards Username:[/b] Mine is Dragon Warrior so that's what I'd put. [b]Your Alias[/b] In the competition, you shall be referred to when out of character as your alias. Your alias must consist of the word "the" at the beginning. Examples for this would be: [list][*]The Sexy One [*]The Author [*]The Competitive Fiend [*]The Idiot [*]The Cute One[/list] Savvy? So make your alias matching you. Try to make a nice variety in these so people don't get each other confused. :) [b]Image[/b] I'll need an image of a character you want to be recognized as. It'll just be an image used like your picture on an ID card or driver's license. I will edit the image after you place it here for what it'll be used for. So find a character that fits you. [b]Writing Piece:[/b] Place a short story here. Make it really good writing. Grammar, spelling, any errors count. If you make mistakes here, your chances of getting in could suffer. [/FONT] You all have 'til [b]August 13th[/b] to post your sign up. I think that's fair. Good luck, folkies ;) NOTE: Questions about this can either be posted here or asked on my myOtaku site. Thanks.

[center][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7269/chocolatefactorytitle9eh.jpg[/img][/center] What is this, the year of the greatest movies ever? I?ve only written two reviews in this thread and they both are about top-notch movies! I can?t keep this up or it?ll look like I love everything. But everything is what I loved about this movie? [b]Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.[/b] [center][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8734/charlie56ed.jpg[/img][/center] Being a crazed Tim Burton fan, you can only assume I?d drool over this. In fact, I was shouting in the theatre when the film was starting (including clinging to people when the [b]Corpse Bride[/b] trailer came on during previews and me shouting ?Sweet Jesus, Yes!?). I was overwhelmed with vivid and beautiful imagery, fantastic music (those Oompa Loompas know how to boogie!), and a character of Wonka we haven?t seen before, but will cherish for? er? forever. [img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7195/charlie22ro.jpg[/img] I?ve heard all sorts of things for this movie. I?ve heard people put it down, I?ve heard constant raves about how amazing it is. I?ve even heard someone choking? but that really has nothing to do with this. I must say I have become one of the ones who rant and rave about how brilliant it is. You?d think I?d see it the day it came out?and I planned to! I really did! But I didn?t because money was a problem. How unfortunate. But alas, I see it precisely a week after its release and couldn?t be happier. But enough of this silly jibber jabber? on with the review! Let?s just start by saying the movie would?ve been nothing without Johnny Depp. He works so well with Tim Burton and he played the role right on the dot. I?m not even sure why they were thinking of casting people like Nicolas Cage or Will Smith for the role of Wonka. They must?ve had too many of Willy Wonka?s ?special brownies? or something. And though James would hate me for saying it, I still don?t think even Marilyn Manson would do the role right. Gene Wilder would shoot me for saying that Depp?s version of Wonka was explicitly better in several factors?like how he was more childish in this version. How can you act adult in a candy factory? Honestly. The way Wonka acts around the children and the adults are different in some ways and it makes things interesting ([spoiler]It?s just odd he can?t say ?parents? XD[/spoiler]). I?m sure Depp supplied the script with some of his own jokes and humorous acts as he did help create the Wonka character we see on the big screen. It?s great that Depp has the ability to make every character in each of his films completely different from the rest. You never get the same Depp. And [b]Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[/b] is no exception. [right][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7439/charlie62qe.jpg[/img][/right] My sister was a tad frightened of Depp?s Wonka (and she?s 21, for goodness sake!), but I guess he was a tad abnormal. But that?s what made this whole film fun! [spoiler]The part where he got all excited about the chewing gum machine made me think, ?Man, he really is just like a kid.? Squee![/spoiler] No matter what all the wusses think, though. This movie rocked my socks and Depp?s performance was a big reason for it. On the contrary to what some people think, Tim?s version of [b]Charlie[/b] was not based on the last film with Gene Wilder. It was actually based off the books. Not a [I]remake[/I] of the books, but [I]based off[/I] the books. There are, of course, the several large similarities between the books and Tim?s vision, but there can?t be a film of Tim Burton?s that he doesn?t make his own. The story has more added to it to give everyone?s favorite candyman a new atmosphere and background. It fills in so many plotholes Dahl never bothered to fill (not that he had to, of course). The new revamped story to [b]Charlie[/b] is similar at the start. Five golden tickets to little kids around the world, Charlie being one of them. They go to the Factory. Wonka does his little thing and kids get tortured in unusual manners. But throw Christopher Lee in as Wonka?s dentist father and we?re getting some childhood trauma! Hooray for horrible flashbacks! Christopher Lee is a flippin? sweet actor and I loved him in [b]Lord of the Rings[/b]. He can play a serious role well and he got this part down just right. Funny how he plays a dentist and has bad teeth in real life? There?s more to the plot, of course, including the origin of the Oompa Loompas and reasons why he gave out five golden tickets, but I don?t want to spoil it, do I? [spoiler]No, I don?t, so stop trying to cheat![/spoiler] The music was splendid too. Not my favorite soundtrack by Burton and Danny Elfman (who is a music composing god that walks among us), but it had a variety of odd and ?get-jiggy-with-it? music. The Oompa Loompas (Deep Roy) were often the ones to bring the music around. And not that I dislike the old film and the old Oompa Loompas, but these ones did it better. Just because last time the Loompas sang the same song constantly over and over and this time there?s a different song for every girl and boy. And it has fresh imagery while it?s occurring. It?s like watching ?Loompa Pop-Up Music Videos? on VH1 and I like it! The music variety goes to soothing music to techno to rock to whatever! That?s why it?s a fresh breath of air to the old, worn-out Loompa song (that?s still a classic, of course). While we?re on the Oompa Loompas, I shall comment on Deep Roy being a wonderful actor. You may recall his small stature in other movies like [b]Big Fish[/b] (the clown with the gun). He?s so hard-working and I respect that he bothers acting out each individual Oopma Loompa. [center][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6814/charlie71gj.jpg[/img][/center] He goes through the trouble of playing each one (unless in a dance number where ones in the background are professional dancers). But honestly, he even learned to play the guitar for one scene. He had to have had with that! Respect the little guy, aight?! I like how Tim Burton has people he works with constantly. Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Danny Elfman, Deep Roy, Helena Bonham Carter, etc. Heck, I know when I become an actor, I?m definitely going to do my best to get into Burton?s clique. I?d love to do a movie for him. But it?s always fun to see a familiar face in his films and guess what roles they played previously in his other movies. Like Helena Carter. She plays Mrs. Bucket in [b]Charlie[/b] and I automatically recognized her from [b]Big Fish[/b] as Jenny (The Witch). And heck, it?s a challenge naming all of Johnny?s roles in Tim?s movies. He?s been in too many! [center][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7786/charlie14li.jpg[/img][/center] Like I said at the beginning of this review, the imagery was mesmerizing. It just simply was? wow! The moment he opens the door to his garden, someone says ?Now that?s plain Tim Burton right there.? It looks like his work, it feels like his work, and according to the movie, it must taste like his work?the factory is, after all, edible. There was certain stuff that you look at funny because it looks almost fake, but it?s just the way it would look if it were candy. Like the boat they ride in; it looks like plastic, but it also looks like it could be hard strawberry candy. To tell you the truth, while some of the kids stuffed their faces with candy, I lost my appetite to continue eating my Jujyfruits. Noooo thank you. I won?t look at candy the same after watching Augustus Gloop go at it. [center][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/9434/charlie37kb.jpg[/img][/center] But yes, those kids are quite pesky, aren?t they? The most fun in both Wonka films is always the bad kids getting their ?just desserts.? Hahaha? I made a funny. Laugh >: O My sister was correct when saying Julia Winter who played Veruca Salt didn?t play the part as well as the original girl. She just didn?t seem? nasty enough. But that didn?t mean I didn?t enjoy seeing her get her up-and-comings. They also made Violet Beauregarde a bit more competitive. It was all about keeping her eye on the prize this time more than just having a fetish for gum-chewing. I didn?t mind her as much as Veruca. I just despise Veruca with a passion. Besides, Violet does karate in this version. I?d like to keep my manhood intact, thank you very much! [img] http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2661/charlie92uv.jpg[/img] Like I said before, Augustus Gloop was nasty this time. More than the last kid actor for the role?and this is a good thing. Poor Philip Wiegratz played this degrading role. But hey, he must?ve got paid quite a bit and he was in a movie that?s making history all over again! But I?ll never look at a Wonka Bar the same again. Can we say ?GAG!?? Mike Teavee I wanted to take in a headlock and give a noogie. This is good that Tim Burton is making people dislike the villains of the story, if you can even call them villains. Let?s just say they?re antagonists. Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry) was a pest, though, and had a little too much of a fancy for violence. I was just waiting for the moment Violet would jumpkick him in the jaw. Why didn?t that moment come? Why? Charlie was pleasant, of course. Johnny had already worked with Freddie Highmore in [b]Finding Neverland[/b] and they must?ve brought the house down together so Depp had him get a role in this film as the co-star. And it wasn?t a bad move. Highmore played Charlie right on and I didn?t really see a flaw in his performance. He?ll grow up and be someone, not that he isn?t someone now! As for other characters, they were all good too, don?t get me wrong. But their performances weren?t really what the film was hindering on. After seeing Missi Pyle (Violet?s mother) in this, I wanted to scream. That woman is madness, but I love how she?s in Burton?s films a lot too (once again, in Big Fish). She did very well for the part too. It?s just crazy! I wasn?t sure who David Kelly was (Grandpa Joe) so I looked up his previous acting work and I haven?t seen anything else he?s been in. Which makes sense because I didn?t recognize him one bit. His name did sound familiar, though. [img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7975/charlie42fd.jpg[/img] It?s a true shame Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka in original film) disliked the idea of Tim doing this movie. He said that they were just trying to make money and that was it. Shhhh? listen! That?s the sound of jealousy. Honestly, he?s acting like a child. No one?s going to steal Wilder?s glory of the past film (which wasn?t even successful at first). That?ll always be the classic and Tim?s will always be the really weird version. But I can?t help, but saying I like Tim?s more simply because? well? it?s Burton. The film, like I said, has Christopher Lee as Dr. Wonka, a famous dentist and father of Willy. It?s just so sad to see little Willy not getting candy on Halloween and stuff. Brings a tear to my eye, I say! Well, not really, but it was sad. Man, Lee is such a bad ***. They definitely give more flavor (hehe, flavor? candy flavors!) to the storyline of the renowned classic. Just another reason why I like this so much. I also enjoyed the zany humor. There?s so many silly jokes in it that makes the movie very enjoyable. I liked Grandma Josephine?s silly humor (I think that?s the correct name? I dunno.) because she?s so innocent when doing it. And Grandpa George?s crude language and bad attitude makes things brighter, even if you?d think it?d work differently. And of course, Wonka?s whackiness is the most superb kind of all! Don?t think the commercials and trailers have taken all the best jokes already (like they tend to do). There?s still plenty more Wonka goodness to go! [right][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4853/charlie86md.jpg[/img][/right] The movie was delicious from the starting credits (which showed how the chocolate was made, which was pretty fun to watch) to the stunning conclusion that ties everything together. [spoiler]One thing I didn?t get was how the whole building Dr. Wonka lived in was just gone suddenly and appeared in some blizzardy area. That seemed farfetched, but then it clicks in your head, ?This is Tim Burton? and you automatically say to yourself, ?It doesn?t have to make sense.? Then all is well.[/spoiler] The glass elevator was cool. I just wanted to say that. But I must stop talking or this review will be forever! Having said all that jazz, I can?t help but give this movie the highest rating possible. It was brilliant. Tim is brilliant. Depp?s brilliant. My sexiness is brilliant. But that?s beside the point. This movie gets a flippin? [B]FOUR[/B], biatch! No doubt about it! [img] http://img289.echo.cx/img289/7439/ratedar45gd.jpg[/img] Now I await Brother?s Grimm, The Mark of Zorro, and of course? Corpse Bride. [center][img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4912/charlieposter3zr.jpg[/img][/center]

I actually do like Palladin's look. He turned out to be the better part of the image. The rest I felt like I couldn't get it right. As Hack told me privately, the horse does seem out of place from off to the side. He might've been better off in the middle where the girl is. And I also noticed that Palladin's gloves holding the gun and sword are covered, so what was the point of taking time to put them in? XD Oh well. [img]http://img131.exs.cx/img131/8930/dwwashere9rz.gif[/img] [size=1]^ Haven't done [i]that[/i] in a good while.[/size]

To accomodate my new idea for a story, I thought I'd whip up a quick cover art for the book. I admit it's not my best work, but I found it hard to actually accomplish this task (why, I dunno). The story is called "Palladin of the Wicked West" and is about an outlaw named Palladin. Its setting is in an alternate dimension of our 1910-or-so American Westerns in a world called The Wicked West. In it, there may be voodoo, witch doctors, cowboys with swords, and even creatures. It opens to a new world for the old John Wayne cowboy. [center][img]http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5476/palladin1jg.jpg[/img][/center] Upon looking at the picture, you can see the shot of Palladin's face, then at the bottom, his horse, the girl in the story most likely, and a villain. Palladin's face was actually the most difficult part because I had to find just the right images to use. Just his face alone consisted of several pictures scattered around google: [list][*]A man's face that's rugged. [*]A cowboy hat pointing in the same direction at just the right angle. [*]A trenchcoat (the man's body I removed and replaced with a custom chest and trenchcoat, but the chest is blocked more or less by his gun and sword). [*]A sword. [*]A gun. [*]Gloves.[/list] I edited Palladin's face by shadowing it near the hat. I wanted the effect that you don't see his eyes too well giving him more of a mysterious look since he is Palladin the Outlaw. That was a really simple part to do, obviously. Just using Lighting Effects. The sword was giving me trouble because the image was originally rather small. I enlarged it and of course it got all pixelated, so I edited that a bit. But it still looked crappy. Then I put in a lens flare on it and it was like magic--it worked! I also made the blade a little curvy in some parts as you can barely see because I assume Palladin's place gets used quite often (and he may not have access to a sharpening stone ;) ). The gun was originally a really light silver. Nothing some brightness tuning and and lighting effects couldn't fix. And voila! It's a dark, black gun. I was cheap with the goldish borders around the circles and squares, as you can see. I used very basic techniques to get those. I didn't really care. Same goes for the brown background. The text was done with simple techniques as well, but for this project, it worked very well. The horse wasn't edited at all aside from slightly making it darker (and of course, removing some of its body to fit in that tiny circle :D). The girl was darkened as well and had an opacity revision as did the villain on the right. I copied some of the villain's hat and used it as a piece of cloth around her mouth. It just seemed to work :P As for the sunset... I blurred it some--big whoop, right? And I think that covers it. Like I said, I don't like it too much, but it got the idea across, methinks. Cowboys with guns and swords? Yeeeehaw!

Destry pushed the blade away with his hand. "Come now, Luken..." But Luken was persistant. He brought the blade's tip to Destry's nose. Destry had no choice, but to leap back and put his sword to Luken's. "I'm not jokin' 'round. Fork over the bloody food and lorttoles!" Destry grinned. "You honestly think you can just threaten us like this and get what you want?" Luken stared Destry and Elspeth down like they were mad (where, in fact, Luken was the mad one). "Well, of course I kin. Yer but two simpletons. I'm older and wiser and a much betta swordsman." "Wanna bet a lorttole on that?" Destry arched his eyebrow. Elspeth stood by with her staff in hand. Her hands were rather limp on the shaft since she had much faith in Destry coming out victorious. Luken shifted his eyes around as if he could see his chances hidden in the piles of rubble outside the town. In less than a few seconds later, he charged Destry with a waving metal fury. Destry moved out of the way, kicked Luken in the side and chopped his sword's blade in half. Now Luken tumbled to the ground with a broken sword, spitting out mouthfuls of dirt and what some may think are animal droppings. "There, you're humiliated," Destry grinned. "You can go and we won't come after ye for trying to steal, eh? Good deal?" Luken's eyes flared. "Yer disgusting," he mumbled. "Hah," Destry chuckled dryly. "Wow... coming from you?" He turned to Elspeth and smirked. "Coming from him?" Elspeth shrugged. "You'll burn in 'ell!" But Luken was too chicken to match swords with the likes of Destry again. Instead he took off down a dusty road at a good sprint. Destry walked over to Elspeth and removed an apple from her pack. "What're you doing, Des?" she questioned. "He may get hungry. It's a long ways away from another town, I bet, especially if he figures out that town we just came from doesn't welcome drifters." He aimed carefully and chucked the apple as hard as he could. It whizzed through the air and plucked Luken on the head. A short "Wahaaa!" came from the thief's mouth before he collapsed. Satisfied, Destry and Elspeth continued on down the road in the opposite direction.

What a tough round to decide. This is after all the last one since Retribution had to ditch. But I must say I had fun with this and can't wait for next year. But without further ado, our Otaku Graphica Champion of 2005 is Hack Helba! Congrats, Hack. Hope you all had fun. [center][size=4][u][b]Otaku Graphica Hall of Fame[/u][/size] 2005 - Hack Helba 2004 - Hittokiri Zero[/b][/center] Until next year!

Oy... I will allow you to go 'til tomorrow. Just because I'm sure Hack Helba does [i]not[/i] want to win this way and I don't want the contest to end like this.

You can sometimes find songs by just putting the verse you know into a google search in quotation marks with the word "lyrics" and it'll come up. That's how I find most of my songs. But if it's a rarity, I doubt even the powers of Google will help you.

Dartanian retreated to his quarters immediately after the conference. He wasn't sure if the rest stayed in the room or not since he was out right after Red. He sat on his bed peering out the window, a bewildered look marking his face. "So that's the map to Longhorn's treasure, hm?" Dart smirked devilishly. "A fine treasure that is. I could buy myself a new ship with my share. No--a fleet! A fleet of ships!" It was his dream to become a powerful and notorious captain once more. It was almost an insult to sail under another man's flag. But strangely enough he was pleased to take orders from Red. It must've been the booty he'd get for his share of the work. Nevertheless, he scowled at doing searat jobs. No swabbin' the decks for him, no sir. He wouldn't have anything to do with it. "I hope..." he mumbled out loud. Ginger walked past his door and he was out in the hallway in seconds. "Ginger." She turned. "Yes, Dartanian? What is it?" "Has Red given orders yet?" "No, he's assigning work soon, though. Enjoy yourself while you can." "Oh, I am," he grinned softly at her. She gave a small smirk and left him with a dry laugh. He retreated up the stairs to the main deck, then to the railing. There was an apple sitting on the railing parrallel from him, so he took out his gun and shot it off into the water. "Careful, there," Red called from the helm. Dart looked over at the captain, who was the only other one on the ship aside from Ginger he'd converse with. Dartanian climbed the stairs to the poop deck and let the breeze carry through his hair like a gentle hand. "Don't you worry about me, Red. I have a knack for guns, you could say." "Yes, I can see that," Red admired without even looking over. "How many do you have on you?" "I couldn't say." "Your name does sound familiar." "Nah," Dart shook his head. "I'm just another drifter like the rest of us." He spun a piece of eight in his hand with a gleaming eye watching. "Of course, this Longhorn's treasure intrigues me much so." "Keep your frock on," Red mused. "We're on our way."

Sounds like that makes this the last round. The tension is on! Good luck to our last two competitors. Maybe next year, Retribution.

Dusk fell awfully slowly to the three. It seemed like it took many days before the sun finally took its place on the mountains in the horizon. That's when the three had made their move. The stranger, Destry and Elspeth had learned, was named Luken Ballowway, and he was indeed a new drifter. Stubborn as Hell too! Destry gladly gave over his makeshift bandana to Luken to cover his face for the time being. If he was recognized, the whole demonstration would be a waste. They arrived at the village just as lanterns were being placed in the streets for light source. Destry sniffed the air and smelt hot meat being cooked by the local taverns. More often people eat at taverns than their own homes, sadly not being able to afford their own food. "Where's a good shop for vittles?" Destry asked Luken. The man rubbed at his dried wound and peered around the town. "Meh can't be sure. The place looks different at night, aye. And I wasa run out pretty quickly." "Lovely," Destry sighed. The three continued through the streets when Elspeth spotted a cart. The man was snoring soundly behind it, obviously the shopkeep. "Won'erful," Luken sneered. "We kin rob teh fatso!" Destry put an arm in Luken's way. "We don't do that. Not to fellow peasants." Luken grimaced and stepped back. He didn't know why he feared Destry, being older and all. But he was also not about to disobey the two. Elspeth, being the food and money expert, gathered provisions into her bag and left a pouch of lorttoles on the cart next to the slumbering man. "Done," Elspeth mused. "Now let's find one of those taverns. That food smells delightful." Destry roughly nudged Luken and gestured him to follow. The two started off towards a tavern while Luken walked slowly behind. He snickered to himself. "When I get the chance, I'm grabbing their lorttoles and vittles and amscraying! No one upstages Luken the Cunning." His gave a toothy grin and his teeth would naturally ping if they weren't rotten enough to fall out. The three entered the tavern, which was more active with people than the last village's. Elspeth counted twenty patrons. This town was obviously about night meals. The three crashed at a table in the corner and watched as shadows danced along the walls from crazy drunk patrons casting their souls through lightshows. "Something doesn't sit right with me here," Destry mumbled to Elspeth. "We'll eat and get out," she replied quietly back. Luken was drooling over the bag of food Elspeth had at her side. Destry noticed this and laughed. "Look at this guy, hungry as a rabid wolf. Let's get something in his tummy, eh?" The normal, loud-mouthed Destry stood up at his chair and shouted for some service. Not but a moment later did a man arrive and give them meat dishes (the only meal ever served in this particular tavern). Luken dug in immediately as Elsepth paid the waiter. Destry joined in on the ruthless feasting while Elsepth nibbled daintly at hers. Luken chuckled to himself in his head. [i]I'm gettin' away wit' dinner and now I'ma goin' tah git their supplies,[/i] he told himself in his head. [i]I'm makin' out like a bandit. Wait... I am a bandit! Haha! It be almost too cruel. Maybe I shouldn't take from them.[/i] Then he eyed the bag of food once more. [i]Nah... like I said, no one upstages Luken the Cunning!.[/i]

Hey, Fallen, you couldn't have met Dartanian since he isn't currently on the ship yet XD --------------- Dartanian stepped aboard the Dauntless with new clothes and gear. He purchased a few more flintlocks while he was at it and made them diappear into his garments. He carried so many guns that no one ever knew how many he actually had. He walked across the main deck, his boots causing the floor boards to let out a squeak from rot. He climbed the stairs to the poop deck and fancied over the helm. Memories of his captaining days came back to him and he actually smiled. "It'll be good to get back out on the sea," he grinned. His hand ran across the fine, polished wood of the helm and stopped on one of the knobs. He spun the wheel a little to starboard and back. He laughed to himself and walked to the stern of the ship and stared over the back railing just as some other crewmates emerged from below deck. Dart took out one of his older guns and rubbed it down with a cloth. "New clothes, new guns, new voyage," he told himself aloud. "New life." He stared out into the open sea. He spun the gun around in his hands, humming a pirate melody to himself. "The Dauntless isn't such a bad ship." He smiled. "The company isn't too terrible either," he said as he turned to look at Ginger down on the main deck. He turned back to the ocean. He remained there for a long time, polishing a rusty gun that cannot be polished.

I'm not compensating :P Yeesh XD [center][size=3][b]Head In Hands[/b][/size] [img]http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/40/headinhands6en.jpg[/img][/center]

[QUOTE=Hack Helba][SIZE=1][COLOR=Royalblue][B]"I hate sand. It's so... sandy, but you, you are not sandy and that is why I love you"[/B] I say this to random girls and friends ALL the time. They love it, lol.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] That's from the Star Wars animation I saw on Flashplayer. It was the best part of that whole show (which wasn't too funny, sadly :( ). I'm the master of pickup lines, but I only want to give up a few... "Excuse me, I'm a treasure hunter, may I investigate your chest?" "I have lost my virginity, may I take yours?" "How about you and me go back to your place, have a party and invite your pants down." Believe it or not, I use these. For fun, of course. But what if it actually worked? O.o

Well, this round had some exciting results, I'll tell ye :^D I enjoyed reading. I even laughed out loud at some of the stuff said. Excellent job. Sadly, you are correct, Kitty. I have to let you go. [center][img]http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/7987/roundfour8kf.jpg[/img][/center] This round is fun too, in my opinion. You'll be making a logo. But not just [i]any[/i] logo. The logo for OtakuBoards' very first STRIP CLUB! Woot! I know I'll be there a lot ;^D Requirements: [list][*]Image can be no bigger than 500x500 [*]Must have a name for the OB Strip Club (creativity counts) [*]Must say "Grand Opening" [*]Add a nifty slogan [*]The rest is up to you![/list] Have fun with this one, you three. I know I would :P [b]Due Date:[/b] Monday

"You best be gettin' out of here," the bartender rubbed a cloth against his scruffy face. "I be not wantin' any troubleses." His gut protruded beyond his shirt and sat itself comfortably on the countertop. His hand made a quick movement to scratch the overhanging tummy. "You won't get any trouble if we stay hidden for the time being," Destry reassured. "I don't want any troubleses," the bartender repeated glumly. "Look, I just came to get some soup for my friend," Destry protested. "If those soldiers come back, I'll-" "If the soldiers come back," Destry interrupted, "we'll be outta here in two shakes of a lamb's tail. No fuss." There was a silence for a long time. No one spoke at all. Even the bartender's gut retreated behind the counter. "Drifters are still bad omens," scowled the barkeep before tending to other patrons. Elspeth calmed down and went back to her stew knowing they were safe once more. Destry returned to telling his wild stories to the other men who admired him so. Some other men in a corner talked amongst themselves and then stood. They approached Destry and tapped him on the shoulder. "I don't care what the others think," said a long-haired man, "we kill drifters here and give them to the soldiers for *lorttoles!" His teeth were rotten and his breath wasn't much better. By this time he had Destry by the scruff of the neck, ready to rough him up. "You don't want to be doing that," Destry scowled. "Oh, I think I do." With that, the man smiled greedily, knife in hand, and ready to strike. He suddenly fell to the floor unconscious, smashed in the head by a swing of Elspeth's quarterstaff. "Right on cue," Destry mused, doing a backflip onto the table behind him and unsheathing his blade from his back. "Hey!" the bartender yelled. "Shut up," Destry commanded without turning his vision away from the threateners. "Get them!" shouted another man. Out of nowhere seven large and heavy men lunged forward onto Elspeth and Destry. Yelps of pain echoed in the small hut as Elspeth's quarterstaff met their faces. Other men took out small bread knives or daggers and jumped Destry. But Destry was no ordinary drifter. He was skilled with his sword and practiced with it several hours each day. His swordsmanship was beyond the common folks in this crackjob town. He quickly unlanced all the men before kicking and punching them into unconsciousness. "Hey, I said I wanted no troubleses!" shouted the bartender before a loaf of hard bread hit him square in the forehead, kncoking him out. "And I said shut up," Destry scolded, taking another loaf of bread to another man's head. It wasn't long before the men were all on the ground passed out or moaning in pain. Elspeth and Destry took the chance to escape while they could. They dashed out into the streets, pursued by some of the men from the bar and even more of their buddies that happened to be out on the streets at that time. "Never a dull day," Destry humored dryly as the two were chased out of town. The men gave up a little ways away from the town boundaries. "Christ," one swore. "And I wanted to eat chicken tonight." ------ *Lorttoles are the new currency of Earth in this time. It's simply peasant change. The real money lies in actual dollars from the past. They call those the Papershins.

Shouts erupted in the streets as the Savoratist Soldiers barged through the several shops and homes. Villagers and various passing peasants were knocked on their backs by the storming group in their hot pursuit. "Stop those drifters!" shouted the leader of the soldiers, though none of the villagers moved a muscle. Either from shock or just not caring, they stood still as Destry and Elspeth darted through the narrow streets on their way out of harm. Normally the two would fight the soldiers, but they were outnumbered greatly. Not even Destry's strongheaded actions or Elspeth's planning could save them. The idea was to run. "Els, this way," Destry shouted as he made his way into an alley. The small passage led to a large scrap pile where the villagers would dump anything they found and later used for building houses and whatnot. It was a perfect place to lose the soldiers who were still hot on their tails. The two scampered through the scraps and dashed into a pile of wood. Sitting calmly, but breathing heavily, Destry and Elspeth watched the troops searched the area. A foul odor lingered in the yard and the soldiers noticed it too. "Holy Hell, what is that stench?" cursed one soldier. "I can't stand it," complained another. A few more soldiers joined in on the discussion, forgetting about their chase for the moment. "Let's get out of here," one suggested. "No one leaves," said the leader as he stepped in the middle of the crowd of Savoratist Soldiers. "It's just the smell of rotting wood and old scrap metal. Don't get your robes in a tangle over it. Now pick up your feet or I'll put mine in your asses!" No one moved. "Get!" There was a sudden stampede of men rushing through the yard leaving their leader behind. He stood only thirty feet away from Elspeth and Destry's hiding spot. He lit a cigarette up and puffed. The two knew him well. He had been chasing them and other drifters for days now. He goes by the name of Gensperf. They weren't sure about his last name, if he even had one. He wasn't high in command under Lord Shendrake Lordoth, but he didn't seem to take mess from anyone. A constant scowl played across his face. It's there so often you'd think his features were frozen that way. He supposedly took orders from a man named Rix, but Destry and Elspeth had never seen him before. Gensperf was trouble enough. He was good at what he did. He never let his guard down and was very determined to complete what he gets started. As of right now, he won't rest until Destry and Elspeth are dead. "Sir," a soldier panted, "there are only two drifters. They'll be caught and slain eventually. Let us rest." Gensperf looked over at the soldier and gave a sympathetic look, one you wouldn't expect from him. "Are you thirsty?" The soldier hesitated, studying Gensperf as if he was a new man to him. "Yes," he said almost silently. "Here, take my canteen," Gensperf said with a smirk. He reached down to his belt to take the water bottle off, but instead unsheathed his dagger and stabbed the soldier in the gut. The man fell to the floor and in a matter of seconds was dead at Gensperf's feet. "Scum," the leader muttered. Elspeth held her hands to her mouth as Destry's grip tightened on his sword's hilt. The cloth wrapped around the blade's handle almost burned him because he held so tightly. Another soldier reported to his master's side. "Sir, we've scoured the area and we can't find them." Gensperf scowled again. "They must've escaped into the that rocky region yonder. Find them. I want them dead and brought back to me." "Yes, sir." The soldier ran off and shouted commands to the others and soon enough they all disappeared into the distance. Gensperf watched them run further away. With a final puff, he threw his cigarette in Destry's direction. It hit him in the face, causing him to yelp from a quick burn. Gensperf peered straight at Els and Des, though he wasn't looking directly at them. He began to step forward when he was called by one of the soldiers. With one last glance, he made his way away from the two and towards the rocks. Elspeth and Destry sighed with relief. "Smoking's bad for you," Destry uttered and the two left their hiding spot and returned to the town.

[center][img]http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5313/copy2ofdriftersnostalgia6uo3uq.jpg[/img][/center] [b]WARNING:[/b] This is a two-person RPG between Ozymandius Jones and myself. No one else may post unless given specific permission from one of us two. Feel free to read and enjoy :) [center][b]Story:[/b] 2040 was the year the world went mad. Nuclear war broke out and annihilated most of the living souls of our fair planet. Destruction of Earth was inevitable from the day man made the first bomb. There were those who survived, but perhaps died later from diseases inherited from radiation poisoning or other side effects of the war. The largest problem with those who lived was they began to lose common knowledge of the world. Technology we?ve worked so many centuries over was soon lost. Almost two centuries later, the world dropped to a new primitive state. Barely along the lines of the medieval ages, the people lived in ragged clothes and huts of wood, mud, and any other material found. The only ones who lived elegantly were those under the occupation of a Savoratist. The Savoratists were the new order of government in the world, starting fifty years after the war destroyed the world. It was almost considered a cult, one that never helped the peasants improve their lifestyles. In fact, it was as if the Savoratists wanted them to live in fear and not step out of line. They could mold people like clay. Aside from those who lived as mangy serfs and the others who were high and mighty under the court of Savoratism, there were the Drifters. Drifters were people on a constant journey across the world in search of a place of beauty where trees grew green, water was pure, animals were beautiful, and life was good. You could say they were in search of an eden. In reality, they wanted what is the past, what is our present time now. But since most things of our present day and past is lost to them, they only have visions of what they may find. The Savoratists were naturally threatened by the Drifter Movement. They didn?t want crazy ideas pushed into the heads of their servants, telling them to find happiness and overthrow the government. As such, Drifters were considered outlaws, criminals, and deadly and people were given strict order to kill them on sight. It was dangerous to be a drifter and therefore you don?t want to make yourself obvious to a Savoratist or even to some fellow peasants looking to get a pretty penny for your head. Welcome to the dark future of Earth.[/center] [SIZE=4][b][u]Destry Kelemen[/u][/b][/SIZE] [b]Age:[/b] Twenty-One [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Appearance:[/b] With his rugged features and long brown hair that drops to his shoulders, Destry isn't a bad sight to look at. His clothes, which consist of rags of cloth and leather, are a different story. Like most peasants of Earth, he dons simple cloth shirts and pants, accompanied by a brown leather vest and brown cloth boots. He has a piece of cloth tied around his head in the form of a bandana. He's slightly taller than Elspeth. [b]Weapon:[/b] Destry prefers the way of the sword. His simple blade is sheathed on his back can be unleashed with ease in time of battle. [b]Personality:[/b] Because Elspeth dislikes doing the talking, Destry is often the one to do the action roles. This doesn't necessarily mean he does a lot of planning. In fact, he's more full of himself than anyone around. He'll jump into action before he thinks things through. He's not shy at all, loves adventure, and lives life to the fullest. [b]Nickname:[/b] Elspeth calls him "Des."

Heh, say, Pumpkin... is Abu hiding in there somewhere? ;) ------------ [i]What is this? I don't do personal thoughts...[/i] "What? Empty? I just filled it." "Listen, I pay you, you give me drinks... I don't want to see the bottom of this glass, savvy?" The bartender scowled and took the mug. "Aye," he muttered as he filled it with more grog. The tavern was rowdy as usual and the shouting was a constant pain in many drunk's heads. The ominous resonance was enough to make one insane. Especially the man who has had a little too much to drink. After making the bartender give him more grog in his sinful mug, he finally passed out and Dartanian took his seat at the counter. "Rum," Dart mumbled under his breath. The bartender couldn't quite hear what he said, but Dart's face was dark and sneering, so he dared not question. Instead, he made a wild guess and poured a mug of rum. Lucky choice this time. This was around the time Red entered the tavern looking for able bodied men. When he found one he thought would be useful, he asked them for their aid. When they turned down his offer for their assistance, he'd move onto another. Eventually, he was in Dartanian's ear-range, so he heard it all. It was of no interest to him, though. Dart's sailing days were over. But the sea's air rushed through the door and was calling to him. That lovely sea air. It wasn't until Red already left that he decided he'd take his leave from the drunk-infested bar and follow his feet to the docks. Red arrived at the docks a little while later to check back with the ship, but was intercepted by Dartanian. "Yer the captain of The Dauntless, aye?" Red looked queerly at Dartanian. "Aye. Are you here to join my crew?" "If the price is right." "How's Longhorn's treasure sound?" "I'm intrigued." Dart turned to the ship, then back to Red. "I don't have much to lose to join you. I have more to gain, in fact. And I need to come out of hiding eventually. I must be long forgotten by now." "Oh? Who are you?" "Dartanian Thatcher." "Hm, sounds familiar." Red rubbed his chin. "Did you pillage the island of Sospero?" "I may have. Then again, that's a hot spot for pirate attacks." "True. Well, come, I'll bring you to the Dauntless." The Dauntless was exquisite, this is true, but Dartanian didn't feel quite right until they finally set sail. He was pleased enough to be on a ship's deck again, though. Red seemed like the captainly fellow, but he hoped he sailed like Dartanian once did. But from how Red acted, Dart had a feeling it wouldn't be a method far off his own. The two returned from the lower deck to the main deck and were greeted by a sudden gust of wind. "The winds are ready for sailing," Dartanian observed. "Are you?" "Not yet. I shall return shortly after I find more crewmates." Red smiled and then glanced to Dart's side as he saw Ginger come up from below deck. "Ah, Dartanian, this is Ginger." Dart turned to see the most whimsical woman he had ever laid eyes on. There was a moment where he stood still before elegantly taking her hand to kiss it. "A pleasure." Most likely not used to such treatment, Ginger returned an odd smile. "The same?" "I shall be back," Red interrupted and with that, he left again. "I must help the others," Ginger informed. "Please, make yourself comfortable." "Thank you, Ms. Ginger," Dart said before she returned down below the deck. The air danced through Dart's long, mangy hair. Then he enjoyed the feel of the breeze against his open shirt. Of course, this is when he realized his clothing wasn't top notch anymore. "And with a lady aboard," he muttered. He dashed off the ship with some money he plundered from a large woman in the bar and made his way to a tailor to fit himself some new garments to suit the voyage.

Here's a fun idea. Make game covers of games that couldn't possibly exist. Feel free to be as zany as you want! I know I am! Here's some examples I whipped up to show you how to do this: [center][b]Paint Drying! 2 [img]http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/517/paintdrying29ki.jpg[/img] Duck Feeding: Dawn of the Bread [img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/3693/duckfeeding4bj.jpg[/img] SimStanding[/b] [img]http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5783/simstanding9hz.jpg[/img][/center] You try!

None of the characters have necks, if you hadn't noticed XD It's just not a feature I put in for my cartoons and in my opinion, it's not needed :) And the show is called "Luf" because the guy is Luf. Dur :P He isn't Luff... Luff is a gay name. Who names someone Luff? Honestly! XD Here's a short animation of Star Wars screenshots accompanied by sound that I made for my sister. We love it when Luke drops Yoda, so here it is... [center][URL=http://img267.imageshack.us/my.php?image=concentrate7ne.swf]CLICK FOR YODA BASHIN'[/URL][/center] Yeah, it matches my sig banner.

New one. Yay! [center][size=3][b][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Really Big Pen[/FONT][/b][/size] [img]http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7882/reallybigpen9rk.jpg[/img][/center] This one's odd, yes XD Picture taken by me. I love that pen.