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                    ENDMASTER'S PROMPT CONTEST 2

Deadline: 11:59 PM (EST) March 1st, 2023

Reward: More than the losers

Starting off the new year with another contest again. It's another prompt based one so you slugs can choose which topic to write about and then inevitably flake out on like half of you did last time.

So if you’re joining, obviously pick one of the following prompts provided below and lock your post.

Joining the contest but failing to pick a prompt (Like fucking around like a retard posting in the thread saying you're "thinking about" joining the contest) will result in a random one still available being picked for you that you might not like so you probably shouldn’t do this bad thing. (And if you do, definitely don't whine like a faggot about it.)

Finally, when you’re done with your story, post a link to it in this thread.

That’s about it for now, unless I think of something else to add or change as needed.

Good luck.

1) A story that uses time travel or temporal mechanics as a game mechanic or major driving force. Darius_Conwright

2) A story surrounding a violent championship sporting event. Paradox_4 (KAE Interloper)

3) A story where the narrator is a bond-esque villain.  bucketofknives

4) A story starts with the discovery of the entrance to a hidden secret room.  Mizal

5) A story about exploring and/or crashing onto an uncharted planet.  WizzyCat

6) A story involving a dangerous hunting competition. This can be any setting (fantasy, scifi, modern, etc) DBNB

7) A story about a wholesome romance. TrueParanormal

8) A story about a society on the verge of a Golden Age experiencing a cataclysmic disaster. DingDongBells (KAE Interloper)

9) A story where you wake up one morning and everyone insists that you've been living for years with a certain family member, friend, or pet. Only you know for a fact you have no memory of them ever existing. What is going on here? Sherbet

10) A story set in the ancient world. This means anytime before the fall of the Roman Empire. And yes, if you don't want to strictly be historical, you can fill it with Atlantean technology or whatever. Yummyfood

11) A story involving inheriting something valuable from a dead relative. Ford

12) A story involving fairies in some way. Mystic_Warrior

13) A story involving dinosaurs.  imadgalaxy

14) A story where an abominable horror has come to a small town and that horror is YOU. Stormwind

15) A story with a ghostly protagonist haunting an area. This can be a house, a forest, a ship, whatever. Morgan_R

16) A story about an underwater adventure. mazdark

17) A story set in a lunatic asylum. Larry_Bombadil

18) A story involving a group of children having an adventure. Think The Goonies, Monster Squad, The Sandlot, Stranger Things, etc. as examples. TypewriterCat

19) A story involving the dark web or anything seedy involving the internet really. You can even take it into cyberpunk territory if you want. Axxius

20) Mystery Box. Pick this one and I’ll tell you what your prompt is. Petros

21) A story where the protagonist has a dangerous addiction or obsession that drives the plot. betaband

22) A story with heavy themes of technology versus magic.  enterpride

23) A story that features a complex, detailed, and consistent magic or alchemy system. crystalpenguin

24) A story about returning to your childhood home and stumbling across a terrible secret. Heresy/SkorchedRat

25) A story about a band of mercenaries. Zweihanderr

26) A story written in the epistolary style. (Told through journal entries or letters.) MintyRosedeer

27) A story heavily driven by a love/hate relationship with the antagonist. MrAce321

meadowmellow (KAE Interloper and former 27) SHAME

28) A story that starts with receiving a letter or call from someone you thought was dead.  Nightwatch

29) A story about naval warfare, or submarines.  hetero_malk

30) A story involving a floating city. RedOceans

31) A story where you're caught up in a historical revolution. DrowningWhale

32) A story where your family is hit by a historical natural disaster.

33) A story where your consciousness is uploaded into...something...as a way to cheat death. (Can be done using magic or tech.) Abgeofriends

34) A story about rebuilding after a war. Chris113022 (Former 34) SHAME

35) A story where you must save someone close to you from a disastrous relationship. goodnight_a

36) A story where one by one people in your little town are forsaking material wealth, moving to a communal farm on the outskirts, and becoming....odd. ugilick

37) A story where cephalopods are the dominant species. (Examples include squids and octopus for the unenlightened) evilsoap

38) A story where In 72 hours, the sun will explode. PerforatedPenguin

39) A story involving a fresh take on a fairy tale or fable...or come up with your own. elad771

40) A story where dragons have invaded. EbonVasilis

41) A story about acquiring a harem through slave trading.

42) A story involving Arthurian mythos, but make it as grimdark as possible.

43) A story involving playing as a bigoted superhero. Voldy

44) A story involving court intrigue while attempting to seduce one (or more!) of your relatives. OatmealShenanigans

45) A story revolving around carrying out a terrorist attack. (Yes, you can even do a mundane school shooter protagonist)

46) A story based around playing as Otto Skorzeny. (Up to you on how historical you want to stick to his life) krieginphern

47) A story about being an alphabet person and being depressed. (You could add to the series!) fresh_out_the_oven

48) A story involving lesbian wrestlers and lots lesbian shenanigans. (Keep the maturity ratings in mind there folks, this still isn’t a place for pornorama degeneracy) TharaApples

49) A story based around carrying out genocide. Setting doesn’t matter. CLiF

50) A story done in the “CoG style.” This means including 3 billion romances and mental illnesses. Stuff like interesting characters or a good plot doesn’t matter. corgi213

I'm in. Give me 18.

Locked

4 for me.

2023 is a whole new year, I'm gonna finish some games, I can feel it.

Locked even if your godly powers can circumvent such things.

 

I'm in for prompt 9.

Locked this one too

Mystery box. I have no fear

Locked.

Now I have to think of something since I didn't think anyone was going to pick it so quickly.

I have a lot of faith in you for no reason, so you better do this prompt justice.

I’ll do my best to live up to your unjustified expectations

11

Locked in

I'm in for 7

Locked

Writing a bunch of shit, since this anti-spam feature wouldn't post if I just put "locked"

7 people already. Honestly didn't expect that many in such a short period of time. Might need to add more prompts after all.

I'm taking 12.

Fuck off.

hey neighbor :^)

fuck off

I take number one

Done

8656 words baby. This time the story will be very heartwarming and cute, at least I think it's cute.

I’m genuinely terrified of you

fuck off

I'd like prompt 6 please. 

Locked

This picture becomes more cursed the longer that you look at it.

If we ever need to add more prompts, it would be interesting to have one based on the picture.

I choose 5: A story about exploring and/or crashing onto an uncharted planet. 

Locked

I'm a bit slammed for time this around so I don't think I'll be able to slosh in this time around. Good luck to everyone participating. And remember, one path, one choice to lead them all.

Locked, you ought to suffer like the rest of us. Pick a prompt.

 

 

Joining the contest but failing to pick a prompt (Like fucking around like a retard posting in the thread saying you're "thinking about" joining the contest) will result in a random one still available being picked for you that you might not like so you probably shouldn’t do this bad thing.

He doesn't even get a choice lol. Why, it's just like his first storygame!

I'm currently in the shame pit, and would very much like to crawl out of it. If I can have it, I'm thinking prompt 8. 

Locked. Good luck!

FUCK! 2, GIVE ME 2....

Locked.

Here we go again...

The funny thing is he was actually safe since he didn't say he was "thinking about joining" and outright said he wasn't.

Basically Darius and Mystic trolled him into joining.

Best way to start the new year.

Gaslighting always works

hello, i'll take the 16, please

locked

I'll take prompt 19 m'lord. 

Locked.

I'll take 13

Locked.

You know what... give me 10

Locked.

He's gonna have to put some new prompts out at this rate.

What the hell. I'll take 15.

Locked.
I suspect the success of the contest is due to new year resolutions. 

We had like 50 entrants in the last one. The prompt grab bags always get people's attention.

Of course finishing them is another matter.

Decided to open a log about my thoughts on my storygame.

I think I'll do that too, if (when) I don't finish it I will know exactly where I went wrong! Yay...

Mizal speaks the truth, as always.

Taking prompt 28.

Well there's not really any point in locking yours.

25

Locked

give 29

Locked

Sign me up for #14

Locked

This was the best prompt from the original 20 imo, I'm excited to read your entry to this contest I AM entering.

Hey, do you remember the second edgelord contest where people who said they weren't joining had their posts edited? Just a completely random, unrelated thought :) 

Nobody had their posts edited ever.

I'm not reading anything by Ace anyway.

So you'll be judging this time?

30

Time to do something on this site.

Locked. Not sure how well red oceans relate to a floating city, but good luck.

I’m pretty sure oceans fit with the theme pretty well irrespective of color. You’re confusing me here.

The floating city being literally just a boat would be pretty funny ngl.

yeah like if it got super hyped up as "the first floating city!!" and then it ends up to just be this sad little fishing boat

21, thanks.

Locked

If I picked prompt 24, could I have my Heresy account unbanned to write it with?

Locked. 

Lol

 

Sure, done.

But consider yourself banned again if you fuck this up.

So the Heresy account isn't banned, unless you unbanned it.

And is he doing his contest story on the Heresy one or the SkorchedRat one?

Well in any case, if he fails to turn anything in both are banned.

EDIT: Nevermind, I reread his post. Same rules apply about the whole banning thing though.

I call 23 (the magic system one)

Locked. Good luck!

I'll take the fabled 39

Locked

27 please!!

Finally got the account thing resolved I see.

Number 31 for me

Locked in

Sign me up for 38.

regret

Honestly you picked one of the better prompts that would be pretty easy to make a story about.

I'll take 36, so help me God.
I'd been musing over number 23 after seeing it this morning, but someone nabbed it while I was at work.

Secured

31 contestants so far. Definitely a sizable turn out, given there was only originally 20 prompts.

Number 33, sorry stargirl Im on my own this time. 

Locked. Good luck!

OK

Which is the one that used to drag the other into the contests anyway.

That would be me, although stargirl says she's thinking about it. Someone please convince her.  @stargirl

No, I wanted her to do her own prompt I don't want to team up this time. Also shes on the fence so I'm trying to convince her so.....

 

@stargirl

@stargirl Do it if you’re cool.

She's got some irl stuff she's been pretty distracted by, I'm not expecting her to enter this one although I hope she can rate the entries later on.

Yeah, I'm going to sit this one out, but I'll definitely try to read the contest entries. 

Solid choice. I respect it

Understandable

Y'know what, put me in for 26.

Locked, good choice

Thank you

That one, 23, and 14 are the best prompts here imo. Good luck.

I'll take 40. 

Locked

why

Want to.

He's back

I'll take 34.

Locked

Thanks babe

I'm ready for some postwar beats bruv, good luck

can i get 37?

Locked, good luck

36 contestants so far.

Good thing Sherbet likes reading.

The newest prompts are kinda cursed ngl.

That was the point. Only the most despicable would attempt to make a story out of the recent prompts.

Fortunately such types already picked the wholesome prompts.

TBH I should have waited for the bigoted superhero one, then I could make a Rorschach fan fic. Just for you, End.

It would be funny if a future contest contains only cursed prompts.

Mizal is of the mindset that the most cursed one is the grimdark Arthurian prompt. Not so much because it's grimdark, but more because no good can come from Arthurian mythos. She's not entirely wrong.

It is ridiculous how common Arthurian mythos is used in interactive fiction and I would like to see a CYStian create such a story to be the 1980s Excalibur oasis in the sea of faggotry that are the rest.

I added the grimdark bit since well let's be honest, that's what we excel at around here and if nothing else we'd get at least a Arthurian mythos filled with Warhammer level violence. (Among other grimdark things)

If you just add a dash of Mark Twain, it could be a double cursed Connecticut Yankee fanfic. The part where they mowed down knights with Gatling guns was fun, though

I think the best grimdark Arthurian mythos creation I've seen is King Arthur: Knight's Tale on steam, but it's an overused story in general. I mean, it feels like every other fantasy/medieval story has roots stemming from the roundtable on some level. That's even outside of interactive fiction. Honestly, it's what has turned me away from the fantasy genre in general (with a few exceptions). I guess people just like to use what 'works' and not take any risks.

This is an unbased take that makes me doubt you've read it that much or even literally just watched Excalibur and let any of its poetry sink in for a second. Arthurian legend resembles most fantasy only in the sense that is medieval and takes place in a fantastical fascimile of England. In the actual telling of it, the world of King Arthur is one steeped in welsh mythology, old english culture, and the mindset of medieval catholicism intermingling with the magic of half-remebered pagan times, where bloodlines and fate are physical, albeit sometimes flexible forces, where chivalric honour tested by war and supernatural chaos is what draws the line between man and the barbarian who lives like a beast, and the fae sphere of influence is damn near like Silent Hill or The Zone from roadside picnic in the sense that forests take on this beautiful but dreamlike, liminal, and questionably interdimensional quality.

 

It's far from default and there's a lot to work with if you actually look at it, the issue here is that arthurian legend has been retold so many times, and is so public domain, that 90% of adaptations suck and only cover the broad strokes for an audience of mostly children.

Know what, that's fair. I haven't delved too deep when it comes to fantasy and most of my exposure has come from what my family has shown me. Excalibur was not a part of that, but after having been forced to sit through Merlin (the show) and read numerous adaptations may have given me a tad bit of a skewed view of the genre. Now you've peaked my curiosity though and I may have to check out Excalibur. Maybe. 

Everything really was better in the 80s.

The mind goblins compel you to enter.

Can't, he's judging.

SPEAK THEIR NAME AND THEY WILL APPEAR!

Arthurian Folk Tales meets Brothers Grimm appeals to me. I hope someone takes the prompt and writes something good from it. Magic the Gathering had a set a few years back called Throne of Eldrain that had some of the aesthetic.

Terrorism attacks, Nazi Otto's life and committing genocide were my own added prompts.

Just want to make that clear so as not to confuse them with the degenerate CoG prompt twists.

Now that you're mentioning it, I did recall playing a gay wrestling cog story once. It was actually very hard not to accidentally stumble on a very graphic 18+ scene while playing.

I was a bit disappointed in the plot.

Yep, Mara was a big fan of it, along with a lot of other CoGites because it was basically just gay porn and they're all into that sort of shit over there.

Naturally some wanted a female version of that, so might as well add it to the cursed prompt list. Naturally it won't get as graphic as we have to keep it family friendly around here, however I think the secret contestant who requested the prompt will be able to do a good job balancing things.

Yeah I figured school shooting was covered with that, but I guess I could clarify the prompt a bit.

I'll take 50 please 

Locked

You mad bastard.

Fuck it bring me 22

Bitches

Secret Contestant locked in for 48

I wasn't going to enter this contest.

Then I saw the opportunity for Gay and Depressed: Return of the Gay Guy and... and... I'll admit, I want it, if only because I can actually make it suck on PURPOSE.

Give me 47.

Locked. Looking forward to reading this almost as much as Ford's story.

One of the KAE folk already flaked.

Not that we expected any better.

Guess it's up to Bells and Paradox now.

Lol.

Would it be alright to make that prompt available again for any users that might want it?

Yeah the KAE guy even suggested it. Lol.

I'd like to reserve number 44. The one about the incest.

Locked.

And with that sort of specific enthusiasm for the subject, I'll be expecting great things for you. Or at least something entertaining.

Glad to see Paradox is taking some real life inspiration for his story contest.

That sounds like an intriguing story, can't wait to read it :D

incredibly late and ive never written before (excuses excuses) but gimme 3, lets do this

Locked and loaded. I love your username

Wow, didn't expect anyone to ever take that one.

thank you, and btw, is a more goofy eccentric bond esque villain ok? thinking closer to austin powers really, kinda interacting with the reader

actually scratch that, but i do have one more idea, i know the prompt is to be narrated by the villain, but can it kind of, switch off? between the main character, an unnamed narrator, and the villain? it will be primarily the villain but i would use the main character and an unnamed narrator to explain parts of the story the villain couldnt know of due to lack of cameras/goons, but like 90% the villain (sorry if this isnt the best way to contact you guys im fairly new to all of this)

Dude.  You can do whatever you need to within the confines of the prompt to write your story.  And try to make sure it doesn't suck.

Daaaang! One week in and already someone is in the SHAME pit!

Makes me wonder how many of the remaining 41 will end up there as well (though it's probably going to be at least one more KAE Interloper) 

43.

Locked.

Fitting that an Ex-Cogite picks one of their favorite genres at that place. Can't do any worse than that Russian guy that everyone hates over there.

Excellent Choice. Excellent Prompt.

49 please and thank you, the only question is who do I murder.

Locked.

And it's up to you, it's your story.

Everyone, I thought that was the point.

Lock me in for 17. I'm new, so I don't know if I can even participate, but, whatever.

Locked in.

35, please. Hope I can stick at this.

Locked in

The SHAME pit has plenty of room if you don't stick it out.

@Zweihanderr

I feel bad for you.

This is even more funny than the del Toro Pinocchio vs the Disney Pinocchio. Zweihanderr, I hope you would be the former, but the odds are not in your favour.

Lmao, just my luck. 

Well the upside is he didn't enter the contest.

I clicked that link and played the first part of that outloud while in a lecture. Fuck you.

Lmao, it's the universe trying to get you to focus in class my guy.

Really.  Why did you have your volume on? That's just basic.

It was on my laptop and I don't typically watch anything on my laptop, so I never thought to have it off.

Locked in for 27

I was wondering if that was going to happen.

The people have forgotten to fear the contest threads.

Shanghai, nice!!!!

Apparently your impression was wrong.  You are locked in by EndMaster himself.  

there is an old saying about don't play around on the river bank if you are not prepared to fall in the water...

It took quite some impetus for me to even post in here once, knowing the danger of these things.

Locked, suffer the same fate as Ace

Adorable.

But for what prompt?

Sent could probably write an opus encompassing all the leftover prompts in one story.

Far be it from me to slander Otto Skorzeny, but it's not out of the ordinary for nazi elites after the war to have been involved in terrorism and human trafficking. And anybody who's seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade knows how they feel about Arthurian Legend. Out of all the prompts that could've been left over, I think these have the most potentially interlocking pieces.

 

I will also never make this, though.

Otto Skorzeny and the Sword of Legend

Take control of the infamous Otto in this latest action packed adventure of attempting to locate and retrieve the sword of myth and legend Excalibur!

Engage in human trafficking to fund your search!

Engage in acts of terrorism to weaken the decadent western powers!

Cause misdirection to blame it on the communist untermench!

Dodge Nazi hunters!

Regain some personal glory as the last action hero of the fallen Reich!

Finally gain a fortune for selling powerful artifacts or even sanctuary in the USA!

I'm not above deleting my post to avoid the indignity of Double-SHAME

Fortunately for Sent he's counted among the CYStian gods to avoid such a fate.

Fortunately for Darius he's counted among the CYStian chosen to avoid repercussions.

The more I contemplate what happened, the more personally upset I am that this foul Dutchman saw fit to attempt to condemn me to the same fate as that greasy Bing Chilling ball of toilet ham. But as much as it grieves me to do so, I will show Darius mercy only because this is the exact sort of mischief I would've enacted against myself if I weren't me.

Thank you very much for your and Endmaster's mercy. Though it's hard for me to see my statement as a condemnation, but rather as a blessing in disguise. You would be joining the ragtag band of the three CYSketeers along with Ace and Paradox. I even have drawn a badge for this wonderful ensemble. Alas, t'was never meant to be.

It's very wholesome how you have such wide-reaching faith in humanity that you are able to assume being associated with Ace is an honor and distinguishment. Or, perhaps it's a blissful ignorance about site lore. Since, you see, I am not really a penguin, but rather a fantasy race that's too autistic to get into right now, and Ace is more sullen used-kitchen-oil soaking through a sack of laundry than tortoise. I simply can't help but approve of any penguin with a fancy hat, though.

Between his studies and mocking dumbfuck whores which sort of got him in trouble with his KAE Komrades, Paradox might not even show up again.

I guess Bells is their last hope.

Are contest participants allowed to ask for proofreading from other site members? Was there ever any policy established for this?

Cel did it without asking, so there's already a precedent.

I mean it's never been an issue since the judges are going to rape what they want regardless.

Well that was supposed to be "rate" but it's the same general idea.

 The same meaning if you look it up on the oxford dictionary.

Why do I do the things that I do

Do you REALLY want us to answer that?

Depends on your worldview.

Either you believe that there is a part of every human that can’t be reduced to simply biology like a soul or spirit, or you don’t and believe yourself to be a complex biological machine that acts the way it does due to electrical and chemical impulses.

In the first case, the reason you do the things you do lies in the fact that your soul is underdeveloped, corrupt, doesn’t conform to the ideal, etc., or you have a hard time putting the more correct impulses of the soul over the less correct biological impulses of the body.

In the second case, you have no free will, there is no reason, and nothing matters.

P.S. There are more views, but I don’t care.

Well I could always just ban you now and be done with it.

No, no, if everyone else has to suffer the weight of the deadline another month, then so does he. No early releases allowed.

I'm not gonna lie. I had been operating as if the deadline was the LAST day of March. I'm going to have way less time for editing than I wanted.

Look at Mr. Fancypants "Already Started" Writer here.

Imagine my horror if I'd procrastinated.

Yo, don't diss the procrastination. That's borderline treason there

Yep, he is skipping several steps in the creative process:

1. Procrastinate because you have more than enough time
2. Worry about your entry not getting done
3. Panic because there is no way you can get it done
4. Write in a panic fueled frenzy during the last couple days before the deadline.

 

look at mr got his life together over here writing multiple days before the deadline instead of making a constipated push in the last few hours

Yeah, I got it all together and I have a "process".

But most likely I'm just slower and less talented than those that can do it in the last hour or two.

look at mr organized over here who writes over multiple hours instead of screaming and slamming fists and shitting on the keyboard in the last 30 minutes then using an autocorrect to turn all the scrambled letters into words.

This explains a lot about your writing.

Retard

If anybody was still pondering on joining, it seems #34, "rebuilding after a war" has suddenly opened up again.

I've never posted on this site before, I don't think I've even been here since last year, I've never written a story longer than 3 pages, there's a 97% chance that I'll be working overtime every day this month, and I have less than 20 days to start and finish this.

So lock me in for 46.

Sounds like you're over prepared.

Locked.

I don't know about anyone else participating, but if this late coming birthday point collector places above me, it will feel worse than SHAME.

Then you know what you must do.

I always feared the day where I would have to put in real effort. I guess I should actually write more than the first page now.

No pressure.