Imported from an earlier Neverwinter Site
So I'm setting up a monster competition for the Kingdom of Neverwinter. It's not something "official" I guess I'd say, but it's a fun distraction from everyday life, which is why Amtgard is my Anti-drug anyway.
The idea behind the contest is to send in a monster of your own creation. The monster can be any QM Ratio, any genre, really anything you want it to be; as long as the monster is Amt-legal.
By that I mean, no abilities that would be cause for removal from a field. You may create any new moves you want, or use from the existing list of abilities (Grand Grimore wins). It can be done in the style of levels or all abilities all at once.
Although I can't exactly assign quantitative numbers to abstract ideas, such as creativity, the monsters will be judged based on the
The creativeness as compared to the vast monsters found in all the expansions and the Dor.
How well the description and abilities explain the theme of the monster. You can choose to have a generically cool monster with all the abilities you really like, which is totally fine. I love that kinda stuff, it's usually what I look for when I pick a monster anyways. Or you can designate an idea, say Godzilla (yes it's already in Engoku) and pick only abilities and traits that make sense for a Godzilla monster even if they're otherwise pointless.
And how well balanced the abilities are within the monster.
Example: 1st level Finger of Death, Dance, Berserk, and Call Lightning is fine, but giving 2nd level bowyer seems kinda pointless then.
I started this idea within my group with promises of Brownies to the best monster, but under suggestion of Alona I'm making this a Kingdom-wide contest. Not sure if anyone wants me to mail them Brownies though, so I'll do my best to come up with a better prize. To enter just email me your idea at Tstone@cgsinc.com .
Just to give an idea, here is a silly monster I put in at my group's boards to get the idea running.
"Fangs"
Ever seen the little wind up teeth? Well, these are like those, except mean.
Garb: Face paint a big smile on your face, or wear an outfit with teeth on them. Smile Constantly!
Type: Animation
Q/M Ratio: 0.5/1
Armor: None
Weapons: A single dagger Natural
Immunities: None
Natural Lives: 8
Abilities & Traits:
· Innate Ability : Sheer Numbers
· Vulnerability : Weak
Levels:
1st As above
2nd Sheer Numbers becomes (10 lives total)
3rd
Brush after every meal! May now use a toothbrush (single short) instead
of the biting the enemy (dagger). (Short is Non-natural) (+10 awesome
points if it looks like a toothbrush)
4th Sheer Numbers becomes (12 lives total)
5th Nom nom nom nom nom : As per Assassinate. Must instead state "Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom"
6th Sheer Numbers becomes (15 lives total)"
So hopefully I didn't miss anything I meant to put in here.
But if you have any questions feel free to email me at Tstone@cgsinc.com.
Kai