Quote:"Description and Clarity:
This section covers how effectively the writer created the world around the reader. Making sure that the reader can understand what is being described, using vivid or appropriate descriptions of items, events and people in the story and having good word choice all go into this section of the review. Note that using “purple prose” is not always effective, nor is consistently using flat, dry description. A writer that gets a good score in this section draws the reader into the world and allows them to see through the eyes of the character/narrator.

Voice:
No two writers write in the same style, nor should they. Even individual stories call for individual writing styles, a mood that creates a tinted lens through which the story is viewed. This is traditionally called the “voice” of the writer and it is a very important part of writing. A writer with a high score in this considers tone, pacing and including/disincluding detail throughout the entire story.

Character:
Character development, the actions and motivation of characters and dialogue are all important in this section. The goal is to create “round” characters as opposed to “flat” ones. Making the people in your writing seem real, not just archetypes following a plot progression is the goal here. The writer should consider who the people they are writing as are as individuals, why they take certain actions, their personal problems and boons, how they interact with the world around themselves and how they approach problems are all considerations for a writer in this section. Note that not all GOOD characters are LIKABLE characters. If you really hate a character that’s well written, this section deserves a good score!

Story:
Every body of creative writing, no matter how short or long, follows a storyline. How well the themes, events, messages and twists grab the reader is what makes the difference between a decent story and a great story. The writer must capture the reader’s attention hold it with the actions of characters and the world around them. This isn’t to say that a writing must be packed with action or intrigue, even something as simple as eating breakfast can be made into a great story. The presentation of events and how those events tie into the writer’s voice is what makes it good reading.

Grammar and Spelling:
This is the clerical work of the body of work. Spelling, punctuation, grammar and anything else that can be considered technical goes into this section. Generally every major grammatical error per 500 words moves this section down one grade."

"1: There is room for improvement. Generally the reviewer should highlight how the writer could improve this area as well as direct them to outside sources that can give more help.

2: This section was about average. The writer has room for improvement but about par with the rest of the site’s writing ability. Reviewer should highlight areas to improve and site specific errors or weak spots.

3: This section is above average. The writer has shown a competency higher than the average writer on the site, but can still notably improve. The reviewer can be vague with their ideas for improvement but still include specific details and weak spots.

4: This section was fantastic! The writer took the reins and really took the reader on a journey. Few errors or room for improvement can be found by the reviewer but anything that the reviewer feels could be cleaned up should be noted.

5: This section is one of the best the reviewer has ever seen. This level of writing is on par with professionals with very few errors and the reviewer should have a hard time finding room to improve. This grade should be handed out rarely, and only to the very best writing!"

Proto Man Wrote:You can bet on individual matches for fun, but it'd be far too much of a headache to do bets on every thing short of final top placements.

You are free to take the bracket - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://challonge.com/CamelotColosseum">http://challonge.com/CamelotColosseum</a><!-- m --> - and then use paint to put in who you think will win and then post that up if you want to do it March Madness-style.

Wakka Wrote:Wait, this isn't a Blitzball tournament?

Magus Wrote:

Wakka Wrote:Wait, this isn't a Blitzball tournament?

Arm-wrestling, actually.

Ururu Kyuuei Wrote:The magical barrier around the fighting zone, is it semi-solid or is it unbreakably solid. I ask this because will sharp weapons cling to it as if they've penetrated it or will any and all weapons just simply bounce off of it and find no purchase?

And can things like wall walking techniques allow Ururu to cling to it or will it repel people as well.

Bandit With No Name Wrote:

Ururu Kyuuei Wrote:The magical barrier around the fighting zone, is it semi-solid or is it unbreakably solid. I ask this because will sharp weapons cling to it as if they've penetrated it or will any and all weapons just simply bounce off of it and find no purchase?

And can things like wall walking techniques allow Ururu to cling to it or will it repel people as well.

Completely, amazing super duper impervious to everything ever, physical, mental, emotional, metaphysical, pseudo-physical, nonphysical, hypothetical or anything other combination of anything. It's only purpose is to keep moves and stuff from entering or exiting the arena and can't really be used for anything else. The terrain inside the barrier is the stuff you can traverse, but the actual shield around the field isn't something you can climb on/use for much else.