The Beast's Lair Secret Santa Contest! (2016) [Submission Deadline 12/24]

[Kirby]

Formatting fixed for The Gift

[Historia]

So was Gally the one that got the Angra conversation?

That, and the one with Caren & Shirou.

[Raylen Cypher]

Ah, now I can see why you're unable to write the latter, lol.

[naschyamamoto]

So once this voting bit's over can we re-edit and post our stories here in other places?

[Kirby]

Yeah, there's nothing really stopping you from posting your fics on other sites, or even again on here touched up and so on. Though while I don't think you really need to wait for the voting to be over to post your fics on sites like ffn.net or AO3, one should probably wait if you're posting it in your own thread on BL.

[Imperial]

Everyone knocked it out of the park on this contest.

Right now, my top three is a toss up between five entries: Prodigal Son, Paradox Eclipse, The Gift, Sakura for All Seasons, and No One's Hero Here. Picking the top three will be tough enough as-is, but each one is so different that it's like judging a giraffe and a condor by the same criteria.

[Bird of Hermes]

Would I be correct in assuming the authors of each piece would remain anonymous unless they revealed themselves or was it stated to be otherwise as I don't remember.

[Raylen Cypher]

Would I be correct in assuming the authors of each piece would remain anonymous unless they revealed themselves or was it stated to be otherwise as I don't remember.

I assume it'll happen after voting's over.

[Kirby]

I wanted to reveal who pitched what and who wrote what in the end, but because some may choose to remain anonymous, it would probably be better for users themselves to step up and reveal what they did, instead of me just posting the whole spreadsheet

[Bird of Hermes]

I suppose I'll take the blame for mine then.

Here's a clue, the name is both a foreshadowing of meta and my view on the work as general.

[Rafflesiac]

I suppose I'll take the blame for mine then.

Here's a clue, the name is both a foreshadowing of meta and my view on the work as general.

My poor prompt ;_;

[Bird of Hermes]

My poor prompt ;_;

Main reason I put 'Bad' in solid caps.

[Rafflesiac]

I'm curious; what did you have in mind before your pathetic failure circumstances got in the way?

[ItsaRandomUsername]

Is it bad that I rooted more and more for Roa the closer Where the Circle Ends got to its climax?

[Frostyvale]

Is it bad that I rooted more and more for Roa the closer Where the Circle Ends got to its climax?

I think Nasu must have been rooting for Roa too, or there wouldn't be so many endings where he wins.

Really though, I felt as though I could pat him on the back too.

Author did a great thing using the planes to pace the conversation.

[Bird of Hermes]

I'm curious; what did you have in mind before your pathetic failure circumstances got in the way?

Well...

There was gonna be more dialogue between the Reader Insert and Gilgamesh where You/MC would offer advice regarding the 'Saber Problem' which he would admit to being good but he would ignore regardless and along the way there would be some hints to a previous event at the venue. Shinji (The Magus) would try to walk in but would get thrown out via Gate of Babylon. Afterwards Roa would come in where an argument would come out as to who is better. Gilgamesh would argue he is a more well rounded character while Roa would argue he was a better antagonist and his character didn't need 12 years for actual development. Gilgamesh would let slip he's keeping everyone out of the bar for an event and at this point the Reader Insert would recognise the two and say the Type-Moon event happened last week. Gilgamesh and Roa would destroy the bar in rage while Reader Insert walks out and looks for a job in Ahnenerbe.

Unfortunately that much got in the way since September.

[Sesto]

When I originally entered I was actually hoping I'd get that prompt

I was hoping to do a story with Saladin (the Magus), Richard (a Servant... technically), and the supposed Dead Apostle the two of them fought that was mentioned in Strange Fake. It'd take place in a bar somewhere in the Holy Land, I guess

[Imperial]

You could (should) still write that, Sesto. I would devour a story a like that.

[Kirby]

Yeah, I'm still hoping that people will finish their fics that weren't finished for this contest

[Vacha]

Yeah, I'm still hoping that people will finish their fics that weren't finished for this contest

A cue for redemption?