Monthly Make-A-Magus Contest

[Sesto]

3 to Renato Maiar. I'm also interested in F/A's sub-species Grail Wars, so I really like the Preserver concept you came up with. And the Case Files tie-in was cool as well.

2 to Feyam al-Sharim: Also pretty cool. The split personalities each with their own toolsets is pretty neat concept.

1 to Promachus Tuarin "PT" Barnum. It's a fun concept. It's a different take compared to what we usually see from the Nasuverse and its magical world, but I do still think it could fit in appropriately. It'd be cool to see him in a fic.

[RoydGolden]

Ooh, it is voting time? I guess I'll give my two cents then. (Keeping things brief since I already commented on most of the sheets before)

3 points: Eliciabelle du Couteau.

2 points: Promachus Tuarin Barnum.

1 point: Akira Sesshoin. This is the only one I didn't comment on before, but I quite like the whole "travelling miracle-doctor" deal and he works well as a heroic counterpart to Kiara.

Overall I don't feel this had as many stand-out entries as last time, but still some pretty good stuff.

[Rafflesiac]

3 pts: Sesshoin Akira for being an inventive take on established works and I'm a sucker for kanji and Buddhism.
2 pts: Renato Maiar because he has a cool job and goes about it in an interesting way.
1 pt: P.T. Barnum because he has a good aesthetic and Rex is funny.

[MehKitteh]

Might as well vote on this one. Here goes nothing.

3 points for Eliciabelle du Coteau. Am I the only one here that thinks that she's Emiya but with guns instead of swords? Also, I'm holding back from making Phantom Bullet referrences.

Now this is hard. 2 points for Feyam al-Sharim. I'm a big lover of medics, so he's getting my vote. The split-personality thing is also nice, not to mention the Adorkable Healer can turn into the cold-blooded Onlooker sniper, which is cool. Also, Middle Eastern characters from Nasu usually rocks.

Lastly, a point for Akira Sesshoin. A medic, wandering monk schtick, moonrunes spam on his spells, what not to like? I still have not-so-pleasant memories from CCC, so I gave him a lower point than Feyam. Otherwise, he's a solid 2 because he's dreamy.

[Balthizar]

3 points to Renato Maiar. I like everything about this guy. I like his eccentric professionalism. I like his brand of magecraft. I like the role people like him fill in the Grail wars. I can actually see a mage family hiring a Preserver whenever they plan on heading into any potentially dangerous situation to ensure their crest's survival. I can see them being just as prevalent in mage society as Enforcers. Good job.

2 points to Sesshoin Akira. An interesting case of a gender-flipped Kiara. I enjoyed seeing how the teachings of the Tachikawa brand of magic can be used constructively. Also liked his open and relaxed personality.

1 point goes to Eliciabelle "Elise" du Couteau. This is just a fun character. Simple and straightforward. Good work.

[asterism42]

3 points: Akira Sesshoin

2 points: Feyam al-Sharim

1 point: Renato Maiar

[34]

Anyone can vote, right?

3 points - P.T. Barnum

2 points - Feyam al-Sharim

1 point - Akira Sesshoin

[SleepMode]

3pts: Feyam al-Sharim

2pts: Akira Sesshoin

1pt: P.T. Barnum

Honorable Mentions: Renato Maiar and Eliciabelle du Couteau

[RoydGolden]

Honorable Mentions:

...Did you forget to write something here?

[SleepMode]

...Did you forget to write something here?

Whoops, fixing it now. Thanks for pointing it out.

[zikari8]

3 Points - Sesshoin Akira
2 Points - Renato Maiar
1 Point- P.T. Barnum

[NMR-3]

3 points to Renato Maiar. The job's a really neat idea, and the magecraft is interesting.

2 points to Sesshoin Akira. I dig the effort and the background research that's clearly gone into this.

1 point to Heji Nozawa. Always thought Kuzuki's background was weird, but also very fertile soil for characters. Not really feeling his spell quite as much, though.

[Bird of Hermes]

3 POINTS - Sesshoin Akira: A very interesting concept pulled off very well. He has the same magecraft foundations Kiara but a more positive and intriguing take on it. I can also see a ton of effort has been poured into it.

2 POINTS - Renato Maiar: I really like the concept you came up with and he'd fit into the apocrypha stories perfectly. He also has some interesting magecraft as well so props for that.

1 POINT - Eliciabelle "Elise" du Couteau: She's very reminiscent of Kiritsugu to me with the whole 'Dark Hero' vibe as well as combining magecraft with gunplay... which is kinda like Der Freischutz. The space collapsing firearms is a nice touch too. Simple but fun.

HONOURABLE MENTION - "PT": At first I didn't think he suited the whole nasuverse vibe but he could still fit and seems quite entertaining.

Shame my entry hasn't gotten any mentions at all but compared to everyone else's it is the most bland. By far. Ah well, maybe the whole magus creation thing isn't my shtick.

[4score7years]

Shame my entry hasn't gotten any mentions at all but compared to everyone else's it is the most bland. By far. Ah well, maybe the whole magus creation thing isn't my shtick.

It wasn't bad but when reading I felt it a bit lacking in terms of cohesion. The different concepts don't really click together quite as smoothly as they should, particularly in the ability section, which felt a bit "grab-bag"-ey to me.

[You]

So contest finished today.
I'm currently doing stuff so I'll put this together in a bit.

[You]

Well thank you for all the votes. Time to count up the votes.

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Third Place is

Spoiler:

getting 11 points.

Second is

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with 16 points

And finally, first is

Spoiler:

Sesshion Akira with 21 points!!!!

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So first place gets to decide the next topic.

Also we are going to wait a month for the next contest.

[4score7years]

Well done, everybody. Grats to our winner.

[Bird of Hermes]

So, does the next contest begin this Friday as it's the 1st of September then?

[You]

Nuclear hasn't given me a topic yet.
But yes it should

[You]

Our winner, the esteemed Nuclear Consensus has decided the next topic will be "Curses". It's pretty hard to define a curse, but here are some things to get the juices flowing

In this modern fantasy setting, curses can't be broken. A curse that has already taken effect will never disappear. The only way to release yourself from it is to transfer it into someone else. Thus, the term "Kaiju (Transfer Curse)" is used. It's not a misspelling. Kaiju (Release Curse) is a rare trait on the same level as demon exorcism. Since it entails erasing human destiny, well... to be blunt, it's the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

Twelve Labors [Noble Phantasm, Curse]
God Hand.
Immortality obtained from a blessing (curse) of the gods.

"Using your Servant's magical energy. I don't know how, but I'm sure the cause is in Saber's materialization. I know you haven't learned the curse of self-healing."
"Of course not. My father never taught me anything that difficult."

There are two flaws to cursing someone. No matter how well you curse someone to death without exposing your actions—that curse will eventually rain down upon the curser on a whim

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Good Luck

The Submission Deadline is 09/23/2017 11:59PM PST which is also when voting will begin. The Voting Deadline is 09/30/2017 11:59PM PST.