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Review Blitz: New Years Re-view-lutions!

kintsugi

golden scars | pfp by sun
Location
the warmth of summer in the songs you write
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. silvally-grass
  2. lapras
  3. golurk
  4. booper-kintsugi
  5. meloetta-kint-muse
  6. meloetta-kint-dancer
  7. murkrow
  8. yveltal
Reviewed Prayers Unheard
Base: +3
Theme Adherence: +4
Size: +3
Review Total: +10

Reviewed Heroes After All
Base: +3
Theme Adherence: +4
Size: +2
Review Total: +9

Post Total: +19

Running Total: 29
Logged! As discussed on Discord, these count for week 2 theme because they were posted in week 2 even if they weren't logged during it. Also as discussed, the joke copypasta in Prayers Unheard did not contribute to your wordcount (this doesn't affect the points received or anything)
KICKING IT IN FOR THIS WEEK

Hands Of Creation
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed before on this site)
Total: 9
Running Total: 114
Yup!
 

kintsugi

golden scars | pfp by sun
Location
the warmth of summer in the songs you write
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. silvally-grass
  2. lapras
  3. golurk
  4. booper-kintsugi
  5. meloetta-kint-muse
  6. meloetta-kint-dancer
  7. murkrow
  8. yveltal
New review for Seiren. Should be about 450 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Words: 2

Total: 9
Running total: 145
Yessss back in second but can I hold that lead? Will I ever catch up with Namo's mad skillz?
gotcha!

Speaking of catching up, here's the finalized prize distribution!

The prize list is as follows, in no particular order:
  • One custom entry in The Alola Pokedex for a Pokemon/evolutionary line (canon pokemon or fakemons from posted SFW stories) of the winner's choosing, by @Persephone
  • One review, from @Umbramatic
  • One character sketch (up to 2 characters, no backgrounds), from @Umbramatic
  • One interview [example] by @Umbramatic
  • One character sketch [example] (up to 2 characters, minimal background), from @Dragonfree
  • One character sketch [example] (up to 2 characters, minimal background), from @Dragonfree (this is the same as the one above; Dragonfree has volunteered to provide two separate prizes)
  • One character sketch (up to 2 characters, no background), from @Chibi Pika
  • One character sketch [example] (rough colors, Pokemon characters preferred, no background) from @canisaries
  • One character sketch [example] (rough colors, Pokemon characters preferred, no background) from @canisaries (this is the same as the one above; canis has volunteered to provide three separate prizes)
  • One character sketch [example] (rough colors, Pokemon characters preferred, no background) from @canisaries (this is the same as the one above; canis has volunteered to provide three separate prizes)
  • One short story (~1,000 words) on a prompt of the winner's choosing, from @The Walrein
  • One review (one chapter, Pokemon or non-fandom fic), from @The Walrein
  • One review (on up to 10,000 words of fic, no smut pls), from @kintsugi oh neat you *can* mention yourself
  • One character sketch [example] (lineart with colors, simple backgrounds, humans/Pokemon fine but non-reptiles preferred) from @Adamhuarts
  • One short poem about a topic of the winner's choosing, from @Tanuki
  • One character sketch [example] (up to two characters, abstract backgrounds) from @NebulaDreams
  • One character sketch (abstract background) from @qva
Prize Distribution
Number of prizes awarded to each person will be based on total participation. Prize distribution assuming 15-18 participants* is below:
  • 1st - 2nd place -- three prizes
  • 3rd - 5th place -- two prizes
  • 6th - 10th place -- one prize
Prize selection is as follows:
  • 1st - 10th pick prizes from the pool above in numerical order
  • 1st - 5th pick secondary prizes from the remaining pool in numerical order
  • 1st - 2nd pick tertiary prizes from the remaining pool
Additionally, courtesy of @Negrek, the top three entrants will be granted Custom Username Styling! (make it sparkle, make it a cool color, etc)!

*breakdowns for more than 18 participants are below:
Prize distribution for 19-22 participants:
  • 1st - 5th place -- two prizes
  • 6th - 12th place - one prize
Prize distribution for 23+ participants oh LAWD:
  • 1st - 4th place -- two prizes
  • 5th - 13th place -- one prize

Tie-breaking methods are currently TBD. To keep things clean in this thread, let's discuss that in the dev thread or Discord.

That's it, and happy reviewing! Many, many thanks to our lovely community members who have offered to volunteer their time/energy to provide prizes <3
 
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canisaries

you should've known the price of evil
Location
Stovokor
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. inkay-shirlee
  2. houndoom-elliot
  3. yamask-joanna
  4. shuppet
  5. deerling-andre

windskull

Bidoof Fan
Staff
Partners
  1. sneasel-nip
  2. bidoof
  3. absol
  4. kirlia
  5. windskull-bidoof
  6. little-guy-windskull
  7. purugly
  8. mawile
Another review! This time it's another review for The Mainframe Saga, ~300 words.

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Wordcount: 2

Total: 9
Running total: 154

Edit: Another Review! This one for Broken Things. >500 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Wordcount: 3

Total: 10
Running total: 164

Another Edit: Another review! Now on the Alola Pokedex ~300 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Words: 2

Total: 9
Running Total: 173
 
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Umbramatic

The Ghost Lord
Location
The Yangverse
Pronouns
Any
Partners
  1. reshiram
MEMES SON

The Legendarian Chronicles
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed before elsewhere)
Total: 9
Running Total: 123
 

kyeugh

you gotta feel your lines
Staff
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. farfetchd-galar
  2. gfetchd-kyeugh
  3. onion-san
  4. farfetchd
couple more of these, school and work a fuck but hopefully i can get back into the groove soon :v

the legendarian chronicles
base: +3
theme: +4
words: +3 (so close...)
subtotal: +10

little god
base: +3
theme: +4
words: +3
subtotal: +10

seiren
base: +3
theme: +4
words: +3
subtotal: +10

running total: 169 (nice)
 

canisaries

you should've known the price of evil
Location
Stovokor
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. inkay-shirlee
  2. houndoom-elliot
  3. yamask-joanna
  4. shuppet
  5. deerling-andre

Umbramatic

The Ghost Lord
Location
The Yangverse
Pronouns
Any
Partners
  1. reshiram
AT LAST

Little God
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed earlier this event)
Total: 9
Running Total: 132
 

Umbramatic

The Ghost Lord
Location
The Yangverse
Pronouns
Any
Partners
  1. reshiram
MORE! MOOOOOOOOOOOORE!

Places We Call Home
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed before here)
Total: 9
Running Total: 141
 

kintsugi

golden scars | pfp by sun
Location
the warmth of summer in the songs you write
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. silvally-grass
  2. lapras
  3. golurk
  4. booper-kintsugi
  5. meloetta-kint-muse
  6. meloetta-kint-dancer
  7. murkrow
  8. yveltal
Splice of Life

Base: +3
~900 words: +3

Total: 74 + 6 = 80
Another review! This time it's another review for The Mainframe Saga, ~300 words.

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Wordcount: 2

Total: 9
Running total: 154

Edit: Another Review! This one for Broken Things. >500 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Wordcount: 3

Total: 10
Running total: 164

Another Edit: Another review! Now on the Alola Pokedex ~300 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Words: 2

Total: 9
Running Total: 173
MEMES SON

The Legendarian Chronicles
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed before elsewhere)
Total: 9
Running Total: 123
Continuing the trend, we've got another for The Origin of Storms

Base: 3
Weekly: 4
Words: >700, +3
Total: 10

And then, of course, I've also returned to Seiren
Base: 3
Weekly: 4
Words: >500, +3
Total: 10

Running total: 218
couple more of these, school and work a fuck but hopefully i can get back into the groove soon :v

the legendarian chronicles
base: +3
theme: +4
words: +3 (so close...)
subtotal: +10

little god
base: +3
theme: +4
words: +3
subtotal: +10

seiren
base: +3
theme: +4
words: +3
subtotal: +10

running total: 169 (nice)
The Curious and The Shiny - Chapter 14 & 15

Base: +3
Weekly: +4
~300 words: +2

Total: 80 + 9 = 89
AT LAST

Little God
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed earlier this event)
Total: 9
Running Total: 132
Reviewed Legendarian Chronicles again. About 300 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Words: 2

total: 9
running total: 182

Sorry for the delay! These have all been added.

@windskull -- I have your review for Broken Things at 375 words not including the quoted text, so your point total is 1 less. Let me know if I'm missing something here!
 

Umbramatic

The Ghost Lord
Location
The Yangverse
Pronouns
Any
Partners
  1. reshiram
SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF REVIEWS

Seiren
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed before here)
Total: 9
Running Total: 150
 

Dragonfree

Moderator
Staff
Location
Iceland
Pronouns
she/her/hers
Partners
  1. butterfree
  2. mightyena
  3. charizard
  4. scyther-mia
  5. vulpix
  6. slugma
Little God, 1153 words

Base: 3
Word count: 3
Theme: 4 (previously reviewed Little God on fanfiction.net)
Total: 10
Running total: 31
 

kintsugi

golden scars | pfp by sun
Location
the warmth of summer in the songs you write
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. silvally-grass
  2. lapras
  3. golurk
  4. booper-kintsugi
  5. meloetta-kint-muse
  6. meloetta-kint-dancer
  7. murkrow
  8. yveltal
SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF REVIEWS

Seiren
Base Score: 3
Wordcount: 2
Theme: 4 (have reviewed before here)
Total: 9
Running Total: 150
Little God, 1153 words

Base: 3
Word count: 3
Theme: 4 (previously reviewed Little God on fanfiction.net)
Total: 10
Running total: 31
Getting a few in now and hopefully a few in after I wake up, but...

Another for The Origin of Storms
Base 3
Weekly 4
Words >600, 3
Total: 10

And for Seiren again
Base 3
Weekly 4
Words >600, 3
Total: 10

Running total: 238

These all look good!

FYI that week 3 closes in ~8 hours from the time of this post!
 

kintsugi

golden scars | pfp by sun
Location
the warmth of summer in the songs you write
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. silvally-grass
  2. lapras
  3. golurk
  4. booper-kintsugi
  5. meloetta-kint-muse
  6. meloetta-kint-dancer
  7. murkrow
  8. yveltal
Week 3 is officially closed! I’ll do a fully tally and recap in a few hours.

As we go into the final theme, it’s time for
  • 1/13 - 1/19: Something Borrowed: Review a fic that you've reviewed in this event!
Seven days is a long time, so let’s see what comes out!
 

kintsugi

golden scars | pfp by sun
Location
the warmth of summer in the songs you write
Pronouns
she/her
Partners
  1. silvally-grass
  2. lapras
  3. golurk
  4. booper-kintsugi
  5. meloetta-kint-muse
  6. meloetta-kint-dancer
  7. murkrow
  8. yveltal
Okay here we go. Two more to top off the week!

Broken Things
Base: 3
Weekly: 4
Words: >300, 2
Total: 9

The Origin of Storms (all caught up on TR!)
Base: 3
Weekly: 4
Words: >600, 3
Total: 10

Running total: 257
got these!

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Week 3 Roundup!

A bit quieter as we all get back into the grind of things, but we're still going strong! This week we clocked in 22 reviews! And added another 11,261 words to the team counter.

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And here's the leaderboard! There's still tons of interesting prizes up for grabs, so make this last week count! As a reminder, the final theme is: Something Borrowed: Review a fic that you've reviewed in this event! and will last until 11:59:59 PM GMT+0 on 1/19!

Good luck fam, and finish strong!
 
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