Review Blitz: New Years Re-view-lutions!

[kintsugi]

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!

 

[windskull]

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?

 

[kintsugi]

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:

Spoiler

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

 

[canisaries]

Splice of Life

Base: +3
~900 words: +3

Total: 74 + 6 = 80

 

[windskull]

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

 

[Umbramatic]

MEMES SON

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

 

[Namohysip]

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

 

[kyeugh]

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]

The Curious and The Shiny - Chapter 14 & 15

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

Total: 80 + 9 = 89

 

[Umbramatic]

AT LAST

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

 

[windskull]

Reviewed Legendarian Chronicles again. About 300 words

Base: 3
Weekly Theme: 4
Words: 2

total: 9
running total: 182

 

[Umbramatic]

MORE! MOOOOOOOOOOOORE!

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

 

[kintsugi]

Spoiler

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]

SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF REVIEWS

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

 

[Dragonfree]

Little God, 1153 words

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

 

[Namohysip]

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

 

[kintsugi]

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!

 

[Namohysip]

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

 

[kintsugi]

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]

Spoiler

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!

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.

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!