Fourteen Equus contributors have agreed to pit the equine in their story against all the other horse-like creatures in the anthology and fight it out until only one is left standing. That victor shall win bragging rights… and maybe I’ll make a little ‘I won!’ graphic of some sort 😛
How it Works:
Each Tuesday the competitors will be announced and voting will open. Every vote a story receives counts as one point.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the competitors will each roll a twenty-sided die. The resulting number of points will be added to their own score. I will update the scores via a comment on the blog post and social media.
Voting closes on Sunday at midnight MST.
Monday the winner (the story with the highest score) will be announced and move on to the next round.
Story Title: A Mother Unicorn’s Advice to Her Daughter
Author: J. J. Roth
Equine Combatant’s Name: Mother “Badass” Unicorn
Species: Unicorn
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 12
Constitution: 9
Intellect: 16
Charisma: 12
Special Attacks: Self-esteem (psychic) – her certainty of herself makes her enemy doubtful and easier to attack; Mother-flurry (dark) – she talks at her quarry, giving them unsolicited advice until they flee for their lives
Special Defences: Camouflage (usable in forests only), stealth, running away at high speeds
Story Title: Riders in the Sky
Author: V. F. LeSann
Equine Combatant’s Name): Peregrine
Species: Damned soul
Strength: 18
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 16
Intellect: 13
Charisma: 12
Special Attacks: Iron hooves that get red-hot for kick attack. Stubborn horse-logic. Flame mane and tail for striking. Occasionally bursts into flame and moves at ghost-speed. He will bite. Plus when fighting demons.
Special Defences: Soul-bound and telepathically linked with a fully-armed and generally cranky Rider. Shared health pool with the Rider. Can look in someone’s eyes and judge the weight of their souls. He is not considered a living creature (damned/undead)
How to Vote:
Comment on this blog post with the title of the story you are voting for.
For example, if this week’s competitors were:
Star Wars vs. Star Trek
and you wanted to vote for Star Trekyou would leave a comment that said, “I vote for Star Trek.”
It’s just that easy.
You may vote once each round, and each vote enters your name into a draw to win an awesome book (details here) so you could win alongside your favourite equine!
Cast your votes now, and may the best equine win!
Peregrine gets my vote!
I’m voting for Peregrine.
Peregrine, Peregrine, he’s our horse! If he can’t do it… something something Norse?
Riders in the Sky!
Today, before any dice were rolled the standings looked like this:
Mother Unicorn – 0
Peregrine – 4
And then d20s were rolled:
Mother Unicorn rolled a 17
Peregrine rolled a 10
And now the standings are:
Mother Unicorn: 17
Peregrine: 14
Three points separate the competitors, your vote could make all the difference — cast it now!
I vote for a mother unicorn’s advice to her daughter.
A Mother’s Advice is not to be ignored. I vote for the Unicorn.
Today, before any dice were rolled the standings looked like this:
Mother Unicorn – 19
Peregrine – 14
And then d20s were rolled:
Mother Unicorn rolled a 16
Peregrine rolled a 17
And now the standings are:
Mother Unicorn: 35
Peregrine: 31
Voting for the BA Mama. Mother’s Advice, please.
Peregrine!
I vote for Mother “Badass” Unicorn
I vote for A Mother Unicorn’s Advice to Her Daughter
Congratulations, Sylvie. You’re the winner of this week’s draw. Please contact me directly via email at rhonda.l.parrish@gmail.com so we can sort out your prize and get it sent to you 🙂
Peregrine! Equal charisma and comparable intellect means Mother Badass’ key qualities are worth less in this case.
I cast my vote for “Riders In The Sky”
Today, before any dice were rolled the standings looked like this:
Mother Unicorn – 38
Peregrine – 34
And then d20s were rolled:
Mother Unicorn rolled a 17
Peregrine rolled a 13
And now the standings are:
Mother Unicorn: 55
Peregrine: 47
It’s all up to you now — no more dice are getting rolled, only votes can change the scores between now and Sunday night when voting ends.
Peregrine get my vote!
Peregrine!
I vote Peregrine!!!
Peregrine:)
Peregrine!
Peregrine!!
Peregrine
Peregrine all the way
I vote Peregrine!
I vote Peregrine!
Voting for my gal unicorn. 🙂
Mother Unicorn!
I vote for peregrine!
Voting is closed