ANNOUNCEMENT regarding my site activity: I've been busy playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild the past couple of days, so I haven't been very active here or on Discord. I'm dipping myself into a new fandom as well, and I know I'll be taking lots of time on it as I continue playing the game. I think this will last for a month or few. I'll still be updating my stories. I just don't want to impose a schedule at the moment, because I don't know how much time I will be investing on this game. I'm also aware that I'm behind with reading and reviewing certain stories, especially those I have OC in. I'll get to them when I can, but my motivation is currently swimming into The Legend of Zelda and not fanfiction. I'll be back to read and review them though, like I've been doing for the past 4 years. Thanks for understanding!

The Amazing Race Pokémon: (Last updated: 12/09/2015)

The Amazing Race, in case you don't know, is a reality show wherein teams (usually 11) race around the world for a million dollars. In my version, I made 12 teams race, because for me, the more the merrier, which will also explain why I have those in the 1st 2 seasons' 1st legs. (If you know what I mean.) I was planning to have this race, especially on the 1st season, to have the locations all Pokémon locations. I realized later on that I will get bored with such an idea, so I made them go to the Mario Worlds, and along the way, I have to use my places to let teams travel to more diverse locations and do more diverse tasks.

I have finished 2 seasons so far. The 1st season was the beginning of my writing hobby, so don't expect Season 1 to be the best of my works. I have made improvements for Season 2, and some more improvements for Season 3.

Toadstool Academy:

Toadstool Academy! I have an original idea for a gameshow. It has a lot of contestants, but I plan to group them too. This gameshow is about 49 contestants completing challenges to avoid getting eliminated. For contestants who did the best for a challenge, they will receive safe points and will less likely be eliminated. As for contestants who perform the worst in a challenge, they will receive nomination points, as in nomination for elimination. Elimination comes in 2 kinds: contestants vote-offs or "public" votes. They will be eliminated until 4 remain. This fanfic serves as my "sideline" or break from TARP, which is very wordy and since I can't get a new update out soon.

This gameshow was inspired after a time in class. There was a group work, and I think our group did the worst. I then told myself that: "If this were a gameshow, we would've been eliminated." Thus came the idea. :D

Cards of Mortality: The 140th Hunger Games

Sponsor System:
"Decent" Review: 10
Substantial Review: 20
Submitting Male Tribute: 20
Submitting Female Tribute: 10
Submitting 12- to 13-year-old: 15
Submitting 14- to 15-year-old: 10
Submitting 16- to 18-year-old: 5
Providing Fanart: 50 (PM me the link some way or another.)
Submitting Stylist: 15
Getting at least 18/24 for guessing the submitter of each tribute: 100
Providing Fun Interview Questions: 5
Guessing a Bloodbath Death Correctly: 20
Guessing Next Death Correctly: 20 (plus 10 for consecutively correct guesses)

I will add more as we progress through the story.
(Oh, and I don't think I ever mentioned this, but the reason behind the points being different for each biological sex and age is to encourage people to submit more male tributes and younger tributes, especially since back in 2016 I've seen most stories being flooded with older kids than younger ones and females usually get filled up faster than males.)

Sponsor Points: docs. google. com/spreadsheets/d/1qBdjcnJZc7ASP4G2Zb-93dKghs4-ZTbdGAsywGi5ZOs/view
Has-Needs List: docs. google. com/document/d/1lf5KV85YmnguXquC2UOANIjeAmCoGv9PBrkcwPZ0uPA/view

Official list of tributes, mentors, escorts, and stylists transferred to Chapter 25.
List of things you can sponsor can be found in Chapter 41.
Number of unique submitters with accepted tributes: 21
Stylist Submission Count: 10

Official Blog by ShunKazamis-Girl: cards-of-mortality-140th. weebly. com (That's a link; copy-paste it then remove the spaces to access the site.)
SPOILER ALERT! Be warned of possible spoilers if you have not caught up to the most recent chapter.
Also, I don't share information early to my blogmaker, so she'll be reading the story like the rest of you. That said, it may take a few days for the blog to be updated with the contents of the latest chapter. :)

Arena Map (Day Version): www. deviantart. com/platrium/art/Elymantyl-Day-Version-815070299
Arena Map (Night Version): www. deviantart. com/platrium/art/Elymantyl-Night-Version-815070323

If you are concerned about my progress, and you fear that I might not be updating, feel free to PM me. Although I have progress reports below for you to see how much I'm progressing with this story.

Progress Report: (MM/DD/YYYY)

07/19/2020: Updated!

The 141st Hunger Games: Playing with Capitalism (PwC / "Caps")

Link to submission guidelines: tinyurl. com/pwc-guidelines (That's a link; copy-paste it then remove the spaces to access the site.)

Sponsor System:
Substantial Review: 20
Tribute Submission: 30
Escort Submission: 30
Stylist Submission: 30
Gamemaker Submission: 30
Mortality points: 20% carry over (will only be used when points from this story have been depleted)

Sponsor Points: docs. google. com/spreadsheets/d/1xhCw-BsWcpUjhaPVTJNHBYnZzEA43Gn8RTjZQ-ngU4k/view
(Page under construction; I just need to note reviews at the moment. More will be added when submissions close.)

More info to be added as we move along.

Profile: (Last updated: 10/11/2019)

Hi! I'm Platrium, as my profile username says. I can go by Platrium, Platinum, or Plat. I'm a very introverted guy (he/his/him) from the Philippines who took up computer science for his undergraduate degree. I'm interested in art, design, geography, games, origami, linguistics, and more. That's not in particular order btw. I might have missed something too. My favorite color is orange, like the sunset most of the time. My MBTI personality type is INTJ. If I were an animal, I'd most likely be a flying fox, because my head is often in the clouds and people say I can be as clever as a fox. Some people are surprised by my sneaky presence sometimes, so I think I am a ninja in a way. Online, I probably babble a lot in text. Offline or irl, you'd likely be surprised by my silence.

I seem to like game shows or competitions, or games in general, whether it'd be board games, card games, video games, … games! I enjoy playing games and analyzing their game designs. Games are fun and they bring people together! If you have noticed, the stories I write all involve some sort of competition, because that's what I'm into - games.

My top 3 fandoms in no particular order are Pokémon, Mario Kart, and The Amazing Race. Other fandoms I have include Undertale, Kirby, Stranger Things, The Hunger Games, Super Mario (in general and not just Mario Kart), Rick & Morty, Food Fantasy, and more. Sometimes I have difficulty balancing my time per fandom, but it's all cool. Hopefully I can make my own some day.

That's all folks! Feel free to explore around the page.

This is Platrium,
Playing it cool.

TARP3 updates: (MM/DD/YYYY) (My time zone)

Introduction: 01/01/2016
Episode 1 Part 1: 02/26/2016
Episode 1 Part 2: 03/04/2016
Episode 1 Part 3: 03/11/2016
Episode 1 Part 4: 03/18/2016
Episode 1 Bonus: 04/22/2016
Episode 2 Part 1: 06/10/2016
Episode 2 Part 2: 06/17/2016
Episode 2 Part 3: 06/24/2016
Episode 2 Part 4: 07/01/2016
Episode 2 Part 5: 07/08/2016
Episode 3 Part 1: 11/07/2019
Episode 3 Part 2: 11/14/2019
Episode 3 Part 3: 11/21/2019
Episode 3 Part 4: 11/28/2019

Teams artworks: www. deviantart. com/platrium/gallery/67981346/TARP3-Cast

Cards of Mortality updates and outline: (MM/DD/YYYY) (my time zone)

1. Of Tricks and Trials: 07/08/2016
2. Gamemaking with Alistair Lysander: 07/09/2016
3. Shopping Day (and Sponsor List): 07/11/2016
4. D7 Reapings: 07/24/2016
5. D5 Reapings: 09/01/2016
6. D10 Reapings: 09/05/2016
7. D2 Reapings: 09/10/2016
8. Stunters 1 & 2: 09/21/2016
9. D6 Reapings: 09/26/2016
10. D9 Reapings: 10/10/2016
11. D12 Reapings: 10/28/2016
12. (Truffles: 11/28/2016) ~ Filler Chapter; Deleted
12. D1 Reapings: 12/19/2016
13. Stunters 3 & 4: 12/19/2016
14. D3 Reapings: 12/25/2016
15. D8 Reapings: 01/01/2017
16. (Freetime: 02/23/2017) ~ Filler Chapter; Deleted
16. D11 Reapings: 04/25/2017
17. D4 Reapings: 05/04/2017
18. Recap & Analysis Preparation: 05/29/2017
19. Reaping Recap & Analysis: 06/08/2017
20. Train Rides A: 06/15/2017
21. Stunters' Orientation: 06/30/2017
22. Train Rides B: 07/08/2017
23. Stylists' Orientation: 08/31/2017
24. Train Rides C: 09/06/2017
25. Pre-Parade: 09/09/2017
26. Tribute Parade: 09/11/2017
27. Night 1: 11/04/2017
28. Training 1 (AM): 11/18/2017
29. (Christmas: 12/29/2017) ~ Filler Chapter; Deleted
29. Training 1 (PM): 03/20/2018
30. Night 2: 04/20/2018
31. Training 2 (AM): 05/04/2018
32. Training 2 (PM): 05/11/2018
33. Night 3: 05/18/2018
34. Training 3: 05/25/2018
35. Private Sessions 1: 06/01/2018
36. Private Sessions 2: 06/08/2018
37. Score Reveal Night: 06/15/2018
38. Free Day 1: 01/04/2019
39. Free Day 2: 01/06/2019
40. Free Night: 07/08/2019
41. Gamemaking & Interview Preparations: 07/23/2019
42. Interviews 1: 09/19/2019
43. Interviews 2: 09/19/2019
44. Final Night & Brunch: 09/20/2019
45. Launch & Bloodbath: 09/30/2019
46. Day 1 Part 1: 10/03/2019
47. Day 1 Part 2: 11/21/2019
48. Night 1: 12/11/2019
49. Day 2: 01/16/2020
50. Night 2: 01/30/2020
51. Day 3: 02/06/2020
52. Day 4: 02/19/2020
53. Day 5: 03/04/2020
54. Day 6: 03/11/2020
55. Day 7: 03/26/2020
56. Day 8: 04/07/2020
57. Day 9 & 10 (Feast): 04/15/2020
58. Night 10: 04/29/2020
59. Day 11 & 12: 05/08/2020
60. Day 12: 05/25/2020
61. Day 13: 06/06/2020
62. Day 14 (Finale): 06/20/2020
63. Coronation: 07/19/2020
64. Epilogue 2: 0?/??/2020
65. Epilogue 3: 0?/??/2020
66. Bonus Dump: 0?/??/2020

My Hunger Games Characters: (Last updated: 02/24/2019)

I've read a lot of SYOT stories, and I've been submitting to some too since 2014. If you wanna know which characters are mine, you're in the right section of the profile!

For less clutter on my profile page, the link to my SYOT portfolio is over here: goo. gl/UqRRnp

You may notice some details in the portfolio:

• Highlighted in gray are all-star resubmissions.
• Highlighted in cream are those not yet introduced or revealed in the story.
• There are extra details on some parts. Those are added as notes on the cells.
• The placements and fate columns may seem blank, but some of them are filled. It is in white font in case you don't wanna be spoiled. Just look at the formula bar if you're curious about my tributes' placements.
• If you wanna check out statistics regarding gender, age, district, etc., you can sort the spreadsheet in any way you like.

Sometimes, I receive messages from SYOT authors asking me to submit to their stories. There was a time it happened 4 times in the span of 30 days.

For that reason, I might as well state my preferences:

• I like younger tributes. I submitted, submit, and will submit a lot of 12-year-olds. Sometimes 13 or 14 works too. I'm for age diversity!
• I like District 3. I'm a computer science student myself. If you're desperate for a tech tribute that's not lame and boring, send me a PM now. ;) I have the reputation of forcing authors to close down D3 slots I've submitted to. Works best if I'm late to a story.
• I like District 5. It's the richest non-career district in canon, so I can go as wild as I can with the backstories I usually make. Nothing against poorer districts though.
• I like District 6, simply because I think it's cool. No, more like a lot of D6 characters I've read in various SYOT stories were cool, so I turned to like it eventually. At the same time, there's a lot I can do with transportation. Morphling is overrated. :P
• I like characters with Pokémon references. Any character references coming from my interests works too.
• I like characters with a gaming background. I have a really deep interest in games even though I suck as a player. XP
• I like inspirational characters, that includes characters with a little tragic backstory and how it was overcome, or a young kid doing great things, or a disabled character not being hindered by a disability, or simply a feminist. It could even be a combination!
• I like making dark characters too! This can be a character with an antagonistic story or a tragic one. Examples are rape, homophobia, child abduction, trauma, cannibalism, murder, and more. Proceed with caution if requesting for this character type, as trigger warnings will be necessary.
• I can make characters other than tributes, such as escorts and others. Mentioning this because not everyone does.
• The only thing I don't make are characters for history AU fics. I have no ideas for those.
• Tread carefully if you're gonna request for a character from me in a 1-POV or few-POV SYOT, as it is becoming a trend lately. I prefer my characters written in full, and while I do have character ideas that do not need a single POV to be memorable, I will run out of fresh ideas for it. I personally prefer being asked to submit to a full SYOT rather than a few-POV SYOT or a partial SYOT. Although, I am more likely to submit to partials than few-POV stories, as partials have more opportunities to see non-POV tributes.
• There's a Requests tab in the portfolio. I have tributes submitted in the past, but those stories are more likely dead than not. I also have ideas I'm motivated to write out soon.
• For special requests, feel free to send me a PM. :3

Meanwhile, I am also into character creation collaboration. We can have fun making paired tributes, or we can share our ideas to make one tribute. For more information, you may proceed to the portion of the portfolio titled "Let's collaborate!"

I've won the SYOT Awards 2K17! as Most Creative Author and Best Character Creator. :D So if you need a tribute, don't hesitate to send me a PM, and you're promised to get a creative character from me. ;)

Possible Future THG fanfics: (Last Updated: 05/23/2020)

The 145th Hunger Games (CoR) - Chaos ensues with the tyranny of the next President of Panem. The careers of the people working on the next Hunger Games are at stake!

The 150th Hunger Games (CoT) - It's been 75 years since the Mockingjay Rebellion. It's time for the Hunger Games to end, and to end it with a bang is a quell like no other!

The 100th Hunger Games (CoS) - The quell takes tributes as well as the gamemaking team out of this world, and nobody knew what happened to them for the next 40 or so years!

Untitled - Spin-offs and sequels at the same time; we get to see The Hunger Games from a different point of view. (8 possible stories max; Playing with Capitalism is one of them)

The 140th? Hunger Games (CoI) - Semi-parody side project; an out-of-verse story wherein nobody dies, but it's gonna be the goriest Hunger Games ever.

The 25th Hunger Games (OOO) - Canon 1st Quell crossed over to a reality show. Make those votes count!

Gamemakers' Game: An All-Star Quell - Had an awesome tribute in a story that was finished a long time ago? (or just recently?) Submit them here next time!

The Amazing Race: All-Star SYOT Edition - Submit your dead (or not dead) characters here to compete in a once in a lifetime race around the world(?) for one million dollars!

Introduction to Gamemaking - Students studying gamemaking will have the chance to show off their skills through projects such as mutt-making, arena presentation, and more!

SYOT Alliance Forum: (Last Updated: 06/05/2019)

Want to meet other SYOT writers and submitters? Well, we now have the SYOT Alliance Forum! Here is where you'll find new SYOT stories to join and submit to, as well as the authors, submitters, reviewers, and/or readers in general who are involved in SYOT fanfics. We have a couple of activities from time to time for community engagement, such as role playing with our original characters while playing Cards Against Humanity, hosting SYOT Awards, answering questions of the days to get free chibi drawings of characters we created, and more! I have recently become a moderator in the forum, so if you have questions or just wanna chat, feel free to message me because I'm pretty chill. :3

Disclaimer: I do not own this forum. This forum is created by CelticGames4.

External Links: (Except the Discord one, copy-paste them then remove the spaces to access the site.)

You can reach me outside the site through these:

platrium. deviantart. com

twitter. com/PL83M

Platrium#5340 (Discord)

A random note to all: If ever I suddenly become inactive, and then if you PM me but I don't reply after more than a month, my soul could've left from my solid being already. Nothing's happening to me anyway, just a thought that anything can happen at any time. To double check, you can try reaching me or try checking my activity through the links listed above.