Gamemaker #3

You know what?

Screw.

These.

Short.

POVs.

Once upon a time, an interesting idea came to me: An Arena with hunters as well as tributes, where everything can get insane. I slowly worked at it and worked at it, perfecting the idea until it wasn't entirely nonsensical. Well, the Games are directed at the Capitolites, so why not let the Capitolites play? If y'all have read/seen the Running Man, you know where this is going.

Quick summary for those who haven't: Game show where contestants are hunted down and killed by selected people in town. Selected people are idolized and rewarded.

Now, for me, this will be a little tweaked. Tributes will still fight each other, but Capitolites can help (any Capitolite, though there will be four selected hunters). Killing a Capitolite is allowed, but frowned upon. Being killed by a Capitolite is expected.

Pretty much, prepare for insanity.

There will be twenty-four tributes, who are normal. They are unaware of the twist until they get to the training room, so Careers are expected.

Form:

Name: If you only have a first name, it'll do. I might fill in the last name if you don't, but they might not get one. I take anything (I would literally accept ABCDEFGHIJK LMNO P) but I do prefer tributes that don't have accent marks over letters. It's annoying to get the accent mark in each POV, and I might remove the accent mark.

District: You can list more than one if you like, in order of priority. That way, if your slot is taken, you still get a District you want

Age: Pretty self-explanatory

Appearance: It can be a blurb or a paragraph, I don't care. There's a decent chance I'll hardly describe them. Fair warning.

Personality: This can also be a sentence or a three-page essay. I'll try to write it well.

Backstory: I ask for a bit of info, but you don't need tons. Two or three sentences would be great, but if you give me less I'll fill it in.

Family: You can say everything about each member, or just names and positions.

Reaped/Volunteered:

Reaction/Reason: "Scared" works, but it's boring. It's more fun to write, "His heart starting racing and sweat appeared on his brow, but he knew he couldn't show it," or something of the likes.

Reaping Scene: Reapings can get boring. If you don't want your tribute's first POV to be a Reaping, send in what you do want here. Note: I mean a daily life scene. If you ask for a train ride, their first scene will be a Reaping.

Reaping Outfit: You don't have to fill this in. If you don't, it's automatically a T-Shirt and jeans.

Token: It's optional, and I might not mention it, but if you don't put it in you almost certainly won't get one, unless I spontaneously feel like making one. (Example: I made Annika's token (from Rising to Victory) her sister's bracelet.)

Strengths: I don't care how many you have, but try not to be too crazy. That thirteen-year-old from 11 is not going to be buff and know how to use every weapon. Also, don't overlook simple things like being small so she can hide.

Weaknesses: You can have many or few, I don't mind. If you do stupid things like "He's too perfect!" I will have him spend so long trying to be perfect that he starves. Other than that, I try not to be too harsh.

Weapon of Choice: This isn't entirely necessary, but it's very useful, especially if your tribute makes it to the top three, when I sometimes start mass-sponsoring for interest purposes. If you don't list one, it will probably be spear or knife.

Where they go in the Training Center: They can go as many places as you want, but the more places they go the less they know about each thing. I don't mind jacks-of-all-trades, they just don't always win.

What they show the Gamemakers: I don't care how detailed or basic this is. "Throwing knives" would work, but so would "(x) throws twelve knives, getting two bulls-eyes, but missing the target entirely once. The Gamemakers 'ooh' and 'ahh.'"

Training Score: I take what's given to me. It doesn't really matter anyways, since you're the sponsors.

Capitol Scenes: No guarantee that it'll get written, but it might. This is just fun things the tributes can do for a nice break from training scenes.

Parade Outfit: Please list some idea. If you need I'll fill it in, but it will probably be stupid and crummy. (Ex: An electric toothbrush)

Interview Outfit: If you don't fill this one in, I will, but it'll be lame. Like a white dress. (I literally used a white dress in Rising to Victory)

Interview Angle: Please be creative. Not everyone is nice and innocent. I'll accept it, but it's way more fun to read someone who tries to be a clown

Bloodbath Plan:

Will they die in the Bloodbath?: Let's face it, some tributes have to die in the Bloodbath. If I don't get enough Bloodbaths, I'll choose some random ones.

Games Plan: Everyone running and hiding makes it boring. I'll take it, but I'll probably pick people off with mutts if that happens.

Other: Are they allergic to bananas? Do they like Persian cats more than sphynxes? Does the color yellow disgust them? This is where you can put random stuff like that. Again, it might not get written, but it might.

Preferred Death: The odds are your tribute won't win. This is pretty much a consolation prize if they don't.

Predicted Placement: It might not matter, but if you expect your tribute to get 13th, they're less likely to win. Also, really high predicted placements on weak tributes annoys me, which probably won't be the death of your tribute, but it could be a factor. (Ex: If LCS said Smudge was going to get first, I wouldn't like Smudge as much.)

Allying or No: If you want them to ally, you'll need to get both parties' permission, unless I partner people up myself. I generally don't, but sometimes it works.

Fight or Flight Instinct: Will they run from confrontation, or face it head on?

Hunters are people who want this and are aware of it. They are Capitolites, so they have virtually unlimited funding. They are also supposed to be safe, but if they attack a tribute the tribute can fight back. Since only four are needed, this might not be first come first serve. I've received two ideas so far, which means I can probably afford to choose the best. Good hunters are necessary for this game to be played properly, so everyone can send as many as they want, and I will filter. If it takes too long for me to get hunters, I will stop waiting (and possibly make my own).

I might find some reward for people whose hunters kill someone, though. Hunters are supposed to get rewarded for kills, so the submitters should get rewarded (it's just hard, since I don't have a sponsor system).

Name: Pretty self-explanatory. You can get way crazier with these than District names without getting hate, because these people are Capitolites. Feel free to include a name and a show name (For instance, Bubbles Pickle, aka, "Banana Splitter")

Age: This can be anything, but it'll generally probably be 18, since these people aren't actual tributes.

Appearance: This is the really fun part with Hunters: Not only are they Capitolites, they're actually expected to have entirely crazy appearances (ex. Dynamo). So, submitting a tribute with rainbow eyes will get you hate, but for Hunters, go right ahead. Give him eight feet long hair. Make him twelve feet tall (ok don't do that, but my point is made). I will accept just about anything, as long as it is somewhat odd. Please include things like choice clothing here, even though that's not really physical.

Personality: Pretty self-explanatory

Show Personality: Hunters are supposed to be entirely over-the-top, exciting killers. This is what the show personality describes. How will they make sure they're remembered? How will they leave their mark on tributes they don't kill?

Backstory: This doesn't matter much at all, to be honest. I guess it's good to know if they're trained fighters or something, but that's pretty much it. You could leave it blank and I wouldn't mind, but some people like this.

Family: This really doesn't matter. It's just there if you want it.

Strengths: Do they like roller blading? Can they throw cards well? Hunter strengths are pretty different from tribute strengths, because the Capitol will do everything it can to ensure that they don't die outside of a fight.

Weaknesses: Allergic to peanuts? Cries at the sight of water? This is mostly things that would hurt their image, or matter in the midst of a fight. Environmental things aren't important.

Weapons: Do they use banana peels to slow you down? Do they use roller blades with spikes on the side ? This is choice weapon and show weapon.

Random Things: Do they like opera singing? Did they once fall into a sewer? This is random things that could be used to characterize them.

Phrase: This is generally a dumb pun that has to do with their weapon of choice.

Do They Die?: Hunters really aren't supposed to get killed, but that doesn't mean tributes won't kill them in the heat of the moment. This is just if you care whether or not they die.