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* BladeOnAStick: Eri wields a makeshift one of these. It appears to be made of a large animal tooth on a stick held together with several blades of grass.

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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its final round.

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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently concluded in its final round.
July 2022. The winner was [[spoiler:[[https://www.deviantart.com/alfafilly/ AlfaFilly]] with Hissy Peach.]]



*** [[spoiler: Hermes & Shoelace's]] story: [[BountyHunter The Sheriff]].

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*** [[spoiler: Hermes & Shoelace's]] story: [[BountyHunter The Sheriff]].Sheriff Clint Northwood]].



** ''Round 4'' likewise has;
*** [[spoiler: Hissy's]] story: [[CatsAreMean Sheriff Clint Northwood]].
*** [[spoiler: Hermes & Shoelace's]] story: A BigBadDuumvirate of Sheriff Clint Northwood and [[spoiler:Mistress Olive]].



%%* TheDitz: Hissy. Justified due to not having any memories of her own and has the mentality of a baby.

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%%* * TheDitz: Hissy. Justified Hissy acts like this due to not having any the mentality of a baby with no memories of her own and has the mentality due to being feral prior to her consumption of a baby.an enchanted frog.

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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its third round.

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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its third final round.




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!!Round 4
The final round gives the remaining writers free reign to conclude their stories as they see fit. AnyoneCanDie is in full effect in this round. At the start of the round all characters are together and how the story progresses or if the cluster reaches Braymire is yet to be seen...

[[https://youtu.be/lbK8_tlk2es Teaser here]]



* AbortedArc: Any competitor who doesn't make it through to the subsequent round is eliminated, and the story of their characters final round is considered non-canon. This ends up causing a lot of story beats and character developments to be established and subsequently abandoned in following rounds.



** Natter's story: Bricksham.
** Hermes & Shoelace's story: The Rockoons.
** Hissy's story: The Cat Trio.
** Teasel & Walkies' story: Bojangles.
** Eri's story: Tom, Dick & Larry.
** Hazel's story: Father Gideon.
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** Natter's story: Bricksham.
[[TheDon Bricksham]].
** Hermes & Shoelace's story: [[RascallyRaccoon The Rockoons.
Rockoon Gang]].
** Hissy's story: [[CatsAreMean The Cat Trio.
Trio]].
** Teasel & Walkies' story: Bojangles.
[[CatsAreMean Bojangles]].
** Eri's story: [[YouDirtyRat Tom, Dick & Larry.
Larry]].
** Hazel's story: [[SinisterMinister Father Gideon.
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Gideon]].
** ''Round 3'' continues the trend;
*** [[spoiler: Hermes & Shoelace's]] story: [[BountyHunter The Sheriff]].
*** [[spoiler: Eri's]] story: [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters The Plague Doctor]].



* CatsAreMean: Cats are common antagonists in many of the stories.



* CuttingOffTheBranches: Any character who wins in a tournament bracket has their part of the story considered canon, whereas their competitor's story is relegated to discontinuity.



* ThirdPersonPerson: Hissy and Eep talk like this.

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* ThirdPersonPerson: Hissy and Eep talk like this. Cookie the snake from Hissy's story also speaks like this.
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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its second round.

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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its second third round.



TBA


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TBA

The semi-final round involves the cast being separated into two clusters led by either Oakley or Crepitus and traversing a common business establishment and a busy road before meeting up with Eredaxter at the green beyond the road. Each group consists of their leader, their designated opponent and their respective last-round opponent in supporting roles. It is up to each writer which characters survive to the finale, with Eredaxter as the only character with PlotArmour this round.

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[[https://youtu.be/xwUScmpNKxo Teaser Trailer here]]


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* ArcVillain: Round 2 features consistent antagonists throughout each characters story;
** Natter's story: Bricksham.
** Hermes & Shoelace's story: The Rockoons.
** Hissy's story: The Cat Trio.
** Teasel & Walkies' story: Bojangles.
** Eri's story: Tom, Dick & Larry.
** Hazel's story: Father Gideon.

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[[caption-width-right:350:...Are You Ready?]]



[[folder:Round Overviews]]
!!Audition
A short introduction story where each character learns of the oncoming flood which threatens Eremile. Each audition must end with the protagonist heading out towards the Mushroom Tree rendezvous, but cannot feature them actually reaching it.


!!Round 1
A free-for-all designed to whittle down the 10 competitors to 8.
A round which shows each protagonists journey towards reaching the Mushroom Tree and any hazards they may face along the way. Supporting roles from other characters are allowed but each story is forbidden from showing other characters (aside from judges) reaching the Mushroom Tree.


!!Round 2
Each protagonist is paired against another competitor and features them overcoming a hazard within Opus as chosen by the Judges. At the end of each competitors' round they must meet up at the Founders Fountain within Opus. It is up to each writer whether or not their competitors character survives.


!!Round 3
TBA


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* RunningGag: Hissy's adverse reactions to "Fake Sneks"; so far she's reacted poorly to Shoelace, Eri's tail, Macademia ''and her own reflection''. Downplayed in the Mac's case, as he merely received a nasty glare.

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* RunningGag: Hissy's adverse reactions to "Fake Sneks"; so far she's reacted poorly to Shoelace, Eri's tail, Macademia ''and her own reflection''. Downplayed in the Mac's case, as he merely received a nasty glare.

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* GrumpyOldMan: Oakley the owl is older than most of the other characters, and often expresses frustration at the antics of his younger compatriots.



* RunningGag: Hissy's adverse reactions to "Fake Sneks"; so far she's reacted poorly to Shoelace, Eri's tail, and Macademia. Downplayed in the latter case, as he merely received a nasty glare.

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* RunningGag: Hissy's adverse reactions to "Fake Sneks"; so far she's reacted poorly to Shoelace, Eri's tail, and Macademia. Macademia ''and her own reflection''. Downplayed in the latter Mac's case, as he merely received a nasty glare.
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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its first round.

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Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its first second round.

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''[[https://www.deviantart.com/safe-by-sunset-oct Safe-by-Sunset]]'' is an [[OriginalCharacterTournament Original Character Tournament]] created by [[https://www.deviantart.com/haywireruckus HaywireRuckus]] hosted on Website/DeviantArt.

The plot concerns the village of Eremile; a community of woodland critters whose lives threatened by an oncoming flood. To survive they must evacuate to the distant village of Braymire. But to reach Braymire the Eremillians must travel through the human city of Opus.

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''[[https://www.deviantart.com/safe-by-sunset-oct Safe-by-Sunset]]'' is an [[OriginalCharacterTournament Original Character Tournament]] created by [[https://www.deviantart.com/haywireruckus HaywireRuckus]] and hosted on Website/DeviantArt.

The plot concerns the village of Eremile; a community of woodland critters whose lives are threatened by an oncoming flood. To survive they must evacuate to the distant village of Braymire. But to reach Braymire the Eremillians must travel through the dreaded human city of Opus.
Opus...



* AllThatGlitters: Eri is introduced fishing a gold ring out of a pool of water, she eagerly shows off her find to Oakley who instantly recognises it's worthlessness.
->'''Eri:''' Oh! Elder Oakley! Check out this shiny I found! Bet you're just ''seething'' with envy right now.
->'''Oakley:''' Oh, I can feel myself turning green as we speak. ''[Thinking] It's Plastic.''
* AllThereInTheManual: Many character traits and backstories are only present in their reference sheets and have not/ yet to be featured in their own stories.



%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eep, the Lizard who sends Hermes and Shoelace on their adventure.

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%%* * BladeOnAStick: Eri wields a makeshift one of these. It appears to be made of a large animal tooth on a stick held together with several blades of grass.
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{{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eep, the Lizard who sends Hermes and Shoelace on their adventure.adventure. He believes he is a wise wizard despite showing no magical ability whatsoever and offers the duo a stick which he refers to as a blade.
* DependingOnTheArtist: As an OCT being taken part in by multiple people, visual depictions of characters will differ depending on the art style of the artist involved.



* FailedASpotCheck: Eri apparently didn't realise that Eremile was flooding until Oakley told her. Lampshaded:
->'''Oakley:''' This was a puddle last week... And you didn't notice?



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%%* * FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: Ryan, the spider companion of Bunbun is this.
* GenderBlenderName: According to their reference sheet, Ryan the spider is a girl.
* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Eredaxter is the most notable example of this, they wear a full tunic and an undershirt, but no pants. This is more compared to most of the other Eremillians, who wear nothing at all.
* IWillOnlySlowYouDown: Hazel's Grandmother chooses to remain in Eremile rather than follow her granddaughter to safety, choosing to perish in the village she spent her life in.
* TheLeader: Eredaxter the Navigator is this for Evacuation cluster #6 and is responsible for getting each of the characters to regroup at the Mushroom tree.
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TheMedic: Crepitus.Crepitus. It's in his title after all. Specifically he helps Dutchess and Eri after they suffer near-death experiences.



* RisingWaterRisingTension: This is the main threat in the early chapters of the tournament, as the flooding river threatens to swallow up the village of Eremile, forcing its inhabitants to flee to safety. Several characters suffer near death experiences due to flood waters.



%%* ThirdPersonPerson: Hissy and Eep.
%%* UpliftedAnimal: Hissy became this after consuming a magical frog.


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%%* * SmokeOut: Parodied, Eep tosses some dirt at his feet to make a dramatic exit after talking to Hermes and Shoelace. The resulting dust cloud is tiny and does not obscure Eep's escape in any way.
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UpliftedAnimal: Hissy became this starts her story as a regular, feral snake. But after consuming a magical frog.

frog, she becomes sapient and gradually becomes more intelligent.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eep, the Lizard who sends Hermes and Shoelace on their adventure.

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* %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eep, the Lizard who sends Hermes and Shoelace on their adventure.



* TheDitz: Hissy. Justified due to not having any memories of her own and has the mentality of a baby.

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* %%* TheDitz: Hissy. Justified due to not having any memories of her own and has the mentality of a baby.



* TheMedic: Crepitus.
* OddFriendship: Dutchess and Hissy quickly become friends, which is ironic considering how Hissy gained sapience.
* PrecisionFStrike: Maria & Soot's Audition ends with one. This is bizarre considering the framing device of being a children's story.

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* %%* TheMedic: Crepitus.
* %%* OddFriendship: Dutchess and Hissy quickly become friends, which is ironic considering how Hissy gained sapience.
* %%* PrecisionFStrike: Maria & Soot's Audition ends with one. This is bizarre considering the framing device of being a children's story.



* ThirdPersonPerson: Hissy and Eep.
* TributeToFido: Hissy is based on her writer's real life snake.
* UpliftedAnimal: Hissy became this after consuming a magical frog.


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* TributeToFido: Hissy is based on her writer's real life snake.
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{{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Eep, the Lizard who sends Hermes and Shoelace on their adventure.
* DependingOnTheWriter: The various locations of ''Safe-by-Sunset'' have no set design to give the writers involved more flexibility in their depictions.
* TheDitz: Hissy. Justified due to not having any memories of her own and has the mentality of a baby.
* FramingDevice: Maria & Soot's Audition is presented as a children's bedtime story.
* TheMedic: Crepitus.
* OddFriendship: Dutchess and Hissy quickly become friends, which is ironic considering how Hissy gained sapience.
* PrecisionFStrike: Maria & Soot's Audition ends with one. This is bizarre considering the framing device of being a children's story.
* RunningGag: Hissy's adverse reactions to "Fake Sneks"; so far she's reacted poorly to Shoelace, Eri's tail, and Macademia. Downplayed in the latter case, as he merely received a nasty glare.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Hissy and Eep.
* TributeToFido: Hissy is based on her writer's real life snake.
* UpliftedAnimal: Hissy became this after consuming a magical frog.

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->''Flood waters rise in your home, a forest village of small creatures - the only option is to set out for a so-called safe haven... Through the treacherous human city of Opus.''

->''Will you survive the flood? The dangers of the city? Whatever lies beyond? Who else will fall along the way?''
-->--''' Safe-by-Sunset description'''


''[[https://www.deviantart.com/safe-by-sunset-oct Safe-by-Sunset]]'' is an [[OriginalCharacterTournament Original Character Tournament]] created by [[https://www.deviantart.com/haywireruckus HaywireRuckus]] hosted on Website/DeviantArt.

The plot concerns the village of Eremile; a community of woodland critters whose lives threatened by an oncoming flood. To survive they must evacuate to the distant village of Braymire. But to reach Braymire the Eremillians must travel through the human city of Opus.

Safe-by-Sunset started in mid-2020 and is currently in its first round.

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'''Judge Characters'''
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/haywireruckus/art/SBS-OCT-Judge-Ref-Eredaxter-the-Navigator-848659207 Eredaxter the Navigator]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/haywireruckus HaywireRuckus]], a Stoat.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/rageway/art/SBS-OCT-Judge-Ref-Crepitus-the-Medic-849580902 Crepitus the Medic]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/rageway RageWay]], a Crayfish.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/edditaur/art/SBS-OCT-Judge-Ref-Oakley-the-Protector-849692080 Oakley the Protector]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/edditaur The Edditaur]], an Owl.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/chimericmachinations/art/SBS-OCT-Judge-Ref-Cielle-869397576 Cielle]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/chimericmachinations Chimeric Machinations]], a Bat.

'''Contestants'''
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/merteazy/art/BunBun-and-Ryan-864113284 BunBun & Ryan]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/merteazy merteazy]], a Rabbit and Spider (respectively).
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/toonyrcadds/art/Safe-by-Sunset-OCT-Dutchess-Ref-Sheet-854112743 Dutchess]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/toonyrcadds/ ToonyRcadds]], a Frog.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/mojojojoke/art/SBS-OCT-Eri-Reference-861280694 Eri]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/mojojojoke/ MojoJoJoke]], a Vole.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/toomanyshoes/art/Hazel-reference-sheet-858407572 Hazel]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/toomanyshoes/ TooManyShoes]], a Squirrel.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/lsyn/art/Hermes-Ref-SBS-OCT-867119595 Hermes]] & [[https://www.deviantart.com/theytfox/art/SBS-OCT-Shoelace-Ref-865743341 Shoelace]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/lsyn/ Lsyn]] & [[https://www.deviantart.com/theytfox/ theYTfox]] (competing as a duo), an Owl and Mimic Glass Lizard (respectively).
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/alfafilly/art/Hissy-Peach-Reference-Sheet-852791405 Hissy Peach]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/alfafilly/ AlfaFilly]], a Snake.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/amy-mist/art/Mac-Safe-by-Sunset-Ref-866795831 Macadamia]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/amy-mist/ Amy-Mist]], a Bat.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/twilo101/art/Safe-By-Sunset-OCT-Maria-852801815 Maria]] & [[https://www.deviantart.com/twilo101/art/Safe-By-Sunset-OCT-Soot-852805296 Soot]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/twilo101/ Twilo101]], a pair of Rats.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/oldharrysplace/art/Natter-Reference-868051502 Tumbryjack Natter]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/oldharrysplace/ Oldharrysplace]], a Toad.
*[[https://www.deviantart.com/techn0gecko/art/Teasel-and-Walkies-SbS-ref-867322314 Teasel & Walkies]] by [[https://www.deviantart.com/techn0gecko/ Techn0Gecko]], a Vole and Dog (respectively).

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