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Passing of the COLONISERS Mantle
For reasons which I will explain at length both later in this post and in a separate historic on the entire series, I would like to offer someone else the opportunity and duties of hosting the dinky, homemade, yet somewhat respected and long-running series of contests and challenges that is the COLONISERS universe. : )
This shall come into effect starting Season 8 of the series, or if it it doesn't end up with enough responses in time then starting Season 9. Please note, however, that I reserve the right to host the Grandmaster Colonisers Tournament if that ends up happening. I've been looking forward to doing that since the first seasons, and would like to use it to say a proper goodbye to the series.
To apply, just comment here and PM me. Nothing except an 'I'm interested' is required, by any means, but if you'd like or think it well help your chances you can also submit a short text on why you'd be good for the job. The two criteria I'm going to be most on the lookout for are:
- Experience in hosting contests on this site, and
- Experience and talent in Cardsmithing (they say that those who cannot do should teach, yet I would prefer it if the future judge knew what they were doing as well as possible),
However someone who is really, really good at one of them could still be picked if they don't satisfy the other.
Go ahead, take a chance, roll the dice, anyone can submit.
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Over the years, this franchise has been very enjoyable to host. Even though my imposter syndrome makes me wary about doing this I will permit myself a small brag and mention that COLONISERS has been acknowledged by the admins, and described as one of my fellow cardsmiths as a 'staple of the community'.
However, I'm running out of both ideas and steam. It's not that there is nothing more to add to the concept, it's just that I don't think that person should be me. I don't think I want that person to be me. I'm not tired OF Colonisers, but I am a little tired of being the person responsible for the success OF Colonisers. So this is me putting a feeler out for someone who can do better.
Does this mean that I am leaving the MTGCardsmith forums?
Most certainly not. While it may seem like this series is the only thing I really do around here, I have plenty of things to move onto. I will be able to participate in contests, judge my older one-off contests that I forgot existed, get Intrigue In The Marble Council actually started up...
No matter what happens next, thanks for all the memories.
This shall come into effect starting Season 8 of the series, or if it it doesn't end up with enough responses in time then starting Season 9. Please note, however, that I reserve the right to host the Grandmaster Colonisers Tournament if that ends up happening. I've been looking forward to doing that since the first seasons, and would like to use it to say a proper goodbye to the series.
To apply, just comment here and PM me. Nothing except an 'I'm interested' is required, by any means, but if you'd like or think it well help your chances you can also submit a short text on why you'd be good for the job. The two criteria I'm going to be most on the lookout for are:
- Experience in hosting contests on this site, and
- Experience and talent in Cardsmithing (they say that those who cannot do should teach, yet I would prefer it if the future judge knew what they were doing as well as possible),
However someone who is really, really good at one of them could still be picked if they don't satisfy the other.
Go ahead, take a chance, roll the dice, anyone can submit.
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Over the years, this franchise has been very enjoyable to host. Even though my imposter syndrome makes me wary about doing this I will permit myself a small brag and mention that COLONISERS has been acknowledged by the admins, and described as one of my fellow cardsmiths as a 'staple of the community'.
However, I'm running out of both ideas and steam. It's not that there is nothing more to add to the concept, it's just that I don't think that person should be me. I don't think I want that person to be me. I'm not tired OF Colonisers, but I am a little tired of being the person responsible for the success OF Colonisers. So this is me putting a feeler out for someone who can do better.
Does this mean that I am leaving the MTGCardsmith forums?
Most certainly not. While it may seem like this series is the only thing I really do around here, I have plenty of things to move onto. I will be able to participate in contests, judge my older one-off contests that I forgot existed, get Intrigue In The Marble Council actually started up...
No matter what happens next, thanks for all the memories.
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(and I'm not doing the Marble Council)
Update: With interest in Stitia waning I think I'll be ending it soon. Not too soon, but relatively soon.
- Exhibit A: The Hero of Capes might continue to run them out of a sense of boredom, obligation, or personal gain.
- Exhibit B: The Hero of Capes is perhaps only the first of many who are in line to keep these demons sated.
- Exhibit C: The demons the Hero was contracted to dispatches one of their minions to continue the tradition in his wake.
One possible idea is that it's a trial in the afterlife on a grand scale. You have passed and get to go to your heroic rest, the next contender must equal or best your performance.
Also, just so it isn't a surprise in the long run, even if it isn't a permanent thing, me and Drake were thinking about teaming up, maybe for one season, maybe intermittently, to run if one of us ended up being chosen to take over Colonizers.
As for "how did we get here?", I did some more reading to catch up to the Colonizers Lore and came to a thought; The Hero of the Capes did these to keep his pre-mending powers, so that leaves us with these revised options, in my mind. And this time, I'm going into detail