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CMC 7:
The Enemy Lair
"No evil overlord would be complete without an abode that adequately
reflects his or her diabolical personality. A monolithic tower, a volcanic
temple, a fearsome battlestation, an organic alien city - when you make
it here, you know you're nearing the end, and you darned well better be
leveled up, or, in the words of General Calrissian, 'This is going to
be the shortest offensive of all time.'"
-Maquis
Results!
Text results and critiques
There are 9 entries
and 1 bonus entry for this round...
Abadoss - "Siege
on the Walls of Darkness"
"The time has come. All men that can and will fight have been found.
The men have been trained from the ground up into the best fighters this
land has ever seen. The most advanced weaponry of this age is in their
hands. Though the numbers are small, this army is powerful. However, the
enemy is preparing to attack. His armies outnumber any standing force
in the world. There is only one chance for victory. A full strike against
the enemy's fortress. This is the last chance for freedom over tyranny.
One final stand that will either break the stronghold of the enemy or
doom the land and its people to slavery and destruction. It is time."
XFactor - "EndGame"
"The song as three different sections, for lack of a better word,
that show the hero's progress as he gets closer to the Final Boss Lair™.
At the beginning he has only begun his trek, and things get more intense
and more dangerous as he makes his way through, finally ending with the
climactic battle at the end.
The song evolves from ambient to techno-dance with some menacing overtones
always thrown in(as well as a small beam of hope in a recurring melody)
and finally into a climactic ending. I hope you like it. I enjoyed working
on it. =)"
Zekk - "Tower
of Misguided Trust"
"Battle worn and weary, the hero stands before the Tower of Misguided
Trust. This is where the Magus will be. Once called friend. Now twisted
from the passage of time and corruption of power. Here he will pay for
his betrayal. With a saddened, rage filled heart, the hero takes his first
steps towards the pinnacle of the tower. To the final confrontation.
'It must end here. So that I may put to rest the sadness of this world.
So that I may finally grieve the life taken from me.'"
stringfield - "Charcoal
Shell"
"In his description Maquis sais, 'no evil overlord would be complete
without an abode that adequately reflects his or her diabolical personality'
however it must also be said that no abode is complete without an evil
overlord at its core setting traps and ordering minions around. Without
that it becomes somewhat of a shell. So with that in mind I created this
piece, which is about a lair which has been defeated and has been burnt
to the ground, now a merely a monument to its owner's defeat. I find the
idea of something being rendered so useless actually quite sad, even if
its past use was to house some sort of freakishly insane vampire or something.
My inspiration for this piece came largely from my experience of once
being in a burned down house (if any of you have ever been in one you'll
probably know what I mean when I say the atmosphere inside is extremely
sad and weird). My instrument choice was, I decided to be fairly small,
since one of my bad habits is to compose things for too many instruments
and not to hone things down enough. So in my piece I tried to capture
the sadness and emotion as well as in some places anger (but not many
lol) of a lair defeated and destroyed. I never understand why so many
heroes feel a compulsion to destroy things like that....lol, especially
when so many lairs are things of beauty. This piece is also quite soft
in places (largely to add atmosphere and emotion), so in order to enjoy
it the most I reccomend turning your speakers up! An example of a soft
bit would be right at the start of the piece."
Simon Frisch - "The
Watchful Night Wind..."
"Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead,
In their night encampment on the hill,
Wrapped in silence so deep and still
That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,
The watchful night wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
A moment only he feels the spell
Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread
Of the lonely belfry and the dead;
For suddenly all his thoughts are bent
On a shadowy something far away..."
- Paul Revere's Ride, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(warning; jargon!)
This piece is largely centered around two little motifs and a chord. The
first motif is continuing variations on the first three scale degrees
of a minor scale (in the order of 2, 3, 1; ex: C#, D, B), the second is
a sequence of the 5th, 4th, 2nd, and 1st scale degree in that order (ex:
F#, E, C#, B). The chord is actually more like two chords, constructed
of either a perfect fourth and a tritone or vice-versa. These appear consistently,
sometimes with alterations, throughout the piece. Lots of time signature
changes, funky harmonies, so on and so forth..."
ButzaW - "Vampire's
Nest"
"The world is dark and silent. Ever since the Vampire Lord has taken
over the kingdom, no daylight has been seen, and it appears night time
is constant.
As a heroic figure (the player) arrives at the Vampire's Nest, an increasing
sense of confidence builds while he slaughters wave after wave of fiendish
minions.
Will our hero manage to defeat evil and bring daylight back to the kingdom?"
Weew - "Escape"
"Beginning: You have reached the center of your enemies lair, but
you are too late.
The weapon fires and destruction is caused to your home. Now you must
run.
Middle: Sirens? uh oh, better get out fast! I think the big boss himself
sees me. My level is not high enough!
I must take the stealth aproach for this dungeon... Ahhh yes escape...
End: Now what?... There is nothing left... Is it possible to make a come
back? I'll have to lay low a while."
IceWind91 - "The
Blackness Beckons"
"You enter a large, dark, partially flooded ruined castle. It was
once a peaceful place, but now a great evil lurks within it. As you enter,
you feel anxiety set in. You want to leave, but you continue on, almost
as if an invisible force was drawing you in. Your anxiety is accompanied
by disbelief, as you walk through the ancient halls and see what the evil
has done to this place. Then, your anxiety returns as you see a large
door. You know that the evil rests beyond this door. You take a deep breath,
and open the door..."
Maquis - "Gothic
Serenade"
"Sometimes the deadliest villains are the most civilized. A tyrant
who understands beauty knows how to be exquisitely cruel. I wanted to
create a piece of music that is beautiful in its own right but carries
undertones of menace and horror. If it were in an RPG, it would appear
just before the climactic battle. Having fought your way through the villain's
palatial estate, you find him calmly playing the organ with his back toward
you. He greets you without turning or even breaking rhythm: 'I've been
expecting you.'"
Alex Smith - "Untitled"
(bonus entry)
No description given...
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