VOTING THREAD Warzone 7: The Second Battle of Queenscross

[MassEditor]

Who Can Vote: EVERYONE

How to Vote: Look at all the MOCs from each side. First, determine which side won this battle. You should base your opinion on a couple different factors:

A)Build quality amongst all MOCs

B)Number of MOCs of quality [Please remember that Ulandus has a numbers disadvantage here]

C) Story of the MOC

D) Fit to the Warzone. If you are not familiar with the requirements of the warzone, please at least read the “mini-challenge,” “restrictions,” and “Judging” sections listed below.

You can weigh these in any order, or add your own categories. Please consider the three above in your decision though. You may want to clarify or lobby for your favorites in this thread, but you don’t have to write anything if you don’t want to.

Next, pick an answer to each question in the poll.

In the second three questions it will ask you to pick your favorite MOC from each side. Please judge on quality of MOC and its story. You can add other qualifications to your own judging process if you would like.

Finally, submit your vote.

Voting ends May 9

Warzone 7: The Second Battle of Queenscross

Location: E8

Who Can Participate: High Council and Desert King (Unless Ulandus can get in range before the due date. Suggestions for GA to achieve this: E9, D8,D9)

Terrain: Queenscross sits on the Arkbri River, and is aligned with the only main southern descent from the Great Escarpment, also known as the Jackal’s Teeth. The terrain is dusty, without much vegetation beyond the river banks, or the copses of Blood Ash trees that seem to prevail despite the little water in the soil. There are no rolling dunes here, as it is a rocky and mild desert. Nearer to the cliffs, boulders that once made up the top of the escarpment litter the landscape. The pass itself is heavily fortified along the way with small “murder forts” build along the walls leading up the escarpment. The region is truly the defensive capitol of Kaliphlin. Queenscross itself has just started to recover from the First Battle of Queenscross, and is still a large city, where the central landmark is the one bridge across the Arkbri River for over 200 miles in either direction. The Great Span was slightly damaged during the Revolword War, but still stands today. The architecture here has a flair of Middle Eastern / Greek / and Central European. The many monuments within the town are often Greek or Egyptian looking. The city is walled

History: Queenscross is one of the most important cities in Kaliphlin. Not only does it defend the great plateau that Petraea and Kaligem sit on, but it is also a major trade hub between those traveling the Arkbri River, and those traveling the road to Petraea. It has long been a valuable part of the Kaliphlin domain, and once was even the capitol of Kaliphlin for a few decades. Its name was derived from that period, when the Queen of Kaliphlin resided in the city, believing that as long as she bathed in the Arkbri river each day, she would live forever.

She was assassinated by one of her ministers, who coerced crocodiles farmers to release their catch while she was bathing one afternoon, the legend says that the crocodiles were so ashamed after they ate the most beautiful queen, that they left the region forever. Whatever the reason, none of the famous Arkbri Crocodiles reside in the region. Since that period, Queenscross has flourished, but the main square of the city is still named for her.

The city was the focal point of one of the main battles during the Revolword War – The First Battle of Queenscross in the Historica Era. (This post you can see more of the city as it was depicted by me two years ago) The city is governed by a Triumvirate, and its representative to the High Council Al’Martin Doct has declared Queenscross neutral in this battle.

Mini-challenge: This challenge is quite open. There are many areas in and around Queenscross that will need seized or fought for in the coming weeks in order to secure the region. Each builder should depict a scene where their forces fight the enemy’s. Remember, Unless Ulandus arrives at the last second, this is a battle between the High Council and the Desert King. Each MOC should clearly depict one of the major landmarks of the region, be it a monument, the Jackal’s Teeth, the docks on the Arkbri, or something that lets the viewer clearly identify that this is Queenscross. (IE: no random fight scenes in a street, without something interesting around them.) It does not have to be a landmark mentioned already in the GOH project, you can make your own up! For example, perhaps you want to have your soldiers seize the “Board of Trade” within the city, you could create a unique building where the fighting takes place, add a little bit of story about the location and the scene, and that would fit the requirements. You don’t have to be that obvious with it either, this is a good challenge for forced perspective!

Restrictions: 32x32

Due Date: April 26th

High Council Entries:

MiloNelsiano - Shrine of Al-Shirii

Bregir - Battle at the Merchant's Arcade

Adair - The Spread of Darkness

Desert King Entries:

MKJoshA - Celebration Arch Battle

Lord Vladivus - Ghosts of the Bell Gate

Jacob Nion - The Necropolis

MassEditor - The Battle for Queenscross

Dr. Cogg - Divine Intervention

Emma - River Gate (See topic for main action shot)

LordDan - Return of the Crocs

Hammerhand - The Baths of Queenscross

Robuko - The King of Queenscross

Tomsche - Shadow Play

Edited May 2, 2015 by MassEditor

[Tomsche]

Mine isn`t included...

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=107515

[MassEditor]

Sorry about that Tomsche! Got you added now!

[Kai NRG]

Wow, the Desert King really slammed this challenge with some astonishingly good entries!

The HC's three were good too, I had a hard time choosing between them.

[Adair]

*Whimpers.* 19 to 3? 3 is all we get? Man, I don't think I'm going to post for Petrea, Guerrillas or so much more worth it...

[robuko]

If this is a decisive and overwhelming victory, can we choose F8? If not, we would choose F7 and D7.

Edited May 7, 2015 by robuko

[SkaForHire]

Interesting proposition. I will allow it if a HC and a Ulandus representative approves it. The upside = only one zone, the downside = to GA it there is only limited time left.

[Garmadon]

As a representative of Ulandus I would approve of the DK's taking the two point square rather than the other two

[Bregir]

It makes sense to me that you may claim two points worth of zones for an overwhelming plus decisive victory. So unless any teammate objects, the High Council accepts it too.