THE RAGING PHANTOMS :

Roshiq - Shot twice. Hacked once. FIT with 12 HPs.

Fiend Skull - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 14 HPs.

Doc Faustus - Hacked once. FIT with 15 HPs.

The Return - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 11 HPs.

Despare - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 15 HPs.

FreddyMyers - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 15 HPs.

MissMacabre - SHOT TWELVE TIMES. HACKED FIVE TIMES. Wounded. No HPs left.

Demon Seed - Shot twice. Hacked once. FIT with 12 HPs.




FREDDY'S SLICE 'N' DICERS :

Straker - FIT with 13 HPs.

Groundzero2424 - FIT with 11 HPs.

Rayne - FIT with 9 HPs.

Bwind22 - FIT with 9 HPs.

GreenDemon - FIT with 9 HPs.

~Michelle~ - FIT with 11 HPs.

Freak - FIT with 13 HPs.

Nightmare of Death - FIT with 14 HPs.




THE ZOMBIE WARRIORS :

Ferretchucker - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 10 HPs.

Dude Guadalupe - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 11 HPs.

Shriek of the Mutilated - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 9 HPs.

Friday13thFan - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 9 HPs.

Jenna26 - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 10 HPs.

ChronoGrl - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 10 HPs.

Zero - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 10 HPs.

Saytan - Came out without a scratch. FIT with 8 HPs.




For the record, no HPs were gifted/donated by the Phantoms during this Outing. The only gifting I received was from Zero, which were duly returned back to him for very obvious reasons.

MissM lies inside the BR Medic Center in the ICU, her condition critical as her body is being prepped for emergency surgery. Updates will be given on her progress as they come in.

Have some much-needed rest, contestants. Your next Challenge will be posted sometime within the next 24 hours.

really??? i'm almost insulted

It's a way too much exaggerating than actual situation!:mad: But anyway, I have noted & will remember every word of this "statement" from now on. Surely it'll work as a supper dose tonic of inspiration in coming days.:)


yeah...to some extent it's a bit of an insult indeed.:D

Hey Roshiq, how's your bloody asshole treatin' ya?

hahahahahahahaha

Wow. I honestly feel bad for MissMacabre. You guys really don't take any prisoners, do you?!

It's not so bad. When I die I will have more time to work on the art projects I'm starting for a few people here. I can start playing WoW again. Plus I'm applying for a job today and that will keep me busy. Yep. Looking on the bright side, being competitive isn't healthy for me. This is for the best. :rolleyes: Hopefully next challenge is really fun cause it may be my last.

God Damn. Seriously. Though I must admit I like the strategy I just saw.

What, the "take out the smart one" strat? So brilliant. ;)

Rayne finds an empty notebook in the bundle of provisions that were left on each cot in the team bunker...She turns to the first page and begins to write.

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I've never kept a diary before, but after witnessing the insanity that has befallen my team because of this situation we are in, all fighting for our lives, I feel I must find SOME outlet for my thoughts or I'll go insane, too...If I haven't already begun to descend into the madness unaware.

It's difficult to determine who can be trusted, and who will stab you in your sleep...The paranoia and lack of sleep helps to nurture the insanity...I find myself shocked at how brutal, vicious and heartless my teammates have become, although given the circumstances, I realize that I shouldn't.

I'm seriously concerned about Bwind, the first time he was attacked, something inside his head just broke...He has completely lost it, there's absolutely no reasoning with him or swaying him from his intent, and I am afraid that his bloodlust will cloud his judgement...He now seems to have a single purpose, and I believe that he has chosen a partner in some sadistic danse macabre that will only end when one of them has died...poor Roshiq, I know he's the enemy now, but he wasn't always.

There are so many new people on the island, I'm trying to get a handle on where my novice teammates stand and whether they will be an asset or a liability...No matter what sort of person one is in normal circumstances, situations like this bring out the best and the worst in us, even WE can't be sure what type of people we are until we are faced with something like this...I believe some are shocked at what and who they have become...Some are pleased with what they have found inside themselves, while others are surprised, disgusted or saddened, and some are truly terrified...It would seem that some of us have had demons dwelling inside, which have now been unleashed.

Speaking of demons, GreenDemon showed up on the island the other day, right after Michelle was attacked, and Krell went mysteriously missing...I know that he is here to protect his wife, although I believe Michelle is doing quite well on her own, in fact her brutality has surprised me a bit...Well, not a whole lot, I mean, I knew she could be vicious if necessary, I just never imagined she would enjoy it so much *shudders*

It certainly seems like some strange coincidence that Krell was participating 100%, then suddenly he disappears and no one ever hears from him again, just in time for GreenDemon to take his place, not only on the island, but on his wife's team...It makes me wonder, how much would a husband do to protect his wife?...Hmmm...Could he be more dangerous than any of us realize?

Freak is a good teammate...He has always been there when we need him, and he really came through for us in the hunt, not even questioning the mission, simply doing his job flawlessly...He hangs back in the shadows so as not to call any unwanted attention to himself...He makes a damned good soldier...It's comforting to know that we can depend on him, and his loyalty is truly an asset.

GroundZero is also new to the island...It will be interesting to see which direction he will go in when pushed, and also what will happen when he comes face to face with Saytan...They have a very strong bond...But, can knowing that only one person will leave this island alive, cause that bond to be broken?...Is the love for the person you have vowed to protect, stronger than the instinct for self-preservation?...I guess we will find out...I try to dismiss the fact that I may discover this in an instant, if DudeGuadalupe or DemonSeed take aim at ME...I keep shutting out those thoughts when they try to make their way in, but I probably shouldn't...In fact, maybe it's something that I have to give some serious consideration...Ugh, I just can't...I have to view them both as 'the enemy', as long as they are on opposing teams...And they must also view me as such...This island is hell, it doesn't exactly encourage loving relationships, and compassion can be fatal...My loyalty will always be with my team...And even they will be the enemy in the end.

After putting all of this out on paper where I can actually look at it...I'm thinking that I probably shouldn't be so concerned about my teammates' sanity after all...Perhaps going insane is the easiest way to deal with all of this...We may all be at peace soon - no guilt, no remorse, just mindless killing machines...Will the one person who ends up surviving, truly be a 'winner', or a raving lunatic who has lost it all - friends, family and even his/her mind?

UPDATE


After an intense 9-hour marathon surgery conducted by Dr. Neverending and his medics team, they were finally successful in attaching MissMacabre's right arm back to her shoulder again!

Rejoice, Phantoms!!

The gaping wound on her chest left by Michelle has been duly patched and stitched up too. Plenty of blood was pumped in and skin grafting was done throughout the procedure.

The bad news is, she is still in a very critical condition. And she is still unconscious. It will be some time before she makes her complete recovery for sure. She is in the ICU post-surgery where the medics team is anxiously waiting for her to regain consciousness again. The doctors are also monitoring the health of her "rejoined" right arm to see if it responds and accepts its body again. Right now it is still shrivelled and bloodless.

Not to mention that MissMacabre looks like a cross between Alex Murphy and Frankenstein's monster.



In other news, your newest Challenge will be up at or around Midnight EST tonight. Be here then.

You are so insightful and true, my Lord. I am in complete awe of you.

Nicely written diary entry, Rayne. Hold on to your sanity, because you will need it a lot ahead. :)

Obviously they saw you as the biggest threat.

Obviously they severely underestimated the rest of our team. Revenge will be sweet.

that's warm up? who is now coordinating & keeping notes of the hunting ground? V or the competitors themselves? Beating up with severe brutality is one thing and making some humiliation out of the losers is another. Anyway, I don't appreciate this sorta tone. But I'm tolerating this for the first time as well as so far it's a team game & I think we need each other, so I can't just walk away from here. Otherwise, sorry to say I won't like to stand this anymore.

huh?.......

I can't tell, are you really angry or not Roshiq?

Wow. Roshiq, calm down. I have to type the events out in the order the entries are sent to me, and how they are described to me.

Bwind wanted his hunting to be done like that (in fact it was a bit more disturbing and graphic and I toned it down a bit), and I cannot say no to a demand from a hunter. It's just a game, not like any of this is happening to you in real life. See what they did to MissMacabre? But she's all fine and well for reals, and took her entire punishment in her stride. Think of this as a film - you are not offended when you see anything like this in a gorific comedy, do you?

You just reminded me of last year when Posher was stabbed in the rear-end with his pants down while he was peeing...Now THAT is pretty humiliating!...Especially the way people joked about how Posher likes it that way...from the rear...

We all slam each other in the game...We laugh about...Then we try to come up with something to pay them back ;)

Yes, and the person who did that demanded it in their PM. Posher took all of it pretty bravely too.

Ahh...I hope Rosh gets over this and takes it in his stride, and decides to punish Bwind with something equally brutal.

Challenge #5 up next...

THE FIFTH CHALLENGE OF HDC BATTLE ROYALE III

Welcome, contestants of all 3 teams - The Raging Phantoms, Freddy's Slice 'N' Dicers, and The Zombie Warriors - to your FIFTH HDC Battle Royale III Challenge.



You have to unscramble these horror movie taglines AND name the movies they represent :-

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...WordJumble.gif


Confused? Don't be. If you look at each line carefully, you will see a single CAPITAL letter. You may use that as the first letter of the unscrambling of that entire tagline. ;)


There are 480 points up for grabs in the above challenge. The winning team will receive DOUBLE Bonuses.

The deadline for sending your entries ends on Saturday, 08th May at 12 Noon EST.

You may either send me your entries via PMs, or you may email me at [email protected], mentioning your HDC Nick in the Subject alongwith the Challenge number, for e.g., "Michelle - HDC Battle Royale III Challenge #5 Answers."

You may confer within members of your own team in your quest for the right answers, but each Battle Royale participant should send in their own individual entries. Please be mindful of this.

Remember, team spirit is a surefire winner in this Challenge.

All the best, folks!

Are the spaces in the correct spots or are those scrambled too?

Everything is scrambled. The spaces add to the scrambling (and confusion).

We can't have a too easy Scramble puzzle now, can we? :)

Oy, I suck at these....................

Bad, bad times. :(

Aww...too hard for ya? :p

I already have ONE entry in!

It was sent exactly 2 and half hours after the Challenge was posted. Someone sure is fast! :eek:

So I'm starting to learn SQL at work. All I can think of, "I bet I can create a SQL query that defines that a phrase should CONTAIN these letters in any order." But unfortunately I can't SQL Query the Internets.

Select *
from Internets
where Internets LIKE '%m%g%S%n%d%h%h%u%s%t%e%f%o%o%u%s%a%n%i'

OMG do I ever love mySQL Database. I am a pro at it, can I come work with you? :P

I'd make a database and fill it with taglines. Then use the first letter, number of words, and number of letters as determining factors.

Yes! Yes! YES! We actually need a Data Quality Analyst... You'd be working VERY closely with SQL and our Marketing Database. PLUS you can say you're on the MARKET INTELLIGENCE TEAM... And work with ME... Want to move to Massachusetts? ;)


When we had the crossword puzzle I wanted SO BADLY to be able to query against the IMDB database to find titles where I only knew some of the letters...

Select *
from dbo.imdb.movies
where movie_name like '_a_____s'

I was SO FRUSTRATED that I couldn't get Google to do that...

i think google should work on that, but it would probably bring up a ton of security flaws if you can search specifically within a sites database like that. They have boolean operators though, that's close.

Sent in!!!!

oh crap - my laptop isn't working and i don't think i can possibly get to a computer before tomorrow. sorry guys - hope i don't blow it for us again
:mad:

Me: Mark! You have to send in your answers!
Mark: Really?
Me: YES!
Mark: When's the deadline?
Me: Saturday, but send them in tonight.
Mark: Does it have to be tonight?
Me: :eek: Of COURSE it has to be tonight!
Mark: But I didn't want to get on my computer tonight...
Me: THEN USE MINE DAMNIT

...

Both our answers are in. :D

Mine are in - good feeling to know that I'm not the fuckup this round, heh.

How are the rest of you Phantoms making out? We had our little rest, now we need to get back to kicking ass. Get that shit sent!

Mine are in. Good luck fellow Zombies.

Mine are in now

Second Update


I have 20 confirmed, completed and score-ticked-off entries in with me right now!

The 20 entries read like this -

SEVEN SLICE 'N' DICERS,

SEVEN ZOMBIE WARRIORS,

and

SIX RAGING PHANTOMS!


Expect this one to go down to the wire. I feel like something is fishy though...


In other news, Phantom MissMacabre has recovered sufficiently to regain consciousness and solve this latest Challenge! It's a bit of great news for the Phantoms!

She is still pretty weak, and resting right now.

THIRD and FINAL UPDATE


22 Entries are with me right now!

Which means, ONE team has sent in ALL their entries already!

The other TWO teams have yet to send me ONE entry each. I really hope someone (or both) is not deliberately holding their entry back for some weird or odd reason.

The deadline passes us in a little under 2 hours. Good luck, both teams!

HOLD THE PRESS! THE DEADLINE IS UP!


Let's see how the teams fared in Challenge #5...

A big hearty welcome to the Raging Phantoms, Slice 'N' Dicers & Zombie Warriors at your fifth BATTLE ROYALE III Results Meeting.



First of all, the correct answers :-

1: mgSn d hhustefoous ani - Something has found us. Cloverfield

2: u hieson v telemirto e rFtarog aenh veYriht - You have the right to remain silent. Forever. Maniac Cop

3: rh H snaae puuerys cmyeas - Humans are such easy prey. From Beyond

4: myer soensyoavpcMi l - Misery loves company. Thirteen Ghosts

5: s a f sit n yorrgaoittt Alfndsbelule - A terrifying tale of sluts and bolts. Frankenhooker

6: yaeto r vs rEnhh eisrtos - Every rose has its thorn. Teeth

7: wesAt f of r ijnatdsefe - A different set of jaws. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

8: l asMhcittwra et nsho e eaimd pe - Man is the warmest place to hide. The Thing

9: uvteyytl ao orroIl u ow lyce urs is - It will scare you to your very soul. Angel Heart

10: aodlon bal tdsgyvoeiLyo e k - Lived any good books lately? In the Mouth of Madness



This time, everyone was a bit slow to start. Some of you sent in stuff like
"Lived IN any good books lately?" for the last one, and there is no "in" in the tagline for In The Mouth of Madness, neither in the question I asked. But I accepted it, mostly because most of you will be cranky if I hadn't.


Anyway, the results will reveal a lot of surprises. Let's see the revelations...


...NEXT!