The Great Champions Online Ping-Pong Ball Gun Contest!

[Steve Long]

OK, Herophiles... it's contest time!

As some of you know, Cryptic had some Champions Online ping-pong ball guns made to promote the MMO. You can see some pictures of it below, courtesy of Archermoo. We've obtained a dozen or so of them to give away to you, our loyal Hero fans!

To win one, you have to create a humorous Champions or HERO System "motivational poster." Those of you lacking the proper software or whatnot on your own can use an online tool for creating them, such as the one at:

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php

Here are the rules:

1. All posters must be posted in this thread no later than midnight EST on Friday, October 31. You may post as many entries as you want.

2. All posters must relate to Champions or the HERO System in some way. Posters about gaming issues in general are permissible, but are likely to be marked off a few points. Posters somehow involving Foxbat or ping-pong ball guns may (or may not) earn a few extra points, but that's definitely not required -- any Champions/HERO topic will do. Blatant attempts to curry favor with the judge (me) by using things I like (cats, weaponry, various attractive wimmens, books I have written, etc. ad nauseum) are permitted. But the real object here is to be creative and funny.

3. All posters must be original. No copying from somewhere else.

4. If you enter the contest you must be willing to provide us with your real name and address in the event you win, so we can send you your toy. Shipping will be done by Tina using whatever methods seem best to her.

5. Bribery is absolutely permitted. You can give me rep, money, stuff I want in World of Warcraft, or anything else you think I'd like in an attempt to secure a ping-pong ball gun for yourself. I'm not promising it will work, though.

6. All judging is to be done by me and is at my discretion. MWAH hah hah hah hah!!!

7. Rules may be added, removed, or changed at will by the judge.

8. There is no Rule #8... yet.

So, get cracking! Your ping-pong ball gun awaits you....

[Pariah]

I may or may not have posted this one previously somewhere in the NGD. They say the memory is the first to go....

[Steve Long]

Well, I can't fairly hold anyone's faltering memory against 'em.

[mattingly]

[Blue]

Alrighty. Wish I had more time to devote, but I at least had to take a shot in the dark.

[Blue]

Okay, you talked me into it. Two more. Variations on a theme.

[Derek Hiemforth]

Okay, here are some contenders...

[Lord Liaden]

Have to owe you Rep for this one. Not to slight all the other creative folks, but as a motivational poster, this is the most clever and pertinent submission so far IMHO.

[Log-Man]

That is freaking sweet

[Blue]

One more sprung to mind while I was working. Now I should really get back to that. You know... work.

[Pariah]

Blatant attempts to curry favor with the judge (me) by using things I like (cats, weaponry, various attractive wimmens, books I have written, etc. ad nauseum) are permitted.

Blatant, you say....?

[archermoo]

Something that doesn't show up in the pictures: The ammo is glow in the dark.

[Derek Hiemforth]

Blatant, you say....?

Heh.

[Bazza]

Blatant, you say....?

repped. witty and clever.

[mattingly]