User blog:CheeseBurgerGuy/TDCYOA Island Edition: Not So Happy Campers

Welcome to the first official episode of TDCYOA Island Edition! With a final count of 15 votes, the polls for character creation are closed, Let's get this show on the road!

Prolouge
You’ve never been the most comfortable person in front of the camera, and as you sit on your bed ready to record your audition for Total Drama, that hasn’t really changed. Yes, you have plenty of camera’s recording your matches, but that’s when your on the field and too focused on the game to care. Even when playing an MMO with your school club mates, you’ve never once entered into a group video call.

Alright. Calm down. You can do this. Just hit the record button. Just count down to action, okay. Ready? Lights. Camera. Action.

''Hi there. My name is Hiero. If I could use one word to describe myself, it would be competitive. Games are my life. The rush of getting acquainted with them, learning the ins and outs (no matter how many weeks it actually takes me), and then reading your opponent is something I never get tired of. Oh, you have NO idea how many nights I’ve spend in PvP.''

''But just don’t just think because I love my electronics that I don’t get out at all. I mean, look at these (fairly average) muscles. Your looking at the MVP of Canada's reigning national high school baseball champions, the Crooked Crocs. Oh I remember that last game like yesterday and how it was me, not Brian, who broke the tie in overtime. Jokes on you man for not inviting me to your stupid parties.''

''Anyways, why should you choose me to be on your show? Because I’m not here to make friends. I came here to win a million dollars. If I have to manipulate people and cut throats to win this game, then that’s what I’m going to do. I don't just walk the walk either. Getting along with people is what I do best (at least that's what I tell myself). ''

''And I mean, who's ever heard of a nerdy athlete before? Total Drama is supposed to be the biggest public social experiment on the planet, but really, it’s a game, and I accept your challenge!''

META TALK
Now that I've introduced you to the characterization of your avatar, it's time to talk numbers  Each of the three stats (cleverness, constituion, and charisma) are on a scale of 0 to 10, with 5 being average among the contestants.

Considering i didn't want you guys to start out over or under powered, Hiero's base stat total adds up to 15 (average of the average). In order to determine what Hiero's statistic were going to be specifcally, i'm going to go over each of the questions.

By far the most important question was the second: what's your natural talent? Basically, this question assigned Hiero 15 stat points based off the exact votes. As such, your intial base stats were:

Cleverness = 4

Constituion = 5

Charisma = 6

Following that intial question, the other questions serve as modifiers. The highest vote getter would gain a stat point, and the lowest would lose. Let's go over those questions now.

For your main hobby, I kept this one pretty striaghtforward for what means what. Video games, with 8 votes, awards Hiero a bonus to cleverness. Partying, with only a single vote, will subtract a point for charisma.

For greatest acheivement, I screwed up. Obviously winning the championship awards a bonus to constution. I picked baseball as it doesn't seem to be as physcially demanding as other sports and it wasn't in Tyler's audtion tape. My intention was to have becoming student bdy presidant represent cleverness, as it involves campaigning. Then I realized it was a popularity contest as well, so Charisma could also apply. As such, I'm letting everyone off the hook, and not subtracting a point. Congradulations, now your slightly above average.

Strategy was another simple question. I'll be granting a cleverness bonus (since you basically choose game awareness) and deducting a point for constution (since you don't care for immunity challenges).

Producer reason was also a vauge question but I won't be awarding points as I think you guys probably would've realized that each question lines up with the stat's equivalent answer by that point. Plus one cleverness and minus one charisma.

For the final question, I think i should explain my logic. I decided to associate being famous with constiution (as winning a show is almost like being a famous athlete in a way, or could be contrived as a route to becoming one).

As such, Hiero's final base stat total is the following:

Cleverness: 8

Constiution: 4

Charisma: 4

Basically, Hiero is going to be hyper game aware (on the same level of Heather). Your going to know when votes are coming your way and a strong indication of who it is in advance. In terms of constiuion, your in shape and pretty good at baseball, but it's not going to help you too much in partuclar in these extreme challenges. Charisma wise, people will probably see you as a little arrogant before they get to know you, but there are more annoying campers on the island. Not enough to convince anyone to do something they weren't inclined to do already, and you probably aren't going to be breaking up any fights, but otherwise your certainly not Noah levels of bad.

If you have any more questions about either how the stats work or Hiero's profile, don't be affraid to ask. The one hint i will give you is to remember the profile information itself. This will help you when earning affintiy with certain people.

Let's get back to the story and your first choices.

Roadblock 1
ONE MONTH LATER

Wow. How fast a month can go. One week your dealing with finals. The following was spring training for the team. Last week you were officially accepted to be apart of the first season of Total Drama. And now here you are, ready to spend the rest of your summer vacation battling it out for a million dollars and things couldn’t be better.

As you apporach the island, you realize that you are probably the last to arrive. There our your fellow campers, all 22 of them, all probably more concerned about the fact that this isn't a resort like you were promised to realize they are on TV. You gulp. Calming your nerves again. It's just a game. The island is your feild. You can do this.

As you continue to pump yourself up as the boat approaches the dock, you take another good look at those you'll be (hopefully) spending the next eight weeks with. As your survery the large group of teens, you notice one starring at you with a look of bewilderment in their eyes and a smirk on their face. It takes you a minute, but you reconize them, and cuckle.

''No way. I can't believe they signed up too.''

Who Are You Excited To See? Owen Gwen Heather Duncan Leshawna Geoff Izzy DJ Lindsay Bridgette Trent Eva Harold Courtney Beth Cody Tyler Katie Sadie Justin Noah Ezekiel You might be excited to see them, but you barely have time for it to fully register as you boat pulls up to the dock and you jump onto the dock. First impression times. If you come off as cheerful you might be able to earn some brownie points with Chris and a majority of the other campers. The question is if you think you can come off as sincerely happy, which, if you fail, could put you off to a bad start (hints to the challenge rating of the Charisma scattered throughout the whole section). If you are completely honest, you might alienate Chris but some people will appreciate your honesty.

What Type of First Impression to you Want to Set? Cheerful Annoyed/Neurtal

And that's it for this update. If you have any questions don't be afraid to leave them down in the comments. I'd also like to see what you think of the characterization of Hiero.

Roadblock 2
Coming Soon...