User blog:Disgustedorite/Interest Check - Story Battle League

I wish I had a better name for this, but it's inspired by Original Character Leagues on DeviantArt. Essentially, it would be a ranked battle system where two people can have their OCs fight--but instead of roleplay, each person writes, draws, or animates the entire battle, and the winner is chosen by judges based on creativity, dialogue, and characterization.

After reading this, please tell me what you think in the comments, and if you'd be interested in participating.

How does it work?
For a battle to occur, Player1 and Player2 decide they want their characters to fight or, if there are enough players for it to be feasible, they meet in a random matchup. They agree on their own terms if they like and lay down the setting, and then they each make a story, comic, or animation of their character defeating the other in battle. Afterwards, the judges review both versions of the battle, keeping an eye out for good dialogue, creative use of powers, abilities, and environment, and good understanding of the other player's character before deciding on which one wins. The players' scores are then updated, and both winning and losing versions of the battle will be saved in the battle records.

Score
Every participant has a score, which is a general indication of their skill compared to other players. Winning or losing against another player increases or decreases the player's score by 1/10th of the loser's score rounded up to encourage new players to rise to the appropriate level and to discourage high-rank players from griefing low-rank players. New players start with a score of 100, and it can never drop below that.

Forfeiting a battle does not affect either player's rank. If a player forfeits too much, however, this will stop applying to them and the forfeits will count as a loss to discourage cheating for ranks.

Judging
There will always be at least 3 judges per battle, and even when there's more there will always be an odd number of them so that if it comes to a vote there won't be a tie. In difficult cases where the players are very evenly matched, additional judges can be called in to help. A community vote is the last resort.

Handling Unfair Matchups
Obviously, it can be very difficult to write some characters defeating certain others realistically or creatively--a baby bunny with no powers wouldn't stand a chance against a magic elephant. In cases like this where the matchup is clearly unfair, the judges can rule the battle one-sided and neither player's rank will be affected. These battles will be listed as draws in the battle records.

How is this different from roleplay battles?
In a roleplay battle, unless there are dice involved, the players go back and forth until one of them decides to lose. In the Story Battle League, both players get to write their character battling and winning against the other without needing to wait for replies, and the true winner is decided by judges. This solves the problem of battles never ending because neither player wants to lose, and it encourages both players to improve their writing and creativity as it gives them a better chance at winning.

Why have judges instead of voting?
While voting would make this significantly less work, it's also very easy for someone to post the link to the voting poll in their group chat to cheat. Having official judges prevents this from happening, and having more than one judge per battle helps ensure that there won't be much favoritism there either.

Does each player have to write the battle in the same format?
No. Although using the same format is easier for comparison, ultimately fancy flowing art or animation does not reflect on how good the writing is. Players are encouraged to use the format in which they are best at telling stories. Likewise, art style and quality will not be taken into account for judgement unless it has a clear negative impact on the writing.