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Applications for OCs are officially open for Toad-al Drama Reload! Just fill out the following survey.
Name: Character's name
Species: Open to any non-human Mario species with arms and a face
Age: At first, I only allowed 16-year-olds like in Total Drama, but for the revival, I'll allow anyone ages 12-17
Gender: Character's gender
Personality: Description of character's personality in as much detail as possible
Strengths: What your character has or does that might allow them to win
Weaknesses: What your character has or does that might allow them to fail
Picture of character: You can draw it from scratch, or use a vector art template from mariowiki.com (Just look in Gallery:*character/species*)

THINGS TO NOTE:
I've gotten names like Rainbow Toad and Shy Guy. Those won't cut it. I'm looking for actual names. Yes, I did accept Furry Bro. once, but only because applications were extremely low. And if you need inspiration for characters, check out Toad-al Drama Sunshine and Inferno, (I made most of those characters so don't try to copy them) and even the first two Paper Mario games. Whatever gives you ideas. Finally, character names from the past two seasons that kickstarted the OC trend:

So earlier in the MKPC News topic, I announced I would be writing a new reality TV fanfic in the summer, and I've decided that would be an all-new season of Toad-al Drama. I'm not hyping it up this time, 'cause seasons 2 (Odyssey) and 5 (Inferno) were both hyped up to be the best seasons ever and they both failed massively. On the flip side, the season I wasn't sure would work (Sunshine) actually turned out really well. The reason I'm announcing this season a couple months before writing is because I want plenty of time to put together a team of co-writers. There are a few issues from previous seasons that I'm sure more writers could fix.
1. Gameplay
A pattern from season to season is how before the merge, there is really interesting gameplay, and then it starts to slow down a bit after the merge. Then once the semi-finals round comes, there's not really a game to be played since it comes down to a couple challenges. You'd better hope the challenges are really good those last two episodes, or else they're just filler. And then there's Inferno. The awful Toad-al Drama Inferno. The pre-merge was really promising, and there were a ton of villains in the post-merge. Unfortunately, I turned that into nobody wanting to talk to each other, and when they did talk, it was nothing but strategy, meaning it got very stale, and derailed characters like Nick and Violet. This lead to Toad-al Drama Mini: Hectic Holiday, a short-lived spinoff that didn't even have a competition. It didn't even last two episodes before I cancelled it. More creative minds would definitely fix this problem.
2. Challenge Variety
The challenges are a very important part of Toad-al Drama, and a lot of the time, I suck at writing them. A lot of the same challenges are carried over between seasons, and ever since Odyssey, every season's had at least one challenge that's just "spin a wheel and pray." I even used this challenge to eliminate Brittany and Furry Bro. from Sunshine since I didn't know how else to eliminate them. So yeah, a lot more variety would come from having a team.
3. Relationships
This is one I really struggle with, and I don't even know where to begin. I'm just gonna start by saying that I don't write hookups and breakups very well. There are only two couples I can remember. The first is Wendy and Boshi from Odyssey, which might've just been a joke. I don't actually know if I had any plans on developing them as a couple, and they probably just existed to fuel Yoshi and Boshi's rivalry even more after Yoshi and Birdo's breakup. The second is Nick and Shelly from Sunshine and Inferno, and they were made to be a cute couple from the very beginning. I'm never gonna break them up, and that's the problem. Across five seasons, both couples I brought together have stayed together, which gives the false idea that relationships always last. I've written a lot more friendships than couples, such as Daisy and Sticks in Crossover, Min and Lizzy in Sunshine, and Danny and Rocky in Sunshine and Inferno. They had some rocky roads, but always stayed together in the end, which is just completely unrealistic. I think this is something for me to improve on, and I don't necessarily need a writing team to fix this issue.
4. LGBT Representation
Toad-al Drama's only had 3 LGBT characters. The first one was Birdo in the first 3 seasons, and she was just your typical Birdo. Not a whole lot to say about her. The second was Min from Sunshine and Inferno, and I'm not joking, I looked at her, thought about her tough feminist personality, and said, "She's a lesbian." Probably the most homophobic thing I've ever done. I didn't even do anything with it other than use it to create an alliance between her and Flambo in her second season. Speaking of Flambo, he was just a sassy gay stereotype. If Min wasn't me being homophobic, than Flambo definitely was. I've also been scared to write a trans OC, since I'm one of those people who believe that if you were born one gender, you can't be the other unless you've gotten your parts replaced. But considering I've been raised by a guy who once said, "June is Pride Month, and I have pride in my country; my flag only needs three colors," I have no clue where my morals lie. I'd probably eliminate the character so early that they wouldn't really matter, or keep them around long enough for my unpopular ideas to seep into the story. (I feel like looking as conservative stereotypes on Reddit has ruined me.) So having a few LGBT people to keep my straight Christian ass in check and write more accurate LGBT characters would be a big help.

So yeah, if you wanna help write this new Toad-al Drama season, please let me know. I'll set up a Google Doc for all of us to put our thoughts on.

Somebody make this a movie!

A few of mine I'd like to enter:
Boshi Stadium
Koopa Troopa Boardwalk
My newest version of GCN Baby Park (with more decor of course)

Not important but please don't ping me if you don't need to talk to me. This has made up so many of my notifications today, and it's kind of annoying.

BREAKING NEWS: They're not in the US. (Don't worry, I didn't notice until now)

BREAKING NEWS: Time zones exist.

Y'all asking about who the new main is? None of the stats have changed. Just the drifting mechanics.

If you're constantly begging for characters, people won't wanna sign up because it paints you as impatient. (And really, you are.) If you need characters, you can make your own if you're creative enough. And if not, don't sweat it. Characters will come when they come. (If you're really desperate, I have a library of OCs from my own Total Drama parody you can borrow from.)

I've been wondering this for about a year, but what's the Advent Calendar event on MKPC?

Meme gold mine

We were all just chillin' then someone started this "Ban x" trend.

I'm creating my own songs using BeepBox for a Roblox adventure game, and while I lost the BB links, I have two level themes created. I only wanted to upload one, so I chose level 2 since I consider it a lot more energetic than level 1.

Do the backing instruments sound repetitive? Probably. Does it fit a volcano level? Probably not. But I have an alternate version in my head if I need to make that.

Sorry for the delay. I woke up with something yesterday, and I feel like crap. The winner is...




































































































































































































































































LUIGI!
Thank you all for participating, sharing your thoughts, and making this a fun tournament to host.

QUICK! BEFORE I FORGET! The next character eliminated is...





























Mario.
The Final 2 vote was supposed to be yesterday, and the Final 3 vote the day before once I got home from the retreat, but neither of those happened, so we're doing a Final 3 finale vote. Here are the contenders:
Luigi
Daisy
Yoshi
Will Yoshi win like he always does, or will it be Luigi or Daisy? Vote here.
https://strawpoll.com/1MnwOVRbjn7

The results are in. And for probably the first time in this competition, the vote wasn't even close. The next character eliminated is...





























Bowser.
There are only 4 characters remaining.
https://strawpoll.com/7MZ0AwxVmyo
I'm gonna be away on a youth retreat tomorrow, so no vote then, partially why I did the double elim.

The results are in. The next character eliminated is...





























Wario
We're down to just 5 characters now.
https://strawpoll.com/PKgl3qqQonp

The results are in. The first character eliminated this round is...





























Peach
The second character eliminated is...





























DK.
Our final 6 are:
Mario
Luigi
Daisy
Yoshi
Wario
Bowser
A pretty boring combination if you ask me.
https://strawpoll.com/e6Z28QXd5nN

The results are in. The next character eliminated is...





























Waluigi.
Today is gonna be different, as it will be a DOUBLE ELIMINATION! Everyone will vote for 2 characters to eliminate. The 2 with the most votes are out.
https://strawpoll.com/XmZRxYE16nd

The results are in. The next character eliminated is...





























Kamek.
There are 9 characters remaining, and the end is closer than you think.
https://strawpoll.com/6QnMOzaMAZe