Quote:1. Milestones, up to 3 TPE.

Milestones are folded in with All-Star Week.

Link your Milestone claim as task 1 for up to 3 TPE towards your 8 total.

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Quote:Written, 50 to 200+ words each. Shiny Grab Bag
6. If you had to form RPG party with 4 of your team mates, who would you pick and which role would they play?

This is an interesting question. I think the four I would choose are Philipe Eko-Eel, Billy Herrington, Shoyo Hinata, and Binko Koivu. Of course, Jae-ik Barron would be the fifth member.

Philippe Eko-Eel would be the cleric. He’d be there to help heal the other party members when the shit hit the fan and they needed to be bailed out of some insane situation with a thousand goblins and skeleton archers or whatever.
Billy Herrington would be the Barbarian, a pure damage dealer. By far the best offense on the team, which would translate well for attacking, and the character the player is named after was a physical specimen to say the least. Just 240 lbs of pure muscle and fury.
Shoyo Hinata would be the old, grizzled rogue. He was around in the glory days of the kingdom when the streets were filled with people and parties. He is here to teach the young members of the party the adventuring lifestyle.
Binko is a sorcerer, who left for another adventuring party but came back, and whenever he leaves he returns because he just can’t get enough of the party’s hijinks. Provides much needed spellcasting in the group.
Jae-ik is a bard, playing his lute and trying to keep morale high by regaling the party with stories (made up of course) about his previous exploits.


(225 words, +4 TPE)

Quote:11. Written, 50 to 200+ words. Back to Back
Winning an award is not easy. To win two (or more) seasons in row is even more impressive. Which one of the back to back award wins you are most impressed with and why? Can be written about any award, including team and user awards. Below is the link to Portal where you can start looking for back to back winners.

For this task I’m going to talk about Alonzo Garbanzo. It’s not the first time I’ve done it, and the interesting thing is that even though Garbanzo has won the Scott Stevens Trophy 5 times, he’s never done it two seasons in a row. Sure, the seasons he didn’t win it, he was nominated. But to have each come in a non-consecutive season is pretty bizarre. It’s also impressive in a way, as that means his peak will have been over a longer period of time than otherwise.

He’s not without other accolades though. Qualifying him for this topic is the 1st Team All-Star, which he’s attained in the following consecutive seasons: 26 and 27; 30 and 31; and finally 35, 36 and 37. That’s an incredibly impressive run, and that’s only counting consecutive wins. He also had single inclusions in Season 33 and Season 40.

I know they were different times, and such feats would be more difficult in the current era. But it’s good to know the history of the sport and Alonzo Garbanzo holds an important place in the history of the SHL’s defenders.

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