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16 July 2026
This event began 07/16/2025 and repeats every year forever
Example
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/art/My-Antagonist-for-part-3-of-the-4-part-challenge-1218771253
Extended Example
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-3-Extended-antagonist-1214202381
Challenge
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-3-Antagonist-1212132850
PRAISE
from Remivan [ https://www.deviantart.com/remivan ]
Thank you for this incredibly detailed and helpful "tutorial" on crafting antagonists! While I’m unable to participate in the challenge (as I use AI in my writing process, which goes against the rules), I found the insights truly invaluable.
You’ve given me a new perspective on my story analytics. Some pieces reach tens of thousands of views, yet engagement (likes/favorites) remains quite modest. It made me wonder: could the lack of a strong, well-defined antagonist-driven conflict be a factor? Honestly, I rarely use this trope intentionally—even in real life, I don’t tend to see clear-cut ‘villains,’ just complex human motivations.
But your breakdown—especially distinguishing an antagonist’s goal (their core desire) from their role (actions taken to achieve it, including opposing the protagonist)—was revelatory! I’ll consciously integrate this technique into future stories and tune my LLMs to craft deeper, motivationally grounded antagonists using your guidelines (tying them to the setting, profession, and personal aims).
A question for the tutorial creators or community: Are there specialized frameworks, system prompts, or best practices for writers like me who use AI assistance? Anything to help weave character-building techniques (like antagonist development) into collaborative human-AI workflows to strengthen narrative conflict? I’d deeply appreciate any tips or resources!
Thanks again for this installment—immensely inspiring, even as a non-participant!
https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1212132850/5224464795
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16 July 2026
This event began 07/16/2025 and repeats every year forever
FOR AALBC
PROTAGONIST
Unknown name is a married midde aged man, of the Utility Farmer, many consider the best cook in the command; his wife is a multiutility Farmer+Entertainer, she makes street art. His wife side him have two children. One, a boy, is an Initiate, while the other, a girl, is in the Kindergarten. Their male child's teachers say he is talented in all utilities. While the teachers say their female child has a comforting touch of a healer. He has never ventured outside the Command, nor is he a great fighter. Loyal to the chain of command.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-2-Protagonist-1212132548
forum post
https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/11728-a-story-for-aalbc-part-2/
FOR Black Artist Of Tumblr
PROTAGONIST
Unknown name is a Black Swede, in his thirties, who runs a drug dealing outfit in Harlem in Manhattan in NYC in the 1960s. It operates in the domain of the Genovese crime family of the Five Families. The outfit is making so much money, they have an arrangement with a former local rival, Copeland's gang , to run all the numbers and dice and other gambling in Harlem if they support the outfit when called. The Black Swede know English/Swedish/German/Latin. Fully trust his lieutenants because he has to regardless if he wants. Has ambitions for the outfit but doesn't let ambition deny a modern situation or create a faulty strategy.
His lieutenants are
A white Swedish former maid he has known for years. Don't know her relationship to Black Swede yet.
Tex and Sug, an old black couple, Tex does accounting for the outfit while Sug is a school teacher, hired by Richard Green, the first Black school chancellor of NYC , hired by Robert Wagner.
Stephanie and Bump- two former rulers of Black underground life in harlem, now silverhaired and a reunited coupe, but financiers to the outfit,and are positively connected to all the churches or other places of worship in Harlem alongside all the community advocates from Garveyites to NAACP members or Black Panthers for Self Defense.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-2-Protagonist-1212132548
Community Post
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/black-artist-on-tjambler/post/789288537445089280/a-story-for-black-artist-of-tumblr-02
FOR MidnightHour
PROTAGONIST
Socialist Ama , a burlesque swordswoman. Uses the NYC code of conduct to battle burlesque to acquire the adoration of the most people sequentially, winning the right for her laws to be implemented. In her early thirties, she is ready to fight. She uses radical burlesque techniques which are fan favorites for the youngest voters. Flamboyant in all things. She uses a foil sword. Performing for socialist causes to finally get their due in the city.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-2-Protagonist-1212132548
Community Post
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/midnight-hour/post/789288897647673344/a-story-for-midnighthour-part-2?source=share
FOR Film Noir Pigeons
PROTAGONIST
Unknown name is a cryptocracker, a private detective for crypto cases in a Universal Basic Income (UBI( country. He lives in New York City (NYC) the only city in the world where crypto currencies can be exchanged for dollar currency. Black man, between late thirties to early forties, unmarried. He lives with his parents in an apartment. He has past experience with a woman, black, late thirties to early forties; she is a female courier from Brasil who makes transaction of crypto currencies into us dollars. His secretary is a woman, black, mocha complexion, married to a scholar who is an ardent supporter of the second non proliferation treaty SNPT for the advantages it will give their children. He drinks tea. For alcohol he likes Hot Sex from Bartender's Trading. He rides a custom Citroen DS Décapotable Cabriolet d'Usine Electrogenic.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-2-Protagonist-1212132548
Community Post
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/filmnoirpigeons/post/789289180915204096/a-story-for-film-noir-pigeons-part-2?source=share
Part 1
https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/403-community-stories-001-part-1/
Part 2
https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/407-community-stories-001-part-2/
part 3
https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/408-community-stories-001-part-3/
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16 July 2026
This event began 07/16/2025 and repeats every year forever
FOR AALBC
ANTAGONIST
The Untouchable World, the overwhelming majority of the world. It is sparsely speckled by Urban Commands. An expanse that has developed in unknown ways to the Urbaners and because of that has unknown dangers. An expanse that is the home to Untouchables, lineages of many species plant or animal or fungus mutated by the Tactile Virus; said Untouchables are now immune to the Tactile Virus through herd immunity and sometimes make up the landscape, sometimes live in it. The awareness or purpose of Untouchable species are not catalogued, listed, or usually comprehended by Urbaners. The Tactile Virus is carried by all in the Untouchable World and thus makes the Untouchable World dangerous to any who have not been infected which is most Urbaners and every Urbaner of Urban Command 259. The Untouchable world has Roamers, mysterious figures whose identity, allegiance, purposes are usually unknown to Urbaners or Untouchables alike making them a danger to both.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-3-Antagonist-1212132850
forum post
https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/11729-a-story-for-aalbc-part-3/
FOR Black Artist Of Tumblr
ANTAGONIST
An unknown middle aged European individual,who is very concerned about exposure, is watching the events in HArlem for their own agenda. They will use and manipulate or hinder the following set of antagonist to achieve their goal.
The Genovese crime family that governs most of Manhattan, including Harlem, wants control of the new drug from Harlem. It is led by Eboli, the current capo. Eboli has put Lombardo in charge, Lombardo worked his way from soldier to a junior capo. Lombardo has experience working around Harlem.
Pfizer has a new CEO in John Powers jr and he has constructed a new office downtown Manhattan. Pfizer has taken an economic hit recently and he wants to regain momentum lost. He wants everything about the illegal drug in Harlem for Pfizer.
Johnson and Johnson in New Jersey have a new CEO Philip B Hofmann who has started his tenure with success and wants to squeeze pharmaceutical rivals. He wants everything about the illegal drug in Harlem for Johnson and Johnson.
The NYPD have suffered a blow with the end of Tammany Hall by mayor Robert Wagner jr and want a greater cut of the new illegal drug market in Harlem.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-3-Antagonist-1212132850
Community Post
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/black-artist-on-tjambler/post/789290107159134208/a-story-for-black-artist-of-tumblr-03?source=share
FOR MidnightHour
ANTAGONIST
Sergeant Erica , a burlesque swordswoman. Uses the NYC code of conduct to battle burlesque to acquire the adoration of the most people sequentially, winning the right for her laws to be implemented. In her sixties, she is very experienced in managing the biggest contingents of fans in the city, from the financial well to do or law enforcement. She uses a foil. Is a standard performer. Performing to retain the laws she won in a prior Battle Royal.
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-3-Antagonist-1212132850
Community Post
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/midnight-hour/post/789290513756979200/a-story-for-midnighthour-part-3?source=share
FOR Film Noir Pigeons
ANTAGONIST
An unknown has committed a crime. The potential culprits are:
Someone at the exchange, the only exchange where cyptocurrency can be exchanged for dollars. A teller or the manager.
Father Pedro, a catholic clergyman who publicly protests the second non proliferation treaty as inhumane.
A former realtor for the Corcoran group who never recovered the losses from the abrupt move to the SNDT and lives indebted with anger.
A doctor just back from a profitable vacation in the
The female courier from brazil
the cryptocracker from nyc
referral to contest
https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/Writing-Challenge-Part-3-Antagonist-1212132850
Community Post
https://www.tumblr.com/communities/filmnoirpigeons/post/789291414477471744/a-story-for-film-noir-pigeons-part-3?source=share
Part 1
https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/403-community-stories-001-part-1/
Part 2
https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/407-community-stories-001-part-2/
part 3
https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/408-community-stories-001-part-3/
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