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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 4:08AM
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Expert Dungeon Master Competition #3
Forge an Artifact Welcome to the third Expert Dungeon Master Competition! The primary purpose of the Expert Dungeon Master Competitions is threefold: [list=1] To create a resource for new Dungeon Masters drawing on the vast talent pool of the experienced Dungeon Masters of this forum.
To create a fun and vibrant competition that is sportsmanlike and friendly.
To showcase the creativity and talent of Dungeon Masters like you.
In this third competition, the objective is to create an artifact using the rules set forth in pages 164 through 170 of the Dungeon Master's Guide. In order to enter the competition, you must fulfill the following required elements:
[list=A]Name the artifact.
Describe the artifact's appearance, tier, powers, and goals.
Describe how a DM should roleplay the artifact.
Describe the effects of the various levels of concordance with the artifact.
Describe how the artifact will "Move On".
In addition, the entry must meet three of the following eleven optional elements:
[list=1]No matter how high the Concordance, the artifact inflicts negative effects on its wielder.
The artifact can speak but not in Common.
The artifact has a distinctive odor.
The artifact is appropriate for a character at the Heroic tier of play.
The artifact is damaged, malfunctioning or dying.
The artifact is one of a pair or set.
The artifact is or was evil, but seeks redemption.
The artifact is conflicted because accomplishing one of its goals will make it impossible to accomplish another goal (and vice versa).
The artifact is too large to be carried by a single medium-sized character.
The artifact seeks out good-aligned characters for the purpose of corrupting them.
The artifact wants to be destroyed.
Following are some general rules of the Expert DM Competition. You can read the complete contest rules here.
- Code of Conduct. All entries must comply with the forum's Code of Conduct.
- Contest Duration. Contests usually run for two weeks, beginning with the post announcing the competition. The Coordinator may extend the duration of the contest at his discretion after consulting the other judges for that competition. However, such extensions should be done very rarely.
- Edits After 15 Minutes Prohibited. Applicants may not edit their entries more than 15 minutes after submission. This includes editing done by forum moderators, unless the moderator specifically states that the entry had not been edited prior to the moderator's action. If the entrant submits an entry before the contest closes and then edits the entry after the contest closes, but within fifteen minutes of submission, the edits will be considered valid. Entrants should use the forum’s “preview post” function or an off-line text editor to check the entry before posting. Once winners have been announced, entrants may edit their entries.
- Multiple Entries Prohibited. Each applicant may only submit one entry prior during the period in which entries may be submitted. Submitting multiple entries disqualifies all entries. Additional entries may be submitted after the competition closes, but they will not be judged.
- Multi-Post Entries Prohibited. Each entry must be contained within a single post. The judges must ignore any subsequent posts.
- Outside Links Prohibited. Entries may not include material hosted on a website other than the post on which the entry appears. Images hosted on, or links to, other websites will be ignored by the judges when scoring.
- Plagiarism and Previewing Prohibited. All entries must be the original, exclusive work of the applicant. Entries found to be copying the work of another, or that have been posted for review prior to the close of the competition, will be disqualified.
The contest will run from today through Friday September 12, 2008. All entries must be submitted no later than 12:00 midnight on that day (Eastern Standard Time). The judges of this contest are Eightbitmage and wrecan and the coordinator of this contest is wrecan.
Good luck and have fun!!
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 4:09AM
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Questions & Answers Q. For purposes of optional element 4, what does it mean for an item to be "appropriate for a character at the Heroic tier of play"?
A. Consult pages 164 through 171 of the Dungeon Master's Guide. All artifacts are assigned a tier representing the tier of a party that this artifact would be approriate to possess.Q. For purposes of optional element 4 and 5, if an artifact is broken, must it be "appropriate for a character at the Heroic tier of play" in its broken state or repaired state?
A. It must be appropriate for a character at the Heroic tier of play in whatever state the artifact is in when it is intended to be found by the player characters.Q. For purposes of optional element 6, how much detail must be provided about the other artifacts in the set?
A. That is entirely up to you. The Dungeon Master's Guide fully details both the Eye and Hand of Vecna. But it also mentions The Axe of Dwarvish Lords as "One of five tools given to the first dwarves..." without detailing the other four.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 4:09AM
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 4:12AM
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yeah. crunchy stuff.  got a good idea already, though hitting the optional elements seems hard - well, i'll see anyway. only 2 judges seems to suggest nani and nyarlotep will be participating again - good for the entries! -wb wants to see a doomsday device
This new forum is terrible. Try again Wizards.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 6:09AM
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Sounds good, I'll try to post something here this time (have what I at least think is a decent idea). :P
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 6:21AM
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Great! Word of caution: post your entry in a new post. Do not edit a prior post in the thread and put the entry there. It will be disqualified!
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 9:52AM
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Cool! This will be a fun one. Hopefully there will be *MANY* entries. Can we top the 24 from XDMC #2?
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 10:08AM
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:whatsthis  oh, for element #4, do you mean "is only appropriate to a heroic tier", or am I missing something in the artifact rules (they are for paragon and epic tiers only)?
That's Someone, with a capital S.
"Cat's out of the bag on that one, isn't it? Who puts cats in bags, anyway? Cats hate bags." -Sheogorath, Oblivion
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 10:25AM
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coat of arnd is an artifact for heroic tier, so this is definitely a restriction of artifacts being paragon and up, but it definitely IS hard to come up with a decent artifact that is useful and its flavor fitting the heroic tier, without overpowering either the rest of the storyline, or overshadowing everything else the players could do. or it is just insignificant in story. that's why it's an optional element that is hard to meet, thus included.
This new forum is terrible. Try again Wizards.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 11:00AM
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All items have levels associated with them and artifacts are no exception. To meet element 4, the artifact must be an item of level 10 or under.
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