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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 2:35PM
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- Forum Guide
- Hero Craftsman Gold Medalist
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Expert Dungeon Master Competition #8
Craft a Plotline! [indent] An Expert Dungeon Master can create a compelling plotline, often out of disparate elements that arise from time to time in a campaign. This competition asks you to create an engaging and fun plotline from the optional elements.[/indent] Welcome to the eighth 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 order to enter the competition, your entry must fulfill the following required elements:
[list=A]Name your plotline.
Describe the number and levels of the PCs expected to run through the plotline.
Describe a plotline, including one or more story hooks (how the PCs get involved), one or more developments that might occur depending on PC actions, and one or more endings for the plotline.
In addition, the entry must include at least three of the following ten optional elements:
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A location within the Elemental Chaos.
A painted stone.
A pomegranate.
A riddle.
A roc.
A scar or tattoo.
A wedding.
An abacus.
An unfaithful spouse.
Two feuding families, towns, tribes, etc.
- 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 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 March 27, 2009. All entries must be submitted no later than 12:00 midnight on that day (Eastern Standard Time). The judges of this contest are AceRumble, TwinBahamut, and wrecan, and the coordinator of this contest is wrecan.
Good luck and have fun!!
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 2:35PM
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- Forum Guide
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Questions & Answers
(questions posed by potential entrants and the coordinator's response) Q. How long is a plotline?
A. As long as you like, from one game session to an entire campaign arc, keeping in mind the Usability criteria.Q. Should I provide stats?
A. We leave that to your discretion, keeping in mind the Usability criteria.Q. Concerning optional element 5, what qualifies as a roc?
A. Any of the creatures described in the Monster Manual under the category of "roc" would qualify, as well as any creature you create that would be classifiable as a roc. Please note that the less roc-like your homemade roc is, the lower your Thematics score.Q. Concerning optional element 10, can you include more than two feuding parties?
A. Yes, as long as there are at least two. Similarly, for purposes of the other optional elements, you must include at least one, but may include more.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 2:44PM
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 2:45PM
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- Forum Guide
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Medalists The Bronze Medal Goes To...Lord Ventnor with "Money is the Root of All..."! The Silver Medal Goes To...Veok with "Crystal Beacon of Veilgaarde"!! The Gold Medal Goes To...OldDawg with "Brides of Ashton Ketch"!!! Congratulations to all of you! The gold medalist, OldDawg, is eligible for the custom title of "Heroic Dungeon Master" (if so desired) and is also now eligible to judge future competitions! In addition, this is Lord Ventnor's second medal in the XDMCs, which means Lord Ventnor too is entitled to the custom title of "Heroic Dungeon Master" (Veok was already eligible to judge thanks to a gold medal in the MDMCs). If OldDawg or Lord Ventnor win subsequent competitions, their custom title can be changed to "Paragon Dungeon Master" and then "Epic Dungeon Master"! Thanks also to my fellow judges, AceRumble and TwinBahamut who did a great job judging the competitions and were so speedy (putting me to shame). I am so very grateful to them for volunteering. Congratulations again to everyone for such wonderful entries and thanks for making the XDMCs a continuing success! Anybody who wishes to edit their entries are welcome to do so. Also, judges are welcome to post their comments. (My comments should be posted tonight.) Stay tuned for XDMC #9 to begin (hopefully) in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy the carefully tabulated scores below. [b]Concolidated Scores by Entry[/b]
[b]Entry Creat'y Usab'y Theme Clar'y Bonus Total Author's Entry[/b]
1 5 2/3 6 2/3 5 2/3 3 2/3 21 2/3 yellowdingo's Uprising
2 7 1/3 8 1/3 4 2/3 5 25 1/3 Witchslasher's Duplicity
3 8 1/3 4 2/3 5 2/3 5 23 2/3 tcrsvage's Fire in the Sky
4 12 1/3 12 7 2/3 7 1/3 39 1/3 Veok's Crystal Beacon of Veilgaarde
5 10 9 7 1/3 5 2/3 32 Shinobicow's War of the Twin Stone Gods
6 9 2/3 7 4 2/3 4 2/3 26 JayJian's Escape from Shilous
7 10 9 6 1/3 6 1/3 31 2/3 Bellmaethorian's Crushed
8 9 8 7 4 2/3 28 2/3 Novatack's Blood War
9 10 2/3 9 1/3 4 1/3 5 1/3 29 2/3 dulsi's Slithering No More
10 12 1/3 11 8 7 2/3 39 Lord Ventnor's Money is the Root of All…
11 12 1/3 9 1/3 7 2/3 6 2/3 36 Saint Keelon's Treasure of the Golden Sands
12 12 1/3 9 2/3 7 2/3 7 1/3 37 lazzmaniandevil's Flood
13 12 1/3 10 8 2/3 7 2 40 OldDawg's Brides of Ashton Ketch
[b]Consolidated Scores by Result[/b]
[b]Entry Creat'y Usab'y Theme Clar'y Bonus Total Author's Entry[/b]
13 12 1/3 10 8 2/3 7 2 40 OldDawg's Brides of Ashton Ketch
4 12 1/3 12 7 2/3 7 1/3 39 1/3 Veok's Crystal Beacon of Veilgaarde
10 12 1/3 11 8 7 2/3 39 Lord Ventnor's Money is the Root of All…
12 12 1/3 9 2/3 7 2/3 7 1/3 37 lazzmaniandevil's Flood
11 12 1/3 9 1/3 7 2/3 6 2/3 36 Saint Keelon's Treasure of the Golden Sands
5 10 9 7 1/3 5 2/3 32 Shinobicow's War of the Twin Stone Gods
7 10 9 6 1/3 6 1/3 31 2/3 Bellmaethorian's Crushed
9 10 2/3 9 1/3 4 1/3 5 1/3 29 2/3 dulsi's Slithering No More
8 9 8 7 4 2/3 28 2/3 Novatack's Blood War
6 9 2/3 7 4 2/3 4 2/3 26 JayJian's Escape from Shilous
2 7 1/3 8 1/3 4 2/3 5 25 1/3 Witchslasher's Duplicity
3 8 1/3 4 2/3 5 2/3 5 23 2/3 tcrsvage's Fire in the Sky
1 5 2/3 6 2/3 5 2/3 3 2/3 21 2/3 yellowdingo's Uprising
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 2:48PM
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Do you make an adventure spanning several levels? Or is the plot line supposed to be a campaign and go from lvl 1 to 30?
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 2:49PM
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A plotline is an adventure with a beginning, middle and an end. Whether you want it to span one game session or from level 1 to 30 is up to you. Bear in mind the Usability of any given plotline, however.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 3:51PM
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Creepy . . . I was just thinking that I wanted to get some comments from the DMs of the world on my campaign's planned metaplot, and along comes XDMC! Plus I missed the last one. This should be great!
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 4:19PM
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Do i have to stat anything? If not then i may be able to try and come up with an entry. 4th is not my thing so i wouldn't be able to stat out monsters or skill challenges or anything really.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 5:38PM
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Do i have to stat anything?
That is left to the discretion of the contestant. If you fail to stat something that the judges feel should have been statted, that might be reflected in your Usability score. If you craft a plotline for which it is unnecessary to provide stats, then no worries.
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4 years ago ::
Mar 10, 2009 - 6:41PM
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Am I the only one taken aback by the optional elements? They seem so oddly distant from the past 6 competitions.
For optional element 10, is it specifically TWO feuding families/whatevers? or is it more like "two or more"?.
If you look past the plot and the voice acting, Metroid: Other M was an okay game. Not a great game, but an adequate one.
Not using the Metroid item collect jingle though? That, was a mistake.
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