[IronDM] Iron DM Returns! Winner announced!

[Wulf Ratbane]

Wulf: My question is for you. If you remember, and archive these things, you wrote an Iron DM entry, that is perhaps the best I have ever read; concening a field of poppies, a witch, and some adventurers who are to go and fetch ingredients for some potion, or elixir. Might you remember/have a copy of this piece? I would like nothing better than to see that again.

I haven't found it yet, but this link is a good start:

http://www.aquerra.com/IRON_DM/by_entry.htm

If I find it, I will edit this post.

It's not in the link above because it was untilted... in hindsight I'd happily title it "Memento."

http://www.aquerra.com/IRON_DM/spring2002/R1M3.htm

 

[ThirdWizard]

Some great matches and nice reads. Congrats to Tinner and good work to all those that participated. Also, thanks to carpedavid for judging and making this possible. Iron DM is always great for getting me thinking about adventure writing again and getting lots of ideas from these enteries. I'm not ashamed to say I've stolen a few things from Iron DMs in the past, and I intend to keep up the tradition.

 

[Evilhalfling]

Carpedavid and other competators
You have my thanks as well, I certainly didn't agree with every comment, or even some of the decisions, but it has been a fun read. The critcisms have certainly exposed weaknesses in my adventure design, and hopefully I can shore those up before the next contest.

 

[carpedavid]

That said, in your judgement, do they detract from the adventure, or just not add to it?

I just ignored them, mostly. They neither hurt nor helped anybody's entries. Other judges may have a different take, but that's mine. I guess what's important is that they don't fill in as a substitute for actual "adventure."

 

[Imhotepthewise]

Thank you for bringing IRON DM back to EN World, where it belongs.