IRON DM 2016! (Sign-up and Scheduling)

Wicht · Sep 28, 2016

We are halfway to having a full compliment of contestants.

And again, if any old contestants would like to try their hand at judging rather than competing, send me a message.

GuardianLurker · Sep 28, 2016

I'm in.

Wicht · Sep 28, 2016

GuardianLurker said:
I'm in.

Yes you are.

Rune · Sep 28, 2016

Still just two judges, though. Surely someone wants to jump in on the other side of the IRON DM screen.

Do it for Chairman Kaga!

Wicht · Sep 28, 2016

We still need 3 Contestants, and have an opening for a Judge.

It would be great to get some new contestants - individuals who haven't competed before. If you compete, I don't think you will be sorry for the experience.

I was in the very first Iron DM tournament held on ENWorld and was hooked from the beginning. There are very few creative writing exercises quite like it, and the competition factor only heightens the sense of challenge. Having now written modules professionally for a handful of different companies, I can safely credit Iron DM as having helped hone some rather important skillsets that such writing requires, including how to write according to specs, how to write using someone else's ideas, and how to pitch an adventure in a limited amount of space.

All us DMs think we have a world of ideas floating around in our heads waiting to get out. Iron DM gives you a chance to let some of those ideas out.

Imhotepthewise · Sep 28, 2016

I have been in the game twice before and havent made it past the first round yet. It has improved my writing skills and helped me to improvise as a GM. Dont be skeered, nobody bites!

Wicht · Sep 29, 2016

A morning bump and some shout outs....

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Last year's competitors that we haven't heard from:
[MENTION=6762606]LucasC[/MENTION], [MENTION=40177]Wik[/MENTION], [MENTION=62721]MortalPlague[/MENTION], [MENTION=6562]Nifft[/MENTION] (who has been a judge)

Some other former contestants we haven't heard from:
[MENTION=1830]Waylander the Slayer[/MENTION], [MENTION=150]Radiating Gnome[/MENTION] (who has also been a judge), [MENTION=2342]phoamslinger[/MENTION] (who has also, also been a judge), [MENTION=6678460]UselessTriviaMan[/MENTION], [MENTION=41744]EP[/MENTION], [MENTION=6726030]Mike Myler[/MENTION], [MENTION=54988]Dragonwriter[/MENTION], [MENTION=1861]Loonook[/MENTION], [MENTION=92511]steeldragons[/MENTION], [MENTION=53286]Lwaxy[/MENTION], [MENTION=89612]Shoe[/MENTION], [MENTION=3192]howandwhy99[/MENTION], [MENTION=21629]ender_wiggin[/MENTION], [MENTION=8964]FickleGM[/MENTION]

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Again, with a plug, if you haven't done this before, we greatly encourage you to give it a go and throw your hat in the ring. You might be our 2016 Iron DM champion. But you won't know until you try.

Rune · Sep 29, 2016

By the way, [MENTION=221]Wicht[/MENTION], I notice that you've removed the clause we've had for a couple of tournaments that asks contestants not to remove their entries after the tournament ends. Is that intentional?

UselessTriviaMan · Sep 29, 2016

Sorry guys, I'll have to pass. Got a lot on my plate these days.

Wicht · Sep 29, 2016

Rune said:
By the way, [MENTION=221]Wicht[/MENTION], I notice that you've removed the clause we've had for a couple of tournaments that asks contestants not to remove their entries after the tournament ends. Is that intentional?

No.
I don't remember removing that clause. I'll give it a look here in a bit and add it in if need be.