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I used to get some ideas from the list and would start typing (using Word usually) almost as soon as I could. when finished, I would then go back and re-read it, edit, tighten it, re-read it again. sleep. get up and edit some more, until I had a finished product I was happy with. I'd copy...

greetings DMs. I've posted in several tourneys, what MY judging criteria are, but they mostly come down to three things. 1 if an ingredient is an ignorant ogre, and I could swap out a ignorant lizardman or a scholarly ogre, and have no change to your story, that's not a good thing. if the...

who's up for the next match? and what's going to be the best time for you?

something I did that worked very well was to put the party into a situation that was of particular note, and then a few game sessions later the party came across a prophecy which laid out what had just happened in a way that only made sense because they had seen the context of it and could start...

my best supers games were always when the players couldn't build exactly what they wanted, mostly due to not fully understanding the character building mechanics. their characters had flaws and they had to work together as a team to win. note the past tense "were". nowadays, if I announce...

I just tossed out a "suggestion" to the judges. I'm curious what their response will be.

if you're not mentally blocking out the space for a Sultan to be acquired someday, there's something wrong with you.

3rd Judgement.... ... ok, after reading the two entries and thinking about them for a couple of days, I pretty much knew how things were going to go. judging the round two entry between Lwaxy and Waylander, I spent about four hours typing everything up. and I realize that the critiques are...

I've read 'em. I'll try and get to them tomorrow evening. (space reserved for later judgement...)

how about the inability to come up with a simple yet effective unarmed combat system as part of the core rules after what, five? six? editions, that doesn't cause games to grind to a halt as players and dms go and recheck just how did those rules work again.

if you can put your adventurers in a position where none of their choices are good ones and all of them have consequences of lasting import, it will be far more memorable than a straight vanilla adventure.

Lwaxy you're right. I did miss that. and the reason I missed it is because there's almost no information on the power broker... By now it should dawn on them that the Robe of Bones is part of an artwork. Kadin has no remembrance where it might be, as he forgets about what parts are in where...

generally speaking, I think most birds are ridiculous looking running around on the ground on their little toothpick legs. but I do like penguins... (Standing in for Wicht) Judgement of Master Piece (MP) vs The Curious Case of the Suspended Clergyman (CC) before I get rolling too far on...

I can step in as a replacement judge for Nifft if he needs some time away.

another end of the world, gods & men vs something apocalyptic, and the good guys lost... the main character would be going to all the remaining powers to try to stop the end of the world after the final battle created a world ending event. the cat would have been part of a nightmare scene with...

actually PC's wizard hiding on the beach reminded me of Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind.

those are GREAT pictures! I just changed my wallpaper from the sharkgull to the ocean shot. now I'll just sit back, thankful there's no reason to twist my brain around them and laugh at those who do. edit: ...and if I were writing, I'd already have my story done by now (yes I got an idea...

congrats on the win Pirate Cat! good luck on the final round. after the last sets of pictures, I'm sure the round 3 pictures will be LOTS of fun. this contest was a lot of fun. I need to consider getting back into writing again. too much real life has pushed all of that to the side in...

Mirth, you are aptly named. when you decided in my favor, tossing it into a three way tie, I almost fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard. best laugh I've had all week. thanks!

good going PC and UTM, one judge to go...