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Ultimately, you're right, Paka. It's a silly Internet tournament. :) I just want to make it clear, especially for your sake, that I didn't give up. I was fighting with my entry right till the end. If I had more time, I would have ironed out my issues and finished the entry. I'm sorry that...

I'm a philosophy major, so I like to argue. ;) My understanding of the rules of the tournament made the distinction between not posting anything versus posting an incomplete entry a moot one. If I had known that even an incomplete entry could win the round, I probably would have posted what I...

Paka's loss in the first round might have been frustrating because it was so close, but that should have no impact on the perception of the subsequent round. I didn't drop out of the competition. If I had, I would have simply disappeared from the thread rather than post a concession as I...

Here's a little more explanation and clarification. ;) The decision to concede was fueled by my own disappointment in my efforts and the failure to use all the ingredients in a finished entry. I could have (and maybe should have) simply posted the incomplete entry with an explanation. At the...

Wow, if this is how half-giants actually are in the book, then that's a staggering failure on the writer's part.

You're very kind, zenld. Your entry displayed what every Iron DM should be able to do: make lemonade out of lemons. A good Iron DM is one who, when confronted with poor ingredients, is able to produce a product even if it will be hoplessly cliche or obvious. I'm not saying that your entry was...

I'm sure you'll do wonderfully for the rest of the tournament and emerge as Iron DM.

It's embarassing to post what I have so far, since it's still very much half-baked. Before I post, here's my general thought process on the ingredients and a bit of insight into why I think I came up short. From the beginning, I thought the ingredients were so wildly varied that any adventure...

I must regretfully concede. :( The list of ingredients really threw me for a loop, which I suppose is what the tournament is all about in the first place. I've struggled and been unable to find a way to link them all together in a satisfying way. My entry is half-complete and stalled in its...

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It sounds to me like the DM has played too many hours of computer RPGs. :(

In threads like this, the overwhelming fan sentiment always seems to be in the "pre-novels/pre-Revised" version of the setting. Since the setting is essentially a dead one and is essentially immune to concerns of continuity, I hope that the authors listened to the fans on this one. While I...

Crap, sorry, Nemm. I should have mentioned that I received the ingredients last night soon after they were posted. I'm grooving along. "Animated Bench" indeed! ;)

Go, gringo! :)

Groovy. I'll check back at 4pm EST. In the interests of moving the competition along, I'll take on any challenger at that time, if that's more convenient. :)

2pm EST is fine. I'll check back then and commence the smackdown! :D

Sure thing. Post a "start time" and I'll be there. Any time this afternoon or this evening is good. :)

Since the matchups are predetermined this round, rather than the more haphazard first round method, count me in for a start any time today. I'll check this thread periodically. Onward to victory!

It would be good to see Al-Qadim given the same treatment. BTW, Whizbang, you're missed at Graffe's. ;) Dave "Brahma" Turner

Isn't this move by Paizo a bit of a slap to the face of the Athas.org folks?