Ceramic DM -- Fall '06 ** yangnome wins! **
- Thread starter Rodrigo Istalindir
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Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
Linderel said:
I certainly didn't think it was crap. Just maybe too big an idea to execute in the short time frame and still get the nuance you were shooting for. OTOH, Berandor and max got it, so maybe I'm just slow. I try hard when judging not to read things into the story that aren't there -- as a result I'll tend to err on the side of the obvious if I'm uncertain.
The only 'crap' story I've ever seen in Ceramic DM was my second Kylo Krumboldt story. Ick.
Rodrigo Istalindir
Explorer
I'm still not sure what to do for next round. I don't like the three-way and we didn't have any ties. I can't think of a round-robin scenario that would work, either. :\
Gulla
Adventurer
Pull out the dice and let two of them meet each other for the right to fight the last one in the final? I cannot see any other "fair" way of doing it unless you want a threeway or round-robin.Rodrigo Istalindir said:
And since a round-robin is out this at least gives us 4 stories to read, and that is better than the 3 we get in a threeway final
Håkon
GuardianLurker
Adventurer
Interesting feedback, thanks Berandor.
Rodrigo, I'll offer a third alternative - a dummy partner. I'm getting good feedback/exercise, and I'd like to continue stretching my skills. OTOH, I'm not sure what the point would be for my (the dummy's) opponent - it's just more exercise, and a guaranteed win. On one foot (since I'm out of hands) it'd also give you all 6 stories to read, rather than 4.
But, eh. Whatever. It's been fun no matter what.
Anyone have an idea when the next Iron DM will be?
Rodrigo, I'll offer a third alternative - a dummy partner. I'm getting good feedback/exercise, and I'd like to continue stretching my skills. OTOH, I'm not sure what the point would be for my (the dummy's) opponent - it's just more exercise, and a guaranteed win. On one foot (since I'm out of hands) it'd also give you all 6 stories to read, rather than 4.
But, eh. Whatever. It's been fun no matter what.
Anyone have an idea when the next Iron DM will be?
maxfieldjadenfox
First Post
Forgive me. Math is not my strong suit...Berandor said:Thanks for all the birthday wishes. It's late (early) right now, and I'm fatigued, but not tired... the "party high"For the record, it's not the big 3-0. Do you think I'm that old? Come on! I'm only 29, that's a decade younger (or more).
Happy 29! It's a good age. I've been it for a number of years now.
Berandor
lunatic
I don't know whether you notice this, but I'm writing with my new ergonomic keyboard. It feels like learning to type all over
NiTessine: I liked your story well enough; you certainly show a great amount of imagination, and you make me feel as if I knew your fictional world or, at least, as if it really might exist. However, just like the last story, I wasn't hooked. The prose flowed naturally, but it all was quite easy. Alambur doesn't really accomplish something extraordinary. He gets his mission, he approaches the earth elemental and pays a gem he already had with him, then he is himself approached by the traitor who leads him to the evil archmage. There's not really an opposition to Alambur's quest, no matter how well-written it is.
The picture use was fine; the flying squirrel wasn't really necessary, neither in form nor in function. The blue cross was a very nice imagery for a vision (x marks the spot). The "guards" was a nice use; there had to be guards, it seemed realistic they might grow lax so close to their goal, and the explosive runes gag was very nice. The beer glass, too, was a cool way of incorporating it into the story, even though I'd have liked to have a little more warning what it was supposed to do (so I could relish the actual image without keeping up with the story), or to have its defusal be a little more spectacular than just drenching the bad guy, or both.
But it was still an accomplished story with a recurring character. Well done.
NiTessine: I liked your story well enough; you certainly show a great amount of imagination, and you make me feel as if I knew your fictional world or, at least, as if it really might exist. However, just like the last story, I wasn't hooked. The prose flowed naturally, but it all was quite easy. Alambur doesn't really accomplish something extraordinary. He gets his mission, he approaches the earth elemental and pays a gem he already had with him, then he is himself approached by the traitor who leads him to the evil archmage. There's not really an opposition to Alambur's quest, no matter how well-written it is.
The picture use was fine; the flying squirrel wasn't really necessary, neither in form nor in function. The blue cross was a very nice imagery for a vision (x marks the spot
). The "guards" was a nice use; there had to be guards, it seemed realistic they might grow lax so close to their goal, and the explosive runes gag was very nice. The beer glass, too, was a cool way of incorporating it into the story, even though I'd have liked to have a little more warning what it was supposed to do (so I could relish the actual image without keeping up with the story), or to have its defusal be a little more spectacular than just drenching the bad guy, or both.But it was still an accomplished story with a recurring character. Well done.
maxfieldjadenfox
First Post
yangnome said:
Okay, but you asked...
My friend Larry "does" Cher. One of my fondest memories is of him standing in my living room at about 3 AM after a Halloween party, saying,"I'm done with this bitch" and dropping first the wig, then the falsies and other acoutrements on the floor. Looked like Cher had blown up...
A few months ago, his long-time partner was killed in an accident. Larry called me and asked me to sing at the memorial, which would be at the local gay social club. "Rick always loved to hear you sing." So, of course, I said yes. I got to the club early, and found out the accompanist had flaked, so I would be singing acapella...erk! I asked the bartender where Larry was and he pointed toward the back room. I composed myself, because I knew it would probably be an emotional scene. When I went around the corner, there was Larry, all done up as Cher. This was a surprise to me. Nobody told me it would be a drag memorial service. Next to him, helping with the wig stylage, was my friend PJ, also known as Fontana Divine, as Liza, resplendent in red sequins. Suddenly, I felt very underdressed in my velvet top and jeans. But, a real woman can never hope to compete with a drag queen in the glitz department, so why bother? Larry told me he was sorry about the accompanist, but was I still willing to sing? I said of course. He told me where to sit, when I would sing, and excused himself to finish preparing. I went out and sat in my assigned spot and prepared myself by drinking a beer. Through the course of the evening, drag kings and queens eulogized Rick in words and lip sync. My friends Wendy and Kari sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." When people were particularly moved, they walked up to the performer and gave him/her money. A custom perhaps unique to this area. The same $10-$15 probably just makes its way around the room through the course of the evening, but it's kind of an honor. It was finally my time to sing. I sang Sarah MacLachlan's Angel. About halfway through, I realized that the audience was singing with me. Nice. Then, the drag queens began to line up to give me money. I was so flummoxed I sang the end of the first verse twice. Guess nobody minded... Last, Larry came out and sang a duet with an Ernie (from Sesame Street) puppet singing the Peter Cetera part.
Well, here we are again
I guess it must be fate
We've tried it on our own
But deep inside we've known
We'd be back to set things straight
I still remember when
Your kiss was so brand new
Every memory repeats
Every step I take retreats
Every journey always brings me back to you
After All the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
After All that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me, After All
When love is truly right
(This time it's truly right)
It lives from year to year
It changes as it goes
Oh, and on the way it grows
But it never disappears
After All the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
After All that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me, After All
Always just beyond my touch
You know I needed you so much
After All, what else is livin' for?
After All the stops and starts
We keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
After All that we've been through
It all comes down to me and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you and me, After All
Tears were running down his face as everyone lined up in front of the stage, which was littered with money by the end of the song. Turns out he wasn't going to be able to afford to fly to South Dakota (where Rick was from) for the funeral, but the drag queen donations (and mine
) made it possible. All in all, one of the most surreal and amazing experiences of my life.
