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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 5596221" data-attributes="member: 67">Did you know that there is a source of free, wildly creative, and high-quality adventurers to be found, right here, in the ENworld Forums?Yes!  Adventures created for the Iron DM Tournaments have a reputation for being tremendously inspiring, breaking convention, and providing excellent opportunities for solid gaming.But can they be adapted for different games?Yes!  In most cases, game mechanics are included only when absolutely necessary to express the concepts of the adventures.  Various editions, systems and genres have been well-represented over the past decade of Iron DM tournaments.How can something written under such difficult restraints be that good, anyway?You'd be surprised!  Adventures forged in the Iron DM must be concise, creative, and downright fantastic because competition is very tough.  Only the very good entrant can hope to be the Iron DM.Here are but a few of my favorites:<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/266192-iron-dm-2009-all-matches-4.html#post4979838" target="_blank">The Invisible Tavern</a> by Wulf Ratbane:  A whimsical and allegorical adventure featuring an intriguing game of sport and a cumbersome companion. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/266192-iron-dm-2009-all-matches-5.html#post4984865" target="_blank">The Dreaming Lords</a> by Iron Sky:  A surreal and fascinating step inside a dream sequence-puzzle. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/archive-threads/53894-iron-dm-summer-champion-announced-13.html#post956852" target="_blank">untitled white tower entry</a> by Wulf Ratbane: A tower that sucks the life out of those trapped within?  How can you go wrong? <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/archive-threads/53894-iron-dm-summer-champion-announced-20.html#post965374" target="_blank">St Margaret’s Tear</a> by seasong: Is it an adventure or a campaign?  Could be both.  Well detailed charaters, insidious motives, and an illithid egg.  Deelicious. <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/archive-threads/28400-iron-dm-revival-14.html#post445375" target="_blank">The Fishy God</a> by Rune: A dead god’s double weighs the characters for crimes they may or may not have committed, but who is really on trial, here? <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/archive-threads/13851-time-another-round-iron-dm-6.html#post209871" target="_blank">untitled Memento tribute</a> by Wulf Ratbane: Ever watch Memento?  All I can say about this one is…wow! <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/archive-threads/13851-time-another-round-iron-dm-9.html#post212963" target="_blank">The Dying Flame</a> by Rune: A web of political intrigue, tragedy, and redemption that characters are sure to get caught in; but how will their presence play out?Good stuff, but maybe you want to test your skills?The Qualifying Round of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/vbquiz.php?do=quiz&id=13" target="_blank">Iron DM 2011</a> is underway now!</blockquote>

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