Iron DM 2009 - FINAL MATCH - it's over!

[Wik]

Well. Those ingredients are sure to cause an aneurysm. Thanks, Nifft.

 

[Iron Sky]

No kidding. I think my brain is melting atm.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I don't know what's up with IVV, but I'm willing to be as accomodating as necessary to get two entries and a judgment.

 

[phoamslinger]

all three judges are more or less waiting for a post of some sort...


hope nothing catastrophic's going on with IVV in RL

 

[Iron Sky]

Wulf, have you ever played the 360 game called The Maw? That's the first thing I thought of when I saw your beholder's name. Also, I laughed out loud at 'before the opportunity "passes"'.

And Nifft, my brain is dribbling out one ear a little bit because of this list of ingredients...

 

[InVinoVeritas]

I'm sorry, I can't compete.

I had a total brain fart on this one, and... it would take me far longer to get the adventure together. And even then, there's not much.

I'll post what I have shortly.

I guess I need to concentrate on the job during the week, can't write then.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Wulf, have you ever played the 360 game called The Maw? That's the first thing I thought of when I saw your beholder's name.

No, I just didn't want to go with the usual Xenoxyxzyzy kind of beholder name. I wanted something a little more mobbed-up.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I guess I need to concentrate on the job during the week, can't write then.

Glad to know everything is all right. You are not the first contestant to wither, and probably won't be the last. Lord knows it has happened to me. As I said early on (I think?), sometimes it's hard enough just crossing the finish line at all.

My usual process is to get the ingredients, write them on a Post-It note, and carry them around with me. Just roll them around and look for connections. Good ideas get written down-- one sentence fragment at a time, often in non-linear fashion with respect to the adventure. I build a list of "flavor bites" from the ingredients-- connections between two disparate ingredients that I want to highlight. The night before the due date, I start doing the serious thinking right before bed-- without notes-- and literally "sleep on it." In the shower, or on my work commute, I start connecting the flavor bites and "writing" in my head.

By the time I actually sit down to type up the entry, it's about an hour's worth of intense (and often hurried) work.

Come to think of it, my Iron DM process is eerily similar to my college writing process...

 

[Nifft]

I guess I need to concentrate on the job during the week, can't write then.

Note to everyone: if this kind of thing happens, please let a judge know as early as you can.

Specifically to IVV: personally, I consider it a terrible shame to let a round 3 match end by default -- much worse than waiting an extra day, particularly if the other judges and your opponent are sport.

So, take a deep breath, let the coffee settle in, and write something today.

Best, -- N

 

[phoamslinger]

Round Three, Match One, Wulf vs InVinoVeritas

Judgment #1 is done (I'm sure you can find it).

my judgement is [sblocked] so that Nifft and RG can write up their own ideas without undue influence. so if you all want to make comments on my judgment, keep them spoiler free till the other two get finished.

thanks.

this will be the setup for the last three matches.