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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 5211419" data-attributes="member: 50987">Man, what a busy weekend.  I have limited internet access on the weekends, and I am WAY behind on my yard work, etc.  Plus, this was the first sunny weekend in Portland in like forever, and there were several World Cup watch parties and barbecues to attend.But enough excuses.  I'll pick up the pace.-----<img src="http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-opryland/media-room/pr-photos/AltonBrown_lobster_sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Only two more matches remain in Round One!  We have seen some incredible entries so far, especially over the weekend.  Let's take a closer look![Spoiler]I try to be impartial in this competition.  But apparently I need to try harder, because Pro Paladin's adventure "<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/plots-places/277580-iron-dm-2010-all-submissions-judgments-2.html#post5209955" target="_blank">Good Clean Fun</a>" just might be my favorite adventure I've seen so far in the competition.  You don't see enough solo adventures these days, IMO, and you almost never see them for D20 Modern.  This one is straightforward, with lots of horror, suspense, intrigue, and slimy evil buckets.  And the whole thing was written in like, nine hours.  I still can't believe it.But that's not to say that Waylander the Slayer's entry wasn't good.  "<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/plots-places/277580-iron-dm-2010-all-submissions-judgments-2.html#post5210445" target="_blank">The Loving Daughters of Khalid Shah</a>" isn't a modern horror story; it is the retelling of a classic love story, with lots of action and intrigue and delicious Arabian flavor throughout.Pro Paladin serves up some smoky Texas (chainsaw)-style barbecue; Waylander gives us a spicy Middle-eastern curry.  Both are quite delicious...but if you saw them on a menu, which one would you order for dinner?  It would come down to what you are in the mood for at the moment, I suppose.  It might be hard to adapt a solo D20 Modern adventure to most peoples' game worlds. The same could be said for an Arabian-style culture, but not nearly as much.PBartender has his work cut out for him.Speaking of which, let's give it up for our three judges.  It is hard work, reading all of these adventures, reviewing them, and writing pages-long critiques.  And they do it for us, to help us refine our craft and make us better writers.  So thanks, guys!  I'd give you all some XP, but apparently I have to spread some love first.[/Spoiler]</blockquote>

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