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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9198366" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Woah. First, I wanted to thank [USER=60965]@Iron Sky[/USER] for writing a compelling adventure. I know that I have a habit of eschewing writing "traditional" adventures, but that doesn't lessen my admiration for a very well-written one! I thoroughly enjoyed reading <em>The Dooms of Songport</em>, and had no idea which way the judges would go. </p><p></p><p>Also, a major thank you to all three judges (especially if you're also providing a civic service by showing up for jury duty- while everyone jokes about it, our legal system could not function without people that take it seriously). All of your judgments are well-considered and you put the work in- thank you for doing that.</p><p></p><p>Now, a few specific comments about my entry in the last round. In spoilers, because why not?</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER]</p><p>I wrote in the other thread about how I try to come up with imaginative interpretations of the ingredients, and in that sense ... well, live by the <s>sword</s> missile, die by the missile. Sometimes it works really well, and other times ... not so well. I think that the preferred method would probably be (as some competitors, including Iron Sky, do) to just bold the term and use it, but I am constitutionally incapable of it. </p><p></p><p>To paraphrase an older comedy show ... I like to step across the line. Habitually. I'm an habitual line stepper.</p><p></p><p>Of course, the problem with that is that when you aren't vibing the same as your judges, you can completely lose them. For example-</p><p>The <em>scary stickers</em> was both an obscure meta reference to the game mechanic, and an obvious reference to the sand leeches ... at least, I thought it was. But one judge got the meta reference, and missed what I assumed was the obvious reference.</p><p>On the other hand, I thought <em>copper kettle </em>used to refer to the object holding a slurry (calling it a cauldron) was a pretty spot-on use, but that's because a copper kettle, to me, has always been a reference to the pot that moonshine or spirits is made in! It honestly never even occurred to me that the word change would make a difference. </p><p></p><p>Finally, I also thought that the <em>City in a Bottle</em> was too obvious ... because I use the phrase all the time in the sense of the <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CityInABottle#:~:text=There%27s%20a%20strong%20contrast%20between,other%20environment...%20and%20then" target="_blank">trope</a>. But maybe I've just spent too much time talking 'bout that. </p><p></p><p>That said, when you're always pushing the boundaries on ingredients in service to your twisted vision, you can't complain when the judges aren't impressed with the deconstructed shepherd's pie.</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>I genuinely enjoyed writing my entry and I thought that all the judges' comments were great and instructive. It looks like I have to do this again ... I am now realizing that Iron DM is similar to a pie-eating contest, where each round, the prize is ... more pie. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 9198366, member: 7023840"] Woah. First, I wanted to thank [USER=60965]@Iron Sky[/USER] for writing a compelling adventure. I know that I have a habit of eschewing writing "traditional" adventures, but that doesn't lessen my admiration for a very well-written one! I thoroughly enjoyed reading [I]The Dooms of Songport[/I], and had no idea which way the judges would go. Also, a major thank you to all three judges (especially if you're also providing a civic service by showing up for jury duty- while everyone jokes about it, our legal system could not function without people that take it seriously). All of your judgments are well-considered and you put the work in- thank you for doing that. Now, a few specific comments about my entry in the last round. In spoilers, because why not? [SPOILER] I wrote in the other thread about how I try to come up with imaginative interpretations of the ingredients, and in that sense ... well, live by the [s]sword[/s] missile, die by the missile. Sometimes it works really well, and other times ... not so well. I think that the preferred method would probably be (as some competitors, including Iron Sky, do) to just bold the term and use it, but I am constitutionally incapable of it. To paraphrase an older comedy show ... I like to step across the line. Habitually. I'm an habitual line stepper. Of course, the problem with that is that when you aren't vibing the same as your judges, you can completely lose them. For example- The [I]scary stickers[/I] was both an obscure meta reference to the game mechanic, and an obvious reference to the sand leeches ... at least, I thought it was. But one judge got the meta reference, and missed what I assumed was the obvious reference. On the other hand, I thought [I]copper kettle [/I]used to refer to the object holding a slurry (calling it a cauldron) was a pretty spot-on use, but that's because a copper kettle, to me, has always been a reference to the pot that moonshine or spirits is made in! It honestly never even occurred to me that the word change would make a difference. Finally, I also thought that the [I]City in a Bottle[/I] was too obvious ... because I use the phrase all the time in the sense of the [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CityInABottle#:~:text=There%27s%20a%20strong%20contrast%20between,other%20environment...%20and%20then']trope[/URL]. But maybe I've just spent too much time talking 'bout that. That said, when you're always pushing the boundaries on ingredients in service to your twisted vision, you can't complain when the judges aren't impressed with the deconstructed shepherd's pie. [/SPOILER] I genuinely enjoyed writing my entry and I thought that all the judges' comments were great and instructive. It looks like I have to do this again ... I am now realizing that Iron DM is similar to a pie-eating contest, where each round, the prize is ... more pie. :) [/QUOTE]
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