Read #4750 last night

[Ds Da Man]

Thats amazing! I was just going to put a thread on this very same thing. See AV, it a mystical connection. There's no need to go any further.

Anyway, the only reason I would care about it being a contest or not is tax purposes. I think with a contest, the taxes are a lot higher. Being paid for normal work or services is a lot better.

Thanks for letting us know AV.

 

[Zappo]

Hey... I have a few fairly important questions. Are you going to announce the chosen ten publicly? Or will they be contacted privately at first?

In the latter case, will you use email (if available) or snail mail? Will you expect the contacted to answer within a relatively short time?

The reasons behind these confused questions is simply that I'll be on holiday for the first two weeks of August, without Internet, without telephone, and without a snail mail addy.

 

[Undead Pete]

I once thought I had a chance....

At least I know my idea is in the 80%....
but

• There are no flying islands in my submission
• It is not a post-apocalyptic world
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  ....so I figure my chances suck now.
  
  Is there any possibility you'll be asking more than 10 folks to submit a 10-pager now, since the number of good submissions is much higher than expected??

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

Hey... I have a few fairly important questions. Are you going to announce the chosen ten publicly? Or will they be contacted privately at first?

In the latter case, will you use email (if available) or snail mail? Will you expect the contacted to answer within a relatively short time?

The reasons behind these confused questions is simply that I'll be on holiday for the first two weeks of August, without Internet, without telephone, and without a snail mail addy.

In the even that Zappo wins and you are unable to contact him, I hereby volunteer to accept the $100,000 on his behalf.

 

[DungeonKeeperUK]

You know for some reason I thought announcements were being made the first week of July..... all that sobbing like a girl because I didn't hear anything..... well suppose it will be good practice for the first week in August....

 

[Avatar]

DM UK:

They were originally going to be responding by July 3, but they got overwhelmed so they pushed it back to early August.

Given the fact that AV is only about half way done and August starts in a little over a week, I wouldn't be surprised if it got pushed back again.

 

[isirga eth]

bump

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[trix]

Chances suck?

I once thought I had a chance....

At least I know my idea is in the 80%....
but

• There are no flying islands in my submission
• It is not a post-apocalyptic world
  [/list=a]
  
  ....so I figure my chances suck now.
  
  Is there any possibility you'll be asking more than 10 folks to submit a 10-pager now, since the number of good submissions is much higher than expected??

• 
  
  I dont figure how you figure.
  
  To pin everything on a flying islands theme is odd. I take the mickey out of the flying islands theme because it doesnt make sense.
  
  Why would a post apocalyptic world do better? What about a pre-apocalyptic world, on the verge of an apocalypse by a greater evil?
  
  Even better no? Since the players know there is a grand threat, so the question becomes: Who was really behind the kidnapping, etc. In a pre-apocalypse setting, the hero's get to encounter sidekick EvilBob and bob's henchtrolls. (In LotR, it was Saruman).
  
  Etc,
  
  -Tim

 

[mythusmage]

Because the "Evil Villain's Out to Conquer the World and We've Got to Stop Him" setting has been done to death. It's OLD!Folks want something new.

Something like the "Well, The Evil Villain's Been Roundly Trounced, But The World's Still in a Horrid Mess, So I Guess We Get to Put the Place Back Together" setting. The big bad's been thoroughly whomped, you now get to go and put things aright again. And it won't be easy.

Besides, once the Evil Villain's been discombobulated, what else is there to do? Kinda hard to find a plot line to replace the old one. Might as well pack it in and start a new campaign.

But, if the Evil Villain got his (but good) beforethe game started, the new heroes start out afresh.

My thoughts on the matter.

 

[mmadsen]

Re: Chances suck?

Why would a post apocalyptic world do better?

A post-apocalyptic world is a Wild West world, without strong governments and other "proper authorities". Everything is a wild frontier, and each new town is its own microcosm. That makes for good adventuring.