S&S Creature Collection III: who submitted proposals?
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Mouseferatu
Hero
Submitted three, myself. Thought about doing more, but most of the critters I came up with seemed more appropriate for Shadow Branch than they did for Scarred Lands.
Now that the deadline's past, of course, I'm certain at least a dozen really good SL monster ideas will hit me within the next week...
Now that the deadline's past, of course, I'm certain at least a dozen really good SL monster ideas will hit me within the next week...
Graf
Explorer
I sent in 7 (I think - not at home) in the first wave and 4 more right before the deadline.
For some reason I didn't focus on word count.... I think one or two of them were only 100 words long. I was -much- more concerned about the entries being passed over because it wasn't clear what I was talking about. The editing was the toughest part for me; 15 minutes to finish the monster idea and then a hour at least getting all the words lined up. I was working down to the wire picking out spelling, grammar and clarity errors.
[Having said that I realized I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.]
It's funny how emotional the whole thing was, I went from being sure that an idea would be the best thing in the book to being convinced it was boring and useless and I shouldn't bother to turn it in at all, often in the space of a few hours.
I noticed some other funny thigns about myself as well (mostly of the I-find-it-really-irritating-unless-I'm-doing-it school). I'm sick of monster books with evil outsiders and undead, but when I was done there were a bunch of evil outsiders and undead in front of me....
(not exclusively, but I was surprised, weird things just pop out o your head, the two ideas I liked the most just appeared sponataniously ...)
I have an idea that I was thinking of floating after the deadline but might as well bring up now: something like a CCIII graveyard of monster ideas that didn't make it. Would people be interested in posting their rejected monster ideas?
This would be -AFTER- the deadline, of course; though ideas you didn't finish in time (Dragongirl's story?) would be cool to do now.
For some reason I didn't focus on word count.... I think one or two of them were only 100 words long. I was -much- more concerned about the entries being passed over because it wasn't clear what I was talking about. The editing was the toughest part for me; 15 minutes to finish the monster idea and then a hour at least getting all the words lined up. I was working down to the wire picking out spelling, grammar and clarity errors.
[Having said that I realized I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.]
It's funny how emotional the whole thing was, I went from being sure that an idea would be the best thing in the book to being convinced it was boring and useless and I shouldn't bother to turn it in at all, often in the space of a few hours.
I noticed some other funny thigns about myself as well (mostly of the I-find-it-really-irritating-unless-I'm-doing-it school). I'm sick of monster books with evil outsiders and undead, but when I was done there were a bunch of evil outsiders and undead in front of me....
(not exclusively, but I was surprised, weird things just pop out o your head, the two ideas I liked the most just appeared sponataniously ...)
I have an idea that I was thinking of floating after the deadline but might as well bring up now: something like a CCIII graveyard of monster ideas that didn't make it. Would people be interested in posting their rejected monster ideas?
This would be -AFTER- the deadline, of course; though ideas you didn't finish in time (Dragongirl's story?) would be cool to do now.
Mindcrime
First Post
I sent in 10, each one about 500 words long. I'm convinced. however, that some of my creatures undoubtedly overlap either with existing ones and/or other submissions only because there are now about 10,000 monsters on the d20 market now, what with all the Bestiaries out there now, and the fact that no idea is really ever all that original.
I only own 2 bestiaries at the moment - MM and MMII. I'll be getting a contributor copy of Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary tho (yay!) and I think it would be extremely cool to get in CCIII. I'd like ToH, but I'll wait til after the holiday season and I'm less cash-strapped than I am now (planning on winning the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes, so no worries there. :| )
Chris
Pic of one of my PenFanBes contributions if anyone's interested:
I only own 2 bestiaries at the moment - MM and MMII. I'll be getting a contributor copy of Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary tho (yay!) and I think it would be extremely cool to get in CCIII. I'd like ToH, but I'll wait til after the holiday season and I'm less cash-strapped than I am now (planning on winning the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes, so no worries there. :| )
Chris
Pic of one of my PenFanBes contributions if anyone's interested:
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Sanackranib
First Post
stuff that didn't make the cut
I like that idea. I'm always up for new monsters that my players havn't seen
I like that idea. I'm always up for new monsters that my players havn't seen
Vrylakos
First Post
I sent in 15 monsters and one template.
I'd really dig getting some in CCIII; I sent in 14 monsters to Atlas' Bestiary open call, and 11 got accepted. Just yesterday I saw the Gaming Herald and spotted one of my monsters in the Atlas bestiary preview article, the Bonechewer. I envisioned it as more sleek and sexy illustrated-by-Brom, but the artist gave it more of a jabberwocky-look... so much for 3 paragraphs of artist guidelines. I also noticed an illo for one of my more kooky critters on the Atlas Bestiary preview.
My CCIII entries ranged from 280 words to 500. Editing was definitely a pain. Some of the critters, especially the last one I did, didn't seem to gel. A few reek of the Scarred Lands, IMO, so we'll see how it goes.
Vrylakos
I'd really dig getting some in CCIII; I sent in 14 monsters to Atlas' Bestiary open call, and 11 got accepted. Just yesterday I saw the Gaming Herald and spotted one of my monsters in the Atlas bestiary preview article, the Bonechewer. I envisioned it as more sleek and sexy illustrated-by-Brom, but the artist gave it more of a jabberwocky-look... so much for 3 paragraphs of artist guidelines. I also noticed an illo for one of my more kooky critters on the Atlas Bestiary preview.
My CCIII entries ranged from 280 words to 500. Editing was definitely a pain. Some of the critters, especially the last one I did, didn't seem to gel. A few reek of the Scarred Lands, IMO, so we'll see how it goes.
Vrylakos
s/LaSH
First Post
I sent a total of 25 entries; two of them were templates. Most of the rest had a chelonian theme, although I had two feather-eating evil fey (don't ask), a few twisted undead, and some outsiders with odd powers.
I made most of them up over the course of a couple of days, and had way less than 500 words apiece. Around 100, actually. Boy, I hope they notice mine under the sheer weight of words sure to inundate their mailbox.
I made most of them up over the course of a couple of days, and had way less than 500 words apiece. Around 100, actually. Boy, I hope they notice mine under the sheer weight of words sure to inundate their mailbox.
Upper_Krust
Legend
Hi all! 
I appreciate the love Nightfall mate!
In the end I only submitted 26 entries. I managed to whittle them down from almost 50 ideas, some were simply too powerful and others just didn't fit in with the themes they had suggested.
Each entry was (approx.) between 200-400 words.
Nightfall said:10 here but I imagine the mighty Upper Krust (Krusty) will have more than few in the book.
I appreciate the love Nightfall mate!
In the end I only submitted 26 entries. I managed to whittle them down from almost 50 ideas, some were simply too powerful and others just didn't fit in with the themes they had suggested.
Each entry was (approx.) between 200-400 words.
Upper_Krust
Legend
Hi there!
I think there can be levels of originality though; whether its with regards some special ability it possesses; the look of the monster or how it interacts with the world around it (usually I try them in that order).
You don't need to have every aspect be original, in fact in trying that you are really only limiting your options.
Mindcrime said:
I think there can be levels of originality though; whether its with regards some special ability it possesses; the look of the monster or how it interacts with the world around it (usually I try them in that order).
You don't need to have every aspect be original, in fact in trying that you are really only limiting your options.
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