WotC Seeking Your Setting Proposals (was "Big Wizard announcement")

[Duncan Haldane]

A new thought

It just crossed my mind that with Wizards getting all these submissions it would be a great way to build up a database of roleplayer's addresses for direct marketing.

Duncan

 

[Zot_Wyzo]

Re: Re: aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

Of course, you will never know why you were eliminated. They will only reply to people who make the final ~10.

Duncan

Have you read the Wizards web page regarding this? Let me quote:

From Wizards web page at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020606d

We will contact all those who sent in proposals, informing them if their proposal was selected as one of the ten for further consideration.

Looks like everybody will get some sort of notification.

 

[Tallow]

Re: Re: aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

Of course, you will never know why you were eliminated. They will only reply to people who make the final ~10.

Duncan

Not True. This was on the WotC website. Now I doubt they will tell you why you were eliminated. But sometime in the next 6 years they might get around to mailing the form letter to you.

Andrew Christian



The New Fantasy Setting
Search Is Closed



The deadline has now passed for proposals for Wizards of the Coast's search for a new fantasy setting. All proposals postmarked on or before June 21, 2002 will be considered by a committee of experts from Wizards. We will contact all those who sent in proposals, informing them if their proposal was selected as one of the ten for further consideration.

We'd like to thank the many, many enthusiastic gamers, editors, writers, designers, and fans who sent in proposals. This is a very exciting project, made more so by the energy and creativity it has evoked in the gaming community. We're looking forward to the next stage of the search.

 

[Bombastus]

I'm Awake!

::materializes out of lurk mode::

Thanks WotC. This setting search feels so great. I didn't realize the degree to which I had been letting my passion for gaming slip away under layers of unconsciousness. My guess is that thousands are feeling the same thing I am. This reminds me of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" when the whole world is in hysteria overy the lucky few who get to have a look inside the mysterious chocolate factory.
I'm not only geeked about my own chances of being selected: I can not wait to see this final product, no matter who it comes from. I am more excited about this new setting than I was about 3E, than I was about "Beyond the High Road", than I am about attending my very first Gen Con this year (and..I have accumulated several years of online RPG buddies to meet). But this takes the cake. I wish I could just implode and be done with it. This is exciting stuff! Think about it, whatever comes out of this contest will have won out over most homebrew campaign worlds we all have so passionately played in. Talk about great expectations.
Several days ago my mind was so foucsed on my own RPG project that I hadn't fully realized the degree to which I had lost site of... lost site of.... I've lost, that lovin' feelin'. whoa oh whoa. that lovin' feelin'. Seriously, this contest inspired me to play for fun again. And the ammount of excitement on this message board is inspiring. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Maggie

 

[Irysangel]

Re: Re: Re: aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

We will contact all those who sent in proposals, informing them if their proposal was selected as one of the ten for further consideration.

Ok, now we need everyone to start posting when they get their rejection letters I'm curious as to how soon/what format they'll be using.

The entire contest just intrigues me.....when I get my letter I'll slap it up.

 

[Friadoc]

I can't imagine that they'd be that concerned about it, but the FAQ did say that the submission agreement had to be "above" the submission. And according to the FAQ here, staples or no staples isn't important.

Well,

...also, according to the FAQ, the FAQ is Unofficial.

Hmm....reminds me of 'Mudds Planet' - If you say you're always lying, then you're lying when you say you're always lying, but if that is true then you're telling the truth, but you can't be telling the truth because you're always lying'.....BeeeeEEeeeep! BoooOooo!
Obviously paraphrased, but still a bit entertaining - loopable, yet fuzzy logic is wierd and funny.

 

[Vaxalon]

Re: Re: Re: Re: aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

Ok, now we need everyone to start posting when they get their rejection letters

THere won't be any rejection letters. You'll know you're rejected when you don't get accepted.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Re: A new thought

It just crossed my mind that with Wizards getting all these submissions it would be a great way to build up a database of roleplayer's addresses for direct marketing.

Duncan

What you thought they were offering all that money to get origional ideas?

This is a direct marketing list and informal customer survey.

They need to recoop the $160,000 somehow.

 

[Irysangel]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

THere won't be any rejection letters. You'll know you're rejected when you don't get accepted.

I'm going by what was posted on the Wizards website. Not necessarily rejection letters per se, but you WILL be notified of whether or not you were picked. Obviously if they are sending the same letter out to everyone, and it lists the winners, and you are not listed, you are rejected.

Easy.

 

[Jamie44]

It would be ok with me if they just posted winners.

Either way I just wanna know one way or another that I didn't make it if that is the case. After the 3rd anyway.