Rutskarn
2013-12-06, 10:05 PM
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If there's one thing I remember the GitP forums being good at, it's organizing tearful reunions between time-traveling death androids and their remorseful human creators--demonstrating not only the timeless rapport between man and manlike machine, but the fact that absolutely anything seems sentimental if you put it on YouTube and score it to "Lady in Red".
I guess also we're pretty good at adventure design.
On December 16th, at 8:15 AM PST, I'm going to be rolling with a group of hardcore Cali nerds in a (hopefully) weeklong Livestreamed charity marathon called Aunty Paladin (http://forthechildrenandstuff.tumblr.com/). This is our third year as a crew, and so far, we're in for almost $13,000 between the two pledge drives. We use the Desert Bus model--but instead of playing one deliberately dull videogame on-camera and coming up with creative ways to pass the time, we're starting with the "creative ways to pass the time" thing. Read: as many tabletop systems, sane or otherwise, as we can get our hands on. For a week. With the same core skeleton crew. Nonstop.
You should all watch in general, because not only is it a blast to play and participate in (the stream's chat is up on our television, so the chat often pops in to give suggestions and steer the adventure), but because it's frequently a masterclass on DMing and adventure design. Particularly the kind of design you pull off when it's 4AM, you haven't slept in a full day, you're hopped up on caffeine, and you've just been handed a system you've never even seen before.
But! Here's where you get to pitch in more directly. We're holding an adventure design contest, and all of you can participate in this very thread. Here's what you do:
INSTRUCTIONS/TOKEN RULES:
1.) Think of a scenario. Be as vague or specific, comedic or serious, as you'd like--just don't specify a system. At best, strongly imply one.
2.) Write it up in 300 words or fewer.
3.) Post it below in spoiler tags.
4.) Wait for results!
Oh--obviously, don't break any board rules with your suggestion. For most of the marathon we'll be operating under the same content guidelines this site uses. Plus, and I hope I don't have to stress this particularly, but you're posting it on this board.
One winner will get [his/her/unaffiliated] entry run on-camera at a set day and time*. Probably by me, assuming I'm not sleep-deprived and hallucinating that I'm a coaster by that point.
Any questions? Comments? Winning submissions? Losing submissions? Post 'em below!
*It'll be earlier in the week, but still, disclaimer: we'll actually need to raise enough for charity to reach that date and time. Don't worry, we've managed it in the past--and if for some reason we don't, we'll make it up to you.
If there's one thing I remember the GitP forums being good at, it's organizing tearful reunions between time-traveling death androids and their remorseful human creators--demonstrating not only the timeless rapport between man and manlike machine, but the fact that absolutely anything seems sentimental if you put it on YouTube and score it to "Lady in Red".
I guess also we're pretty good at adventure design.
On December 16th, at 8:15 AM PST, I'm going to be rolling with a group of hardcore Cali nerds in a (hopefully) weeklong Livestreamed charity marathon called Aunty Paladin (http://forthechildrenandstuff.tumblr.com/). This is our third year as a crew, and so far, we're in for almost $13,000 between the two pledge drives. We use the Desert Bus model--but instead of playing one deliberately dull videogame on-camera and coming up with creative ways to pass the time, we're starting with the "creative ways to pass the time" thing. Read: as many tabletop systems, sane or otherwise, as we can get our hands on. For a week. With the same core skeleton crew. Nonstop.
You should all watch in general, because not only is it a blast to play and participate in (the stream's chat is up on our television, so the chat often pops in to give suggestions and steer the adventure), but because it's frequently a masterclass on DMing and adventure design. Particularly the kind of design you pull off when it's 4AM, you haven't slept in a full day, you're hopped up on caffeine, and you've just been handed a system you've never even seen before.
But! Here's where you get to pitch in more directly. We're holding an adventure design contest, and all of you can participate in this very thread. Here's what you do:
INSTRUCTIONS/TOKEN RULES:
1.) Think of a scenario. Be as vague or specific, comedic or serious, as you'd like--just don't specify a system. At best, strongly imply one.
2.) Write it up in 300 words or fewer.
3.) Post it below in spoiler tags.
4.) Wait for results!
Oh--obviously, don't break any board rules with your suggestion. For most of the marathon we'll be operating under the same content guidelines this site uses. Plus, and I hope I don't have to stress this particularly, but you're posting it on this board.
One winner will get [his/her/unaffiliated] entry run on-camera at a set day and time*. Probably by me, assuming I'm not sleep-deprived and hallucinating that I'm a coaster by that point.
Any questions? Comments? Winning submissions? Losing submissions? Post 'em below!
*It'll be earlier in the week, but still, disclaimer: we'll actually need to raise enough for charity to reach that date and time. Don't worry, we've managed it in the past--and if for some reason we don't, we'll make it up to you.