Roland St. Jude
2006-09-08, 06:03 PM
Pirate Contest
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Gather round y'bilge rats and beauties and put down yer grog long enough to make yer' entries! In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day later this month (Sept. 19), I present to you -- The Pirate Contest.
The contest begins with the posting of this thread and will continue until midnight, October 1st (Eastern US Time, which makes it 4 a.m. GMT October 2nd). Please remember, as always, to follow the general contest guidelines (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11247707 71).
The Rules:
1.) You will be creating a pirate, his sidekick, his booty, and if you like, his ship & crew.
2.) Your entry must include the following:
1. A pirate (be sure to give your pirate a “trademark” pirate phrase!)
2. The pirate’s sidekick, who may be an animal companion, henchman, follower, or whatever really.
3. The pirate’s treasure.
4. (Optional) The pirate’s ship (including crew)
3.) Entries should be for D&D only and not specific to any particular setting (e.g. Forgotten Realms or Eberron.) Try to avoid referencing non-core books if at all possible, but do what you have to do. For those statting out the ship and crew you may find texts such as Stormwrack helpful, if not downright necessary (that's why it's optional). All items will need to list the relevant details as per standard descriptions, including magical aura, CL, feats & spells required for construction and cost as appropriate for the item.
4.) The character and creature descriptions should include, in addition to the description and history, a stat block containing all relevant details per standard descriptions.
5.) Each new entry should be started on a new thread here on the Contests board, dedicated to just that set of items and the discussion of it. Put the tag [Pirate] in front of the title of that thread. Any thread without this tag will not be officially entered.
6.) Post a link on this thread to let the mods know that you have completed your [Pirate] entry. We'll try to keep a post with all the entries listed in one place for easy reference.
7.) If this is your first time entering a design contest here and you say so, you're eligible to win the First Timer's Entry Award.
8.) Categories of voting and judgment will include the following:
Best Overall
Best Pirate
Best Sidekick
Best Ship (Optional!)
Best Booty
Funniest Overall Entry
Funniest Single Item (The single item you found most amusing; having this a separate item allows you to include a single amusing element without going for a whole funny concept.)
Best First Timer's Entry
Roland’s Choice Award (Staff Award).
This should provide plenty of opportunity for both serious and not-so-serious designs with a balance of crunch and fluff. Good luck!
So when your entries are complete (and not before) post a link to your entry thread here!
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Gather round y'bilge rats and beauties and put down yer grog long enough to make yer' entries! In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day later this month (Sept. 19), I present to you -- The Pirate Contest.
The contest begins with the posting of this thread and will continue until midnight, October 1st (Eastern US Time, which makes it 4 a.m. GMT October 2nd). Please remember, as always, to follow the general contest guidelines (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11247707 71).
The Rules:
1.) You will be creating a pirate, his sidekick, his booty, and if you like, his ship & crew.
2.) Your entry must include the following:
1. A pirate (be sure to give your pirate a “trademark” pirate phrase!)
2. The pirate’s sidekick, who may be an animal companion, henchman, follower, or whatever really.
3. The pirate’s treasure.
4. (Optional) The pirate’s ship (including crew)
3.) Entries should be for D&D only and not specific to any particular setting (e.g. Forgotten Realms or Eberron.) Try to avoid referencing non-core books if at all possible, but do what you have to do. For those statting out the ship and crew you may find texts such as Stormwrack helpful, if not downright necessary (that's why it's optional). All items will need to list the relevant details as per standard descriptions, including magical aura, CL, feats & spells required for construction and cost as appropriate for the item.
4.) The character and creature descriptions should include, in addition to the description and history, a stat block containing all relevant details per standard descriptions.
5.) Each new entry should be started on a new thread here on the Contests board, dedicated to just that set of items and the discussion of it. Put the tag [Pirate] in front of the title of that thread. Any thread without this tag will not be officially entered.
6.) Post a link on this thread to let the mods know that you have completed your [Pirate] entry. We'll try to keep a post with all the entries listed in one place for easy reference.
7.) If this is your first time entering a design contest here and you say so, you're eligible to win the First Timer's Entry Award.
8.) Categories of voting and judgment will include the following:
Best Overall
Best Pirate
Best Sidekick
Best Ship (Optional!)
Best Booty
Funniest Overall Entry
Funniest Single Item (The single item you found most amusing; having this a separate item allows you to include a single amusing element without going for a whole funny concept.)
Best First Timer's Entry
Roland’s Choice Award (Staff Award).
This should provide plenty of opportunity for both serious and not-so-serious designs with a balance of crunch and fluff. Good luck!
So when your entries are complete (and not before) post a link to your entry thread here!