Quote Originally Posted by Djinn_in_Tonic View Post
Sort of glad we didn't win then, cause that contest, for me, was sort of "Derp. Let's see what crazy stuff I can get away with in this contest. EPIC GO!"
Well, what happened for us is that we actually came up with the story, then build the Prestige Classes around that story. Personally, I used to do is come up with the mechanics I want to do first, then fill out a background to fit the mechanics. Having a story as inspiration was HUGE for our success, I think, and it's definitely a lesson I took from that contest in designing; things are ALWAYS stronger when there's a synergy correlation between fluff and mechanics.