It's Worldwide Adventure Writing Month!

[EndlessEnnui]

Huzzah! June is Worldwide Adventure Writing Month.

Here's the premise: anyone and everyone with a passion for RPGs and a brainful of fun is challenged to write a 32 page adventure and share it with the world. Any system. Any story. GMs, Players, Newcomers, Pros. If ya don't feel particularly comfortable with one of the big systems, you could always write for freeform.

Apparently 32 pages was chosen as a generic benchmark for "Full Length Badass Adventures," and I figure with a couple of maps, stat blocks, and whatnot, this should be pretty manageable, especially compared to the event's inspiration, National Novel Writing Month (200 page goal for that one, *clutches heart*).

I'm pretty tempted... anyone else doing this?

[DaMullet]

I'll consider it. Looks like fun.

[Fualkner Asiniti]

Sweet! Must do this...

Is it actually officailly run, or is it just run by this website?

[EndlessEnnui]

Is it actually officailly run, or is it just run by this website?

It's officially run in the sense that people are working together to make it happen, mostly through the WoAdWriMo (or "WARM") website and associated partners.

As for some sort of U.N. or otherwise multinational government sponsorship of the event... not yet.

[Valamere]

I've considered writing one, but never got around to it, nows my opportunity

[kpenguin]

As for some sort of U.N. or otherwise multinational government sponsorship of the event... not yet.

"In a shock decision, the UN general assembly voted the month of June as the official Worldwide Adventure Writing Month in an effort to encourage the playing of role-playing games, or RPGs."

Anyway, I might consider making an adventure. How do you submit an entry?

[Maerok]

I did Nanowrimo, it was pretty cool. Is this for DnD or any sort of RPG? Perhaps even a from-the-ground-up system?

[EndlessEnnui]

"In a shock decision, the UN general assembly voted the month of June as the official Worldwide Adventure Writing Month in an effort to encourage the playing of role-playing games, or RPGs."

Anyway, I might consider making an adventure. How do you submit an entry?

Heheh. Actually, I don't know how the final submissions are being received -- I'm guessing some sort of digital drop-box. But hey, I'll ask the founding folks just to be safe.

I did Nanowrimo, it was pretty cool. Is this for DnD or any sort of RPG? Perhaps even a from-the-ground-up system?

Definitely any sort of RPG. As usual, D&D is probably going to be the most popular option, but it's far from the only ship in the sea. A from-the-ground-up system would be pretty dang neat, I think.

[EndlessEnnui]

I might consider making an adventure. How do you submit an entry?

Ah-Ha! The WoAdWriMo website just posted an article on the topic.

[Were-Sandwich]

Am I allowed to create a large amount of smaller adventures for use a 'random encounters' or does it have to be one long campaign?

[EndlessEnnui]

Am I allowed to create a large amount of smaller adventures for use a 'random encounters' or does it have to be one long campaign?

You know, I think that would probably be alright. As long as there's some mild pretense connecting the encounters (whether in a linear or nonlinear fashion), I bet it would work. After all, a typical premade "adventure" is normally a whole lot shorter than a full campaign, and by nature is often less inherently tied into the characters' overarching story.

[kpenguin]

Ah-Ha! The WoAdWriMo website just posted an article on the topic.

Great. I've begun working on my little adventure now. It's the first one I've done in a formal adventure format, so I hope it turns out okay.

[Matthew]

This does sound like a bit of fun. If only I had the time.

[Lord Rocket]

I would like resurrect this thread in order to point out that it is WoAdWriMo 2008 right now. Until next month, at least.

If anyone has any module ideas, long or short (a 32-page requirement is so last year), now would be the time to put pen to paper, people. Or fingers to keys, if you're one of those technophiliac types.

Here's the new website, by the way. You may find it useful.