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2017-07-15, 05:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
You mean in terms of mechanics? Well, that's not a bad idea, I guess, though some of the more creative entries I've seen wouldn't have made it if we'd gone with that.
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2017-07-15, 07:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-07-15, 07:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-07-15, 07:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
I'm just confused and waiting for one, unified post with a real judging.
Also, no restrictions, thanks. They tend to, well, RESTRICT the kinds of inventive characters you can make.Like my homebrew? Donate to help me produce more!
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2017-07-15, 07:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Well, if you want all the builds judged at once you'll have to wait for GrayDeath, but there have been some judgments already in small pockets.
I think restrictions can actually help inventiveness sometimes, though, as people might need to think of new ways to build the villain concepts they have.
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2017-07-15, 08:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-07-15, 09:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
I like the idea of doing some rounds that are more restrictive, though I think we should have some wide-open rounds like this one as well. Having restrictions in some rounds could provide an interesting challenge, but having them in every round could feel too constraining.
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2017-07-15, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
The only kind of creativity that restrictions build is the kind of creativity you need to get around the choking restrictiveness of "You're not allowed to be a pyromaniac without the fire subtype because reasons" and so forth. It's not some yin and yang thing; restrictions are restrictive.
Can we actually have the post, with the judging, here, on this page, as a new post rather than back-edited into a post without announcing that it's been done?Like my homebrew? Donate to help me produce more!
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2017-07-15, 01:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
I had an idea that never made it into reality using the infamous "threat the coast as a shirt" line and was wondering how to make a pirate character to literally do just that. All that I could find was some alter selfing to become a Raiment or a Ragamoffyn. Any other thoughts on how to pull this off?
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2017-07-15, 01:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
fight my brute! it's a lot of fun
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2017-07-15, 05:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Restrictions don't need to force you to be/have something. Take the Fallen Heroes round, for example, where one of the restrictions is to not be a Paladin
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2017-07-15, 06:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
I've already got the next round idea firmly in mind. It will have at least one restriction, and I may or may not more restrictions to it.
IN general, yes, I've been going with more open-ended reqs, but I'm definitely not against restrictions. I do believe they add to competitions.
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2017-07-15, 07:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Right, so what does this add?
- If a build concept doesn't involve paladin, nothing happens.
- If a build concept does involve paladin, the build doesn't get submitted.
Sure, we can imagine the magical case where the frustration of someone's paladin build not working inspires them to build something better, but really all it does is stop people submitting builds which don't meet the criteria.Like my homebrew? Donate to help me produce more!
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2017-07-15, 08:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Honestly part of the reason I haven't been submitting as much is the lack of restrictions. Fire round had a lot of restrictions, and that helped a lot, while the Ooze round had very little actual restrictions but they were difficult to attain, so I had a better time. I don't do well with open-ended stuff.
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2017-07-15, 08:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
It adds limits, like most restrictions do, but not to the point where it requires you to insert a specific race/class/feat/etc to your character concept.
The question is, "Do restrictions have to add something else other than what they are supposed to?"
And yes, there is merit to the claim that imposing limits encourages creativity
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2017-07-15, 09:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Novolin, oh Novolin when will you learn. When will you learn that insulting people is not a way to live life, that being nice and fair and following the rules is what really makes who you are at the end of the day, Oh when will you learn.
also no offense, that would be quite ironic, being mean while I was saying NOT to be mean.Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhiadem! Los Valdar Cuebiyari! Los! Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!
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2017-07-15, 10:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-07-15, 10:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhiadem! Los Valdar Cuebiyari! Los! Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!
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2017-07-15, 10:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
also why did you delete your last comment? (well the one about B***hing) also I agree with Hackulator.
Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhiadem! Los Valdar Cuebiyari! Los! Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!
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2017-07-15, 10:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhiadem! Los Valdar Cuebiyari! Los! Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!
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2017-07-15, 10:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-07-15, 10:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhiadem! Los Valdar Cuebiyari! Los! Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!
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2017-07-15, 10:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Put me in the camp that enjoys the restrictions. I find it gets my creativity flowing. Generally the more the better.
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2017-07-15, 10:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Awesome custom psywar avatar made by Coronalwave. Thanks dude!
Most of my old signature has been moved to the new extended signature.
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2017-07-15, 10:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Muad'drin tia dar allende caba'drin rhiadem! Los Valdar Cuebiyari! Los! Carai an Caldazar! Al Caldazar!
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2017-07-15, 10:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
^ seconded
I suggest ignoring the type of posts that eventually gets deleted anyway
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2017-07-15, 11:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Amen to that. Its been my standing on Draco since the beginning (though to be fair I too fed the troll a few times), it should certainly stand here. If you see something borderline rules breaking (such as language, insulting behavior, or suspect a certain anyone of having a cloned account), report it and carry on.
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2017-07-16, 12:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Same for me. That actually can make a challenge.. more challenging, especially when you know your rules and material well enough to instantly have a concept in mind even while reading the challenge description.
My thought process for this challenge was like this:
- Boah, pirates. Ok, there´s the Buccaneer archetype for Rangers that helps a captain boost the crew. There´s the Daring Captain PrC that gives a parrot familiar.
- Ok, what now. A crew of ghouls interested in the sailors instead of the cargo? Boring. Make the parrot the captain? Could be better. Let´s see if there´s a Ghost Ship monster? Oh, actually there is, but too obvious. Ahh! A mimic with levels of buccaneer posing as the ship? Ok....
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2017-07-16, 12:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
Guys, don't feed the troll(s), please.
The feed on the drama. Best thing is to just ignore them. I've currently got the user in question on my ignore list, so I don't even see their posts.
I still strongly suspect this user of having multiple account. The timing of some of the posts was incredibly suspicious.
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2017-07-16, 03:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Villainous Competition XXI: Yarr!
I'm actually so impatient for judging that I've been reading through all the old judgments from previous competitions.
I probably should find something more productive to do.