Contest Ideas

[Esk1mo]

Um no. Settling for crappy second best is lame, especially when we have the attention of the mods now. We know someone in authority is listening so lets get this done right and do what the majority of the people here want to do.

[White Blade]

How do you know it's crappy or second best? We have the mods standing there openly WILLING to run a contest, second best is better then none (although it is possible we aren't going to get it now because this might constitute complaining.) half-empty is more accurate then half full in this case. We haven't had a contest since march and I really rather we just get one already.

[Esk1mo]

Hey I'm all for a contest. Let's just not have it be the minority choice.

[White Blade]

I missed the part where this was a democracy.... Sorry didn't you notice, we aren't. We can't make a contest without the mods, and the mods don't need us for a contest nor do they need a contest. Sorry but thats the way it is (pessimism rocks so hard man...)

[Ikkitosen]

Ikki says:

Screw what we want (to some extent) and pick a contest you (as a mod) will be willing to run. Hopefully after last time people will keep their complaints to themselves and just try to do a good job! :)

There's 1 idea in the pot - monsters. Let's have that one and then (assuming there'll be more) perhaps the mod running the contest would browse a couple of threads to gauge popular desire. After that make a command decision and run with it. :)

Thanks Baron, WampaX and all other involved mods.

[Esk1mo]

I missed the part where this was a democracy.... Sorry didn't you notice, we aren't.

Oh man the sentence structure...So clever...How do I respond?


This may not be a democracy, but it is a community. (At least it better be or I don't know why I'm here)

It makes sense as a mod to try to cater to the participants wants and needs, because sadly yes the mods do need people to participate in their contests. I'm just trying to nip the previous problem in the butt before the contest starts. Basically if we and the mods use common sense then this next contest will have less problems than the last one apparently had.

[White Blade]

I also missed the part... where you forgot to.... put spaces on the end of your: .....
The previous problem results from discontent with a the rules, the concept it self had over a page worth of go for it, in this very thread. We don't have any ideas already constructed for the monster things so we don't have any problem with whatever we thought of before. (even thou my favorite contest is the NPC one) I say we nip the REAL problem in the butt before it gets out.

[nows7]

Ok, Come on guys... Lets let the Mods mod.

Mod's I entrust us into your hands.

[Sacrath]

Of course, if you guys want to continue this wonderful discussion I have a great english grammar forum you could join.

[Esk1mo]

It makes sense as a mod to try to cater to the participants wants and needs, because sadly yes the mods do need people to participate in their contests. I'm just trying to nip the previous problem in the butt before the contest starts. Basically if we and the mods use common sense then this next contest will have less problems than the last one apparently had.

No one besides whiteblade has addressed the real argument/problem at hand. Is everyone really content with going with the contest idea that just happened to be the last posted? Whats really the point of the contest idea thread then?

[White Blade]

The original point of the Contest Ideas thread was to help the mods get some good ideas for it, something to get the juices going with a good idea.

[Esk1mo]

Hmm. I guess I was under some major wrong impressions. Whatever. As long as everyone is happy i guess. I apologize for wasting everyone's time. :P

[garand]

I would just like a contest. Any contest. :P

[The Glyphstone]

pleeeeease....connntesssst.... it's so precciious to us...

[White Blade]

yes, a contest any contest...

[Premier]

Y'know people, if you're so painfully bursting with creative energies, you can just go ahead and write about something, anything that interests you. It's not like you need a contest in order to create some RPG material.

[Sped55]

I like the best spell idea I read earlier.
I think a PrC contest were the Giant supplies the name and we all make up a PrC to match it. That Could get a little repeatitive if the name is to percise.
Maybe the best spellcasting or warrior PrC would be better.

[garand]

[metaphor] A distance runner doesn't need an organized marathon to run a huge distance. In fact, they often do run huge distances independantly. That still doesn't stop them from wanting to run with a whole group to showcase their skill and hard work. [/metaphor]

[Everyman]

Uh...I'm a bit new to the forum, but couldn't someone just set-up a contest SOMEWHERE and then let people know what's what? It seems a little silly waiting for moderators to lead us by the hand here.

*Sigh*

Well, I'm open to suggestions (aka. I like everyone's ideas for a contest). If it came down to it, I'd be willing to run a contest...assuming that I'm allowed.

Later.

[White Blade]

A wise sage I knew said "Never assume" of course he assumed I was listening ::)

[Everyman]

Eh...that's true. I wonder what it takes to run a contest. Can we just set up the thread, or do we need permission?

Answer me, Oh Mighty Mods!

[Premier]

[metaphor] A distance runner doesn't need an organized marathon to run a huge distance. In fact, they often do run huge distances independantly. That still doesn't stop them from wanting to run with a whole group to showcase their skill and hard work. [/metaphor]

The metaphor fails because unlike the performance of the solitary runner, the performance of the solitary content creator WILL get noticed, and it WILL showcase his skill and hard work, because it WILL be read as long as its posted.

[Sacrath]

The mods are fickle spirits... before a contest they DEMAND SACRAFICE!!!! Any volunteers?
Anyway, I create stuff all the time (I do run a campaign by the way) the reason for a contest is to focus many people into creating somehting of simmilar content then choosing the best one, so instead of my 6 spells we have 12 people's 6 spells, 72 spells, playable content!

[Everyman]

Ahem....I shall now read from the Book of Adverbs.

And ye they did rise their pleas to the mods.
The mods, in their grace, did grant the followers the
contest. And lo, one person did stand, and he
became the scion of the ages, where his judgement
did reign, and the people rejoiced at his games.

In short, I'll run the contest. Better than waiting around arguing and debating. Give me a few days to figure out what I'll run. :)

Later.

[Sacrath]

Taking the place of the mods and starting a contest! Blaspheme!
No seriously though, all the best luck, what ever you make I'll enter.

[AdInfinitum]

Exalted feats. We need more.

[pumpkinetics]

Hey, there have been calls for PRC contests, but why not a base class contest?

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Comrade Gorby: Given my recent promotion and all, I believe I shall be starting a new contest here very soon. Just have to clear a few things and nail down the final concept for it.

Also, to clarify a few things that have been brought up previously, the Contest Ideas thread is, as pointed out by White Blade, to help give us mods some ideas to build off of. The contests are designed specifically to be a bit different, to stretch your game design skills.

There was one unofficial contest previously (the Pantheon Design contest), so it may be possible for other such contests to be started with mod approval at some future date, but for now policy is that this board should be limited to official contests only, as per the Giant's post near the beginning of this thread.

Hope that clears a few things up!

[Everyman]

It certainly does.

Sorry if I was steppin' on someone's toes. I've been trying to IM mods, but no one would answer.

Anywho, here's to a new contest! Whoo!

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Not a problem, Tarkhan. Everyone's just been busy lately.