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November 10, 2006, 07:55:48 PM Last Edit: November 11, 2006, 12:35:24 AM by Sidekick Boy
Welcome to the very first CBG-sponsored contest.  There are several different contests and games the staff of the CBG has come up with, and this first one is called "The Island."  If you would like to be a judge for this first contest, please post below.  The first three to express interest will be the judges for this month.  Please note, if no one signs up to judge, the winner will be chosen by just me, brainface, and Eldo.  So, if you want more options in the judging, I suggest you find someone to help out. :)

The Island
You have just discovered an island that is not on any maps.  People live there, but they seem to have no affiliation with any of the kingdoms of the Mainland.  There are many mysteries to the island, and it is up to you to discover them.

November Judges:
brainface
Elven Doritos
Ishmayl
Cymro
stargate525
Raelifin

The purpose of this contest is to describe an island and its people, places, and secrets, based completely on the map presented below.  There are six main points you need to address to be eligible.

    *The Name of the Island
    *At least one city/town/village, with a description of points of interest and major NPCs.
    *At least one adventure site (no map needed), with an ecology of the monsters therein.
    *At least one secret and/or plot device that is not shown on the map.
    *At least one power group, whether it be religious or other.
    *Racial Composition of the Island

You do not have to use the city and ruins drawn on the map as your city or adventure site, but they're there to help out if you want.  

Here is the map your Island should be based on:



In case you can't tell by the picture (sorry, I'm not a cartographer), the squiggly lines are rivers, the large icecream cone-ish things are mountains, and there are two cities: a walled one on the south end, and a ruined city near the northern mountains.  Hopefully in the future, next time this contest comes around, we can get one of the site's better artists to do this.  

You may simply post your Island here in this thread.  The contest ends on Saturday, December 2nd (that's almost a month), and a winner will be selected soon after.  The winner's Island will be featured in the next issue of the Campaign Builders' Guide.

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CYMRO

#1
November 10, 2006, 08:04:03 PM
I will give it a go at judging.

Ishmayl-Retired

#2
November 10, 2006, 08:05:01 PM
Excellent, first post updated
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

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Stargate525

#3
November 10, 2006, 08:32:49 PM
I'll give judging a go too.
My Setting: Dilandri, The World of Five
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Ishmayl-Retired

#4
November 10, 2006, 08:54:13 PM
Schweet, 2 judges already... let's hope that people actually want to participate as well ;)
!turtle Ishmayl, Overlord of the CBG

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Xathan

#5
November 10, 2006, 08:56:43 PM
Oh, you have a participant alright! I can't wait to work on this. :D
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#6
November 10, 2006, 09:06:03 PM
As simple as that map is, the city and ruins are drawn surprisingly well...

Anyhoo, two questions: do we need to state our intent of entry, or do we just go right ahead and start?  Also, are there any constraints on style?  i.e. can I go for a Dinotopia/Gulliver's Travels feel, expanding on certain the narrator's obcervations wherever it's unfeasible that she'd know the relevant information?

Ishmayl-Retired

#7
November 10, 2006, 09:12:49 PM
For your first question, just go ahead and enter whenever you come up with anything.  No need to State your Intent or anything like that.

Good second question.  Though I really like the idea of a stylized (possibly journalistic) entry, let's stick with something a bit more standard at the moment.  Something like a typical section in a Campaign Sourcebook.  However, if you do want to write up a stylized version as well, feel free to, and if you happen to win, maybe we can get your stylized version in the Guide as well as the standard version.  Did I answer your question right?
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SA

#8
November 10, 2006, 09:32:36 PM
Yes.  Yes you did.

limetom

#9
November 10, 2006, 09:48:36 PM
Wow... how fortuitous.  I was working on a similar idea already.  Count me in.

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November 10, 2006, 10:50:38 PM
What is the judging criteria, and do you have a scoring system?
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#11
November 10, 2006, 10:52:06 PM
Quote from: limetomWow... how fortuitous.  I was working on a similar idea already.  Count me in.
Count you in as a judge?
If not, I'd like to be a judge this round.

limetom

#12
November 10, 2006, 11:21:16 PM
No, a contestant.  Sorry, didn't make that clear.  The similar idea was an isolated town.

Raelifin

#13
November 10, 2006, 11:24:09 PM
Woo! I call last judge spot. ^_^

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November 11, 2006, 12:25:12 AM
Ooh!  A contest!  I am SO all over this!
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