09-02-2023, 12:27 PM
(08-07-2023, 04:34 PM)Yaztromo Wrote: Soon I will start once more the Dave Arneson's Day essay competition for the players of Blackmoor Living World campaign, as time passes...
On 2021 I made up the rules of the competition this way:
Quote:Dave Arneson's Day is the first of October, and it is the date when this campaign started, a few years ago. Its purpose was, and is still, to (humbly) remember Dave Arneson and his legacy.
For this reason, this year I decided to propose a small essay competition for the players participating to this game. Of course, the end date will be the first of October 2021 (let's make it 12:00 mid day, GMT, just to be spot on). The theme is: "What is Dave Arneson's legacy for contemporary role-players?".
The essay has to be written as a post in reply to this thread and it can be as long or short as desired (as long as it is accepted by RPoL and made visible), but has to be a single post for each player (player, not character). The post can be modified as many times and desired and it can be kept private / visible just to the GM as long as desired, but by the first of October 2021 at 12:00 mid day GMT, it has to be visible to everybody.
After the deadline, there will be a short time for discussion and, when I'll see that the discussion is over, I'll open voting and every player (again, player, not character) and GM will be able to vote. Nobody of course is allowed to vote for themselves (in case, that votes will be void).
The player that posted the most voted essay will receive 200 XPs to divide as desired between the characters of that player (of course, if the player controls a single character, that character will receive the 200 XPs, if the player controls more than one character, then the XPs can be divided as desired). The second most voted player will received 100 XPs and the third will receive 50 XPs. All other participants will received 5 XPs.
In order to keep everything tidy, please post in this thread your essays and post your questions and comments in the general OOC thread link to a message in this game
On 2023 I got some support from the players themselves, especially the winner of 2021 edition:
Quote:DAVE ARNESON CONTEST TEMPLATE
Welcome Adventurers! In Celebration of Dave Arneson Day (on the 1st of October), the powers that be are once again throwing a contest of expression, wit, investigation, and introspection! For those of ye Adventurers who may not know, Dave Arneson is the Real-Life Creator of the Blackmoor Campaign setting and, in some way, also of this kind of roleplaying! So literally... in a way, he is the primary reason (aside from your desire for adventure and the Director's passion of course) that we are all able to enjoy this RPoL game together. So we, the powers that be, wish for this contest to commence!
The contest of expression, wit, investigation, and introspection is not for the faint of heart. However, do not let this discourage you, for you are Adventurers! True Adventurers. That alone shows you are neither faint of heart, nor "run-of-the-mill" Blackmoorians. Even the least among you is qualified to partake... should you be so inclined. For those who are, glory, fame, and power await in the form of rewards of prowess and inspiration from us, the higher powers!
Practically speaking, the player that posts the most player-voted essay will receive 200 XPs to divide as desired between the characters of that player (of course, if the player controls a single character, that character will receive the 200 XPs, if the player controls more than one character, then the XPs can be divided as desired by the player). The second most voted player will received 100 XPs and the third will receive 50 XPs. All other participants will anyway receive 5 XPs. You may not vote for your own essay, of course. But with that said... ALL contestants are guaranteed some sort of prize. So please, join us and give us, the higher powers, a good show!
ESSAY GUIDELINES
Please answer the following 4 questions. Each question should have a response that is at least 1 paragraph long (i.e. 3 sentences) and no more than three paragraphs long.
1.) Please research Dave Arneson's life and personality, for example through the following link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson
After this research, please state something or some things new that you learned about Dave Arneson that you didn't know before.
2.) Please state your thoughts on the Blackmoor setting. Good or bad, let us know what you think and why you think it. There's no wrong answer here, as long as you're expressing how you feel and what you think.
3.) Please tell us about what elements of the Blackmoor campaign setting attracted you to this game initially, and why. Feel free to mention elements that continue to intrigue you or appeal to you over time, but we want to hear about what's appealing to you.
4.) Did reading about Dave Arneson make you reflect in any way on the tabletop gaming genre, or perhaps come to some realization about yourself, the gaming community, or some other element of real life? If you answer "no" to this question then please tell us about what you may have already known, or some realization you may have already come onto about the tabletop gaming genre that you think might also tie into some element of Dave Arneson's life from the link in the first question.
Please write the above as a single post in reply to this thread. The post can be modified as many times and desired and it can be kept private / visible just to the GM as long as desired, but by the first of October 2022 at 12:00 mid day GMT, it has to be visible to everybody and it can't be modified anymore (or you will be disqualified).
After the deadline, there will be a short time for discussion and, when I'll see that the discussion is over, I'll open voting and every player (again, player, not character) and GM will be able to vote.
You can also post on this thread questions or comments, so please make sure that the one post that you want to use for competing is very clearly identified
For 2023, I'd like to get some suggestions and indications from you!
Started: https://www.rpol.net/display.cgi?gi=7049...1693674940 :)
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