Wathok Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Welcome to the first Aabahran: The Forsaken Lands DESCRIPTION CONTEST! Nothing fancy here. Simply do your best to write a description for the picture below and post it in the Prayer Forum. To help you out, here is a copy of "help description" (with irrelevant parts removed and some contest-related things added in): 1) Your description should be formatted to at most 70 letters per line. If your description can be pasted smoothly into the MUD's text editor, then you have an edge over other contestants. 2) Your description should be like a picture frozen in time. There should be no actions being performed, only descriptions of what the character looks like, or looks like he is doing. 3) You should NEVER force the looker to do, feel or think anything. The looker should make up their own minds about who you are, and what you might be doing. 4) The description should describe you, not your history. Concentrate on describing your characters stance, face, body, and their equipment. Not who they are, and where they came from. 5) Do NOT say how powerful, fearful, or deadly you are. The description is not the place to "stroke your ego" by saying how powerful you are and how fearful you look. 6) You may include descriptions of equipment that you would like your character to wear (family crested shields, particular sword etc.) since it is understood that the actual game equipment changes too often. When you are done with your description and it has been formatted, spell checked, etc... post it in the prayer forum with subject line "Description Contest Entry." But remember, just because you follow the rules above to the letter doesn't mean you'll win the grand prize. All Immortals will have the opportunity to put in their two cents and vote for the best one. Good luck! -The FL Admin P.S. Contest ends in 2 weeks. P.P.S. Yes, a prize was mentioned. P.P.P.S. Oh right, the picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudder Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Rofl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Oh... post in prayer forum. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I entered. That was a lot of fun to write! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wathok Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Without being too specific, some entries have content that directly contradict the description guidelines. For instance, don't write that just seeing this fellow makes one feel weak or pitiful because the rules include: "Do NOT say how powerful, fearful, or deadly you are. The description is not the place to 'stroke your ego' by saying how powerful you are and how fearful you look." Blatant disregard for the guidelines will force us to refuse an entry, even if it was well-written. Please take the time to read the what you may not include. It will help you out greatly not only with this contest, but with your characters as well. Feel free to send in as many entries as you want (under the same thread, please). Note that only the most recent one from you will be accepted as your submission. In other words, you're welcome to change your description if you feel that it has been improved with editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wathok Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 One week left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wathok Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The deadline has passed for submitting entries to the FL Description Contest. If you participated, please send me a private message to confirm that we have received your entry. There is the possibility that you posted in the Prayer Forum but we somehow missed it, and I want to avoid that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangelion Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 So who won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 He didn't say he'd announce a winner that I can tell. Just that there was a prize mentioned (which I never saw unless it's a dragon of our choice and a character of our choosing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Yeah, will you guys be revealing who won/what the prize was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wathok Posted September 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Yes, we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wathok Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 A Description Contest winner will be declared in approximately 4 days. The winner's description will be used for a mob in a new area, and I can assure you that the mob will an "influential" one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizz Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Well I think mine was a bit too long for a MOB description so I'm pretty sure I lost (aside from it sucking anyways ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailanni Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Well I think mine was a bit too long.... ). This seems to be an ongoing theme with you and your writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Zinged by a ghost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantangel Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Yes, well if I'd known it was for a MOB I wouldn't have made it a description like a character I'd be playing. Characters I generally make 3 paragraphs for, first being the head, second torso, third legs. As for descriptions on MOBs, I usually had them cut down small so that it wasn't overwhelming to the eyes. I've built on a couple MUDs in the past and learned that descriptions for rooms, MOBs and items need to be minimal, especially when it comes to me making them. That and I learned how much I absolutely hate making descriptions because I have a strange urge to make areas 80+ rooms and every room being a different description, along with 8 different MOBs and various armor pieces. On a side note, I now know why I type so damned much, I start on one thing think of something else and go with it and remember why I started in the first place and go back to it. I shouldn't type when well after my bed time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 The technical term is 'rambling'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wathok Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Actually no, if your description was not too long for a player, it was not considered too long for a mob. After all, this is going to be a special npc. The prize does not influence judging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aulian Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Im sorry I forgot about this... Stupid holiday - I had my desc all planned out and everything, just needed to string it together. *face palm* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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