[EDIT: GAME ON!!! Yes, we have enough people. the suggested rules are in a thread lower down.]

I'm just gauging interest again this year. We had 5 excellent entries last year.

Are any of you interested in participating in a scenario writing contest again this year?

If we get at least 5 people committed to author, I will again sponsor the following:

• Winner: $20 gift certificate and bragging rights
• Entrants: Free Official original printed copy of Day Late, Shilling Short mailed to you and bragging rights to put on your RPGGEEK game designer page. (I still have about 60 copies left of DLSS by the way).

Rules will be a minimum word count (probably 6+ pages minimum not including pre-gen characters or maps) to ensure substantial content. Entries will be judged by anyone interested.

I will assist any new authors needing help and there are always lots of other people who will also assist.

Deadline is October 31st.

Interested?

Jay H

I would be interested in submitting.

What happens to the entries, both the winner and the other entries?

Who won last year's contest?

Is there a template that should be used for format of entries?

Being somewhat confident when it comes to my writing skills, I might be able to cook up something decent if I only had a good story to work with. However, methinks I'm too inexperienced, having only written/hosted six different episodes this far - none of which are standalone scanarios.

But I might enter next year, if things go right...?

I'd be interested.

I think I might be interested too. It is always fun to write when you reach the "flow of writing".

I can also offer the Daily Empire as a hosting site for all the scenarios as well as my limited skills in layout editor.

I'd give this a go. Last year life kind of got in the way and I ended up writing my submission the day before the deadline. Maybe this time I can actually have enough time to proof-read it!

If I have time I would finish converting the Steward of Grauwerk to general use I would submit it. It's about 14000 words, including handouts etc.

Rob

I'm absolutely interested in participating this year. I already have a rough scenario outline planned.

Ok, then I am putting all of you to task:

• Outline or first rough submission by August 31st.
• Final deadline: October 31st

Here is the suggested way of doing things:

Assumptions: It is assumed that GMs running the scenario have access to the Core set and Adventurer’s Toolkit. References beyond those should be summarized in a sidebar where possible.

Preferred Scenario Content: Length should be 10+ pages or at least 5,000 words.

Formatting Recommendations: 11 or 12 point readable fonts, 2-column except for appendix, maps or handouts, and 1 inch margins maximum. Skill checks are most helpful to GMs if marked in bold. Read Aloud Text should be in italics and it is stressed that it paint a brief background to an encounter. Title page should also include your name(s), a brief blurb about the scenario, and legal disclaimer (see end).

Standard suggested layout:

· “How to use this scenario” section. Typically includes: Minimum character rank/advances suggestion, summary of components included, special references to products other than the Warhammer Fantasy Core Boxed Set , etc.

· Course of expected play (note this is not a requirement of the flow of the scenario, but it helps GMs plan and organize). It is oftentimes arranged in a step-by-step fashion. It is useful to indicate major clues that need to be discovered or things to be accomplished.

· Scenario Background. It is suggested that this be limited to relevant information leading up to when the PCs become involved. This sometimes includes a timeline.

· Act and Encounter organization of official scenarios is typical of most submissions, but not required if you feel your scenario would be better served by doing things a different way.

· Creature and NPC Stat Block format: Most creatures and non-player characters can simply be referenced by page for Tome of Adventure. Other creatures should be listed in a side-bar. They may be referenced by page as well, but not all GMs will have access to all products. A sample stat block formatting document is uploaded at RPGGeek.com.

Send me your submission(s) directly via these forums (Emirikol).

Somewhere in your submission (preferably at the bottom of your title page) should be the following disclaimer:

What happens to the entries, both the winner and the other entries? Who won last year's contest? Is there a template that should be used for format of entries?

HERE ARE LAST YEARS ENTRIES AND WINNERS: http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?showtopic=74348

I think you could think about crowd sourcing the prize up a bit to raise the stakes. I would be happy to paypal (or something) a further $20 to Emirikol for the gift certificate prize and would challenge those who want to see this go off but haven't the time to submit themselves to do likewise... Would this be welcome Emirikol?

Sure, we could do something like that. The way I did the last one, I just emailed the winner a digital gift card. That would work great for anyone wishing to pledge something like that and we can give more instructions as the time arises.

I suppose if enough money was put up, we would get more entries.

I've already started working on my submission, but I would excuse myself from winning, just because I like to contribute to the hobby in a meaningful way.

SO, if any of you want to pledge anything $10+ to the winner, I'll send you an official copy of Day Late, Shilling short as well after the contest is over. All you've got to do is pledge it, and at the end, we'll just have you email a $ gift card to the winner.

The reason we fans are doing this is again because we enjoy writing, FFG doesn't put on a contest like other companies did, and we firmly believe that more scenarios helps us all.

Best,

Jay H

(p.s. you can all thank Mr Sarkar for having gotten us all of those DLSS copies to distribute)

Okay - I pledge a $20.00 Gift card to the winner as well and encourage other to do the same!

Hi,

I'd like to enter too please, and happy to contribute cash to the cause. Might need some help with the tech behind the gift card but the will is there!

Bump

jh

Hello, i don't know if i've enough time to write (and read by some English friend to translate, i'm not fluent), but i'll try.

and i'll ask my own company (gaming one, in France) because maybe i've an idea of gift i Can add

As a third place prize, I will offer up a near mint copy of the Rogue Trader rulebook. (Unless, miraculously I were to win third place, in which case this would go to the 4th place writer).

Are any of you having trouble coming up with an idea for your basic outline? I'd like to suggest that you randomly roll for a couple of beasts or random careers to stimulate your ideas for involved NPCs and monsters. Another great idea is to take an Adventure Hook from the Creature Guide or other WFRP product (2nd edition was great for this) and adapt an idea from there.

jh

I have a nearly complete draft of the Steward of Grauwerk to send to you if you like.

Rob

Sure. You've got my email.

26 days remain...

jh

I'd give this a go. Last year life kind of got in the way and I ended up writing my submission the day before the deadline. Maybe this time I can actually have enough time to proof-read it!

I burned out mid-summer and threw out 38 pages that I'd written. Somehow I turned a simple project into a behemoth.

I'm going back to basics. - 10 pages and a hand-drawn map

jh

11 days remain.

Two scenarios have been presented before final editing so far. All are welcome to comment on them before we finish them up. If any more of you are planning on doing one up (even one-pagers), get them up here for opinions (if you want).

Here's the link to the other two scenarios (spoilers): http://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/88687-2013-wfrp3-scenario-contest-entry-rough-draft-complete-spoilers/

I updated mine very slighlty to reflect some comments.

3 days remain

I've got a bit of serious editing left to do..plus, I've forgotten when to capitalize beastmen and where to put paragraph breaks. Sure glad I spent 9 years in college to have lost the ability to do basic capitalization.