Fantasy Setting Search

[ralphmelton]

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020606a is a page about WotC's contest for a new fantasy setting. It starts with a 1-page proposal; 10 winners expand their entries to a 10-page proposal; three of those get to develop that to a 100-page bible for $20,000, and then the big winner gets $100,000. Which is a good chunk of change; even $20,000 is big money in the gaming industry.

Like almost every other geek on the planet, I'm thinking of sending in a proposal for my campaign.

I'm having second thoughts, though. The cool part of my campaign is a gimmick instead of a campaign world. I like to think that it's a cool gimmick, but it's just a gimmick.

So I think it very unlikely that I would even get to round 2. (By comparison, I felt much more optimistic about my entries in the Pillsbury Bake-off contest. I could well be misguided, though.)

On the other hand, it's only a page. The expectation is low, but so is the effort involved...

Comments

it's only a page....

[estherchaya.livejournal.com]

I think you should go for it! You might surprise yourself! And if you don't make it to round two, can't you still enjoy knowing that you tried?

Re: Down to earth

[sethcohen.livejournal.com]

Ralph, Ralph, Ralph. Time you stepped up to the plate. Time to play with the big boys. $0.03 a word as earning potential just ain't cutting it. I highly recommend you proceed.

Just remember when you win that both Karen and I supported you in this endeavor. 10% of the take will suit us just fine. After all, you're doing most of the work... 8^)

[cellio]

Hey, go for it! What have you got to lose? A few hours of your time? (And if writing it down helps you develop it a little more in your mind, you haven't even lost that.)

[ralphmelton.livejournal.com]

This is just a subtle attempt to get me to say something remotely coherent and intelligible about that I'm trying to do with the campaign, isn't it?

Well, I just want you to know that I've seen through this ploy.

;)