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Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:48 am
by Trylon
Ah, it only seems to work for me - when I'm logged in that is...
Probably because it still needs to be reviewed by GoMe staff.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:50 am
by I.Brattin
That probably explains it then.
Edit: Yeah even logged in at GoMe, I can't see it. I expect till its approved that it will continue to not show up.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:56 am
by allatwan
Trylon wrote:I had this idea today when working on some backstory for an age of mine:
What about a backstory contest?
The concept:
Contestants take an already released Age (does not need to be an Age of their own), and write a short/long story around that age. The story has to respect established Canon for that age, and established D'ni canon, but beyond that, no restrictions apply.
Judging categories could be:
- how well does it fit the age
- how compelling is the story
- quality of the backstory used
- support items (drawings, separate notes, items, etc....)
Ok, clearly I'm not qualified to propose judging categories for stories
Anyone got ideas/opinions?
Which ages, then? I haven't downloaded any of the new ages yet, but I'd love to participate.... Can someone tell me:
-where and how I can download an age
-What the requirements to view the ages are
Thank you very much!
-Allatwan.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:58 am
by diafero
-where and how I can download an age
-What the requirements to view the ages are
The wiki page for
Playing Fan Ages should contain all the information you need. It offers two way to get these ages, I personally suggest
Drizzle/UAM and
Offline KI to visit the ages (which isn't that much of a surprise since I am one of the developers

), you can find additional information and ask questions about these in the
Drizzle and Offline KI subforum here on the GoW.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:07 am
by Al'Kaera
Trylon wrote:Probably because it still needs to be reviewed by GoMe staff.
Yes folks,, we reserve the right to review, before we publish. Spammers ya know. It was in 'pending' is why it wasn't viewable. Approved now and on the
Front Page News, and the
previous link Trylon posted works also.
Al'K
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:43 pm
by Szark
Trylon wrote:I wrote a news article on the guildofmessengers.com site
here
Nice one Trylon. Anything like this for the greater community feel free to post. And we can for special occasions go wider than the Feed if requested by manually posting on various sites around the world.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:47 am
by Trylon
Ok, time to get this back to life
If you want to join up (as contestant or judge) please post below, I'll try to compile a list of contestants and judges as soon as possible.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:35 am
by Xindhus
I'll be a contestant if the deadline is far enough in the future. There's a lot coming up in RL and I may have to drop out, but until then, I'm in.
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:42 pm
by 5TheStranger5
Props to you Trylon

! I think this is a wonderful idea, and it should help to push to the surface some of the great storyline ideas that a lot of our fellow guildsmen possess. As a freelance writer I highly recommend this type of competitive writing, as it tends to get everyone's creative juices flowing(and that leads to more appealing and creative writing). When it's a go, count me in!
StrangerGuild Of Writers/D'ni2010
Re: Idea: Backstory Contest
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:36 am
by Linger
Necromancy!
This thread may actually hold merit in revival though; holding more contests is sure to breathe a bit more life into the community... especially if you can win something on top of the competition - intangible or materialistic.
That said, I'd also be up for writing a back-story for this.