The First Delightful Dungeon Competition (deadline August 26th)

[Two orcs]

The First Delightful Dungeon Competition (delightfuldungeons.blogspot.com)

Max 2 pages, compatible with an OSR ruleset, theme hidden treasure/traitors/sentinels (pick one or all).

$20 to the best according to the Criteria for judgement

• Respect the time, intelligence, and taste of the DM reading your dungeon. Write clearly, draw clearly, don't explain the obvious. Use color and imagination befitting your vision.
• Offer a good challenge and proportional reward to the players. Reward bravery and cleverness with shortcuts, treasure, information etc. Punish cowardice and stupidity with the loss of life, resources, opportunity etc.

$10 to the best according to non-disqualified contestants.

 

[DangerousPuhson]

A "two-page-dungeon" contest? Interesting - any particular reason for the length restriction?

 

[Two orcs]

1) Shaping a thing is equal parts adding and cutting, constraints push the artist to make decisions. One Page Dungeons are very constrained as map and text fight over space, but as Stonehell showed if they get a page each even a largish dungeon fits.
2) There is a lack of good small dungeons, I realized this when trying to populate a sandbox with them.
3) I would die if I had to read a 50 page 50 room dungeon.

 

[DangerousPuhson]

Sounds good. If the deadline is sometime in August, I might just submit something (assuming the bitch that is untreated depression allows for it).

 

[Malrex]

Ill spread the word on my blog about your contest.

 

[Two orcs]

Sounds good. If the deadline is sometime in August, I might just submit something (assuming the bitch that is untreated depression allows for it).

I would love to read your adventure.

 

[grodog]

2 pages in total, including map, or 2 pages text in addition to the map?

allan.

 

[DangerousPuhson]

Website says whole thing should fit into a two-page spread, so looks like 2 pages total, map inclusive.

 

[grodog]

So mini-maps like at http://tenfootpole.org/forum/index.php?threads/best-mini-dungeons.362/#post-10913 seem like ideal fodder for the contest.

I can definitely submit some—it’ll give me an excuse to key a few I’ve particularly liked

Allan.

 

[Two orcs]

So mini-maps like at http://tenfootpole.org/forum/index.php?threads/best-mini-dungeons.362/#post-10913 seem like ideal fodder for the contest.

I can definitely submit some—it’ll give me an excuse to key a few I’ve particularly liked

Allan.

Cool map and thoughtful key is going far!

 

[DangerousPuhson]

@Two orcs question: what size format would you prefer for this (letter, A4, etc.)? I suspect Letter-sized pages, but this place is infested with Europeans, so who knows...

 

[Two orcs]

@DangerousPuhson either is fine. Are standard papers actually a different size in the US?

 

[Two orcs]

I'll start reviewing entries this week!

 

[DangerousPuhson]

@DangerousPuhson either is fine. Are standard papers actually a different size in the US?

We use Letter-sized paper as default here (8.5"x11"). Is A4 (8.3" x 11.7") the standard in Europe, or is that just a UK thing?

 

[Beoric]

We use Letter-sized paper as default here (8.5"x11"). Is A4 (8.3" x 11.7") the standard in Europe, or is that just a UK thing?

In millimeters, Letter sized (ANSI A) is 216 x 279, while A4 is 210 x 297.

 

[The1True]

We use Letter-sized paper as default here (8.5"x11"). Is A4 (8.3" x 11.7") the standard in Europe, or is that just a UK thing?

As a person who has to share a printer with a German spouse, I can confidently say A4 is the standard throughout Europe, and a great way to end up with weird sheets in your campaign notes Extra points if you two-hole punch it instead of three!

 

[Beoric]

Extra points if you two-hole punch it instead of three!

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Punched on the short edge, or the long edge?

 

[The1True]

Punched on the short edge, or the long edge?

Long.
Surprisingly impractical for the otherwise eminently efficient and practical Krauts. I just went online looking for answers as to why this is the ISO outside of North America and I literally can not find a single logical reason for why the whole rest of the world would want flimsy binders or to call soccer "football".

 

[DangerousPuhson]

I literally can not find a single logical reason for why the whole rest of the world would want flimsy binders or to call soccer "football".

In the words of Super Hans - "People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis - you can't trust people"

 

[Beoric]

I literally can not find a single logical reason for why the whole rest of the world would want ... to call soccer "football".

I mean, it's a ball which most of the players mainly touch with their feet. As opposed to NA football, in which most of the players never touch the ball with their feet.

Two hole punch on the long edge makes for some flimsy binding, though.