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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « on: February 03, 2011, 06:05:07 AM » or 24 hours from when I announce the ninth submission here.



1. Pick two (and only two) of the four terms to be central concepts for your game. This is a big deal. You can�t win a Ronny unless I think they really matter. Make sure to exclude the other two terms, conceptually.



2. Write the game during a single 24-hour period. Remember, this is an alpha design and will be assessed as such.



3. Submit it in PDF to the 24 Hour RPG site and<My best design advice

Free associate off the two terms to find more terms of your own to include, but remember, the original two do have to be central in some way.

Make something you like, and present both the Color and the Reward to help the reader understand why.



Some minor points

It's OK to write something more traditional and/or long-term. Not everything has to be formally turn-based and rife with endgames and full of emotional mechanics.



Feel free to do a little bit of document design to spice up the reading. Nothing major � a font, or layout device, or some quickie illustrations or images � I promise not to use such things as criteria for Ronnies judgment, but they do make the whole thing more fun for everyone. (See the 2005 entries January�s Frost, Left Coast, and Bylina & Bogatyr, for instance.)



And finally, the terms for this round:



whisper wings murder morning



Vroom vroom!



See the sticky thread leading this forum and Questions, concerns, befuddlements for various nuances and details. If you�re still curious or confused about something, ask it here in this thread.



Best, Ron Submission period: either one week from today at the time of this posting,24 hours from when I announce the ninth submission here.1. Pick two (and only two) of the four terms to be central concepts for your game. This is a big deal. You can�t win a Ronny unless I think they really matter. Make sure to exclude the other two terms, conceptually.2. Write the game during a single 24-hour period. Remember, this is an alpha design and will be assessed as such.3. Submit it in PDF to thesite Logged

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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 01:47:49 PM » So far:



wings murder

They Became Flesh by Elizabeth Sampat

Anathema by Devon Oratz



wings morning

Realization Dawning by Gregor Hutton

The Moral Dawn by Eigil Rischel



morning whisper

The Cycle of Seasons by Nathan Paoletta



whisper murder

Haunted by Jesse Burneko



Nothing yet for morning murder or wings whisper

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Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #4 on: February 06, 2011, 08:26:39 PM » Hi Ron. About to start work on an idea for this one (Using wings and whisper, oddly enough) and I had an inexperience-based question. Would 'author's comments' in the book (or at the end) be useful or detrimental? On one hand in bad sections they might aid in showing where I went wrong. On the other hand the game should be able to stand on it's own and my thoughts can be brought in during the discussion/rewriting phase.



Thanks muchly for providing a reason for me to get off my butt and get back to active game design.



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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 04:33:34 AM » Hi Pat,



Author's comments sections are a lot of fun for me to read. As far as I can tell, looking at the results of past rounds, they don't hurt or help one's chances for a Ronny.



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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #6 on: February 07, 2011, 01:03:04 PM » Only one more as yet.



wings murder

They Became Flesh by Elizabeth Sampat

Anathema by Devon Oratz

Deathbird Black by Baxil



wings morning

Realization Dawning by Gregor Hutton

The Moral Dawn by Eigil Rischel



morning whisper

The Cycle of Seasons by Nathan Paoletta



whisper murder

Haunted by Jesse Burneko



morning murder / wings whisper: still lonely.



I don't know which entries are more disturbing, the funny ones or the goth ones. You are a bunch of morbid sonofabitches out there, I tell you. It serves me right for including "skull" in the previous round and "murder" in this one. I know! The next terms will include, let's see, "atrocity." No, "torture." Oh, obviously: "death," that'll cheer things up.



Two more, then I'll call the 24-hour signal.



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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #7 on: February 07, 2011, 01:05:56 PM » Oh yeah! All of the entries so far are now available at the 24-Hour RPG site (see link in this thread's first post). You can see what I'm talking about for yourself.



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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #8 on: February 07, 2011, 07:54:33 PM » The bell tolls nine! 24 hours remain from the time of this post, which is just before 10 PM Central Standard Time (U.S.). The titles so far:



wings murder

They Became Flesh by Elizabeth Sampat

Anathema by Devon Oratz

Deathbird Black by Baxil

Wings of Blood by Paolo Davolio



wings morning

Realization Dawning by Gregor Hutton

Moral Dawn by Eigil Rischel



morning whisper

The Cycle of Seasons by Nathan Paoletta



whisper murder

Haunted by Jesse Burneko

Uncle Louis by Steve Mathers



morning murder / wings whisper: no entries yet



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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #9 on: February 08, 2011, 07:14:40 AM » Between ten and twelve hours left. The recent entries have significantly expanded the conceptual range.



wings murder

They Became Flesh by Elizabeth Sampat, Anathema by Devon Oratz, Deathbird Black by Baxil, Wings of Blood by Paolo Davolio, Murderwing by Joe J. Prince



wings morning

Realization Dawning by Gregor Hutton, Moral Dawn by Eigil Rischel



morning whisper

The Cycle of Seasons by Nathan Paoletta



whisper murder

Haunted by Jesse Burneko, Uncle Louis by Steve Mathers



whisper wings

The Volume of Secrets by J. P. Mullen



morning murder

no entries yet



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Global ModeratorMemberPosts: 17707 Re: [RONNIES 2011] February round begins « Reply #10 on: February 08, 2011, 08:27:17 PM » Annnnnd ... closed! Clocking in at 14 games.



wings murder

They Became Flesh by Elizabeth Sampat, Anathema by Devon Oratz, Deathbird Black by Baxil, Wings of Blood by Paolo Davolio, Murderwing by Joe J. Prince



wings morning

Realization Dawning by Gregor Hutton, Moral Dawn by Eigil Rischel



morning whisper

The Cycle of Seasons by Nathan Paoletta, Memory Quest by David Berg



whisper murder

Haunted by Jesse Burneko, Uncle Louis by Steve Mathers



whisper wings

The Volume of Secrets by J. P. Mullen, Air Patrol by Pat Gamblin



morning murder (at last!)

The Secret Lives of Serial Killers by Willow Palecek « Last Edit: February 08, 2011, 08:29:46 PM by Ron Edwards » Logged