[OOC] Studio Audience (conversations about 2023 Iron DM)

[Begon Ugo]

Thank you!

[bananabadger]

We are at 24 hours until deadline for Round Zero submissions ... if you're still pondering, there's still time!

[RoBi]

My submission has been submitted. version 1 ended up being 1764 words the revised version came in at 498 words. I cut a lot of flowery language. lol.

Can a judge please make sure I did the secret and spoilerbutton formatting correctly. I never feel like I do that right.

[bananabadger]

It looks all good, RoBi! Welcome to Iron DM 2023!

[savoylen]

Robi's in the house - looks good!

[ghostwalking]

"Write the first post of a new game that begins with a total party kill"
I'm hoping I got the assignment correct and the TPK doesn't actually need to be IN the first post. It can just be setting up for the TPK, yes?

[bananabadger]

Strategically, it might be a very good or poor choice--as with future rounds, it all depends on how your interpretation is received by your judges for that match.

But as far as "Does this entry meet the submission requirements?"--yes, it does.

[Leviticus]

Good luck, everyone! And especially those submitting their entries at the last minute!

[lostcheerio]

The last hour until deadline!

*dramatic strings!*

*timpani roll!*

*choir crescendo!*

[Gaijin]

Good/Bad News: I had a last minute disagreement with a business client, which resulted in all of my October gigs being cancelled. That's frustrating, buuuut it also means I now actually have time to participate in Iron DM, which I'm excited about.

[bananabadger]

Sorry to hear, Gaijin. But just think of how many gigs you can line up as reigning Iron DM 2023 champ, right?

[briar]

Good luck to everyone~

[Dworin]

I'm enjoying reading everyone's contributions. Good luck to all.

[Humble Athena]

Good luck! There was a lot of amazing stuff in there.

[Gaijin]

Looking forward to seeing "Those That Shall Fight" being published!

I ran all of the entries through ChatGPT and asked it to critique and rank them. It very quickly became obvious that while some of the advice was appropriate, it really isn't ready for the spotlight as an Artifical Judge. Maybe in a few years.