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Meet The Judges
This thread is for each of the hosts and judges for this year's competition to introduce themselves as well as to share a little about what they think the ideal submission would look like. All contestants are recommended to read this thread carefully, and note what the judges are looking for, and how they will score you. As per the last few years, there are 'judging guidelines' to help make the judgments not too surprising, create more consistency between them, and help carry some of the load for those judging!
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Traveller: The Third Imperium The 2024 Iron DM Season 18 Is Live! New here? Try a New Player Solo Game for 13th age, CoC, DnD, FATE, Pathfinder, Traveller. Last edited by savoylen; May 16th, 2023 at 02:04 AM. |
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Savoy here, at your service as one of your hosts!
I'm really looking forward to seeing what you bring to the table in this year's competition. I'll be serving as the chairman this year which is mostly about answering questions, arranging the brackets, tracking the results from round to round, judge wrangling and, doing whatever bananabadger and Ildrahil ask. Firstly, I appreciate the commitment and hard work that goes into competing in the Iron DM. Please have a sense of humor and humbleness when receiving feedback from us. You're signing up for criticism and praise but its that first one that gets people sometimes. In this year's tournament format, we are all reading A LOT of games. I've asked the judges to score each pairing and using the "win, loss, draw" format and to provide feedback only on the criteria that had the biggest impact on their decision. As a judge we want to give guidance on what will help hone and deepen your already strong DM skills and sometimes, we have to dig deep to find something that might help. Regardless, these are just our opinions and always meant to be constructive. Don't take it as a personal hurt or attack. That isn't why we do this. My best 'pro-tip' for you is not to get too hung up on the numbers game but to really lean into the judge's comments. There is some real gold in there and if you really want grow in your skills the Iron DM arena, that is exactly what you'll do. Truly, we're here to build you up - both when you advance and when you don't. A little about myself:
- Savoy
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Traveller: The Third Imperium The 2024 Iron DM Season 18 Is Live! New here? Try a New Player Solo Game for 13th age, CoC, DnD, FATE, Pathfinder, Traveller. Last edited by savoylen; Mar 6th, 2023 at 12:56 AM. |
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Welcome to Iron DM 2023! I am here to serve as Savoylen's assistant and to fill in as a judge when needed. Also, and more importantly, I am here as your fan. It takes a lot of time and effort to submit these entries. I understand and respect that. I promise to work to make this a great experience for the time you will put into the event. I'm delighted that this year features innovations such as four short opening rounds of no-elimination play. These are changes inspired by member comments and built on respect and admiration for the formula that has been perfected over the years. So, let’s go forth—kind, bold, and brilliant! And ... if you are in it to win it (and why not?), here are my Top 7 BananaBadger Tips. Now get out there! Whip those ingredients into shape! Oh yeah, and sign my jersey with your name and number on it, will ya? I'm your fan!
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Rime of the Frostmaiden | What Can Good Girls Do for the Devil? Nothing Ever Happens in the North | Coppernight Hold | Gates of Paradise Anya | Mercy | Jane | Bingle | Josie | Strip-the-Willow | The Bwbach The Amazing RPG Race | Exquisite Corpse |
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I'm back for another year of Iron GM, and I'm excited to have once again been invited to be a judge, for... an 11th time now. Wow, time flies.
For those of you not already familiar with me from my previous experiences: I've been a published author for close to a decade now, with my work including 3rd edition, Pathfinder, and 5th edition. I've gone through self publishing, and my name is the lead author for multiple 3rd party adventure paths. I'm also a father of two, and although I have a degree in video game design, my day job is in traditional publishing. While I've only published a few dozen pages this last year - I have a lot of experience in what makes a good story, a good adventure, and good structure. I've been actively gaming since late 2nd edition, and have tried everything I can pull a group together for: from the mainstream 3e, 4e, 5e, oneDnD, and Pathfidner (my personal favorite), to less popular games like GURPS, WOD, and Powered By Apocolypse, to some relatively obscure systems like: Slayers, Mouseguard, Beast Hunters, Kids on Bikes, and Gardens of Ynn. And this only counts the games I've actually had a chance to play - I've read plenty more. I literally wrote the book on what an Iron GM judge should score on, but personally my biggest recommendation is that you take care that your work is clear and cohesive. Keep your work organized and think the whole thing out from one end to another to ensure that it's realistic. Remember that although judges will be reading it, you should be pretending that it might actually be used by a GM - and while it's okay to confuse or surprise players sometimes, it's always a bad idea to confuse or surprise the GM who is using your work. One of my biggest pet peeves is when the adventure presents the only path forward something that I think a party of adventurers is unlikely to do.
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Formatting (and back again) for the name change, but the content still applies.
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DMed: Battle of the Bards, Banshee Bride, NPSG, Clockwork Sienna, The Witch is Dead Playing: Ozbox Souptoot Played: Fioravanti-Anya-Ripper-Malyth, Ingetrude Frostblossom, Myrrh the Burned, Primble Thorne, Ozbox, Ferrar, Burnapolia Bronkus Last edited by Fillyjonk; Jun 2nd, 2023 at 12:23 AM. |
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Posting: Better! "Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." RBG She/Her Last edited by Leviticus; Mar 30th, 2024 at 10:19 PM. Reason: Scavenger Hunt! |
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Hi, Everyone. I just recently joined the judging team as a last minute volunteer and I’m glad to be with you! I’ve competed in the Iron DM stadium the past two years and loved it. It’s such a great community event and this year's organizers have done another amazing job.
I’ve been gaming since the 90’s and found PbP five years ago. It’s such a fun way to roleplay and the RPG Crossing community is amazing, especially with events like this. I can’t wait to read through everyone’s entries! As far as my judging tendencies, I’ll be following the judgment criteria provided by the organizers very closely with an eye toward entries GMs can run easily and players will enjoy playing. Good luck everyone! |
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