Regular readers will know that I have a thing for Twitter. If you’ve never heard of it, it allows you to post micro posts of maximum 140 characters in length. It also allows you to follow specific twitter accounts, like mine here, to see what people you care about are saying.
Well a few weeks ago, I was messing around with and decided to send out a question along the lines of :
How ’bout another Twitter experience? Tell me about your Character and tag it #aboutmyPC
The responses I got from it were astounding. So much so that people I knew weren’t following my antics of Twitter were sending short, condensed stories about their Player Character. In fact it can be quite an exercice to cram so much in so little.
For instance, James Wyatt of Wizards of the Coast sent three tweets about his D&D 4e PCs:
- Jaeric is the eldest son of the thane, but his fey blood made him crazy as well as a sorcerer.
- Adrin had a terrifying experience in the wood that left him with a fey pact. His return from death left him more haunted.
- Baredd is a paladin of Erathis on a lifelong quest to rebuild civilization.
As the above example attests, this little meme was noticed by Wizards of the Coast and they asked me if I wanted to join them for a contest:
The Twitter #AboutmyPC contest!
Starting today and lasting until next Monday August 17th at 5h00 PM (Eastern Time-Savings Time) Wizards and myself are asking you to tell us about your Player Characters in less than 130 characters (See below) according to the following rules:
- Each entry must be 130 characters or less and must include the #aboutmypc tag somewhere in the entry (so we can find it).
- The entry is done using Twitter. If you don’t have a Twitter account, You can optionally enter the contest by leaving a comment to this entry.
- Although the contest is not edition/game specific, prizes are going to be given by Wizards of the Coast.
- You are allowed to enter the contest more than once, but we reserve the right to ignore frivolous answers or ‘spamming’ entries.
After the contest, we’ll review all entries and will determine 5 winners based on 5 super secret categories we’ve drawn for the contest. All five winners will receive some cool Wizards of the Coast prizes.
So go ahead, tell me all about your PCs! I can take it! And follow my Gen Con adventures over Twitter!
Just to clarify, is that 130 chars and then the #aboutmypc somewhere, which if you use all 130 would be 140, or 130 chars including the #aboutmypc and so 120 of character description and then the 10 char hash?
Put more simply the entry must have the full #aboutmypc hash tag and be 140 characters or less all included.
#aboutmypc Gloucester the Bard is full of mirth, valor, and shooting Tiamat with a Ballista.
Will you be looking at ALL entries in #aboutmyPC or only stuff from here on out?
In other words, should I repost any characters that I tweeted about a few weeks ago?
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Yes I’ll be looking in both places, only one entry point suffices.
A question from a Twitter virgin: do spaces count as characters?
#aboutmypc Aaron Spieldman: Young. Bright. Geeky. (Mentor fought monsters; killed by vamps.) Aaron inherited bookstore, weapons, mission.
#aboutmypc November Halward: Old demon. Hates humans. Spellbound to earth. (He loves humans, cut a deal for a “curse” to stay. Don’t tell)
@Colemarr: Yes, Twitter counts spaces in it’s 140 char. limit.
Are theoretical PCs allowed entry? I don’t ever get to play since I’m always the GM, so I was just wondering…
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Is this strictly PCs themselves, or do you accept sufficiently colorful familiars as well?
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Q is a genasi warrior-mage trained by desert nomads from libraries kept in bags of holding to defend the fabric of the universe. #aboutmypc
@Aaron: You can be creative about the whole thing, even if you are a GM. Yes I’m being cryptic about it… you figure it out. 🙂
@Ravyn: I’m not the one to stifle someone’s creativity. Give it your best shot.
#aboutmypc Tharag: Half-orc exiled from tribe due to violent eruption of magical powers. Mushrooms he is addicted to don’t help…or do they?
Cool contest! And not even that easy after all… I couldn’t explain why my PG is looking for his “soul” in the land of the dead… still, very nice and challenging!
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#aboutmypc Markus was a wannabe bard, but his lack of talent made him be a fighter to try to appear in a song he is not able to sing
not game specific? so it can characters outside of Dungeons and Dragons?
Pieter Grimm is a cleric of Tempus, seeking to live up to the legacy of his fallen mentor. Unfortunately he has become an outcast.#aboutmypc
#aboutmypc Adrian a.k.a. Varis the Half-Elf wizard grew up with a troupe of bards. What was he thinking? Pure magic and power are his thing.
#aboutmypc Marcus the Human Cleric was raised by Dwarves after being left for dead as a babe. His parents were upset when he followed Pelor.
#aboutmypc Keyleth is an elven warrior of Valenar. During his rite of passage he met his legendary ancestor’s spirit and merged with him.
#aboutmypc Bright is a thief with a heart of gold, a silver tongue, and an ornery warforged hot on his trail.
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Already posted mine back when you first threw out the hashtag. Though I’ve since slightly renamed the character. Oh well.
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This was a really fun challenge — trying to fit a character into a twitter post. Thanks so much for doing this. I love it!
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#aboutmypc Brother Thomas, cleric of Pelor, disillusioned by suffering he’s seen. Now harsh and callous, fighting on.
#aboutmypc Olfred Marsh, secret bastard of the womanizing king, strives for the honor and glory of a knight.
#aboutmypc Gimp, too crippled to work, steals to survive. Life on the street is dirty and dangerous, but he sees much.
#aboutmypc Andrix, arms merchant with knack for sorcery and magical traps. Loves the haggling, but hates theives.
#aboutmypc Darlathene, lover of Olfred, mystic theurge known for healing through spectral hand.
A haiku about my character:
#aboutmypc
/Name is Doc Lightning./
/Pulp scientist and hero:/
/wielding super speed/
Thanks everyone for submitting your PCs. I’m looking forward to reading all them more closely once I’m back from Gen Con.
#aboutmypc Cormac Ai Akabellath – Non-magic dual wielding ranger, trying to reclaim his family’s honor and rightful place in the nobility.
#aboutmypc Arjohn, Dragonborn Battle Cleric, follows Kord and forgets to heal his friends when battle looms.
#aboutmypc Kresh the Goliath found more places to paint by guarding caravan out of town.
#aboutmypc: Grunk – Half-ogre fighter, gentle giant, fierce in battle, carves tiny sculptures from enemies’ bones and gives to children.
#aboutmypc: Argent Rue, young silver dragon sided with humans in wyrm council debate. Penance: pose as human fighter, can’t reveal nature.
These are three PCs in my current game:
As a child, Sariel saw his parents murdered. They rose as undead and HE killed them. Traumatized, he turned to the Raven Queen. #aboutmyPC
Fath Shah lives in a massive city/wall, his clan charged with guarding against the return of an enemy he doesn’t believe exists. #aboutmyPC
Verlis grew up innocently worshipping Vecna until Ioun’s followers razed his peaceful town. Now he seeks to free us from the gods #aboutmyPC
#aboutmypc Mordhous: They performed brutal alterations, but he had free will so they killed him. He crawled from the lime pit for revenge.
Gah, I reall need to log in more often!
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