One Page Contest Final Update: Less than one week left

We’re into week 3 of the One Page Dungeon contest and things are shaping up for some fierce competition!   With about 45 entries so far, we’ve received a very wide variety of ‘dungeons’, from the old-school classic to the really really out there.

But it’s not too late for those that thrive on tight deadlines and last-minute rushes.  You have until Midnight (Eastern time) of May 14th to submit your entry. Its your chance to get your hands on some very cool prizes and possibly see your work published in a freely distributed PDF!

Regardless of your genre, edition preference, or even ruleset, you can send us your entry.  We’re really open and we’ve been willing to stretch what ‘dungeon’ means to allow all kinds of one-page adventures.

Be it ruined castle, cave, spaceship or dimensional fortress, we want to see that concept leave the confines of your deviously creative brain and unto that awesome one-page template.

We’re slowly gearing up to judge these entries and as my friend Chgowiz says, we’re going to chain our judges to their monitors to review the entries and name our winners in a myriad of categories.

So don’t wait anymore, send us your entry now!

Contest Rules:

1. Participants create a one page dungeon using the template found here. For a contest entry example see here.

2. The dungeon must have the following features:

• Name of Dungeon
• Map
• Dungeon Key (in an edition-neutral form: Description of monsters, Treasure, Traps, etc… No game stats)

OPTIONAL (If you can fit them on one page…)

• Wandering Monster or Random Event tables or a list of scripted “events” that can occur over the adventure
• Background
• Additional descriptions that add to the dungeon, such as detailed description of trap or trick or unique feature.

3. Only one entry per participant. Participants may revise/replace their entries up till the end of contest, with the last revision counting as their official entry. Entry may win grand prize or one of the runner up prizes, plus any number of alternative prize categories.

4. Participants are allowed to modify the template, provided it remains a one-page entry.

5. Submission must be emailed in PDF, Word or Open Office format at the following address: onepage@chattydm.net

6. Submitting a dungeon to the contest releases it under the Creative Common Share-alike license (US 2008) with credit to the contest participant.

7. Contest closes on May 14th 2009 at Midnight.

The prizes (oh yes, the prizes!)

Grand Prize

• Patron membership of Wolfgang Baur’s Open Design
• Quarterly membership to Monte Cook’s Dungeon a Day
• A full Licence for Smitework’s Fantasy Grounds II
• 1 year membership to Obsidian Portal
• 50$ Gift Certificate from One-Bookshelf
• 4 Badges to Neoncon 2009

Grand Prize Runner-Up: Old School Dungeon Design

• Bundle of Goblinoid Games product
• Bundle of Brave Halfling Production products
• Otherworld Miniatures Demon Idol Miniature
• Bundles of Fight On and Knockspell issues
• Bits of Darkness Bundle from Tabletop Adventures
• 6 month membership Obsidian Portal
• 2 Badges to Neoncon 2009

Grand Prize Runner-Up: New Edition Dungeon Design

• D&D 4e Dungeon Delve & Adventurer’s Vault
• Fantasy Grounds II License
• 6 month membership Obsidian Portal
• 2 Badges to Neoncon 2009

To divide among other Categories

• Open Design’s Kobold’s Guide to Game Design
• Quarterly membership to Monte Cook’s Dungeon-a-Day
• Bundle of Necromancer Games products
• Bundle of Brave Halfling Production PDF products
• Bundle of Knockspell and City Encounter PDFs
• Bundle of Fight On Magazine (issues 1-4 PDFs)
• Tabletop Adventure’s Bits of Darkness Bundle
• Tabletop Adventures’ Deck O’Names Set
• A few D&D 4e Adventures and Hardcovers
• Otherworld Miniatures – Pig Faced Orcs (Or Box of Minis)
• Goodman Games – Random Esoteric Creature Generator
• Badges to Neoncon 2009

Our sponsors!
These prizes have been generously donated by our sponsors – they really are excited about this contest and we hope you are just as excited about their support. Please be sure to show them your support as well.

• Avatar Art
• Brave Halfling Publishings
• DungeonADay
  
• Fight On Magazine
• Goblinoid Games
• Goodman Games
• Mythmere Games
• Necromancer Games
• NeonCon
• Obsidian Portal
• Open Design
• Otherworld Miniatures
• Smiteworks
• Tabletop Adventure

If you have any questions about the contest, please feel free to contact either of us: Phil (Chattydm@chattydm.net) and/or Michael (chgowiz@gmail.com)