Looks pretty cool! I like that the emphasis here in on the characters and the plot. There's no way I'll have time to cook something up for this, but I thought that there'd probably be some people here that would be excited to enter something into the contest.
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I remember when BioWare did this before. Back then they were simply calling it a "job application." I guess by making it a contest they hope to attract more people, though I wouldn't think a company like BioWare would have any lack of applicants. But yeah, it's really cool. Maybe I'll give it a go.
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the problem I have is with the part about "employment is not guaranteed if you win" which means they'll just higher the most charismatic person and steal everyone else's submissions.
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The basic set of NWN is only about $15, Tom.
You should do this-- seriously.
If you don't want to spend the cash, let me know-- I've got the toolset and I'm willing to put your text in a module so you can send it to them.
quote:the problem I have is with the part about "employment is not guaranteed if you win" which means they'll just higher the most charismatic person and steal everyone else's submissions.
I didn't read any stipulations about all submissions being property of Bioware. I *think* that such things (or at least the dialogue) remains property of the creator.
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In fact, even BioWare's standard form for submission of suggestions (that doesn't seem to apply for this contest) is incredibly submitter-friendly: http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/jobs/psa/
It grants BioWare no rights to use the material except in review and evaluation of it, and an indemnification against 3rd party lawsuits if the submitter included other people's work.
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You Overlook guys ought to create something based on your characters. Definitely some high quality background stuff to work with.
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I liked NWN but haven't played it in a while. I haven't played anything in a while so I'm not sure how it compares to World of Warcraft, which I believe is very similar.
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I am wondering if I am reading the rules correctly. If I am, then I am supposed to write a 3500-word story that takes place in a small room or area (4x4 tileset) with only 3 other characters with which to tell the story, and have multiple quests and alternate endings.
It seems awkward to do all this in a tiny room. Am I just going to run between the same 3 NPCs in the same room, completing multiple dialogue-only quests? Sounds like a recipe to put Bioware judges to sleep. I guess if they don't fall asleep, it indicates a good writer.
I originally thought it was supposed to be a mini-game, just without combat and skills, but now it sounds more like a novel narrated by 4 computer images in one small area.
Or am I just reading the contest rules incorrectly?
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By the way, that last post was made by me, not unicornwhisperer. My wife has been using my computer again to talk on Hatrack, instead of her own, and I thought I was still logged on Posts: 684 | Registered: Aug 2001
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quote:I liked NWN but haven't played it in a while. I haven't played anything in a while so I'm not sure how it compares to World of Warcraft, which I believe is very similar.
Very, very different actually. NWN is far more geared toward traditional Pen'n'Paper roleplayers than to the powergamer MMORPG crowd. ...and then I realized it's almost 5 a.m. and I should go to bed instead of talking about this.
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It is SPECIFICALLY meant to be a "novel" narrated by a few characters. It is NOT meant to be a series of small quests, or a traditional "module." They're looking ONLY for writing ability.
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I've tried scripting something for this, but can't wrap my mind around it. I actually spent the better part of an hour at one of my book signings scribbling notes for dialogue and such.
Hasn't amounted to much, though. . .
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