Josh,
After looking over other some excellent proposals and getting great critiques for my proposal, I'm curious if we can see a successful proposal. It would be very educational to see what actually went into an accepted proposal.
There's probably a good reason *not* to release successful entries, but I just thought I'd throw the idea out there.
Thanks!
I don't know about releasing the proposals, but you can see the sort of thing that goes into a successful proposal by reading the finished adventure.
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I don't know about releasing the proposals, but you can see the sort of thing that goes into a successful proposal by reading the finished adventure.
Oh, definitely. I've read most of the Pathfinder Society adventures. It's just that, IMO, there's a lot of distance between the proposal and the finished product, and it would be nice to see how someone distilled their ideas into 750 (or fewer) words.
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Heathansson - Thanks for the link!!
That was useful, but at the risk of sounding like a whiny toddler - I want more!
Something more specific to the PFS, that is, and in the 750-word limitation.
What can I say? I thrive by learning from example.
Well, the whiny toddler needs work. Try this.
"I want more!"
"No."
"Aha! Aha! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DADDY! I HATE YOU! YOU REAL MEAN!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
I WANT MORE!"
"No."
"NNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"
"IWANTMORE!! IWANTMORE!! IWANT MORE!!"
repeat chorus 50 times.
how many words is that? ;)
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Heathansson - Thanks for the link!!
That was useful, but at the risk of sounding like a whiny toddler - I want more!
Something more specific to the PFS, that is, and in the 750-word limitation.
What can I say? I thrive by learning from example.
I'll add to the chorus of whines.
Josh!!!! Whyyyyyyyy caaaaaan't weeeee seeeeee a scenaaaaariooooo????
(Damn! I can't seem to find any Doug and Wendy Whiner clips on the internets)
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Well, the whiny toddler needs work. Try this.
"I want more!"
"No."
"Aha! Aha! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DADDY! I HATE YOU! YOU REAL MEAN!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
I WANT MORE!""No."
"NNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!""IWANTMORE!! IWANTMORE!! IWANT MORE!!"
repeat chorus 50 times.how many words is that? ;)
That was an excellent rendition of the whiny toddler. Good enough to bring back the headache I had earlier from waking up to a screaming toddler. Thanks a lot. ;p
So, uh, Josh? Yes/no? Maybe? Stop badgering you?
The way I see it, seeing a successful proposal isn't going to be more helpful than just following the guidelines established by the open call. Follow the guidelines, write well, and formulate a good story and you'll at least be in the running.
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That was an excellent rendition of the whiny toddler. Good enough to bring back the headache I had earlier from waking up to a screaming toddler. Thanks a lot. ;pWell, the whiny toddler needs work. Try this.
"I want more!"
"No."
"Aha! Aha! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DADDY! I HATE YOU! YOU REAL MEAN!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
I WANT MORE!""No."
"NNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!""IWANTMORE!! IWANTMORE!! IWANT MORE!!"
repeat chorus 50 times.how many words is that? ;)
Sorry about that; it's like I know what I'm talking about or something.
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The way I see it, seeing a successful proposal isn't going to be more helpful than just following the guidelines established by the open call. Follow the guidelines, write well, and formulate a good story and you'll at least be in the running.
Fair enough. Thanks for the response.
I doubt proposals all look the same anyhow. Logue's, for example, probably come covered in.... fluids.
I doubt proposals all look the same anyhow. Logue's, for example, probably come covered in.... fluids.How do you think Boomer's showed up?
encased in fog-machine-enhanced carbonite with frickin' laser beams attached to the eyes?
I doubt proposals all look the same anyhow. Logue's, for example, probably come covered in.... fluids.How do you think Boomer's showed up?
As an empty cardboard box with "Caution: Contains Riddles." written on it, with the actual proposal arriving later as three 5 inch floppy disks of which the first one is useless by itself? ;)