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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
This contest is over. Thank you for participating. Prize winners are listed in this linked post. As summer passes into autumn a cool north wind blows across the Oceans and the balmy seas turn a bit chilly. The leaves begin to turn. Pirates tend to bundle up a little tighter at night. Winter is just around the corner. But even as the weather loses the summer heat, a greater chill grows in the hearts of sailors everywhere. As the sun retreats and the nights grow long, the supernatural forces rise. As the world nears the end of October, these forces reach their peak of power. Pirates retell tales of past encounters with things that are not quite of this world in hushed voices. They cast furtive glances behind them. Every creak and groan, every light and bank of fog brings to mind the fearful times past. Tell us your tale of an encounter between pirates and the supernatural. The rules: 1. Stories must have a topic of the supernatural and relate to pirates in some fashion. 2. Hard limit of 500 words. Titles, author attributions, and "The end" are not counted. That means that if you have 501 words, the story will be disqualified. You may find an online word count resource here. 3. We will be checking grammar and spelling, so do your best to copyedit it. 4. One entry per player. Entries must include an Ocean of play and a pirate. 5. Entries must be posted to this linked thread. 6. Entries must be posted by 11:59 p.m. PDT, on October 28th.* The entries thread will be closed at that time. 7. Have fun! Grand prize: A parrot on the ocean of your choice. Other prize winners will each get to choose one of the following: Spooky Fishname sloop Orange/Black shirt and pants outfit Lime/Black shirt and pants outfit Pumpkin outfit (hat, shirt, pants, shoes) Candy corn outfit (hat, shirt, pants, shoes) Three skulls (furniture) Orange/Black flag tapestry Lime/Black flag tapestry Black/Orange sword *Note that throughout the month of October, many places in the world will switch from Local Daylight Time to Local Standard Time (or vice versa, in the southern hemisphere.) The United States does not switch until October 30th, so that Pirate Time will remain as PDT (UTC-7) until then, when it becomes PST (UTC-8). You may want to see this page to make sure you do not end up missing the deadline due to confusion. It is always best to get your entry in earlier, just to be safe. *These rules are 389 words long. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi ---------------------------------------- [Edit 6 times, last edit by Bia at Nov 5, 2005 12:20:27 AM] |
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Captainmel
Joined: Apr 25, 2005 Posts: 164 Status: Offline |
Wow, this sounds like great fun! Thanks for the word counter, I'd been looking for one of those. ---------------------------------------- "And dont say GP its like wearing a sign around yer neck that says "LOOK AT ME IM A NOOB WHO PLAYS RUNESCAPE TOO MUCH FOR MY OWN GOOD AND IM JUST WAITING TO LOSE A BUNCHA POE IN A SWORDFIGHT"-Jackthedoboy |
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BlondeLass
Joined: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 23 Status: Offline |
Sounds great, just a question, is the black/orange sword a sword of the winner's choice? Like a Scimi or Falch, or is it set? |
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
A single sword of your choice. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi |
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leekh4
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May I ask, what will the story's judging criteria be on? ---------------------------------------- Vice-captain of Blitz Republic (Viridian) Buying Sloop for 35k, price negotiable. |
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
How well the story is written and how well the judges like the story. So it will be judged on both presentation, including spelling and grammar, and content. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi |
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zim_was_here
Joined: Oct 12, 2004 Posts: 2317 Status: Offline |
Cool another kind of contest that involves Bia and is not "Bothering Bia." :Edit curse my bad spelling and grammer. ----------------------------------------
wee howdypedia Quintillaz ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by zim_was_here at Oct 4, 2005 6:45:55 AM] |
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Gloraelin
Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Posts: 4703 Status: Online |
This may sound like a stupid question, but I've heard lots of people define it differently. For the purposes of this contest, how are you defining 'supernatural'? ----------------------------------------
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sjihttam
Joined: Apr 7, 2005 Posts: 136 Status: Offline |
Well, that its nice is certain, but there are only two little things: 1 do you have to start like the tread started, in autumm, or not? 2. The grammar check might be ok, but its kinda unfair for all the hundreds of pirates that r not english, or english speaking. so I hope the judges think of that too in there criteria. ---------------------------------------- Sjihttam on the Viridian Ocean Proud member of the Living Legends and Serious Puzzle Pirates addict |
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Synful
Joined: Dec 17, 2004 Posts: 5003 Status: Offline |
Here is a source for grammar questions and the like. Now, its fair for all :) http://www.grammarnow.com/ ---------------------------------------- The name is Synful. ------------------------ Avatar by myself |
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Gotagota
Joined: May 1, 2003 Posts: 5791 Status: Offline |
Use your brain, and deduce the roots: super, as in over, and natural, meaning, uh, natural. Perhaps best defined as "that which is not natural, and implies the existence of something beyond mortal ken." Usually it's "afterlife" type stuff, but there's a bunch of other stuff that falls into the category as well. ---------------------------------------- Fronsac, human. Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.. -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
I prefer not to constrain the authors to a specific definition. If you are able to surprise us, so much the better. You may find the dictionary.com definition here.
Not at all.
This is a writing contest. Part of writing is being able to use acceptable grammar and spelling. The resources to help you with these - including other writers on these forums - are numerous. That said, I have often found that people whose primary language is not English often have exemplary grammar and spelling.
That does explain some of the /tells I get during my shifts. I had not realized there was a contest. Would it be possible for someone to provide me the rules of the contest, so that I might be able to participate better? ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi |
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sjihttam
Joined: Apr 7, 2005 Posts: 136 Status: Offline |
Does the story has to appen in the 'rel world' or are story's about the Puzzle Pirates world allowed too? ---------------------------------------- Sjihttam on the Viridian Ocean Proud member of the Living Legends and Serious Puzzle Pirates addict |
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glubamindman
 Joined: Jul 23, 2005 Posts: 21 Status: Offline |
So, can i start posting my story right now? ---------------------------------------- Hunter ocean Character name: Jimmy Captain of the crew: The Empire-> Strikes Back Lord (hopefully soon to be prince) of the flag: Varsity Blockade & Conquer -Jimmy Try to survive greater amounts of more longer! |
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
The story should pertain to the first rule. I believe that is the only one dictating anything regarding content. Beyond that, you may write the story about whatever you desire. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi |
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DaPlayer
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how do we know who the winner is and how will the winner be notify of this? |
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Triumvirete
Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 405 Status: Offline |
Hehe...how lucky that we just started studying vignettes in Creative Writing! This leads to a question, though: Do you want a strict vignette (Usually plotless description designed to evoke a particular feeling or mood) or, as it sounds in your initial post, simply an extremely short anecdote? ---------------------------------------- --Aelesaia |
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Tikat
Joined: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 151 Status: Offline |
How does rule 4 apply to this ? What I would like to know is that since it requires the mention of the ocean and the pirate, is this part of the writers bio or a necessary element of the story ? ---------------------------------------- Rami - Bringing random tomfoolery to an ocean near you |
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DubRub
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I believe rule 4 pertains to where the pirate would like to receive his or her prize. ---------------------------------------- Dubbrub - The Mad Professor next door |
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
This is correct. It is also so that it is easier to determine that each player has only submitted one entry.
As with previous contests, I will make a post in this thread listing all the winners. I will likely send private messages to them, as well.
Either is fine. So long as the stories are no longer than 500 words, you may write what you wish. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by Bia at Oct 5, 2005 8:27:55 AM] |
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zim_was_here
Joined: Oct 12, 2004 Posts: 2317 Status: Offline |
Ahem let me first say DO NOT TRY THIS, you are welcoming in a ban or at least the inability to speak (if the Oms can do that) Upon request of bia I am placing the rules for the game "Bothering Bia". The objective: To make bia so annoyed that she actually uses bad grammer or spelling. No one has ever won this game. This can be done through either random tells, or even a clear and consise petition. Rules: 1. The more odd the tell the more attention she will pay to it. 2. By spaming and typing "a;kljdfa;lsdhf;lj" she is likly not to look 3. Insulting Bia wont work, nor will menial questions like "How do I send a tell?" 4. To get the best reaction, send random strange well thought out, and annoying questions. Try to send only one or two an hour. Here are some examples "Where does PoE come from?" "why is my peg leg is upside down?" "Why don't we have any noses?" "If I turn a turtle upside down will it wake up" "How come a falcion looks like a bannana?" Those are the rules. ejoy! To a more serious note, Can these story's be a swort of Ship log or diary recording or somthing to that effect. Also what colors can the parrot be? Or is it orange and black? ----------------------------------------
wee howdypedia Quintillaz ---------------------------------------- [Edit 4 times, last edit by zim_was_here at Oct 5, 2005 10:23:55 AM] |
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Kaibaman2004
Joined: May 12, 2005 Posts: 599 Status: Offline |
When Bia said:
She meant Ocean of your choice and maybe your choice of which color parrot. If not, it probally will be orange/black or black/orange as Halloween is approaching, fast! I am just noting, she will reply, soon, though, with the correct answear. ---------------------------------------- Midnight: Hidendra ---------------------------------------- [Edit 2 times, last edit by Kaibaman2004 at Oct 5, 2005 12:10:28 PM] |
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Fiddler
Joined: Mar 4, 2004 Posts: 4354 Status: Online |
If you want to see what the various parrot combinations look like, check out hte wiki page: http://www.puzzlepirates.com/wiki/Parrot ---------------------------------------- Orsino, Viridian ocean Forum-mute: your best friend
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Darkaardvark
Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 1209 Status: Offline |
This topic/style is fairly well suited to a "dialogue" type piece. (Gather round, lads, and listen to my tale...) If it was used, obviously grammar and language choice might suffer to create a "dialect" effect. Is this acceptable, or are we encouraged to write in the third person? ----------------------------------------
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
I am currently wearing a black and orange parrot on Midnight. This is the representation of the prize, but I believe any combination of colours except all white and all black are available.
You are encouraged to write the best story you are able to. If doing so involves playing with the language, so be it. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi |
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aquangel
Joined: Jun 26, 2005 Posts: 29 Status: Offline |
I have a question. Do we submit out stories here? I'm very sorry but im quite new to this.... forum stuff. ---------------------------------------- Oceana, Viridian Ocean Captain of Tainted Love. Lady(Teh Sexiest one) of Collateral Damage. Sining for Salvation, Bombing for Peace, and Inn-Tarting for Sanity. <---- All things you shouldn't do. |
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zim_was_here
Joined: Oct 12, 2004 Posts: 2317 Status: Offline |
Post it here and eventually you will get the hang of the fourums (Click on this text.) ----------------------------------------
wee howdypedia Quintillaz |
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Hempline
Joined: Apr 28, 2004 Posts: 511 Status: Offline |
I'm having problems with word count. I chopped up my story presently, and Microsoft Word says 500. Bia's site ( http://javascript.internet.com/forms/word-count.html ) says 513. A second site ( http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/countwords.shtml ) says 494. Should I use Bia's as the end-all and remove a few more words? And am I allowed to edit the story still? ---------------------------------------- Hempline Forever a Nameless Corsair Island Designer Hermit
-Eurydice |
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Bia
OceanMaster Joined: Mar 29, 2005 Posts: 2594 Status: Offline |
You may edit your story as much as you desire until the deadline. I shall look and see if I can discern the reason for the discrepancy. Edit: After checking, I see an error in the site I chose. It only counts words as connected letters. Any other letters (such as various punctuation) will be counted as a space would be. So it counts such things as "well-mannered" as two words. That would not be so bad, but it also counts anything with an apostrophe like "Captain's" or "don't" as two words. In light of this, I cannot use that site as an accurate measure. It is unfair to the writers. I apologize for not checking this beforehand. I shall edit the first post to include your second word count tool, which seems more accurate. Thank you for discovering this and bringing it up, Hempline. ---------------------------------------- Avatar by Salmagundi ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by Bia at Oct 6, 2005 12:46:29 AM] |
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leekh4
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Gah, another question. How many awardees will there be for this competition? ---------------------------------------- Vice-captain of Blitz Republic (Viridian) Buying Sloop for 35k, price negotiable. |
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