edonil Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Hey everyone, it's that time again- story time! Can't wait to see what you all come up with. The Iron Quill is a writing contest that takes place every month where the winner receives a free random box set from Wyrd. It’s an exciting competition and a great place to hone your skills and get some constructive feedback. The Rules You must post your story in The Writing Room by the submission date with the following posting format: Iron Quill – Name of the round – Name of your story. Nothing else is needed to sign up, but please post in this thread with a link to your story when completed. Your story must be no more than 1,750 words and be a self-contained story set in the world of Malifaux. Any story must include at least two of the Ingredients for the current round. When you use the ingredients, keep in mind they don't need to be literal, please feel free to be creative with them! As the stories are completed, this post will be updated to contain a listing of all the submissions. You are welcome to edit your story up until the submission date. Winning The winner will be selected by overall score, as determined by two methods: A public poll will be created where anyone can vote on their favorite story. Each vote will be worth 1 point. Authors of submissions can vote in this way. A private poll of the authors where they pick their favorite story and a runner-up. These votes are weighted; the favorite story gets 3 points, the runner-up gets 2 points. These votes should be submitted to me by forum PM. All votes must be submitted by the voting date or they won’t count for scoring. You cannot vote for your own submission. If you are an author, you must submit votes for the private poll or you will be disqualified. Name of the Round: Under the WaterSubmission Date: August 10th, 2015, 23:59 ESTIngredients: Theme: Under Water Character: The Innocent Line: Everything would be alright. Item: A musical instrument Location: The crossroads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Whoa... this should be an interesting challenge. I'm totally in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grue Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 I agree, the collection of ingredients we have for this Iron Quill should make for very interesting stories. Good luck to all who enter. As always, The Grue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhallan42nd Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I might try it this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Awesome, I look forward to reading your entry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 That's a really evocative set of prompts. I might try my hand at this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Does "Under the water" have to appear in the story? I have written one that contains three other of the ingredients, and I don't want to force something else in unless I have to. All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Git Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read at least two out of the five had to be included. I wouldn't mind giving this a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Yeah, I get that, but I'm wondering if one of them needs to be under the water on account of it being the round title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Nope, you can pick which of the five you want. The title just keeps things organized, if you don't include it that's fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi guys. My submission is here: http://wyrd-games.net/community/topic/109729-iron-quill-under-the-water-the-crossroad/ Any C&C welcome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Added a story: It's good to be back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 I'm in, of course. Sorry to chime in so late. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Gods or Kings. Only Man Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'm in, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 My contribution to the Quill this month is . Words: 1750 Elements: Theme: Under the water Character: The innocent(?) Line: It would all be alright Item: Musical instrument Location: The Crossroads C&C absolutely welcomed! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Here's my submission; Questions, comments, etc. are welcome. I've got to catch up reading the other submissions now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeton Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 My entry: Very impressed with all the stories so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Erk, it looks like the rollback deleted the voting thread. Restart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grue Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 It seems my entire submission is gone as well. As are all of the comments I left on the other stories. I can reload my submission. I believe I have it lying around somewhere. Also now that this topic was retconned I will make my topic about the shared storyline. I have a few interesting ideas that I need to sort out first though. Will keep you all posted. As Always, The Grue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Yeah, we'll be doing a restart of all the voting in a few days to give people time to check. If you want to do any edits in the meantime, feel free. Anyone know if a story is missing from someone who hasn't chimed in yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grue Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Here is my story, resubmitted as it was one of the ones deleted. Mr. Frumpykins As Always, The Grue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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