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Codex 2010 Short Story Winners
<p><span class="postbody">Well, it's time we announced the winners for <a href="../../phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=51830">The 2010 Codex Top 5 RPGs Short Story Contest</a>. From all the stunning entries we received (of which you may inflict the <a href="../../content.php?id=214">pain of reading them upon yourself by turning here</a>), the judges spent some considerable time in deliberation and, after much debate, have chosen the following winners:
<ul>
<li>[Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines]: grotsnik made two entries and wins a prize, not for his follow-up "serious" entry, but for his original Dracula inspired series of letters. At one point we were happy to give him all 5 copies and declare him the out-right winner. But then we didn't. </li>
<li>[Fallout]: treave took the rape and torture theme others had tried and ran with it, creating wonderful subtexts that will score him a game. </li>
<li>[Fallout 2]: In what was deemed a surprise entry, Commie actually wrote something pretty good. It's a story about a man who's entire world is reduced to 'a thumb and a forefinger' and it wins him a prize. </li>
<li>[Planescape: Torment]: flabbyjack for making a simple tale that seemed like a good start, disappointing only in that it didn't go further. </li>
<li>[Arcanum]: Kaanyrvhok - who needs a lesson in the definition of "we said short, mother-fucker" - wins because anyone who can talk about a character called "Huggy" engaging "in a sort of masterbatorious foreplay" deserves a prize... even if it was all a bit tl;dr.</li>
</ul>
They all get <a href="http://af.gog.com/en/catalogue?as=1649904300">a free GOG game of their choice</a> - or if any of them want Bloodlines we'll hook them up with it via Steam.
Notable mentions but ultimately deemed unworthy were:
</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span class="postbody">Zed's graphic rape story that might've worked better if it had pictures. </span></li>
<li><span class="postbody">zelda64whatagreatgame for his tale of a new 'artistic' approach to a store. </span></li>
<li><span class="postbody">Callaxes', who tried to grab our attention, did so mildly successfully at one point but then didn't go anywhere with it. Also "burrowing" ladders lulz.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="postbody">Special thanks of course goes to all those who <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">decided it'd be funny if they inflicted their crappy writing skills on us</span> participated. Winners will be contacted with their prize details shortly (or should hassle VoD).
</span></p>
<p><span class="postbody">Well, it's time we announced the winners for <a href="../../phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=51830">The 2010 Codex Top 5 RPGs Short Story Contest</a>. From all the stunning entries we received (of which you may inflict the <a href="../../content.php?id=214">pain of reading them upon yourself by turning here</a>), the judges spent some considerable time in deliberation and, after much debate, have chosen the following winners:
<ul>
<li>[Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines]: grotsnik made two entries and wins a prize, not for his follow-up "serious" entry, but for his original Dracula inspired series of letters. At one point we were happy to give him all 5 copies and declare him the out-right winner. But then we didn't. </li>
<li>[Fallout]: treave took the rape and torture theme others had tried and ran with it, creating wonderful subtexts that will score him a game. </li>
<li>[Fallout 2]: In what was deemed a surprise entry, Commie actually wrote something pretty good. It's a story about a man who's entire world is reduced to 'a thumb and a forefinger' and it wins him a prize. </li>
<li>[Planescape: Torment]: flabbyjack for making a simple tale that seemed like a good start, disappointing only in that it didn't go further. </li>
<li>[Arcanum]: Kaanyrvhok - who needs a lesson in the definition of "we said short, mother-fucker" - wins because anyone who can talk about a character called "Huggy" engaging "in a sort of masterbatorious foreplay" deserves a prize... even if it was all a bit tl;dr.</li>
</ul>
They all get <a href="http://af.gog.com/en/catalogue?as=1649904300">a free GOG game of their choice</a> - or if any of them want Bloodlines we'll hook them up with it via Steam.
Notable mentions but ultimately deemed unworthy were:
</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span class="postbody">Zed's graphic rape story that might've worked better if it had pictures. </span></li>
<li><span class="postbody">zelda64whatagreatgame for his tale of a new 'artistic' approach to a store. </span></li>
<li><span class="postbody">Callaxes', who tried to grab our attention, did so mildly successfully at one point but then didn't go anywhere with it. Also "burrowing" ladders lulz.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span class="postbody">Special thanks of course goes to all those who <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">decided it'd be funny if they inflicted their crappy writing skills on us</span> participated. Winners will be contacted with their prize details shortly (or should hassle VoD).
</span></p>
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