tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post4273900862184327701..comments2023-10-20T06:48:04.662-05:00Comments on Lord of the Green Dragons: The THREE CASTLES AwardRob Kuntzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-64704915175135262212010-06-26T13:02:15.081-05:002010-06-26T13:02:15.081-05:00@ Lord Zack: The idea has great merit although I c...@ Lord Zack: The idea has great merit although I currently have no extra time for updating it. Some of the information will occur in future product releases. I will add that my Greyhawk days have pretty much wound down and my interests have solidly shifted to multi-dimensional routes these days and outside of plans to publish my original castle levels I am stepping petty sparsely in that direction, now 38 years tread upon.Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-48260471388031188952010-06-26T12:54:05.623-05:002010-06-26T12:54:05.623-05:00Hi Rafael: In order of historical occurrence, the...Hi Rafael: In order of historical occurrence, the 3Cs are (top to bottom): Blackmoor, Greyhawk, El Raja Key. These are representations only based on my experience and/or other media renditions and descriptions that have proceeded the matter.Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-20477431292749365812010-06-26T11:48:55.207-05:002010-06-26T11:48:55.207-05:00very awesome idea, rob! im a little ashamed to ask...very awesome idea, rob! im a little ashamed to ask, but if you dont mind answering it, i would like to ask wich castle is the el raja key.rafael beltramehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028259465633616284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-47681486166902404562010-06-24T06:02:02.625-05:002010-06-24T06:02:02.625-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.韋富https://www.blogger.com/profile/15839286297942270141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-43534314699351151642010-06-23T14:38:23.199-05:002010-06-23T14:38:23.199-05:00@ Lord of the Green Dragons: Yes@ Lord of the Green Dragons: YesLazerZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254060179289958393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-70032091840236528982010-06-19T13:56:28.112-05:002010-06-19T13:56:28.112-05:00Thanks for the clarification, and enjoy the rest o...Thanks for the clarification, and enjoy the rest of your weekend :D<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-83038877820893198392010-06-18T00:50:46.510-05:002010-06-18T00:50:46.510-05:00Hi Gro! It's an RPG award, and I believe that...Hi Gro! It's an RPG award, and I believe that says it all.<br />Original Settings, game systems, adventures, supplements source books, etc. No magazines, computer games, minis. Essentially, nothing is included that isn't published (with the exception of magazines).Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-33485493093420749402010-06-18T00:43:34.965-05:002010-06-18T00:43:34.965-05:00Thanks for the follow-up Rob. I guess I was tryin...Thanks for the follow-up Rob. I guess I was trying to ask about whether you're looking for original game systems designs (i.e., new RPGs, new wargames, new boardgames, new card games, etc.) vs. new RPG designs (supplements, sourcebooks, adventures, settings, etc.). It sounds like you're leaning toward the former vs. the latter, but I'll wait to see what you and the gang post as guidelines before I worry too much about what's viable :D<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-10855211189142728352010-06-17T14:06:53.819-05:002010-06-17T14:06:53.819-05:00Sometimes, "too-too" little...
...and th...Sometimes, "too-too" little...<br />...and they don't give awards for THAT! Although if they did, something with shiny unicorns & gazelles would look just fab! <br /><br />I'm just saying it would. That's all. ;)<br /><br />Ciao!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-15540378876546075652010-06-17T12:17:34.911-05:002010-06-17T12:17:34.911-05:00Hmm. Your :"nightmare" (if I read the p...Hmm. Your :"nightmare" (if I read the picture correctly) _could be_ similar to those who have the "gazelle-unicorn cross" affliction, wherein because of their too-too, they "Do-Little"... ;)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-19138812525237757962010-06-17T12:02:05.044-05:002010-06-17T12:02:05.044-05:00Mon Dieu! Je suis défait! Baudelaire, le Monstre. ...Mon Dieu! Je suis défait! Baudelaire, le Monstre. Il m'a dupé encore.<br /><br />http://img.photobucket.com/albums/<br />v205/Grendelwulf/demal.jpg<br /><br />Bienvenue à mon cauchemar…<br /><br />Adieu!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-53956868914820090912010-06-17T12:00:11.161-05:002010-06-17T12:00:11.161-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-23828424702332768012010-06-17T09:48:29.895-05:002010-06-17T09:48:29.895-05:00GW: "Baudelaire... will come over and try to...GW: "Baudelaire... will come over and try to fool me in some silly disguise."<br /><br />Run away if he attempts to dress you out as a "Pansy<br />de mal." :)<br /><br />There's a new mutation for Urutsk (UoM). Urutsk, World of "Mal"... ;)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-59238150828404224522010-06-17T07:42:26.389-05:002010-06-17T07:42:26.389-05:00@LotGD: "Acting!" Thank you, Rob. I am o...@LotGD: "Acting!" Thank you, Rob. I am often guilty of forgery, always amalgamating things to make something new. If I could only turn that desire & energy into creating...<br /><br />@Journalizer: Let me add another compliment to your great sculpt. It is magnificent! <br /><br />I must go quickly now, as I am awaiting the arrival of my mentor and acting teacher, the great Baudelaire. Today's lesson is costumes. Knowing Baudelaire, he will come over and try to fool me in some silly disguise. <br /><br />Ciao!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-82861723031165214032010-06-16T21:57:55.684-05:002010-06-16T21:57:55.684-05:00Happy belated B-Day, Lady Lauren!
Your dynamic en...Happy belated B-Day, Lady Lauren!<br /><br />Your dynamic entry and professional courtesies secured for us further momentum with this long project and set the pace for the sculpt's ultimate construction. It was a joy working "alongside" you and watching you master it all so quickly. :)Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-34733001665654436422010-06-16T21:11:01.054-05:002010-06-16T21:11:01.054-05:00Rob!!
I loved reading your story-telling about the...Rob!!<br />I loved reading your story-telling about the development of this trophy. It is a work of art and I am SO honored to be a part of it!<br />I have encountered game developers in the blogosphere whose effort, imagination and dedication to their game is of the highest caliber. I think this will be a tough job for the judges but I look forward to reading about it on the NTRPGCON site.<br />Oh yeah, and Rob... Thanks for the birthday gift. You posted this on my birthday and I read it that night!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-49379411268204822062010-06-16T11:32:36.336-05:002010-06-16T11:32:36.336-05:00@Badmike: Could not have said better myself, Mike...@Badmike: Could not have said better myself, Mike. Without NTRPGCon there would be no gathering ground for this as well. Thank you!<br /><br />@GW (and his Darth Vader routine, lol!) America for too long time has flattened much into sameness. The Dave Hickey re-quote of President James Madison always resonates: "Genius is an accident; mediocrity is a fact." And it's a very good thing indeed that there have been many "accidental geniuses" in the game design field. The search continues for more with the 3C Award. Time for everyone to show their roots and strut their stuff, so to speak.<br /><br />@Lord Zack: I apologize, but if I received the communication I cannot find it now. Was that in reference to updating the Wiki article history upon it to actual fact rather than it present fictional form?Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-77753730441079807792010-06-16T09:13:38.616-05:002010-06-16T09:13:38.616-05:00Wow, this is pretty cool.
Speaking of Castle Grey...Wow, this is pretty cool.<br /><br />Speaking of Castle Greyhawk, did you recieve my e-mail message regarding you're blog post of Saturday, January 2, 2010? I am very much interested in getting out the information about Castle Greyhawk, if not on Wikipedia, then at least on the Greyhawk Wiki, or Canonfire.LazerZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254060179289958393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-74021330174203829672010-06-15T21:04:31.050-05:002010-06-15T21:04:31.050-05:00Impressive.
An award that may not even be awarded...Impressive. <br />An award that may not even be awarded if nothing reaches its criteria. Most impressive. A real symbol of excellence. Sort of a knighthood from the queen? Of course those can be cancelled or anulled. I can't wait to see what makes the grade. <br /><br />OT: Thanks for a glimpse of the ol' grey castle. I thought it was more of a symbolic reference, but when you said <i>concept sketches from my detailed notes</i>, I suppose it was more than that. <br /><br />Ciao!<br />GWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-62973786721584030712010-06-15T20:57:46.953-05:002010-06-15T20:57:46.953-05:00As part of the NTRPG Con Committee, I am so very e...As part of the NTRPG Con Committee, I am so very excited and proud of this award! I also like the idea of "no award" being an option if the submissions in a given year do not include any that truly exemplify the qualities we have adjucated as being most representative of excellence in game design. Too often awards are given for people merely showing up; this award will strive for something a little more meaningful!<br /><br />Rob's idea was a great suggestion both for the industry and game design; Doug's willingness to go above and beyond in the award design (the initial sculpture was revealed at NTRPG Con 2010 and is absolutely a beautiful piece of art!) was a classy move on his part. I'm glad to just be along for the ride with the fine gentlemen who are involved in this award. I hope that someday the Three Castles award is a highly sought after and coveted piece of RPG history, I know with such a respected group on board for the first judging committee whoever wins will be able to have something to boast about in the company of other gamers and designers.Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-69647249263093702852010-06-15T16:26:55.076-05:002010-06-15T16:26:55.076-05:00Hello Allan.
Most all of what I would say will be...Hello Allan.<br /><br />Most all of what I would say will be answered very soon and downloadable from NTRPGCON's site. Be looking here and there for updates as I noted.<br /><br />The award will cover all manner of printed/published RPG material, excluding miniatures and magazines.<br /><br />As far as criteria of what is a good game, a trendsetting game, if YOU don't know by now what makes the cut and what doesn't merely imitate, I can't help there. Of course some arbitrary tastes figure into any ruling, but I am covering that instance as well. Think of how D&D was unique to the wargames industry and how your own fave board game (Settlers of Catan) made impacts and was so well received and you have a partial clue. I would suggest that folks go back some and start researching game history, like that connected with the CRA (Origins Award) or even the Strategists Club Awards. Otherwise we may note some fast examples in passing, but again, if designers do not know what a good design is, what makes a game fun, playable and different, then they are not designers, really, and should go back to square one perhaps and start studying what has made the winners win in this industry. It is not up to the committee to guide new designs and their processes, only to adjudicate them.Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-560230965301543642010-06-15T15:48:08.364-05:002010-06-15T15:48:08.364-05:00Thanks for the info about the award, Rob. When wi...Thanks for the info about the award, Rob. When will details about the submission process be available (like does the book have to have been released in the previous calendar year or somesuch; or, are only rules set eligible to win, or do sourcebooks, adventures, minis, etc. fit the bill too?). Will you also name some exemplary rpg designs as models so that folks will at least have a sense that they're in the same league as what the criteria seek?<br /><br />Thanks! :D<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.com