Thread: *** August 2010 Challenge Voting - In the Beginning: A Campaign Starter ***

I found all of the entries to be superbly done and immensely entertaining. With my busy schedule this month, I haven't been able to follow the challenge closely, so I went with less critical judgement and more emotional response to the pieces and, as a result, my votes went to Jaxilon and cereth. I thought Jax's yurt was creative and interesting, and his demon goat locked my vote. For cereth, it was the balance and feel of quality the entry exuded, a trick I've never really mastered myself, in spite of many attempts.

Rep to all of you guys for all the work you put in!

Ummm... Mearrin, that's a shot out of the park... Well Done dude.
Cereth gets my other vote... nicely done dude.

Cereth and Mearrin have the most outstanding maps but I voted for Ravs and Mearrin. I can't really explain why other than to say that they feel more "starting point" to me. I'm a bad judge this month.

I voted for Jax...didn't notice to vote for two, whoops. Would have vote for Crayons if I had realized. Wasn't big on the 3D stuff but I dug his 2D map. Seemed to tell a story even though I didn't know what it was. Nice job everyone!
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Edit: Yeah, only voted for one...DESPITE the rather large notice at the top of the poll!

Great entries all around and what can I say... GO YURT! I really love that idea and the warm coloring, and the dampening of the outside made was a good choice Jax
mearrin get my other vote, love the composition with the letter and the picture and the gun on top - very nice ideed
Crayons map was cool but ended up a bit noisy and to sharp in my opion.
Icestorms looked good but didn't really fit my personal idea of a campaignstarter.
cereths map was beautiful done and I like the composition of that also, just not as much as jax's and mearrins
Ravells didn't get to finish - but I do believe he talked about locking himself out of the competition because he saw it a a community entry - in my opion it wasn't - he just got advice as all other mappers ... if he had finished the 3D version of that inn that might have been a contender indeed

Good challenge all - rep is on the way

Tought decision, but in the end i found my favourites: To me, without doubt, the coolest map is Go Yurt! I'm a fan of Mongolian culture, plus I think it is a rather uncommon setting. I like fresh ideas! And from an artistic point of view I really love the details and colours. I'd so love to use this map in my own roleplaying Go Jax!

Second vote goes to mearrin. In my opinion the map alone isn't as spectacular as Jax's, but the compilation is great. The very clean style of the map fits perfectly, and the rest seems like a perfect plot hook. My vote for you, mearrin!

If you'll now excuse me, I've got to spread some love... ehm rep.

[Sorry to interrupt the vote thread, but are noobs (such as me) allowed to vote in this contest? Couldn't find any info / rules about this.][Answered below]

Awrighty then, green light to vote!

First vote goes to Crayons "Tin Mans map". Although I personally think the colors are a bit strong and that the grid detracts from the map, the Chinese-inspired map looks as an outstanding starting point for an adventure, trying to decode the cryptic message.

Second vote goes to Mearrin's "Brushy". Both the setting and the map looks great!

...I dont think I can rep with only 12 posts right?

My first vote went for Jax and Go Yurt due to the coloring and the interesting idea.
My second one went to Mearrin because of the interesting story plot.
Noon Hanging made me laugh. That's such a cool idea and it's too bad that tilt wasn't able too do a bit more work on it.
Rep to everyone.

Not only are you allowed to vote, your vote counts as much as anyone's, so please do. If you're interested, we'd love you to participate.