We want to give some of you the chance to win a signed copy of this book.
What do you have to do to enter? Simply answer the following question. The answer can be found on our website. The first 16 entrants with the correct answer will receive a book!
What did do Geran do to create a distraction to free the half-elf from the pirates?
CONTEST CLOSED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS
Good luck!
Thats a bit... weird...
Also, I would recommend you make it so the winners of one contest cannot enter another within 90 days or some-such, otherwise you are going to get A LOT of the same people winning each of these.
Just my two cents - Mark (who was a winner - Thank You - in the last round)
So in order to win the book, you have to have already read it?
Thats a bit... weird...
Just my two cents - Mark (who was a winner - Thank You - in the last round)
I don't even have the book and I was still able to send in a response. Read the OP again, closely. It says the answer is on their website. Cheers.
~First Son of Darkness, angelus obscura (who was ALSO a winner in the last round)
May your Bitterness and Loss be as sweet, sweet honey unto Her. Darkness is calling
It tells me my question has NOT been submitted, and then gets me to file an error response. This then sends me an email, telling me I should get a response within two days. I don't really feel like waiting 2 days to discuss this, then wait on a fix, as that is more than enough time to lose any hope of getting this novel.
*Shakes head in frustration*
-RW
EDIT: Is this message one that is supposed to appear when sending the submission? I ask, as when re-reading, it appears that it might be. I don't make a habit of contacting CC, so I'd not know if this is the norm.
You also just need to hit 'Send E-Mail' when you get to the screen that says "Your message has not been submitted yet".
Any chance this could be sorted in future? I don't have this kind of trouble anywhere else.
Gleemax's deathroes still wreaking havoc... :P
No kidding... I'm having problems just getting into the forums! I'm logged in and everything, but every 5th visit or so, it doesn't show any boards...
And its failure is why there is SO much wrong with the current DDi, why it was postponed for so long, and why they had to drop the price into the basement to get folks to even consider it.
On the upside, it gives us all something to laugh about now. :D
The reason why I point to it as part of this particular problem is because not all of the bugs were ever worked-out after the server migration (note the URL at the top of your screen - Gleemax still lurks in the shadows...)
Maybe they're not including previous contest winners?
Anyone receive a reply stating they won? I sent in my contest entry awhile back, and I'm sure I was among the first 16, but still received no word. T_T
Maybe they're not including previous contest winners?
I'm wondering the same thing. Eric, are there any winners yet?
-RW
-RW
Ummm just for reference, it was about 13 days between when I entered the last contenst and when I heard anything back. So everyone should be prepared for a slightly longer wait then what we have had so far.
You're right. I looked back to that thread and it did take them over a week to notify ppl. I thought differently because when I entered for that contest, I was notified the day after. I guess people did not really enter that contest as quickly and as much as this one.
-RW
Still waiting.
Patience, Nightseer. Like all things, even our waiting will come to an end. Praise Shar.
Patience, Nightseer. Like all things, even our waiting will come to an end. Praise Shar.
True.
Show
Praise Shar
Show
Shar is great
-RW
-RW
-RW
I have tasted the bitterness of defeat. (this one)
Show
In them both, I see Shar's will. And I am humbled.
I have to say, I think I would feel a little better about having been pipped to the post (so to speak) if I hadn't had to spend several hours fighting with the customer service system before I got to send in my entry.
I have felt the joys of victory. (first contest)
I have tasted the bitterness of defeat. (this one)ShowIn them both, I see Shar's will. And I am humbled.
-RW
See, I know what the problem is with all the others. You're praying to the wrong goddess... Praise Selûne! :D
(2 for 2!)
Well, I don't know if I was one of the first or not (I know I beat MarkusTay, though :P). And I won this one as well.
See, I know what the problem is with all the others. You're praying to the wrong goddess... Praise Selûne! :D
Actually, I know I was among the first 16 entrants. However, the WOTC said in their reply that they were all out of signed books. Perhaps the community team do not really look at the first 16. They could have skipped a few by mistake, or the sent emails could have been delayed in the interwebz.
As for Selune, if all it takes to win is to worship this sickly pale goddess, then why did a Sharran win? Maybe because Shar is better, cooler, hotter, stronger?
neener neener neeeeeeeeeener
:D
:P
As for Selune, if all it takes to win is to worship this sickly pale goddess, then why did a Sharran win? Maybe because Shar is better, cooler, hotter, stronger?
neener neener neeeeeeeeeener
:D
Ah, but I won BOTH contests.
Ah, but I won BOTH contests.
So....:P
Congrats, Nightseer! Hope you enjoy it!
(You ought to, there's a little Shar connection that shows up about halfway in...)
It gets better and better for me.
I got a rock.
I sense great bitterness in you...;)
Um... I received Swordmage in the mail yesterday, but I can't quite make out the signature and it doesn't look like Richard Baker's to me... I hate to ask, I really do, but did Richard sign the book or did someone else who's attached to it (artist/editor)?
Rich's full name is Lynn Richard Baker III so that might account for the odd signature.
Hold on, still playing with the bubble wrap ...
hee hee HEEHEEHEEHEE
...
I got a rock.
MarkusTay63: No, a rock! Roockkk!! Oh, my Goddess, Oh, my Gaawwwdess!!
[buries his face on the altar]
Shar: [appears over MarkusTay63's altar] Yes! Yesss! Oh, let me taste your tears, MarkusTay63!
[starts licking MarkusTay63's tears off his face]
Shar: Mm, your tears are so yummy and sweet!
angelus_obscura: Dude, I think it might be best for us to never **** Shar off again.
Nightseer: Good call.
Shar: Oh, the tears of unfathomable bitterness! My-yummy!
xD
I sense great bitterness in you...;)
I know there is great bitterness in me.
-RW
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
wE JUST rECIVED A sIGNED BOoK (SwORDmAGE) aND IT mAKeS ASSiMILAtION WOrTHWhILE
ReSIsTANCE IS fUTiLE.
GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!GLEEMAX!
Rich's full name is Lynn Richard Baker III so that might account for the odd signature.
Ahhh... that explains it. He signed his FULL name.
I received my copy of Swordmage yesterday, and am very happy with it.
I don't mind that I didn't win both - if you scroll back you would see that I even suggested winners of one be exempt from others. That should apply to everybody, otherwise the same people (who never leave the boards) will keep winning over and over again.
-Bugs should be worked out in the system, before the contest starts, so that people who try to enter, aren't delayed, and thus denied the chance to win by missing the deadline.
-Some counter system should be implemented, so that people can see how many others have entered the contest.
-It should be specified whether it is going to be the first X amount, or simply X amount in general.
If I think of more I'll post them.
-RW
If not, it might be a good way to generate traffic to the FR Forums.
Heck, I entered the Swordmage contest two WEEKS after it opened...
This is true, though to be fair, people who tried early to get in either couldn't, or quickly assumed that all the spots were filled. I was amongst both groups. I could not enter, as I kept suffering errors, so I eventually gave up, figuring it was too late anyway.
Then of course, we were all surprised to see that the contest wasn't quite over, and the mad dash truly began. If hope was not entirely lost to begin with, it was utterly destroyed with the second pass. This is no ones fault, though wizards would have been better served saying 10 in general, or the first 10. With no way to gauge the application rate, it made for a quick acceptance of seeming inevitability.
The second was different in that, learning from the first, many responded, but apparently not everyone stated as such. There were evidently 11 + that managed to apply without confirming application, or victory.
-RW
hee hee HEEHEEHEEHEE
hee hee hee hee I like that alot better than that orc orc orc nonsense.
Was their ever an advert on the novel page of the main WotC site that linked to the contest?
If not, it might be a good way to generate traffic to the FR Forums.
Yes, you had to read the sample chapter to know the answer.
The contest got people to look to the main page for the answers, but nothing on the WotC's mainpage got people to check-out the contest (AFAIK).
Misc makes a very good point, and one that synergizes nicely with my own suggestion/complaint - the idea is to generate interst in FR (and 4e D&D in general), and having the contest announced here - where people are already fans - kinda defeats the purpose.
All they are doing is generating 'good will' among the existing fanbase, which I applaud them for, but they need to broaden the participation.
They should offer a larger contest, but give-away some older novels as well (so as not to detract from potential sales), not have repeat-winners (for a given time-period), and announce the contest on a larger venue - posting it at Enworld, Paizo, Hasbro's main site, etc....
And BTW, I am greatly enjoying Swordmage, which is saying a lot considering I went into it with a very negative attitude. Unlike the one previous 4e novel I read, this one doesn't beat you over the head with the new setting - the whole thing could take place in 1380 DR (if one were to use the Warlock Knights prematurely).
Rich Baker managed to write a story that doesn't revolve around the changes, but rather captures the Realms feel regardless. Kudos.
-RW
When I'd first read the novel, I went in open minded, but sceptical. I was expecting something sub par at best, and drastically different. But, I was pleasantly surprised, and it was that novel that actually left me wanting to play in the 4e Realms. It proved to be a definite eye opener, and the little pieces of lore were intriguing at the time.
-RW
I actually came into it ok, having liked Rich's last few books, but it was far better then I had expected. Small scale, yet epic. Colorful characters that came alive and a clear view of the region and mindsets of the people without being forceful about the changes.
Corsair was excellent as well and both have given me tons of adventure ideas in and around the Moonsea area.
-RW
The contest got people to look to the main page for the answers, but nothing on the WotC's mainpage got people to check-out the contest (AFAIK).
There was a blurb on the D&D main page about the contest. However I believe that all the copies had been won by the time the blurb went up, so I'm not sure how useful it really was.
I'm absolutely broke beyond all reason, so the only way I could have read Corsair, was to have won this contest.
-RW
I'll shed a few tears for you, RW.:P
I'll shed a few tears for you, RW.:P
Thanks, I feel loved. :P
-RW