Encounter-a-Day

I’ve finally gotten some invites for Google Wave, and have been looking forward to this opportunity to run a contest.

All you have to do to enter the contest is send me a D&D 4e monster based on a creature from Magic: The Gathering. Everyone may enter up to three times, once for each tier (Heroic, Paragon, and Epic tier). Prizes will be given out as follows:

• Best Translation: The monster which best translates the mechanics from the magic card to D&D. Preference is given to cards with interesting and unusual mechanics.
• Funniest: The monster which most amuses me.
• Heroic Door Prize: Anyone who submitted a monster in the heroic tier has a chance of winning this by random draw.
• Paragon Door Prize: Anyone who submitted a monster in the paragon tier has a chance of winning this by random draw.
• Epic Door Prize: Anyone who submitted a monster in the epic tier has a chance of winning this by random draw.
• DDI Door Prize: Anyone who submitted their monsters’ XML files from the D&D Insider Adventure Tools/Monster Builder has a chance of winning this by random draw.

Rules and Such

1. I don’t know how much of a response this will get, but to keep things sane for myself I’m limiting this to the first 100 entries, with the caveat that I reserve the right to discard entries which appear to be rushed for the sake of making it in under that deadline. I doubt there will be that much demand, though, so don’t worry too much about this. I’ll also keep you all posted if there is a surge in demand, so you’ll have warning.
2. I understand that not everyone wishes to subscribe to D&D Insider, and thus I do not require the XML files from the monsters you submit. That said, they are greatly appreciated and there’s a door prize just for submitting the XML from your monsters. So please do!
3. Please submit all of your monsters (up to 3, one for each tier) in a single email.
4. Please submit all of your monsters in plain text in the body of your email, in addition to attaching the XML files from the Monster Builder
5. Please include the name of the card which the monster is based off of, if it is not obvious, or give some other indication of its relation to Magic if the monster isn’t based directly off of a card.
6. If you have some concept that requires multiple monsters from a single tier (e.g. a group of synergistic elves), you may submit them; however, for the purposes of the contest, they will count as a single monster, giving you a single chance at the door prize. You may still submit monsters from the other tiers.
7. By submitting your monsters to me, you grant me permission to publish them with credit given to you.
8. The deadline for this contest is 11:59 PM EST, Wednesday, November 18th. If I receive an entry after the deadline, even if it was sent before the deadline and network issues delayed it, it will be disqualified.
9. Submit your entries to itoltz+wavecontest@gmail.com Don’t forget to include the name you’d like me to use when I credit you, and the email address I should use for the invitation if different than the one you’re using to send me the email.

Good luck!