Authors Note:
To all my DMs and Players, I am providing this instruction sheet for several reasons: 1) To make it a more uniform system of scoring and hopefully more objective; 2) To allow the players to see what they are being judged on in the contest. It had bothered me in the previous DoD that the players had no clue exactly what they were being judged on. Thus, the scoring sheet and this instruction sheet are available to DMs and Players alike. I hope you take the time to read them.
Section I.
This section is where you players get to shine on an individual basis. Unlike the previous sessions, you are not mearly being judged on your playing as a group, but as an individual. DMs, all of the players have been given detailed character sheets. Most of these sheets involved detailed histories of the characters involved. These should be your guidelines for judging each individual character. As importantly, judge the reactions of those of different races within the game. We have a halfling, dwarf, and a pious druidic priest, their behavior should be guided by the description of their character types found in the DMG and PHB. The players that best follow the history outlines and the general racial/class descriptions should be rewarded highly. On the other hand, those that fail to meet these lofty goals should not be given the highest score. You are judging the players in this section on their individual achievement. This allows the scorers to better determine the best overall role player. As a side note, when you turn in your score sheets, please notate in the comment section which PC was played by which gamer. Also, there are opportunities for the unweary PC to die. In the event of such an occurence, the player recieves NO points towards their possible five.
Section II.
This section is pretty self-explanatory. If the group as a whole, completes each enumerated section, they then recieve the points associated with that section.
Section III.
This is probably the most difficult section to judge. You have to judge the entire group on it's merits. These ten points may end up deciding the final rankings of the best groups. To assist the DMs, I'm outlining a few suggestions for this scoring to be taken into consideration.
1. Did the PCs interact together well enough that they completed the module in a timely fashion?
2. Did friction within the group cause problems to completing the module or sub-section of said module?
3. Did the interpersonal relationships of the group fit within the defined parameters of the histories and PHB?
4. Did they seem to be having fun playing as a group?
These are only a few mere suggestions. I trust that the DMs know what makes a successful group and can award points accordingly.
Final Thoughts:
This is to be as objective as possible a scoring. None of the problems from the last DoD tournament will be repeated this time. The games should be LOGGED and the log should be sent along with the scoring sheet to me immediately at the completion of the game!!! My email address is mkh3@lehigh.edu. The final decision of the scoring, and by implication the winners of the tournament, rests solely with myself and those I appoint to assist me. Any complaints of the outcome will result in the removal of said person or group from consideration in the final contest. Best of luck!!!
Doplgngr
Ad&d Tournament Coordinator
I. Individual Role Playing
Revnor the Wanderer (5) ______
Daan Ironsmith (5) ______
Ann Connerly (5) ______
Beth Connerly (5) ______
Melwik Stoutarm (5) ______
II. Stages of Module Completion
Stage 1 Completion (15) ______
Stage 2 Completion (15) ______
Stage 3 Completion (25) ______
III. Group Role Playing
Players Successfully Interacting (20) ______
Total: (100) ______