Jiggly McNerdington
Look, Ma! Two Heads!
Go ahead and skip mine then unless you guys are really pressed for entries.
NMA Brotherhood of Steel Writing Contest
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Look, Ma! Two Heads!
Sorrow
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
I don't think illustrations count as plain text 
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I sent my submission XD . 1050 words XD .
.I sent my submission XD . 1050 words XD .
alec said:
Allowed? Sure, I guess so, but we don't really give bonus points for illustrations, and they don't count either way for the text, which should be able to stand on its own.
Hello Gents,
Long time reader, but forum virgin.
This competition has spurred me into action, as the Prize is as good as the cause!
A Question regarding "Fallout Canon"; am I correct in believing that the entire Fallout Bible would be considered Canon? Or should I consider only the In-game text and lore of F1&2 to count?
The Fallout Bible does contain a lot of the In-game lore compiled into one handy source, but the fact that gaps in the story were filled by a single developer (who wasn't an original Team member) rather than the complete team may mean on some plot points he may have shifted from what we call the "core design" and philosophy of fallout that we wish to be "pure".
My question is starting to be a bit picky and I may be starting to ask a bit much now, But what parts of the Fallout Bible would be inadmissible or Non-Canon?
Hmm, it may be just easier to say/use "Games Only!."
Long time reader, but forum virgin.
This competition has spurred me into action, as the Prize is as good as the cause!
A Question regarding "Fallout Canon"; am I correct in believing that the entire Fallout Bible would be considered Canon? Or should I consider only the In-game text and lore of F1&2 to count?
The Fallout Bible does contain a lot of the In-game lore compiled into one handy source, but the fact that gaps in the story were filled by a single developer (who wasn't an original Team member) rather than the complete team may mean on some plot points he may have shifted from what we call the "core design" and philosophy of fallout that we wish to be "pure".
My question is starting to be a bit picky and I may be starting to ask a bit much now, But what parts of the Fallout Bible would be inadmissible or Non-Canon?
Hmm, it may be just easier to say/use "Games Only!."
Not all of Fallout Bible is canon. Some of it was made up by Avellone on the fly and later turned out to be inconsitent with what's said in the actual games (e.g. the description of the BoS in FOB6 is based on the description from... Fallout: Warfare, the tabletop wargame from FOT's bonus CD, with many details referring to the Midwestern BOS only, not the original one).
Generally, the consensus is more or less that anything in the Fallout Bible is canon only if it does not contradict what's said in the actual game. And stuff quoted in the Fallout Bible that comes from FO1 devs is considered to be more canon than stuff by Avellone (and other FO2 devs).
If you need canon info on the Brotherhood of Steel, The Vault is your best source, since we've included all the info from the Fallout Bible in the Brotherhood of Steel article, corrected all parts that were contradictory to the games, and then added much info from the actual in-game sources.
The part of the Fallout Bible I'd say is definitely canon is the timeline (since it's based on the one by Scott Campbell and Brian Freyermuth) - the version from Fallout Bible 0, after corrections of place names changed during the development, but there's an updated version of that at The Vault as well.
Generally, the consensus is more or less that anything in the Fallout Bible is canon only if it does not contradict what's said in the actual game. And stuff quoted in the Fallout Bible that comes from FO1 devs is considered to be more canon than stuff by Avellone (and other FO2 devs).
If you need canon info on the Brotherhood of Steel, The Vault is your best source, since we've included all the info from the Fallout Bible in the Brotherhood of Steel article, corrected all parts that were contradictory to the games, and then added much info from the actual in-game sources.
The part of the Fallout Bible I'd say is definitely canon is the timeline (since it's based on the one by Scott Campbell and Brian Freyermuth) - the version from Fallout Bible 0, after corrections of place names changed during the development, but there's an updated version of that at The Vault as well.
Like, duhh.
Guess Wikipedia's inability to understand the pathetically obvious got to you, eh?
The actual judging won't start until March 3rd right? Seems kinda silly to submit a piece almost a month early, but to each his own.
Also, where are people getting the 1400 and 1800 word limits from? It's plain as day, crystal clear, 1000-1200 words on the rules page.
This is a fun idea, NMA.
Also, where are people getting the 1400 and 1800 word limits from? It's plain as day, crystal clear, 1000-1200 words on the rules page.
This is a fun idea, NMA.
Soulforged
First time out of the vault
Sorry I cannot remember numbers well. The manifest of the contest says that the limit is 1200 (with a margin of 50+) but on the quoted text, in response to mine, welsh says that he'll "...revise for the contest so its down to 1400-1450...". So is it one or the other?Soulforged said:
nobuo said:
Well, we are already reading them now. But we, also, are thinking some of these submissions could do with more polish and are being submitted too quick.
Nology5890
Where'd That 6th Toe Come From?
A quick question about the contest: If you guys got consent from the writers (that is, if they don't do it themselves), would it be possible to post the best entries up in the Fan Fics section? I know I for one would like to know what some folks have come up with to one-up Beth's story.
Thorgrimm said:
Not necessarily. I mean you don't have to fit in with the Van Buren story. However, in as far as it doesn't contradict Fallout (and it doesn't), you can use whatever you want for Van Buren. You're the one determining the post-Fallout 2 canon, after all.
But wasn't Van Buren mostly way after the time this stuff happens?
Nology said:
The three best entries will be posted as features articles, as explained in the rules.
Beyond that, we don't own the entries and don't determine what happens with them. Preferably once the contest is over people can post their stories in a big ol' fan fic thread. We're not going to, though.
Ausir said:
Well yeah, but I was thinking of Bethesda's timeline, in which the BoS trip started somewhere before 2257.
Then again, that's not really relevant to this contest, that's true.
Soulforged
First time out of the vault
I don't know if anybody read my last edited post so I'll repeat:
Sorry I cannot remember numbers well. The manifest of the contest says that the limit is 1200 (with a margin of 50+) but on the quoted text, in response to mine, welsh says that he'll "...revise for the contest so its down to 1400-1450...". So is it one or the other?
Sorry I cannot remember numbers well. The manifest of the contest says that the limit is 1200 (with a margin of 50+) but on the quoted text, in response to mine, welsh says that he'll "...revise for the contest so its down to 1400-1450...". So is it one or the other?
Soulforged said:
Your reading is a bit off. The limit is 1200 words. It says we're not likely to crack down on 1250-word entries, but then again we could if we wanted to. If the limit had been 1250 words, it would have said so.
Soulforged said:
What the rules say is true. I don't even know if this "welsh" you speak of is on the jury.
welsh
Junkmaster
Per said:
welsh who?
Yes, my bad. Thou honestly, a 1400 limit might have been better.