"And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time Posts in the discussion thread ""And Then I Died..." for the Third Time?" - How do you all feel about starting this up again? Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:58:58 +0000 http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2304221 Re: "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2304221 Tue, 26 May 2015 23:00:07 +0000 Decibelles 2005044 Good point.

By the way, the third one is up here.

]]> http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2304215 Re: "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2304215 Tue, 26 May 2015 22:51:30 +0000 RhettSarlin 300030 I'd recommend 200 minimum. I recall a few entries being fairly short and sweet but still excellent.

]]> http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2303631 Re: "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2303631 Tue, 26 May 2015 04:07:28 +0000 TroyL 451071

If no one guesses the SCP after a week, congrats to the author! They can write another one (but no more than two in a row).

I recommend shortening this down a little bit. And be a little wary of authors being deliberately obtuse so they can write as many as possible for the attention (this was a shortcoming of the last game). Keep some veto power in your hands.

they should send a message to one of the judges

All of the judges. We had a problem last time with only one judge knowing and everyone else getting asked.

on IRC or on Wikidot

I recommend just Wikidot. Time stamps make it obvious who sent the correct answer first. Also, if you have both, someone might guess in one medium and not in the other, or vice versa, and you may not realize who actually guessed correctly first. This happened before I set up the 'wikidot PMs only' rule the first time.

Finally, consider putting a word minimum in there too. Some of them are too difficult to figure out otherwise. 300-500 feels safe and solid to me, but I might be off.

]]> http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2303626 Re: "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2303626 Tue, 26 May 2015 03:50:27 +0000 RJB_R 1229263 I'm down. I remember a lot of my early tales being accused of being standalone and then I died entries, so I have the expeirence.

]]> http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2303612 Re: "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2303612 Tue, 26 May 2015 03:14:25 +0000 Rejekyll 1225984 I missed this. I'm happy to help if you need me.

]]> http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2303520 Re: "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2303520 Mon, 25 May 2015 23:20:38 +0000 Eskobar 1173523 Sounds great. It's a good idea that needs close curating to keep the concept going successfully.

]]> http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393#post-2303519 "And Then I Died..." for the Third Time? http://05command.wikidot.com/forum/t-1215393/and-then-i-died-for-the-third-time#post-2303519 Mon, 25 May 2015 23:18:17 +0000 Decibelles 2005044 So I loved reading through these old ones a lot, but I feel like we should have another one since it has been three years from the last one. Troy told me to write a proposal (on 05, presumably), so here I am!

I could volunteer to judge and write the first entry to kick things off. I'd probably need someone to help run it with me and in case I can't be on to run things. The rules would be largely the same as the last one, with minor differences:

  1. Whoever guesses an entry correctly first (more on that below) will pick an SCP to write a mini-tale about (no more than 500 words). If someone doesn't want to write, they shouldn't guess. The entry needs to be written within five days. If it doesn't happen, a judge will step in and write an entry for the person based on the SCP.1
  2. While not required, a few red herrings are definitely encouraged, so long as the final solution is the most likely/most obvious answer. The answer doesn't need to be obvious, but it definitely has to be guessable, or at least have something clear about the connection to the answer at hand.
  3. The character "speaking" must die at the end and the entry must end with "And then I died.". It might not be from the SCP in question, so long as their exposure caused it somehow.
  4. If no one guesses the SCP after a week, congrats to the author! They can write another one (but no more than two in a row).
  5. If someone is writing an entry, they should send a message to one of the judges so the judges can know what the SCP in question is. Judges can help for proofreading. The judges, then, can't actually guess or give the game away.

To guess:

  1. A person sends a PM to one of the judges on IRC or on Wikidot. A person only gets one guess.
  2. If they guess right, they win and write the next entry!

What do you guys think? Sounds fun to start up again? :D

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