Telephone Pictionary: Draconian Law (COMPLETE)

[Telephone Cat]

What? No! No, look. I know I have kind of a reputation for being a taskmaster, but this game isn't named for burning you alive or chaining you up to be eaten by a great sea serpent if you miss a deadline. It's about

dragons

.

...Okay, so it might still have those things, but come on. I can't just

not

keep the great serpent appeased, we'd all pay for that. You shouldn't have missed that deadline in the first place. What did you think was going to happen?

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Telephone Pictionary (also called Eat Poop You Cat, Fax Machines and probably some other things) is a game of silly miscommunication. The results of the most recent game can be found here, and they'll give you a better idea of how things work than any description I can type. Drawing--and drawing under 72 hour deadlines--is required, although talent isn't necessary. (Effort is still appreciated!)

For reference, my main account is Ether, and she can be contacted via AIM at CaffieneDeity, or Skype at unvote. If I die, Amrun and petroleumjelly know the password to this account, so arrangements can be made from there.

Status:

Done!

Players:

1. ChannelDelibird
2. Marquis
3. Bellaphant
4. DrippingGoofball
5. Shanba
6. DeathRowKitty
7. Cheery Dog
8. N
9. ForWhomTheJellyRolls
10. Axxle
11. ZZZX
12. Save The Dragons
13. Narninian
14. Not_Mafia
15. xofelf
16. The Bulge
17. Bins
18. StrangerCoug
19. xRECKONERx

20. Jackel98

Chains:

20/20
Alexstrasza
Bahamut
Charizard
Drogon
Eustace
Fafnir
Gleeok
Haxorus
Illuyanka
Jabberwock
Kurthnaga
Leviathan
Mushu
Nidhogg
Orochi
Pyralspite
Qinglong
Ryūjin
Smaug
Trogdor

[Telephone Cat]

tl;dr: Fast chains get fast reveals. Slow players get replaced. And your chain had better not corrupt any innocent 13-year-olds.

• Game Flow:
  
  
• Everyone signed up should start by PMing me with a sentence. It shouldn't be incredibly long, but it can basically be as silly as you want it to be. Some good examples can be found in these chains, but please don't copy those exactly.
  
• When the game starts, each of these sentences will be sent out to a different player.
  This player will have 72 hours
  to portray that sentence in picture form and send me the result.
  
• Please don't actually take 72 hours every single round. If you're busy sometimes, that's fine, but if you're consistently waiting until the last day...just keep in mind that other people might be waiting on you. This isn't technically against the rules, but I'm asking you nicely here.
  
  
• Once the picture is drawn, it will be sent to a third person as soon as that person has also sent its picture in. When you get a picture, you have have 48 hours to send in a sentence summarizing it.
  I'll send you pictures to summarize as sentences as I receive them, even if you already have other things to draw/write. Please send in sentences promptly! It shouldn't take too long.
  
• You'll only have one active picture to draw at a time. I might send you sneak peaks of future sentences, but you won't be under any deadline obligations for those until later. (But feel free to complete them early anyway!)
  
• Each chain will continue for 13 of these rounds: 7 sentences and 6 pictures. Chains will be posted on the wiki as they are completed, which will probably vary wildly.
  
• If you cannot meet a deadline, please notify me as soon as you've received the sentence (or picture)--or, better yet, tell me before you receive one. I will find somebody else and send it there. I will also do this automatically if you have not drawn it in 72 hours. In this way, it is possible for one player to have more than one sentence to draw at once.
  
• Somebody who consistently fails to meet deadlines will be kicked out of the game at my discretion. Especially somebody who doesn't announce V/LAs beforehand. So don't do that!

• Picture/sentence standards:
  
  
• Any drawing program--Photoshop, Flash, MS Paint--will do. Drawing pictures by hand and scanning them will also do. Making a diorama with paper cutouts and silly putty and sending a photograph of that will do. The sky is pretty much the limit here. In fact, if you can get your hands on one of those airplanes that draws pictures out of fake clouds, then the sky is literally the limit here.
  
• Having said that, please draw everything from scratch. You can use Google Images as a reference, but don't paste other people's pictures into your own.
  
• Words are completely banned. English letters used to denote words, and codes (camel octopus dinosaur eagle snake), will also be sent back with a stern warning, although if it's relevant you can use them to portray the alphabet. Numbers and symbols and math are all fine.
  
• Please don't intentionally mislead anybody--do the most accurate non-legalistic picture that you can. The chain will find a way to mutate anyway.
  
• Pictures should be 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels tall. Please don't go too far over that; some of us have tiny laptop screens. Photographs are best saved as JPGs; otherwise, if in doubt, you should probably save as a PNG. Do not save as a BMP under any circumstances or I'll have to ask you to reformat it before sending it onward, and nobody wants that.
  
• Please be mindful of where you upload your pictures to. Tinypic deletes its pictures without warning, and anything uploaded to the wiki is accessible by other players. Most people use Imgur these days. Photobucket's also a good bet, if you have that--but make sure that the album that you put your pictures in is private.
  
• When you upload, don't save it under a name that will hint at its origins. This is something else that you'll need to reformat over.
  
• Okay, on to sentences. Keep it to one sentence and don't be too legalistic about what you are summarizing. If you don't think the picture is about the fourth wall, don't break the fourth wall.
  
• Please don't break the site rules. Keep it reasonably safe for work, and preferably not too gross. Please don't make chains about poop, okay?
  
• I am one of those spirit-of-the-game type hippies. If I'm forgetting a rule, I'll let you know. You might be asked to resubmit in light of this.

• Miscellaneous:
  
  
• Please don't talk to other players about the sentences/pictures you got. If somebody tells you anything about a chain you haven't seen yet, please let me know.
  
• I will note in-thread if somebody is behind.
  
• If you haven't sent a link in within 48 hours for a picture or 24 for a sentence, I'll send you a prod. Other actions may be taken if you're inactive for the full round.
  
• Have fun! If you aren't having fun, you should talk to me about it, and I'll do my best to find you a replacement. You can also talk to me when you are having fun, of course.

[Telephone Cat]

I still need your sentences, you two!

[Telephone Cat]

I...really don't trust you. I'm sorry, but you missed half your pictures in your last game, and 2/3rds in the one before that. If I need temp replacements and you're the fastest person for the job at that point, then all power to you, but I'm going to keep the last slot open for now.

[Telephone Cat]

Of course!

That's the last slot. After you send your sentence, I'll send everything out.

[Telephone Cat]

Stand by for your first assignments!

[Telephone Cat]

Everyone should now have their prompt for Round 2. Get your pictures in by Saturday, May 9th at 12:00 noon EDT--but as always, faster is ideal!

[Telephone Cat]

With Bellaphant's support, Narninian has broken the Round 4 barrier!

[Telephone Cat]

You heard the man!

Jackel is your best hope right now. I'm not sure where he is. He signed out of Mafiascum yesterday two minutes before I could send him his first prompt.

[Telephone Cat]

With the help of N and DGB, Not_Mafia has broken the Round 6 barrier!

That's also the twentieth picture drawn so far.

[Telephone Cat]

We're 48 hours into the game, so prods have gone out on anyone who hasn't drawn their first picture yet and hasn't let me know ahead of time that it'll be close!

I really don't know where Jackel is. He still hasn't picked up that first prompt. I might have to start looking into a replacement if he stays vanished for the full 72 hours.

[Telephone Cat]

That sucks. Well, welcome back to the Internet!

Only two people are still on Round 2 at this point.

[Telephone Cat]

Round 2 is COMPLETE.

[Telephone Cat]

With support from DeathRowKitty, ZZZX and Save The Dragons, The Bulge has broken the Round 8 barrier!

[Telephone Cat]

Yeah, this game has gone to some amazing places. I can't wait to start posting these.

[Telephone Cat]

Jackel98 hasn't picked up his Round 4 at all. He's got a little more than 3 hours this time.

[Telephone Cat]

If you've picked up a sentence prompt, please send it back as soon as possible. Don't sit on them; I need them to keep things moving!

[Telephone Cat]

The longest chains are waiting on their Round 10s right now.

Only two chains are still on Round 4.

[Telephone Cat]

That's Jackel's doing.

Speaking of which, his deadline's coming up in half an hour, and he still hasn't even picked up the prompt. If he signs in and gets it to me by then, good! But failing that, I'll need someone else to take over. Those eligible include {Axxle, Bellaphant, Bins, Cheery Dog, DeathRowKitty, DrippingGoofball, Narninian} and anyone who isn't in this game. Since this is one of the only two prompts still on Round 4, and really it's waited long enough, please don't offer until you're actually ready to crack down on it! (Or if you'll be able to crack down on it in half an hour, when it officially gets passed on.)

EDIT: Jackel's deadline has now expired.

[Telephone Cat]

Jackel's prompt has been passed on to Who. I'm sending him his Round 6, but if he hasn't signed in to pick it up by the time his standing sentence prompts expire tomorrow, I'm going to look for a full-time replacement.

[Telephone Cat]

Round 4 is COMPLETE.

[Telephone Cat]

Through the support of Axxle, Marquis, DrippingGoofball and ChannelDelibird, StrangerCoug has broken the Round 10 barrier!

[Telephone Cat]

Bins has broken the Round 12 barrier, with STD following eleven minutes later!

Note that Round 12 is the last picture round. You'll be seeing some full chains soon.

[Telephone Cat]

Illuyanka is up!

DGB's cat-model is adorable. The Bulge and Reckoner...those sentences are just bizarre, oh my god.

Utterances like Axxle's final sentence will surely see him chained up for the great serpent if he doesn't learn to close his mouth.

[Telephone Cat]

Yeah, that one's all on Bulge.

Anyway, Gleeok is up!

You know, in SiteChat last night we were literally just talking about how pokemon are dangerous. I want to give a big thanks to Bins and ZZZX for this PSA.

[Telephone Cat]

Pyralspite is up!

It came back to unpopular paintings in the end. I love Marquis's dopey Pooh-bomination.

[Telephone Cat]

Well, Jackel's not showing up. All of the picture prompts he'd be getting this game are already waiting on him. Anyone want one?

[Telephone Cat]

Sent!

Three left.

[Telephone Cat]

Mushu is up!

I like Marquis's acid trip, N's interpretation of it and DGB's wailing girl.

Satan as a bard seems to be lodged firmly in everyone's collective subconscious. This is an important spiritual breakthrough.

[Telephone Cat]

I still need three for Jackel!

Sentence incoming, after a bit of witchcraft.

[Telephone Cat]

Round 6 is COMPLETE.

Also, we are 3/4ths of the way through the game, picture-wise, and we're not even one week into it yet.

[Telephone Cat]

WEEK ONE COMPLETE

91/120 pictures drawn
20% of chains are on Round 8
25% of chains are on Round 10
35% of chains are on Round 12
20% of chains have been completed.

[Telephone Cat]

Thank you! But with the help of STD, Bellaphant, CDB and Shanba, all 4 Jackel pictures have now been drawn.

[Telephone Cat]

You're up to date. You only have one picture left, in Nidhogg, and Cheery Dog is currently drawing its Round 10.

[Telephone Cat]

Smaug is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Yeah, apparently they don't have Burger Kings down under. That's what I learned today.

[Telephone Cat]

Neither of those are going to kill you, DRK. You need to hold out for better.

Anyway, Fafnir is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Jabberwock is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Bahamut is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Hi! I need a new ZZZX for Leviathan. The following can take it: {Cheery Dog, DeathRowKitty, DrippingGoofball, ForWhomTheJellyRolls, Not_Mafia, Shanba, The Bulge} and anyone not playing.

[Telephone Cat]

I can't! You've already been in that chain.

[Telephone Cat]

Sent!

This is a Round 12, so I can wikify it quickly once the picture's in.

[Telephone Cat]

Round 8 is COMPLETE.

[Telephone Cat]

Kurthnaga is up!

People do terrible things, when money is on the line.

[Telephone Cat]

Nidhogg is also up!

[Telephone Cat]

Ryūjin is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Leviathan is up!

[Telephone Cat]

1. Decide on a theme for the game.
2. Assuming 20 players, give out 20 names from A-T.
3. Dammit, nothing starts with Q!
4. Brainstorm new themes.
5. DRAGONS

[Telephone Cat]

Everyone likes Step 5.

[Telephone Cat]

Fun fact: the D-chain has been Dragon in

three

two different games so far, and that's not counting one Dragonfruit.

I could have done it this time, too. Dragon is one of my favorite characters! But nobody would have gotten it.

EDIT: Only two. Okay, I have to fix that.

[Telephone Cat]

Trogdor is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Yeah, there's a reason I don't run it all the time. Everyone's enthusiasm kind of dried up when we did them all back to back, and that's when signups filled at all. I like being able to ride that first-week burst of energy.

Anyway, Orochi is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Qinglong is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Yeah, I thought DRK's sentence there made perfect sense.

Anyway, I need a replacement for Axxle in Eustace! {Bins, Cheery Dog, DrippingGoofball, N, Not_Mafia, StrangerCoug} can take it, as well as anyone not playing.

[Telephone Cat]

Sent!

[Telephone Cat]

Round 10 is COMPLETE.

[Telephone Cat]

Drogon is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Eustace is up!

It was really stable, for a chain that was blatantly made on drugs. I've been sooooooooooo tempted to just send around The Bulge's picture out of context since he first sent it. That goes right in the hall of fame with DGB's old picture of Dorothy in hell.

[Telephone Cat]

Alexstrasza is up!

[Telephone Cat]

Honestly I care more about the length of sentences than the quantity. Please don't use this as an excuse to double the length of everything you write, though. (A lot of the Alexstrasza sentences were kind of borderline. Write shorter sentences!)

Also, Round 12 is COMPLETE. All we're waiting for now is two Round 13 sentences!

[Telephone Cat]

Haxorus is up!

A pretty stable chain. Bins's sentence was AMAZING, though.

[Telephone Cat]

Charizard is up, and Telephone Pictionary: Draconian Law is COMPLETE.

[Telephone Cat]

I think some prompts are definitely easier to do by photograph than others. (Like, Equinox's picture in Quatrain was an excellent call. I think my prompt in Isoprene might have been easier for some people if they just went outside and found a tree and a female volunteer, and then photoshopped some fruit in, but baaaaaaaaaah going outside.)

Man. I wish I still had Photoshop; those leaf and grass brushes that came built in were nice. Oh well.