Hi guys! Long time, no see! Fortunately, that is all about to change, as your Goblin Market mods prepares for our second ship war festival!

When? Sign ups open on the 1st of July. A basic schedule can be found here although previous experience suggests the dates may vary a little.

What? If you participated last year, you’ll know how this is ( Read more... )

First up: a massive apology for disappearing on you all, both your mods have had some RL issues at a really inconvenient time.

Second: You will all definitely have an extension. Because of us disappearing, your extension is now until the 23rd of October, at Midnight on Sydney time. Voting and the bonus round will run simulateously for a week, and ( Read more... )

IMPORTANT THINGS:

1. Vote for EXACTLY three entries. If you vote for more or less, your vote will not be counted. If you need to change your vote due to selecting the wrong number of entries, you can do so here2. If there were any entries submitted by team members which were ultimately not chosen as the team's final submission, have these entries ( Read more... )

We desperately need more members for Team RarePear. If you know anyone who was considering signing up for this, or who might be interested, PLEASE ASK THEM TO SIGN UP.

Sign ups for confirmed teams are closed.
Sign ups for Team RarePear close in TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

IMPORTANT SIGNING UP INFO:If your sign-up has not been processed, or your comm ( Read more... )

It has come to my attention that some people have been put off by the amount of information to take in about the comm. I apologise sincerely for that, and hope to make things clearer. This post is a summary of the minimum that we expect from people joining this comm. Everything else is just details.

Purpose:In this challenge, people will join a ( Read more... )

The Concept

So how did you come up with the idea for Ship Wars?

Actually, that wasn't us; all we did was apply the concept to The Demon's Lexicon. The idea originated at st_respect, where a very successful Star Trek Ship Wars challenge has just finished up. (If you are interested, there is a chance another one will be held at an indeterminate point in the ( Read more... )

Important Disclaimer: The text of this post has been adapted (read: shamelessly pilfered) from the Wank Policy over on st_respect. This was done with their knowledge and permission, and we are profoundly grateful for their generosity. Any errors are mine ( Read more... )

We want this comm to be busy, for there to be lots going on and for lots of fun to be had. We understand that there's a lot of info written down, and hopefully we have already made our expectations clear. In case we have not, these are the most important things to remember:

1. Play nice. Yes, it is a competition and we are here to represent our ( Read more... )

Everyone came to the Market prepared for a fight
---Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Lexicon

SPOILER POLICYThis is important so I am addressing it straight away ( Read more... )

Not planning on signing up but want to see your ship represented? Two teams is absolutely not enough to express your love for all ships TDL? Already signed up, but want to encourage other people to join what is obviously the best ship in the world? Here is the place to comment! Rally your forces and use the power of peer pressure for good* and not ( Read more... )