Congratulations to the winners of
The Eighth Annual People's Choice Awards (the Deadlies)!
Without further ado, it's time for the awards! Our awesome winners for 2011 are as follows:
1. Best Custom Game Element
And the Deadly goes to.........
Nobody! 
The only entrant in this category was disqualified.
So, get to work on those custom game elements for 2012!
2. Design Excellence in a Modification or Addition
And the Deadly goes to.........
Nobody! 
There were no entrants for this category.
Let's see what sorts of cool tilesets, mods, programs, or tweaks we can come up with in 2012!
3. Technical Design Excellence in Scripting
And the Deadly goes to.........
Finding the First Truth (Smitemaster's Selection), by Chaco!
4. Technical Design Excellence in Layout and Aesthetics
And the Deadly goes to.........
Archipelago , by Penwielder!
(
Aurora's Palace by Jacob finished a close second.)
5. Technical Design Excellence in Concept
And the Deadly goes to.........
Advanced Concepts 2 (compilation), by Jacob!
6. Creative Design Excellence in Storyline
And the Deadly goes to.........
Finding the First Truth (Smitemaster's Selection), by Chaco!
7. Creative Design Excellence in Difficulty
And the Deadly goes to.........
Archipelago , by Penwielder!
8. Creative Design Excellence in Entertainment
And the Deadly goes to.........
Finding the First Truth (Smitemaster's Selection), by Chaco!
(
Aurora's Palace by Jacob finished a close second.)
9. Most Promising Hold or Level Set
And the Deadly goes to.........
The Plague Within (RPG), by Trickster!

Well, damn. Now I guess I have to finish it...
(
Conspiracy by Neather2 and Perplexing Puzzles by rogu3/da rogu3 both finished a close second.)
10. DROD Hold of the Year
And the Deadly goes to.........
Finding the First Truth (Smitemaster's Selection), by Chaco!
(
Advanced Concepts 2 by Jacob finished a close second.)
11. DROD RPG Level Set of the Year
And the Deadly goes to.........
Nobody! 
We fully expect to see RPG holds popping up in 2012, however!
(
I plan to, at least!)
12. Best Voice Artist in a Distinct Role
And the Deadly goes to.........
Snacko, for Beethro Budkin in Finding the First Truth!
13. Novice Architect Award
And the Deadly goes to.........
da Rogu3 (rogu3)! Ever since I personally experienced da Rogu3's entry in the Riddle of the Bar competition, I hungered to see more. Both da Rogu3's recent hold (
Mystical Palace) and his current project (
Perplexing Puzzles) are amazingly well-designed for a newcomer to the Caravel community, and he has quickly gained a reputation for tricky and novel puzzles. We're lucky and grateful to have him on board.
Congratulations da Rogu3!
14. Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement
And the Deadly goes to.........
Chaco (George Wanfried)! It should be no surprise that Chaco takes the award, given the fact his Smitemaster's Selection won nearly half the Deadlies this time around! In addition to two compilation holds, Chaco produced four top-notch holds in 2007 to early 2008: Chaco's Hold, Terrakempt Resonant, Imperial Wandering, and Fireballs. His return in 2011, with Finding the First Truth, has the highest honor of being chosen as a Smitemaster's Selection. Chaco also has an RPG hold (Fetch the Pie) he's been working on for over a year now that many of us are itching to play. The DROD community is far better off for having known him, so we proudly welcome him to the halls of our most esteemed architects, sharing a place with Doom (2006), LarryMurk (2007), Jacob (2008), BoyBlue (2009), and Rheb (2010) as recipient of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement.
Congratulations Chaco!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the community in 2011 and voted in the poll this month! Even being nominated is an honor, and those of you who devote time and energy into making something that the rest of us can enjoy and appreciate are deserving of our kudos.
See you next year for 2012, and keep building!
P.S. I don't know if TPTB can give Rank Points to the winners (other than me), but that would be a nice contribution.
Also, feel free to use this thread for long victory speeches where you imitate Sally Field or Kanye West. (
Now Chaco, I'm real happy for you an Imma let you finish, but Saul Glasman is one of the best architects of all time...)
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Trickster
Official Hold ProgressClick here to view the secret text
×Beethro and the Secret Society: Postmastered
Beethro's Teacher: In Progress
Complex Complex: In Progress
Devilishly Dangerous Dungeons of Doom: In Progress
Finding the First Truth: Postmastered
Gunthro and the Epic Blunder: In Progress
Halph Has a Bad Day: Mastered (no door)
Journey to Rooted Hold: Postmastered
King Dugan's Dungeon 2.0: Postmastered
Master Locks: Mastered (no door)
Master Locks Expert: Mastered (no door)
Perfect: In Progress (Perfect 8)
Smitemastery 101: Postmastered
Suit Pursuit: In Progress
Tendry's Tale: Mastered (RPG)
The Choice: Postmastered
The City Beneath: Postmastered
Favorite Unofficial Holds (I need to play more!)
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×A Quiet Place: Mastered (no door)
Advanced Concepts: In Progress
Archipelago: In Progress (Island 12)
Break Out Of Jail: Conquered (86%)
Dr. E. Will's Mega Complex: In Progress
Hold Anonymous: In Progress
Paycheck: Conquered (75%)
The Test of Mind: Mastered (RPG)
Unfriendly Islands: In Progress
Val Unrich: In Progress
war10: Mastered (no door)
war15: Mastered (no door)
war: the truth within: Mastered (no door)
Washed Ashore: Mastered (RPG)
My HoldsClick here to view the secret text
×The Plague Within (RPG) (alpha)
Tinytall Tower (Smitemaster) (beta)
Do Not Disturb Compilation (level contributions) (in review)
Riddle of the Bar (compilation)