Night at the Opera Contests

/r/nightattheopera is an open table RPG community that utilizes a living world where Delta Green Agents and Operations take place in the same linear (or non-linear, non-Euclidean) timeline. This allows Agents to fully experience the horrors the Delta Green RPG has to offer. For more info, check out the intro page here or come chat with us in Discord here.

## PAST CONTEST ARCHIVE

### 1st Annual (2018) Night at the Opera Scenario Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 1st Annual Night at the Opera Scenario Contest
This contest commemorated the anniversary of the first game run on N@tO. Contestants chose themes from a list and created scenarios around it.Votes were limited to active members of N@tO. It was administered by Kevin Ham.

**1st Place:** A Soft White Damn by William Shar

**2nd Place**: Motel California by Jake Cook

**3rd Place**: Don't You Want Some Body (To Love) by Mellonbread

### 2018 Summer Contest: Setpieces

Further information: List of entries for the 2018 Summer Contest: Setpieces
This contest provided Handlers with a variety of drop-in gameplay enhancements. It was administered by Kevin Ham.

**1st Place**: Coney Island Carpets by BurningHeron

**2nd Place**: Olney Rock by Patrick Harkin

**3rd Place(tie)**: Police Roadblock by Jake Cook and The Beetle Labs by Jeff Wilkins

### 2nd Annual (2019) Night at the Opera Scenario Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 2nd Annual Night at the Opera Scenario Contest
This contest commemorates the second anniversary of the first game run on N@tO. Contestants chose themes from a list and created scenarios around it. Votes were limited to active members of N@tO. It was administered by Kevin Ham.

**1st Place**: Operation God Object A.K.A. ⌐“Wet-weiR:-D”¬ by Agent\_Obtuse

### 2019 Summer Contest: Groups

Further information: List of entries for the 2019 Summer Contest: Groups
This contest created cadres of NPC organizations for use and inspiration within Delta Green. Judging was performed by fellow contest entrants. It was administered by Kevin Ham.

**1st Place**: Project Big Wheel by Agent Obtuse

**2nd Place:** The Stormchasers by Lithobraker

**3rd Place**: The Orne Library by Kevin Ham and mellonbread\*

\*As sponsors of the contest, not eligible to win. Therefore:

**3rd Place again:** Tie between Throughline News by Michael Fox and Project Praise by WillWrite

### 2019 Alphabet Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 2019 Alphabet Contest
Contestants were randomly assigned a letter and were able to choose a word to structure a scenario around. The contest was administered by Will Roy and featured the judgement of BurningHeron, MagnificentTophat, and KarlNP.

**1st Place**: V for Vademecum by Jake Cook

**2nd Place(tie)**: G for Gluttony by SeaTurtles and P for Pythogenic by Zomner

### 2019 MicroMedia Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 2019 MicroMedia Contest
Microfiction stories, audio recordings, short videos, all compose the subject matter of this contest. This means fanfiction, “found footage” audio recordings, “leaked documents,” photographs, your own art, or whatever small creative project you would like to share with others! The micromedia must take place in the Delta Green universe(but doesn’t necessarily have to conform to “canon”).

Entries could not take more than 10 minutes to consume.

**-People’s Choice**: Fans vote on their favorite entry. Whatever you like the most.

**Winner:** The Seeker by Mellonbread

**-Most Usable**: Fans vote on the entry that they are most likely or most able to use in a game of Delta Green RPG.

**Winner**: Reliava by Vorpos and Frahnk

**-Chief’s Choice:** That’s me, Jake. I pick my favorite entry.

**Winner:** Fishing Lessons by Agent\_Obtuse

### 2019 Tormsen's One Page Scenario Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 2019 Tormsen's One Page Scenario Contest
It features one page scenarios.

Judging is still underway by Tormsen, who is also playtesting all entries.

### 3rd Annual (2020) Night at the Opera Scenario Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 3rd Annual Night at the Opera Scenario Contest
This contest commemorated the third anniversary of the first game ran on N@tO. Contestants chose themes from a list and created scenarios around it. Votes were limited to active members of N@tO. It was administered by Kevin Ham.

**Winner**: Where Moth and Rust Consume by William Schar

### 2020 Summer Contest: NPCs

Further information: List of the entries for the 2020 Summer Contest: NPCs
The intent of this contest is to provide Handlers with enemy and ally NPCs of all kinds with a special focus on the theme of “Collaborators.” This contest is administered by Kevin Ham. It was open for entries from April 2020  until July 4th, 2020 with voting completed on July 7th, 2020. Voting was done by contest entrants only. The winners were

**The Overall Winner and Top Unreliable Ally:** Chantelle Barrow, Xenobiologist Gone Wrong by Agent Obtuse

**Top Reliable Ally:** Lilly Dosik, Social Worker by mellonbread

**Top Violent Enemy:** Siobhan James, Brainwashed Killer by Thomas “BurningHeron” DiPaolo

**Top Non-Violent Enemy:** Eric Aldis, Conspiracy-Theorizing Congressman by Agent Obtuse

### ZomnoCon 2020

Further information: List of the entries for ZomnoCon 2020
Zomnocon ran from August 7th through August 16th in two stages: entrants had until the 9th to submit their scenario’s first draft, followed by a one week period of playtesting and provision. There were four themes picked by the host, Zomner. Everyone was a winner in this game jam style contest.

### 2020 Microfiction Contest

Further information: List of the entries for the 2020 Microfiction contest
A modification of the previous year’s MicroMedia contest. Ran from September 29th through October 31st; voting ending on November 16th.

**People’s Choice Winner**: Agent Fintcher with “Algorithmic Generation of Long Term Future via Hierarchical Prediction”

**Chief’s Choice Winner**: magnificentophat with “Employee Assistance Program”

### 4th Annual (2021) Night at the Opera Scenario Contest

Further information: List of entries for the 4th Annual Night at the Opera Scenario Contest
This contest commemorates the fourth anniversary of the first game run on N@tO. Ran from January 15th,2021, through March 5th, 2021. Contestants chose themes from a list and created scenarios around it. Votes were limited to active members of N@tO, and submitters also grade other entries on a rubric. Administered by Kevin Ham.

**Dual winner of People and Judge's choice:** You Can Go Home Again by Bargain Brand

### N@to Case Officer Jam (2021)

Further information: List of entries for the N@to Case Officer Jam (2021)

A small game jam between the annual scenario contest and the Summer Contest to stretch the creative muscles. The goal is to develop new Case Officers/Handlers to drop in any given game. The Jam started April 12th, 2021 and will last two weeks till April 26th, 2021. It is administrated by mellonbread on the Night at the Opera discord channel.

### 1st Annual N@tO Summer Jam (2021)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1USxy\_7fY3lcJ\_6xA7QtTZhas7KmU5SiGkNtqL7XeCbI/edit?usp=sharing

A jam (aka not a contest) for people to submit "stuff" (aka not-scenarios) for people to remix.

### 2021 “Mundane or New?” Scenario Contest

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dhHF48bkYn6mjTTJjR5bUop-IDiBdTCIrw7QLr5Vm6g/edit

Contestants were randomly selected to write a scenario with either a “mundane” threat (aka completely natural) or “new” threat (original and Unnatural). The contest ran from August 11th, 2021 until October 28th, 2021. There were a total of ten entries: five “mundane” and five “new.”

The “mundane” winner was Mission: Night Lights by Alex Meyer

The “new” winner was Eight Folds to Infinity by mellonbread.

### 2021 Green Box Jam

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ezGbB4\_WOgC1R6i61buvm5CY9d0PEwthsaRxlOkiDhg/edit

The Green Box Jam ran from November 6th to November 14th. The goal was to make a Green Box player characters could use and populate with gear and other assorted toys. All 30 entries were winners in this game jam style contest.

### 2021 Monster Mash

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vIRQb0pLN1zstR\_oHwCf6YNqmas0PEFjUTa-T8ij3w0/edit

The Monster Mash ran from November 14 to November 30. The goal was to make new and original monsters, stat them and provide scenario hooks for them. All 11 entries were winners in this game jam style contest.

### Threethreethree's 2021 Artefacts and Tomes Jam

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RoC-zDJiwCzR7BBBrEV61pPBug6Z4Ia3YHrIuuayF5s/edit?usp=sharing

The Jam ran until December 31st, 2021. There are a total of 12 submissions.

### 5th Annual N@TO Scenario Contest (2022)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bglYhqXkbVHs3EkENl34rjFAfupSfyw5Izp2ms2j2Z4/edit

This contest commemorates the fourth anniversary of the first game run on N@tO. Contestants chose themes from a list and created scenarios around it. Votes were limited to active members of N@tO. It was administered by Kevin Ham.

Judges’ winner: Delta Strangers, Greener Things by Agent Obtuse

People’s Choice: There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow by TenebrousHero. Republished and remastered in Whispers of the Dead Issue 3

### 2022 N@TO Summer Stuff Jam

Further information: List of entries for the 2022 Summer Stuff Jam
A jam (aka not a contest) for people to submit "stuff" (aka not-scenarios) for people to remix. It was hosted by Kevin Ham.

### Clue Jam (2022)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rLWMUmaeRul0pO1vXBZNaxNB2T\_WjXpSuQxMdepSpq8/edit

Come up with your own short clues that other GMs can use. It is hosted by Br1t15h.

### Unnatural Disorders and Mutations Jam (2022)

Further information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KN6EAFgm1A20-I2-VSBQxMuLaawTiUiooPOCFfoj\_2o/edit?usp=sharing

A jam to create new Unnatural Disorders/Mutations that Agents can get from hitting a BP due to Unnatural. It was hosted by Sammy J, the Staggered Amusement Machine. The jam was hosted from September 27th, 2022 until November 6th, 2022.