LO Competition - Three Rounds of Mania - Sponsored by MiniWarGaming

[KyleT]

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Welcome friends to our first large scale Librarium Online Competition. This competition is the first of many to come and there is no better way to start than BIG! This competition is broken down into three separate rounds. Each round is related to the last but it is absolutely not necessary to compete in all three. You can compete in one, two or all three of them. Bonus points are awarded to those that compete in more than one though!

Without further ado here is everything you could want to know about the competitions. If there are any questions or concerns please reply to this thread for an open discussion. We have done our best to think this all the way through but if you see any potential hiccups or problems please let us know.


Round 1- Special Character Contest - Competition Thread

Development: Starts March 21, 2012 - April 3, 2012
Voting: Starts April 4 - April 11, 2012

Contest Rules:

The goal of this contest is for players to create a special character for their army during the next two weeks (limit one character per army, per player). The character must have an original name, statline, point cost, no more than three special rules or pieces of wargear, and up to 120 words’ worth of fluff to describe him.

Players are encouraged to post “in-process” threads in the army subforums for comment and advice. Begin the thread title with “SCC” so others will know it’s a part of this competition.

To respect copyrights, players are encouraged to cite an established character’s statline and then list modifications. Example: Codex: SM Librarian, +2 WS, -2I.

Lastly, please indicate whether your special character may be used by others for the Short Story Contest later on.

Voting:

By the end of the two weeks, a special thread will be posted in each army subforum for submissions. Judging will be by open polling over the next week.


Rewards:

Each valid entry will be rewarded with 15 rep points.
Each winner from each army sub-forum will win 50 reputation points plus the 15 reputation points awarded for competing. The second place winners will receive an additional 15 rep points.


+25% votes for having the character modeled and painted, WYSIWYG. Need not be a GW model but must be unique.
+25% votes for allowing other contestants to use your character in the short story
= maximum total of 1.5x the number of votes received



Round 2 - Custom Terrain / Custom Modelling Contest

Development: April 4 - 24, 2012
Voting: April 25 - May 1, 2012


Contest Rules:

There are two separate sections to this round and both will be run simultaneously if there is enough interest for both. Please let us know if you plan on competing in one or the other so we can make a call before April 4th which one (or both) to run.

1. Terrain:

The goal of this contest is to create a custom piece of terrain roughly 12”x12” in size that is suitable for gameplay. (The size is intended as a guideline and will not be strictly enforced.) Commercially available terrain pieces (or vehicles, etc.) may be used as a foundation but originality and conversion work is strongly encouraged. Submissions must include at least one picture of the terrain and a brief description of the building process… methods used, difficulties encountered and such.

Players are encouraged to post “in-process” threads in the modelling sub-forum for comment and advice. Begin the thread title with “CTC” so others will know it’s a part of this competition.

Team submissions will be accepted for this contest.

Voting:

By the end of the three weeks, a special thread will be posted in the modeling subforum for submissions. Judging will be by open polling over the next week. While there is no set judging criteria, extra credit will be given in the Short Story Contest for players whose tales include terrain from this event.

Rewards:
Each entry will receive 25 reputation points
The winner will receive 75 reputation points and the second place player will receive 50 reputation points.

+25% votes for maintaining a project log on the forum, with the tag 'CTC'
+25% votes for letting the terrain piece be used in the short story contest
= maximum total of 1.5x the number of actual votes received.

2. Character Modelling:

The goal for this contest is to use a character created in the Special Character Contest, model it and have it lead an army of 10-20 models into battle. The unit must be game legal.

Players are encouraged to post “in-process” threads in the army subforums for comment and advice. Begin the thread title with “CMC” so others will know it’s a part of this competition.

Voting:

By the end of the three weeks, a special thread will be posted in the modeling subforum for submissions. Judging will be by open polling over the next week. While there is no set judging criteria, extra credit will be given in the Short Story Contest for players whose tales include terrain from this event.

Rewards:
Each entry will receive 25 reputation points
The winner will receive 75 reputation points and the second place player will receive 50 reputation points.

+10% votes if at least half of the models are converted
+10% votes if all the models are painted, 3-color minimum
+20% votes for maintaining a project log on the forum, with the tag 'CMC'
+10% votes for letting the terrain piece be used in the short story contest
= maximum total of 1.5x the number of actual votes received.

Round 3 - Short Story Contest

Development: April 25 - May 8, 2012
Voting: May 9 - 16, 2012

Contest Rules:

The goal of this contest is to write a short story, limit 1,000 words, appropriate for the Warhammer world. Standard forum rules for content and grammar will be enforced. Stories should be original and not tie in closely with established, major events.

Authors are encouraged to post “in-process” threads in the army subforums for comment and advice. Begin the thread title with “SSC” so others will know it’s a part of this competition.

Voting:

By the end of the two weeks, a special thread will be posted in the army fluff subforum for submissions. Judging will be by open polling over the next two weeks. (The additional time is for entries to be read carefully.)

Authors should not use special characters or terrains created by others without first getting the creator’s approval.

Rewards:

Each entry will receive 25 reputation points
The winner will receive 75 reputation points and the second place player will receive 50 reputation points.

+20% for including another players' special character from round 1.
+10% including them as an ally
+20% including a terrain piece or unit and army from round 2.
= maximum total of 1.5x the number of votes received



Round 4 - Compilation

Number of votes from each round will be tallied up (including bonus votes) with the following bonuses as well:

Competed in Round 2: +10%
Competed in 2/3 Rounds: +15%
Competed in 3/3 Rounds: +25% and +30 Rep

Based on the total tally of votes the following prizes will then be award:

1st Place - $75 in credit to MiniWarGaming
2nd Place - $50 in credit to MiniWarGaming
3rd Place - $25 in credit to MiniWarGaming

Notes:

In the event of a tie in any of the voting both players will be award the points for the position they tied in and the next place will be awarded as if there were no ties.

For example if User1 has 15 votes, User2 has 15 votes and User3 has 12 votes the ranking would be:

1st: User1
1st: User2
3rd: User3

[Lord Borak]

Pure Awesome.

Sign me up to the first one!! Although the second one might be a bit tough seeing as I'd have to abandon it in Aus!.......... It's a good excuse to finish 'The WINCHESTER' though......

I have as much writing talent as a dead badger though so the Short story will be a miss lol.

[rothgar13]

I love this idea. I already have a character entry up and ready for feedback. It's time for the Cloven Ones to make their presence felt in LO!

[Polaria]

I'll be signing in for Round 1, Round 2 (Character Modelling) and Round 3.

[Mattas]

I'll be signing in for Round 1, Round 2 (Character Modelling) and Round 3.

Will do the same (even though I dont know if I really have the time for the second round...)

[Penniwhistle]

I assume that we can only enter either the terrain or unit modelling in round 2? If so, sign me up for all three rounds, making a unit in round 2.

[plague_wolf]

I had to write a short story for school recently, i chose to write about the space wolves. can i submit this one, even if it is a little longer than 1000 words?

[The bearded one]

I have to ask.. where's this money coming from?

I'll probably join in the short story contest. We had a 'fluffwars' on librarium a few times and it was good fun.

[Nester64]

I try for #1 and #3. I don't expect to win too many votes, but I will try to have fun doing it!

[Brother Razhiel]

I have to ask.. where's this money coming from?

I'll probably join in the short story contest. We had a 'fluffwars' on librarium a few times and it was good fun.

They stole it from cookie selling Girl Scouts. Or so the rumor goes.

BR