Contest #1~!

Archaic Twilight: Contest #1

Alright, welcome to the third official update of Archaic Twilight~! Delayed a couple of times, yes; however I promise you that it was well worth the wait! This update, as mentioned prior, is the FIRST official Contest of Archaic Twilight! Now how can there be a contest SO early into production? Well I’ll tell you how; because it has NOTHING to do with the RPG! That’s absolutely right, no effects, no monsters, none of the things that might actually require thought into something that you really don’t care about~!

So then… what IS the contest of exactly?
Introducing: Contest #1: Character Designing!

How does this work? Simple!

This Contest is NOT about to put you through a bunch of writing and thought process on your Character’s description or personality, rather, their PHYSICAL appearance. Yep, that’s right; you’ll be DRAWING your Character, and this contest will be judged and ranked determined by your Character’s uniqueness, concept, details, and outfit. For all the people who are like ‘Ewww, drawing contest’, the Characters WILL NOT be rated on their drawing ability or style.

Rules are as follow:

1st:
Stick figures ARE NOT allowed. If anything, just a generic flat design is permitted, and TRACING is permitted as well, however you may not trace Goku and call him your Character; you can only trace for poses and/or anatomy, not a character design. You MUST give credit to the artist or resource that you got the pose/anatomy from.

2nd:
Look-a-likes are still lame. Even if they were popular back in the day, originality and uniqueness are keys now. Your Character can have a faint resemblance of a Character from a manga, anime, or something of the sorts; however anything that is a direct rip-off will incur point reduction in the judging process.

3rd:
Requesting other artists that you know, or commissioning artists from deviantArt to draw your Character with details you provide is ACCEPTED, however you MUST give full credit to the original artist for the drawing, however custom details and your Character’s design will still remain copyright to you, of course. Having someone else draw your character will not be counted against you, so long as the design is originally yours.

Character Design Rules:

1st:
Head-shots are not permitted. Full-body shots are required, from head to toe. Again, flat designs are permitted.

2nd:
The drawing/image must be clear and understandable; blurred images or smudgy images (from a scanned image) will not be accepted if they are totally unclear.

3rd:
The design must be by you, and no one else! No Characters that other people designed!

Finally, the Conclusion~!

There you go! Got the rules understood? Are you ready to get designing? Good! Or, if you’re lacking a bit of motivation, then have no fear, the prizes are here~!

The Prizes feature an array of bonuses, only ONE of them dealing with the RPG. Why? To make the contest a bit more universal, so you can still participate even if you won’t be playing in the RPG. So here we go, behold, the prize roster~!

Prize #1: Pulsar Heart
What’s this? Of course the number one prize of the contest relates to the RPG! Pulsar Heart is a unique Character-integrated effect that gives you an in-battle boost that could very well change the entire outcome of the match! This item is one of three legendary items featured in the RPG, so by simply winning this prize you’ll be in the roster line for another special event!

Prize #2: Design Feature
So what’s the point of this being a designing contest? Your Character design will be FEATURED in the AT banner, which will be uploaded upon the forum’s opening! Lame, I know right? Not! Your Character will be SPECIALLY commissioned by an artist of DeviantArt, which, for you illiterate people, means I will be personally paying for it. The commissioned art of your Character will then, as mentioned, will be featured in the forum’s new banner. This, like the first prize, will only be awarded to the winning design. Your design will not only be featured in the banner, but you’ll also be recorded in the hall of fame!
(Details regarding the artist for the commission will be posted at a later date.)

Prize #3: Award of Significance
The 3rd Prize, which will be awarded to the 2nd Place runner-up, (along with a +1,500 Gill bonus, depending on if they choose to accept it) means that he/she will have their original design showcased in the Hall of Fame, and they will be awarded the ‘Award of Significance’, which entitles them to a custom User-Title, and the Award for their Character’s Profile (again, if they choose to participate).

MOTIVATED YET?! I certainly am! Hall of Fame, Legendary RPG Items, AND a paid commission for your Character to be featured in the new Banner? I’m thinking this is a must-participate!

Contest Entries can be sent to me via:
Email: Krimm_Twilightus@hotmail.com
MSN: Krimm_Twilightus@hotmail.com
PM at the Infi.net Forums: http://infinet.proboards.com/index.cgi

Alright, now go get designing!

All Entries must be sent in by: June 6th, 12:00pm North America Central Time