MINI GLOBAL CHALLENGE III - Noble Houses of Roawia
Oct 23, 2017 19:54:49 GMT -8
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Post by Kingdomviewbricks on Oct 23, 2017 19:54:49 GMT -8
Mini-GC III - Noble Houses of Roawia
Much of Roawia is ruled at a regional level by hereditary rulers from houses which have held the land for many generations. These noble families are responsible for maintaining law and order for their people, and provide the backbone of trained military strength for the factions’ armies. Each house is unique in culture and attitude towards their neighbors, rulers, and the other factions, differences that will play a major role in the tumultuous days ahead.
The Challenge
Develop one of the noble houses of your faction through builds and story. This can be anything from the rulers of a large city to the lords of a small rural fief. Include as part of your entry details about the family, for example things about their history, lands, ruling style, personalities, sources of wealth, and the products their lands produce. Also include a bit about the family or current ruler’s political attitudes, such as whether they support the current faction rulers, what they think of Chartres, whether they are friendly, indifferent, or bellicose toward other factions, whether they are on good terms with their neighboring lords, or what their opinions are on current events.
There are several types of build you may include in your entry, but each entry must consist of at least one build and backstory. Entries will be judged on interestingness and cohesiveness overall, so your builds and backstory should be consistent in details and style.
The Categories
- Minifigs: Build minifigures of the lord and/or lady, as well as any family, retainers, or guards you think interesting enough to include. These can be presented on a neutral backdrop or with a LEGO background, but either way the focus should be on the figs.
- Manor House: Build a microscale version of the family’s ancestral seat and surroundings, whether a castle or a less fortified manor house. This should be large enough in the scale chosen to realistically house a noble family and servants.
- Interior: Build an interior scene of the family’s great hall, or any other room/s you think particularly important.
The Rules
- No size limits on builds.
- One build per category.
- All builds should be focused on one noble family
- Using preexisting characters is permissible, but you should be adding new details about them and their family.
- One entry per person. (One entry consists of 1, 2, or 3 builds and backstory).
- The LoR banner or your faction banner must be included in your build either digitally or in LEGO (or both if you wish).
- Entry posts may be modified up to the deadline.
The Rewards
- Each build will receive 2 points, (for a total possible 6 points).
- Winners will be selected by a vote open to all members. The three builds with the most votes will be awarded an additional 3 personal points
- Faction winners will be determined by adding the total votes received for entries by each faction. The faction with the highest vote count will be awarded 10 points and the faction with the second highest vote count will be awarded 5 points.
The Deadline
- Entries must be submitted in this thread before midnight (any timezone) EDIT: 26th November.
Feel free to ask any general questions you have in this thread, or PM me with specific ones.
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The next story update is coming soon, but it'll be a bit before the next regular GC, so here's something to tide you over. It should be a fun way to flesh out a crucial and interesting part of our factions and possibly character backstories, as well as try out microscale. Outstanding entries may be featured on your faction front pages, or maybe even incorporated into the global storyline at some point.
Much of Roawia is ruled at a regional level by hereditary rulers from houses which have held the land for many generations. These noble families are responsible for maintaining law and order for their people, and provide the backbone of trained military strength for the factions’ armies. Each house is unique in culture and attitude towards their neighbors, rulers, and the other factions, differences that will play a major role in the tumultuous days ahead.
The Challenge
Develop one of the noble houses of your faction through builds and story. This can be anything from the rulers of a large city to the lords of a small rural fief. Include as part of your entry details about the family, for example things about their history, lands, ruling style, personalities, sources of wealth, and the products their lands produce. Also include a bit about the family or current ruler’s political attitudes, such as whether they support the current faction rulers, what they think of Chartres, whether they are friendly, indifferent, or bellicose toward other factions, whether they are on good terms with their neighboring lords, or what their opinions are on current events.
There are several types of build you may include in your entry, but each entry must consist of at least one build and backstory. Entries will be judged on interestingness and cohesiveness overall, so your builds and backstory should be consistent in details and style.
The Categories
- Minifigs: Build minifigures of the lord and/or lady, as well as any family, retainers, or guards you think interesting enough to include. These can be presented on a neutral backdrop or with a LEGO background, but either way the focus should be on the figs.
- Manor House: Build a microscale version of the family’s ancestral seat and surroundings, whether a castle or a less fortified manor house. This should be large enough in the scale chosen to realistically house a noble family and servants.
- Interior: Build an interior scene of the family’s great hall, or any other room/s you think particularly important.
The Rules
- No size limits on builds.
- One build per category.
- All builds should be focused on one noble family
- Using preexisting characters is permissible, but you should be adding new details about them and their family.
- One entry per person. (One entry consists of 1, 2, or 3 builds and backstory).
- The LoR banner or your faction banner must be included in your build either digitally or in LEGO (or both if you wish).
- Entry posts may be modified up to the deadline.
The Rewards
- Each build will receive 2 points, (for a total possible 6 points).
- Winners will be selected by a vote open to all members. The three builds with the most votes will be awarded an additional 3 personal points
- Faction winners will be determined by adding the total votes received for entries by each faction. The faction with the highest vote count will be awarded 10 points and the faction with the second highest vote count will be awarded 5 points.
The Deadline
- Entries must be submitted in this thread before midnight (any timezone) EDIT: 26th November.
Feel free to ask any general questions you have in this thread, or PM me with specific ones.
******
The next story update is coming soon, but it'll be a bit before the next regular GC, so here's something to tide you over. It should be a fun way to flesh out a crucial and interesting part of our factions and possibly character backstories, as well as try out microscale. Outstanding entries may be featured on your faction front pages, or maybe even incorporated into the global storyline at some point.