2022 Halloween Challenges
This event will run from September 1rst to October 31rst at midnight EST.
Welcome to the third annual RoS Halloween Challenges event! This is a set of fun contests and challenges that allow you to play around and have fun with your characters. Keep reading for more information on the specifics. Entries that were not submitted for judging/not completed for last year may be re-submitted this year.
You can participate in as many of these as you’d like, though may only win in one category. To read more about the individual rules and requirements of each, check out the different headings below. General Guidelines
Contest Categories
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Costume Contest
Draw one of your characters in a costume, or write about them dressing up! It doesn't have to be something that makes sense for RoS' setting - you can do something funny or scary, it's up to you.
As a reward for participating in this contest, you will receive +10 EXP to be applied to your Story Mode character. You can get an additional +10 EXP for drawing another person's character or an NPC. Further entries will receive 1 random crafting ingredient for Story Mode. After the contest ends, the members will vote on their favourite entries. The winner will receive a special character slot as well as an additional +20 EXP. Requirements
Submission template: **Link to art/story**: **Link to character**: **What's their costume?**: Frightful Fables
Write a spooky story that one of the cultures in RoS might tell around this time of year! You're welcome to build off of established lore or create all-new mythic figures (though depending on if it works with that cultural group, an admin may ask you to make some edits). You can frame it as a story being told to one of your characters or even a spooky legend about a character/a NPC with a particularly frightening reputation.
You will receive +10 EXP for the first two entries you make. Further entries will receive 1 random crafting ingredient for Story Mode. Although you can make as many as you'd like, only one will be added to the running for member voting. After the contest ends, the members will vote on their favourite spooky stories. The winner will receive a special character slot as well as an additional +20 EXP, and their story will be added to the website (with credit) as part of the official lore of RoS! Requirements
Submission template: **Story title**: **RoS culture**: **Social medias you’d like linked if you win**: **Content warnings**: (if applicable; just a warning if there’s anything graphic) **Brief synopsis**: Try to avoid spoiling the contents of your story, but give a brief hook to give people an idea of what it’s about and get them interested! Bestiary Buddies
Have an idea for a cool plant or creature that would be at home with the ones already in the Bestiary? Then this contest is for you!
You will get +10 EXP for your first entry. You can make as many as you'd like, but you'll only receive this reward for the first plant/critter you submit! Further entries will receive 1 random crafting ingredient for Story Mode. After the contest ends, the members will vote on their favourite new animals. The winner will receive a special character slot as well as an additional +20 EXP, and the top three (or less depending on the number of entries) will be made an official part of the Bestiary (with credit). Requirements
Submission template: **Species Name**: **Link to written lore**: **Link to any image files**: **Where can it be found?**: **Other notes**: Novel Neighbourhoods
Have you ever had an idea for a new location in RoS’ setting and wanted to see it added to official lore? The ‘Novel Neighbourhoods’ contest is what you’re looking for, then! This contest does have some caveats, so please read over the requirements thoroughly (and feel free to ask the admin team if your idea would be alright in the discord’s questions channel if you’re unsure!)
You will get +10 EXP for your first entry. You can make as many as you'd like, but you’ll only receive this reward for the first location you submit! Further entries will receive 1 random crafting ingredient for Story Mode. After the contest ends, the members will vote on their favourite new location. The winner will receive a special character slot as well as an additional +20 EXP, and their location will be added to the applicable territory page. Requirements:
**Location Name**: **What country is this in?**: **Link to written lore**: **Link to any image files**: **Other notes**:
Submit entries using one of the following forms via Discord in the #event-submissions channel:
NOTE: if you are submitting multiple entries in a category and want to make things easier for the admins, feel free to indicate which entry you’d want to be submitted for voting in the Other Notes section (or ping an admin in the #event-contest-discussion channel before the submission period ends). Costume Contest form: **Link to art/story**: **Link to character**: **What's their costume?**: **Other notes**: Frightful Fables form: **Story title**: **RoS culture**: **Social medias you’d like linked if you win**: **Content warnings**: (if applicable; just a warning if there’s anything graphic) **Brief synopsis**: Try to avoid spoiling the contents of your story, but give a brief hook to give people an idea of what it’s about and get them interested! **Other notes**: Bestiary Buddies form: **Species Name**: **Link to written lore**: **Link to any image files**: **Where can it be found?**: **Other notes**: Novel Neighbourhoods form: **Location Name**: **What country is this in?**: **Link to written lore**: **Link to any image files**: **Other notes**: Comments are closed.
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