Vignettes

Compete against others in short character-based prompts designed to challenge your creativity.

What is a Vignette?

A Vignette is a one post story based off a prompt. It is a fun chance to place your character in a situation that perhaps they wouldn't be in normally. A new prompt is posted each month in the Vignette Forum.

What are the Rules?

1.One submission per character. Multiple accounts by the same author are allowed though.

2. All entries must be made during the month of the Vignette. Editing your posts, even to completely change your submission, is permitted as long as all edits are made within the contest's time frame. You will have until midnight Alaska time to post your entry.

3.The moderator judging the monthly vignette contest may post a vignette at the end, but will not be eligible for a prize.

4.Only on-topic vignettes will be considered for the prize. The topics are meant to be broad enough that no character should be particularly limited.

5.PCs(Playable Characters) must be involved in all vignettes. How "canonical"(tied to your character's story) you choose to have the events of the vignette is up to you.

6. All participants receive EXP. The top 2 finishers also receive GP.

7.As often as possible there will be at least 2 (sometimes 3) options to participate in. While you may still use multiple accounts in these, you may not use the same account in more than ONE option. If a person posts with same account in multiple options, only the first post will be eligible for rewards of any sort.

How do the rewards work?

In a nutshell, you get a percentage of the EXP needed to level. To find that "needed" bit, we take the next level base and subtract the current level base. The formula looks like this:

(next level base) - (current level base) x percentage = EXP

This means that if your next level is 2, then we just fill in the level bases as follows:

(5000) - (2000) x percentage

Got that so far? I hope so!

Now, First place gets 10% of EXP needed. Second place gets 8%. Everyone else gets 5%

To find the EXP reward, all we have to do now is plug in the percentage.

So a first place level 1... (5000) - (2000) X 10% = 300 EXP

GP is even simpler. It's a set amount. First places gets 200GP and Second gets 175.

What are the judges looking for?

1. Use of topic: Did the writer use the topic, or write something completely random and off topic?

2. Creativity: Did the writer make something unique out of the topic or was it more cliche?

3. Mechanics: Basic writing mechanics: spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage, etc.

4. Sensible: Did the writing flow smoothly? Did it make sense within itself?

What if I have an idea for a prompt?

Great! We are always looking for creative prompts from players. Please let us know about your idea here.