Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26944982-20161220053541

Welcome, all you wonderful folks, to the 1st OC Competition on this wiki. The short explanation of what this is, it's a fun (hopefully) OC contest, you make an OC that matches the theme using the provided template (down below ↓ (once I finish it)) by a certain deadline, for now it will be sometime after a fortnight, after that it gets judged. The losers get a pat on the back and a “better luck next time”. The winner gets the right to brag and lord their success over the rest of us (don't actually do this (in excess at least)), while also gaining rights to be the judge for the next months OC contest, as well as choose the theme for said contest.

Now I know you’re all dying to know, wait your not... Oh, well what you’ll be designing characters around this month. I shan’t keep you in suspense any longer. This months theme is...

Holidays and Seasons. So practically anything goes you can make an Easter based gem, a Honika one, a Equinox one if you choose so (as it is a Japanese holiday and is associated with spring or autumn) or a winter one, the choice is yours.

Here lie the rules.

THE RULES: 1) The judge (that would be me your humble perfect overlord), must pick a theme, which can be anything that crosses my great wonderful mind but this isn't that important as of now.

2) Using the template that will be provided below or at least something similar, you, must create an OC that fits the chosen theme.

3) This character must abide to all (well most) established laws of canon in order to be considered eligible for the competition. These inescapable laws ARE:

-Gem name, well mineral (elements, semi metals et cetera) name to be exact, because you know bismuth.

-I can't think of any others but you get the gist.

4) Characters should not be affiliated with members of the main cast, save for being in the rebbelion or be in the court of the diamond, so practically, no exact direct affiliation.

5) Try not to have reality-shifted characters. (This is for you uncreative guys out there who want to bring in Goku, Natsu, Zoro, Batman, Iron Man, or whoever as a gem version of themselves.)

6) Try to have original ideas, if you are found to have copied a gemsona for this your character will score less (not to mention probably disqualified).

7) The gemsona must be your own creation. This means don’t go using someone else’s idea as your own. You can, of course, receive advice and tips from anyone via message wall or private chat, but the base idea must be your own.

8) The first full character you post is the one which will be judged. However, you have until the end of the contest’s submission time frame to make any alterations or upgrades you see fit. Once time is up, any further changes will be ignored.

The template and grading system will be going up soon. Feel free to voice any questions you might have. Happy writing, folks. 