Hello there my squishy little mudfish,
It's contest time, and its a BIG one!
Is your character a shopkeeper? A bar manager? A budding restaurateur? Well, nows your chance to prove yourself in our first ever contest for a player shop.
We are very keen to ensure that these big world-immersing opportunities are not just available to those who can support the game with their wallets, and to recognise the time, energy and passion all you roleplayers, merchants and creatives put into this game. That stuff is just as valuable to the development of the game as monetary investment& in my opinion, at least.
So... the deets...
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The Prize:
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ONE player will win their very own player shop, to be stocked with their wares and with the money going directly into their marks account, just like the trade terminal.
Exactly like the auction shop, the winner will get:
A custom shop at a location anywhere in the sector, agreed with the devs.
Up to 2 rooms.
Their very own shop NPC.
Room descriptions can be written by you, or by us to your specifications.
If youre not sure how a player shop works - please see the Read'n'Roam Cafe in Omni, or Tajhan Echanini in Almasi Arena for an example!
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How to enter:
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We are not going to make this easy! This challenge will require two parts, and you will only have two weeks to submit.
Part 1:
Design your shop! Please use the following headings -
- Shop Name
- Ideal Location
- Room names and descriptions
- Stock list
- Decor/furniture
- NPC (Name/race/gender and any other information or interactions you would like them to have.)
Part 2:
HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
Tell us how your shop suits game lore, and how your characters backstory ties in.
- Why are you opening a shop in this spot?
- How does it fit in there?
- What is your character's involvement in it and why would they be a shopkeeper?
- Anything else you think is important.
- MAX 1000 WORDS.
Submissions must be sent to me via direct message here or on discord, or emailed to me at damiel@starmourn.com . If it's here please include a link to a doc or pastebin etc as it'll be hard to format in a message.
DEADLINE: Two weeks from today. Sync on July 15th 2021.
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Judging
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After the deadline, I will format and post all the entries on the wiki anonymously (so be aware that your submissions will be published that way), and will post instructions on how you all can vote for your favorite entry!
Our volunteer storytellers are some of the most passionate players in the game, so weve decided to open this contest to player voting, so that they can also enter if they want to (they cant, obviously, enter admin-judged contests).
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Deadline:
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Sync on July 15th 2021.
Winners will be announced at the end of July!
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Winners:
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There will be one winner.
We might have runners up, too, but that is TBC!
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Extra info:
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Players can only enter once per account, so if you have alts you will need to choose one character to enter on.
Even if you don't win, we may still love your idea, so we may use any idea submitted in this contest and immortalize it in canon (with your permission) if we see fit to do so. Of course we would talk to you, and credit you/involve you in that case!
~cracks whip~ GO GO GO!
I look forward to reading all your entries!
Damiel
