2010-03-21 [Yuriona]: Uh... artist badge maybe instead of squirrelly? :P

2010-03-21 [Yuriona]: Tank yous!

2010-03-24 [Yncke]: There's an inconsistency in the deadline: "Deadline: May 23, 2010" and "The deadline of this competition is 23/04/10"

2010-03-24 [Chel.]: Fixed, thanks!

2010-03-24 [Alexi Ice]: ...>> My bad. Sowwie. Thanks for pointing that out

2010-03-28 [Stephen]: Argh, if I could draw I'd probably enter this. Ah well. Hope to see some awesome entries. ;D

2010-03-28 [NOOOPE]: Say we heavily referenced one of our own photographs to make a BG. Would that really matter since this is all about the character? Would we have to bother posting the pic? I mean, to be fair, if you want your character in a specific place, you have to reference something. Since I took the photo.. would I really have to worry about it so much? 

(Note: this is about a possible future submission, the one I submitted didn't have this issue)

2010-03-28 [Alexi Ice]: Since you took the photo, no. If it was a google image or something similar then I would be bothered by it. Also, it's a background, so no it's no problem. We are really just focusing on the character so make sure the background does not overshadow your character <3 ^^

2010-03-28 [NOOOPE]: Wooo! Alright. Sweet. Thank you very much.

2010-03-28 [Alexi Ice]: Sure thing.

2010-05-03 [The Dizzy Raven]: I have a question. Can original characters be in the form of anthro as well? or must they be entirely human-like? can they be dragon characters with minds of their own?

2010-05-03 [Chel.]: I don't see why not?
As long as it's an OC and not like a random picture of a cat or something.

2010-05-03 [The Dizzy Raven]: awesome! thanks :)

2010-05-03 [Alexi Ice]: Yeah, Artistic A, it's all good.

2010-05-03 [The Dizzy Raven]: thanks ^_^

2010-05-03 [Veltzeh]: Maybe I should design a character who is a sofa. Or a lamppost. :D

2010-05-03 [The Dizzy Raven]: lol ^_^ that would be something new and interesting to see. If you do, I'm curious how it works out :)

2010-05-04 [Chel.]: Uhh..I don't think inanimate objects are "characters"

2010-05-04 [Alexi Ice]: If they are...living-objects it might work. Have you ever seen the movie 'The Little Toaster?' I say it's acceptable.

2010-05-04 [Aeolynn]: I think a sentient park bench would be rather fascinating... 

2010-05-04 [Chel.]: Yeeeaaa....I suppose so. >_>

2010-05-04 [wicked fae mage]: And even though they're toys, inanimate normally...Toystory is another example..

2010-05-04 [The Dizzy Raven]: exactly :) ^_^ I love toy story. The Little Toaster was my childhood movie *dreams of being a little kid*

2010-05-04 [Alexi Ice]: Yeah, Toystory is also an adequate example, thank you! Hehehe, I was trying to think of a few more. Also, Beauty in the Beast features enchanted objects. Yeah, the Little Toaster was adorable!

2010-05-04 [The Dizzy Raven]: oh! beauty and the beast! :D I love that one, too! :)

2010-05-04 [Chel.]: I guess what defines what will be allowed is if it's....alive or not? However....I don't think something like fungus would count unless it like...had a personality XD

2010-05-04 [wicked fae mage]: Well, personifying the objects like the toaster, the candles, the toys and whatnot, making them able to talk, think, have emotions and so on would probably allow them to be called characters.

2010-05-04 [Alexi Ice]: Chel! has never seen Final Fantasy Unlimited. Hehehe ^^ The Fungi were quite alive.

2010-05-04 [wicked fae mage]: There are some mushroom enemies on Donkey Kong 64 as well as the Toads(Toadstools) from Mario...

2010-05-04 [Chel.]: Why don't we argue this if/when someone submits something along those lines...eh?

2010-05-04 [Alexi Ice]: I already asked in the crew forum, it's a good question that has the right to be adressed. Why would someone go through all the trouble of making a submission that they were not sure would make the cut. And considering you and I are both mods for this contest, bringing it up with the crew is the best way to settle the dispute.

2010-05-04 [Chel.]: Fair enough. I just agree as long as it has a personality, it's acceptable. Because really- that's what makes a character.

2010-05-04 [The Dizzy Raven]: ^_^

2010-05-05 [Alexi Ice]: Yeah! <3 Problem solved!

2010-05-05 [The Dizzy Raven]: yipee!!! :D

2010-05-16 [shadow of darkness]: so would my DnD character be acceptable or would he being developed for DnD make him non-original?

2010-05-17 [Chel.]: No sir... (read the Theme)
"The theme is: Original Characters - your own original character designed for an original setting (characters designed for settings such as Middle Earth or X-Men will not be accepted)."

2010-05-17 [jaraden]: i have a couple of characters i could enter, well in truth i have scores, but i have two that i just reacently finished colouring on photoshop.. how do i enter them, do i need a bio for them, story line etc??? i didn't botherreading all the rules and such.. i don't read.. too often that is.. ha! let me know... cheer y'all!

2010-05-17 [Lord Josmar]: But DnD is not Middle Earth. That particular character lives in a thriving metropolis called Gandall and is currently working for the kings adviser to capture a neighboring country by force. Not throw a ring into a volcano.

2010-05-17 [Veltzeh]: An original D&D character designed for an original setting would be accepted, right? D&D in that case would just mean the rules by which the character is played in an RPG.
I did start wondering if an original character for a friend's setting would be okay, though...

2010-05-17 [Lord Josmar]: Thats what I figured. Its an original storyline thought up by me and his character is not a copy of any other character. If that rule is applied this way then no character that is from a fantasy world would be allowed.

2010-05-17 [Veltzeh]: Storylines still happen within settings... I'm not sure how strict the rule is there.

2010-05-17 [Alexi Ice]: The rule seems stupid, and I'm the contest mod. It seems as if the present wouldn't be considered an origional setting either, but I BELIVE it means more along the lines of no Rolo Bagor from LOTR, you know?

2010-05-17 [Kaimee]: I would think D&D would be ok, being (as Veltzeh said) simply a set of rules developed for an original character to play within. Whereas a character made for middle earth or x-men is set within an unoriginal, copyright world. You would own full rights to your D&D character, whereas you can't own full rights to your hobbit character in middle earth :P

2010-05-18 [shadow of darkness]: seriously though. He's my own original character, I can take him from my friend, [Lord Josmar]'s, game and place him into any D&D storyline. Unlike with say my Marvel character, who attended Xavier's School for the Gifted Youngsters; who was written entirely for the purpose of an Xmen RPG. I can take him out of an Xmen RPG, but he MUST stay within the Marvel Universe, because he attended Xavier's.

2010-05-18 [Kyrinn]: DnD is such a large part of the RPing world, I could see it being allowed, so long as its totally original. I play a lot of DnD and have a lot of original characters that could translate into other systems unlike one that would be made for a Marvel universe. Id say an original character from DnD could be allowed. 

But then, thats just me, and Im not a mod.

2010-05-18 [Alexi Ice]: I say it's allowed. Let's see what Chel thinks

2010-05-18 [Veltzeh]: Here's a brief info about D&D settings (like Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk): they can be or not be an integral part of a D&D character. There is the possibility of just using the gods and/or general maps of a D&D setting while the adventure (story) and places are completely original, and, as I said, it's possible to just use the rules and make up everything else (though very few actually make up new races and stuff though it's certainly possible). It's also possible to make an original character just for a specific D&D setting and even storyline.

2010-05-18 [Urmando The Elfling]: A Character contest? How Nice! Let's see if I can make it till the deadline....

2010-05-18 [Chel.]: Alright already- D&D is allowed.

2010-05-18 [Veltzeh]: Even when the characters are designed for non-original settings?

2010-05-18 [Chel.]: Well if D&D is nothing but a basis of rules for making up a world/character on your own... I think it's fine.
I mean you are creating all of this on your own...it's not a given time/place like middle earth or something.

2010-05-19 [Ocean Soul]: Ooooh the badge!

2010-05-19 [Veltzeh]: [Chel.]: Oh, it isn't necessarily so. Most D&D games I've played have used an unoriginal setting and many of those again an unoriginal storyline. The only original things were the characters.

2010-05-19 [jaraden]: thats a tricky one, because the character your creating isn't completely original or yourown because your presetting perramitors from the D&D universe and your limited to their rules. it is possible to create a pretty unique character from their presets, but in the end it'll be a character you created from D&D, not your head... still, who am i to judge, i used to play D&D way back in the days and i had freaking loads of creative fun!

2010-05-19 [Chel.]: I brought it up to the crew and they said it's fine. I sort of disagree, but majority rules.

2010-05-19 [jaraden]: i hear that, i ain't complaining, would be a shame though to have a bunch of characters developed from games making their way into the compitition, but as there are 41 thus far which are all pretty unique i reckon it's just me being an old codger!! har!

2010-06-15 [Sliverbane]: Contest results? If I missed the link or what have you, apologies.

2010-06-16 [Chel.]: pardon?

2010-06-16 [Kyrinn]: A mainstreet poll will be up soon.