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We Should Rip Off the Codex

Jorus Merrill

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Jorus Merrill
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Normally I feel like we're miles ahead of the Codex in most respects, but this sucker is gold.


In a nutshell, if you haven't looked it over already, people have to make locations that commemorate Events, and the winner receives a get-out-of-dev-free card (within certain options). I can think of a few ways we could do something similar, but I'm curious what all y'all could come up with. Thoughts?
 

Jorus Merrill

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[member="Cira"]

I think the Codex made the right call in making it Locations - the part that arguably has the lowest learning curve and highest accessibility. By that logic, we should look at focusing on Technology. I think the Event focus was solid, and we could duplicate that. Goodness knows there've been enough aspects to the Events that we wouldn't tread on the same ground too much.

Historically, people have only walked away with event mementos if they won specific prizes. My current thought is that we should solicit tech subs that are functional mementos of Events. A blade carved from the scales of that Kwa dragon that Spencer wrote in Netherworld; the ring your alternate self wore in Mirrorverse; a droid salvaged from Clockwork. That kind of thing. And it should be non-unique stuff, stuff for whole factions: the Codex contest has this great criterion about 'people are going to use this location.'
 

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[member="Cira"] [member="Isley Verd"] [member="Reshmar"]

Anyone brewed up any further ideas? [member="Lorelei Darke"] and I were brainstorming a little more, and she suggested that a discount on Flagship dev might be a good prize. I tend to agree. 200 posts instead of 400 sounds like a solid incentive -- their choice of that or the get-out-of-dev-free thing on something else.

Another thought that came to mind was to potentially include the Events the Codex isn't including: Mirrorverse, Valen, maybe even Roche. Roche wasn't an official staff-run event, but it was nearly as big and made just as much of an impact.

That also opens up another possibility: instead of Event mementos, we could do Invasion mementos.
 

Cira

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Cira
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I really dig it.

If Justine is okay with it, how about [member="Jorus Merrill"] becomes the Project leader for this and have the Factory RPJ's offer support.

We can start a nice brainstorming session and go from there. :)
 

Jorus Merrill

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Jorus Merrill
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[member="Cira"] [member="Spencer Varanin"]

Talked to some people, brainstormed a bit, watched the Codex contest in action, and whipped this draft up as one example of how we could do this.

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[SIZE=14.6667px]Props where props are due: this contest was inspired by the [/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]Codex Lore Challenge[/SIZE][SIZE=14.6667px]. Some elements below have been adapted from that contest.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]Chaos has seen four years of complex, heartfelt stories put together by all of you. Many of our finest moments, though, happened in Invasions, when everyone else was busy working on their own part of the fight. Glance through a few Invasion threads and you’ll find stunning reversals, grand strategy, and desperate gambits: tragedy, triumph, despair, perseverance. [/SIZE]The stakes have been higher and more visceral than for any other threads on the board.

[SIZE=14.6667px]And every Invasion is remembered many ways. It’s not often possible to look back on an Invasion without some kind of bias, rose-coloured glasses, even deliberate spin. Often we recall what we want to recall, and those are the stories that get passed down through a faction, shaping future stories. As any historian will tell you, truth is largely a matter of perspective.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]With this contest, we’re aiming to commemorate four years of high-stakes storytelling, the Invasions that have shaped the fate of the entire community. Unlike Events, though, Invasions have rarely given out prizes or mementos other than stories and scars. This contest is your chance to make tangible memories for your faction.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]CHALLENGE CRITERIA[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Each challenge submission must have ‘Factory Lore Challenge’ in its title.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Each challenge submission must commemorate an Invasion -- any Invasion. For greater clarity, this includes the unofficial Battle of Roche event. [/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]A challenge entry may be submitted in the Technology, Vehicle, or Starship categories.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Previously approved Factory submissions are not valid for this challenge.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Submissions MAY use development from previously completed IC threads. However, if the Invasion itself is cited as development, the submission must give necessary detail as to how much of the thread is directly relevant. (For example, list specific posts.)[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Submissions MAY NOT have a production level of Unique.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Each challenge submission should be usable by all members of a major faction which participated in the Invasion. If the Invasion’s relevant major faction no longer exists, the submission may A) be usable by former members of the defunct faction, or :cool: be usable by an existing major faction which has some degree of continuity with the defunct faction (ideology and/or territory and/or historical connections, etc.). [/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Maximum 3 entries per writer.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Entries will be accepted starting _________.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Entries must be submitted to the Factory by no later than __________.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Each challenge submission must be completed and fully approved by ________. [/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Entries that fail to meet the above completion dates will be dropped from the challenge.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Final judging for submissions will be held on ___________[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]JUDGING CRITERIA[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]LORE - How well you research and tie the Invasion to the submission.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]CREATIVITY - How originally you commemorate the Invasion. For example, a basic commemorative medal might not score well in this category, nor would simply naming a ship class after the battle in question.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]CONTENT - Grammar, spelling, evidence of effort, and a balance between focus and detail.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]ACCURACY AND SPIN - Attempts at unbiased accounts will be respected. Citations and evidence are extremely important for contentious claims/interpretations of events. Entries which present heavily biased accounts must be careful to frame those accounts within a plausible IC context and support them with evidence from the Invasion thread. OOC ‘sour grapes’ are not encouraged. [/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]UTILITY - Likelihood of others using this submission in the future. Again, submissions MAY NOT have a production level of Unique.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14.6667px]PRIZES[/SIZE]
[SIZE=14.6667px]The winner of this challenge will receive a ‘No Development Necessary Pass’ for one new Factory submission on the following list:[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]A mass-produced starship or space station up to 2,000 metres in length.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]A minor-production starship or space station up to 3,000 metres in length. (Note that all ship-related prizes must still fall within the standard faction/corporation ownership rules.)[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]A unique non-combat space station up to 10,000 metres in length.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]A company which starts at Tier 4.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Any restricted material objective at any level of production. (Note that a given submission may require other development for especially powerful features unrelated to the restricted material.)[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]Any standard Technology/Vehicle/Starship submission as reasonable.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]One non-combat submission involving quantum armor, a substance which is banned without explicit SWRP Staff Team permission. This submission must have a production level of Unique and cannot be reverse engineered in any way.[/SIZE]
  • [SIZE=14.6667px]The winner may choose to apply their No Development Necessary Pass to any past, present, or future Flagship thread, reducing the mandatory post count from 400 to 200.[/SIZE]
Obviously the prizes are pretty out there, but I think they're comparable to the level of freedom and incentive involved in the Codex prizes.
 
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Allyson Locke

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Allyson Locke
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I love it, I do want to make sure that there's a note somewhere especially with the ships that mark that they still fall in line with the standard ship rules / if they really don't fall in line with the rules that there is a note or a graphic that shows that the person was a winner of the competition so that others won't cry when we tell them no to certain things in the future. We all know who our dedicated "researchers" are. [member="Jorus Merrill"]
 

Jorus Merrill

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[member="Spencer Varanin"][member="Cira"]

I'd like to give this a final polish once I get back in a few days.

A two-week duration sounds good. Maybe launch and end on Saturdays to maximize kickoff hype and final crunch.

If we're going to follow the Codex pattern, FJs would be judging the entries and scoring them 0-4 on the criteria. FJs would offer brief comments/justifications, though those would only be public in when it comes to the winner (see the Codex award post for what I'm talking about). FJs and factory staff would also be ineligible, obviously.
 

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[member="Cira"] [member="Spencer Varanin"]

How does this look?
***

Props where props are due: this contest was inspired by the Codex Lore Challenge. Some elements below have been adapted from that contest.

Chaos has seen four years of complex, heartfelt stories put together by all of you. Many of our finest moments, though, happened in Invasions, when everyone else was busy working on their own part of the fight. Glance through a few Invasion threads and you’ll find stunning reversals, grand strategy, and desperate gambits: tragedy, triumph, despair, perseverance. The stakes have been higher and more visceral than for any other threads on the board.

And every Invasion is remembered many ways. It’s not often possible to look back on an Invasion without some kind of bias, rose-coloured glasses, even deliberate spin. Often we recall what we want to recall, and those are the stories that get passed down through a faction, shaping future stories. As any historian will tell you, truth is largely a matter of perspective.

With this contest, we’re aiming to commemorate four years of high-stakes storytelling, the Invasions that have shaped the fate of the entire community. Unlike Events, though, Invasions have rarely given out prizes or mementos other than stories and scars. This contest is your chance to make tangible memories for your faction.

CHALLENGE CRITERIA
  • Each challenge submission must have ‘Factory Lore Challenge’ in its title.
  • Each challenge submission must commemorate an Invasion -- any Invasion. For greater clarity, this includes the unofficial Battle of Roche event.
  • A challenge entry may be submitted in the Technology, Vehicle, or Starship categories.
  • Previously approved Factory submissions are not valid for this challenge.
  • Submissions MAY use development from previously completed IC threads. However, if the Invasion itself is cited as development, the submission must give necessary detail as to how much of the thread is directly relevant. (For example, list specific posts or give a range of relevant posts.)
  • Submissions MAY NOT have a production level of Unique.
  • Each challenge submission should be clearly marked as usable by all members of a major faction which participated in the Invasion. If the Invasion’s relevant major faction no longer exists, the submission may A) be usable by former members of the defunct faction, or :cool: be usable by an existing major faction which has some degree of continuity with the defunct faction (ideology and/or territory and/or historical connections, etc.).
  • Maximum 3 entries per writer.
  • Entries will be accepted starting Saturday, September 17th.
  • Entries must be submitted to the Factory by no later than Saturday, October 1st.
  • Each challenge submission must be completed and fully approved by Wednesday, October 5th.
  • Entries that fail to meet the above completion dates will be dropped from the challenge.
  • Final judging for submissions will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 7-8th.

JUDGING CRITERIA
  • LORE - How well you research and tie the Invasion to the submission.
  • CREATIVITY - How originally you commemorate the Invasion. For example, a basic commemorative medal might not score well in this category, nor would simply naming a ship class after the battle in question.
  • CONTENT - Grammar, spelling, evidence of effort, and a balance between focus and detail.
  • ACCURACY - Attempts at unbiased accounts will be respected. Citations and evidence are extremely important for contentious claims/interpretations of events. Entries which present heavily biased accounts must be careful to frame those accounts within a plausible IC context and support them with evidence from the Invasion thread. OOC ‘sour grapes’ are not encouraged.
  • UTILITY - Likelihood of others using this submission in the future. Again, submissions MAY NOT have a production level of Unique.

PRIZES
The winner of this challenge will receive a ‘No Development Necessary Pass’ for one new Factory submission on the following list:
  • A mass-produced starship or space station up to 2,000 metres in length.
  • A minor-production starship or space station up to 3,000 metres in length.
  • A unique non-combat space station up to 10,000 metres in length. (Note that all ship- or station-related prizes must still fall within the standard faction/corporation ownership rules, and may not be used as precedents for later submissions.)
  • A company which starts at Tier 4.
  • Any restricted material objective at any reasonable level of production. (For example, mass-produced beskar-plated Star Destroyers would not be considered plausible. Note that a given submission may require other development for especially powerful features unrelated to the restricted material.)
  • Any standard Technology/Vehicle/Starship submission as reasonable.
  • One non-combat submission involving quantum armor, a substance which is normally banned without explicit SWRP Staff Team permission. This submission must have a production level of Unique and cannot be reverse engineered in any way.
  • The winner may choose to apply their No Development Necessary Pass to any past, present, or future Flagship thread, reducing the mandatory post count from 400 to 200.
ELIGIBILITY
  • Factory Judges and Factory Staff may not participate. Other Staff members and any other board members may participate.

***

JUDGING
  • The Factory Judges give each submission 0-4 points for each of the five criteria (lore, creativity, content, accuracy utility). Total score wins. These scores will not be made public.
  • Factory Staffers vote to resolve any ties.
  • The Factory Judges each provide a short statement on the winning submission.
 

Jorus Merrill

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[member="Spencer Varanin"]

If you're down with the above, the contest would start tomorrow, so [member="Cira"] or I could post it and get things rolling. I know you're eighteen kinds of swamped right now, so if you don't see this in time I can adjust the dates easily.
 
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