2021 Tournament Rules

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Rules

If you are confused about any rules, please contact us on Discord and we will attempt to clarify any discrepancies. We have a dedicated channel for asking questions!

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General Rules


Disregarding conduct rules & content guidelines will result in a warning; repeated violation will end in at least disqualification, if not a ban.


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Content Guidelines

Chief's Crossroads isn't exactly the most appropriate of places; it gets a PG13 rating.


We are allowing for:

(*Not acceptable in relation to depictions of minors or characters that "just look young".)


We will not accept:


Please put content warnings where necessary.


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Entry Rules


Competitor Rules


We are judging mostly based on good foundations of storytelling & execution. For more details, you can see the rubric we are using here. There are notes for each medium (where needed) due to differences in execution techniques.


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Audition Guidelines

Invite

Tags & Tails: After defeating a competitor in the tournament, their collected tails will be added to yours (an evolved accessory appearance is up to you). A round 1 winner will have 2 tails, round 2 will have 4, and round 3 will have all 8. There is no benefit or detriment to the competitor's abilities, regardless of number-- it is meant for NPCs to have a visual cue to your OC's status. Whether or not there is a plot point to the purpose of the tails is up to you! If one exists, Chifu won't easily reveal it~



Note: Grace Period is 12 hours after the Audition deadline. Use the form to submit completed reference(s) and progress on your audition to qualify.

Grace period audition

If you're uploading to DA, feel free to submit your first page/cover and reference(s) to the group, but note that submission to the group does not count as a submitted entry-- must use google form to be counted (thanks!).


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Competitor Character Guidelines

If submitting 2 characters, you can have them both on the same reference sheet or create 2 references. If using multiple refs, please link them together.


We are accepting teams of 1 FIGHTER character and 1 SUPPORTER character, although you only need to have a fighter in order to compete!


*For 2-in-1 characters, the current active personality is considered the fighter. They may not switch during a fight or risk being disqualified. Supporter rules apply to the current passive personality in using abilities and coaching actions through telepathy. (Chifu will give a telepathic warning to tell the passive personality to take a backseat and shut up if she feels they're crossing the line on comments to full-on coaching.) 2-in-1 characters count as 2 separate characters due to dealing with separate personalities.


Limitations on OCs:


Competitor Reference Sheet Guidelines:

Please note that writers are not required to have a visual reference sheet! You must include vivid descriptions of characters and items, however. (Feel free to commission visual references to submit if you so desire.)


Please include the following details:


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Judge Rules

We're accepting helper judges in running this OCT and its leagues-- if you apply, you won't be expected to judge more than 1 league (8 competitors at the start), starting with round 1. We ask that judges be communicative and allocate some free time around the round ends of their league to judge entries. There will be a google form to apply with, and the deadline will be approximately 3 weeks before the end of the auditioning period.


Judges will pick a preferred medium to preside over. Please choose a medium you are comfortable with analyzing critically.


Conduct:



Judge NPCs:

You're permitted to have 1 judge NPC if you are accepted as a candidate for judging. These NPCs are for flavor, and considered to be "minor" in the sense that they must have no mechanical influence over the tournament. Your NPC will be more prominent in your league's reality, but they can show up in other realities.


Examples of admissible NPCs:


Examples of inadmissible NPCs:



Judge NPC Reference Guidelines:

Note that judges for writing do not need visual refs. Please include vivid descriptions instead.


Please include the following details:


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This list contains all the rules & guidelines we believe to be necessary, although it is subject to change. If we need additional rules/guidelines, they will be added in the future.

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Revision #2
Created 17 July 2023 02:01:21 by God Eater
Updated 17 July 2023 02:42:42 by God Eater