A new year means a new you, and with that comes new challenges. With that we'd like to introduce our 3rd Skyrim build contest - A contest which will challenge you like never before. So join us one and all as we go ....
Back to Basics - A Skyrim Character Building Contest.
This contest has been a long time coming, and no doubt many of you have been dying to know its theme. Well, after weeks of secrecy you may wonder no more. We were'nt kidding around when we said this contest would be a challenge. Mods have had an unquestionably significant impact on Skyrim character building, giving rise to some of the most wildly creative builds to ever grace this or any community. But now we want to determine how creative you are without the limitless gameplay options provided by mods.
With that being said there are no limits or restrictions to this contest save for one...
Your build MUST be a Vanilla build. This means no perk, standing stone, or race overhauls. It means no new weapons, no new spells, no new powers, no new anything. The only gameplay tools you're afforded are what came with the game and its DLC from the start. To clarify: We are not asking you to purge your entire load order, but your build's mechanics and functions must be accessible to someone playing Vanilla Skyrim.
Even without mods Skyrim is absolutely loaded with content and synergies to explore - So much so that I can guarantee not one contestant has come even close to doing everything. For those of you more accustomed to gameplay mods such as Enai Sainon's collection, this contest will surely thrust you into uncharted territory.
As with the previous contest you may work in teams of no more than 3 people total. Once the competition closes, a panel of judges (see below) will judge each submitted build based on the criteria below and announce the winners! Here are the prizes…
First Place - Gold
- $60 Dollars in game credits for the system of your choice (Steam, PSN, Xbox)
- Build video by PCOutcast for your build.
- Screenshots done for the submitted build or build of the winner’s choice
- Your build prominently featured on the front page
- Exclusive access to the judging panel of the next contest (only if not participating in said contest)
- Input into the theme of the next Skyrim character build contest
- "Contest Gold" tag for the submitted build
- Lifetime supply of plain vanilla ice cream.
Second Place - Silver
- $30 Dollars in game credits for the system of your choice (Steam, PSN, Xbox)
- Your build prominently featured on the front page
- Screenshots done for either the submitted build or another build of the winners' choice
- "Contest Silver" tag for the submitted build!
Third Place - Bronze
- $10 Dollars in game credits for the system of your choice (Steam, PSN, Xbox)
- Screenshots done for the submitted build or build of the winner’s choice
- Your build prominently featured on the front page
- "Contest Bronze" tag for the submitted build!
- Rules & guidelines -
- You may work on your own or in a team of up to 3. (Note however the prize will be split among the team) You can come up with a team name if you like!
- Only 1 build may be entered per contestant/team.
- Teams may register on this thread and submit a build at any time prior to the cut off date of March 2 2020. March 15th 2020 After this date Registrations will then close and the panel will judge the entries.
- Submitted builds must include a "Contest3" tag so we can find them
- Winners will be announced on the 12th of March 2020! 30th of March 2020
- The Panel -
- John (Teccam)
- Elysium
- Erinoth
- The Criteria (Please click for expanded view) -
- The Contestants -
- The Long Chapper (not eligible for rewards)
- Curse (not eligible for rewards)
- Ponty - The Lamp Descendant
- Chris Diokno - The Ace Detective
- Pixel
- Paladin Gelebor
- Jarlivar
- JScrollz & DovahBuilds(YT)
- Ramses - ACHILLUS
- Jiru44 - The Orc Blacksmith
- DeltaFox
- darksabrz
- TorynCross
- Maezell
- nystee - The Twisted Jester
- Shadon - The Lurcher
- Kodaav
- DiabloSaint
- Skooma Smuggler
- Histcarp - The Wayfaring Wanderer
- asgard - The Bowdancer
- legendary dragon slayer
- olegbikkja - The Glenmoril Coven's Initiate
- Telby - Blacklion
- Alchemist - The Inventor
- Monk of the Hist - The Dark Defender
- DeadbeatzZz - The Wyrm
- ye4torn - The Ashpit Dragon
- Shainos - The Warlock of Bargains
- Resources -
Below are a few helpful suggestions to get you started should you decide to enter.
- Character Building Tips & Tricks
Good luck and may the best character build win!
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OH THANKS! I'll post mine in a few days... The path-like structute is taking me more time than expected. I'll post an updated version on wip to see if there's something more to fix
And sorry for the delay :p
Great!
Yooo, just joined looking forward to seeing all your builds. I always come here to get my nerd on and you guys never disappoint. Hopefully I can make some builds with you. Peace, and may Talos guide you!
Hey welcome to the forge! Feel free to jump in and join the contest if you'd like. There's still plenty of time.
Awesome! I'll try to put something together.
I'm going to join the contest. Have a build I've been playing around with that finally came together that fits this perfectly.
Excellent I got you marked down for the contest. Best of luck!
Are Console commands allowed? I want to join regardless, but it will change my plans.
I’m not worried about those. The end result should be possible to replicate in vanilla Skyrim. I’m not asking folks to grind naturally.
That is not what I meant, but it does answer my question.
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