Welcome one and all to the very first Skyrim Character Building contest here on The Sky Forge! This will be a rare opportunity to pit your character building prowess against that of your fellow members, by making a build over the course of 6 weeks around a given theme...
Pirates, Marauders, Corsairs, Smugglers, Scavengers, Cut-Throats, and Treasure Hunters, the list goes on. Whatever comes to mind when you think of pirates is what this contest is all about. This contest ought to present a unique challenge for participants. Piracy in its many forms has always been a long standing aspect of Tamriel's history
There's no limits or restrictions on the skills, mods or equipment you may use, but your entry must revolve around the theme of piracy (such as a smuggler or sea faring marauder, or perhaps a corsair under the employ of a major naval power). Your only real limitations are your imagination. You may work in teams of no more than 2 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 winner! Here are the prizes…
First Place - Gold
- $50 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 our second Skyrim character build contest
- "Contest Gold" tag for the submitted build
- Bragging Rights!
Second Place - Silver
- $20 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)
- 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 2. 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 25th of June. Registrations will then close and the panel will judge the entries.
- Because this is a contest we cannot offer contestants any feedback on their builds. This is in the interest of fairness. However, you’re free to get feedback from anyone who isn’t judging the builds.
- Submitted builds must include a "Contest1" tag so we can find them
- Winners will be announced on the 4th of July!
The Panel
- John (Teccam)
- Elysium
- Percival
- Curse
The Criteria (Click for expanded view)
The Contestants:
- Lee Fiskilis Carpenter - The Cutthroat
- Chris Diokno - The Ork Freebooter
- Henson
- MoldyMarshmello
- Carrow4
- Prototype
- Achloryn
- Maezell - The Pirate Queen
- Kendrix - The Sea of Ghosts Siren
- Dewalt - The Imperial Corsair
- NomadDash - The Dead Tide
- Kaluen_a'Ron
- Marin the Fox
- Hinesandkaid
- Long-Chapper - The Sea Ghost
- DocPGB - The Angler
- Magus80
- nystee - The Hafgufa
- Fitz
- Miraak
- Raikage - The Kraken-Born
- anOptimalgod
Replies
I totally agree about mods, which is why I really think before I add them. I think I would do an overhaul-based build, but my inclination is more towards total overhauls like Yash and Requiem rather than soley perk overhauls. The problem is that they are typically very hard to test and to some extent, such overhauls really force a class or a race to be played correctly in order to succeed.
I've known your builds from WAY back on the old Ning site, Teccam, amazing stuff and knew that's how you tend to approach building. It's really two sides of the same coin. Yeah, the others are a fallout build and two much smaller scale Skyrim builds, which tends to be my thing, smaller builds.
Really enjoying the in-depth feedback. I am really pleased that my first build was well received. I will be way better for the next contest without a doubt
That's all you can do really. You did a great job on your first build.
You did a great job. I was super surprised when I realized that was your first build. Definitely some areas where you can improve, but I was very pleased with your entry. Can't wait to see your next build!
To anyone who entered, I would be glad to discuss my comments in more depth. Feel free to reach our via PM, respond here, or @ me on the Skyrim Guards discord. I tried to be fair, objective, consistent, and constructive with my feedback, but it's not always a perfect science, so I hope I haven't offended anyone. Again, please reach out if you have questions or concerns.
I believe it’s best to treat mods like any other vanilla build mechanic in that you only want to use what’s absolutely necessary to your build. I preach this a lot, but you never want a build that does too much because, as teccam said, it becomes that much more difficult to clearly and concisely explain everything.
Sometimes it's better to be simple and concise rather than complex and confusing