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!
Replies
I'm game. Sign me up please.
Alrighty I got you marked down as a contestant. Best of luck!
You know what sign me up too.
I’ll add you to the list
I might like to give this a shot, but since it's my first try would prefer to team up with someone. I have a couple ideas that are pretty widely separated from each other. If anyone's looking for a teammate, please message me :)
Partner or not feel free to message me either here or I our discord and I’ll give you all the advice you need.
Too late to join? It would be my first build... help will be appreciated
It’s never too late to join. In fact one could join on the due date if they wished as long as they dropped their build the same day.
Curse may i ask you something? Is allowed for this event to use console commands to unlock abilities which are part of the game but were disabled for some reason? I'm not talking about cheating, it's more like digging up mechanics
That is an interesting question, but I will have to say no as the point of the contest is to produce a build using only mechanics etc that a pure vanilla player would have access to.
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