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
Youre in. Best of luck to you!
Don’t wanna come off as a troll but wouldn’t likes be the easiest way to decide a winner?
It’s a very good question. One that I’m glad has been asked.
There are several reasons why we’re using judges rather than likes. Likes are a better measure of a build’s popularity than its actual quality. Likes also give people who post earlier and unfair advantage in the form of more time to earn likes.
Sign me up, please! We're do we post this build?
Ok I got you signed in. Best of luck!
To post a build first join the Skyrim Character Building Group. Once you do click the quest marker icon on the group's main page to post a build. You got plenty of time to post your entry so be sure to take your time.
Here's a link to the group
https://theskyforge.ning.com/groups/tes-character-building
Okay, sign me up. Ha, let's see if my new laptop is up to the challenge.
Alright you’re in!
Nah, I just want to make a nice build.
Fair enough. Still best of luck to you.
Thanks! I appreciate the enthusiasm though. It’ll feel good to start creating again. I just have to get used to the narrowness of the visual window. I’m used to much wider spaces. You’ll probably see me in wherever you put WiP messing around with how to format and stuff. I’ll figure it out.