Fantastic Fanboys

by **Zonkes** October 8th 2020, 3:09 am

Character Creation Contest

OCTOBER 2020
END DATE: October 30th, 2020 @ 11:59PM EST

JUDGING END DATE: November 7th, 2020 @ 11:59PM EST
THEME: Fantastic Fanboys"

What are we looking for?

Who is your favorite superhero? Okay, let’s narrow that down to SHRP. Fanboys are everywhere, and in SHRP, they have the chance to emulate their heroes in more than just adopting their personality traits. So, who are you going to emulate?

We want you to make a character with one major rule. You have to use someone else's character as the basis for your own. This isn’t to say that you need to go out and copy Atlas wholesale. Make a character that was in character inspired by another character on SHRP that isn’t your own. Whether they have similar powers, or just similar ideals and aesthetics; you need to make them both unique, and attach them to another SHRP character.

Where should I draw inspiration?

Popular heroes and villains are the obvious places to start looking for inspiration. Popular heroes in the world of SHRP include Atlas, Tyuki Gold, Bliss, and Lightyear. These are akin to celebrities in some ways in SHRP. But they aren’t exactly the same. Additionally, villains tend to be flavor of the month types. Current popular villains include Mad Jack, and DANGER DAN! With villains, there are also some oldheads that retain relevance such as Vexus, Alpha, and Lucius Alba. But you don’t have to use any of these as a basis. Just pick a character that inspires you and go for it.

What am I being graded on?

Creativity

Your job is to create a character that, not only is unique, but has a unique personality, history, and set of powers and weaknesses to go with it. Additionally, if possible, we want you to create an idea of how other members of their species - if there are any - may look and how their natural environment looks.

Concept

The concept is generally diving more deeply into the history of the character as well as the powerset. How well do they work together? How do the powers work? How does the character function in SHRP's normal society?

Execution

This goes without saying that we're looking at the overall application and flow of the application. How pleasing it was to read, and how easy it was to understand. Was the origin story spot on? Did it make sense for the character? Are the powers perfect?

Who is grading me and how?

Grading Scale

With the three main components of Creativity, Concept, and Execution there will be a grading scale of 1-10. 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest.

Bonus Points

Bonus points will be handed out based on two categories: Grammar will be graded on a scale of 1-5. 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest. Graphics will be graded on a scale of 1 - 3. 1 being you using the basic template, 2 you have an image to describe your character, and 3 being that you made a custom template.

Judges

The community.

Users that do not wish to participate will be eligible to judge the contest. Reply to this thread below to enter as a participant or as a judge.

What do I get?

1st Place Prize

Ghost Slot*
200 flat XP

2nd Place Prize

Ghost Slot*
150 flat XP

3rd Place Prize

Ghost Slot*
100 flat XP

Participants

50 flat XP

Grading Code

Copy Me!

Code:Select Content: Creativity: 0 Concept: 0 Execution: 0 Graphics: 0 Grammar: 0

*A ghost slot is a character slot that you gain temporarily to allow one more character to your roster. Once you choose to retire a character, you lose that slot. You do not gain a permanent character slot.

Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor.