Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20150530162910/@comment-25555436-20150601202320

Alright. So, each segment will have a certain amount of points assigned to it, the total being decided by each segment's sections. Like this:

1)Basic Info: 20 pts. All sections are worth 2 points, except for "nickname", which instead is worth 0 points. However, if the nickname is astonishingly unfitting for the character based on the rest of the info, it will cost you up to 3 pts.

2)Appearance: 20 pts. All sections are worth 3 pts except for the "outfit" section, which will instead be worth 2 pts. "Combat outfit" and "Casual outfit" share the points, and it's not necesary for the OC to have both a combat and casual outfit, just one is enough.

3)Characteristics: 35 pts. Backstory is worth 20 pts, personality is worth 15 pts (because a character needs a story to have a personality, and backstory decides one's personality most of the time). They must be relevant to one another and have coherence, which means, if a character's backstory puts him as a loner-by-own-decision, yet is said to be friendly with others, you lose points.

4)Combat info: 25 pts. Weapon section is worth 5 pts, Semblance 10, fighting style 5, landing strategy 5. Position/Class is worth 0 pts because roles sometimes have to be changed mid-combat based on the context (sometimes the swordmaster has to play medic). However, if one chooses to mention the OC's "class", and it doesn't fit or make sense based on it's personality/fighting style, one can lose points (max 5).

5)Trivia: Optional, and as such is worth 0 points. However, if one doesn't have all the points for a specific section, they can get a few "recovery" points by filling out this section (for example, extend one's personality and backstory by describing it's relationships).

Note: -It must be specified who is the OC based on.

-CNR must be explained in either the name or notes sections unless the OC uses literally the same name as the god it is based on.

-If the OC is based on X, but has pretty much no noticeable similarities to X (basically the same as with some characters in this show), then I'll take a variable amount of points from the OC. Other judges don't have to do the same if they don't want to.

-A character can be based on a Demigod (Hercules, Aquiles...), or on a Famous Greek Character (Oddyseus/Ulysses, Paris...). All that matters it's that it's a mythological character, or had a noticeable participation in greek mythology.

-OCs can be based on mythological beasts, though with the ones that have traits of multiple animals, the OC can't have the same, for we don't know if such a thing is even possible in Remnant as far as current-canon goes.

-Gods born as a result of the cross of the greek and egyptian cultures are not valid, and though greek gods/characters of some importance, even if minor, in other religions are valid. For example, no "Trismegistus", as Trismegistus is the combination of Hermes and Thoth. But one can base an OC on Io, as she's not a combination of gods, but rather becomes known as Demeter, who the egyptians called Isis.

-Try not to make them as OP as the actual greek gods and characters, please. I don't like that. Remember at all times this is RWBY, not Ancient Greece, and no one is a Demigod here.

If there's a draw, bring in a second judge. The second judge doesn't need to score each OC the same way I do, it may use it's own methods for it if it wishes to. If there's still a draw, we may either try to bring a 3rd judge or leave it a draw.

Winner chooses the next theme for the next contest if s/he so wishes, and gets Bragging Rights. If the winner doesn't want to choose the next theme, the runner up chooses it. If s/he doesn't want to either, the judge(s) will speak some ideas and then we decide the next theme democratically (the one with most votes by the participants wins).

If we leave it a draw, both winners will have Bragging Rights and both will speak one or more ideas for the next theme, which will be chosen democratically.