Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25936766-20160701133235

''Welcome, welcome. We've been expecting you.''

As you saw in the title, this is the 15th monthly character competition here. Now you may ask, "what is this exactly"? Well let me tell you: ''Once per month, usually at the start of each, an OC competition is done here. Each participant makes an OC following the template provided (in the 2nd post) and the chosen theme, and after a certain deadline the judge judges the OCs made and determines a winner.''

Winner gets bragging rights, and the right to chose the theme for the next competition, along with being the judge.

This Month's theme will be THE MAJOR ARCANA OF THE TAROT. From 0-The Fool to 22-The Fool, passing by 1-The Magician all the way through to 21-The World.

Here are Da Rules:

1) The character must conform to all established laws of canon to be considered eligible for this competition; those rules are:

- CNR (Color Naming Rule, meaning their name must remind of, mean, or sound like a color in some way, either first name, or first and last names combined).

- 1 Semblance (one Semblance means one ability. A Semblance may do multiple things, but try not to make them too different in between (Ex: If your OC can fly, don't give them Teleporting as well).

- No Grimm hybrids of any fraction or type, due to their impossibility given current info.

- No Aura-possessing androids - Penny has been stated to be one-of-a-kind, for now. Do note that making a character with metal prosthetics is still allowed.

2) Characters must not be affiliated with the main cast except by simultaneous attendance at Beacon Academy or membership in other institutions (such as White Fang, Atlas military, etc), or having heard of them.

3) No reality shifted characters (That means no bringing in Goku or Naruto as a Hunter, or anyone from any fictional work. It's supposed to be an Original Character, after all.)

4) Characters, Weapons, and Semblances can be re-tooled, but must not have been submitted to the 2 most recent versions of the OC thread, Semblance thread, Weapons thread, or any previous contests. Semblances and Weapons posted to the Semblance or Weapons threads during the time of the contest will be disqualified (so you get 0 points for that semblance/weapon).

If you're going to use something from one of these threads, you can provide links to them if you want, but do remember the OC needs to follow the Template.

5) Weapons and Semblances must be your own creations; that is to say, don't go using something that someone else made, unless you got their permission in public. Getting advice is fine though.

6) The first full character you post is the one that will be judged, however you have until the end of the contest to edit the post to make any changes you deem necesary to the OC.

7) First time entrants will be given a 10 point bonus to their score so long as their score before the bonus is 70 points or under. This at least gives them a fighting chance against the veterans. (It's no excuse to not trying hard though, don't expect to win by relying on it).

I'm going to use a similar grading system to the one used in June:

1) Basic Info - 15 points. CNR itself is worth 5 of said points. Character Basis is worth 0 points, it's just there to tell me who the OC is based on and from there I start judging.

2) Appearance - 15 points. 5 of said points come from the Outfit.

3) Characteristics - 30 points overall. (Backstory is worth 20 points, Personality is worth 10 points, Likes/Dislikes are worth 0 but can lose a person up a few points each if they really don't fit, though I'm willing to give a few extra points if they help flesh out the OC).

4) Trivia - 5 points: Relationships are worth 5 points. Notes can be used to boost your score in other sections, but by themselves give no points.

5) Weapon - 10 points

6) Semblance - 10 points

7) Combat Info - 10 points Landing strategy is worth 3 points, Fighting Style is worth 4 points. Class/Position is worth 3.

PS: I'm not going to judge the Civilian Extension area of the template much, but just like with Notes, you can use this to gain a few extra points.

Again, Template will be provided in next post. 