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Old 12-17-2011, 08:43 AM


Thank you to Captain Howdy for the banner.

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Old 12-17-2011, 08:44 AM

Oh hello, it seems you have found our cart. Come in, come in. Have some cookies and delicious tea while I inform you of the task at hand. As you know we are traveling around the island in Menewsha's new pride, the Spirit of Calesco, exploring new stops and seeing new sights. Finding new horizons and discovering the previously undiscovered. So with that in mind...

Task

Record your journey at each stop!

As we travel around the island, I'd like you to record your journeys! Everyone who agrees to partake this task would be given a special Spirit of Calesco brand journal and fountain pen for them to write in.

Line up your journals here!

Of course, there are certain requirements that you would be required to meet. More information on this would be given below with some useful guidelines. Remember to keep the contents on the journal PG-13!


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Old 12-17-2011, 08:47 AM

Of course, we'll make it worth your while!

Prizes

First Place: 7k + Medal of Totally Epic Win
Second Place: 3k + Medal of Shiny Awesomeness
Third Place: 1k + Medal of Super Spiffiness


Depending on how many completed journals we receive at the end of the event, we would throw in some bonus prizes! Who doesn't like bonus prizes?


Contest lasts throughout the event till the event ends.

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Old 12-17-2011, 08:48 AM

RULES
☆ One journal entry for each stop we make. You can play catch up, but no writing in advance!
☆ Write no more than 800 words for each entry. Count them using this online word count tool or any other you have available.*
ALL the requirements must be fulfilled in their respective entries. Failure to do so would void the entry.
You are not allowed to edit your entry! So make sure you are 100% happy with it before posting.
Again, remember to keep everything PG-13!
☆ There is no specific method required on how to write your entry. It could be in formal log format, diary, letters to yourself or someone, third person, it's all up to you!


*I do not recommend using Microsoft Word to calculate word count, as symbols are taken into account.

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Old 12-17-2011, 09:17 AM

Important things to note!

Remember the information about Menewsha Mr. Mayor helpfully posted in the Storyville contest? Well, they apply here too! I've brought over the information to display here for your ease.




Useful Island Information
Here are a few points that you need to remember:
Menewsha has no modern vehicles or power sources.
Energy is generated by magic (for those who can) or steam.

Menewsha is a mountainous island formed by volcanic activity.
The mountains cover the island's center and some of them are still active. A spur of this range reaches out towards the western coast, a flooded valley here provides paddy fields to grow Menewsha's red rice and raise golden carp, both highly sought-after export items.

Dragons live among the tallest peaks in the center of the island.
The temperate climate prevents them from growing to enormous size, but they can easily fly off with a cow, or a human...but there have been no reports of humans being attacked thus far.

Menewsha is approximately 50 miles at its widest, by 40 high.
If you imagine an oatmeal cookie that's spread into a rough and uneven shape as it baked, then someone took a big bite out of the righthand side of it, that's kind of like the shape of the island. With Menewsha town in the center point of the coast of the large bay created by the bite.

The land to the north is riddled with caves and prone to sinkholes and landslides.
There's an underground river who's course is often altered by this.

The flatter lands towards the coasts are farmed; the small Menewshan Black cow is popular but watch out for the bulls, they're feisty! Pockets of woodland abound, though forests tend to be avoided as no-one really knows what might be in them.

✤ The railway used to serve all towns and larger villages around the coast but it didn't cross the mountains, neither do the roads. Thanks to the new engine, the Spirit of Calesco, now they do!

✤ The coastline is tall cliffs on the northern side, breaking up into multiple bays and headlands on the east and west coasts as the land sinks, shelving to small beaches and tidal wetlands in the south.

✤ Smugglers have used secluded bays as rendezvous points for centuries, and dug tunnels up through the cliffs, often breaking through into the natural cave system.

✤ There are numerous small holdings and isolated dwellings scattered around inner areas of the island, before the ground becomes too steep.

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Old 12-17-2011, 09:20 AM

Writing Requirements

☆ Firstly, grab your journal and name it here in the Travel Journals sub-forum!
☆ This post would be updated with new requirements whenever reach our next destination.
☆ There is no set time for when the requirements would be updated.
☆ Write your logs for each stop in your travel journals. Make sure to include all the needed requirements!
☆ Remember the 800 words limit!
☆ There is no specific method required on how to write your entry. It could be in formal log format, diary, letters to yourself or someone, third person, it's all up to you!


So I don't miss out on any of the required words in your entry, please underline them with the [U][/U] tags!


Stop 0:
The Menewsha Central Station


Words:
Star, frolic, tissue, cast, mild, watch.
Tasks: Describe the Menewsha Central Station and the Spirit of Calesco. Lose your way.


Stop 1:
Garland


Words:
Bride, grave, dice, poinsettia, bark, exhilarate.
Tasks: Solve a riddle. Tie a knot. Receive a surprise. Tear something.


Stop 2:
Reinsend


Words: - Trot, rake, pencil, cards, volcano, glue
Tasks: - Beware of encounter "invisible cows", bake something, take a picture of small animal, stampeded by reindeer.


Stop 3:
Icy Peaks


Words: - Crunch, banal, sculpture, solatium, moldy, haywire
Tasks: - Scolded by a NPC, use of duct tape, spot a dragon, take a hike



Stop 4:
Saint's Pole


Words: - Irascible, Lachrymose, Incorrigible, Whistle, Jelly, Calculator
Tasks: - Make a Toy, hit a jackpot, find and put on a hat, twist your ankle, tell a story


Stop 5:
Rochelle Harbor


Words: - Length, Inundate, Hive, Acerbic, Finale, Ameliorate.
Tasks: - Infected by a disease, jump off an edge, get a body modification, consume fancy beverage.




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Old 12-23-2011, 06:00 AM

Any questions?

F.A.Q.

0. Seito, Seito! How about your monster hunting game?!! DD:
(Iro reports for MIA time due to fatal mauling by a vicious beast known as Seito.)



1. Is it alright to use slight variations of the required words? Such as "frolicking" instead of "frolic"?
Of course. Go ahead. :yes:

2. How do I keep my journal entries from merging together?

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Old 12-23-2011, 10:28 PM

Such a cool competition, entering!

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Old 12-23-2011, 10:52 PM

Awesome, another contest.
I guess the word count last time was too much? :lol:

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Old 12-23-2011, 10:54 PM

I Might give this a go. XD

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Old 12-23-2011, 10:55 PM

I can't wait to start! This sounds like a lot of fun. :yes:

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Old 12-23-2011, 10:57 PM

I think I'll give this a go! :D

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Old 12-23-2011, 11:30 PM

I am so getting in on this. :)

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Old 12-23-2011, 11:45 PM

I will definitely do this again, although that word count is gonna kill me. ;)

Also, were the winners from the Storyville contest ever announced?

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Old 12-23-2011, 11:53 PM

definately entering

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Old 12-24-2011, 12:21 AM

I'm a Join - waves hand excitedly- I'm a so join 'nods'

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Old 12-24-2011, 12:35 AM

I'm wondering the same, Rabid. :/

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:14 AM

yay got my first journal entry in 'does dance'

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:22 AM

Haha, I think I'll attempt this!

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:24 AM

Sounds fun. Might give it a try : )

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:32 AM

I'm quite overwhelmed there's interest for this contest! :boogie:

@Clair Voyant:
It was judged by character count previously, Clair. ;)

@Rabid Rainbow:
Unfortunately, no. Mr. Mayor had been really busy with various thing, so he didn't really have much time to sit down properly and list out winners. :sweat:

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:50 AM

Good luck Iro and Seito! :boogie:
Hope you get some good entries~

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:56 AM

Ooooh....I wanna try!!!

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Old 12-24-2011, 01:58 AM

/finished first entry/
Here's to hoping I finish all the entries! XD

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Old 12-24-2011, 02:07 AM

Here's to good luck and thanks! xD

*dashes off to read entries*

 


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