Qualifications
It’s this time, again, where new, fresh faces blessedly relace out the weary, six month abused ones. Hope springs forth for untapped potential presented in mere months! Just one hurdle stands in these brave souls way - Qualifications! As Regent, it’s my job to make sure that they are challenged just enough to weed out the faint of heart, while restraining this final obstacle from discouraging dedicated candidates. This is a job I take seriously - as has all Regents before me. It is one of our final stands in a most honorable position. Through this event, we have the power to shape future reigns. This is not something that should be taken lightly. So, it is with great esteem and gravity that I present you with Qualifications for Reign 50.
Thank you and sincerely,
Zelodie, Kingdom Regent & Royal Pain in the A$$
P.S. Items from Dragonmaster XXXI will be accepted as Qualls items for a limited time only.
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DATE: Saturday the eleventh of November and on Sunday the twelfth of November.
Location: Red Storm and Finders Keep
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QUANTITY:
A. MIN:
1. KINGDOM: Crown Election Contenders are required to enter a minimum of ten war events and ten cultural SUB-CATEGORIES. In addition, to successfully qualify, a contender's cultural entries must average at least a three on a five point scale. Only the contender's highest two entries in a subcategory may be figured into this average.
2. SHIRE: To qualify for office one needs to enter a minimum of three war events and three cultural SUB-CATEGORIES in Crown Quals.
3. BARONY: To qualify for office one needs to enter a minimum of five war events and five cultural SUB-CATEGORIES in Crown Quals.
4. DUCHY: To qualify for office one needs to enter a minimum of seven war events and seven cultural SUB-CATEGORIES in Crown Quals.
5. PRINCIPALITY: Must qualify as per the requirements for Kingdom Monarch in Crown Quals.
B. MAX: 2.5 times the required minimum for the level of Qualifications you're entering. If not entering to qual, then your maximum number of entries is 15 in 10 Main Categories and 3 in each Sub-Category.
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JUDGING: We are using the standard better than average (subtracting three) on a five point scale. In order to successfully Qual, the score must be an average of three points or higher per category.
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A. MAIN CATEGORY: COOKING
01. SUB-CATEGORY: Main Dishes
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Side Dishes
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Whole Meals
04. SUB-CATEGORY: Desserts
05. SUB-CATEGORY: Breads
06. SUB-CATEGORY: Novelty
07. SUB-CATEGORY: Edible Subtlety
NOTE: Please make sure to bring enough to have appropriate portions per judge and include any ingredients in foods to avoid accidentally triggering food allergies.
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B. MAIN CATEGORY: BREWING AND BEVERAGE MAKING
EXAMPLES: Mead Making, Beer Making, Wine Making, Cordial & Liqueur Making, Non-Alcoholic Period Beverages, etc.
NOTE: Please bring your beverages in enough individually SEALED containers that the judges can safely take them home for consumption without risking persecution from mundane law.
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C. MAIN CATEGORY: GARB
01. SUB-CATEGORY: Jewellery
EXAMPLES: Carcenet, Necklaces, Chokers, Torques, Armlets (upper arm bracelets), Bracelets, Cuff links, Bangles, Slave bracelets, Belly chains, Breastplates, Brooches, Chatelaines, Body piercing jewellery, Anklets (ankle bracelets), Toe rings, Barefoot sandals, Amulets, Medical alert jewellery, Prayer jewellery, Japa malas, Prayer beads, Prayer ropes, Rosary beads, Puzzle jewellery, Puzzle rings, Signet rings, Thumb rings, Pledge pins, Company/Household Membership pins, Cameos, Emblems, Findings, Lockets, Medallions, Pendants, etc
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Unisex Items
EXAMPLES: Shirt, Cape, Cloak, Muffin Cap, Biggins, Tunic, Unisex Court Garb, Unisex Monster Garb, Unisex Peasant Garb, Unisex Fighting Garb, Unisex Clothing Accessory, etc
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Women's Clothing
EXAMPLES: Bodice, Corset, Skirts, Chemise, Snood, Noblewomen's Court Garb, Performance Garb, Women's Monster Garb, Women's Peasant Garb, Women's Fighting Garb, Women's Clothing Accessory
04. SUB-CATEGORY: Men's Clothing
EXAMPLES: Jerkin, Doublet, Breeches, Slops, Codpiece, Hose, Noblemen's Court Garb, Performance Garb, Men's Monster Garb, Men's Peasant Garb, Men's Fighting Garb, Men's Clothing Accessory, etc
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D. MAIN CATEGORY: 3D ART
01. SUB-CATEGORY: Textile Arts
EXAMPLES: Dyeing, Embroidery, Counted, Embroidery, Freeform, Felt Making, Knitting, Crochet, Macrame, Lacemaking, Needlework, Miscellaneous, Spinning, Weaving, Band/Inkle/Tablet, Weaving, Standard, Applique, Blackwork, Canvaswork, Couching & Laidwork, Lacis, Metal Thread, Openwork, Padded Work, Smocking, etc
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Leather Working
EXAMPLES: Leather Armor, Shoe Making, Leather Processing, Leather Art, Leather Mask, Quivers, Cases, Scabbards, etc
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Metal Working
EXAMPLES: Tankard (can also be Wood/Earthenware), Armor Making, Weapon Making, Coin Minting, Metal Casting, Metal Jewelry, Metal Sculpture, etc
04. SUB-CATEGORY: Earthenware
EXAMPLES: Pottery, Clay Sculpture, Earthen Building, Dirt/Clay as Medicine, Dirt in Farming, etc
05. SUB-CATEGORY: Stone Working
EXAMPLES: Sculpture, Stone Carving, Gem Cutting, Things Created with Ground Stone - paints, pigments, etc, Masonry Stone Setting, etc
06. SUB-CATEGORY: Woodworking
EXAMPLES: Carving, Furniture Making, Turning, Wood Instrument Making, Wood Inlaying, Wagon Building, Wood Structures, Wood Boxes, Carved Boxes, etc
07. SUB-CATEGORY: Glass
EXAMPLES: Beads, Glass Blowing, Glass Mosaics, Making Glass Items, Glass Jewelry, etc
08. SUB-CATEGORY: Flora and Fauna (Not cooked with)
EXAMPLES: Cosmetics, Gardening, Animal Husbandry, Flower Arranging, Botanical Creations, Herbalism, Soap Making, Candle/Incense Making, Basket weaving, Corn dolly making, Pressed flower craft, Straw Marquetry, Doll making, Dollhouse construction and furnishing, Egg decorating, Etching, Miniatures, Toy making, etc
09. SUB-CATEGORY: Sciences
EXAMPLES: Alchemy, Astronomy, Astrology, Navigation, Mapping Tools, Scientific Instruments, Mathematical Mysteries, Period Clock Works, Architecture, Period Engineering, etc
10. SUB-CATEGORY: Paper or Canvas Crafts
EXAMPLES: Paper craft windchime, Altered Books, Bookbinding, Decoupage, Embossing, Iris Folding, Paper-making, Origami or Paper folding, Papier-mâché, Pop-up book, Quilling or Paper Filigree, Paper model, Papercraft or Card modelling, Artist Trading Cards, Calligraphy, Parchment craft, Scrapbooking, Rubber Stamping/Acrylic Stamping, etc
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E. MAIN CATEGORY: 2D ART
01. SUB-CATEGORY
EXAMPLES: Painted and Inked Visual Arts: Card-making, Calligraphy, Illumination, Calligraphy and Illumination, Oil Painting, Marbling, Miniatures, Frescos, Banners, Tryptics, Pysanky, Tin-glazed Painting on Pottery (Majolica), Painted Maps, etc
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Computer Generated Graphic
EXAMPLES: Algorithm art, ASCII art, Computer art scene, Computer Arts Society, Computer graphics, Computer music, Demoscene, Digital illustration, Digital morphogenesis, Digital painting, Digital art, Tradigital art, Evolutionary art, Fax art, Fractal art, Generative art, Generative music, Image development, Interactive art, Kisekae Set System, Motion graphics, New media art, Multimedia, Music visualization, Software art, Systems art, Video game, Video game art, Web Pages, etc
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Photography
EXAMPLES: Landscapes, Portraits, Still Art, Collage, Decollage, etc
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F. MAIN CATEGORY: WRITING
01. SUB-CATEGORY: Fiction
EXAMPLES: Dramatic Script, Short Story, Flash Fiction (Short Short Story), Science Fiction/Fantasy, Humor, Personna Write Up, Battle Game/Tournament Write Up, etc
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
EXAMPLES: Journalism, Personal Essay/Memoir, Persuasive Writing, Informative, etc
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Poetry
EXAMPLES: ABC poem, Alexandrine Poetry, Allegory, Analogy Poetry, Ballad Poems, Blank Verse, Cacophony, Canzone, Carpe diem, Cinquain Poetry, Classicism, Conceit Poetry, Couplet Poetry, Dactyl Poetry, Doggerel, Elegy, Enjambment, Epic Poems, Epigram, Epitaph, Epithalamium Form, Free Verse, Haiku, Poetry, Idyll Poetry, Imagery Poems, Irony, Lay Poetry, Limericks, Lyric Poetry, Name Poem, Narrative Poetry, Odes, Pastoral Poetry, Quatrain Poetry, Refrain Poetry, Rhymes, Romanticism, Senryu Poetry, Rhyme Royal, Sonnets, Tanka, Terza rima, Verse, Prose and Prose Poetry, etc
NOTES: We would prefer that you pre-register each written entry with SearchingForClaudia@Yahoo.Com no less than three days before the event. If, however, this is not an option for you, please bring enough written entries for each judge to have a personal copy to save on time and reduce having to pass around a single document.
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G. MAIN CATEGORY: BARDIC
01. SUB-CATEGORY: Performance
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Dance
EXAMPLES: Egyptian, European, Turkish, Greek, Oriental, Middle Eastern, American cabaret, Tribal fusion, American tribal fusion, Fire, etc
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Instrumental Performance
04. SUB-CATEGORY: Vocal Performance
05. SUB-CATEGORY: Other
EXAMPLES: Comedy, Poetry, Living Statue, Flags, Veils, Hoops, etc
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H. MAIN CATEGORY: CONSTRUCTION
01. SUB-CATEGORY: Ordinary Weapons: Must legal
02. SUB-CATEGORY: Unique Weapons: Does not have to be legal
03. SUB-CATEGORY: Shields
04. SUB-CATEGORY: Armor
05. SUB-CATEGORY: Banner
06. SUB-CATEGORY: Active Construction: Any equipment not already covered by another event that is made for battlefield use. It includes, but is not limited to; Siege Weaponry, Arrows, etc
07. SUB-CATEGORY: Passive Construction: Any item not covered by another event that is not made for battlefield use. It includes, but is not limited to; Chests, Furniture, Pavilions, etc
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I. MAIN CATEGORY: ROSE
This is one category for any entry whose principle function is to benefit the club. It can include, but is not limited to; Awards blanks, Newsletters, Fliers, Websites, etc.
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J. MAIN CATEGORY: AMTGARD HERALDRY
Displayed on whatever medium, scrolls, favors, banners or garb and entries must be described in heraldic terms as much as possible. For Heraldry the score is based two main elements. First, how appealing the design is to the eye and how well presented it is and second on how well the items fulfills the purpose of Heraldry. An item which is well made and beautiful that only happens to have a design on it would score less than an equally high quality item where the symbols displayed had meaning and relevance. Entrants in this category should do their homework before presenting the items.
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If anyone has any questions or suggestions, please either text me at 817-721-6816 or 682-292-8666. My online response time is going to be slower than usual (which was appalling to begin with). Texting will be more expedient. If this is not an option for you, however, I will do my best to address your concerns in a timely fashion.