Dragon Master:

Saturday, March 14 Morningwood Glen
Sunday, March 15 Eagleshire

Times TBA

Pre-registration available until 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 9 (form coming soon)
Submitting written entries also by March 9 would be muchly appreciated.

Scoring System

This event will be scored on a BTA (Better than average) 3.5 system. Ideally,
the
competitors will have diverse talents and score well. The object of this scoring
system is to
keep people from winning the cultural tournament by flooding one category or
entering a
lot of poor quality entries in order to increase their score. The cultural
winner will be the
person with the highest combined score from entries that meet the following
requirements; only the entrant's two best entries in any given category (enter 3
per
category max) will count towards their overall score. Entries that achieve a
score that is a
3.5 or lower will not count towards the entrant's overall score. Only scores
OVER 3.5
count.



Categories


Cooking:

Appetizer
Main Course
Dessert
Other
Vintner

Writing:

Factual
Fictional
Poetry
Publications

Bardic:

Singing
Oratory
Instrumental
Dance
Other (fire)

Art:

2-D
3-D
Photography


Garb:

Fighting
Court
Other Outfits
Monster
Accessory
Favor
Jewelry

Construction:

Passive
Active
Armor
Weapon
Shield
Banner

Rose







Categories



Cooking

Due to the delicate nature of cooking entries, this category will be judged
first.

Entries will be judged on taste, texture, appetizing presentation and
difficulty. There will
be 5 judges and entrants will need to provide enough of each entry for all of
them to
taste. Be prepared to have a way to maintain your own dish until it can be
judged
(hot/cold). Bring plates, cups and utensils if they will be needed to judge your
entry.

Appetizer: A dish intended to be served as an appetizer.
Main: Course: A dish intended to be served as a main course.
Dessert: A dish intended to be served as a dessert.
Vintners: A drink that was brewed or fermented. Mixed drinks are not considered
brewed
or fermented. These do not have to be alcoholic drinks to fit in this category.
Other: A dish or drink that does not fit into any other category.


Writing

Entries will be judged, where applicable, on form, content, grammar, spelling
and
usefulness to the body of Amtgard knowledge. With the exception of publications,
please
try to limit these entries to 5 pages or less. Publications entries only require
one copy. All
entries need to be emailed to the Regent except for Publication.

Factual: Writing that presents factual information such as a process, event or
research of
some kind. Examples would be weapon smithing instructions, a recounting of an
Amtgard
event or a history of the Mongols. When presenting researched information, it is
a good
idea to site references and give credit.
Fictional: Writing that is not intended to be factual such as a persona
histories and stories.
Poetry: Poetic verse.
Publications: Published works such as newsletters, books, collections of
articles, etc. These
entries are judges on the editorial content only, such as presentation,
suitability of the
collection, format, etc. It is not necessary that the entrant have written every
article.
However, articles should never be published without the author's consent and
credit
should be given. Any work not done by the entrant should be noted.


Bardic

Entries will be judged on difficulty and entertainment value.

Singing: A vocal presentation with some expectation of rhythm and pitch.
Oratory: A vocal presentation with no expectation of rhythm or pitch;
i.e. Storytelling, jokes and theatrical pieces.
Instrumental: A musical presentation performed on an instrument with some
expectation
of rhythm and pitch.
Dance: A presentation of bodily movement with some expectation of rhythm.
Other: Like fire stuff


Art

Entries will be judged on artistic presentation and the difficulty of the
medium.

2-D Art: Art intended to be viewed from only one side such as drawings,
paintings,
stained glass, relief carving, computer graphics, etc.
3-D Art: Art intended to be viewed from at least 3 sides such as sculptures,
painted
miniatures, stuffed animals, blown glass, etc. People often enter things into
this category
that would do better in Passive Construction. 3-D art is judged primarily on
artistic
presentation; Passive Construction is judged primarily on construction. A
stained glass
box would go into either 3-D Art of Passive Construction depending on what the
entrant
wanted to focus.
Photo: You know what it is.

Garb

Entries will be judged on durability, attractiveness, design and difficulty.

Fighting: A major item of garb intended to be worn in battle such as tunics,
pants,
tabards, shirts, etc.
Court: A major item of garb not intended to be worn in battle but for Court
instead such as
dresses, doublets, cloaks, etc.
Other Outfits: A major item of garb that does not fight into Court, Fighting, or
Monster.
This is more for non-flashy garb that is not fit for the field.
Monster: A major item of garb that would qualify as garb for a monster in the
Amtgard
Rulebook.
Favor: A gard accessory intended to be worn on one's belt.
Jewelry: A garb accessory intended to worn as jewelry such as crowns, coronets,
necklaces,
bracelets, rings, etc.
Accessory: A minor item of garb such as hats, belts, shoes, bracers, etc. that
would not fit
into another category.


Construction

Entries are judged on construction, presentation, difficulty and application to
proposed
function.

Passive: Something not intended to go onto the battlefield such as boxes, steel
weapons,
decorative wooden weapons, stuffed animals, etc. This is a category for
constructed items
that would not fit into another category.
Active: Something intended to be used on the battlefield such as ballistae,
bows, fighting
wands or throwing mugs. This is a generic category for things that would not fit
into
armor, weapon, or shield construction yet are still intended for rough
battlefield use.
Armor: Something that would qualify as armor by the rulebook standards in
Amtgard such
as padded armor, chainmail, brigantine, greaves, thigh plates, helmets (although
they
would not actually count as armor), etc.
Weapon: Something that would qualify as a weapon by the rulebook standards in
Amtgard
such as sword, spear, arrows, rocks, throwing daggers, madus, etc.
Shield: Something that would qualify as a shield by rulebook standards in
Amtgard.
Banner: Something intended to be used as a banner and judged on construction and
appearance.


Rose

Anything made for the benefit of the club intended to be donated to the club.
These are
scored on their construction and design as well as their contribution to
Amtgard.

Did I miss something? Let me know. -Aylin