WaRP Rules + Q&A: Welcome to WaRP!

[Astaroth]

SUBMISSION RULES QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

• There are two categories for submissions: Existing Roleplays and New Roleplays.
  
  To submit a New Roleplay, post a mock-up OOC thread in the WaRP Contest forum to pitch your roleplay concept. This thread should include as much information as possible about the roleplay. Treat this like you're creating the official OOC and plot info thread.
  
  To submit an Existing Roleplay, fill out the following form and post it in the Existing RP Submissions thread stickied at the top of the WaRP Contest forum.
  
  
  Existing Roleplay Submission Form

  Name of Roleplay:
  Link to OOC/Plot Info Thread:
  Link to IC Thread:
  Links to other threads (if applicable):
  Co-GMs (List all, if applicable):
  Original or Fandom-Based?:
  Is this a Redstar/Bluestar RP?:
  Current number of players:
  Why do you think your RP deserves to win?:
  All entries must:
  
  
  • Have a single, clearly defined setting. This may be on any scale, from a specific school to an entire planet or star system.
  • Be intended for long-term play. Roleplays designed to wrap up within one or two months of play will not be accepted unless they are part of a larger, directly-related setting.
  • Be thread-based. Chat roleplays will not be accepted.
  
  Fandom, Redstar, Bluestar, and Staff-run roleplays are allowed as submissions. However:
  
  
  1. Only one fandom roleplay may be chosen per category.
  2. Only one Redstar/Bluestar roleplay (EITHER, not both) may be chosen per category.
  3. Only one entry submitted by a Staff member can be chosen as a winner out of the entire six.
  
  These limitations are stacking. This means that if a Staff member submits a Redstar fandom roleplay, it would count for all three limits if chosen as a winner.
  
  Note: This does not mean for certain that fandom, Staff-run, or redstar/bluestar RPs will number among the winners.
  
  If not enough entries meet the criteria, less than six winners will be selected.
  
  All participants in the contest must be a member of at least 4 months and must never have had their account banned or suspended. Warning points do not disqualify you for entry.
  
  One entry may be submitted per user.
  
  Entries must be submitted under a "main" GM. If there are two or more equal-footing co-GMs sharing a roleplay, they must pick one person among them to submit. Being a co-GM doesn't count toward your entry limit but we reserve the right to reject anyone we think is trying to abuse loopholes. All co-GMs must be listed in mock-up OOCs for New Roleplays or on the submission form for Existing Roleplays.
  
  The submission period will last until December 17th, at which point judging will begin and take place over a two-week period. Once winners are announced on January 1st, the contest forum will be closed and all threads moved or archived to the Graveyard.
• Is this a one-time opportunity?
  
  If all goes well, this will become a recurring contest and happen again at the end of 2017. In such a case, the number of winning spots open would depend on the number of winning RPs from 2016 still active. For example, if two roleplays have died but the rest are going strong, only two spots would open up for 2017's contest.
  
  HOWEVER, if all six are still running... a seventh spot would permanently be added. Therefore, the more RPs keep alive, the more opportunities arise for new contestants.
  
  More details will be released on this when and if a second run of WaRP is greenlighted.
  
  
  What happens to my threads if I win (with an Existing Roleplay)?
  
  Any and all existing threads will be moved to the winners' new private forums. From there it is up to GMs to restructure as they see fit.
  
  
  What am I allowed to do with my forum?
  
  The subforums for winners will be totally up to the GMs. The GM (and any necessary co-GMs) will get full mod powers over their own forum, and they have free reign from there. Staff will not be graveyarding threads from these forums and will only moderate if requested by the GM or if something gets reported. However, all Iwaku rules still apply. GMs may be punished if they knowingly allow or ignore rule violations.
  
  
  Will I be able to add my own moderators to my roleplay after the fact?
  
  Yes, absolutely. Just send in a Contact Us request or PM any of the judges asking them to give the helpers forum permissions.
  
  
  Will there be a public vote?
  
  No, not for this contest. Winners will be entirely up to the judging panel. However, we encourage everyone to go check out the entrants and use the discussion thread stickied at the top of the forum.
  
  
  Will submissions get reviews by the judges?
  
  No. The focus of the contest is promoting roleplays and rewarding GMs rather than on improving writing, so we will only be focusing on choosing winners.
  
  
  Can I edit my entry after I submit it?
  
  Submissions can be edited without restriction up until the 17th of December, when submissions close and judging begins.
  
  
  Can I advertise my submission?
  
  Ads for these RPs shouldn't be posted in the Roleplay Advertisements forum unless they are existing RPs, as this would be confusing. GMs may create Interest Checks if they wish for the New RP submissions.
  
  
  Are alternate versions of existing RPs allowed? What about reboots of past RPs?
  
  Yes. Submit them as "new" roleplays with a mock-up OOC.
  
  
  Why aren't Chat RPs allowed?
  
  GMs of chat roleplays can already create private chat rooms for their roleplays, and a roleplay that isn't thread-based has far less need for a forum.
  
  
  Do I need to save my stuff so it won't get lost when the contest ends?
  
  Nothing will be deleted. Any entries that don't win will simply be moved to the Graveyard.

 

[Der Außenseiter]

Are there any allowances made for RPs that run in a Clan?

 

[Astaroth]

Are there any allowances made for RPs that run in a Clan?

Roleplays that are in Clans currently are allowed. Just link all the relevant Clan discussions in lieu of forum threads.

 

[Der Außenseiter]

Sounds good! And what if this game has exttensively run elsewhere?

 

[Astaroth]

Sounds good! And what if this game has exttensively run elsewhere?

Can you elaborate? How extensively? Where, specifically, is "elsewhere"?

 

[Der Außenseiter]

This game is at least five years old and has run on Delphi Forums and a ProBoards of my own, and then moved to Iwaku. And will never need to move again, due to clouds of intrinsic awesome around here. :-)

 

[Astaroth]

This game is at least five years old and has run on Delphi Forums and a ProBoards of my own, and then moved to Iwaku. And will never need to move again, due to clouds of intrinsic awesome around here. :-)

All entries must:

• Have a single, clearly defined setting. This may be on any scale, from a specific school to an entire planet or star system.
• Be intended for long-term play. Roleplays designed to wrap up within one or two months of play will not be accepted unless they are part of a larger, directly-related setting.
• Be thread-based. Chat roleplays will not be accepted.

As long as it fits these criteria, it ought to be alright. What I would do is go ahead and submit it, and I'll consult with my fellow judges. Worst case scenario we reject it.

 

[Der Außenseiter]

Erf. can't I know before I go to that kind of work? Must you crush mah soulz? :-D

 

[B l u E s]

There are no prizes? :(

 

[Astaroth]

There are no prizes? :(

The prize is a private subforum for your roleplay.

 

[Kestrel]

Are new submissions required to be run after the contest has completed ?

Because while a forum is nice I'd not be interested in skipping an interest check stage or being confined to a timetable defined by the judges. Assuming I want to run it at all.

 

[Astaroth]

Are new submissions required to be run after the contest has completed ?

Because while a forum is nice I'd not be interested in skipping an interest check stage or being confined to a timetable defined by the judges. Assuming I want to run it at all.

You're allowed to post interest checks at any point you like, as mentioned in the Q&A section. You also can run these RPs after the contest is over even if you haven't won. It's all your property, dude.

You can take your time to set up before you run the roleplay if you do win, but if you haven't done anything with the forum in a year's time, it'll be taken down even if we don't run another WaRP contest. It'd just be taking up unneeded space on the forum.

As to whether you even want to run it, I'd recommend you only submit entries you actually intend to run, because otherwise it's not very considerate to all the people who actually intend to run their games. It's a contest for something with limited slots.

 

[Kestrel]

Alright. Good luck to all the contestants, then.

 

[Stray Shinku]

I think I finally found a contest that really caught my attention. One question, though. Is the roleplay can be an open-world type?

 

[Astaroth]

I think I finally found a contest that really caught my attention. One question, though. Is the roleplay can be an open-world type?

Yes.

 

[Wryneck]

I have a currently hiatus'd idea that could potentially work for this, but revitalizing it would take a lot of work...

Decisions, decisions...

 

[Absyinthe_Artica]

Oooh, I had a question!
Do Interns count towards the staff rule? :o

 

[B l u E s]

Hey so can we post multiple times in the thread to make sections?

 

[Astaroth]

Hey so can we post multiple times in the thread to make sections?

Yep.