Monthly Create-A-Servant Contest

[asterism42]

Welcome to the thread for the attempted "Monthly Create-A-Servant competition."
As a sort of extension of the Create-A-Servant thread. Forumites are given a prompt and have 3 weeks to create a Servant.
Each forumite is also limited to 2 entries for each contest. Definitely go for quality over quantity.
At the end of 3 weeks submissions stop and voting begins.
Anyone on this forum can vote. However each forumite is limited to 3 votes.


Voting will work by bestowing 3 Servants with
3 points = 1st place
2 points = 2nd place
1 point = 3rd place
Anyone on the forum is able to vote.
Also it might be nice to give a reason for your votes.
Winner gets the most points and also gets to decide the next prompt.

Hall of Fame

Tyrfing by Leftovers, Winner of the Saber Contest 8/13/17
Alcatraz by Aridwolverine, Winner of the Phantoms Contest 11/2/17
Snowflower by Sunny, Winner of the Christmas Contest 1/1/18
Ibn Battuta by JetKinen, Winner of the Explorers Contest 3/1/18
Laika by Bloble, Winner of the Explorers Contest 3/1/18
Jade Rabbit by Sunny, Winner of the Animals Contest 5/1/18
Manuel Blanco Romasanta by Fabuzer, Winner of the 19th Century Contest 6/29/18
Urshanabi by SleepMode, Winner of the Water Contest, 8/30/18
Echion by LeadDemon, Winner of the Monsters Contest, 10/31/18
Handsome Fellow by zikari8, Winner of the Indigenous America Contest, 12/31/18
Voyager by 34, Winner of the Female Contest, 2/28/19
Galileo by MasterOfChaos, Winner of the Writers Contest 4/30/19
Antonio Pigafetta by zikari8, Winner of the Sidekicks Contest 6/30/19
Abel by AppleAlias, Winner of the Lostbelt Contest 8/30/19
Sir Breuse sans Pity by PitViper, Winner of the Villains Contest 10/29/19
Shikhandi by BnEl15, Winner of the Archer Contest 12/31/19
Elpis by Kamerad, Winner of the Love Contest 2/29/20
Alter Ego of Epidaurus by WhiteFrenzy, Winner of the Disease Contest 4/29/20
Justinian and Theodora by NMR-3, Winner of the Duo Contest 6/30/20
Naamah by Kamerad, Winner of the Noncombatants Contest 8/28/20
Count von Cosel by BnEl15, Winner of the Extra Class Contest 10/28/20
Knave of Hearts by realcasually, Winner of the Dreamers Contest 12/31/20
Sir John Franklin by DelRey, Winner of the Horror Contest 3/1/21
Fundamental Interactions by Justiciar Hux, Winner of the Non-human Contest 4/29/21
Hong Xiuquan by BnEl15, Winner of the Rulers Contest 6/29/21
Sigmund Freud by DelRey, Winner of the Mentors Contest 8/29/21
Bonnie & Clyde/Alcyone & Ceyx by WhiteFrenzy, Winner of the Art Contest 10/30/21
Semimo-Camazotz by Wyvern, Winner of the Divinity Contest 12/31/21
Beatrice Houdini by RoydGolden, Winner of the Legacy Contest 2/3/22
Clement I by DelRey, Winner of the Biblical Contest 4/29/22
Brazil-Bumba by pinetree, Winner of the Celebration Contest 6/30/22
Hachiko-Xolotl by WhiteFrenzy, Winner of the Unusual Summonings Contest 8/30/22
Lady Sarashina by pinetree, Winner of the Historical Contest 10/30/22
Loki=Rod by DracoScribe, Winner of the Syncretism Contest 12/31/22
Bhargava Markandeya by SimpleScribe, Winner of the Dance Contest 3/1/23
Macaria by DracoScribe, Winner of the Eschatology Contest 4/30/23
Zhang Sanfeng by Scotcheroos, Winner of the Biology Contest 6/30/23
Arachne by pinetree, Winner of the Weakness Contest 8/30/23
Hiruko-douji by sutaa, Winner of the Prehistoric Contest 10/30/23
Mary Tudor by Saron, Winner of the Children Contest 12/30/23
Mousseline by BnEl15, Winner of the Crown Contest 2/29/24

Current Contest Status and Dates

Note: unless stated otherwise, the deadline time is always 12pm UTC

Contest Status: open, submission deadline 4/22
Next Contest Begins: June

FAQ

To be extended as needed.

Submission Guidelines

How many sheets can I submit?
Two. Also, the votes they receive are counted individually, rather than added up.


Can I submit sheets that I’ve already made prior to the contest?
No. However, you can do a remake of an earlier sheet if you so choose. For example, this instead of this, or this instead of this, or this instead of this.


Can I submit an Alter or a Lily or something? What about a canon character in an alternate class?
If it fits the prompt, sure. Go for it!


Then, besides the prompt, are there any other restrictions I should be aware of?
Mainly, just try to stick to canon compliance when designing your sheet. Most notably, that means no modern fiction Servants. No Spiderman, Cloud Strife, Naruto, etc. Use your best judgement, please.

Voting Guidelines

How does voting work?
Each forumite can vote for three sheets, awarding them 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The points are added up for each sheet, whoever has the most wins.


I didn’t make a sheet, can I still vote?
Yes. Any Forum user can vote.


Can I vote for myself?
No. It's not classy so don't do it.


How Long is the voting period?
One week, following the three week submission period.

Prompts

I’ve just won! What now?
Congratulations. The next contest will begin after a month's break. You have until then to think up a prompt. When you have it, PM it to me. Don't worry, I'll remind you if you forget, but make sure to tell me if you can't/don't want to think of a prompt. Then, when our next contest begins, I’ll announce the prompt and we’re off to the races.


What kinds of prompts can I submit?
It’s relatively open-ended. For example, it could be a class, as in our first “Saber” contest. It could be a region or period of history, for example “Greece” or “1800s”. It could also be something like “Alters”. Try not to be too limiting, though. You can have the prompt “France”, but don’t have your prompt be “Marquis de Vauban”. That’s an extreme example, of course, but do try to leave your prompts relatively open to interpretation, for now. Otherwise, you won’t get much participation, and that’s no fun!


Are there any specific restrictions for prompts I should know about?
As of right now, only two. For the time being, I’m choosing to ban the prompts “Joke” (promotes low-effort content) and “Modern Fiction”. It’s possible that these will be usable again in future, but not in the short term.

[4score7years]

[Old OP preserved for posterity]

Welcome to the thread for the attempted "Monthly Create-A-Servant competition."
As a sort of extension of the Create-A-Servant thread. Forumites are given a prompt and have 3 weeks to create a Servant.
Each forumite is also limited to 2 entries for each contest. Definitely go for quality over quantity.
At the end of 3 weeks submissions stop and voting begins.
Anyone on this forum can vote. However each forumite is limited to 3 votes.

Voting will work by bestowing 3 Servants with
3 points = 1st place
2 points = 2nd place
1 point = 3rd place
Anyone on the forum is able to vote.
Also it might be nice to give a reason for your votes.
Winner gets the most points and also gets to decide the next prompt.

Here's a template I made, modeled off a few of the neater-looking ones in the Create-A-Servant thread. It was made mostly by looking at what people put out on the Create-A-Servant thread as categories and then consolidating it. If you have your own template and want to use that, that's fine. But I think this covers most bases. If your post gets too long, spoiler tags are not a bad idea, though.

• Character Image/Faceclaim: (Optional)
  Source:
  
  Class:
  Other Classes:(If Applicable)
  True Name:
  Alignment:
  Place of Origin:
  
  Parameters:
  
  STR:
  END:
  AGI:
  MGI:
  LCK:
  NP:
  
  Height:
  Weight:
  Likes:
  Dislikes:
  Talent:
  Natural Enemy:
  Attribute:
  Traits:
  Armament:
  Catalyst:
  
  Class Skills:
  
  Personal Skills:
  
  Noble Phantasm(s):
  
  

  Noble Phantasm Name

  Noble Phantasm Title

  
  
  Type:
  Rank:
  Range:
  Max Targets:
  
  Lore:
  
  Personality:
  
  Relationships:
  
  Creator Notes: (Optional)

__________________________________________________ ______________

Hall of Fame

Tyrfing by Leftovers, Winner of the Saber Contest 8/13/17
Alcatraz by Aridwolverine, Winner of the Phantoms Contest 11/2/17
Snowflower by Sunny, Winner of the Christmas Contest 1/1/18
Ibn Battuta by JetKinen, Winner of the Explorers Contest 3/1/18
Laika/Unknown by Bloble, Winner of the Explorers Contest 3/1/18
Jade Rabbit by Sunny, Winner of the Animals Contest 5//1/18

Current Contest Status and Dates

Contest Status: Finished
Next Contest Begins: June 1st

FAQ

To be extended as needed.

Submission Guidelines

How many sheets can I submit?
Two. Also, the votes they receive are counted individually, rather than added up.

Can I submit sheets that I’ve already made prior to the contest?
No. However, you can do a remake of an earlier sheet if you so choose. For example, this instead of this, or this instead of this, or this instead of this.

Can I submit an Alter or a Lily or something? What about a canon character in an alternate class?
If it fits the prompt, sure. Go for it!

Then, besides the prompt, are there any other restrictions I should be aware of?
Mainly, just try to stick to canon compliance when designing your sheet. Most notably, that means no modern fiction Servants. No Spiderman, Cloud Strife, Naruto, etc. Use your best judgement, please.

Voting Guidelines

How does voting work?
Each forumite can vote for three sheets, awarding them 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The points are added up for each sheet, whoever has the most wins.

I didn’t make a sheet, can I still vote?
Yes. Any Forum user can vote.

How Long is the voting period?
One week, following the three week submission period.

Prompts

I’ve just won! What now?
Congratulations. The next contest will begin after the next Create-A-Magus Contest concludes. You have until then to think up a prompt. When you have it, PM it to me. Then, when our next contest begins, I’ll announce the prompt and we’re off to the races.

What kinds of prompts can I submit?
It’s relatively open-ended. For example, it could be a class, as in our first “Saber” contest. It could be a region or period of history, for example “Greece” or “1800s”. It could also be something like “Alters”. Try not to be too limiting, though. You can have the prompt “France”, but don’t have your prompt be “Marquis de Vauban”. That’s an extreme example, of course, but do try to leave your prompts relatively open to interpretation, for now. Otherwise, you won’t get much participation, and that’s no fun!

Are there any specific restrictions for prompts I should know about?
As of right now, only two. For the time being, I’m choosing to ban the prompts “Joke” (promotes low-effort content) and “Modern Fiction”. It’s possible that these will be usable again in future, but not in the short term.

[RoydGolden]

...It hath begun! I have at least one Saber-Class Servant in my to-do list so I might actually enter into this, though that depends how much inspiration I can muster...

[chem24]

Aw dammit, I have exams and school getting in the way. Now I have to start rushing to get my copy-paste sheet done. ;(

[SpoonyViking]

Can we submit Servants we have already created?

[4score7years]

Can we submit Servants we have already created?

I'm thinking no, because it's kind of against the spirit of the thing, plus it gives you an advantage because you don't have to worry about the time limit so much.

Although, I do think that a big revamp V2 of an old sheet is probably fine. For example, this instead of this, or this instead of this, or this instead of this. Just doing a grammar edit or adding a sentence or two doesn't really count for what I'm talking about here, it should feel like noticeably different, not like the same sheet but with an extra parapgraph of clarifications and balance changes. Just use your judgement. I'm sure you guys are good at that.

That's what I'm thinking in that respect. Make sense?

[chem24]

Can we submit Servants we have already created?

Well, technically, the rules don't exactly say you can't~ :/

I dunno if that's really a good idea though, but if your servant sheet is good enough to get votes regardless, then kudos to you.

[Spartacus]

Cool, might try to post one. Its been a while since I make a Servant sheet.

[SpoonyViking]

That's what I'm thinking in that respect. Make sense?

It does, it does! Unfortunately, it also means I'll have to pass. Maybe a next time. :-)

[4score7years]

It does, it does! Unfortunately, it also means I'll have to pass. Maybe a next time. :-)

Alright. Good question though. Probably better to address that sooner rather than later.

[Funderfullness]

I like the idea of making 2.0 versions if they've been done before. Probably a fair policy.

[chem24]

Alright. Good question though. Probably better to address that sooner rather than later.

Yeah, or else you'd encounter people like me who will take advantage of any loophole in the rules.

Because playing fair was a tactic invented by the strong to make the weak remain weak.
Be like Emiya Kiritsugu.
Don't actually be Kiritsugu.

[SleepMode]

This is a good start, I have several ideas for Saber... Likely another minor Knight of the Round.

[Aodyssey]

Sweet. I'd make a Servant for this.

[sherlock1110]

I have NO SABER IDEAS..... I need to go off and look at actual history instead of writing a weird Philosopher/British/Fictional Character

[EonADS]

Probably won't be doing this one (the two I'm working on atm are Rider and Berserker-class, and I have summer classes), but this is great. I'll probably get in on one sooner rather than later.

[Iceblade44]

Saber huh, well I think I have a few candidates for that. I should be able to come up with something in the time limit if I don't procrastinate.

[Sunny]

Mm. Got an idea I'll throw together, in a silly mood.

For clarification, should we post them here now or PM them until the voting date?

[4score7years]

Mm. Got an idea I'll throw together, in a silly mood.

For clarification, should we post them here now or PM them until the voting date?

You can just post them here whenever they're done.

[chem24]

I have NO SABER IDEAS..... I need to go off and look at actual history instead of writing a weird Philosopher/British/Fictional Character

I feel like the servants you make match your name a lot...