| Welcome to the twelfth annual Honorary Monstergirl Competition! The rules of the contest are as follows: 1) ALL entries must be of roughly the same power levels as the girls that are legal to use as companions. No reality warpers, physical gods, or mountain-eating invincible powerhouses! Entries at the upper end of the companion power scale are allowed. Entries that have lots of story potential are encouraged! 2) Entries cannot be simple reposting of entries from previous contests; all entries must provide some measure of originality. The new entry may be a variation on a previous entry or an exploration of the same theme, but the new entry MUST bring something to the table that the previous version did not. An expanded version of a previous entry that didn’t have much to it is welcome! 3) Multiple entries of the same mamono are allowed if they are sufficiently different (see above). In the event of two entries that have the same name the judge will consult one of the contestants about a name change, with the shared name going to the entry that was submitted first. 4) Entries must be formatted as official MGE entries. If you're not sure about the classification of your entry (i.e. family and type) feel free to ask for advice. If you're worried about spoilers before official contest start you can ask the judge by PM. All entries will be edited for grammar by the judge. 5) Send your entries to me by PM, up to four entries per contributor. I will arrange them into polling brackets. Once a poll is up and running it will have a limited voting period, after which a winner will be advanced to the next round. This will continue until we have a final winner. 6) In the event that two (or more) entries are tied when voting for the bracket closes the winner will be decided by an H-off! Each contestant must post a brief vignette about their entry (try not to go over 500 words). This can be in essay form or a brief h-scene. The judge (moi) will decide the winner. 7) New for this year, each entry must have a Rarity Level. In the stat block this goes right under “Diet.” A species’ rarity can be different for the old world (current setting) and new world (yet-to-be-opened expanded setting); it’s perfectly reasonable for HMGs that aren’t found at all in the old world to be common in the new world, for example. The population percentages/actual numbers are somewhat higher for marine mamono. Rarity Levels are as follows: *Abundant -- up to 1.5% of the total population (≤ 450,000); *Uncommon -- up to 0.25% of the total population (≤ 75,000); *Rare -- up to 0.15% of the total population (≤ 45,000); *Very Rare -- up to 0.05% of the total population (≤ 15,000) *Exceptionally Rare -- up to 0.01% of the total population (< 3,000); *Nigh Extinct -- < 100; *Unknown -- not found in the specified setting; an entry cannot have this Rarity Level for both the old world and new world unless it is confirmed extinct or its existence is not yet confirmed. 8)Name That Mamono! You are encouraged (but not required) to create a sample character of the species -- nothing fancy, just a short paragraph or two describing her appearance, personality, and skills. In particular you should describe how she exemplifies or differs from the species' usual. To be counted for H-offs all vignettes for the species should include this character in some way (at least a mention). The contest is live as of this post, but voting won't start until July (or whenever we get up to 16 entries). Until then, feel free to revisit the Build a Monstergirl Workshop tutorial if you need some help coming up with ideas. At this time I request a pair of volunteer back-up judges in the event that one of my entries gets involved in an H-off -- and we need two in case the second back-up judge’s entry is in the same H-off. Serving as a back-up judge is a good way to actively participate in the contest if one doesn’t have a horse in the race. |
| "When you have bought your own load of hooey, you know exactly what it is worth." -- Bruce Sterling |
| Good to see the next HMG competition. A bit late to the party. I'll see if I can put my ideas to paper before the 1st of July deadline. Also I volunteer as a back-up judge in case of a tie. |
| The round is finally complete, and the cannon sounds for the fallen: The alux is in the house... not; The devi has to hoof it; The rakshasa is of a different stripe; The star-touched no longer shines. We are now down to eight contestants. Stay tuned for the voting brackets for Round 3. |
| "When you have bought your own load of hooey, you know exactly what it is worth." -- Bruce Sterling |
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