Get ready for this.
I'm hosting a contest for the CBG. You want to enter this contest (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?61217).
What You Submit:
I want a piece of poetry or music from your world. This should be an in-world composition, written by some inhabitant of your setting world. (The writer/composer need not be named; an anonymous in-world point of view is fine.) This should be the sort of epic tale that storytellers in your setting might recount, a poem from a published anthology that might be purchased in an in-setting shop, or the sort of song an adventurer might hear while visiting the local tavern between journeys.
All sorts of formats are fine. Song lyrics are fine by themselves (melodies and other musical data aren't necessary). You can submit anything from the haiku-wrapped wisdom of ancient orders, the Beowulf-length saga of a legendary hero, or the bawdy and lascivious verses to a popular drinking song. Go wild!
Submit your entries by posting in this contest's Entry Thread (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?61217).
The Rules:
- Your submission must be original. Of course.
- Your submission must be new. Don't post something you've got laying around already. I want to put everybody on an even footing, without giving an advantage to people who already have tons of in-world poetry stashed on a hard drive or a website. Honor system, folks.
- Your submission must be in-world. As described above, this should be written from the point of view of a character. Do not break the fourth wall (unless, of course, consistently breaking the fourth wall is somehow a staple feature of your world.) Use your own setting, please, not someone else's (even if your own setting hasn't been posted yet on the site.)
- Your submission must be posted by March 31, 2009. The deadline is midnight, EST (GMT -5). Don't be late!
The Judging:
I will judge entries myself. Entries of any length are acceptable. Any ancillary material (musical recordings, musical notation, artwork, et cetera) will not be considered and will not affect the contest's results.
The Prizes!
The winning entrant will receive the following fabulous prizes, each one lovingly handcrafted by yours truly:
- An attractive award image to be placed in your signature!
- An original musical setting of your winning submission, composed by me! Your musical setting of your poem or song will be beautifully scribed in ink on high-quality paper, and will be digitally scanned and posted here, for your use in setting threads, websites, wikis, et cetera. The music will be playable/singable by anyone who can read music. At my option, I may choose to include accompaniment parts for guitar (in-setting, perhaps a lute-like stringed instrument) or piano (in-setting, perhaps a harpsichord-like keyboard instrument). If your submission is particularly lengthy, I may set only a portion of it.
- A letter in the mail! After scanning your music, I will carefully shove it into an envelope and mail you the original manuscript, for you to frame, put on your mantelpiece, and cherish forever. At your option, I can autograph the work with a small, tasteful "-LC". (If you have a problem with giving out your mailing address, we can skip this whole part.)
Ask questions in this thread. Go!
Awesome sauce!
This is kick ass! Definitely participating in this one once I can cook something up.
Agreed.
OK. Monkey wrench time. Can My PC's contribute?
Vreeg, here's my guess on that:
Quote from: Luminous CrayonThe Rules:
- Your submission must be original. Of course.
- Your submission must be new. Don't post something you've got laying around already. I want to put everybody on an even footing, without giving an advantage to people who already have tons of in-world poetry stashed on a hard drive or a website. Honor system, folks.
- Your submission must be in-world. As described above, this should be written from the point of view of a character. Do not break the fourth wall (unless, of course, consistently breaking the fourth wall is somehow a staple feature of your world.) Use your own setting, please, not someone else's (even if your own setting hasn't been posted yet on the site.)
- Your submission must be posted by March 31, 2009. The deadline is midnight, EST (GMT -5). Don't be late!
Since a PC is, indeed, a character, I'd say sure. Obviously it's not my contest, but that's my guess.
Quote from: Vreeg's BaroloOK. Monkey wrench time. Can My PC's contribute?
As long as it's in-world, that's fine.
Cool. My bardic Wunderkin will be thrilled. Or not. But I figures, why not?
Yo! Read this thread, folks!
Oh, thanks, I was just thinking that I need to get started on this and read the thread again.
Ask and you shall receive, I guess.
Sweet as pie.
Best. Idea. Ever. I'm in. Is there a deadline for entries?
Quote from: KindlingIs there a deadline for entries?
Quote from: LCThe Rules:
- Your submission must be posted by March 31, 2009. The deadline is midnight, EST (GMT -5). Don't be late!
first entry posted!^^
the ballad of king roland tells of how the Last King came to the land and how he died. it's an ancient traditional without an in-world author and some of the lyrics are no longer understood. it can be either played to a dancing tune as a morality tale for the kids (i wrote it to more or less fit the tune of "farewell and adieu (to you, Spanish Ladies)"), or as a melancholic song to sing for the old folks and remember the old days.
Wonderful to get an entry! Hopefully there will be many more. (After all, there is certainly plenty of time remaining.)
In the meantime, I'm enjoying reading Roland's ballad. Thanks for that!
Do words have to be involved, or can the piece be entirely instrumental?
That's a nice epic piece, Scholar. I would love to read more about him - do you have any non-song related material on Roland?
Quote from: KindlingDo words have to be involved, or can the piece be entirely instrumental?
Quote from: LCSong lyrics are fine by themselves (melodies and other musical data aren't necessary).
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Any ancillary material (musical recordings, musical notation, artwork, et cetera) will not be considered and will not affect the contest's results.
Basically, do not submit a recording, and do not send musical notation. Those things are not eligible for judging. With this in mind, I think it would be rather difficult (though not necessarily impossible) to craft an effective wordless entry.
Of course, if you have great setting-related instrumental music, I (and others) would definitely like to hear it. It just doesn't fit the parameters of this contest.
Can we submit an entry if we don't actually have a world written up for it but it's still in-world? I have a short song I once came up with that I consider in-world, but not actually having a world written out anywhere.
Quote from: SilvercatMoonpawCan we submit an entry if we don't actually have a world written up for it but it's still in-world? I have a short song I once came up with that I consider in-world, but not actually having a world written out anywhere.
Go for it.
[ic]TWO entries! Ah, ah, ah![/ic]
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Okay, my entry "Come walk the Long, Long Road" is up. I should note that I didn't write it as it would sound when sung because I don't know how to portray that in writing. Also if it ever gets chosen there won't need to be a musical accompaniment, it's a solo voice piece.
Quote from: SilvercatMoonpawI should note that I didn't write it as it would sound when sung because I don't know how to portray that in writing.
I saw it before your edit, actually, and I thought the way it was written got the point across pretty well.
Quote from: Luminous CrayonI saw it before your edit, actually, and I thought the way it was written got the point across pretty well.
There were some others I didn't write that first time, such as each long being drawn out some.
I could try it again if you think it comes across.
Up to you, really.
Quote from: Luminous CrayonBasically, do not submit a recording, and do not send musical notation. Those things are not eligible for judging. With this in mind, I think it would be rather difficult (though not necessarily impossible) to craft an effective wordless entry.
Of course, if you have great setting-related instrumental music, I (and others) would definitely like to hear it. It just doesn't fit the parameters of this contest.
Oh. I misunderstood. I'm not in, then. Wah.
Quote from: KindlingOh. I misunderstood. I'm not in, then. Wah.
You could always submit it to the "entries that didn't make it" thread.
A jaunty tune of the Clockwork Jungle has been posted. Only drawback is that it's got a lot of slang - but that's how shanties go.
[spoiler=In case you care]
The song is from khauta (hot air balloon) merchant fliers on the Black Circle, a trade route.
kite - A device used to steer a khauta, handled by a tack-master.
paint the black - To make a full circuit of the Black Circle route. Fliers customarily paint their balloons with one black line or circle for each complete circuit they've made.
flash in a rainless sky - Lightning without any clouds or rain is often a clue that storm-wyrms, deadly aerial predators, are about.
Cat's Eye wall - The "Forest Walls" of the City of Orpiment (sometimes called "the Cat's Eye"), huge centuries-old constructions.
hoist up my bones - Dead Gheen are traditionally placed on a platform in the forest canopy where their flesh is eaten by aerial predators.
charter - A navigator (who reads the charts).
Wine-Blood Sea - The Sea of Netai; "wine-blood" is a fairly offensive slur referring to Umbril, who inhabit the Netai, and are seen as stereotypically unlikely to dance or to express much glee.
stones - "Stones" is short for "brimstones," slang referring to greenhorns on the route (because they stink, and their craft "drop like stones").
white cliffs - Huge clouds of steam formed by rainstorms over lava fields.
dip my tail - A sign of respect among Gheen.
Grey-thorn scale - "Scale" is a moderately offensive slur for an Iskite. Greythorn is an Iskite city on the Black Circle.[/spoiler]
Delightful.
Quote from: Luminous Crayon- Your submission must be new. Don't post something you've got laying around already. I want to put everybody on an even footing, without giving an advantage to people who already have tons of in-world poetry stashed on a hard drive or a website. Honor system, folks.
x. I was all about to submit my Echoes of Dreams opening before I re-read the contest rules.
Maybe I'll get around to doing something for Eschaton or Eclipse.
Another cool contest might be for people to write song lyrics for other's settings.