Contest #2:  Pet Design

 

Registration Phase:  CLOSED (on 3/20/11)

Submission Phase: CLOSED (on 4/2/11)

Judging Phase: COMPLETED (on 4/22/11)

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Out of 33 Registrants, 29 Entries were sent in.

(To ensure fair and equal scoring, each Entry was given an ID number to ensure anonymity.)

Out of 29 Pet Designs, 12 were Nominated for "Best Overall."

(Ten judges scored each qualifying entry on a 1-5 rubric between Creativity, Appeal, and Balance.  Judges then ranked their three favorites in order, with 3 points awarded to the best of the Judge's opinion.)

 

From the 12 Nominated, here are the winners:

 

1st Place - Bolt Bouncer by Victoria Spiritblossom

 

2nd Place - Chaos Cherub by Jacob Legendheart

 

3rd Place - Kitsune by Lady of Blades

 

Honorable Mention - Chimera by SorceressMiklai

 

Runner-Up Nominees

"Storm Frog" by Blaze Stormthief

"Tingly-Winged Ferret" by JDL525

"Peppy Giraffe" by Blake Wraith

"Tornado" by Isaac Mistheart

"Mastercraft" by Tanner Anglestalker

"Ditto Monster" by Christina Icedreamer

"Burning Destruction" by Ninstroyer

"Grendeling" by Arlen Dawneyes

 

 

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Concept:  Create your own pet.

 

Sound simple?  Exciting?  Cliche?  Let's turn it up a notch.

 

These are the following items you must create and describe about your pet:

 

1. Pet Name

(What would wizards all over the Spiral call it?)

 

2. School

(Ice, Storm, Myth, Death, Balance, Life, Fire?)

 

3. Innate Card

(What card will reveal itself at a certain age?  Will there be more copies of that card when it grows older?)

 

4. Body Design

(Describe, in specific detail, the shape(s) and color(s) of its head(s), body (if it has any), limbs (if it has any), tail(s) (if it has any), width and height in proportion to a Wizard's, etc.)

 

5. Favorite Food Group

(Does it like fruits, dairy, crunchy snacks, foods that begin or end with a certain letter, etc.?)

 

6. Stationary Mode

(If your wizard has this pet equipped and is standing still, what kind of movement will be seen?)

 

7. Idling Mode

(If your wizard has this pet equipped and is standing still for a long time, what kind of behavior will we see from it?)

 

8. Traveling Mode

(Describe in detail what this pet does to keep up with your wizard when it's moving forwards.  Then describe what it does moving backwards.)

 

9. Swimming Mode

(Describe in detail how this pet keeps up with you when underwater.)

 

10. Pouting Mode

(When you scold the pet at home, how will it react?  Be detailed.)

 

11. Jumping

(When you take this pet into the Maze Game or Gobbler Drop, what will the pet do when you press the Spacebar?)

 

12. Sound

(When you take this pet into the Cannon Game, what noise will it make when being shot through the air?)

 

13. Dance Style

(How will this pet move when it's casting its own spell, or what moves can we see in the Dance Game?)

 

14. Unique Epic Talent

(Taking it a step further, create a "balanced/fair" ability that separates your pet from the rest.  Be sure to include the name of the talent and its description.  Be very detailed if you create a "May Cast" talent; be sure to explain what kind of spells will trigger it, etc.)

 

15. Unique Epic Derby Skill

(Taking it a step further, create a "balanced/fair" ability that separates your pet from the rest.  Be sure to include the name, description, cooldown (if it has any), duration (if it has any), which pet(s) it affects (if any), which lane(s) if affects (if any), etc.)

 

16.  Origin

(What Boss would this be dropped from?  Please include the area and world this boss is located in, as we will thoroughly consider the difficulty level of fighting/respawning this boss!)

 

Only one entry per participant, please!

 

 

Scoring will be based on originality, creativity, and appeal.  Authors' names will not be disclosed to a random panel of judges, which will include some members from the Petnome Team and others from the community.  More details on the judging process will be given in a Confirmation Email.

 

*Prizes courtesy of KingsIsle

 

 

First Place:

Choice of one of 3 pets* + 2500 Crowns* + Rendered Picture of Your Pet!

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Second Place:

FOG Unicorn 53*  + 2500 Crowns*

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Third Place:

2500 Crowns*

 

 

Honorable Mention:

FOG Unicorn 53*