[i][center]"Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character."[/center][/i]

Welcome back, students of Beacon!  Before we begin, a quick word: if you're not enrolled -that is to say, not a member of [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/75870-heroes-of-beacon-the-next-chapter/ooc]our little community[/url], you're perfectly welcome to take a look here but it would be rather superfluous of you to participate.

Participate in what, you might ask?

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We have before us a series of contests and challenges, each meant to test our creativity, earn some credits to be used for character progression in the main thread, and just have some fun.  There's not much more to explain then that, other than some official rules. 

1. The winner of a contest or challenge receives two credits, and a single runner-up receives one.  If the judge is so conflicted over two entries that the only conceivable option is a tie/draw,  both entrants get one credit and no runner-up position is awarded.
2. There are no express inhibitions on a single person winning multiple times except for that person's choice to participate, though a judge may very well take repeat performance into consideration when judging.  
3. The person who creates a contest acts as the judge and cannot compete in it.  
4. Yes, other people aside from me can create contests.  If you have an idea, PM me or post it in the original thread.
[b]5. This thread is to be used for challenge announcements, submissions, and results announcements only.  No discussion, no feedback, no suggestions.  Put that stuff on the original thread's OOC.[/b]
6. If you're not a member of Heroes of Beacon and still, for some reason, want to participate, you may do so, but only members can win anything.

Some links you will undoubtedly find useful:
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/75870-heroes-of-beacon-the-next-chapter/ooc]The original thread's OOC[/url]
[url=http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/RWBY_Wiki]The RWBY wiki[/url]

Have a character sheet, since some of the contests will deal with characters.  Just remove the *'s in the brackets to make them functional.

[b*]Name:[/b*] (Preferably a color or something strongly evocative of a color)  

[b*]Age: [/b*]
 
[b*]Sex: [/b*]
 
[b*]Race:[/b*] (ex. Faunus)  

[b*]Profession:[/b*] (Remove this box if your character is not an adult out of school.  Please do be specific, like 'Electrical engineer' or 'chemistry professor')

[b*]Weapon:[/b*]  (if I see any more swords-and-shields, double daggers, or double handguns that transform into small melee weapons...I might sigh)

[b*]Specialty:[/b*] (Fighting style, or the sort of role you fit into in combat.  Using the archetypes Warrior, Mage, Gunslinger, Tank, Assassin, and/or Scout can help, but there must be more explanation than that)  

[b*]Semblance:[/b*] (Unique to everyone, must derive from their personality)  Personality: (Ah, characterization. It has the potential to be as infinitely complex as the human mind itself, but short and sweet will do too. Your character's motivation should ideally go here. And it can't hurt to have some quirks!)  

[b*]Color:[/b*] (Searching 'shades of <insert color here>' on wikipedia is helpful)  

[b*]Emblem:[/b*] (Pictures or words are acceptable) 

[b*]Appearance:[/b*] (Pictures or words are acceptable, but if using an image, please don't just give me a face)

[b*]Bio:[/b*] (Three paragraph maximum, for the sake of concision.  And no, paragraphs aren't four hundred words long)


[h3][center]We're not going to be using this section.  All business will be done on the OOC tab unless otherwise specified.[/center][/h3]