Oh, I come from a land, from a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where they cut off your ear
If they don't like your face
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home
When the wind's from the east and the sun's from the west
And the sand in the glass is right
Come on down stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian night
Arabian nights, like Arabian days
More often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways
The story of Aladdin was one of many told in the Arabian Nights stories. It's only fitting that this colorful cast of characters be allowed to weave their own unique story in the new world in which they have been woven!
Event Details ||
• Time Starting || Now!
• Time Ending || Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at noon [PST]
• Format || Team flatsale
• Winning Cost || 10k per B'alam, 5k per Familiar. (Can be paid individually or by a group representitive.)
• Flatsale details ||
Cosplays are sometimes difficult things in B'alam. There is no back story available, no piles of dead NPC's, no tragic loss of parents, none of that available. So sometimes bringing a character into B'alam is especially challenging. Did you just say "challenge accepted"? I hope so, because tht's exactly what this flatsale will be about!
In groups of 4-5 people, you must come up with a convincing story for this group of characters. You can stick to the Disney story, the original tale, or you can twist the story in your own unique fashion... kind of like how Once Upon a Time does with their characters. All we're looking for is a decent plot that involves all these characters with a background, story, plot, and perhaps future plans that will fit into the canon of the shop, fit the characters, and strike a creative cord with the judges. How you do this is completely up to you! We'd especially like to see some involvement with colonies or even an idea for a new colony entirely!
• Judging ||
Entries will be judged based on three categories: conduct & activity of involved players, the quiz section, and the prompt section. Every category will get a score of 1-10. The team with the most points wins!
Critiques of entries/scores are available upon request.
Possible concerns/questions
question Do we have to ship Aladdin and Jasmine?
You don't have to! They are a canon couple, but if things don't work out between you and theotherpla yer, don't feel like your hands are tied.
question Does Jafar have to be evil?
Not at all! We're looking for creativity. If he does go evil, he'll need a reason behind his motives. B'alam aren't woven with any predisposed personalities. Everything is a result of their environment and the situations they face. Heck, in your twist, Aladdin could be the bad guy! Be creative, wow us!
question Is Genie bound to Aladdin's lamp?
Nope! How Genie relates is all up to you. Aladdin's lamp is just a pretty prop. You can decide its significance.
question When they go Magus, can we change how they look?
Edit-wise yes! Thal actually wouldn't mind making Aladdin look all princely for his magus stage- whether it's Prince Ali or the outfit he wore at the end of the movie. So long as we can get an official reference of the cosplay's outfit change- it's all good! Markings, however, will not change.
question I have another question!
Quote Thalion in the main thread! She'll help you out.
question Do I have to enter with a group...?
Yup! We want to see a group work together to create a fun idea for these guys.
