Highman Games 2010
This will be a Plat and Prime event. It runs Weds, Feb. 3rd through Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
The games themselves will be open to everyone during the festivities -- but -- there will be an "officially scored" run of each game, which will be restricted to Giantmen (and possibly Dwarves... will get you more info on this soon.) The officially scored runs will be run Friday-Sunday.
In honor of Sunfist, for the official scoring of the games, dwarves will be competing, too. So start flexing those flaccid giantman muscles and get ready for some serious drinking... er, serious contests of skill and strength!
Yes, there will be a schedule.
This is NOT a merchant/service event; instead, this is most definitely an RP-based event.
Giantkin Documents - There are documents in process that we hope to release in conjunction with the Highman Games. Other documents are still in the works and my hope is to release them as they become available.
Games
Story Contest - If the entrants have no objections, and I'll be emailing them for permission, I would like to convert all the stories to tales that will be told by the storyteller in the migrating giantman village. In addition, I'd like to announce the winners at the Highman Games and have a storytelling session there, either allowing the person who submitted each story to tell it, or having one of my giantman NPCs tell the story. One story to be told each of the first three nights. Then I'd like to have attendees vote for their favorites.
During the Highman Games, there will be a storytelling contest run in the evening on Volnes (Monday, Feb. 8th, exact time TBA). Unlike the other "officially scored" games, participation in this contest is open to all races. The basics of the contest this year are as follows:
Tell a story, as accurately as you may have heard it passed down, recounting before, during, or after Maelshyve -- or all three -- of one of the Grishknel, Wsalamir, or T'Kirem members who were at Maelshyve. This may be an individual of great historical significance (such as Eahnimaki, Mishka, or Kantoran) or someone who may have made little to no mark in the historical records but was still present in time.
You will have 5 minutes to tell your story -- at the 5 minute mark, you will be asked to stop speaking. You will be judged on content of the story (including creativity and accuracy when pointing out historical details) and storytelling ability (tone, gestures, props). The marks for both categories will be added together into a single score for the contest.
Up to 18 entrants, first to come and sign up 15 minutes before the contest, will be the ones who are entered. In the case that there are more than 18 entrants when sign-ups begin, those present will be randomly chosen by spinner or some other unbiased method. If time allows, up to 6 more entrants will be taken on a random basis after the initial 18 entrants have finished, though there is no guarantee that time will allow.