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Literary Procedures

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Post by Brady on Sept 4, 2013 20:22:27 GMT -6

Literary Procedures

The scratches of quill on ink sing through the quiet library halls, the air hazed with dust released from ancient scrolls. Devoted writers and readers of the extensive collection stand to earn rewards, expanding the mind mutually expanding the body.

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Characters can earn 2 to 3 stat upgrades for writing literature for the library's archives. Only IC accounts are permitted. Any form of literature is permitted, such as prose or poetry, but must be relatively clear in its wording. Writing that is too excessively flowery or intricate for an average reader to reasonably comprehend will not qualify.
Each separate literature submission must consist of at least 500 words and may reach up to 1,000 words as desired. Submissions under 750 words will receive 2 stat upgrades whereas submissions over 750 words will receive 3 stat upgrades.
Literature submissions may be Alcrystan myths or legends, child fairytales, fictional stories, personal family histories, and other subjects within the realm of Alcryst. You may also write a series, such as an overall book with each submission as a new chapter. They may involve the gods, ancient royalty or wars, stories of creations or destructions, interactions between the original humans and horses, or another topic that does not impede on current society with some exceptions. If another character is affected by your submission, such as a romeo-and-juliet styled family history, you must first secure the roleplayer's public permission to ensure they are comfortable with their character's involvement. Special administrator approval is also required if the submission may affect the current site, such as claiming a current character was once a king. You do not need approval for IC events that were explicitly roleplayed on the site, so long as your portrayal of the event is accurate to its details and your character reasonably witnessed, partook, or heard about the event IC.
If your writing will affect any recent or current events or existing characters, first post in Inquisitions to request approval from administration. As your premise may be rejected, it is advised to speak with administration prior to investing any time into writing the submission.
Literature submissions must have a theme relevant to the stat field they wish increased. For example, if you desire to increase your character's strength stat, you might write a myth similar to Hercules, Sisyphus, or Atlas--though you may not copy any existing myths identically to ensure your own creativity is utilized and the effort expended is fair to other writers.
Submissions must have overall grammatical accuracy, including spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure. Though mistakes are permitted, there must be a general display of effort put into the piece.
At the bottom of your submission, you must include 5 questions pertaining to what you have written. These questions must be sensibly difficult but not impossible.
Post your submission in the main Sundry Tower board. Include which stat you are upgrading at the top, your submission in the middle, and your 5 questions at the bottom. Apply the label "Submission" to your thread and then post in Invocation to alert staff. If staff find an issue with your submission, such as a clear lack of effort or confusing plotline, they will add the label "Pending" and inform you of the issue. When you have fixed the problem, notify staff through Invocation and request they review your submission again. This will continue until there are no further issues.
Next, message the answers to your 5 questions to whichever staff member is specifically handling your submission. They will verify your questions are properly difficult but still possible for your average reader. Include how the reader would reasonably discern each answer from the text. The involved staff member will not be allowed to answer the questions for your submission as they are already privy; therefore, staff will attempt to rotate who handles each submission, so responses to your thread in Invocation may be slower than an average task. Please be patient when waiting for review. Your submission post will be edited with a staff note indicating which staff member has reviewed your questions for easy reference.
Once staff have approved your submission, they will upgrade your chosen stat field and move your thread to the sub-board matching the corresponding stat.
You may submit a new piece of literature to the Towers once every 7 days.

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Answering the questions posed by the accepted submissions can earn you 1 stat upgrade per correct answer. Only IC accounts are permitted. Post your guess in the submission's thread located in one of the Towers sub-boards and tag the author's IC and OOC accounts. The author will post if your answer is correct or incorrect; if correct, post in Invocation for staff to upgrade the corresponding stat. If the author does not respond within 72 hours, you may tag the staff member named in the submission's staff note, asking them to post if your answer is correct or incorrect.
Each question may only be answered once. When a correct answer is given, the author will cross out the question in the submission. When all 5 questions have been correctly answered, the thread will be moved into the Archives.
If an author is unsure whether an answer qualifies as correct or incorrect, they may message the assigned staff member who originally reviewed their submission.
Characters may answer 1 question once every 72 hours across all submissions.

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Post by Brady on Sept 4, 2013 20:22:27 GMT -6