War Propaganda
Each team will have one
Propaganda Topic. This topic will be used to tell everyone how awesome your team is compared to all other teams. Because Propaganda development is taking place before and during the War Auction this War, these threads should serve to rally warriors to your cause.
Propaganda Topic consists of three main parts:
1. War Banner/Flag
2. War Song
3. War speech
Teams that finish all 3 parts (with acceptable quality, approved by Warmasters) before round one starts, will get to pick
12 extra cards in their starting Vault. On top of that, the team with the best War Banner/Flag (chosen by the community) will receive an additional 6 cards (3 cards for second place), and the team with the best War speech (chosen by the community) will receive an additional 6 cards (3 cards for second place).
Propaganda Topics should be started by the General, but all team members can produce content. Teams have full control over what their Propaganda Topic looks like. Feel free to use any tables, images, colors, text, etc.
1. War Banner/FlagWar is about killing, but just because you chop your enemy's head off, doesn't mean you shouldn't look good doing so. This is why all 12 elements need a War Banner.
War Banner/Flag is a picture of a banner or a flag that will be attached to the Propaganda Topic of your element. It should show the viewer why your element is the best.
Requirements and restrictions:- max size 300px x 500px (banner) or 500px x 300px (flag)
- has to be unique (don't simply steal copyrighted images from the web. Here is a good source to get you started:
http://www.sxc.hu/ )
- has to have some Elements art, like creatures or icons
- has to be awesome (approved by Warmasters)
- can be done by anyone, even by someone outside the team
So take out the old Photoshop, Illustrator, Paint, etc. and produce the most amazing War Banner/Flag the world has ever seen!
Link to War Banners/Flags used during the last War event (
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,32080.0.html) (no, you cannot use any of these)
2. War SongFind a song that you feel embodies your element and could serve to rally warriors to your cause and pump them up as you wade into battle.
1. Find a good song that fits your element at
http://listen.grooveshark.com/2. While playing the song, right click on the song in the player at the bottom, click "Share Song", "More", and then "Embed".
3. Copy the "Embed Code" and paste it on your Propaganda Topic.
In order to get the code working properly, you need to ask
Higurashi to make an edit to your topic. you cannot do this yourself as it requires html coding permissions. Worst part is that every time you make some edits to your post, you break the code thing again. This is why it's probably best to do this War Song thing last.
3. War SpeechThis speech/poem is written by the General. Its purpose is to motivate the team, and make your enemies fear you. Think of it as a speech by Mel Gibson in Braveheart, just before the big battle. There are no restrictions in length or style.
War Speech doesn't have to be an amazing piece of literature, but there are some quality requirements. Simply saying "My element is awesome, we will win!" won't cut it. War Speeches will be approved by Warmasters.
Time left to submit: Time's up!-Teams who have completed propaganda will have one day after that timer expires to add cards to vaults. Then initial vaults will be complete.
-When the above timer expires, voting threads will be put up which will last one week. Winners will add bonus cards during the sdcpa phase between rounds one and two of War.
-Cards awarded for completion and community vote bonus cards are subject to initial vaultbuilding rules. (ie no more than 18 in-element and 6 out-of-element cards allowed in the initial vault, Propaganda completion bonus, and Propaganda community vote bonus
combined.)
