Frequently Asked Questions
Can we enter multiple categories?
Yes, you can enter all three categories. You just can only submit one thing for each category. I personally am planning to submit a drabble, a story, and something nice for the art side.
Can we change our submission if we make something else we feel is better?
As long as it’s before the due date you’re completely fine to change it as much as you want. When it’s submitted though, you’re locked in completely. If you change it completely five times in one week though I will shoot you.
What if we change it 10 times in one week?
Can we expand on past drabble submissions for a stories entry?
As long as it is either your drabble, or you have permission from the creator of said drabble, I have no issue with it.
Will entries be anonymous?
Entries will be anonymous during the viewing and voting periods. Once the results are in, all entries will be given full creditation for their displays.
Can you enter Animations in Art?
Yes you can, even if it weren’t for the difficulty in defining limits on art, I’d likely be leaning towards wide limits since the artist population on the server is a fair bit lower than the writer population.
Will the word count on drabbles be enforced?
Yes, you will need to hit the exact word count.
Do we need to use one of the premade prompts?
No, you are free to make your own, choose a prompt from the past, or even just not use a prompt entirely if you have an idea in mind. As long as you aren’t using AI, don’t break the rules, and it fits within the Traveler world. It’s on the table.
Do we DM Chaos to submit our works?
Yes, as I will be the one uploading them to the site.
What about Nurse Joy Hive Mind (in response to no smut):
Implication of smut is not smut. That being said please use your judgement. I do not want to spend my time figuring out how to display smut for a free time contest that I am both spending time and money on organising. Jokes and memes are fine, actually making smut, isn’t. If you feel you’ll be toeing the line on this, dm me (Chaos) and we can chat about it and set some boundaries.
If I used AI to make a voice over of a traveler chapter, would that be disqualified or no?
It would be disqualified and I would ban you from the competition immediately, followed by a block. AI generations are banned completely. AI software that is ok would be something like Amazon Transcribe, or other speech to text programs that help people with motor function deficiencies write.
Is there a category for video?
Technically that falls under Art. If enough people were to submit it, I would make a separate category with it’s own prize. But it’d require a fair few since I’d be the one paying it.
Do memes count as art?
If you make it yourself. No yoinking a previously made format. A good example would be the Steven lifting Beldums thing, or the Claydol cashing in absurd amount of money from bets thing.
Would a Triptych or similar be allowed?
Yes, it falls into the same argument as comics. If I were to ban things like comics or Triptych’s, It’d be like banning line breaks and perspective changes in the stories section.