Community Contest 3: Character Contest
Contents
Brief
Create a character for use in a variety of situations including follower, questgiver and merchant. The character will have various removable lines so that modders may use them for whatever purpose they need. The contest discussion thread can be found here.
A raffled mini contest is also running, requiring only a character head morph. We'd love if you entered both!
DEADLINE: Monday 11 October - your entry must be ready for judging before midday GMT+0. It is strongly recommended you submit well before this time in case you run into troubles. Modifications to your submission are welcomed - the newest version of your entry will be judged, although modifications made after the submission date will not be judged.
Requirements
All entries must:
- Reserve and use a StringID range (do this before you start)
- Be tested in-game
- Be in English (non-native accents are very welcome, perhaps give your character an exotic background?)
- Include MRH source material and dadbdata export of all relevant resources
- Use only
- DA assets (hairs, textures)
- (optional) hairs from More Hairstyles (the agreed mod)
- (optional) hairs/textures which are your own work and are included with your submission
- be suitable as a follower, questgiver and merchant
- Include branches for the compulsory dialogues (see below)
- complete the overview section with their entry (see below)
- Be submitted before Monday 11 October midday (GMT+0)
Guidelines
Strong entries will:
- Be interesting characters with compelling dialogue
- Have voiceover with lipsynch
- Have quality voice acting, with attention paid to audio quality
- Tweak FaceFX to give natural and emotive expressions
- Set and check plot flags and approval where appropriate
- Include dialogues to use the character in many situations (see suggestions below). The more versatile the character, the better.
Allowable
While "bonus points" will not be given for the following, entries may:
- Include custom textures/hairs (please only your own work though)
- Include more than one character if they are relevant to one another
- Multiple entries are always allowed unless stated otherwise
In the case of More Hairstyles, please only state it as a requirement and do not include any of the files. You do not need permission (just don't share the files)... it is the responsibility of the end-user to ensure they have the More Hairstyles mod.
Disallowable
- For this contest, please do not use other peoples mods except More Hairstyles and anything which is your own work and is included.
Groups and Prizes
Groups
This contest has only one group.
- 1st place - 15 points, chooses first
- 2nd place - 10 points, chooses second
- 3rd place - 5 points, chooses third
- All other entries meeting requirements - 1 point
To receive an "entry point", your submission must meet the requirements of the contest, listed at the top of this page
Prizes
Please see Community Contest Prizes
Helpful Links
- Head Morph - Builder Wiki
- Head Morph video tutorial - mikemike37
- Conversation - Builder Wiki
- Voice-Over - Builder Wiki
- FaceFX - Builder Wiki
Dialogue Branches
The following lines are to give you ideas to create a versatile character to be used in various modules in various situations. Hopefully you'll be able to come up with some really interesting ideas of your own!
| Line type | Example | Requirement |
| Greeting/Farewell lines | Minimum 1 greeting/farewell | |
| In-town general greeting | "Can I help you?", "What do you want?" | Compulsory |
| Goodbye (player-only is OK) | Player: "I've got to go" | Compulsory |
| Other introductions | "Thanks for saving me!", "I have need of your assistance" | Suggestions |
| Follower lines | ||
| Party Add | Player: "Interested in joining us?" | Compulsory |
| Party Kick | Player: "I have no further need of you" | Compulsory |
| Adventure chat | Player: "So, what's it like being a xxxxxx?" | Suggestions |
| Approval-required dialogue | Player: "Tell me something personal" | Suggestions |
| Non-follower lines | Minimum 1 role | |
| merchant/enchanter chat | Player: "What's for sale?" | Compulsory |
| other townsperson chat | Player (to farmer): "How's the harvest been this year?" | Suggestions |
| General chat | Player: "Lovely weather!" | Suggestions |
| role-relevant chat | Player: "How's business?" | Suggestions |
| Quest lines | minimum 1 quest | |
| Quest starter | "My dog has gone missing!" | Compulsory |
| Quest interim | "You still haven't found him?" | Compulsory |
| Quest finisher | "He's... dead?" | Compulsory |
Overview Section
The overview section provides a summary of the character.
Primary Role
State the major category as well as a shorter specific. ex. "Primary Role: Organization - Chantry"
- Military - Templar, Warden, Guard, Soldier, etc
- Worker - Shopkeeper, Smith, Farmer, Servant, Innkeeper, Waitress, Musician, Dancer, Juggler, Singer, etc
- Organization - Member of: Chantry, Cult, Circle of Magi, Criminal Organisation
- Nobility - Alienage Elder, Dalish Keeper, Dalish First, Dwarf Paragon, Dwarven King, Human King, Noble, etc
- Other - only if the character REALLY doesnt fit into the above
Quest
If you have provided more than one quest dialogue, please seperate with commas. State the category and a ~5 word description. ex "Quest: Errand - find missing dog"
- Errand - player must fetch or deliver an item/other menial task
- Rescue - character is rescued/requires escort
- Hunt - player must kill certain enemies
- Criminal - player must perform a criminal act
- Other - provide a short description
Class
State the class of the character (and specialisation if relevant)(Warrior, Rogue, Mage). ex. "Class: Mage - Spirit Healer"
Requirements
List the requirements, choosing one of the below ONLY. ex. "Requirement: More Hairstyles"
- More Hairstyles mod
- Other asset (included)
Please only use More Hairstyles and content which you have permission to distribute. In the case of More Hairstyles, you do not need to indlude the files, but do need to state it as a requirement.
Entries
For information on how to enter, please see the Entry FAQs
For information on Judging, please see the Judging page.
IMPORTANT - consent to share By entering this competition you consent to share your work for other community members to benefit from. Where appropriate, source files should be shared (include the MRH head morph). The work *MUST* be your own (obviously you may use DA assets). Do not use custom hair/textures/voicework etc unless you have explicit consent from the author to share. You must include them with your submission. Others may use and modify your work in their Dragon Age mods, though are encouraged to give credit. As the entries are judged, local copies will be saved If your work is taken down. If your work is taken down, you allow for it to be re-uploaded, crediting the work in your name.
Example Entry by YourNameHere
Overview
- Primary Role: Organization - Chantry
- Quest: Errand - Find missing dog
- Quest: Hunt - Kill wild animal
- Class: Mage - Spirit Healer
- Requirement: More Hairstyles mod
- Requirement: Face Texture (included)
Description
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Judges Comments
Judges will leave comments both as contructive suggestions for the entrant and also as impartial guidance for any looking to make use of your work.
