Stories from RhyDin & The Rings

Posted: **Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:29 am**

Welcome to the 2008 Pixie Awards!

With the cooperation of players at the Red Dragon Inn, and players at Rings of Honor, we hope to be able to provide awards for outstanding play and players in the last year. Like the Emmys to the Oscars, the Pixie Awards are a separate entity from the Golden Dragon Awards. Our aim is to allow for more awards that will showcase the talents of players, as well as giving more opportunity for less-known writing to be praised.

The categories for the Pixie Awards were compiled by a committee of anonymous individuals from both the Red Dragon Inn and Rings of Honor that have proven themselves to be fair and objective. Nominations can be given from any player, including the committee members; however, should a committee member nominate a player, character, or storyline, they will refrain from participating in final deliberations for that category. A winner will be chosen for each category based upon the criteria involved by way of committee vote.

Nominations for each of the categories will be taken until March 24th, by PM or e-mail.

After nominations are closed, the committee consisting of both the Red Dragon Inn and Rings of Honor anonymous role players will deliberate for several days. The winners will be announced later in a live awards ceremony.

The categories are as follows:

IC Categories:
Swords Duelist of the Year
Fists Duelist of the Year
Magic Duelist of the Year
Underdog Duelist of the Year
Mr. Rhydin
Ms. Rhydin
Tender of the Year
Caller of the Year
Public Event of the Year
Dueling Event of the Year
Man Most Likely To Take Over Rhydin
Woman Most Likely To Take Over Rhydin
The Most Adorable Male
The Most Adorable Female
Mr. Know-it-all
Ms. Know-it-all
Mr. Drunkard
Ms. Drunkard
Cutest Couple of the Year
Dynamic Duo of the Year
Business of the Year

OOC Categories:
Best Long SL Thread
Best Short SL Thread
Best Written Supporting Male Role
Best Written Supporting Female Role
Best Written Male Role in Short SL
Best Written Female Role in Short SL
Best Written Male Role in Long SL
Best Written Female Role in Long SL
Best Ensemble SL
Best Playable
Best Written Villain of the Year
Staff Member of the Year
Community Improvement of the Year
Community Member of the Year

NOTE: To nominate for a category, please provide (by PM or e-mail) links to the threads, or samples of the role playing that would best illustrate the nominees' eligibility for the intended category, along with the nominees' user names.

Posted: **Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:32 am**

Category explanations are as follows (unless no explanation is needed):

IC Categories:

Swords Duelist of the Year - A duelist who has displayed excellence in the field of Duel of Swords. This includes but isn't limited to general dueling, winning tournaments, high ranks, consistent WoL, and activity in the past year or so.

Fists Duelist of the Year - A duelist who has displayed excellence in the field of Duel of Fists. This includes but isn't limited to general dueling, winning tournaments, high ranks, consistent WoL, and activity in the past year or so.

Magic Duelist of the Year - A duelist who has displayed excellence in the field of Duel of Magic. This includes but isn't limited to general dueling, winning tournaments, high ranks, consistent WoL, and activity in the past year or so.

Underdog Duelist of the Year - A duelist who may not achieve high rank or win tournaments or get many (if any) WoL, but they continue to work to improve their skill, and show persistence.

Mr. Rhydin - Someone who is friendly, kind, helpful, and overall nice to people. Community oriented.

Ms. Rhydin - Someone who is friendly, kind, helpful, and overall nice to people. Community oriented.

Tender of the Year - A bartender who is community oriented. They go above and beyond simply serving drinks at the Inn. They introduce people, socialize, and are sure to try to include everyone. They strike the right balance between obtrusive interference and the classic "ready ear".

Caller of the Year - A caller who is community oriented. They go above and beyond simply calling duels at RoH. They introduce people, socialize, and go out of their way to make new duelists feel welcome. They're not afraid to offer tips, and have no problem with calling sometimes even when it's not their shift. They make dueling interactive and fun, and it's obvious they're there to do more than 'just call'.

Public Event of the Year - A public event that included but wasn't limited to: Advertisement of the event so many would know about it, welcomed and encouraged many to join in, and of course, was just plain fun for everyone involved.

Dueling Event of the Year - A dueling event that included but wasn't limited to: Advertisement of the event so many would know about it, welcomed and encouraged many to join in, and of course, was just plain fun for everyone involved.

Man Most Likely To Take Over Rhydin - The man who, by next year, is likely to own Rhydin. Be it politically, financially, by power, or business. It will be his.

Woman Most Likely To Take Over Rhydin - The woman who, by next year, is likely to own Rhydin. Be it politically, financially, by power, or business. It will be hers.

The Most Adorable Male - The guy that gives you all sorts of warm fuzzies inside. He's cute, he's adorable, be it in appearance or personality. You just can't help but go 'awwww'.

The Most Adorable Female - The girl that gives you all sorts of warm fuzzies inside. She's cute, she's adorable, be it in appearance or personality. You just can't help but go 'awwww'.

Mr. Know-it-all - He's really smart, and everyone knows it!

Ms. Know-it-all - She's really smart, and everyone knows it!

Mr. Drunkard - *hic*

Ms. Drunkard - *hic*

Cutest Couple of the Year - A romantic couple that's sickeningly sweet, cute, or perhaps just captivating.

Dynamic Duo of the Year - A platonic pair that's always joined at the hip. One just isn't complete without the other. Even if they're not romantically involved, they're soulmates in every other sense of the word.

Business of the Year - A place that's made Rhydin that much better. That welcomes any and all to partake of its goods and/or services.

OOC Categories:

Best Long SL Thread - A thread with eleven (11) or more posts that displays excellence in creativity, innovativeness, and coherence.

Best Short SL Thread - A thread with ten (10) or less posts that displays excellence in creativity, innovativeness, and coherence.

Best Written Supporting Male Role

Best Written Supporting Female Role

Best Written Male Role in Short SL

Best Written Female Role in Short SL

Best Written Male Role in Long SL

Best Written Female Role in Long SL

Best Ensemble SL - Involvement of five or more characters in a SL thread that displays excellence in creativity, innovativeness, coherence, cooperation, and communication.

Best Playable - A playable that included but wasn't limited to: Advertisement of the playable so many would know about it, welcomed and encouraged many to join in, and of course, was just plain fun for everyone involved.

Best Written Villain of the Year

Staff Member of the Year - The staff member who has performed exemplary within the community by not only moderating, but also adding to it in some way that was beneficial to all members.

Community Improvement of the Year - The most important or useful improvement within the community.

Community Member of the Year - The one member of the community who had gone above and beyond the normal role of "member."

Posted: **Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:14 am**

One Week Left!

Nominations for the 2008 Pixie Awards will close on March 24, 2008 at 11.59.59 PM EST. Please have all nominations in by this time -- all nominations time-stamped after 12.00.00 AM EST on March 25, 2008 will not be considered in committee deliberations.

Please remember that every nomination is important, and the more people who participate, the more varied the awards may be. Consider participation in this event as not only a way to show appreciation for talented writing and role playing, but also as a way to expand as a community and recognize ourselves as such by reading and participating in other members' creative endeavours.

Take this opportunity to express your gratitude for great writing, playing, and an overall fabulous community.

Thank you all!

Posted: **Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:11 pm**

One Last Reminder!

Nominations for the 2008 Pixie Awards will close on March 24, 2008 at 11.59.59 PM EST. Please have all nominations in by this time -- all nominations time-stamped after 12.00.00 AM EST on March 25, 2008 will not be considered in committee deliberations.

You still have a couple days left so please get your nominations in! It's not too late!

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