nter the world of Angel and become part of an exciting universe where vampires and demons are real, and you are a member of the champion team to save the world! Or, if you don’t like being on the side of good, there’s always evil - just sign the contract on the dotted line and don’t worry about the “death and dismemberment” clause, we take care of everything! By entering this contest, the entrant takes the identity of a specific Character from the Angel Universe or as role playing games require: the Director; in either role you will create a unique, original scenario in written form of 2,000 words or less. You don’t need to know the methods and rules of the specific Angel RPG to create an off-screen adventure and how it might play out, all you need is your imagination! But we will give you Three (3) Contest Scenario’s to choose from and a little sampling from the official forthcoming Angel RPG Corebook to help you construct your submissions. The below italic text is from the forthcoming Angel RPG Corebook and is provided as an abridged overview synopsis for creating your scenario submission.


Creating Characters ~

You create a character, you choose the character’s strengths and weaknesses, abilities and limitations, and-in particular-personality. During the course of the game, you make this Cast Member’s decisions, utterances, and actions. You can get yourself a sweet leather duster too. If you like, you can play any of the Original Cast from the Angel or you might take on another role, just get creative and make up a character of your own. Whatever you do, you’ve got an edge. You’re one of the good guys, the champions-you are fighting the good fight. Now, that’s not to say your creations won’t have a dark side . . . or two.

Being The Director ~

That key player is called the Director. The Director sets the scene, plots the plot, details the descriptions, and engages in other nifty alliterations. The Director speaks for the other characters-anyone that the Cast Members meet in their adventures. A Guest Star could be the run-away running right into the arms of a bloodsucker, an administrative assistant searching for a way to blow the whistle on her superiors, or someone more mundane . . . or more twisted. If the Director-controlled characters are out for Cast Member blood . . . or worse, they are called Adversaries. These include the demons, vamps, and other nasties-including the real bad guys, the lawyers.

The Angelspeak Lingo ~

Language is as important to the feel of the Angelverse as the existence of the monsters and the champions who fight them. It’s often the choice and rhythm of the words spoken on the show that makes watching Angel Investigations make it through another weekly adventure such fun. The game can be played, and very enjoyably so, without trying to emulate the banter from the source material, but that interplay is such a large component of its success.

Wesley: She’s fine . . . and out at the moment with one of our associates.
Cordelia: Who is not an evil fiend . . . or a vampire . . . because they don’t exist.
In case you’re unfamiliar with our L.A. gumshoe detective slang.
Season 3 - Episode 5: Fredless




CONTEST GUIDELINES:


  1. OBJECT : Write an original story based upon One of the three Contest Scenarios Titles below. Create your unique story with any of the characters already established on Angel or create new ones. You may add your own original dialogue within the story to help emphasize the action but it is not to be written in script form. Scenarios must be written in 2,000 words or less.

    You must have the following elements in this order:

    • Scenario Title
    • Scenario
    • Word Count


    CONTEST SCENARIO TITLES: Choose One of the three scenarios to write about. Come up with your own unique and original idea that would provide any gamer with an exciting adventure.


    a) A History Untold
    There have been many scenes in Angel that have been pivotal to the Angelverse storyline but which have never made it to screen; by creating a scenario in some off-screen time such as how Connor became known as The Destroyer or his growing up in Quor'toth, The Groosalugg in Pylea, or Cordy & Gru on vacation.
    Taking the identity of one of the Angel Investigations Cast Member (existing or invented) in your chosen scenario, describe the missing piece of action.

    b) Chronicles Rewritten
    Have there ever been times when an episode has not ended quite the way you wanted it to? In this scenario you take up the identity of the RPG Director, you can add additional characters, deviate from the existing story arc or provide a new pivotal element that will lead Angel and the gang onto another path of redemption or destruction.
    Taking the identity of Joss Whedon in your chosen scenario, rewrite an existing episodic ending as to how you would have liked to have seen it conclude.

    c) Senior Partner for a Day
    Imagine you are one of the top upstarts at the evil law firm of Wolfram & Hart. What devilish plans would you have for Angel? What other prophecies are we yet to discover involving the vampire with a soul? The world is at your feet and you have access to all the knowledge in it - it’s time you took Angel Investigations down and moved up the corporate ladder.
    Taking the identity of one of W&H’s Cast Members (existing or invented) in your chosen scenario, describe a day in the life of Wolfram & Hart.

    NOTE:
    The Winning entries will not be used in any future storylines of the actual Angel series. Any similarities to future storylines that may occur are purely coincidental and not a direct reflections on the knowledge of the series writers and/or producers. This is for entertainment purposes only, for your enjoyment and to win Free Angel related products from CoA.


  2. BEGIN: The start of the Contest officially opens on Monday July 7th, 2003. You will have three (3) weeks to write your Scenario. Entries will be submitted via the Entry Form (in a copy & paste manner). If for some reason you are unable to do this, we will accept attachments via email. Email CoA for further instructions when the Entry Form is opened.


    A CoA panel will judge the Entries on:

    • Originality
    • Imagination & Detail
    • Composition
    • Angelness


  3. ENTER: The Entry Form will open on Monday July 7th, 2003 and will close at 8:00pm EST on Friday July 25th, 2003.

    • The Entry Form with your Scenario (and personal information) is your official entry.
    • Only One (1) entry, per person, per household will be permitted. All subsequent entries will be omitted from judging.
    • This Contest is open to all ages, all countries and all demonic realities.
    • The 1st Place Winning Scenario will be posted in a special feature on CoA for public viewing.



    Before you begin, you MUST read all the rules on the Rules Page.



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