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The Grand Archives of Piltover [CONTEST]

ModCaptainMårvelous·10/29/2018, 9:59:58 PM·43 votes·247,333 views

"Deep within Piltover's city lies the archives- a collection of the greatest works of literature, art, and creativity this city has ever seen. Every few decades, on the eve of Progress Day, the archives open. Authors, painters, and everyone in between comes forth to submit something in hopes that they too can enter..."

The Grand Archives of Piltover

In celebration of The Grand Heist of Zaun releasing, I'm holding a contest for all sorts of content creators alike. For this contest, you'll be tasked with creating something unique with the only rule being that it must be related to Piltover or Zaun! For this contest, entries will be divided into three categories. For all categories, you must make a unique entry specifically for this contest.

Narrative

Grab your quill and jot down a tale of either city. While this contest is global, entries MUST be in English as well as contain a word count of no more than 1000 words.

2D Art

Be it a comic, sketch, splash art or otherwise, your art can shine through! This category is for 2D art and should include a small paragraph explaining your piece if it’s particularly deep.

Miscellaneous

A master of music? 3D modeler? Maybe you weave baskets underwater? This category is for everyone who might have a unique talent to show off! Anything goes!

What would a contest be with judges? For this contest I reached out to some amazing content creators in the League community to help pick out which entries stand out above the rest!

Meet the Judges

TBSkyen
Contest Judge

I'm an artist, illustrator, comic creator, character designer, webcomic creator, and YouTuber creating videos about storytelling and visual design. I've been part of the League of Legends community since season 2 and created a ton of fan-works and even a few official collaborations with Riot, especially around the esports scene.

Ikleyvey
Contest Judge

I am a concept artist, comic book artist and a physics student. Worldbuilding and character creating mastermind! I specialize in juggling macro picture with details, and have many comics in the works; three of them being based on old champion lores from League.

Medaforcer
Contest Judge

I'm a concept artist, illustrator, and a teacher with a focus in character and creature. A graduate of Art Center College of design, I have worked as a contractor in animation and in games . Creating new things and experimenting is a passion of mine . Also the winner of third place for illustration in Polycount's Riot Creative Contest 2017.

ARTeapot
Contest Judge

I'm Fran, I'm a comic artist and children illustrator and my superpower is making everything look as if it's made out of candy and jelly beans! I am the hand behind Riot's Community Comic Crystal Quest and I have a thing for big guys and bigger hammers.

Astrodart
Contest Judge - TIEBREAKER

I'm a newbie freelance artist who likes to do illustrations! If I'm not doing art, I'm usually just playing games like League, Yakuza or Pokémon!


Once the entries are submitted, these four will pick out one grand prize winner and two runner-ups in each category via panel voting! In the event of a tie, the tiebreaker judge will handle things

Prizes

What would a contest be without prizes? For this, Riot was gracious enough to help out and provide some amazing bonuses for the winners!

Grand Prize (Each category)

3250 Riot Points, One League of Legends creator notebook

Runners-up (2 per category)

1350 Riot Points and one League of Legends creator notebook

In addition, this will be an evolving prize pool! For every 25 entries, Riot will be personally adding 650 Riot Points to both the grand prize pool and the runners up! I'll announce milestones as we get closer to the end.

Submission

You have until November 29th at 11:59PM EST/8:59PM PDT to submit your entry. When you're ready to submit, go to the Contest Submission Form on Google. (Check the pinned comment below!) Your entry should either be in a link format or a download format, as well as your Summoner Name, Email and Region.

Good luck, and have fun with your creations!

"So when you say Piltover or Zaun..."

Your entry should be related to either area, but the judges aren't sticklers! Want to use a Piltover or Zaun champion? Go for it! Maybe you liked a character in Grand Heist of Zaun? You have permission? You can also create your own character, provided it's related to the cities!

"How will I get my notebook? You're not asking for my address!"

Once winners are decided, their information will be sent to Riot for prize distribution! Don’t worry, they’ll keep your info safe.

"Nice try, you're just trying to get free art!"

All art, writing and more you do belongs to you! Post it on boards! Share it on Twitter! Pitch your Deviantart! Try to get Reddit to look at it! Your work is yours and won't be used for any commercial or monetary gain.

"Can I work with someone?"

While you can seek advice and feedback from non-judges (Might I recommend the Creative Discord for boards?), entries should be done by you and you alone. After all, you're only getting one prize for winning!

"I have a question not listed here!"

Leave a comment, ask me on the discord, or reach out to me on Twitter!

Captain Marvelous
Contest Host

Fan writer and boards archivist who puts perhaps WAY too much work into fan lore.

248 Comments

WAZZZUP50010/29/2018, 10:25:13 PM7 votes

Now i know you all might write it off as a joke, but underwater basket weaving is the most efficient way to do it. You don't have to keep re-soaking your reeds, they stay nice and easy to work with. If I had the time and resources, I would definitely weave a basket underwater for the contest, just to show it can be done.

Get Ogre Here10/29/2018, 10:08:30 PM6 votes

I'll make a narrative, I probably won't win but eh worth a try :p

ModCaptainMårvelous11/30/2018, 5:02:17 AM5 votes

And with that entries are closed! Thank you everyone for participating and look out for the next week or so!

EDIT: Hey guys, been a while so I wanted to update. Judges are taking their time to read over every entry and check every piece of art. Please be patient!

Silvarspark1/31/2019, 8:04:19 AM4 votes

February is coming...

Hidden Tumble1/1/2019, 10:29:55 AM4 votes

I made this song, i know im too late so its not done. Still wanted to share, here: https://soundcloud.com/okanasn/piltover-themed-orchestral-song

Meh, maybe another time :D I'll share it in Creative Corner if i complete it :P

mercenarykat10/30/2018, 1:56:56 AM3 votes

Do the characters have to be drawn strictly to canon designs? Or could we switch up the character's outfits as long as they stay within the realm of zaun/piltover themed?

KS King Kench1/31/2019, 12:04:17 PM3 votes

its been so long at this point ive just about given up on winning lmao

Deep Terror Nami10/30/2018, 6:07:14 AM3 votes

not an actual submission

https://i.gyazo.com/54e40399fd5f42bd0d59852845f17ee2.png

Buttèred Biscuit10/30/2018, 10:00:07 AM3 votes

Man, a 1000 word limit on the narrative. As someone who loves to write Fiction, it was tough.

HeliosTheMoon11/7/2018, 2:25:51 AM2 votes

Tell me how much fan fictions you guys get no matter how weird they are, this should be funny.

Hexidecima10/30/2018, 3:41:27 AM2 votes

So, I just have a question (it may be dumb). Do/can we make an entry for each section, like Narrative, misc, and 2D art? or are we restricted to 1 of the 3? Sorry if you already said it, I been reviewing the post looking for a solid answer to that. I think I'm not great with inferences, lol.

Sparxx Inferni10/30/2018, 3:49:48 AM2 votes

Just in case I might have skimmed past it once or twice: Can we do multiple categories or are we restricted to one entry overall?

Breezy Boyy10/30/2018, 4:22:26 AM2 votes

I got so excited that I already wrote the whole thing. One question though, is the 1000 word maximum absolute? Because, mine came out at a 1019 word total. Had to go back and change so much to keep it from being 2000 words, and I don't know what else I can cut.

Shmeeve10/30/2018, 4:50:31 AM2 votes

What if we can't make art well on our laptop or computer (I have a very cruddy computer) could we draw it in real life and take a picture or something?

Silvarspark10/30/2018, 12:21:08 PM2 votes

What is a "League of Legends creator notebook" ?

I'll see if I can do something artsy for this.

Ifneth11/2/2018, 9:38:40 AM2 votes

Hey, I just finished my narrative submission. A friend looked it over and did edit it directly, either inserting paraphrased portions of earlier drafts I submitted to her or removing words to meet the word count. Besides this rearrangement, the ideas and writing are mine, and you would struggle to spot any seams.

In the interest of competitive integrity, do you want me to do a pass to put everything in exactly my own words?

Irokaiser1/22/2019, 7:07:13 PM2 votes

How close are we to the announcing of the winner? can we get a time frame?

The Darkened2/15/2019, 2:41:16 PM2 votes

People die and born. Wars start and end. But the Grand Archives of Piltover are forever sealed...

Ifneth3/9/2019, 3:27:47 AM2 votes

Hey, you said a week ago that the judges had finished and that you’d have your computer by today. There’s still nothing posted. When can we expect results?

Giani Georgian2/16/2019, 6:19:38 AM1 votes

Hey, I'm one of the ones who submitted an entry in the contest. I used to have my account on EUNE as Giani A7X, but I transferred it to NA as you can see (almost forgot about the contest). Do I have to send you a new email with the new info?

DeracadaVenom11/2/2018, 7:11:28 PM1 votes

If only i was good at drawing or writing [sg-janna]

Swiff Swish10/30/2018, 6:10:05 PM1 votes

For the narrative. Can it be a character which was born in Zaun which has adventures in Zaun AND in other places as well? Would it be ok if it went out of Zaun as long as I cover the topic is basically what I am asking.

Giani Georgian3/30/2019, 12:54:47 AM1 votes

Hope I don't bother anybody asking, but are there any updates on this? It's been a while since we got any info about the judging.

CauseSCIENCE11/25/2018, 11:14:43 AM1 votes

How long do you expect until we get the results?

Irokaiser12/7/2018, 2:38:25 AM1 votes

Is the judging all complete? Will we see a winners list?

Kuzja111/16/2018, 11:53:55 PM1 votes

What kind of story can we write?