Armageddon Cosplay Contest Rules and registration forms

By **JVCA**. 28/02/10, 07:41 pm

Just for the competition. :)
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By Father Nightroad. 01/03/10, 10:43 pm

SWEET!!! Do the rules apply for general cosplay too? Please say teh win answer!!!!

By **JVCA**. 01/03/10, 10:54 pm

They don't strictly apply, but they're very good recommendations. Let me put it this way; the responsible thing is to adhere to the rules even for non-comp outfits - otherwise you are putting yourself and your fellow con-goers at risk of injury or worse. sad

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By Mischa. 02/03/10, 06:25 am

"There will be no designated place or person to look after your personal items while you are on stage."

ha ha ha this gets me everytime! - I usually end up tearfully begging a kindly looking SCA member to hold my handbag/shoes/baby.

(this time I have pockets :) )

By Father Nightroad. 02/03/10, 09:17 pm

By **JVCA**. 02/03/10, 09:29 pm

By responsible I mean social responsibility: It's unfair to other attendees if someone gets injured because of your costume/prop, so the responsible thing to do is make sure that there's no way your costume/prop COULD damage anyone/thing else. However, Armageddon has no set rules about peacebonding for hall cosplay, so 'legally' you're not obliged to.
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By Father Nightroad. 02/03/10, 09:33 pm

Ok. I have had martial arts training so I know how to respect it and handle it safely like the real thing, and respecting is a big thing. I mean look at that idiot who almost cut that chicks hand off when he got high on meth

By Yunca. 02/03/10, 10:25 pm

tehe im pretty lethal with props. i was holding temari's fan and i nearly hit sumone with it.... lol i have to learn to be more careful

By Father Nightroad. 03/03/10, 04:40 pm

yeah well the blade is only stainless steel and it would take a good thrust to stab someone with it. Even then it would probably get stuck or break making me look like both a murderer and an idiot

By neimhaille. 03/03/10, 05:20 pm

It doesn't matter if you know how to use it, people around you don't and you can never be sure of that five year old who flies in from nowhere.

Armageddon takes no responsibility if you cause the public concern and they wind up calling the police- which has happened. Adele and Bill have spoken to me about The Incident a few years ago about the police phone call. Luckily they got hold of Adele or things might have got a little further. And court costs for wasting police time are no joke!

That's the official hat on. The unofficial hat says extreme care not just in handling it but in choosing where to handle it is vital. It is so crowded inside that I don't recommend even plastic weapons be displayed (poses for photos are different as you can move into position and be fully aware of those around you*) in fact I have had to rethink my own costume projects several times so as to not wind up heartbroken about things being stepped on or broken.

Just be prepared. And take all sensible precautions you can.

Now as this thread is about the contest not about cosplay in the halls could any more discussion on it be started/moved elsewhere? I thought there was a newbie cosplay guide on here? Or was that proposed for the Geddon forums...

By DuckehsMinion. 03/03/10, 05:43 pm

Umm yes at AuckGeddon09 some guys pulled my sword out of it's sheath, I didn't notice until i stepped on my gloves(always keeps random objects in her props).

Even though my sword was only made out of plastic, I only took it out for photos, that has nothing to do with the fact I'm lazy.

okay I've forgotten the point of this post><

By sakura_petals. 03/03/10, 07:26 pm

I'm writing up my registration form but as this is my first time I have a question. When it says describe your character, do you mean personality wise, physically or both? don't want to stuff up my form.

By angellsnz. 05/03/10, 11:52 am

By sakura_petals. 05/03/10, 01:42 pm

Thanks for your help!

By SpamTomatoSpam. 05/03/10, 02:09 pm

This isn't so much to do with contest rules, but Armageddon rules in general (Chchgeddon specifically) - Are there any rules that require you to wear footwear at the convention?

A costume that I'm considering involves bare feet, but I've heard of conventions overseas where bare feet will get you kicked out (presumably for looking too scruffy/hobo/hippie) so I thought I'd better check, just in case.

I guess I could bring shoes and take them off for photos, but I'd rather not have to carry them around all day.