Episode VII: Pyerce Resilient

[goatman461]

The search for Moff Pyerce and his Imperial Remnant is on! After his failed blockade and defeat, Moff Pyerce's forces have scattered across the galaxy, but their whereabouts are no coincidence of war. Rumors abound that Moff Pyerce is in search of secret Holocrons hidden throughout the galaxy to harness their energy for his own evil designs. Each faction has enough knowledge of these Holocrons to know that they are dangerous, and has vowed stop Pyerce's forces and maybe even find a Holocron for their own glory.

Start a galaxy-wide search with your Faction. But beware; other Factions are hunting too.

Contest Specifics:

Explore the galaxy to find the Holocrons first! To find out the location of a Holocron...

1. Your faction must earn 25IP in the Holocron's Sector with your Category A and/or B entries, AND
2. Your faction must have earned more IP than any other single Faction for that Sector with your Category A and/or B entries.
3. Holocrons already known by individual Factions are safe from Pyerce, and therefore cannot be discovered in this Episode unless you get 25IP on the Holocron's specific planet. Additionally, 6 new, undiscovered, Holocrons are being added to the map but there may be twice as many still on the map, waiting to be discovered.
4. IP may only be earned on systems where your Faction has access. Consult your Faction Leaders to help you determine where your Faction can earn IP.

Your Faction gets to decide where Moff Pyerce's forces are hiding and where double points can be earned!

1. During the first week of the Episode, your Faction Leader can chose one Sector where all Factions can earn double XP. The chosen Sector must be conspicuously posted in the comments below.
2. Your Faction will not be allowed to post Category B entries in that Sector, but other Factions may.
3. These Sectors will be where Pyerce's forces are hiding/searching, so be sure to include them in your build.
4. Moff Pyerce should not be included in your build, because it would be kind of dumb if he were on 5 different systems at once.
5. All factions will be able to earn double points in the Sectors chosen by the Faction Leaders. 

Category A - Build a habitat (14x12 build with suggested sizing requirements found here, max height 16 studs if not using the template) showing your forces searching for Moff Pyerce and his forces. This must feature a dwelling and should be unique to the terrain and culture of the planet it is on. NO limit on number of entries, but detail is very important. Dwellings onboard ships discouraged. Shops and businesses okay as long as they are small and detailed with some local flavor. We want you to show the character of the people and planet you choose.

Category B - Show your search party in action. Size limit: minimum 32x32x32. You should include a drop team of at least 5 original minifigures (not necessarily original characters, but original minifigure designs) searching for Moff Pyerce's forces. Builds should be unique to the terrain and culture of the planet it is on. Limit ONE entry per builder.

The Rules:

• Entries should be set during the Factions Era, roughly 7 ABY.
• All entries must be posted as a new topic in the Factions subforum, the title prefixed by [Factions Ep. 7- Category][Build Sector - Build Planet - Faction]. For example, “[Factions Ep. 7 - Cat A][I7 - Kril'Dor - CS] Strike Team”.
• Each person is only allowed 1 entry in Category B. Unlimited entries in Category A.
• All entries must be entered using this form: Link to Submittal Form
• All rules in the Core Rules topic apply unless otherwise stated in this explanation or the rules above.
• Each Category has size restrictions. Follow the Contest Specifics, above.
• The Episode will run from November 1 to January 4, 2021. As long as it is still January 4th somewhere in the world, you can still enter. 
• Entries posted after the deadline will be disqualified from the episode and will not be eligible to receive points or XP.
• Entries will be judged according to the following rules:
  • Your build can earn up to 50 points.
  • The amount of points you earn is also the amount of XP your character earns.
• This episode/contest is open to all players of Factions, even if they joined EB or signed up for the game after the episode has begun, with the exception of the Star Wars staff, who are not eligible to win prizes.
• All entries must be new creations, not posted anywhere else prior to the start date of this episode. You can use creations for this contest in other forums or contests, but it should not have been displayed before the start date for this contest. You may be asked by a staff member to change your entry if it is too similar to an earlier creation.
• All entries must be built from real LEGO or with Lego Digital Designer. No third-party molds may be used except for minfigure accessories (if you must...).
• If you are using Lego Digital Designer, please remember you can only use existing colors and pieces. Also be aware that the judges will watching to make sure your LDD model could hold itself up in real-life.
• Post pictures no larger than 1024x768, as specified in the EB Member Guidelines.
• You may do a 'full-blown photo edit' with all the text, effects, background compositing, support erasing, and other effects on ANY picture. For obvious reasons, any photo editing that changes the shape, functionality, or color (not tint or adjustment, but actual color) of a LEGO piece is prohibited,.
• All entries are considered WIPs (Works In Progress) until the deadline passes. Until the deadline has passed, you are allowed to change and improve your MOC.

The Prizes:

• You will receive XP equal to the number of points you are awarded from the judges.
• Your faction may receive the location of a Holocron based on the Contest Specifics, above.
• Physical Prizes for top three entries:
  
• We'll pick the two highest overall (probably from Cat B) and the highest from the other category (probably Cat A). A tie will be resolved by a coin toss.

[Nicotoa]

I truly appreciate the template instructions you've provided.

Also, what color scheme Pyerce's troops use ?

[n1majneb]

When we did Pyerce last time he had a yellow colour palette to differentiate his troops

 

[MKJoshA]

CorSec would like to declare O7 as a sector where Pyerce's forces have been spotted.

[Ross Fisher]

Clan Eldar would like to declare K10 as a sector where Pyerce's forces have been spotted.

[goatman461]

The Confederacy of Free Systems has discovered Pyerce's forces on S10.

[dvogon]

Black Sun would like to declare U7 as a sector where Pyerce's forces have been spotted.

[Darth Bjorn]

The Imperial Triumvirate intelligence report sightings of Pyerce’s forces in sector I18.

[Ross Fisher]

 

[Brickwolf]

 

Edited January 5, 2021 by Brickwolf

[n1majneb]

CAT A Entries.

Krownest:

1. 

2.

Mandalore: 

1.

2. 

3.

4. 

Ordo:

 

CAT B:

 

#MandaloreReclaimed

 

Edited January 5, 2021 by n1majneb
Adding additional Entries

[MKJoshA]

Physical prize info has been added to the first post! Game Masters are not eligible to win physical prizes.

[halixon]

 

 

Edited December 3, 2020 by halixon

[MKJoshA]

The contest is over and we're working on judging the builds. We have a record number of entries, which is fantastic! But it's going to take another day or two before we have results. Stay tuned for news on the winners and for some exciting updates to the game!

[Bociephus]

45 minutes ago, MKJoshA said:

The contest is over and we're working on judging the builds. We have a record number of entries, which is fantastic! But it's going to take another day or two before we have results. Stay tuned for news on the winners and for some exciting updates to the game!

Wahoo! Congrats to everyone getting their builds in! So happy to be a part of this community!

[MKJoshA]

The results are in and we have some winners! When looking at the results we removed all the GMs from the running. The rules stated the 2 highest scoring builds from 1 category would win as well as the highest scoring build in the remaining category. Cat B had the higher scoring builds and in 1st place we have marvelboy123 who scored 18.6. In 2nd place in Cat B we have RocketBoy who scored 17.4. In 1st place and 2nd place in Cat A we have RocketBoy who scored 7 and 6.8 respectively. In 3rd place in Cat A we have halixon who scored 6.6.

So because he scored in both Cat A and Cat B @RocketBoy will get 1st pick of the prizes.
@marvelBoy123 will get 2nd pick.
And @halixon will get 3rd pick.

Pick from these 3 prizes:

Winners, please PM me your name, address, country, and phone number so I can ship the prizes to you. After RocketBoy picks his prize I'll let marvelboy123 know which options are left. The remaining option will go to halixon.

Thank you to everyone who entered! Stay tuned on the main Factions topic for some exciting announcements later today or tomorrow.

[marvelBoy123]

Congratulations to the other winners and a massive thanks to the GMs for running yet another amazing episode!

[RocketBoy]

50 minutes ago, marvelBoy123 said:

Congratulations to the other winners and a massive thanks to the GMs for running yet another amazing episode!

Likewise to you! It's an honor! 

Thanks to everyone for running and participating, what a grand old time. Excited to see what's next!

Edited January 14, 2021 by RocketBoy