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• Subject’s Choice - The GLORIOUS LEADER has deigned to allow his loyal subjects an opportunity to select the best work glorifying his mighty highness. Hail the GLORIOUS LEADER.
• GLORIOUS LEADER’s Laurels – The GLORIOUS LEADER will select three contestants to bless with his righteous honor, in the categories of Poetry, Fiction, and Loyalty. His magisterial prerogative is sacrosanct. Hail the GLORIOUS LEADER.

• Poetry – The GLORIOUS LEADER will honor one poem T͔̮̮̠͕͈͂ͮ̿͊͐̽ͅȞ̲͎̤̗̹͚̼̘ͣ͌̈͐̒I͓͍̅̂͛Ṡ͕̩͂͌́̍ ͕̠͓̞̥̟̝ͣͯ͒̒͂̐I̪͓̮̲̣̜͎͙̽̆̈́͗͋̿ͣS͇̔̉ ͔̦̩͕̫̦̤̟̩̅͒̋̇M͓̙͔̙͔̹ͪͦ̑ͩ̅ͧ͆̚D̺͓̞̲̬̯̜̎̉̍͆͆͑ͭK̳̟̜͇̻̰̽̆ the GLORIOUS LEADER.
• Fiction - The GLORIOUS LEADER will honor one work of fiction as it O̘̍̊͊ͤͬ̔P̹̞̬̤ͪ̔E̮͖̲̹̻͍̒̑ͧ̎͛̓ͦN̤̠̭̦̪̩̗ͬͮ̇̈ͧ̀̈ ̝̣͎̯̟͆͛ͥ̒T͖̳̻̜̙͔̟̠͗ͅḪ͇̖̜̼̦̻̺͎ͭE̻͛̅ ̪̦͔̹̥͍̼͙̆H̯̹͐̌̒̀̈ͦ̈ͤ͒I͙̘̩̠̍̂D͔̔͒̐̑̔͊͊̒͗ͅẺ̻͍̫ͭ͋ͦR̞͇͔͇̘̼̪̬͚ͧͣGLORIOUS LEADER.
• Loyalty – The GLORIOUS LEADER will reserve a special laurel for the subject whose loyalty is beyond question. The work should praise the GLORIOUS LEADER for his nobility and his dominion over O̘̍̊͊ͤͬ̔P̹̞̬̤ͪ̔E̮͖̲̹̻͍̒̑ͧ̎͛̓ͦN̤̠̭̦̪̩̗ͬͮ̇̈ͧ̀̈ ̝̣͎̯̟͆͛ͥ̒T͖̳̻̜̙͔̟̠͗ͅḪ͇̖̜̼̦̻̺͎ͭE̻͛̅ ̪̦͔̹̥͍̼͙̆H̯̹͐̌̒̀̈ͦ̈ͤ͒I͙̘̩̠̍̂D͔̔͒̐̑̔͊͊̒͗ͅẺ̻͍̫ͭ͋ͦR̞͇͔͇̘̼̪̬͚ͧͣ the GLORIOUS LEADER.

• Follow all general contest rules.. Hail the GLORIOUS LEADER.
• Send your entry to @RPGC Entry with the title of your entry in the subject line by 11:59:59 PM, February 14. HAIL THE GLORIOUS LEADER.
• Because of the exclusive categories, the GLORIOUS LEADER tearfully regrets to inform you that he will not commend two laurels upon the same loyal subject. To win more than one prize is wasteful. WASTEFUL! Hail the GLORIOUS LEADER.
• All entries will be posted after the submission period ends on February 14th, after which everyone can read, discuss, and of course vote for a winner! Provided, of course, that the GLORIOUS LEADER decides not to obliterate you all in a storm of hellfire. HAIL THE GLORIOUS LEADER.
• To streamline our process, we will assume you want your name on your entry, UNLESS you specify ‘anonymous!’ Anonymous entries are absolutely welcome – make sure you mention it in your PM if you prefer to enter that way. If you don’t specify, we will credit you in the voting thread. Hail the GLORIOUS LEADER.

Hey @Glorious Herald, it does appear somebody has tampered with your post. Would you like moderator assistance in cleaning it up and banning the offending poster?

ALL HAIL THE GLORIOUS LEADER! MAY HIS VISAGE BE PAINTED A THOUSAND TIMES WITH THE BLOOD OF OUR ENEMIES!!

just a basic hider, nothing to see here [+]

So, are we supposed to be writing a story about this GLORIOUS LEADER, or just a generally corrupt monarch? @mdk

I cannot remember exactly, but the 12 Labors is the contest where you cannot use non-original characters (i.e. characters that you did not create). Correct? Just asking because I knew a certain franchise that would fit perfectly for this theme.

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Correct. TTL places significant emphasis on each author creating characters, as that's a big part of each challenge. We maintain the same rules about crediting your source, however if you would prefer to write an original work utilizing characters from an existing franchise, you may do so. All things are welcome and winning is up to the voters and the individual judges.

I DEMAND TO SEE OUR MAJESTY IN HIS GLORIOUS TRUE FORM

Heh. This is a proper theme.

Now where does the glorious leader want the scaled-down statue commemorating his power built, and does he want the 1km model, 1.2km model or the 27.4km model?

The final version will, naturally, be full-sized.