User:Makanyane/sandbox

Welcome to Community Portal on the TWC Wiki The Community Portal is home to TWC's creative community that makes up a large and diverse part of the site. Here you will find information and links to help you explore this vibrant community and see what else TWC has to offer beyond the Total War series.

<h3"> Weekly Competitions Tale of the Week The Tale of the Week Contest is a good way to boost your creativity: Each week an interesting picture, often from the Picture of the Week Contest, is chosen for competitors to write a short 'tale' about. After the submission period has concluded, a vote is held to ascertain which entrant has written the best story, based on the materials given. The winner of the weekly contest is awarded 1 point for the AAR Competitions Medals Scoreboard. Visit the forum here The following graphics competitions are held in the Screenshot Galleries: Picture of the Week The Picture of the Week Contest, in short PotW, allows any kinds of modifications to the original Total War picture, as long as the final picture still consists of a major Total War Screenshot part. Unedited Screenshot of the Week The Unedited Screenshot of the Week Contest, in short UESW, allows ONLY UNEDITED Total War Screenshots. The emphasis lies on the perfect shot at the perfect time. Game Picture of the Week The Game Picture of the Week Contest, in short GPotW, Submissions must be from a game other than Total War, submissions may be either edited or unedited screenshots

<h3"> Community Spotlight A Long Way From Home The Writers' Study Yearly Awards have concluded for 2016, and once again the denizens of the Study have seen it fit to crown A Long Way From Home the winner of the AAR of the Year! Caillagh de Bodemloze's AAR features an ordinary person like us, albiet with a slight twist... he has been transported to the world of TES: Skyrim with no clue how he got there or how to get back home to earth. Be sure to give this award-winning AAR a read and follow Yannick as he tries to cope in a strange world filled with monsters, magic, and mayhem - all intertwined with lighthearted humour, unique characters, and master story-telling. AD USQUE FIDELIS Securing 2nd place in the Creative Writing of the Year in this years Writers' Study Yearly Awards is ♔Old Dragoon♔'s story AD USQUE FIDELIS. It is a story of a veteran of Eastern Roman Empire army - Uliaris is a man whose past seems to be catching up not only with him, but with those others who shared his past with him. A friend of his stands trial, and it seems that someone wants Uliaris – and the testimony he could give in support of his friend – out of the way. But who is the someone? And can Uliaris and his friends stop them? The story is full of twists and turns and keeps its readers on their toes so be sure to check it out for a fantastic read!

<h3"> Monthly Competitions The Writers' Study holds monthly competitions for both AARs and creative writing pieces. The MAARC Event The Monthly After Action Report Comptetition, in short MAARC, is open to AARs posted on TWC. Each month, writers can nominate their AARs if they were updated at least twice in the that month. After the 4 Week nomination period, usually 10 days voting is held to find the 3 best AARs for the month. Winning the MAARC gets you a score/leadership points: place: 4 points place: 3 points place: 2 points These points can be gathered to finally gain the three AAR Competitions Medals! The MCWC Event The Monthly Creative Writing Competition, in short MCWC is open to creative writing pieces such as serials, short stories, and poems. Visit the forum Here to compete and vote in either competition.

<h3"> The Writers' Study The Writers Study is divided into the After Action Reports , the Monthly After Action Competition , Tale of The Week , Creative Writing , TWC Members Blogs and the Writers Lounge. AARs are gathered in these sections: Total War Eras AARs Medieval 2: Total War AARs Empire: Total War AARs Napoleon: Total War AARs Total War: Shogun 2 AARs Non-TW AARs AAR Competitions The Monthly AAR Competition-or MAARC-is held here. Each month, writers can nominate their AARs if they were updated at least twice in the that month. After the 4 Week nomination period, usually 10 days voting is held to find the 3 best AARs for the month. Winning the MAARC gets you a score/leadership points: place: 4 points place: 3 points place: 2 points These points can be gathered to finally gain the three AAR Competitions Medals!	<h3"> Community RPG's Role Playing Games, in short RPGs, are a complex and highly entertaining way to interact and "play" with other members on TWC. In general, all participants of one RPG choose one faction for the game and pick their characters (Family Members, Agents, etc) out of this faction. Then, everyone acts out his role or character to turn a simple Total War campaign into a vivid theatre play or rather, a novel! Most RPGs have introduced a complex game system with political aspects and structures. View the RPG forum here	<h3"> The Artists' Studio The Artists Studio is divided into the Graphics Workshop and the Screenshot Galleries, Picture of the Week, and Video Competitions forums. The Graphics Workshop The Graphics Workshop is THE place for all your artistic needs regarding: Picture editing and general editing Tutorials Avatar and Signature Requests Your own Gallery - show off your work, earn respect and constructive criticism A massive Help Section Content Art Staff: They will create everything for you: Banners for your mods. Badges and other art for the Total War Center. Constructing different page skins and more... And of course the Graphics Competition - Each week artists race against each other to create pictures about general topics in signature style - for the Graphics Competition Medals! 3 wins earn you the Graphics Competition Bronze Medal 9 wins earn you the Graphics Competition Silver Medal 15 wins earn you the Graphics Competition Gold Medal
	<h3"> The Scriptorium The Scriptorium is the repository for the best articles written on TWC covering Total War and a host of other subjects. The Scriptorium also runs two writing competitions every year, one in the winter at the beginning of the year, and another during the summer in the middle of the year. See here for a guide to the competitions.

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