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little AALC thing
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This is probably the last drawing of Aesis I'm ever making.
Alright, so I made this picture about two months ago-- a year or so after I left the group. I check on it (the group) occasionally, crack a smile when I see new events...Knowing that I'm not going to attend. I'd feel unwelcome, a traitor.
Regardless, AALC was not the first group I joined/first group I attempted to join. However, it was the first RP group on dA that I devoted a large amount of time to. The two years I spent there were great- I would personally consider it one year though, considering the time I spent going on and off 'spontaneously' poofing. Since I was (very) young when I joined the group, you could say that my roleplaying roots were slim. Very. Slim. Aesis was spun off the top of my mind because at the time, I was creating a character based on 'what hair color have I not used for a character'. Yeah. It's true. Stupid, isn't it?
The depth of his character was very, very bad. None, really. I took the Mary sue litmus test for him- And it said he wasn't a Mary Sue. But what was the problem? I found him terribly boring to roleplay. Not just Aesis, but the rest of my characters grew boring to roleplay over time. I apologize to SynthesizedConiine , if I might've pressured you. I was an idiot.
When I created Aesis, I was building off of a different written format than the one the group suggested. Elaboration on his familial status? That wasn't my idea at all. I ended up spitting random character details at him, many that probably contradicted themselves. I wasn't thinking. I was just caught up in the excitement of making a character. (This is because I was rejected from the group I wanted to join, but hopes of getting accepted to this 'new' roleplaying group became the real motivation.)
Character development, at the time, was the least of my worries.
Going on....Pai.
Pai was fun to roleplay, for a brief amount of time. Brief.
At the time I created him, I had a hilarious math teacher that was great at making us laugh. I couldn't emphasize the same things with Pai, so I gave up on him over time as well. He wasn't fun, like I'd thought he would be.
Pai, however, did not 'live up to my expectations'. He himself was entirely different, but I grew to hate doing the assignments because-
I feared it would not live up to expectations as well. I came up with boring math assignments. You know why? I didn't know what level of math to consider the characters learning. Why would they need to learn math?
Rhys was inspired by yuumei (yuumei.deviantart.com ; I'd rather not link her name so as to not bother) - Her 'knite' story.
Kites! Wasn't that cool?
I didn't really think so after I made Rhys.
AALC was rather flexible with species at the time, so I thought it'd be great- but she (Rhys) was just as boring. Creating anyone who's antisocial leads you nowhere- you are forced to bend their personality to communicate, interact with others. If your character 'avoids people', then good luck finding someone to interact with.
If you think otherwise, that's great. I don't care.
Seriously, I didn't roleplay her right-- and by that, I mean not according to her personality. I suppose she might've had more potential to be a better character...Eh. All of them might've.
Syril...Ah, Syril.
If you're not from AALC, you might/might not have noticed the 'food' names. It started off with Aesis- his name isn't food, but he summoned food. Bananas. Pai was pie, Rhys was rice, and...
Syril was cereal.
At the time, I'd read a book (I don't remember the name, I think it was back to the divide or something- It was about a boy with an illness who stood on the Equator and traveled to a new world. When I read it, it was amazing (at the time). I might go look for it again. ) which led me obsessed with gryphons. I wanted to try my hand at drawing one... Eh. It didn't turn out as I hoped.
"Why not make it a character?"
I thought that was a great idea- But then I was supposed to make him human? Why not hop on the bandwagon and give him three forms-
Hahaha. Again, back then, I was striving for acceptance- And I sought that through being funny. Or unintentionally funny, at some points in time? I don't remember. I do remember, though, being an idiot and TALKING IN ALL CAPS HAHAHHAHA.
Going on: I wanted to give Syril disposable thumbs. Why? It was at the suggestion of my brother, who was...13? At the time.
For a kid like me, that suggestion- A gryphon with disposable thumbs- was hilarious.
I never got to incorporate it.
But, despite my lack of experience with...anything (Roleplaying, drawing), I still had fun (most of the time). The group did help me learn how to roleplay and draw better, and I've improved more and more over time.
''Why are you writing this now, of all times?"
Because AALC is closing.
AALC- was two whole years of my childhood. Of course I'll miss it when it's gone. The many friends I'd made (unsure if they are still, I haven't really kept in contact. My fault.), the experiences I'd had...Everything.
If you were there when I mass-deleted 300+ pictures off my gallery, most which were related to AALC-
I saved all of them.
(Well, most of them, I deleted lots of crappy half-assed ones.)
I still look at them occasionally to give me inspiration.
"Wow, you've improved so much...Look at this idiot's art!" is what I think when I look at them.
But I will miss AALC. And everyone there. Really. Despite all the good and bad experiences, AALC was important to me.
I'd like to thank everyone (who knew me) for roleplaying with me, drawing my characters, talking to me, and putting up with my dumb past self. It's something that occasionally I'd wish to forget, but I don't want to, if that meant forgetting my past experiences.
Besides, it's helped shaped me into who I am now.
I guess this is goodbye? Who knows....
If you still want to keep in contact, go ahead and ask.
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AALC- Original Character Tournament!
5 min read
This is a tournament being hosted by 
To see the original journal entry go here: aalc.deviantart.com/blog/41366…
Prizes (You know you were expecting this 
)
~
The Grand Prize for the winner of the tournament will be a one-year DA subscription! As well as a commission from one of our judges.
~
Second place will also receive a commission.
~
Also- all participants will automatically receive 30 points!
~
Now that we have your attention, read on for the details.
In case you're wondering...
What is an OCT?
~
An OCT, otherwise known as an Original Character Tournament, is a tournament tree for your OCs.
~
Participating OCs are randomly paired to fight. Both artists draw and submit a comic of their OC fighting with their opponent's OC.
~
The winner is chosen and moves onto the second round, and so on until we have a final round with one grand prize winner!
AALC's OCT
~
As an academy RP group, we thought it would be fun to host our own OCT!
~
We will be accepting 64 contestants.
~
Each round will last two weeks so that you have plenty of time to draw your comics. The expected ending date will be around mid to late September if everything goes as planned.
~
For every round you will be randomly assigned an opponent and an arena. Each fight will take place somewhere on Lillegard Island: habren.deviantart.com/art/Lill…
~
At the start of each round, you will be given a link to your opponent's character page, and a written description of your arena for reference.
How to enter:
~
If you are already a member of AALC: Just let a founder ( Pyek , SynthesizedConiine, or habren ) know that you want to join! Yep, easy as that. We'll send a copy of your character sheet to the OCT Contestant's folder( aalc.deviantart.com/gallery/30… ), and you're in. Just sit tight and wait to get paired up with your opponent.
::
If you want to join AALC: While you are not required to join AALC in order to participate in the Tournament, we would love if you considered it! We are an active group with a really great base of welcoming members.
~
So, if you would like to join the Academy, fill out the Student Application form here: [link] and submit it as a deviation.
~
The title of your deviation should be something like "AALC: [Your Character's Name]. Then submit your deviation to the "OCT Contestant" folder. We will send you an invite to join the group and copy your deviation to the Student Log folder!
::
If you want to join the Tournament, but don't want to join the Academy: Like I said, even though we'd love to have you as a new member, you can still join the tournament without joining AALC.
~
In this case, you still have to fill out the application form here: synthesizedconiine.deviantart.…
::
Once you've completed the application, upload it as a deviation. The title of your deviation should be something like "$AALC: [Your Character's Name]. Notice the "$". This is important if you do not wish to join the group.
~
For Everyone: Be sure to include all the following information in your artist description.
~
Name
Age
Species
Height
Weight
Fighting Style
Personality
History
~
Remember, we will only be accepting 64 contestants, so don’t wait to get your application submitted!
Judging:
~
Winners will be chosen based on effort and creativity rather than artistic skill. Your OC does not have to be an excellent fighter, they could be technologically inclined, or just hard to catch. We love creativity!
~
The tournament judges are:
,
,
,
&
Advertising Prizes~ (Yes. There are more prizes. C: )
~
We want this contest to be big! So we are offering 10 points to anyone who advertises for us in their journals and/or signature.
~
So, if you join the tournament and advertise in both your journal and signature, you can receive a total of 50 points! These prizes will be limited, so be sure to comment here: aalc.deviantart.com/blog/41366… with proof. And thanks in advance!
~
This idea was taken from MisterMya who did the same for their contest here: aeoniran.deviantart.com/journa…
::
Deadline for Applications: July 8th
::
First round of comics due: July 26th, 2011
We look forward to seeing your entries!
[http://aalc.deviantart.com/blog/41366747/]
To see the original journal entry go here: aalc.deviantart.com/blog/41366…
Prizes (You know you were expecting this )~
The Grand Prize for the winner of the tournament will be a one-year DA subscription! As well as a commission from one of our judges.
~
Second place will also receive a commission.
~
Also- all participants will automatically receive 30 points!
~
Now that we have your attention, read on for the details.
In case you're wondering...
What is an OCT?~
An OCT, otherwise known as an Original Character Tournament, is a tournament tree for your OCs.
~
Participating OCs are randomly paired to fight. Both artists draw and submit a comic of their OC fighting with their opponent's OC.
~
The winner is chosen and moves onto the second round, and so on until we have a final round with one grand prize winner!
AALC's OCT ~
As an academy RP group, we thought it would be fun to host our own OCT!
~
We will be accepting 64 contestants.
~
Each round will last two weeks so that you have plenty of time to draw your comics. The expected ending date will be around mid to late September if everything goes as planned.
~
For every round you will be randomly assigned an opponent and an arena. Each fight will take place somewhere on Lillegard Island: habren.deviantart.com/art/Lill…
~
At the start of each round, you will be given a link to your opponent's character page, and a written description of your arena for reference.
How to enter:~
If you are already a member of AALC: Just let a founder ( Pyek , SynthesizedConiine, or habren ) know that you want to join! Yep, easy as that. We'll send a copy of your character sheet to the OCT Contestant's folder( aalc.deviantart.com/gallery/30… ), and you're in. Just sit tight and wait to get paired up with your opponent.::
If you want to join AALC: While you are not required to join AALC in order to participate in the Tournament, we would love if you considered it! We are an active group with a really great base of welcoming members. ~
So, if you would like to join the Academy, fill out the Student Application form here: [link] and submit it as a deviation.
~
The title of your deviation should be something like "AALC: [Your Character's Name]. Then submit your deviation to the "OCT Contestant" folder. We will send you an invite to join the group and copy your deviation to the Student Log folder!
::
If you want to join the Tournament, but don't want to join the Academy: Like I said, even though we'd love to have you as a new member, you can still join the tournament without joining AALC. ~
In this case, you still have to fill out the application form here: synthesizedconiine.deviantart.…
::
Once you've completed the application, upload it as a deviation. The title of your deviation should be something like "$AALC: [Your Character's Name]. Notice the "$". This is important if you do not wish to join the group.
~
For Everyone: Be sure to include all the following information in your artist description.~
Name
Age
Species
Height
Weight
Fighting Style
Personality
History
~
Remember, we will only be accepting 64 contestants, so don’t wait to get your application submitted!
Judging:~
Winners will be chosen based on effort and creativity rather than artistic skill. Your OC does not have to be an excellent fighter, they could be technologically inclined, or just hard to catch. We love creativity!
~
The tournament judges are:
,,,& Advertising Prizes~ (Yes. There are more prizes. C: )~
We want this contest to be big! So we are offering 10 points to anyone who advertises for us in their journals and/or signature.
~
So, if you join the tournament and advertise in both your journal and signature, you can receive a total of 50 points! These prizes will be limited, so be sure to comment here: aalc.deviantart.com/blog/41366… with proof. And thanks in advance!
~
This idea was taken from MisterMya who did the same for their contest here: aeoniran.deviantart.com/journa…
::
Deadline for Applications: July 8th
::
First round of comics due: July 26th, 2011
We look forward to seeing your entries!
[http://aalc.deviantart.com/blog/41366747/]
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Keeping this journal here because
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I like to scroll through old comments like these.
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1. Tell you something i learned about by looking at your DA page for 13 seconds.
2. Tell you a color you remind me of.
3. Tell you my first memory of you.
4. Tell you what movie, tv, or video game character you remind me of.
5. Ask you a question, and you must answer.
6. Tell you something I like about you.
7. Give you a nickname.
8. Tell you the object that is to the left of me.
9. Dare you to post this in your journal.
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1. Tell you something i learned about by looking at your DA page for 13 seconds.
2. Tell you a color you remind me of.
3. Tell you my first memory of you.
4. Tell you what movie, tv, or video game character you remind me of.
5. Ask you a question, and you must answer.
6. Tell you something I like about you.
7. Give you a nickname.
8. Tell you the object that is to the left of me.
9. Dare you to post this in your journal.
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