Choice Awards Discussion/Planning

[Kender Bard]

So it's almost September, the month of my favorite Naruta event: The Naruta Choice Awards.

For those who are new to us, the Choice Awards are basically like the emmys for Naruta. We have categories, candidates to win, votes, and hand out little trophies. It's a great time for everyone to stop and look back over our roleplays and be nostalgic.

Because of that, new people tend to feel like they can't participate. It's true it's a lot harder, but you can still have fun with us if you don't mind reading old topics! I'm going to do my best to link to everything I can so that folks can read up with us. Otherwise, well kick back and relax and try to laugh at us gushing over the highs and lows of our RP.

If you like, here's the previous choice awards we've had:
First One
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh

Now, for the big feature of this thread: Categories! As last time, I'll list all the categories we had before and people can post suggesting ones to add or to drop from the list.

LAST YEAR'S CATEGORIES:
1) Greatest Force
2) Best Couple
3) Most Soahcian
4) Most Etafian
5) Most Thuothian
6) Most Worgan
7) Most Taedean
8) Most Efilian
9) Best Leader
10) Worst Leader
11) Most Amusing
12) Most Spectacular/Tragic Death
13) Most Likeable
14) Most Romantic
15) Most Devious
16) Best Villain
17) Bravest/Most Daring Character
18) Most Tragic Character
19) Best Lover/Spouse
20) Best Friend
21) Most Epic Moment
22) Moment of Most Stupidity
23) Silliest Name

[Darastrix]

My first suggestion is going to be to drop the cutest/sexiest categories. Choice awards are/should be mainly about roleplay and those tend to boil down to appearance rather than play.

"Most Insane" also tends to have overlap with "Most Disturbing Baddie," and I don't think it ought to be a player goal to create characters to display stereotypical Hollywood-type 'insanity,' or to strive to make a "disturbing" bad guy. Plus "most disturbing baddie" cuts all civil, non-disturbing bad guys out of the running.

Instead, I suggest replacing "Most Insane" with "Most Soahcian" and "Most Disturbing Baddie" with simply "Best Villain." We could also add "Most -insert Force-ian" categories for other Forces as well to make the Awards themselves a little more Narutan-flavoured.

I also submit the category of "Best Quote" for consideration.

[Kender Bard]

Edited the above to reflect suggestions.

[Devon]

Best Quote seems really taxing to figure out who said what, if it was even any good, and the frame of reference for it.

Also we need blackjack and hookers

[Kender Bard]

Best Quote seems to be in debate; I'll mark it as such. Any other thoughts for it as a potential category?

[Darastrix]

Mike makes a good point; it is easier to nominate stuff like 'best quote' in award things that are done on a monthly basis as opposed to biannually.

[tuo]

Just me being silly but here goes. How about a 'Silliest name' category? Or something else along those lines?

[Kender Bard]

Best Quote stricken, Silliest Name added.

I like the idea of making it a monthly thing, though.