Blizzcon 2007 Contest - In the Footsteps of Sigmar.
For my own amusement, and the amusement of a great many of the readers of this blog, I am proposing a contest. I am entitling this contest In the Footsteps of Sigmar. Wikipedia has this to say about the legend of Sigmar:
While it is not known why Sigmar set out on his own, or where he went, it is clear that he was on a mission. The likeliest rendition is that he set off on a personal mission to purge the world of Chaos. Such is the setting for my little contest. To be in the running, you must attend Blizzcon adorned in the armor and vestments of a Warrior Priest of Sigmar. Ideally, you'll want to look like a "t4" Warrior Priest from WAR (shown below) or the one that serves as a background to this blog. I want to see pictures. If you can get your picture taken with key developers, you get bonus points. The supreme honor goes to anyone who gets their picture taken, as a Warrior Priest of Sigmar, with Tigole, Foror, or Kalgan (or ideally all three). The second Blizzcon will be held August 3-4 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
What will you win? Besides cheers and a good laugh from a great many disgruntled holy warriors biding their time until Warhammer Online goes live, I'll grant you an exclusive interview and showcase here on HammerofSigmar.com. Your pics will be displayed for all to see, and you'll get mega-props that can be redeemed on forums across the internets for permanent upgrades to your e-peen.
Who is eligible? Anyone from anywhere who is willing to invest the time and money to get there and come away with pictures. The ability to speak English is recommended for the prize, but not a requirement (pictures speak louder than words anyway). It is entirely possible for there to be more than one winner, as I'm not expecting that many entries in the first place. In the event of multiple qualifiers, a supreme winner will be chosen on the basis of photograph subjects (higher ranking Blizzard employees are worth more) and quality of your Warrior Priest adornment. If they have class forums, and you happen to get into the Paladin one and get some pics (with you in them), you will receive a special honor that will remain static on the front page until the launch of Warhammer Online.
Why don't I just go myself? A just question. I happen to live on the eastern end of the country, and am on somewhat of a tight budget nowadays.
There is darkness out there, son of Sigmar. Go, bring justice to the infidels and glory to the Empire.
In his fiftieth year of reigning, Sigmar put by his crown and set off to see what lay beyond the World's Edge Mountains to the east, in a similar fashion to the Dwarf ancestor/warrior deity Grimnir the Fearless, who legendarily strode off into the Chaos Waste to do battle with the Powers of the Warp. Sources conflict on the details of what precisely motivated Sigmar to do this; some accounts claim he set off to return Ghal Maraz to the Dwarfs, but the famous rune-hammer has traditionally been the weapon of the ruling Emperor and the primary symbol/relic of the Sigmarite cult, founded by Johann Helstrum in IC 73.
While it is not known why Sigmar set out on his own, or where he went, it is clear that he was on a mission. The likeliest rendition is that he set off on a personal mission to purge the world of Chaos. Such is the setting for my little contest. To be in the running, you must attend Blizzcon adorned in the armor and vestments of a Warrior Priest of Sigmar. Ideally, you'll want to look like a "t4" Warrior Priest from WAR (shown below) or the one that serves as a background to this blog. I want to see pictures. If you can get your picture taken with key developers, you get bonus points. The supreme honor goes to anyone who gets their picture taken, as a Warrior Priest of Sigmar, with Tigole, Foror, or Kalgan (or ideally all three). The second Blizzcon will be held August 3-4 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
What will you win? Besides cheers and a good laugh from a great many disgruntled holy warriors biding their time until Warhammer Online goes live, I'll grant you an exclusive interview and showcase here on HammerofSigmar.com. Your pics will be displayed for all to see, and you'll get mega-props that can be redeemed on forums across the internets for permanent upgrades to your e-peen.
Who is eligible? Anyone from anywhere who is willing to invest the time and money to get there and come away with pictures. The ability to speak English is recommended for the prize, but not a requirement (pictures speak louder than words anyway). It is entirely possible for there to be more than one winner, as I'm not expecting that many entries in the first place. In the event of multiple qualifiers, a supreme winner will be chosen on the basis of photograph subjects (higher ranking Blizzard employees are worth more) and quality of your Warrior Priest adornment. If they have class forums, and you happen to get into the Paladin one and get some pics (with you in them), you will receive a special honor that will remain static on the front page until the launch of Warhammer Online.
Why don't I just go myself? A just question. I happen to live on the eastern end of the country, and am on somewhat of a tight budget nowadays.
There is darkness out there, son of Sigmar. Go, bring justice to the infidels and glory to the Empire.
posted by Vaelin at 7:02 PM
2 Comments:
Genius idea. Can't wait to see what becomes of this few days after blizzcon and the pics start rollin in. >)
I would be in... if I had the money :(
Otoh, If I had a big hammer and would get near Tigole, Furor and Kalgan.... it could get ugly and WAR could get some very bad publicity.
"Madman screams "For the Emperor!", kills 3"
Or is that good publicity? :D
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