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Carolina Shepherds Summer Event
This summer the Blue Ridge Club is hosting a hiking trip at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina! This mountain is 5,946 ft tall and mostly wooded with short pines and scrub as you get towards the top. As you climb up the mountainside you'll be treated to views of the nearby rolling mountains and forested hills. There is even a ladder to take you to the top of a flat rock by the peak for a rest, snack, or to admire the views. You and your dog (or club dog) can climb to the summit by taking one of a few different trails daily, participating in the community, writing about your dog(s), and/or drawing your dog(s). As you climb the mountain you will earn prizes when you reach specified altitudes!
Information and Rules:
This event runs from 8/10 to 9/1.
You may choose a trail to follow once a day after the previous day’s results have been posted.
You may use one of your dogs or if you do not own a dog you may choose a club dog to use.
SAR traits, equipment, and competition titles that give SAR bonuses apply to this event with the exception of weather-based traits and equipment. For example if your dog has the Driven (+2 to SAR) trait, they would get +2 feet, but if they had the Water-intolerant (-2 to SAR if precipitation is present) trait, it would not apply. The weather is considered to be moderate with no wind or precipitation.
Commissioned artwork and writing are accepted for this event. You may enter art or writing that you have already created for your Carolina Shepherd, however you may not enter it more than once. Artwork should be colored in.
We are giving out bonus SAR points for art and writing this year!
How to Play:
Once a day you may choose a trail to follow up the side of the mountain. You may choose the easy trail, the moderate trail, or the challenging trail. The moderate and challenging trails are hard and there is a chance that you will not advance by choosing these trails. The easy trail has no chance of failure - you will always advance by choosing this trail.
Easy Trail: You and your dog will ascend 150-250 feet, determined by RNG. No chance of failure.
Moderate Trail: You and your dog will ascend 250-400 feet, determined by RNG. There is a 25% chance of failure.
Challenging Trail: You and your dog will ascend 400-650 feet, determined by RNG. There is a 50% chance of failure.
You can also gain additional feet by participating in the community, drawing art of your dog(s), and/or writing about your dogs. You may commission artwork or writing for this event. You may color in lines that someone else made for this event for half of the feet.
Community Participation:
Post in the community discord (once a day): Share a picture of your dog, say hello, ask a question, or drop a suggestion for a new adopt! (25-50 feet, determined by RNG).
Artwork:
Headshot (50 feet) - A drawing of your dog’s head. Example drawn by Julius525 with no background.
Halfbody (75 feet) - A drawing of your dog’s head, shoulders, and at least two limbs/tail. Example drawn by taikunfoo with a complex background.
Fullbody (100 feet) - A drawing of your dog showing their full body. Example drawn by Vinson with a complex background
Shading (25 feet) - You earn additional feet from adding shading to your drawing.
Simple background (15 feet) - A simple background without much detail. Vague shapes, clouds/mists, blurred lines, etc are examples of simple backgrounds. A background that is a solid color does not count as a simple background, some effort does need to go into it.
Complex background (50 feet) - A complex background with a good amount of detail. Shapes should be clear and details such as tree bark, grass, stones, flowers, etc, are clearly visible.
If you color in lines that someone else made you will get ½ the distance. In the case of 0.5 feet it will be rounded up to a full foot. For this example Frisco colored in tealea's lines to color in their dog Omen. They would get 70 feet (100 feet from fullbody + 25 feet from shading + 15 feet for simple background = 140 feet divided by 2 = 70 feet).
This year you will earn 5-10 SAR points for each piece of art you make! Headshots will be 5-6 SAR points, halfbodies will be 7-8 SAR SAR points, and fullbodies will be 9-10 SAR points. You can earn the higher SAR point value for each piece by adding shading or a background!
If you have any questions about what category/categories your art might fall into, please feel free to send me a PM or ask in the discord help channel.
Writing:
Personality Development: Write a minimum of 50 words about the dog’s personality (25 feet)
Likes/Dislikes: Make a list of 5 things your dog likes and 5 things they dislike (15 feet)
Stories: Write a minimum of 200 words featuring the dog (50 feet, +25-50 feet for every extra 100 words). This topic doesn’t have to be about the event, so long as your dog is the star of the story it will count!
This year you will earn 5 SAR points for every 100 words in a story you write!
Prizes:
500 feet - Random treat chosen from beef, chicken, rabbit, or salmon
1000 feet - Random toy chosen from squeaky toy, tennis ball, or tug toy
1500 feet - Choice of one 2* equipment piece or one common trait
2000 feet - 25 SAR points
2500 feet - Choice of one common custom (any common markings) or 100 SAR points
3000 feet - 50 SAR points
3500 feet - Choice of one uncommon custom (1 uncommon marking, any common markings) or 200 SAR points
4000 feet - Choice of one 3* equipment piece
4500 feet - Rare custom (1 rare marking, 1 uncommon marking, any common markings)
5000 feet - 75 SAR points
Top of Mountain (5,946 ft) - Very rare custom (1 very rare marking, 1 rare marking, 3 uncommon markings, any common markings)
If you have won a choice for equipment/traits or a custom please send me a pm with your choice or custom design. Rare and very rare customs will have a small chance of having special ears, special tails, and/or a feathered coat. If you do not want me to roll for one (or more) of these, please let me know. See marking rarities here (google drive link)
Entry form:
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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Dog Name and ID#:[/b]
[b]Link to Dog:[/b]
[b]Dog’s SAR Traits/Title Bonuses/Equipment:[/b]
[b]What trail do you want to take?:[/b]
[b]Additional art/writing/community entries:[/b]
Entry Form Explanation:
Username - Your username
Dog Name and ID#: Your dog’s name and ID#, for example Bruno A-0020
Link to Dog: Link to your dog’s adoption page
Dog’s Traits/Titles/Equipment: Please list your dog’s traits, titles that provide SAR bonuses, achievement bonuses, and their equipment (if any). Only traits that modify SAR should be listed, both positive and negative. If the dog does not have any traits, titles, or equipment, you may put ‘None’.
What trail do you want to take: Choose from the easy, moderate, or challenging trails
Additional art/writing/community entries: List out any additional bonuses with links where applicable. For example if you drew a picture of your dog and posted in the discord, you could write ‘Posted in discord and drew this art of my dog (link)’. Please provide a link to any art or writing.
