November Chocobo Races - Round-Up!

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We only had one submission this month, but it was an amazing one that earned bonus points for going above and beyond. We encourage everybody to go check it out:

You Are Rogue Tomato! (9104 words) by Stealth_Noodle
Chapters: 28/28
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Rogue Tomato, Original Characters
Summary:

Take on the role of Rogue Tomato in a thrilling Choose Your Own Adventure story that uses AO3's chaptering system in ways it was never meant to be used! Travel the world! Make friends! Die absurdly!

That leaves our competition here:

In first place,

Team Ifrit with 160 points

In second place,

Team Ramuh with 120 points

In third place,

Team Shiva with 20 points


Also, we had an exciting weekend -- for the first time ever, all three of your DOINK! Mods were in the same room together! We made nachos and drank things and had a great time, and we decided to take an offical mod photo for anyone in the community who wants to celebrate our big meetup with us.

( DOINK! Mod Team )

Stay tuned -- we'll be announcing December's theme in just a bit!

December Chocobo Races!

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DOINK! Chocobo Races 2012
December Theme: AUs and Crossovers
December Bonus Bonus: Rec Lists

Administrative Bits

• If you haven't yet chosen your team, make sure you sign up here if you want your work to count for points!
• Confused? Need a refresher on the rules? Wondering how to post? Get more information about Chocobo Racing here.
• You can browse the Chocobo Down list at any time!

December's Bonus Theme(s!)
For December, we'll be giving bonus points for above-and-beyond creativity -- AUs and Crossovers will earn extra points!

• "AU" (Alternate Universe) is the most common term, but for December, any exploratory-type different-setting-type work will earn bonus points. This includes Alternate Universe (changing something in canon; what-if types), Alternate Reality (moving characters to a different setting or canon), those fics where everyone is a werewolf... the more creative, the better. If you want to know whether something would count, just ask!


• Crossovers between FF canons as well as crossovers with other canons (in any media) are welcome! We would ask that crossovers branch out at least outside of a compilation canon (example: fanart crossing FFVII:OGC/FFVII:Advent Children would not count, but fanart crossing FFIV/FFVII:OGC would count).

In addition, since December is a month of holidays, and holiday prompts/memes, and holiday exchanges, there's one more way you can earn bonus points this round, and that's by making rec posts. Please check last year's post to see our guidelines on recs!

How will the scoring go?

• Any work that fits the theme of AU/AR/etc or Crossover will receive 10 points.
• Rec posts or comments containing 3 or more recs will receive 5 points each, up to a 15 point max for recs.
• Any work that doesn't fit the November theme, but is submitted in November, will still receive 5 points.
• Remember that you have to be signed up for a team before you post your work in order to get points!

What prompts are eligible for this month?

• Official Chocobo Down Database
• August's Rare Character / Rare Relationship Prompt Post
• September's Makeout Prompt Post
• October's Gen and Friend Prompt Post
• November's Mixing Up The Media Prompt Post
• December's Prompt Post (since there may not be as many AU/crossover/AR prompts as everyone might want, we'll open prompting soon!)

What if there isn't anything in the Chocobo Down Database that I want to create for? What if I want to ask for something else?
There are definitely some existing prompts for crossovers, AUs, what-ifs, etc. already in our CD Database! Usually these prompts are really difficult to match, so please take a look and see if you can make someone's unfilled fandom dream come true?

Since this month opens up new options for canon exploration, we'll open the prompt post sooner than usual this time. Look for it in a couple days!

Some reminders for this round:

• Please include the prompt you are filling somewhere when you post your work!
• Since the mods can't guarantee we have the time to look at every work ourselves, please make sure you label your work appropriately, so that we know who gets bonus points and who doesn't!

Ready, Set, Go... Let's mix it up again! The December Chocobo Races are open!