As we’d mentioned in the instructions for the Round 2 of art claims, the mods have come up with an exciting reward for all of the writers and artists, which we are calling “Achievement Unlocked” (one of your mods is a gamer).
Since all of the Art Prompts have been claimed (the achievement), we will be allowing writers to write additional stories for any of the prompts that strike their fancy (the unlocking). This is akin to the “Madness” round in a Remix challenge or a “Treat” round in an exchange challenge, but with a few differences because of the structure of the Reverse Bang.
1 – There is no formal claiming, but your mods do request that you let them know what prompt(s) you will be writing stories for. We will have a third prompt post and the comments will be moderated (remain hidden from view by everyone but the mods).
2 – There are no minimums for story length. The 5k minimum applies only to stories claimed in Round 1 and Round 2 (the guarantee that each artist gets a longer story as a reward for their artwork).
3 – Achievement Unlocked stories cannot be posted until all of the primary stories have been posted (that’s the thirty stories for the thirty artworks). The posting period for Achievement Unlocked stories begins on June 2, 2019, unless there’s a default and we’ve given a pinch hitter some extra time, which will delay the opening for the Achievement Unlocked round.
4 – The posting period for Achievement Unlocked stories runs until September 1, 2019. Yes, that’s longer than the primary posting period, but this gives writers a chance to stretch their legs and write a whole bunch of stories, or one really long story.
5 – Writers who have defaulted on their primary story will not be permitted to post an Achievement Unlocked story, even if the writer has pulled out of the challenge before the dropout date. Writers who disregard this rule will not be permitted to participate in future rounds of the Kingsman Reverse Bang.
6 – Artists who have signed up as writers may write a story for their own art.
7 – While creating additional artwork is never a requirement, that is double-true for Achievement Unlocked stories. Formal matching emails will not be sent out for these stories. At some point after the drafts for the primary stories are turned in, those writers who’ve signed up for Achievement Unlocked stories AND have turned in their drafts will be given the contact details for their artists. As with the primary round, Preferred Pairings and Wants are optional, authors must respect the Do Not Wants.
8 – Artists may opt-out of having their art available for the Achievement Unlocked round. Please email your mods at [email protected] and let us know if you want to exclude any or all of your art prompts before April 13, when the post with the art and the moderated comments will go up.
Here’s the updated calendar and the usual speil.
Round Three “Achievement Unlocked” Selection: 11:00 AM EDT, April 13, 2019 - Countdown Timer
Author Check in (mandatory): April 21st, 2019
Last day for author drop out: May 1st, 2019
Pinch hit requests: May 3rd, 2019
Primary Challenge Closes, Fics and Finished Art Due: May 15th, 2019
Posting Starts: May 18th, 2019
Posting Ends: June 1st, 2019
Achievement Unlocked Round Posting Begins: When all of the primary round stories have been posted complete, but the earliest will be June 2nd.
Achievement Unlocked Round Posting Ends: September 1st, 2019
The complete Rules/FAQ can be found at the Community Profile and here.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to your mods, either by comment to this post, email, or PM. We’re here to help and make sure that this is fun for everyone.
