Monthly Show Entry Requirements

• Tame Rukaan only. 

• Entry must be fullbody colored with complex background or 800+ words (1200+ for 2 Rukaan)

• Collaborations are allowed in classes which allow more than one Rukaan per piece, please list who did what portions of the image/literature

• "Sheets" are not permitted, each Rukaan may only be entered into one class per submission

• Riders are required for mounted classes. Handlers are only required for non-mounted classes if specified. 

• Many classes are set in Lore Locations.

• Leasing is not allowed.

Mounted Obstacle Course (speed bonus) 

A large obstacle course consisting of massive boulders, huge tables, old gates and other similarly rustic components had been constructed around the central fire. Rukaan and their riders must navigate through the course crossing various seesaws, opening and closing gates, performing careful maneuvering and finishing as quick and with as few faults as possible, similair to trail riding. One Rukaan and rider per entry.

Setting: Rutsic obstacle course around the central fire.

Stone Toss (strength bonus) 

In this two part event, the rider will first select a boulder on the hill, and then push it down. Afterwards, the rider and Rukaan must retrieve the boulder, and bring it back up by whatever means they can think of. The winner is the rider and Rukaan who bring the rock back to the starting position in the fastest time. One Rukaan and rider per entry.

Setting: Rocky hillside strewn with boulders.

Water Carrying (stamina bonus) 

The trolls are a hardy folk, and used to life in mountains and valleys. This trial invites Rukaans and their riders to complete a task which many trolls perform routinely: ride up the mountains slope to a fresh spring, bring a bucket of water down (while spilling at little as possible), pour it into a basin at the settlement, and repeat until you can't anymore. The contestant with the fullest basin at the end, wins.  Two rider and Rukaan pairs may enter per submission.

Setting:  A valley slope, from mountain spring to a large basin.

Troll Challenge (defense bonus) 

The trolls have selected a champion, and the Rukaan and their riders must face the dismounted champion in a type of joust - the troll will be running at you with a lance of their own. Can you stay in the saddle? One Rukaan and rider per entry. The troll must be pictured or included in the story.

Setting:  Large grassy field with boulders around the edges.

Firelight Orienteering (intelligence bonus) 

The valley may not be the largest location on Midgard, but its forests and sloping hills offer surprisingly challenging terrain. Rukaan and their riders must brave the woods at night with only a single torch, looking for pre-marked spots with the assistance of a simple  crude map. Do you know the terrain well enough to find them all before your light dies? Winner is determined by most spots found before your torch burns down, or best time if all are found.  Up to two entrants per submission.

Setting: A steep forested valley at night.

Monthly Show Prizes

1st Place

Monthly Show Judging

• 0-10 points: Effort compared to artist’s gallery

• 0-10 points: Correct background/setting/weather/specified details

• 0-10 points: Correct depiction of the class

• 0-10 points: RNG

• Optional bonus points:

• 0-10 points: Relevant stat (listed for each class)

• 0-5 points: Include a fullbody handler (or significantly involved in the story) for classes where it is not required 

• Additional points from feat or stat related traits, Handler Training Certificate, Professions, companions, and experience (see below)

Show Bonuses

The following items will give your Rukaan a bonus in shows, either to their chance of winning or to the prizes received. Stat related items will give your Rukaan a bonus only if it matches the stat used in the show.

• Stats

• Stat Companions (Huginn, Muninn, Sleipnir, Hildisvini, Saehrimnir, Gullinbursti): +3 or +5 to their specified stat

• Show Tack

  • Bridle: +1 bonus to show score

  • Show Bridle: +2 bonus to show score

  • Saddle: +2 bonus to show score

  • Show Saddle: +3 bonus to show score

• Handler Training Certificate from Handler Training Prompt Set: +2 bonus to Show Entries

• Showman Profession

  • Apprentice Showman: They gain a +2 bonus in group shows. 

  • Trained Showman: They gain a +5 bonus towards group shows, an additional +2 bonus to halter/showmanship classes, and a 5% bonus to kroner prizes from group shows. 

  • Adept Showman: They gain a +5 point bonus to group shows, and additional +2 bonus to halter/showmanship classes, and a 10% bonus to kroner prizes from group and member held shows. 

• Show Traits

  • Family Pride - +3 to a Rukaan’s group show/feat entry score if pictured with an ancestor from their visible lineage (Art: 50%+ visible. Literature: Significantly involved in the story.)

  • Highly Trained - +3 bonus to a Rukaan’s intelligence stat in show/feat entries only.

  • Loyal - +5 to a tame Rukaan’s group show entry score if their handler is significantly featured in the art or story. Art: Must be fullbody. Lit: Must have additional 400 words over required wordcount.

• Class Experience: For each time the Rukaan has previously entered the same class within the same show setting/theme and not won 1st place, they will get a +2 bonus in following months that they enter. This will cap at 5 entries (+10 total bonus) and will refresh with each new setting/theme. To claim, link the previous non-winning class results in the bonus field of the entering Rukaan's form. Junior classes count towards experience. Fun classes do not count towards experience.

• Loki’s Meddling (non-hereditary trait)- Chance to receive a Trickster’s Token in monthly show/feat classes (including Fun and Junior classes) when the Rukaan or their handler is depicted cheating, regardless of placement. They will not lose ‘Class Depiction’ points in their score for being depicted cheating. 

In addition to the monthly show classes, there are two "practice classes" to allow beginning Rukaan to compete on a level playing field. These are also held monthly, but work a bit differently from the monthly classes.

The Junior Class is a “junior” version of one of the main stat classes being held that month with the same class description and stat but limited to Rukaan with 5 points or fewer in the class stat. These will rotate through the various classes over the course of the theme, one per month. Rukaan/handlers do not have to be depicted as young to enter this class; junior refers to less experience and not less age. 

A Fun Class is a seperate class following the same setting and theme as the monthly show classes. This will be a stat-less class, such as halter or liberty, and will not generally require tack or a handler unless specified.

Please include this information block for each Rukaan to be rolled.

Entries should be submitted to the Shows gallery folder.

Be sure the trackers you are linking are the exact comment you want the result posted to unless you want it posted to the journal itself!

Member Hosted Shows

Tame Rukaan can also enter any HARPG or stable ARPG show that accepts them! If the show meets the requirements below, the Rukaan’s owner can also claim prizes from the group. You can find member hosted shows collected here, and feel free to submit your own!

Member Hosted Show Group-Provided Prize Requirements

• There must be at least 3 entries in the class when it is run (“ghost” entries do not count)

• Judging rubric must be publicly posted and cannot be more than 20% RNG (random)

• The show cannot be hosted or judged by the Rukaan’s owner or the creator of the entry

• The entry must be fullbody with a complex background or 800+ words

• The show class should be some kind of competition (like a horse or dog show) with placements (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc)

Group Offered Prizes

1st Place

+1 to stat of your choice

Show/Feat companion of your choice

1000 Kroner

2nd Place

+1 to stat of your choice

500 Kroner

3rd Place

250 Kroner

Submit your Member Hosted Show Placement prize requests >> here <<

Entries should be submitted to the Member Hosted Show Entries gallery folder.

Every few years the Rukaan group will host a Championship Show with higher hurdles and greater prizes!  This is an event like the Olympics where the very best and most experienced competitors in the world gather to see who is the best of the best from around the world. Your Rukaan must qualify to enter each class in this show.

The last Championship Show was held in Summer 2024. If it is held again, the next is estimated to be held in September 2026.

Qualification:

• The qualification timeframe for the next Championship Show will be from April 2024 to around the time the  next Championship Show is held. 

• To qualify, your Rukaan must have a 1st place result from the class stat type they are entering, or two 2nd/3rd placements in the class stat type they're entering. These results must have been earned during the qualification timeframe. Fun Classes and Junior Classes do not count towards qualification.