User manual ADRIAN EMPIRE ARTS & SCIENCES MANUAL, 2000

[. . . ] The Adrian Empire, Inc. IMPERIAL ESTATES WRIT #1 THE ARTS AND SCIENCES MANUAL Adopted for playtest March 2000 Amended February 2002 © 2002 The Adrian Empire Inc. , all rights reserved. Anyone is welcome to point out any error or omission that they may find. Imperial Minister of Arts and Sciences Arts@adrianempire. org Empress empress@adrianempire. org Emperor emperor@adrianempire. org Page 2 of 26 APPROVED FOR PLAY-TEST Arts and Sciences Manual as adopted March 2000, amended February 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Highlights of the "New" Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The judge selected by the Minister should have expertise in the art form being judged. They shall be knights or experts, if available. They will be qualified to judge the tournament Knights' List prior to judging a Masterwork or Masterpiece. The project shall be reviewed and judged, by the same selected judging panel three (3) times or until the project is awarded the title Masterwork. Judges may be asked for input prior to an official judging by the panel. The judges for the MW/MP project do not have to be the same judges that originally judged the piece or parts of the piece at a tournament or war. Judges can request to be removed from judging a project. They must work with the persons who selected them to find a replacement. A judge should not be a family member or close affiliate if possible. Note: It is the responsibility of the Royal MA&S to oversee the judging process and to assist the artisan in any way possible. The Royal MA&S will review MW/MP project entries that are not awarded the title Masterwork or Masterpiece after three (3) submissions. If the Royal MA&S feels the item is deserving, they can have the item judged one (1) additional time, by three (3) new judges as a Masterwork or Masterpiece. The artisan may "turn down" only one (1) judge. e. f. 4. PROJECT REVIEW The artisan can submit his/her entry for review a maximum of once per month. The judges should assist the artisan in obtaining information sources and techniques. The artisan is encouraged to see information from sources other than the judges between reviews to gain a broader understanding of the Arts. The artisan shall be allowed, and encouraged, to submit his/her entry for review prior to completion in order to obtain direction, guidance, and assistance from the judges. Artisans are encouraged to seek the judges' guidance and input through all stages of the documentation and the project itself. That way, if the judges see a problem area, they can help the artisan to correct it before the final submission. All questions on the documentation and the project should be in writing so the artisan can have hard copy of needs to be include, corrected or improved. 5. PROJECT JUDGING One the project is complete, it may be submitted for judging. The Masterwork/Masterpiece project shall be judged independently from the tournament, they do not receive a participation point. Projects may be submitted first in tournament (for a participation point) before their first presentation to the judging panel. [. . . ] If the judges see an entry that is exemplary, they can award a spontaneous Masterwork. This is not a project that is perfect - perfection is NOT what the judges are looking for. A masterwork is judged as excellent artisan-level work. If I get a Masterwork do I also get a Tourney Win? [. . . ]