User manual ADRIAN EMPIRE ARTS MANUAL, JULY 1999

[. . . ] The Arts and Sciences Manual of The Adrian Empire, Inc. November 1997 Copyright 1991 The Adrian Empire, Inc. This being the Manual of Arts and Sciences of the Adrian Empire, Inc. , approved by the Imperial Estates, re-revised during the reign of Their Imperial Majesties, Sir Mathamhain Kilshannig and Dame Isebeau Reveane, after being play tested in all regions of the Empire, by Dame Katayana Belski Imperial Minister of the Arts. Originally revised by Dame Delia Xenterra von Burg Imperial Minister of Arts and Sciences. Preface The Arts and Sciences Manual of the Adrian Empire, Inc. , September 1997, shall supersede all previous and contingent Arts and Sciences manuals upon approval of the Imperial Estates. The previous Arts and Sciences manuals are, but are not limited to: 1. Manual of Arts and Sciences, July 1992 written by Chienne. [. . . ] They must give explanations as to exactly what was objectionable and suggestions for acceptable projects. The Minister must do this before the panel has completed its judging of the project. There shall be three (3) Judges selected: 1) One chosen by the Artisan. 2) Second chosen by the Royal Arts and Sciences Minister. 3) Third agreed upon by both Artisan and Minister. Note: If there is no Arts and Sciences Minister, the Ruling Noble in the Chartered Subdivision can select the Judges with the Artisan. Or the Ruling Noble can request the Imperial Arts and Sciences Minister to select Judges within the Empire to Judge. The judge selected by the Minister should have expertise in the art form being judged. (Fine, Crafted, Bardic or Food and Alchemy) They shall be Knights or Experts if available. They will be qualified to judge the Tournament Knights' List prior to judging a Master Work. The project shall be reviewed and judged, by the same selected judging panel three times or until the project is awarded the title, Master Work. Judges may be asked for input prior to an official judging by the panel. Judges can request to be removed from judging a project. They must work with the person(s) who selected them to find a replacement. Note: It is the responsibility of the Minister to oversee the judging process and to assist the artisan in any way possible. To review Master Work Project Entries that are not awarded the title Master Work after three (3) submissions. If the Minister feels the item is deserving, they can have the item judged once, by three new judges as a masterwork. The Master Work 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. Once a Project has gone through the judging process it can not be entered in tournament. The Artisan can submit their entry for review a maximum of three times. The Judges should assist the artisan in obtaining information sources and techniques. [. . . ] These entries will not count in the point totals for the contenders. Group Entries count only as one entry in the point totals. For the purpose of determining the winning army in any list, a masterwork shall be awarded an additional 5 points. A tournament win shall be awarded to the artisan with the highest final entry score upon each list. [. . . ]