What makes you Extraordinary?

[Elrar]

Greetings Ascended!

Are you extraordinary? Do you know of someone else who is? To commemorate the upcoming one-year anniversary of RIFT, we want to celebrate players who have an extraordinary story from their real lives to tell. It might be one moment from their life or something amazing they do every day. Whatever the case, we want to hear about it. Email us your story or tell us about someone you know who you would like to see recognized in less than 300 words before February 15, 2012. We’ll pick the most inspiring stories for a unique series of personal films we’ll be creating and sharing with the RIFT community. This is your chance to tell your story or shine the spotlight on someone else who is truly extraordinary.

Shortlisted entries, upon verification of the story’s accuracy, will receive further rewards to be announced at a later date and a select few will be asked to tell their story on film, which will be shared online.

Story Submission Guidelines

• Stories must be submitted via email to: extraordinary@trionworlds.com. Stories should be sent in the body of the message. No attachments will be accepted and/or opened.
• Stories must not exceed 300 words in length.
• Stories must be written in English, French or German.
• Feel free to submit more than one story to us for consideration.
• By submitting a story, you acknowledge that (i) you are the sole and original author of the story, (ii) you own all right, title and interest in the story, and (iii) it has not been previously submitted in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means.
• By submitting a story, you grant Trion Worlds, Inc. a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display the story, in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes, except where prohibited by law.
• You agree to allow us to contact you via email regarding your story.
• If you are selected to tell your story on film, you may be required to sign additional documentation, including a publicity release.

[nocks]

My mom says I'm extraordinary...


Okay, no she doesn't.

[Fatbudz]

Greetings Ascended!

Are you extraordinary? Do you know of someone else who is? To commemorate the upcoming one-year anniversary of RIFT, we want to celebrate players who have an extraordinary story from their real lives to tell. It might be one moment from their life or something amazing they do every day. Whatever the case, we want to hear about it. Email us your story or tell us about someone you know who you would like to see recognized in less than 300 words before February 15, 2012. We’ll pick the most inspiring stories for a unique series of personal films we’ll be creating and sharing with the RIFT community. This is your chance to tell your story or shine the spotlight on someone else who is truly extraordinary.

Shortlisted entries, upon verification of the story’s accuracy, will receive further rewards to be announced at a later date and a select few will be asked to tell their story on film, which will be shared online.

Story Submission Guidelines

• Stories must be submitted via email to: extraordinary@trionworlds.com. Stories should be sent in the body of the message. No attachments will be accepted and/or opened.
• Stories must not exceed 300 words in length.
• Stories must be written in English, French or German.
• Feel free to submit more than one story to us for consideration.
• By submitting a story, you acknowledge that (i) you are the sole and original author of the story, (ii) you own all right, title and interest in the story, and (iii) it has not been previously submitted in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed publicly through any means.
• By submitting a story, you grant Trion Worlds, Inc. a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display the story, in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes, except where prohibited by law.
• You agree to allow us to contact you via email regarding your story.
• If you are selected to tell your story on film, you may be required to sign additional documentation, including a publicity release.

No one cares about this, bring up the shards.

[kschoe2]

No one cares about this, bring up the shards.

Incredibly disrespectful.. kids these days and their sense of entitlement. WAHH WAHH WAHH I wanna play NAO! Get over yourself.

[the_real_seebs]

Does the story have to have anything at all to do with rift?

[intrinsc]

Does the story have to have anything at all to do with rift?

I hope not. I think they just want to highlight the depth and breadth of our community whether in-game or not.

[Elrar]

I hope not. I think they just want to highlight the depth and breadth of our community whether in-game or not.

This^

We want to celebrate you, the players, and all of the wonderful things you do outside of RIFT

Cheers,

[kschoe2]

I hope not. I think they just want to highlight the depth and breadth of our community whether in-game or not.

Sounds like they want to hear about genuinely amazing stories, e.g. surviving a medical scare or beating Tim Tebow on the football field.

Ok that last one was a joke

[the_real_seebs]

Sadly, the really great examples I know aren't photogenic. :P

I knew a guy who performed a c-section on a corpse with a swiss army knife. This story forms the basis of his "no, you do NOT want to be thrown clear of the accident" lecture. Awesome story, but I don't think it makes for good television.

[xanduin246]

Sadly, the really great examples I know aren't photogenic. :P

i read that so wrong.. i guess thats probably a sign i should take a break from reading the forums and finally eat something today..

good luck to anyone that enters, i look forward to reading (or watching!) both the winning stories and general entries

[Kaliguwra]

Being ignored by guild mates for being too vulgar.

[Aasterinian]

I could tell you what makes me special...but then I would have to kill you...

mostly just kidding but i do work in a rather sensitive field so i am limited in being able to say much.

[WriteThemWrong]

I invented taking arrows to the knee.

/prizeplease.

[TyrLith]

damn if only this contest was called "what makes you special"

:<

[Toxen]

This is a classic psychological disorder trap.

However, I would love to explain my fascination of death and destruction.

Kefka is my role model.