The Drabardi Donkey

Types of competition

Here you can see the different competitions that will be held in the group and what skills/stats that will count for each. You will also find a description on how the different contests will be run and how to enter. However you will only find information here, you enter a contest at the DA-group in the correct journal.

Racing

One of the Drabardis stronger skills are it's great stamina and speed, and while it can't really match the speed of a thoroughbred it is fast compared to many other longears. Therefore the Drabardi HARPG group promotes these talents even if contests are held in other disciplines as well. Unlike thoroughbreds Drabardi donkeys is never seen in starting gates but instead they begin the race from a 'standing start' so it's always good to have a donkey and rider that is quick and responsive.

Racing, flat: Speed + Gait + Wit
Racing, steeplechase: Speed + Gait + jumping
Endurance: Endurance + Speed

Dressage, jumping, cross country, (= eventing) & hunter

If one would compare the Drabardi with let's say a sporthorse (warmblood) it's easy to say right off the bat that the donkey will never be like the sporthorse/warmblood in miniature. However the Drabardi, for what it is - can master the same things - just not 'the same way'. That being said, competitions are still held in these events.

Dressage: Dressage + Gait
Showjumping: Jumping + Wit
Cross Country: Jumping + Endurance + Wit
Hunter, flat work: Dressage + Gait
Hunter, over fences: Dressage + Jumping

Driving/Pulling

This is another event where the Drabardis main skills can come out and shine, perhaps due to its history as a 'beast of burden'. It is stronger than its size give it credit for and if it get a little dollied up, it can make a pretty animal in front of a cart. It is a strong and reliant partner on your farm. If treated with respect and kindness you have someone who won't give up on the task.

Carriage Pulling: Strength + Gait
Log pulling: Strength + Wit

Western

On the island the Drabardi is used to herd both the special kind cattle and sheep that are kept on the island, and while it can't dodge and roll like a pure stockhorse it does it very well for a longear. A welltrained cutting donkey have no problem sorting out the stock you want.

Cutting: Wit + Dressage
Reining: Speed + Endurance
Barrel racing: Speed + Endurance
Western Pleasure: Dressage + Gait

Halter

If your donkey (or you) aren't so competitive and is more of a companion perhaps halter is for you. It's still a type of competition but here the donkeys temperament, how it moves is what counts as well as gaits.

Halter/Liberty: Temperament + Dressage + Gait

Trick riding/Mounted games

Are you one for doing tricks or love mounted games? If you are well connected with your ass this might be something for you.

Trick Riding: Temperament + Wit + Dressage
Mounted Games: Temperament + Speed + Dressage

How the contests are run

The group contests are always run with a artists/writers effort and character development first in mind, RNG is just a tiny bit involved - call it a luck roll if you will, giving you a chance of 1-5 points extra.

As examples, in racing you can see it getting that opening by the rail, in dressage is like really nailing one of the movements, in jumping getting a turn on the inside of a jump (ie cutting corners) a little bit better than everybody else.

The contests are of the 'ongoing' kind meaning that as soon as the minimum numbers of participants is met, the competition will be held. You can't enter the same 'class' with the same donkey until the previous one is judged. You can enter max 2 donkeys owned by you in the same class. The minimum of contestants are: 3 (for now)

Prizes will be skill points, ingame currency + ribbons.

Contest Pointsheet

This is pointsheet is just for the showentery (image/text) - NOT to confuse with the skillpoints.

Art:

Donkey: The donkey must be depicted full body (At least 80%+ visible)
Sketch/Uncolored: 5 Showpoints
Full body/Full shading: 20 Showpoints

Trainer/Rider/Handler: At least 50% visible to count
Unshown: 0 Showpoints
Sketchy/Uncolored: 5 Showpoints
Full Body/Full shading: 20 Showpoints

Background: Full background is required to the best of your abilities
Minimal effort: 5 Showpoints
Fully colored and accurate: 10 Showpoints

Story (to art): If you want to add a little text to your image.
50 to 100 words: 5 Showpoints
100 to 200 words: 10 Showpoints
250+ words: 15 Showpoints

Literature:

Choose this option if you want to do a written submission ONLY. Must be entirely focused upon the task. The donkey plays a main role in the story and the trainer/rider/handler should be mentioned significantly throughout the story. To include other characters to some degree are allowed - just don't let them take over too much.

1000 words: 20 Showpoints
1500 words: 45 Showpoints
2000 words: 65 Showpoints
Every 200 words AFTER 2000: 1 Showpoints

Luckroll:

A RNG roll of 1-5 Showpoints will be rolled per image/text.

Collaborations:

+2 Showpoints per collaborators/image/text, must be noted who did what.
- If doing art you need to show trainers and there must be at least a simple colored background.
- If collaborating with text you need to do x2 the amount needed, ie 2000 words for 20 points etc. Since you are two working on the image/text the judging might be a little 'harder' - in the means if it look like it's hasty points can be docked.

It's a little about family too

A second thing I've been hoping to implement is the thing with breeding. Some dont care and some love the 'breeding the best with the best' to get something (hopefully) even better. The better a donkeys parents was good in the same event (racing for example) mean it might have a little better chance than one without. Here the skill level in the specified skill noted can give a bonus point, for example in racing the speed and stamina skill counts, while in dressage its gaits and dressage that counts.

Each level will give 0.5 Showpoints in bonus, so in the example with racing again;
if one parent is on Level 1 in racing, it means your donkey will get +1.5 Showpoints for the 'pedigree part'.
Only the donkeys parents will give points, not grandparents.

Level and skill

You have been gathering some skill of your own right? All those images and text showing your donkeys progress? Time to put that to some use! Each level in the skills needed for that particular competition give you a bonus point (lvl 1 = 0.5p, lvl 2 = 1p, lvl 3 = 1,5p etc max point to get is 5p per skill) that you add together. Most of the time you just need to calculate 2 skill levels but in some there are 3.

For example; Donkey A will enter a racing competition and have the following in the skills that counts for racing; Speed: Level 1 + Gait: Level 2 + Wit: Level 1 = 0.5 + 1 + 0.5 = +2p in LEVEL POINTS

These levels also sort you into classes so things will be as fair as possible. A 'green' (ie novice) donkey shouldn't have to face one that is a pro on the course. See more below (Competition classes - Where do I go).

If you want to see a star - look at me! Previous show records

A good competitor deserves to be acknowledged so the donkey will get some bonus for the last three placings it has (in the same type of contest it is now entering), for example if you enter a racing competition and you have just won a dressage contest and two 2nd places in jumping you wont get points, but if it is three 3rd places in racing you will.

Remember, only the last 3 show results counts. If you never been in the type of contest you are entering before, you don't get any points. These placings need to be linked and confirmed with a resultlist to count. Both Drabardi donkey group contests/shows and 'outsider' (effort and RNG type) competitions are included in this bonus.

Here you can see what each of the three last placements are worth
1st place: 1.5 p
2nd place: 1 p
3rd place: 0.5 p

Training

How can one be great if you don't train? In other words you can get a little bit of bonus by showing how the donkey have been trained - no matter if its good or bad.

You can make a maximum of 3 training images/texts, they need to be newly made (max 1 month old) and each can only be used once. Sketches are ok as training images, they don't need to be fully colored/shaded. The background need to have some substance to it and not just blurred colors. You can include up to three donkeys in the same image. The minimum for texts are 200 words per donkey. The image and text can be combined if you want.

Each single training image/text is worth 1p, a combined image/text (with wc at least 200) is therefor worth 2p. You can't however do three of those combos. If you make one image/text combo, the third training piece need to be either only a picture or only a text so it make a total of three.

Other bonus points

You can win (or buy) tack that can give your donkey a extra showpoint. This tack need to be noted on the donkeys group reference to be counted.

Experience - the ultimate bonus?

Groupheld tasks as well as competitions in the group will always give your donkey experience, 0.5p per 'event/task' unless otherwise something else noted. This experience point evidence (admin comment) need to be linked to be able to count. Don't forget to write it out in your tracker journal! It be made for you! This extra bonus is in other words something you have earned due to how active you have been with your donkey in the group. Experience points can also be received in other ways, but its only group things that will give these type of points.

Competition classes - where do I go?

In the real world you would hardly see a seasoned competitor go against one who is totally new. It is the same thing here. There are different classes you will be entered in to make things as fair as possible (at least I hope they will be), and these classes are made up by combining the donkeys levels in the appropriate skills (see the type of competition you are entering).

For example; Donkey A will enter a racing competition, and have are on the following levels in the skills that counts for racing;

Speed: Level 1 + Gait: Level 2 + Wit: Level 1

In other words: 1+2+1=4, then you will sign up to Racing Class 4. The lowest class is 2 (since you always start in level 1 in a skill).

UP

So - what really counts?

In short - this is how the show points are calculated

Show Picture/text points
+ family points
+ level points
+ previous record (total) points
+ training points
+ other bonus points (from for example equipment)
+ experience points
+ luck points

As you can see, most points are awarded for the work you have done yourself (or collaborated) with your donkey. The family part is to make it fun to not just aim for another donkey with a (hopefully) fun color marking but also in hopes to create a even bigger star than the parents was.

What to include in the artist notes of your entry (picture or text) as well as the correct show journal comment.
*in case there are 3 skills in the class

Import link/picture:
Donkeys name/reg no:
Tracker journal:
Competition:
Class:
Level skill 1/2/3* (= total):
Family points:
Previous record (links + total): [max 3]
Training (links + total): [max 3]
Other bonus points
Experience:

Import link/picture: [import link]
Donkeys name/reg no: Jenny S-000
Tracker journal: Jenny S-000 Tracker
LINK TO ENTERY: Entery

Competition:	Racing
Class:	3
Contest Points (image/text):	Image (Donkey/5 + Rider/5 + Background/5) + Story to art (WC100-200/10) = 25
Level skill 1/2/3* (= total):	Speed: L1 (0.5p) + Gait: L2 (1p)+ Wit: L1 (0.5) = 2p
Family points:	0
Previous record (links + total):	0
Training (total + links):	Image (1p) + Text (1p) = 2p
Other bonus points:	0
Experience:	0
Total:	29 points