Otori Week XXI: The Great Kingdom Whitewash

A Propaganda Contest

History is written by the victors, but reputations are built by good PR.

Following our theme of KoL history and World Events, we are diving into the murky waters of spin, public relations, and outright propaganda. The Kingdom has seen its fair share of villains, scoundrels, and controversial figures over the years. But what if they were just misunderstood?

Welcome to the Propaganda Contest!

The Challenge

Your mission is to choose a famous figure from KoL history who, fairly or unfairly, has a terrible reputation, and design a propaganda campaign to rehabilitate and change their image within the Kingdom.

Want to convince us that Lord Spookyraven was just a progressive, if eccentric, interior designer? That the Naughty Sorceress was actually protecting us from King Ralph's tyranny? That Felonia was merely trying to solve a Kingdom-wide hunger crisis? The choice is yours.

Submission Guidelines

This is a completely free-form submission contest. The only limit is your imagination.

Your PR campaign can take any form: a written press release, political posters, audio broadcasts, video commercials, real-life props, or a mix of everything. The only limit in this contest is your imagination, you can use whatever medium you think will best sway public opinion. Just reply to this thread with your submission or send a K-Mail to Psyko (#353702). Due to the nature of this contest, if you need another method of submitting through Discord or e-mail, please get in touch.

Judging & Scoring

We are looking for campaigns that are well-reasoned, but most importantly, hilarious. We will judge entries based on:

  • Creativity: How inventive is your approach?
  • Cleverness: How well do you twist KoL lore and history to fit your narrative?
  • Humour: Make us laugh while you brainwash us.

Prizes

The most persuasive spin doctors will receive the following:

  • 1st Place: Book of Facts
  • 2nd Place: Scabbarded Sword of S Words
  • 3rd Place: 50,000,000 Meat

Get out there and start spinning some alternative facts!

The deadline for submissions is 29th August at 12pm GMT. Good luck!