When: Once each month. Specific times and
dates must be found in the Cornerstone Inn forum.
Where: The Grove Theatre. Behind the Cornerstone Inn, along
the path and north of the fountain. A ticket will be granted
at the gate for admittance.
Participation: Contestants are chosen from a sign up sheet
posted in the Inn's tavern each month. Spectators are all welcome to
walk there and enjoy the day listening to the tales.
Rules: Storytellers are asked to restrict their tales to
subject matter appropriate to the time and setting of the Realms.
Each Contestant is given ten minutes in which to woo the audience and
judges with their mastery. There are no other restrictions on content
or style as creativity and variety is strongly encouraged.
The number of Judges varies but is always at
least three. Judging is on a scale of one to ten, and all scores
are kept strictly secret. Former contest winners are invited to
judge future contests, but may not compete till after the
Championship. The Contest Host will announce the winner, or in the
event of a tie, privately poll selected audience members for a
tiebreaker.
After six contests a Championship is held where the
previous winners are compete to select a Master Storyteller.