Welcome, everyone, to the July 2024 FDK Scavenger Hunt!
The gist of the challenge is to find a fic that involves a certain item or theme which I will mention in just a moment, leave FDK for it, and then report back.
This month is going to be a little bit different. In honor of a certain national holiday over here, this is going to be more like an actual scavenger hunt, so read on for more details.
Rules are as follows:
1. Find a fic that contains at least one item from the scavenger hunt list and leave a comment on it. List is below.
2. Your FDK Post Must include a mention of this scavenger hunt, a genuine comment on the story (this is an FDK Challenge, after all), and a quote from the story which proves that it does contain the necessary item(s).
3. When you have made your post, report back here to let us know.
4. The fanfic can be from anywhere, as long as it's specifically L&CTNAOS. (See Scoring...)
5. Whether the fic is complete or not does not matter. WIPs welcome.
6. If the fic has multiple chapters, you only need to comment on one; preferably the most relevant one.
7. IF and ONLY IF there is nowhere to leave FDK, you may start a thread for it yourself. (See Scoring...)
8. You MAY NOT tag a fic once someone else has tagged it.
9. You MAY NOT tag your own fic. Leaving yourself FDK is just silly.
10. Multiple entries will ONLY be allowed AFTER nine entrants have reported in: This unlocks the free for all.
10 points for being the first one to report back here with a tagged fic.
5 points for being second.
2 points for being third.
1 point for all other entries
10 points for finding the oldest fic (final tally at end of the month)
5 points for finding the most recent fic (post date of most recent part posted by the end of the month)
10 points for Most Obscure Source (Mbs and LnC Archive not eligible)
20 points for having the author reply to your comment
5 points for triggering new FDK posts from others on a comment thread whose last reply was older than one year. (these new posts must be also be posted by deadline for this achievement to count).
5 points for having your own fic tagged. (Only counts if you're, y'know, participating in the challenge.)
10 points for leaving a long FDK post with commentary having more than 3 quotes from the fic.
Items from the scavenger hunt list also have additional point values, see below
(Please note:
The Item Must Actually Appear in the Story, it can't just be discussed, hypothetical, or off-screen.)
Ice Cream - 2 points
Sun-bathing or Tanning - 2 points
Stars - 2 points
Stripes - 2 points
A Character on vacation - 3 points
A Picnic - 3 points
A Swimming Pool - 3 points
A Beach - 5 Points
A Road Trip - 5 Points
Fireworks - 5 points
An Eagle - 5 points
An American Flag - 5 points
A member of the US Military (NOT Bureau 39) - 5 points
A US President (Real or Fictional) - 5 points
The Fourth of July - 10 points
Any US State that was originally one of England's 13 colonies (New Troy will count if the story claims it was a colony) - 10 points
(Pro-tip: If it starts with "New" but doesn't end in "Mexico", it's one of the 13.)
Any of America's founding fathers (Including but not limited to: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, etc.) - 10 points
(Note: A face on money will count if the story identifies who's on the bill or coin. Pictures and stamps also count as long as the depiction is explicit and not just implied.)
The US Constitution - 10 points (Note: A character invoking a specific right listed in it will count as its appearance in the story)
The Declaration of Independence - 10 points
A revolution of some sort - 10 points
Feel free to post any questions here.
Happy 4th of July, and Happy Hunting!
