Pas de Faux
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A Pas de Faux is a competition in which the entrants document and present a hoax as an Arts and Sciences project.
For examples, see: Cola: The Sable Nectar (images lost when the website closed)
and Historical Artifact: Illumination believed to be from the Mylar Boke of Hours (replacement link to come).
On July 13, 2010, Alicia le Wilfulle, the An Tir A&S Champion at the time, said, "Items could include “documenting” the period existence of a non-period item such a plastic armor or a super-soaker weapon; “reconstruction” of an imaginary item such as fish-scale armor; or the “adaptation” of a period item based on “new insights” and “interpretation” of period sources such as bread paddles used to row a warship.
“Documentation” is required. This should have information on where and when the 'object' is supposed to be from, how it was made, and include footnotes and bibliography. Points are awarded for creativity and quality of the “documentation”. The more features included that would be in 'proper' documentation, the higher the score will be; however, as this is not a serious competition, “forgeries” and “creative interpretations” are welcome and competitors are encouraged to have fun with their ideas."
In maybe 2017 at Stranded Mermaid Tourney, I entered a Pas de Faux on impulse. My "documentation" was verbal. I discussed the location found, the level of the dig, and exactly which grid of the dig. I named some of the experts (patently fake) who analyzed the item, the use of metal, the peculiar shape and flexibility, and the notching; they concluded that it was a fertility object. Within the wood box lined with silk was a... triple-flint spark lighter.
--Halima al-Rakkasa (talk) 01:59, 1 August 2025 (PDT)