Every person may have a total of 2 quests at any one time. 1 for a genome, and 1 for a native. You don't need to have quest threads to get a character, as they will still be available through games. However, periodically, staff will look at quests and inspired by your quest, you may find yourself with a new little character.
If your quest is chosen, it will still be the flatsale price of 50K platinum
Newbies: If you have a quest thread, but no character yet, you will be able to use ONE quest in staff-run ORPs, as those could also award characters, with or without notice, to active players (It's not a guarantee, just a possibility).
Basic info: All quest threads should be posted here in the journal subforum with [QUEST] Character name, Genome or native for the header. Example:
[QUEST] Betty, native
If you want critiques, Please include that in the title. Something simple like (Critiques) at the end is fine. If your character has gone through critiques and is ready, please place (Ready) in the title, rather then critiques.
The thread itself should include at the very least, the following information:
Character's name:
Character's sex: (Male or female. This determines body type. Please note our artist prefers drawing males)
Hair color:
Hair style ideas: (Long? Short? In a bun? Curly? Give some general ideas of what you'd like. A reference image along with a written description isn't a bad idea too. Keep hair accessories as simple as you can.)
Eye color:
Skin tone: Are they pale? Tan? Give us a hint!
Suit colors (for Genomes): Give us a main color, and up to 3 secondary colors to accent the suit. if native, leave blank.
Clothing ideas (for Natives): Give a few colors and style ideas for natives. Leave blank if this is a genome
Expression: You know what sort of personality you want, so how do you want it expressed? Are they smiling? Pensive? Scowling? Give a little insight to how you think their face will look
Affinity: (Science, Nature, Force)
If force, why?: We've seen a lot of "force" affinity requests, and Lural is really curious why y'all like them xd
Personality: Let your character shine. This is where you convince us your character deserves to be created. Tell us who they are. Are they bubbly? Curious? Serious?
-Important things to think about would include likes, dislikes, hopes, fears, or what you think they might do to help the dome. Do they like working with their hands? Maybe they want to help build things for the settlement, or make tools. Are they adventurous, and would rather hunt or gather supplies? Or maybe they don't really want to help. They could be lazy, and just want to get a good tan.
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Animal: Since natives are supposed to be more rare, they will be harder to get through quests. Please think about the sort of animal they would be based on. We're on an alien world, so you get to make up a creature. Tell us about it! Are the a mammal? Reptile? Bird? Think about what they look like. Do they have fur? Scales? Slimy skin? Does the animal you're basing it off of have any sort of markings?
Animal traits: Based on what your animal is like, what traits do you think the kid would have? Ears, fur, claws, tails, etc. There's no guarantee that everything you list will transfer to the child or adult art, but it's a good place to suggest what you'd like.
[b]Character's name:[/b]
[b]Character's sex:[/b]
[b]Hair color:[/b]
[b]Hair style ideas:[/b]
[b]Eye color:[/b]
[b]Skin tone:[/b]
[b]Suit colors (for genomes):[/b]
[b]Clothing ideas (for natives):[/b]
[b]Expression:[/b]
[b]Affinity:[/b]
[b]If force, why?:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
-main traits
-likes
-dislikes
-goals
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[b]Animal:[/b]
[b]Animal traits:[/b]
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If you would like critiques, please say so in your quest and someone will take a look at it for you
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If any significant changes are made to this thread, a new post will state what was changed. Things like spelling or grammar won't be posted. But if we add more guidelines, we'll let you know.
If you have any questions, please quote either Operator One or Lural in the main thread. I kindly ask that you do not post in this thread.
Lural was kind enough to write up a pair of quests, just to give you some ideas of what we're looking for. You want to make sure you give enough information that the characters seem unique and fun.
Lural
Character's name: Slade
Character's sex: Male
Hair color: a cinnamon-reddish brown
Hair style ideas: short and messy, like it's never been brushed
Eye color: orange-amber
Skin tone: Medium tan
Suit colors (for Genome):
Clothing ideas (for Natives): Mainly cream, with orange, yellow, and maybe red accents. I'd love it if he were bear-chested. Get it? Bear? but seriously, covered shoulders/arms, but bare chest/abs?
Expression: A scowl, or sort of grumpy, unfriendly look
Affinity: Nature
If force, why?:
Personality: Slade is generally a little prickly. He doesn't trust people easily, and is prone to growling when strangers get too close. It takes a while for him to trust someone, but once he does, he would do almost anything for them. Once that trust is earned, he truly starts to open up. He is very physical, and likes to play, which often means wrestling, or good nature shoving when he sees someone he likes. If he doesn't know you, he doesn't want to touch you at all.
He's very fast, can blend in with his surroundings easily, has a keen sense of smell, and heightened hearing, which he uses to find things he likes, namely honey, or sweet berries. He won't share where he got something from, but if he likes you, he will share what he brings back with you.
-likes: Sweets, fish, rough housing, napping in the sun
-dislikes: Strangers, being touched, root vegetables
-goals: He doesn't think of himself as particularly smart. He's more a brawn over brains sort of guy, and would much rather be doing physical work. As a child, he thinks it might be fun to help with gathering supplies, since he has such a good sense of smell, so it's easy to find food. As he gets older, he might develop an interest in the growing colony, and the need for extra housing. He won't be any good building things, but he could cut and haul lumber, or bring stones for construction.
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Animal: Scorpion bear! The animals are large, averaging around 9 feet in height. They tend to live in small family units, typically a mother and her cubs, until the cubs are adults. They don't take to strangers very well, even of their own kind. Fights are common. The females tend to be more aggressive, as they are protecting their young. The females have a large, poisonous barbed tail with a potent paralyzing toxin that is lethal to many smaller animals. The males do not have these tails, so females might see them as less of a threat to their dens and young.
They have thick plates of armor on various parts of their bodies, but where can vary from one individual to the next, though they typically have plating on their chest, back, and head. The plates have a sort of camouflage effect, not unlike a chameleon, which makes them blend in with their surroundings that much more. They are one of the top predators in the area around the dome.
Their are omnivores. Their diets are fruit and vegetation heavy, but they are excellent hunters and fishers. Their speeds are equal too, if not greater then those of the fastest genomes, meaning they can chase down prey with ease.
Animal traits: I'd love if he had round, fuzzy little bear ears, and some 'plates' on his face and chest. If he has extra fur, maybe around his shoulders?
The top three colors would be great for his suit/fur/armor plating colors
The orange is ok for the eyes? Maybe a little more muted.
And the red is great for his hair
Lural
Character's name: Terra
Character's sex: Female
Hair color: light pink
Hair style ideas: in a high ponytail, but still hangs down to her hips
Eye color: blue, and has a mole or freckle under her left eye
Skin tone: light tan (maybe a few shades darker then Argent)
Suit colors (for genomes): White base, with pink and black accents, maybe some silver/gray as well
Clothing ideas (for natives):
Expression: a mischievous smirk
Affinity: Force
If force, why?: I like the idea of her being a telepath. As the skill develops, it starts out as noise in her head, and she thinks she's going mad, hearing voices in her head that don't belong to her. It will take a lot of time for her to understand her telepathy, and she sort of hates being able to 'read minds.' She will spend a lot of time outside. When/if we ever discover magic, I'd like her to have a kinship with earthen elements, namely metals.
Personality: Terra wants to have friends, but her telepathic abilities make it hard. She keeps hearing voices, and can't silence them. She avoids people, or runs away when the noise in her head becomes too strong. She's very lonely because of this. As her skills develop, she will learn to control it, and 'tune people out' so she isn't constantly bombarded with other people's thoughts. If she is overwhelmed, she might shut down and curl up into a ball and sob, trying to get the voices to stop. Terra will not live in the ship, because she cannot be around so many thoughts all the time.
-likes: Animals, because their thoughts aren't intrusive. Swimming, because she can surround herself in the silence of the water. Metal smithing, because if she focuses really hard on a delicate task, she can shut out the noises in her head; she really likes making things like jewelry.
-dislikes: Crowds; Too many thoughts all at once. She's not a fan fish, but will choke it down when it's what's available
-goals: She likes working on fine, delicate items, and is very in tune with metal, so crafting jewelry as a hobby, and crafting tools and mechanical parts for a profession would be her ideal job. I could see her becoming a colony blacksmith.
I'd like to base her off this avi, since I created the avi as sort of a 'genome oc' when the shop reopened, then kept it for 2 years. It really grew on me. Yes, boob window and all, please. The scar across her nose doesn't need to be nearly as pronounced as the avi. Gaia doesn't really have a good nose scar that I could find.
She has some tattoo/markings on one arm, and maybe her other arm could have a white and pink glove (There's no real good item for that on gaia). But that's optional, if you think it looks good
