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[EVENT] 🪐The Fracturing

Posted 1 month ago :: Last edited 1 week ago by Frog

🪐The AFTERMATH🪐

October-November 2024
This event will update weekly throughout October! Stay Tuned...

Prompt Story
Prompt Outlines
Prizes
FAQ
EVENT OVERVIEW
  • FOUR total prompts will roll out on a WEEKLY basis at rollover (Sundays at 00:00:00 Site Time UTC).
  • Prompts can be completed in any order, but their lore is sequential.
  • Completing all four prompts will grant a completion badge, to be revealed in a subsequent week.
  • You may still complete the prompts after the next has come out, and an additional month in November to complete them all.
  • Certain prompts will grant ICHOR from their completion at a random amount. The earning of this currency will do damage to a world boss... Stay tuned as the story progresses...
    • EVENT PROMPTS - Deal the 2-15 damage - 5 Guaranteed from Stargazer's Trunk
    • WEEKLY COSTUME PROMPT - Deals 1-7 damage
    • SPIRIT OF GIFTING - Deals 1-5 damage + a CURSED COIN PURSE to replace current bonus item
    • MAINSTAY PROMPTS - Deals 1-3 damage
    • MAGIC BONUSES - Depicting magic in your prompts will grant bonus damage equal to the level of the magic used. Applies to any prompt labelled with 🪐 that allows magic bonuses. Magic does not need to be in season, and regardless of magic type all magic levels do the same amount of damage. Level one of any magic grants 1 ichor.
    • CRITICAL HITS - The EVENT PROMPTS and COSTUME PROMPT have a chance to do a critical hit. Critical hits do a LARGE amount of damage.
  • Defeating the world boss will unlock a new mystery... It may not be immediate! Keep in mind that the boss is tracked MANUALLY and will need to be updated by admin periodically!
  • ICHOR can be spent at the Distillery to purchase Transit Raffle Tickets any time. 1 ichor equates to 1 raffle ticket.
  • ICHOR can also be spent at the Inkwell once weekly... Perhaps the ichor will have a nice prize laying around...
  • ICHOR will be removed from user banks following the event's conclusion. This will not be the last time you see it! As we work on and test mechanics... Ichor may become more prevalent...
  • Ichor Beasts have begun to run rampant. With this, their strength has been revealed. Keep completing prompts to keep them at bay...
  • THE ICHOR BEASTS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED! Some still appear every so often, but for now... you feel safe... Safe enough to pick up the pieces... The outcome will be soon revealed, somewhere beneath the rubble...
  • With the beasts cleared you explore Uto...
ACTIVITIES

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THE KNOWN TIMELINE - 10/28

The Known Timeline has now been added to the Lore Glossary page onsite. 

  • This update includes the LORE RETCON mentioned previously. 
  • This lore is considered CANON, and old lore will not be hosted onsite. You may still use or set your stories in old versions of the lore. You may also create your own lore. You are not required to follow Skire canon for your stories!
  • Thank you to the hard work of WellHidden / spockirkcoy / Frog for the writing and revisions of this page!

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THE SPIRE - 10/28

The rubble has settled, the dust across Skire wafting off into the vast reaches of space. Nothing is the same as it was before, life thrown in countless different directions...

  • A new scavenger hunt has emerged in the wake of the beast's defeat.
  • This scavenger hunt will be available until DECEMBER 28th.
  • No ichor can be obtained from this hunt! Ichor is reserved exclusively for prompts.
  • Some parts of this prompt will be more obvious than others. Look closely...

Mentors emerge - 10/06

In light of looming events, two mentors have wandered from the woodwork. Howwer is quickly on the scene, their jovial personality helpful to lighten the mood in the fray. Their body looks almost as if it is unraveling, but their personality contrasts that, bringing a bit of peace to those in panic. Their powers quickly reverse what damage they can to the world around them, removing rubble and clearing paths. The other is a face-- or lack thereof -- that may be familiar to some: the Faceless Guide. A key role in the banishment, many crooks have seen this CCCat in final terrifying moments before being sent to the Alter World, and for most that memory burns fresh in their mind. Many have only heard tales of him, a fearsome and evil creature. Now, he comes with renewed intentions. Meek and to many, a coward, the Faceless Guide has only been spoken of in legend for many years, those whispers growing louder since the last Gala of Ghouls. For the first time in countless years, he has come to instruct. With mounting danger facing Skire with the emergence of the titan, Faceless has reluctantly welcomed those serious enough to train. Be warned, he refuses to teach certain magics, vowing never to give the ability to create alternate dimensions and worlds, nor anything able to cause such mass destruction and harm. Some say he has a guilty conscious, and its not hard to see it on his face. Still, you sense his fear of death still prevails...

  • Space and Time magic are now trainable! Both magics are ADVANCED and can be trained up to level 5. Be aware, these magics can be incredibly difficult!
  • Space and Time magic crown bonuses will be granted throughout the event! Check out the MAGICS page for payout details!
  • Howwer and Faceless will be available for INITIATION through the duration of the event. 
  • Space and Time magic will grant ichor damage as well equal to their listed level!

EVENT BANNER - spockirkcoy

Prompt Story

Part 1 - The Forewarning

 


The earthquakes have been plaguing you for a while now.

The first one was just a little shiver; the ground jittering so gently you might not have noticed if it weren’t for the flower vase on your counter shaking like it had taken a soft breeze. Though, there were no windows open, and the cacophony of notifications on your social media feed told you that others had felt it too. Even if it was small, it was all everyone talked about. Quakes were far and few between on Skire.

Two days later there was another one, and people started to get a little worried. Between talk show hosts sharing hopeful theories about the development of a new layer of Uto, all that was on the news was the quakes. You were listening to one of these casts when the room started to shake… violently. Running outside, the ground under your feet seized and swayed as if you were on a boat in rough ocean. You’d never felt anything like this before.

Your neighbor’s distant panicked cries sank to the background of your mind as you stared out over the layers of hills and houses. Even the swaying of the ground becomes secondary, because out of the corner of your eye you saw it.

A strange, dark amalgam was crawling into the yard.

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The Nautipods are telling you that Ofae’s magic is out of control. While more reports come in about the earthquakes and the oozing beasts, they say they don’t know anything else. It’s just a feeling they have -being the moon’s children- that Ofae is in distress.

The news says that since the earthquakes started, Ichor Beasts started to appear all over the place. The shrouded creatures came in many shapes; aggressively stalking and even chasing anyone who came near. That thing you saw was one of them. Though they’ve been sighted in the deep wilds before, it was extremely strange to see them wandering in towns, or even densely populated areas.

The worst part of all this is that nobody knows why.

You start to take home extra water and food. You pick up first-aid kits from stores, which is something you’ve never felt like you had to do before. You just have some urgent feeling that you must prepare yourself for, inevitably, whatever happens next. It could be nothing, but you’d rather be ready instead of sorry.

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You go about your day as best you can, but you cannot shake the feeling that something is coming. The strange reports of magical fissures around meteor lake do not help either. Chaos slowly swells, the continent unable to ignore the warning signs appearing all around. It almost feels like the world is pending some kind of upheaval. Those more magically inclined have begun their investigations, but many remain unsure of what's to come.

It feels that nobody is immune to the anxiety, Nautipods especially impacted by the weight of what's coming. Their connection to the world's magic is different, drawn often to strange wells of magic unfamiliar to Skire. These fissures crack and shatter the earth, upending homes, displacing many. They pierce deep into the planet, past the crust, beyond... You cannot see far enough down. The magic feels familiar in a way, pulsing like veins from the cracks. Energy erupts with a static that feels almost heavy.

What's on the horizon?

  • See the prompt for specifications!

PART 2 - THE EMERGENCE

 


An intense rumble, like a gutteral scream, pierces the air.

You were right to be cautious.

It’s been months since the first quake set off a nearly daily chain of tremors over the entire continent, but despite the fear early on, people have started to become used to it. Aside from the slight feeling of dread, you no longer jump or panic when you feel the ground move. For a moment you think that maybe this is just the new normal for Skire.

You’re asleep when it happens. A jolt wakes you from your slumber, and at first you’re only annoyed. Instead of the quake petering to an end, the shaking only gets more and more intense. You sit up in bed and patiently wait for it to stop. It doesn’t.

As you get out of bed, the glass in your windows shatters covering the floor in glimmering shards. The sound of it triggers your survival mode; and you run out of the room and into the world. Even out here, you can still hear the shattering noise. It’s not just your windows, the land itself seems to be screeching in agony. A chorus of shrieking, crashing, and something reverberating from deep under your feet. It makes you want to cover your ears, but it echoes through your body in a way that can’t be shut out.

A sudden powerful shockwave sends you to your knees; the earth bucking upwards underneath you, as if you’re being shot upwards into space. In the distance, all around you, the earth is breaking. It cracks into pieces with smoke and dust billowing from the fissures. Terrified, your eyes trace the cracks and chasms to one bulging point in the distance. You hope that whoever is nearest those fractures will not be swallowed up alive.

You’re sitting there, mind racing as you try to figure out what will happen next. Then, you see it. Out of the bulging earth, something starts to breach. It’s a strange thing, trying to describe a being of a size you couldn’t begin to fathom exists, but it’s there… jutting upwards like you’re witnessing a mountain being formed in real-time. A Titan, slick with oily Ichor that seeps from it’s body and waterfalls down to the land below, so far below. It crushes whole settlements with its hands as it heaves itself upwards until the crags of its long, shimmering neck touch the sky.

As you crane your own neck back, it opens its jaw and the siren roar pierces deep into your skull.

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You wonder if this is the end of the world. You will realize soon that in a way, it is.


A titan has emerged, dripping in a dark and oily substance that floods the land. It consumes everything in its path, drawing in magic and refusing to release it. The fissures burst from around it, massive cracks that span downwards for what seems like forever. From the substance new beasts are birthed, overtaken by it, driven by insatiable hunger for magic. Many do their best to fend them off, but are too consumed.

  • See the prompt for specifications!

PART 3 - THE FRACTURING

 


Gravity suddenly flips beneath your feet.

The flood of Ichor cascading off of the Titan infected the land before your very eyes. From it seeped hundreds of beasts, those caught in the flood succumbed to the Ichor quickly. It left behind a throng of creatures none fully solid nor liquid that harassed and attacked any inhabitants they encountered.

It wasn’t long before they reached you. Over the next day your fellow Skireans began to band together. There was nowhere to run because they were everywhere, spawning from the ground and the rivers of muck that crept through the land from the fissures. There wasn’t much else you could do but fight. They seemed to resist magic somehow. Not even devastating magical attacks kept them down for long, so you resorted to attacking them with whatever physical weapon you could get your hands on. Eventually they would be kept at bay, but you were still unsure if they would stay down for good. Even when you felt you’d conquered them all, a new wave of them would soon appear. 


The looming Titan makes you all afraid. Days pass and it continues to climb up out of the earth, dominating the horizon. Attempts at attacking it seemed to be futile. It was just too large; too dangerous to get close, for fear of being swept up in the Ichor yourself.

Through it all, you try not to lose your hope. The idea of this being the new world you live in terrifies and exhausts you. You’re not ready to accept that world, though you’ve lived in it for close to a week. Is this truly how life is now? Have the guardians abandoned you? Your peers cry and huddle in stress every night. Unfortunately, you don’t think there is anything you could say to make it better.

One night as a new wave of Ichor Beasts breaks through your defenses, you and your group abandon your camp and retreat to higher ground. The sharp wail of the Ichor Titan threatens to break your will. What are you to do? What can any of you do?

Another shockwave hits. For a brief moment your heart stops, thinking that maybe another one of those towering beasts is about to appear. Just like that time weeks before, it feels as if the world is falling apart. This time though, you see it happen with your own eyes. A deafening sound like cracking glacial ice echoes from the ground and across the sky, like rolling thunder. Just as you witnessed the Titan ascend into this world, you watch the earth split open to swallow it whole again.

You hold onto each other as gravity shifts. The world feels heavier; sucking you towards the soil under your feet but you can’t look away as the Titan plummets down to whatever hell is underneath. The massive chasm continues to grow in the distance. Further, and further, as if Skire had become a floating island drifting away to safety.

You realize you aren’t dreaming, and this might as well be true. A CCCat near you says as much. You can barely believe what you are hearing.

Eeridi has shattered into pieces. 


  • The badge has now been revealed! 
  • See the prompt for specifications!

PART 4 - THE AFTERMATH

 


All that's left is to pick up the pieces.

When you think back about everything that happened, you’re not sure how much time has passed. Everything feels like a blur, yet crystal clear in your mind at the same time.

Yes, Eeridi had shattered. You recall the emotions you felt when that information dawned on you. The world you once knew no longer existed, at least not in the same way you remembered.

Eventually you mustered the courage along with the others to approach the edge of the world as you know it. It made your stomach turn to look down and see a vast expanse of nothing but air, clouds, and Ichor below. Down there, under the mist and mire, you could still see the looming Titan moving like a leviathan across the surface of some inner alien world. You feel dizzy just looking at it.

When you look up you can see other fragments of Eeridi suspended far in the distance. They remind you of the floating islands near Meteor Lake, or Stonewing, though you know these fragments of the planet are much larger than they appear. Whole continents suspended in air… it’s still hard for you to wrap your head around even now.

In the weeks that followed the Shattering, people tried hard to adapt as quickly as possible. You think that if Skire had been less keen on advancement before all this, the change would have been harder for you all. Somehow everyone has found a way to band together and push towards solutions.

The Ichor Beasts still spawn here sometimes. With time you learn that you can predict where they appear if you follow the trail of the Titan below. Guilds have been popping up all over the place with this exact knowledge in mind. They’re training people on how to fight the Ichor Beasts. These guilds go by many names, but they are all sworn to fight back and keep us safe.

The air feels heavier around the edges of Skire, and authorities warn you all, especially those with abilities to fly, not to try and traverse the openings at all. The gravity is too great; able to suck down any craft that attempts to bridge the gaps at land level. The only way to travel from one island to another is from space. Over time you see an explosion of new types of space-faring shuttles and crafts built to ferry people from one island to the next.

It seems daily that you hear new stories of adventuring parties and researchers attempting to go down to the surface below; the “Core Planet” as they’ve been calling it. It seems to you like it’s a death wish to want to go down there, but they keep insisting that the information they gather is priceless. Half of them don’t come back.

Despite the enormous change to your physical world, you find that things are starting to move on like normal. Yes the air is a bit thinner, and the Ichor Beasts can be a tad annoying to deal with, but life goes on. Skireans are resilient beings. You all work hard to repair what has been broken.

Of course, researchers are still trying to figure out why all of this happened. You yourself wonder what the greater meaning of all this is, if there even is one. Everyone everywhere has their own theories. All you can really do is go on with your life, adapt, and hope that nothing worse happens to your precious planet.

  • See the prompt for specifications!

🎃WEEKLY MINI Prompt - Costume Celebration🎃

The long night seems to be running late this year... But that hasn't stopped anyone from dressing up! The festivities seem to run quite well without it, but the unease feels quite strange... Maybe everyone just needs a distraction...

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's) dressing up for the Long Night! NPCs are not available for this prompt.

  • Does your character create their own costume?
  • Do they believe in the superstition around wisps and costumes?
  • Does your character play tricks and celebrate, or prefer the more practical use of costumes?
  • Cosplays are okay to draw for this prompt!

Prompt Outlines

THE FOREWARNING

Prompt 1

These prompts do not have to be completed in order. Further prompts will be released over time for a total of 4.

Fissures are erupting across Skire, creating chaos and havoc. How do they impact you?

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) being impacted by the fissures.

  • How has your home or residence been impacted by the fissures? Has there been destruction or chaos, terrified Skireans running amok? Have you lost anything in the chaos?
  • Do you go and investigate the fissures or the magic? Why does it interest or scare you? How are you keeping it together, if at all?
  • How does the strange magic make you feel? What emotions does it make you feel, or what does it compel you towards?

THE EMERGENCE

Prompt 2 - 

A titan has breached the surface of Skire, ichor spilling from its cracks. Ichor beasts pour over the landscape. How do you approach?

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) dealing with the ichor beasts.

  • How do the ichor beasts impact you?  Did you witness anyone consumed by the ichor?
  • Are you always ready for a fight, or prefer a less direct route? Are you one to run and hide?
  • Where are you in relation to the titan? Did it break free close to you, or far away?

THE FRACTURING

Prompt 3 - 

Land floats up around you, Skire and Eeridi in pieces.

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) being impacted by the fracturing.

  • Where are you when the fracturing occurs? How do you stay safe? 
  • Do you lose anything or anyone important? What happens? 
  • Does chaos erupt around you? How do you band together with others?
  • How does your world change?

THE AFTERMATH

Prompt 4 - 

Things have finally settled, you feel as though you can finally breathe.

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) rebuilding after the fracturing.

  • How do you rebuild? Do you build new relationships, new shelters, new knowledge?
  • Do you participate in the trips to the Core Planet? Does anything draw you to the ichor-ridden planet below?
  • How did you walk away? Do you have injuries, losses, or newfound ideas?

Prompt Rewards

Stargazer's Trunk


LOOT BOX

  • 5 Ichor
  • 5-10 Crowns
  • Randomized Item Prize

Challenge Coin


EVENT COMPLETION TOKENS

  • Completing all four prompts will grant you four Challenge Coins, which will be able to be turned in for the completion badge and some additional prizes
  • The badge is now CLAIMABLE!

ICHOR


These prompts grant Ichor as you progress. Ichor damages the World Boss and can be spent the following ways:

  • DISTILLERY - ICHOR can be spent at the Distillery to purchase Transit Raffle Tickets any time. 1 ichor equates to 1 raffle ticket.
  • INKWELL - ICHOR can also be spent at the Inkwell once weekly... Perhaps the ichor will have a nice prize laying around...

Crowns


All event prompts are STANDARD PAYOUT


Prizes

These prizes will be denoted by the [Fracturing] Tag at the beginning of their names!
Click each prize to view masterlist entries or design examples!

  • TRANSIT TICKETS can be purchased at the Distillery. Each can be opened to enter 1 raffle
  • ICHOR is earned by completing prompts. Event prompts grant significantly more!

The Cold Below


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MEET YOUR MAKER


CCCat
Designer/Artist - Frog / Muy

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TEAR & REPAIR


CCCat
Designer/Artist - Mari-22
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Can Candy Expire


Crook
Designer/Artist - ocularguts
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Trick and Sweets


Crook
Designer/Artist - Andy

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Blacklight Worms


Crook
Designer/Artist - Frog / WellHidden
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Candy Corn Pom


Crook
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WEB OF LIES


Nautipod
Designer/Artist - Frog / WellHidden

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MEAT HOOKS


Gravent
Designer/Artist - Frog
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MYO SLOTS


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FAQ

FAQ

Q: Can we ask for an extension on the prompt?
A: No, it is two months long and extending it could delay other prompts.

Q: If I win, can I give my prize away?
A: For fairness, if you win the prize, you may not gift the prize away. You may return your prize to the admin to re-roll the raffle.

Q: Can I enter to try and help someone else win?
A: No, it is not fair for multiple people to enter on behalf of one person. You will not be able to surrender your prize to a specific person.

Q: When will the event end specifically?
A: This prompt's end date is displayed on the prompt itself! Please refer to this section and the website's clock for this time!

Q: When will prizes be raffled off?
A: Anywhere from the next day to a week after the event ends. Rolls are automatic onsite but we will still be announcing them in the Discord!

Q: My entry was denied because it didn’t meet the requirements. Can I fix it and resubmit to try and enter?
A: Yes, as long as this is done so before the event ends. We will not count anything submitted after the event has ended. We allow for a grace period for submissions made in the last 24 hours of the event. In the last 24 hours, to save time, prompts will not be able to be returned for payout corrections and will be approved as is.

Q: Are admin allowed to enter the event and win prizes?
A: Yes, admins are allowed to enter events! However if an admin is rolled for winning a prize, they don’t occupy a member’s chance to win! Another roll will be done so that a member can still win a prize.


UPDATES

  • OCTOBER SKIRE SCOOP QUESTION - "What was the most terrifying moment of your life?"
  • NEW ITEM TYPE - A new item type has been released! It is a secret for now, but as prompts roll in will surely soon be revealed...
  • NEW ITEMS - There are 25 new items debuting throughout this event! Keep your eyes peeled...
  • TURN IN EVENT - The Turn-In Event will be scheduled for MID NOVEMBER. A bit delayed from last year to help accommodate admin schedules! We appreciate your patience and can't wait to see who gets turned in!
  • ADMIN APPLICATIONS - Admin applications are in their final stage of review! Stay tuned to welcome a few new faces to the team!
  • UPCOMING PROMPT SCHEDULE - Beginning in 2025, monthly event prompts will slow and transition to prompts that are open for longer periods of time, and prompts that may not be launched at the beginning of the month. This is to give us time on the backend to develop upcoming mechanics, art, mod training, and more! Prompt prize pools may also slowly shift to accommodate the influx of MYO slots that have occurred over the last year due to the opening of the ARPG. In the last year we have had over 7500 prompts submitted! Absolutely bonkers! Just be aware that you may see some experimentation come with this!
  • CROOK TRAIT UPDATE - Expect the crook trait update soon, alongside some new traits! You may already see a few floating around...
  • BACKGROUND REVISIONS - We are currently in the process of defining backgrounds further for user and admin ease! We will announce when the new system is ready for rotation.
  • TOUCHED TRAITS - We know there is a lot of excitement regarding touched traits! While there is no ETA on the mechanic, preparations are being done to assure it is balanced and well-formed. We want to assure that we take time to refine this adjustment.
  • LORE DROP - The TIMELINE has been updated onsite. This includes the LORE RETCON that has been mentioned a few times. 

[MINI EVENT]🎫Raffle Roundabout

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by Frog

🎫RAFFLE ROUNDABOUT🎫

Welcome to our Raffle Roundabout mini event in preparation for a couple things! This event is intended to get our remaining raffle designs returned to the community in anticipation for more! Thank you to all of our admin for the wonderful redesigns and brand new ones as well! There have been some extenuating life events that have led to some delays but we appreciate the patience!

  • Admin applications are also currently in review!
  • The General Store has also been updated!

PROMPTS

The following prompts will grant a raffle ticket towards the premades listed below! Standard participation requirements in the prompts will remain the same, meaning monthlies will be monthlies, and weeklies will stay weeklies! You can earn a total of SIX tickets over the course of the month.  This bonus ends September 30th, 2024 @ 23:59:59


PRIZES

Dread of the West
Click to see its masterlist image!

 

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Royalty Blues
Click to see its masterlist image!

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Stargazing Gold
Click to see its masterlist image!

Resplendent Horror
Click to see its masterlist image!

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Heraldic Harvest
Click to see its masterlist image!

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Tired Trails
Click to see it's masterlist image!

Crowns 50 Crown Pool

This is a flat crown payout pool! Users drawn via raffle will be granted 50 crowns as their prize.


Turn in Exchange Rules

This is a reminder in advance of our turn-in requirements! You can check out last year's for more detailed rules! These are subject to change, but may not!

  • Exchange stays open for ONE WEEK and is not first-come-first-serve
  • You must have owned the design or MYO slot for a minimum of 3 months
  • You may only submit one design
  • This is not reversible once confirmed, and you will be asked multiple times 
  • Designs with touched traits and above cannot be exchanged
  • You may exchange for a MYO slot or Trait Tickets of the same rarities

[UPDATE] Admin Applications

Posted 2 months ago :: Last edited 2 months ago by WellHidden

Hello there once more! We are opening admin applications for two different positions, this time in hopes of seeking 2-3 new admin, two for prompt approvals, one fore design checks! Above are the quick click buttons for both applications! 

You can apply to BOTH applications!

APPLICATION OVERVIEWS

While we are hiring for specific roles, there is always opportunity to help with other work alongside it, such as Discord moderation, mediation, ARPG or event art or hosting, and overall team input on various matters. Please check out the individual applications for more information on the roles themselves. While you can apply for both positions, you will only be focusing on one if chosen. 

Prompt Approval - 

  • 2 new admin ideally!
  • Working when possible to approve prompts in queue! 

Design Checks - 

  • 1 new admin ideally!
  • Workling alongside the current Design Checks team to keep things flowing and make sure that the designs that come through are correct. 

At A Glance Requirements - 

  • Over 18 years old
  • Ability to read/understand English - Prompt submissions and primary communication needs are in English!
  • Consistent computer access - Much of our work is easier done with a computer, so this would be ideal!
  • Willingness to learn/complete onsite work
  • A general understanding of our Rules

[EVENT]⛵ Sail the Seas of Skire

Posted 3 months ago :: Last edited 3 months ago by Frog

 

PROMPT

  • Embark on a grand adventure alongside our intrepid Captain!
  • This prompt is [STANDARD PAYOUT]
  • Please review the prompt itself for information on the prizes!
  • The Spirit of Gifting prompt will grant a Coin Pile starting on August 5th, ending on September 1st!
💰TREASURE HUNT

  • Me tale begins on a dark night... Sailin' the seas in search o' incredible treasure, me an' me crew was attacked by a multi-headed sea beast. A truly odd beastie, its sharp teeth an' many jaws made me almost lose me stomach...
  • This hunt will end August 31st @ 23:59:59 site time

OTHER UPDATES
  • The General Store has updated!
  • The Skire Scoop has been updated: Where did you find your greatest treasure?
  • Finalizing the last pieces of the MYO questline!
  • Crafting will be the next large focus of ARPG development! We've had LOTS of discussion going on in the backend! We appreciate your patience as we work towards these for you!
  • Please keep an eye out for Mod Applications specififcally focusing on prompt approval! 

And finally, congrats Muy on your first event!!

[EVENT]🎁July Gift Event

Posted 4 months ago :: Last edited 4 months ago by spockirkcoy

 

PROMPT

  • Create gift art for someone else!
  • This prompt is [STANDARD PAYOUT]
  • Please review the prompt itself for information on the prizes!
  • You may include your own characters in the piece, but the focus character must be someone else's. This means that someone else's character must be the most prominent character in the scene, and any owned characters may be equal to or less prominent than the gifted character. Including your own character will not grant the gift bonus.
ARTFIGHT CLAUSE

  • Artfight occurs during the month of July, coinciding with this event! Please refer to the following rules regarding submission to both the Skire ARPG and Artfight
  • Per Artfight's rules, all art submitted to Artfight must be originally intended for artfight.
  • If your art created for artfight coincides with the requirements any of the following prompts, you may submit them to earn crowns as well.
  • This does not apply to any other prompts to respect Artfight's rules!
Event conclusion



  • The previous Over, Under, and Through event has concluded!
  • You must open your RAFFLE TICKETS by July 8th @ 23:59:59 PM. At this time the box will be disabled and unable to be opened, and the raffle ticket will be removed from your inventory for use in future events. There are no exceptions for this rule. if you are a non-owner, please double check your Non Owner Raffle Entries
  • You may still gain your completion badge by completing the Finding Home Event Prompt next month (July) if you were unable to this month or May. Remember to redeem it via CRAFTING

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MERGED MAGIC MENTORS


  • Our first wave of Merged Mentors has been rolled out! Please welcome Ryalt and Lux, our Magma and Electricity Mentors respectively.  They will be available for training until August 31st!
  • Ice, Metal, and Ether mentors will be leaving for the season! You'll see them soon in their respective seasons, cycling in and out! Iorel will be sticking around a little while longer though!

OTHER UPDATES
  • The General Store has updated!
  • The Skire Scoop has been updated: Where would your ideal vacation be?
  • Work on the MYO Questline is trucking along! We have had the work of a couple amazing guest artists to help create some really cool art! We are very excited to get this out to you!
  • Crafting is also being developed behind the scenes! We have a lot of things in store...
  • Our wonderful Pasta will be adding a few more Lorekeeper extensions in preperation for future impliments! 

[EVENT]🔮 Over, Under, and Through

Posted 6 months ago :: Last edited 5 months ago by spockirkcoy

🔮Over, Under, and through🔮

Welcome to the May - June 2024 Over, Under, and Through Portals Event!

Prompt Outline
Prizes
Requirements+FAQ
Updates

Portals are commonplace around Skire, used for countless reasons by countless beings around the continent. One may use them for travel, to leave their home and traverse quickly across the landscape to another city, to visit friends, pick up supplies, or simply explore. Portals of countless shapes and sizes are also key for continental commerce, driving goods of countless types through specialized portals that bring them where they need to be.

Portals can often fall into disrepair. Their space magic is upheld by infused caster speak, and like all machinery, they wear down over time. Wires come loose, conduits fall apart, and molding metal rusts, meaning Skire is littered with portals that have long-forgotten uses. Many seek to repair these portals simply out of curiosity to see where they go. Some are even employed for their upkeep. 

A portal may be built by a single person, or used by a community, company, hive, or other group. Many build their homes around these landmarks for ease of movement across Skire. 

Travel! There are many interesting places to explore around Skire... Where will you go?

Prompts do not need to be completed in order.
🔮Must be completed once within the event period in order to claim the completion badge.

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) travelling through a portal.

  • Does your character regularly travel through portals? 
  • Do they stumble upon one on accident, or find something mysterious or broken?
  • Where do they end up? Draw them in a new biome or location.
  • Do they avoid portals for any reason? Explore their thoughts on travel around skire.

Portals are an integral part of daily life across the continent. How does it effect your life? 

Prompts do not need to be completed in order.
🔮Must be completed once within the event period in order to claim the completion badge.

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) interacting with a portal.

  • Does your character use portals to send items or gifts to others? Ship their creations across Skire? 
  • Do they use them for a commute or personal travel?
  • Are there specific portals that are important to them? Design a portal they might travel through or interact with often.
  • Have they ever interacted with one on accident, or had a magical portal mishap?
  • Have they created their own?
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NEW PROMPT + Event Bonuses

Home can mean many different things to many different people. What is home to you?

Prompts do not need to be completed in order.
🔮Must be completed twice within the event period in order to claim the completion badge.

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) at their home, or somewhere they consider home.

  • Where is their home located?
  • Are they a wanderer with no solid place they return to? 
  • Did they build their own home? What is it like?
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🔮Prizes/Rewards🔮

Each Prompt grants STANDARD PAYOUT.
Please make sure to follow Prompt Requirements outlined below!

PLEASE NOTE! Due to Frog's absence at the end of this event, prize rolls will be pushed back by at least a week! Thank you in advance for your patience!

🔮PREMADEs

Click to see its masterlist!
Designed By @nicefrog

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Click to see its masterlist!
Redesigned by @nicefrog

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Click to see its masterlist!
Redesigned by @nicefrog

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🔮MYO Slots


  • 4 Free-For-All Standard Event MYO (1 Rare, 3 Uncommon)
  • 3 Non-Owner Standard Event MYOs (1 Rare, 3 Uncommon)
If the Free-For-All Pool reaches 30 entries, we will increase the prizes to 5 FFA MYO slots.
If the Non-Owner Pool reaches 20 entries, we will increase the prizes to 4 NO MYO slots.
Following the original pool goals, every additional 30 entries in FFA and 20 entries in NO will add another MYO slot to its corresponding pool.

 

🔮Trait Tickets

Enter for a Trait Ticket that can be applied to any official Skire design in your possession. This pool will begin with 3 Uncommon 2 Rare and 1 Myth trait tickets. For each 30 Entries, another x1 of each type will be added to the pool

Uncommon Trait Ticket

Rare Trait Ticket

Myth Trait Ticket



🔮DEFAULT REWARDS

These items are granted per prompt. The badge may be claimed if you complete the 4 prompts.

CROWNS

Each prompt grants STANDARD CROWN PAYOUT 

Tattered Package

REWARD FOR EACH PROMPT

You've been waiting on some crowns... but this might just be more...

Badge for Completion

REWARD FOR COMPLETION

Using all four RETURN ADDRESSES from the EVENT PROMPTS, you may claim the completion badge!
This is a badge granted for completion of all 4 prompts.


🔮Submissions🔮


🔮REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements for the monthly prompts -

  • Drawn -- Colored Halfbody AND a Simple Background of an official Skire Character or Skire NPC following the prompt
  • Written -- 600 Words or more describing the prompt
  • Finding Home -- Finding home has different minimum requirements. Please check them out!
Drawn Prompt Requirements Cheat Sheet
 

Please refer to each individual prompt for their submission information!

[[PROMPT SUBMISSION + Payout GUIDE]]

 

Submission Requirements

Art Requirements
  • The image should include a Skire character that you have permission to use for your focus character.
  • You may include non-Skire characters as long as there is still an official Skire character included that follows prompt requirements. Non-Skire characters will not count for payout.
  • Fully colored (Shading is not required, but is allowed and will grant additional crowns).
  • Art must be done by you. You may not commission others to make your entry for you, nor can you use bases or artwork done by others to create your entry.
  • Collaboration pieces will not earn either person an entry but can still be done for fun.
  • AI Generated images are not permitted for any event entries.
  • Photography used as backgrounds are not allowed, even if it is your photo.
  • Photography is allowed if you are submitting a craft entry, such as sculpted or paper CCCats interacting with the world around them.
  • Entries can be digital or traditional.
Writing Requirements
  • The writing should include a Skire character that you have permission to use for your focus character.
  • Titles and words that are not part of the main narrative do not count towards word count total.
  • You may include non-Skire characters as long as there is still an official Skire character included prominently in the story. 
  • You must create the story/literature yourself. You may not commission someone else to write it for you. Plagiarism will be checked.
  • AI Generated writing is not permitted for any event entries.

General Rules

[RULES + CONTENT GUIDELINES]


    • Your art or writing must be related to the theme of the prompt.
    • No NSFW or sexual material is permitted. Themes MUST be PG-13 to exist onsite. Nudity of any kind is not allowed.
    • No AI is allowed in the creation of event entries.
    • If you are drawing someone else’s character please make sure you have their permission to do so. Please check above for characters available for gift art!
    • Prizes from this event are subject to normal Skire group rules.
    • Do not guilt trip or harass members for entering or winning a prize. Doing so may ban you from entering future events.
    • Do not enter the event if you are blacklisted or greylisted. (We have informed you if you are).

FAQ

FAQ

Q: Can we ask for an extension on the prompt?
A: No, but if submissions require revisions you may be informed of a grace period to resubmit.

Q: If I win, can I give my prize away?
A: For fairness, if you win the prize, you may not gift the prize away. You may return your prize to the admin to re-roll the raffle. Items can be traded, but you should not enter solely to grant the item to someone else.

Q: Can I enter to try and help someone else win?
A: No, it is not fair for multiple people to enter on behalf of one person. You will not be able to surrender your prize to a specific person.

Q: When will the event end specifically?
A: This prompt's end date is displayed on the prompt itself! Please refer to this section and the website's clock for this time!

Q: When will prizes be raffled off?
A: Anywhere from the next day to a few days after the event ends. Rolls are automatic onsite but we will still be announcing them in the Discord!

Q: My entry was denied because it didn’t meet the requirements. Can I fix it and resubmit to try and enter?
A: Yes, as long as this is done so before the event ends. We will not count anything submitted after the event has ended, but a short grace period may be given.

Q: Are admin allowed to enter the event and win prizes?
A: Yes, admins are allowed to enter events! However if an admin is rolled for winning a prize, they don’t occupy a member’s chance to win! Another roll will be done so that a member can still win a prize.

Q: I became a non-owner/owner over the course of the event! Can I change my entries? 
A: Yes, please contact a mod! If you become an owner over the event, we ask that you inform us that you are no longer a non-owner out of fairness! If you become a non-owner, please inform us as well as we may grant non-owner tickets. If we notice this system is being used to fodder non-owner MYO slots, we will no longer grant ticket changes from owner to non-owner for the event period, but you may be eligible again if you are still a non-owner during the next event.

🔮NEW THIS MONTH

Prompt Updates
  • UPDATE: The Skire Scoop Prompt has updated to a new question! [What do you like to create?]

Premise: Make a wonderful meal during this 3 Part Prompt!
Duration:
May 01 @ 02:00:00 - June 30 @ 11:59:59
 x2 Prompts || Standard Payout + Prompt Prizes

Bonus Rewards: Throughout the duration below, users who complete the weekly gift art prompt will also gain a bonus WEEKLIES roll! It will begin Sunday May 06th at rollover, and the subsequent event's bonuses will be removed then as well
Reward Bonus Duration:
May 06 @ 00:00:00 - June 30 @ 11:59:59
🔮 Flat Payout + Prompt Bonuses

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NEW: A New Mainstay Prompt has been released!
[MONTHLY ◦  STANDARD PAYOUT]
FIDING HOME is a monthly prompt that can be used to submit art relating to your character's home!
RELEASE BONUS - This prompt will need to be completed TWICE (once per month of the event) in order to gain the event completion badge for the 🔮Portals Event

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NEW: Information on three of Skire's Locations has been updated! More will come with time. Take a peek for some inspiration on your travel prompts!
NEW: The Nautipod Lore Page has been completed by spockirkcoy!

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We have introduced a weekly claim function over at our site Dailies page. Once per week you can claim by clicking on the button! Prizes are a mystery...

NEW: Smoke, Ice, Ether, and Metal Mentors are out!
RELEASE BONUS - These mentors will ALL be available to initiate and train with until June 30th! They will then cycle into their respective seasons, and initiation and training will be available throughout that season.

Boosted Basic magic bonuses have been expanded upon on the Magics page!

BOOSTED BASIC MAGICS

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SMOKE
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ICE
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ETHER
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METAL

🔮ADDITIONAL UPDATES

A few new updated releases are available! Please check them out!

Raffle Ticket updates

Prompt raffle tickets will now be granted to the user upon prompt approval

  • The user is responsible for picking the prize pool they wish to enter for with each ticket, and has up until the duration of the event's end to use these items. You may not swap pools once the item has been used.
  • Users must still specify if they are a non owner in order to be placed into the non-owner pool
  • Tickets leftover from the event will be removed from user inventories upon event conclusion to be reused in future prompts. 
Received: Via monthly event prompts
Tattered Package + BAdge

Each prompt for this event will grant x1 Tattered Package. Usually, you'll recieve what you were expecting... You may recieve something odd instead!

PROGRESS

WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY WORKING ON?

  • Trait Reviews - CCCats have been completed! We will continue on through traits as time goes on! Crooks are up next.
  • Mentors - Mentors will start rolling out on a more seasonal basis! We also do want to eventually roll out mentors of other species! The first set will be CCCats majorly as its what we have had in the works for years even before the release of other species, which is why they arent uet of a variety! We have had guests in the past help with these items, and you may see that again going forward! Feel free to apply to the guest artist form that we have edited to also include site image assets!
  • Questline Prompts - We are finalizing a one time quest for users to earn a MYO slot and some trait tickets. Prompts are currently in progress, shops are being set up, and we are ironing out the logistics! Special currencies are necessary for it, so you may begin to see those appear!
  • Crafting - Crafting items are being worked on, as are crafting related locations and prompts!
  • Fishing/Gathering - Fishing and gathering are the main ways to gather crafting items. We are working on the sources, shops, prompts, and more for these crafting items to be gained!
  • Locations - Locations will be further added and expanded upon over time!
  • Legacy Trait Sheets - These are now out of date as the Trait Page and Visual Sorter are prioritized.
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[MINI EVENT] Skire's Anniversary!

Posted 6 months ago :: Last edited 6 months ago by Frog

🎆HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!🎆

Welcome to Skire's 11th anniversary! HELLO!! HELLO? Hello to everyone and the 11th anniversary, goodness me. How has another year already crept by so fast?? ;_; What the heck! It's been a wild time but no less an exciting one! I'm thankful to be able to continue slowly n steady with this lil funky bundle of critters and the wild headworld created for them all thanks to you guys ;0;!! Genuinely its amazing to me people still enjoy them this many years later and I have loved so many things everyone has created over these many years as well. I've seen such beautiful arts, crafts, read anything from dramatic to silly writing, heard so much about friendships formed and bonds created, and just overall learned so much about the many different things everyone makes, creates, and shares! It's an incredible experience I am beyond thankful to get to share and be shared with along with witnessing you all share among one another. I'm so proud of you guys! Equally, I'm so proud of the team and their hard work! Everyone from team to member has made so many things possible and I'm excited for what will continue!
To commemorate this particular anniversary, we're doing a small draw-to-enter raffle! More details are below on that >:3c! We hope you'll enjoy...

We are excited to announce our first mini prompt! In celebration of the 11th anniversary, we are raffling 5 TOUCHED TRAIT ITEMS! Some of these have been floating around... Now to finally be revealed! Click on each to reveal what they do! 
We are still actively working on the logistics of touched items, so we thank you for your patience while we do!

🎆VIEW ENTRIES

 


TO ENTER THE RAFFLE: Participate in the 🎆Anniversary Prompt

This prompt will be available for 11 days, to celebrate 11 years! Requirements are simpler to allow for quicker entries. 

🎆Prompt Requirements --

1 colored bust/headshot or more (needs to include the neck!)
150 words or more

🎆Prompt Prizes --

11 Crowns
🎟️1 Anniversary Raffle Ticket

 


🎆DISCORD RAFFLE --

We are hosting another raffle in the Discord raffling what's below! Join the discord to participate, no entry required aside from clicking the button in the discord! Includes our first design from new admin Muy ! Yay!!

[Update] Trait Updates

Posted 6 months ago :: Last edited 6 months ago by Frog

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Hi all! We are in the long process of going through traits to update and clarify their descriptions! We've finished with CCCats as you'll see below, but we will update this post as we finish other species as well! Please refer below to what new larger updates you can find in the traits. Thank you to the team for all the hard work and discussion to get this updated! There are so many updates that we cannot place them all here, but we will place the most important ones here! Do check out each CCCat Trait for details! 

Ideally our new formatting will allow for quicker updates if new rules and clarifications are added to the traits!

General Notes
  • Any traits that had a downgrade in rarity or were consolidated will grant a free trait that you may use for any trait within the respective rarity or lower when updating the design. These cannot be moved from one design to another and are not able to be traded in for trait tickets, and will remain bound to the design
  • Any designs that were updated to include any upgraded traits will only receive that respective trait only if the original design also has it. The design can keep the trait as it currently appears as long as it is not redesigned or reverted. Upgraded traits do not grant unused traits.
  • Trait items will now allow for you to change the trait within the bounds of what the item grants during redesigns [Example: If using the Bittersweet Truffles to apply Heart Eyes to a Nautipod, you may switch that trait to X eyes when redesigning, as that trait is granted by the item, and can still apply to the character]

CCCats

  • Goat Eye will be updated to Square Pupil and will be expanded to allow squares, rectangles, and diamonds, on top of the standard allowed for goat eye.
  • Needle Teeth will be merged into Overgrown Teeth.
  • Overgrowth Teeth may use Saber/Tusk/Tipsy Turvy/Snaggletooth without the need for additional traits.
  • Crown Placement Traits
    • Crowns on Face/Cheeks can include Crowns on Forehead, and Crowns in common placements without additionally needing the trait.
    • Crowns on Lower Body may also include crowns on the Face/Cheeks, Crowns on Forehead, and Crowns in common placements without additionally needing the traits
    • Crowns on Head and Elsewhere on Body will be dissolved and granted +1 Touched to applicable designs.
  • Pattern Shifting Eye has had its definition expanded
    • If the base color of the eye changes, the patterns must include ALL of the used colors
    • If the base color remains the same, the pupil patterns may have differing colors.
  • Unseen Eye and Tongue traits will all allow for the design to have Dead Eye or Dead Tongue colors without the need for the trait additionally
  • Multiple Eyes/Tongues (4-10) has been expanded to allow ONE instance of a trait to apply to all of the Eyes/Tongues [Example: If you have x1 instance of Metallic Eye, you may apply Metallic Eye to ALL eyes]
  • Floating Body Piece (Touched) has been expanded to allow 11-20 pieces. and the Unseen variant has been expanded to allow 21-30 pieces
  • Unused Unseen Traits may only use Unseen traits that are listed on the trait list OR exist currently on a design. New unseen traits cannot be created using an Unused Unseen.
  • Object Growth on Tongue has been merged into Object Tongue, which now encompasses both expressions of the trait.
  • Hallowed has been downgraded to Touched
  • Separated Wormling has been upgraded to Unseen
  • Headless - Mouth appearing on neck is now OPTIONAL
  • Shaped Eye - Shaped Eye is a new trait at Unseen rarity that will allow the CCCat's eye to be a non-round shape.
  • Extras Traits
    • Extra Limbs adds two pairs of limbs (4 additional limbs) to the body  per instance of the trait. This count does not include the default limbs (arms and back legs) and adds to the total of limbs. Can be either arms or legs
    • Extra Mouths now adds x2 mouths per instance of the trait on top of the default mouth.
    • Unusable Limbs now adds x2 pairs of Unusable Limbs per instance of the trait
    • Wings now adds x2 pairs of wings per instance of the trait
  • Multi-Form Eye/Tongue now allows for one instance of a trait to effect the eye in both forms [Example: If you have x1 instance of Metallic Eye, you may apply Metallic Eye to the eye in both forms]
  • Inanimate Host no longer allows for the body to be replaced by Stone, Crystal, Solid Metal [Meaning solid metal, does not apply to robotic hosts or armor hosts], unless it is replacing the ENTIRE body. These can be applied via Earth Defect or Metal Defect.
  • Second Set of Colors can be stacked, meaning that every additional instance of the trait grants x1 additional palette.
  • Color Changing Markings Update - The three color rule has been removed, but we have defined the trait further as detailed below
    • Can only be applied to a defined marking, meaning it should not apply to pure gradients
    • Marking that change color can have gradients
    • No restriction on the number of colors, but colors can still only have one additional alternate color.
    • Cannot apply to all markings on the body
    • Color Changing Coat still applies to the base coat only
    • Cannot be stacked
  • Object Growth applying specifically to plants has been further defined.
  • Split Tail has been updated to allow for the following
    • Rare - 2-10 Splits | Previously was Rare - 2-5 Splits
    • Myth - 11-20 Splits | Previously was Myth - 6-10 Splits
    • Touched - 21-40 Splits | Previously was Touched - 11-15 Splits
    • Splits apply across ALL tails.
  • Glowing/Opalescent/Sparkling/Metallic Markings Update - The three color rule has been removed, and rules have expanded as detailed below
    • Any color on the body are affected by these marking types as long as the WHOLE coat is not effected.
  • Glowing/Opalescent/Sparkling/Metallic Coat Update -
    • ALL colors on the body are affected by these marking types AND the CCCat may for example have the Glowing Teeth, Glowing Tongue Markings, Glowing Eye, and all extras such as Crowns, Claws, and Horns/Spikes
VISUALS

Some traits have been given additional visuals!

[Mini-Update] April 2024

Posted 7 months ago :: Last edited 7 months ago by Frog
Glub glub...

the waters of Skire warm as spring emerges... silly little guys seem to be popping up in the sands...

Click each image to enter yourself into one of our self-enter raffles. These raffles will close April 03rd @ 11:59:59 Site Time! What creatures might you find waiting?
Happy April 1st!


Meanwhile...
Uto bustles with life as the denizens of Skire move about, finally free of winter's chill. Travel and commerce across Skire is expedited by its complex magical portals, bringing people and things from every corner into to the city. Somewhere in Choice, a bit of construction begins...

"Oh, Hi..." The crook standing at the mouth of the broken portal rubs the back of their neck, a bit bothered by the interruption. They are dressed in mechanics fatigues, covered in what surely looks like years of oil and grime stains, and a hat with an old logo obscures their face some.

"Listen, if you're going to hang around, I need some help," He grumbles, shuffling in their baggy clothes a bit as they stare up at the machinery. Something about the glow of their eye beneath the brim of the cap seems familiar, but you can't quite be sure. "Seems like this portal's missing a few things... Wonder how long its been here... 

"What? a DJ? I don't know who you're talking about..." They wave off the question, opening up a bright red toolbox covered in stickers, "If you're done with the questions, why don't you stop by Grant's and get yourself a pouch to carry stuff in..."

[Scavenger Hunt available throughout April. Ends April 30, 2024 @ 23:59:59]

REMINDER! Please do not spoil the hunt. You may request help and hints from other users, but sharing direct answers, links, or hints that are too obvious are not allowed in chat.

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TRADING UPDATES

  • Beginning at the time of this announcement, all accounts created after April 01st, 2024 00:00:00 must complete one prompt to be eligible to trade items and crowns. ALL prompts that do not require character ownership are eligible.
  • This does not apply to character transfers that do not involve items.
STARTER PACK UPDATES

  • The starter pack has been phased out of the free gifts shop at the time of this announcement due unfortunately to consistent instances of exploitation. This was a problem with the original welcome box as well, and we aim to mitigate this.
  • The starter pack will be reintroduced via a yearly Standard Payout prompt with low requirements that will grant the Starter Pack as part of its rewards.
  • Users who claimed the starter pack may still do this quest upon release.
NEW ITEMS + Updates

  • 20 new trait items have been added to the website... will you discover them all...?
  • All of these items will be available via normal means later!
  • Certain items are subject to change as well!
  • New items have been updated to have different border colors and a small symbol to denote rarity. Older items will eventually be updated to use this system.



OTHER UPDATES
  • Some trait items have been updated to include more traits that they can apply! Some traits have also been adjusted so that all items only apply traits of a single rarity. Keep your eyes peeled for these items!
    • Stinger Sourpop - Addition of Insect Wings (Gravents)
    • Sappy Sweetsticks - Addition of Complex Tongue Tip (Crooks/Gravents)
    • Thorny Flower - Addition of Spiked Tentacles and Leafy Tentacles (Nautipods) 
    • Feather Duster - Addition of Particle Crowns (CCCats), Particle Tendrils (Crooks), and Particle Vent Wings(Gravents)
    • Silky Brush - Addition of Royal Feathers, Quill Feathers, Royal Vent Wings, and Royal Tail Strands (Gravents)
  • We are in the process of clarifying trait definitions! This is planned to include a comprehensive list of rules that each trait has. Hopefully this will provide more clarity when designing! We are working by species currently, and when one species is finished, the other will be started. This may take some time as we have nearly 700 traits! [Preview Here!]
  • We are reviewing crown payouts and are working on creating further guides for prompts. At this time no changes can be confirmed!
  • Trait images are completed! They are currently pending edit and upload to the site, as it is a time intensive process. Thank you for Sweet-n-treat for the amazing art!
  • Progress has begun on a questline where users will be able to earn a MYO slot and traits! This will be available regardless of ownership status and be a one-time-only quest available for completion at any time, with no time limit to do so. 
  • Crafting is being worked on! Recipes have been concepted, and past items will slowly be uploaded to the site! They will not have as much use until we can create the necessary gathering processes, prompts, and recipes! This will also include daily and weekly claims. 
  • Please welcome Muy as our newest mod! He will be assisting the team in the discord mainly but you may see him around elsewhere! We are excited to have him!
  • The Skire Scoop has been updated to a new question -- "What is your comfort food?"
  • General Store stock has been updated!
  • A new Magic Bonus button has been added to the Prompt Payout Criteria!

[EVENT]🍛Savory Sweet Spectacular🍰

Posted 8 months ago :: Last edited 7 months ago by Sweet-n-treat

🍛Savory SWEET Spectacular🍰

Welcome to the March - April 2024 Savory Sweets Event!

Prompt Outline
Prizes
Requirements+FAQ
Updates
 
 
Food is such a wonderful thing. Whether it's the joy of gathering your own ingredients, the dedication to making a meal, or the warmth you get when finally enjoying the result of all that time you put in. Some cook to treat themselves, some cook to share their food with others, and some prefer to let others do the cooking for them. Either way, this event is meant to share the stages of what goes in to making something delicious!
 
Put on your aprons and let's get started!
 
PART 01

Gather ingredients! Go shopping, forage for your own, harvest, or share your quest for the perfect ingredient!

This prompt must be completed FIRST

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) gathering ingredients to cook with.

  • Do they grow or make their own ingredients, or do they purchase them?
  • Do they prefer to stick to their ingredient list,  or will they try just about anything?
  • Do they enjoy unorthodox ingredients? CCCats do not need to eat standard foods, but many find that they enjoy the process or the taste! Due to the fact that their body breaks down whatever object they eat, they may also enjoy odd ingredients, and things that some might not even consider food. Consider the texture, the taste, and the source! Why do they pick those ingredients? 
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PART 02

Its time to start cooking! Keep it quaint with just a fire, or get professional with it! There are countless ways to cook!

This prompt must be completed SECOND

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) cooking/baking.

  • Do they have a home with a kitchen, or do they work with unique resources to cook? 
  • Do they run a tight ship in the kitchen, or do they get loose and messy when they cook?
  • Are they experienced, or are they a new chef?
  • Do they prefer to work alone, or do they enjoy sharing the task?
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PART 03

Enjoy the feast! you've worked hard for it, so you deserve to finally rest with a nice meal.

This prompt must be completed THIRD

Draw or write about an Official Skire Character (Yours, someone else's, or an NPC) enjoying the meal they made.

  • What is their finished meal?
  • Does their meal look picture perfect, or does it turn out questionable? How does it taste in contrast?
  • Do they enjoy this meal with friends, or do they prefer to eat alone?
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🍈Prizes/Rewards🍒

Each Prompt grants STANDARD PAYOUT.
Please make sure to follow Prompt Requirements outlined below!


🌮PREMADEs

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Designed By Sweet-n-treat

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🥗MYO Slots


  • 4 Free-For-All Standard Event MYO (1 Rare, 3 Uncommon)
  • 3 Non-Owner Standard Event MYOs (1 Rare, 3 Uncommon)
If the Free-For-All Pool reaches 30 entries, we will increase the prizes to 5 FFA MYO slots.
If the Non-Owner Pool reaches 20 entries, we will increase the prizes to 4 NO MYO slots.
Following the original pool goals, every additional 30 entries in FFA and 10 entries in NO will add another MYO slot to its corresponding pool.

 

🍙Trait Tickets

Enter for a Trait Ticket that can be applied to any official Skire design in your possession. This pool will begin with 3 Uncommon 2 Rare and 1 Myth trait tickets. For each 30 Entries, another x1 of each type will be added to the pool

Uncommon Trait Ticket

Rare Trait Ticket

Myth Trait Ticket



🍤DEFAULT REWARDS

Crowns are rewarded for ALL prompts, but the other items are completion based, and granted upon completion of the final prompt.

CROWNS

Each prompt grants STANDARD CROWN PAYOUT 

Delectable Leftovers

REWARD FOR COMPLETION

The meal is finally complete! There was so much food, that surely nobody could finish it all. Take a little home with you!
Allows your choice of either:

Finished Feast

REWARD FOR COMPLETION

You might find an extra treat in your leftovers!
This prize is rolled automatically upon approval!

 
Feast With Friends

REWARD FOR COMPLETION

You can finally enjoy the fruits of your labor!
This is a badge granted for completion.


🍬Submissions🍪


🍵REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements -

  • Drawn -- Colored Halfbody AND a Simple Background of an official Skire Character or Skire NPC following the prompt
  • Written -- 600 Words or more describing the prompt
Drawn Prompt Requirements Cheat Sheet
 

Please refer to each individual prompt for their submission information!

[[PROMPT SUBMISSION + Payout GUIDE]]

 

Submission Requirements

Art Requirements
  • The image should include a Skire character that you have permission to use for your focus character.
  • You may include non-Skire characters as long as there is still an official Skire character included that follows prompt requirements. Non-Skire characters will not count for payout.
  • Fully colored (Shading is not required, but is allowed and will grant additional crowns).
  • A background that fits "simple background" requirements is required.
  • Art must be done by you. You may not commission others to make your entry for you, nor can you use bases or artwork done by others to create your entry.
  • Collaboration pieces will not earn either person an entry but can still be done for fun.
  • AI Generated images are not permitted for any event entries.
  • Photography used as backgrounds are not allowed, even if it is your photo.
  • Photography is allowed if you are submitting a craft entry, such as sculpted or paper CCCats interacting with the world around them.
  • Entries can be digital or traditional.
Writing Requirements
  • The writing should include a Skire character that you have permission to use for your focus character.
  • Minimum of 600 words per entry.
  • Titles and words that are not part of the main narrative do not count towards word count total.
  • You may include non-Skire characters as long as there is still an official Skire character included prominently in the story. 
  • You must create the story/literature yourself. You may not commission someone else to write it for you. Plagiarism will be checked.
  • AI Generated writing is not permitted for any event entries.

General Rules

[RULES + CONTENT GUIDELINES]


    • Your art or writing must be related to the theme of the prompt.
    • No NSFW or sexual material is permitted. Themes MUST be PG-13 to exist onsite. Nudity of any kind is not allowed.
    • No AI is allowed in the creation of event entries.
    • If you are drawing someone else’s character please make sure you have their permission to do so. Please check below for characters available for gift art!
    • Prizes from this event are subject to normal Skire group rules.
    • Do not guilt trip or harass members for entering or winning a prize. Doing so may ban you from entering future events.
    • Do not enter the event if you are blacklisted or greylisted. (We have informed you if you are).

FAQ

FAQ

Q: Can we ask for an extension on the prompt?
A: No, but if submissions require revisions you may be informed of a grace period to resubmit.

Q: If I win, can I give my prize away?
A: For fairness, if you win the prize, you may not gift the prize away. You may return your prize to the admin to re-roll the raffle. Items can be traded, but you should not enter solely to grant the item to someone else.

Q: Can I enter to try and help someone else win?
A: No, it is not fair for multiple people to enter on behalf of one person. You will not be able to surrender your prize to a specific person.

Q: When will the event end specifically?
A: This prompt's end date is displayed on the prompt itself! Please refer to this section and the website's clock for this time!

Q: When will prizes be raffled off?
A: Anywhere from the next day to a few days after the event ends. Rolls are automatic onsite but we will still be announcing them in the Discord!

Q: My entry was denied because it didn’t meet the requirements. Can I fix it and resubmit to try and enter?
A: Yes, as long as this is done so before the event ends. We will not count anything submitted after the event has ended, but a short grace period may be given.

Q: Are admin allowed to enter the event and win prizes?
A: Yes, admins are allowed to enter events! However if an admin is rolled for winning a prize, they don’t occupy a member’s chance to win! Another roll will be done so that a member can still win a prize.

Q: I became a non-owner/owner over the course of the event! Can I change my entries? 
A: Yes, please contact a mod! If you become an owner over the event, we ask that you inform us that you are no longer a non-owner out of fairness! If you become a non-owner, please inform us as well as we may grant non-owner tickets. If we notice this system is being used to fodder non-owner MYO slots, we will no longer grant ticket changes from owner to non-owner for the event period, but you may be eligible again if you are still a non-owner during the next event.

🥡NEW THIS MONTH

Prompt Updates

Premise: Make a wonderful meal during this 3 Part Prompt!
Duration:
March 01 @ 02:00:00 - April 30 @ 11:59:59
🍨 x3 Prompts || Standard Payout + Prompt Prizes

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Bonus Rewards: Throughout the duration below, users who complete the weekly gift art prompt will also gain the bonuses for the Leftovers reward! Sifting Sands will go up until the rollover between rewards.
Reward Bonus Duration:
March 04 @ 00:00:00 - April 28 @ 11:59:59
🍔 Flat Payout + Prompt Bonuses

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NEW: A New Mainstay Prompt has been released!
[WEEKLY ◦ STANDARD PAYOUT]
Chunks is a weekly prompt that can be used to submit any piece of art that meets the requirements for full Crown payout!

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  • UPDATE: The Skire Scoop Prompt has updated to a new question! [How do you spend your day off?]
 

🍩item Releases

A few new items have been released! Read below on how to obtain them!

Delectible Leftovers

That meal was great! You feel lucky you get to take a little treat with you after the fact.
Allows your choice of either:

Received: 
Granted at the completion of the Savory Sweets Prompts
 
 
 
Candy Chompers

Applies ONE of the following traits to one CCCat or Gravent.

Received: 
Can be chosen from the choice box received from the completion of the Savory Sweets Prompts
This is a chance drop from completing each of the Spirit of Gifting Prompts

General Store
SPicy Skillet Links

Applies the following trait to a CCCat. Crook, or Gravent.

Received: 
Can be chosen from the choice box received from the completion of the Savory Sweets Prompts
This is a chance drop from completing each of the Spirit of Gifting Prompts

General Store
 
 
Paw bean Bun

Applies the following CCCat trait to one CCCat.

Received:
This is a chance drop from completing part 3 of the Savory Sweets Prompt

General Store
 
 
 
 
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🍮OTHER UPDATES

  • SPRING Magics are now in season. Click here to view what magics are in season and will grant bonuses! Reminder that Defect grants bonus all year around on Standard Payout Prompts. Make sure you're adequately claiming!
  • Pity rates for magic defects have been edited by Pasta to make defect a guaruntee after rolling 20 times, regardless of failure/success. Any rolls that began before this update may still go over 20 without granting defect. If you roll 20 times without defect, please submit a claim!
  • The ARPG Opening MYO Raffle will be extended to March 03, 2024 @ 11:59:59 site time so that it corresponds to weekly rollover! 
  • We will be phasing out the use of discord links as prompt submission options starting at monthly rollover. Unfortunately links now expire! Please use Toyhouse or another social media, Stash, Imgur, Postimages, Google Drive, or another hosting service from here on out! We will send back any prompts using discord links from here on out!
PROGRESS

WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY WORKING ON?

  • Payout/Cost Review - Now that the first month and a half of the arpg have passed, we are reviewing potential changes to payout. No detail at this time on IF or HOW payout will change are going to be effected!

ARPG STATS -- 1433+ approved Prompts submitted since ARPG Opening

  • Coveted Coin Pouch - The coin pouch has had its table adjusted slightly, but we will be continuing to include it on the gift prompt for the forseeable future. Its drop rate will be updated March 03rd, 2024 @11:59:59 Site Time
  • Trait Reviews - We are working on solidifying definitions for traits, so that they can be more clear for users! this requires multiple admin review so may take some time. Sweet-n-treat has nearly completed all of the trait sheets! Those will be uploaded with time as well.
  • Questline Prompts - We are working on a one time quest for users to earn a MYO slot and some traits. While this is in concept, you may not see it for some time! There is no set date for it to be released.  
  • Mentors - Boosted Basic Mentors are in progress. Their training grounds are set up, currently working on art assets. (Ether, Smoke, Ice, Metal). More refinements to 
  • Crafting - Crafting will be an upcoming way to earn and create items using crafting materials! Recipies are currently being concepted and fleshed out!
  • Fishing/Gathering - Fishing and gathering are the main ways to gather crafting items. We are working on the logistics and stats of how gathering will work!
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