Post by Shain on Jun 30, 2014 21:21:22 GMT
The Monthly Mission
of July
Build-A-Character!
That's right! The challenge of this month lies in design and writing! There is a lot of free range with this mission, but there are a few limitations to challenge your creative mind. Please read on carefully! :*3
Build-A-Character!
That's right! The challenge of this month lies in design and writing! There is a lot of free range with this mission, but there are a few limitations to challenge your creative mind. Please read on carefully! :*3
Getting Started
Your character can be any species! From human to hamster to vampire to something wickedly unidentifiable — anything goes! Your character may also have an alternate form so long as it also follows the guidelines of the mission. Ethnicity, gender, and age are also pretty much up to you!
Story
Please select one of the character stories (courtesy of Seventh Sanctum) below to use as your beginning inspiration. The only alterations you may make to the stories may involve gender, species, ethnicity and age. These stories are meant to be the first step, so feel free to write more detail and add more elements as you go! However keep in mind that you will be limited to 1000 characters maximum for your character description during presentation!
1. The innocent and loving girl whose actions make them a monster and whose brilliance makes them unfathomable.9. The unspeakably gorgeous but angsty man who is the best at everything they do.16. The hard working and ethical man whose scientific endeavors have given them a god complex and who leads a band of merry men.
Your character can be any species! From human to hamster to vampire to something wickedly unidentifiable — anything goes! Your character may also have an alternate form so long as it also follows the guidelines of the mission. Ethnicity, gender, and age are also pretty much up to you!
Story
Please select one of the character stories (courtesy of Seventh Sanctum) below to use as your beginning inspiration. The only alterations you may make to the stories may involve gender, species, ethnicity and age. These stories are meant to be the first step, so feel free to write more detail and add more elements as you go! However keep in mind that you will be limited to 1000 characters maximum for your character description during presentation!
The stories are first-come first-serve, so select your favorite right away before someone else nabs it!
2. The businessman who wants everything for their children and who ends up with a harem of the opposite sex for no good reason.
3. The moody art student who has an endless supply of gadgets.
4. The friendly alien who sets the protagonist on the right path and who always supports their family.
5. The energetic young boy who has untapped depths of skill and who is forced by circumstance or honor to destroy their love.
6. The scoundrel with a heart of gold who always gets into trouble and who is dangerously mis-informed.
7. The rightful heir to the empire who is actually completely insane and who has a soft spot for kids.
8. The adventurous captain who is actually completely insane.
10. The hyper-violent vigilante who is ready to reform and who has an unusual scar from an equally unusual incident.
11. The polite bandit who has a dark and mysterious past and who is a reincarnated princess.
12. The brutal master of hand-to-hand combat who joins forces with their bitter rival and whose brilliance makes them unfathomable.
13. The depressed police officer who is a softy at heart despite strong biases.
14. The emotionally detached genius whose scientific experiments lead to disaster.
15. The brillaint young adult who does good deeds merely for the praise and who endures numerous trials and triumphs.
17. The energetic young boy who never loses important virtues or values.
18. The beautiful nerd girl no one notices because she has glasses who came back from the grave and who endures numerous trials and triumphs.
19. The prodigal with incredible power who always supports their family and who seeks their own destruction.
20. The drunken old guy whose brilliance makes them unfathomable and who is persecuted by a government conspiracy.
Color Scheme
Please select a color scheme you would like to use for your character! In addition to your selected group of hues, you are also allowed to use white, black, and human skin tones. Each of the colors in your selected color scheme group must be present in your character design.
Use Colorcode to select your color scheme. You may use one group from any build (triad, compliment, etc.) but no combinations of several builds! Be sure to screenshot it and save it.
Publishing your Character
Minimally, it is recommended to prepare an image with a front and back view of your character. You may also include other reference images of a character, such as facial expressions. However, no dialog should be present on these images. The images can be sketches or finished works!
In addition to your reference images, you must share your selected character story. If you choose to elaborate in paragraph form, you have a 1000 character maximum to share more about the character.
Please also include a small screenshot of the color scheme you chose!
Please select a color scheme you would like to use for your character! In addition to your selected group of hues, you are also allowed to use white, black, and human skin tones. Each of the colors in your selected color scheme group must be present in your character design.
Use Colorcode to select your color scheme. You may use one group from any build (triad, compliment, etc.) but no combinations of several builds! Be sure to screenshot it and save it.
Publishing your Character
Minimally, it is recommended to prepare an image with a front and back view of your character. You may also include other reference images of a character, such as facial expressions. However, no dialog should be present on these images. The images can be sketches or finished works!
In addition to your reference images, you must share your selected character story. If you choose to elaborate in paragraph form, you have a 1000 character maximum to share more about the character.
Please also include a small screenshot of the color scheme you chose!
:meow:I hope you all have fun with this mission! When your entries are complete, please share them below.
As always, the winner of this mission will be determined through member voting! Submissions will close for voting Saturday, July 26th. Results will be posted by Friday, August 1st.
As always, the winner of this mission will be determined through member voting! Submissions will close for voting Saturday, July 26th. Results will be posted by Friday, August 1st.