Can others design my character for me?
Of course! Just make sure to list them in the designer section when getting approval or the submission will be cancelled!
Can my characters die?
If you wish to pronounce your character as dead you can. They will not be labeled as dead, however, unless you ask an admin to change their status, or if you have disappeared for a long time and deactivated your accounts.
Can I make my character disabled?
It depends on the disability. Centaurians are exempt from this rule, but for Kijis and Tallies, physical disabilities like a crooked leg or a weak back are perfectly fine, as well as mental disabilities and issues with energy (As long as it's not too serious, as in preventing it to do its job at all). You may also make your spirit blind or mute, even deaf, however missing an eye, ear, or limb is not allowed without the zombify mutation.
Can a Kiji's eyes be any color except red? Or a Tally's any other except blue?
Unless they have the mutation Energy Soul, they cannot. A Kiji's eyes reflect the burning of the Core, and a Tally's the cold of the abyss, and cannot be changed unless the character has a trait allowing it to be. However you are allowed to slightly shift the eye color to be slightly more orange/grey or slightly darker or lighter, as long as it is still a red or reddish orange/blue.
Is the Albino Base Coat the same as the Albino mutation?
No, they are completely different. Kijis/Tallies do not have an albino mutation, and instead the albino base coat simply means the character must be white or a very light grey.
Centaurians do have an albino mutation and it does appear as proper albinism.
I just adopted/bought a predesigned character, but the person who designed it before didn't do that good of a job, can I redo it?
There are three ways to redesign characters which have already been approved. If you're getting the character from the adoption center, per se, you can make small edits to them as long as it doesn't change the design too much.
For Kijis and Tallies, another way is through Rebirthing. When you rebirth your Kiji/Tally, genes can change. Whether the genes change or not, you can redesign your Kiji for free. Please let us know if you will be redesigning your character (If not required). The last way is to use Ares' Mirror, which will let you redesign the character how you want based on its geno. You can get Ares' Mirrors in Ares' Shop.
For Centaurians, you can redesign for free if you are a new owner, or by contacting the owner who will ask for your reasoning, but is generally ok with it.
What happens if I draw my character wearing apparel, will I have to buy it?
If it is a random spur of the moment, only one image, it's fine, however if you are caught continuing to draw the spirit with a cosmetic that is not applied, you will be asked to provide an equipment piece for it and will be given a warning, and if you continue drawing it without providing it you will get a Big Dock every submission with this character.
Do I have to draw the wisps/charms?
You are not forced to draw the wisps or charms, however if you neglect to draw them, or any other trait or marking, points will be docked in event and activity art.
Is there a guide for what counts as percentage covering regarding Kiji energy?
Currently there is not, it is mostly done by eye. Keep in mind Keratin Energy, because it increases the allowed area for energy, means you have to add more energy on those spirits for it to pass.
How does my spirit gain stat boosts?
Stat Boosts can appear in a spirit's geno in summoning or rebirthing, or through enchanted gear or familiars being put on the spirit.
What are temporary/limited traits/markings?
Temporary traits and markings are simply limited time based on seasons or events. This means that after their time is up, they will disappear for a while from the available pool of traits for random summons, though they can still appear if passed on to summons.
What does the D. before my character's traits mean?
D. stands for Dominant. This is for summoning purposes only, and means the trait can pass. The passing rate depends on the rarity of the trait.
What does the R. before my character's traits mean?
R. stands for Recessive. This is for summoning purposes only, and means the trait cannot pass, unless a boost changes that.
What does the O. before my character's traits mean?
O. stands for Occult. This means the trait DOES NOT show physically on the Kiji, and it has a 50% lower chance to pass than dominants.
What does it mean when it says a trait/boost is Added?
That means the trait/boost isn't actually on the geno, and does not pass in summoning or with certain boosts that pass things on the geno. Usually these traits/boosts come from items, familiars, or equipment.
How do you tell whether traits in Centaurian genos are dominant or recessive?
At the bottom on the genostring is a series of letters that generally come in sets of 2 or sometimes 4. If they are both capital (AA or AaAa) the gene is dominant. If one is capital and the other is lowercase (Aa or Aaaa) the trait is recessive. In the case of gender the XX, XY, or YY is always capital and doesn't matter much, in the case of the mutt mutation, if it shows both lowercase (mn) that means the gene is not active.
If a marking shows all lowercase (aa) that means it was a randomly occuring marking in a breeding and will not pass in breeding.
You can also tell this by looking at the traits in the traits section.
What does the Dominant/Recessive after the gender on Centaurians mean?
Because there is no way to put a note for subtypes, the Dominant/Recessive after the gender on Centaurians refers to the breed.
Why are Centaurians on this site? What do they do?
Centaurians are only on this site for tracking purposes and provide nothing for the ARPG aspect besides currency when drawn.
How do Base coat modifiers work?
The rare base mods (Silver, Neon, Bloodstained, and Skinned) essentially dictate the saturation and lightness of a base coat.
Secondary base coats are legendary and can be shown by making the base one color while having the markings be another, or making all but one marking the other color, or even making half one color and half the other! This DOES NOT allow you to make the base itself or markings multiple or blended colors.
What is the difference between hard and soft edge regarding markings?
A hard edge has absolutely no blur to it. The edge is very sharp and easy to distinguish between other colors because there is no blurring. A soft edge, on the other hand, has blurring so that it "blends" into what it sits on top of, but isn't blended so much it looks like a gradient.
When an admin says a soft edge marking needs to be softer or harder, what does that mean?
Soft edges can be closer to hard edges or closer to gradients. If an admin requests the edge to be softer, then it needs to be closer to a gradient, whereas if they ask for it to be harder, it needs to be closer to a hard edge, however it still needs to be a soft edge both ways.
Can I make a marking look like a different marking?
No. Markings should not mimic/replicate another marking, or it might be sent to corrections. There are a few exceptions to this, such as making Overlay look like Race or Dipped look like Boots, however in the end it's up to the admin.
Can I hide markings under other markings?
Certain markings you are allowed to. Make sure to pay attention to the Marking Tier guide to double check what goes over/under others!
Can markings be the same color?
Markings can be the same or similar color, but be aware that if it is hard or impossible to tell markings apart from each other, design admins may cancel or reject your submission. Likewise, the base coat of your spirit should be easily identifiable at a glance.
Can the base coat have a gradient or nuances?
In the case of spirits, no. The base coat must be the same the whole way unless it has a marking changing it.
Centaurians, however, are allowed to have nuances.
Can the import have shading?
Shading is not allowed for our imports to make color picking easier for players and admins. Lighting is allowed, however, for mutations such as Shiny.
What does it mean in the trait info if it says it's an 'addon' trait?
Addon refers to the fact that trait is independent from the rules of 'only one of this kind of trait'. These traits are usually Unique traits. For example, you're only allowed to have one kind of legs trait, however even if you have leg fur, you're also allowed to have Gryphon Talons or Webbed feet.
However, if the addon trait interferes with another addon trait, you will be forced to choose one or the other.
I saw a Kiji/tally with black bones even though it doesn't have the black bones trait, what gives?
Spirits who don't have the black bones trait can only have dark colored bones if they have black bones added, or if the spirit is already a naturally dark color (ie nighted or a really dark shade).
Painted Nails can make the nails look dark if a dark color is desired, but not black.
I saw a spirit with their lines edited/mane stylized. Is this allowed?
Editing lines or customizing traits is only allowed under few circumstances:
- One, if the trait is a unique trait or from an elemental/universe pack.
- Two, if it has spliced and you are merging the two genos onto the same base. In the case of spliced, you cannot customize them as much as simply just erase parts or merge parts together. In the case of merging, you need to make sure the result does not resemble a trait that already exists. These merging or erasing of parts can sometimes look like different traits or something unique, but it is simply an effect of spliced.
- Three, using a Glam Kit.
Tiny edits to the lines is also ok in the case of two traits not really working well together and needing some extra lines added or removed just to make them fit better. These are usually only small edits and are not that noticeable and are only to help the design fit together.
The only other way to add lines is with equipment. Equipment does not need to show on the spirit, but in the case of a wig or extensions if you make them show you can edit the fur on the spirit to show it wearing them, thus customizing or stylizing the spirit in a unique way. Just make sure it doesn't resemble traits that already exist.
What is the difference between when spliced is added or on the geno?
There are several differences in the way Spliced acts when it's on the geno compared to when it's an added trait.
First off, Summoning. If the spliced is an added trait on the spirit, the spliced half will not impact the summons from that spirit. It'll only impact summons if it's on the geno as dominant or recessive with Cloning Technique.
Secondly, Charity and Envy. If the spliced is on the geno and dominant or recessive, charity will pass from both sides and Envy will take from both sides. However, if it's an added trait, it'll only pass/take boosts from the original side.
Thirdly, removing the splice. If it's an added trait, the spliced side will be the one removed, however if spliced is on the geno as dom or recessive you are allowed to choose which side of the geno is removed. If not stated, the spliced side will be removed by default.
Finally, if spliced is an added trait and gets onto the geno via rebirthing as Occult, it is still treated as an added trait. Just because it's on the geno as Occult does not give it the same permissions as if it were dominant or recessive.
What does a marking mean when it says the color must be 'natural to the base'?
That means the color must be next to the color on the hue/value slider. For example, if you have a crimson base, the marking that is "natural to the base" can be any shade of red, or a same value purple or orange. For White and Black, it would have to remain on the greyscale slider, or can have the hue changed as long as the value is not.
The only exception to this is Starry, in which albino and nighted bases can share any colors as being natural.