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Quest Checklist
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Introduction
Enter the Conservatory and choose a Temple to explore.
You must complete the Introduction before moving onto your chosen Temple's prompts. If you wish to do the other Temple's prompts, you must complete a separate Introduction.
Enter the Conservatory and choose a Temple to explore.
- Art: full body, colored with shading, with a simple or full background
- Writing: 800 words minimum
You must complete the Introduction before moving onto your chosen Temple's prompts. If you wish to do the other Temple's prompts, you must complete a separate Introduction.
Temple of Sound prompts
There are 5 prompts available - choose at least 3 to complete the quest!
Completing 3 prompts will earn you an Enchantment or Community Familiar voucher!
Completing all 5 prompts will earn you an Elemental voucher!
You must complete at least 3 prompts from this temple to reach the conclusion of the Quest. It is up to you which prompts you choose and the order they're completed in!
There are 5 prompts available - choose at least 3 to complete the quest!
- Art: full body, colored with shading, with a simple or full background
- Writing: 800 words minimum
- Optional temple challenge or color/word palette
Completing 3 prompts will earn you an Enchantment or Community Familiar voucher!
Completing all 5 prompts will earn you an Elemental voucher!
You must complete at least 3 prompts from this temple to reach the conclusion of the Quest. It is up to you which prompts you choose and the order they're completed in!
Temple of Silence prompts
There are 5 prompts available - choose at least 3 to complete the quest!
Completing 3 prompts will earn you an Enchantment or Community Familiar voucher!
Completing all 5 prompts will earn you an Elemental voucher!
You must complete at least 3 prompts from this temple to reach the conclusion of the Quest. It is up to you which prompts you choose and the order they're completed in!
There are 5 prompts available - choose at least 3 to complete the quest!
- Art: full body, colored with shading, with a simple or full background
- Writing: 800 words minimum
- Optional temple challenge or color/word palette
Completing 3 prompts will earn you an Enchantment or Community Familiar voucher!
Completing all 5 prompts will earn you an Elemental voucher!
You must complete at least 3 prompts from this temple to reach the conclusion of the Quest. It is up to you which prompts you choose and the order they're completed in!
Conclusion
You've reached the Hidden Garden.
You've reached the Hidden Garden.
- This chapter is optional to portray, and as such, has no minimum requirement!
- Palette challenges and Temple Challenges no longer apply for this prompt.
- If your entry takes place in the Conservatory, and magical scenery or distinctive Conservatory elements are featured in art or writing, the +20AP and +5GP Conservatory bonus still applies.
- If 000 is featured, the +20 AP NPC bonus applies.
AP & GP Bonuses:
Conservatory bonus: +20AP and +5GP for all artworks depicting the Conservatory setting. There is no Quest bonus.
Challenge bonus: if you use a Challenge in your Temple paths submission, you get +10AP and +5GP. Read more about the challenges here.
Color/ word palette bonus: +5AP and 2GP for using a provided color or word palette in your submission.
Note: if both a Challenge and a palette is used in your prompt, you can only claim the bonus for one. They do not stack.
Conservatory bonus: +20AP and +5GP for all artworks depicting the Conservatory setting. There is no Quest bonus.
Challenge bonus: if you use a Challenge in your Temple paths submission, you get +10AP and +5GP. Read more about the challenges here.
Color/ word palette bonus: +5AP and 2GP for using a provided color or word palette in your submission.
Note: if both a Challenge and a palette is used in your prompt, you can only claim the bonus for one. They do not stack.
Summary
- This Quest is open from August 1st until October 17th, 11:59 PST.
- Minimum amount of art/writing required to complete the quest is 4 entries (Introduction + 3 prompts from one temple).
- You may only create one entry per prompt, and claim one reward per prompt.
- Only the first entry for each prompt will be eligible for challenge or palette bonuses, or to qualify you for the rewards. Any following play-throughs can still receive the Conservatory bonus. (For example, if you complete three prompts from the Temple of Silence for one Esk, and another three from the Temple of Silence with a different Esk, the rooms you haven't already visited can receive bonuses and count towards prizes.)
Quest Rules
As this is an event focused on character development and exploration, no other Esk may be present on your Esk's journey. The only exception to this is during the Introduction and Conclusion.
You may complete the quest more than once, but only the first play-through of each Temple will earn you the prizes and bonuses. For the story to make sense, each play-through should feature a different Esk and/or take place in the opposite temple.
As this quest is a continuous narrative, it should follow your chosen Esk on their path through the the chosen Temple. The Introduction must be completed before any prompts, and then your Esk must complete at least 3 of the 5 prompts for that Temple to reach the quest's Conclusion. However, there is no set order to the chapters within each Temple, and you are free to complete those in any order you wish before moving on to the Conclusion.
No overlapping entries for multiple chapters. You can't submit one piece of art/writing and say it is for multiple chapters; you have to pick one prompt per submission. Comic panels will be treated as separate submissions and follow the same guidelines.
You cannot stack these quest prompts with Monthly or Origin Prompts. Normal scoring bonuses apply (Personal Art, Other Esk, etc).
Commissions are allowed; raffle tickets, AP and GP bonuses, and prizes go to the buyer only.
YCHs/YEHs will not be applicable for this quest.
Collaborations are not allowed for this activity. Due to the character focused nature of this event, RP and collaborative storylines are not permissible for the Quest, but can apply to the other event prompts.
All entries must move the plot along. Multiple artworks of Esk standing around or doing the same thing over and over in similar poses or repetitive backgrounds is not in the spirit of this activity! All artwork and writing must be clearly related to the content in the quest chapters. Ensure that your Esk is clearly present in the artwork or writing, and that the prompts are meaningfully depicted. We encourage creative liberty and artistic interpretations of what your Esk will find in each room, but we also expect each room to be recognizable and its prompt honored.
If you do not own an Esk, you can still participate by drawing/writing about another player's character(s). Please ask permission from the owner before using other Esk as the focus of your quest. The player drawing the Esk will still qualify for the AP portion of the Introduction's AP & GP ladder, but the borrowed Esk will not qualify for the GP portion of the ladder.
You MUST include the name of the Temple as well as the name of the chapter in your submission title or description. This will help us make sure no one misses out on any prizes or raffle tickets.
All quest entries should be submitted to the QUEST: Soulsong gallery folder before the closing deadline.
Extra quest artwork that does not meet the requirements will not qualify as quest prompt entries, but are still welcome in the Event gallery folder as part of your development of the story. This includes sketches and poetry.
You may complete the quest more than once, but only the first play-through of each Temple will earn you the prizes and bonuses. For the story to make sense, each play-through should feature a different Esk and/or take place in the opposite temple.
As this quest is a continuous narrative, it should follow your chosen Esk on their path through the the chosen Temple. The Introduction must be completed before any prompts, and then your Esk must complete at least 3 of the 5 prompts for that Temple to reach the quest's Conclusion. However, there is no set order to the chapters within each Temple, and you are free to complete those in any order you wish before moving on to the Conclusion.
No overlapping entries for multiple chapters. You can't submit one piece of art/writing and say it is for multiple chapters; you have to pick one prompt per submission. Comic panels will be treated as separate submissions and follow the same guidelines.
You cannot stack these quest prompts with Monthly or Origin Prompts. Normal scoring bonuses apply (Personal Art, Other Esk, etc).
Commissions are allowed; raffle tickets, AP and GP bonuses, and prizes go to the buyer only.
YCHs/YEHs will not be applicable for this quest.
Collaborations are not allowed for this activity. Due to the character focused nature of this event, RP and collaborative storylines are not permissible for the Quest, but can apply to the other event prompts.
All entries must move the plot along. Multiple artworks of Esk standing around or doing the same thing over and over in similar poses or repetitive backgrounds is not in the spirit of this activity! All artwork and writing must be clearly related to the content in the quest chapters. Ensure that your Esk is clearly present in the artwork or writing, and that the prompts are meaningfully depicted. We encourage creative liberty and artistic interpretations of what your Esk will find in each room, but we also expect each room to be recognizable and its prompt honored.
If you do not own an Esk, you can still participate by drawing/writing about another player's character(s). Please ask permission from the owner before using other Esk as the focus of your quest. The player drawing the Esk will still qualify for the AP portion of the Introduction's AP & GP ladder, but the borrowed Esk will not qualify for the GP portion of the ladder.
You MUST include the name of the Temple as well as the name of the chapter in your submission title or description. This will help us make sure no one misses out on any prizes or raffle tickets.
All quest entries should be submitted to the QUEST: Soulsong gallery folder before the closing deadline.
Extra quest artwork that does not meet the requirements will not qualify as quest prompt entries, but are still welcome in the Event gallery folder as part of your development of the story. This includes sketches and poetry.
Summary
- The Introduction unlocks one Temple. Once inside, Temple chapters can be completed in any order. The Conclusion is optional.
- You only get to obtain the rewards once per Temple.
- You can go through the story multiple times, but any additional play-throughs will not earn bonuses or be eligible for prizes.
- No overlapping of chapters or overlapping with Monthly or Origin prompts.
- YCHs will not be accepted for quest prompt entries.
- RP is not suitable for the quest, but RP for event prompts can be submitted to the event folder.
- Poetry will not be accepted for prompt entries, but related poetry can be submitted to the event folder.
- You must put the name of the Temple and chapter somewhere in your submission title or description.
- Submit your entries to the QUEST: Soulsong gallery folder, along with any other related storyline or event artwork.
Scoring Examples
If a Player submits a full color, full body piece, with a scenic background for the Introduction: Base Score: 10 AP (Shaded Illustration) +5 AP (Full Body Bonus) +20 AP (Full/Scenic Background) +5 AP (Personal Work Bonus) +20 AP (Conservatory Bonus) Total AP per submission: 60AP In this example, the player obtains the Conservatory bonus, and the Introductions reward (+1 AP and +1 GP into the Prize Ladder) |
If a Player submits a full color, full body piece, with a scenic background and a Temple and Color Palette Challenge: Base Score: 10 AP (Shaded Illustration) +5 AP (Full Body Bonus) +20 AP (Full/Scenic Background) +5 AP (Personal Work Bonus) +20 AP (Conservatory Bonus) +10 AP (Temple Challenge, Monochrome) Total AP per submission: 70AP In this example, the player obtains the Conservatory bonus And the Temple Challenge bonus. They do not receive scoring for the Color Palette, however, because these bonuses do not stack. |
Playthrough Example
Player A owns esk A, B, C, and D, and completes three playthroughs for the event.
Playthrough 1:
Playthrough 2:
Playthrough 3:
Playthrough 1:
- Esk A goes through the introduction, then visits the Temple of Silence. The player completes temple/palette challenges for each prompt.
- Player A can collect all challenge bonuses for their submissions and claim all prizes for this playthrough.
- This introduction contributes to the points ladder; subsequent ones do not.
Playthrough 2:
- Esk B goes through the introduction, then visits the Temple of Sound. The player completes the temple/palette challenges for each prompt.
- Player A can collect all challenge bonuses for their submissions and can claim all prompt prizes again.
Playthrough 3:
- Lastly, Esk C goes through the introduction (which also features esk D) and the Temple of Silence (on their own without Esk D). The player completes temple/palette challenges for each prompt.
- Challenge bonuses and prompt prizes cannot be collected for this runthrough.
Esk A, B, C, and D are all eligible for the Introduction's ladder prize since they have each completed the introductions. Player A may choose which of one of these esk the prize goes toward.