(matope) - Masquerade Event - raffle / contests / zikwa?!

[Matope]

Welcome to the Matope Masquerade Halloween Event!
The theme of this event is some masks, to be given away to existing kin!

All of these masks are one of a kind, meaning each can only go to one kin,
and are made specifically for one species [and, in kimeti cases, gender].

If you're unfamiliar with the shop, click the image above to head over to the main thread and read up about the world of Matope and the Kimeti that inhabit it. It is especially important that you read up on the naming conventions for the world, as they are very specific, and if you do not know the rules than you might be excluded or disqualified from certain events.

This event will begin October 6th and end October 31st.

NOTE: All contests and events end at 10pm EST unless otherwise noted.

1. introduction/information
   
   you are here.
   
   
2. rules
   
   important information about the event.
   
   
3. grams
   
   gram slots will open periodically until the 31st.
   
   
4. the zikwa arrive
   
   coming soon!
   
   
5. paid raffle
   
   paid raffles, one running a week.
   
   
6. long form contests
   
   week-long contests will be posted here.
   
   
7. short form contests
   
   2-day contests will be posted here.
   
   
8. dice games
   
   dice games will crop up randomly.
   
   
9. links
   
   link banners for signatures.
   
   
10. reserved
    
    just in case.
    
    

[Matope]

The rules are simple, and are the exact same as what's on the main thread.
Here's a recap, if you haven't seen them.

Thread Rules

THE RULES:

1. Please abide by all Gaia ToS.
   
2. Please be polite at all times. Chatspeak is strongly discouraged. Don't spam the thread, if you feel the need to bump, try to make some conversation! Trolling is absolutely not tolerated at any time, nor is flaming. Let's all hold hands and eat some tofu and burn some patchouli, okay?
   
3. Please refrain from begging, whether it be for Kimeti, gold, or favours.
   
4. If participating in events, please accept the fact that you might not come out a winner. Try to be graceful whether you win or lose.
   
5. Newbies to the thread and to the B+C are perfectly welcome here. Please do your best to make them feel at home!
   
6. Roleplaying is an option, not a mandatory thing. You don't have to RP your Kimeti if you don't want to, but it is the only way to unlock special stages.
   
7. We encourage out-of-character chatter in the thread, of course, but please don't make this a place to air your personal life. [...] If almost everything you post is negative or contains details that will almost certainly make readers uncomfortable, please don't post it.

THE KIMETI:

1. Kimeti are never to be sold. Evar!
   
2. It's okay to add your Kimeti to graphics for signatures, etc.; to crop them down, colourize them, or whatever to make them fit into your sig; but please do not perform any lineart edits. Use your good judgement here; obviously we're not telling you not to put a santa hat on them around Christmas or to doodle a French moustache on them if it amuses you. Just be sure and make a note that you did it.
   
3. The artwork in Matope is strictly for Matope's use. It is not to be lifted for any other shops. This is a particular concern for us due to the easily-pilfered nature of pixel art. If you suspect another shop of stealing Matope's art, please let us know via PM before flaming them. It could all be a misunderstanding.
   
4. Make sure your Kimeti's name follows the naming conventions! This cannot be stressed enough. Having the common thread of Matope names will add a sense of believability and community to the shop and to Matope.
   
5. Please keep all RP PG-13 or below! No one wants to see that D:
   
6. If you ever decide you want to get rid of your Kimeti (and there's really no reason you should ever feel obligated), please inform Matope and they will be distributed out to new homes. You may or may not have a choice in the question of where they go. Remember, once you give away a Kimeti, you can never arbitrarily take it back. It's not a decision to be made lightly!
   
7. While we try to cultivate a persistent storyline here on Kimeti, this is a delicate thing to handle if you're actually roleplaying in that storyline. Before deciding to RP some major event that would have huge repercussions (the return of the Legendary Kimeti, for example; or an earthquake or flood), please contact the mods for permission. If you have a great idea for a plot event or festival, please do the same!

Rules for individual events will be posted in the event-specific posts below.

[Matope]

GRAM ORDER THREAD | GRAM DROPOFF THREAD

Again this year, we're offering grams as part of our halloween event -- but this year, they're masks! These will be sent from one kin to another, offerings as part of the masquerade event, and delivery will be a new uncert image of the gifted kin wearing their new mask.

Each gram will cost 500g, but slots are not open 24/7.
This year, unlike last year, we're going to put a maximum of 10 grams per person total.
You can send out 10; no more than that.

Periodically, the Matope Grams mule will post in the grams thread in the guild to state that there are slots open to order, with a time limit on when they're closing up. At that time, all information for ordering will be offered in the thread, and orders should be filled at a relatively speedy rate. Keep an eye out for posts!

Please be aware that Matope's grams will not be PMed out by staff. Instead, they will be posted by the mule in the gram dropoff thread with quote tags. If you're concerned that your recipient has quote notifications turned off, you can keep an eye on the dropoffs and PM it to them yourself

[Matope]

CONGRATULATIONS!
You've found the lit jack o'lantern spider!

To claim a ticket for this spider, please draw a quick, 5-second sketch of any jack o'lantern face you'd like and post it in the Halloween Horror Movies Thread using the following code:

[align=center][b][size=18][color=pink]LOOK WHAT I DID![/color][/size][/b]
[img]your drawing here![/img][/align]

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While the rest of the Kin may have forgotten about the Zikwa, they have not forgotten anything.

They live beneath the lands of the Totoma and the Acha and the Kiokote, and in dark underground places on the fringes of the Swamp. In the vast caverns of their secret homes they lead devoted, passionate, introspective lives. The central tenant of their society is love: familial, romantic, erotic. Conflict is nearly unheard-of among them, and when it occurs it tends to be born from passion, not from hate.

To accompany their arrival, we're running a concept contest in the guild to give out the ten kin above.
In addition, there may yet be an ORP where existing kin can meet them...

Follow the links below for more thorough information than the brief blurb above:

[concept contest + zikwa info]
[ORP to come]

[Matope]

pink -------- blue -------- purple -------- orange -------- red

This is a regular old paid raffle that begins October 22nd and end October 31st at 10PM or whenever blue gets home.

Tickets are 100g each, and each user can have a maximum of 2000.

To order tickets, please send trade to the Matope mule titled "XXX tickets please!" and post the following in the thread:

Quote:

[align=center][color=indigo][size=24]*** HALLOWEEN RAFFLE TIME! ***[/size][/b][/color]
[code][b]YOURUSERNAME:[/b] [size=7]YOUR PREF LIST[/size][/code][/align]

note for self: previous raffle sold 8950 tickets

1-2000: Roadkill: blue, purple
2001-4000: and be blue: purple, yellow, blue, pink
4001-4500: hybridic: orange, purple, pink, blue, red
4501-5500: venafydan: Queen Bee would like last pick.
5501-7500: phoenix kiss: orange, blue, pink, purple, red
7501-8000: Minsuil: Orange, Blue, Red, Purple
8001-10000: Chrystali: Blue, orange, purple, pink, red
10001-11000: Astraea Pandora: Pink, Red, Purple, Orange, Blue
11001-11500: Amizade: purple, orange and then any order.
11501-11700: SilverShieldwolf: blue, purple, red
11701-13700: anemosagkelos: red, blue, pink, purple
13701-15700: Muffinsbaby: Purple, Blue, Red, Yellow, Pink
15701-17700: Vesperiie: Purple, Blue, Pink, Red, Orange
17701-19700: Jun D: orange, pink, blue, red, purple
19701-21200: Aric Val: Purple, orange, blue, pink, red

[Matope]

This is a writing/art contest starting October 23rd and ending October 31st. Never Idle has found skulls and carved/decorated them; now he wants to give them out. He's asked each kin interested in winning one to bring him an item they've found around the swamp and tell a small story about what it is, where it came from, and what its importance is.

Entries should be 2-3 paragraphs at most, and prizes will be awarded for the best finds. You're also welcome to include small sketches or drawings of what your kin has found, along with your entry.

Use the following form to enter. You can enter once per type, so up to five times total!

[size=18][b][color=GRAY]SKULLS ENTRY[/color][/b][/size]
[b]Your username:[/b]
[b]Preference?[/b] Decorated / undecorated
[b]Kin Entering:[/b] [img]uncertlinkhere[/img]
[b]Entry:[/b]

ENTRIES STORED ELSEWHERE [ran out of space, sorry! D:]

[Matope]

Starting October 30th and ending October 31st, this is a short form writing contest. Any totoma interested in winning one of these masks can enter; all they have to do is tell a short haiku that is somehow about fish for a shot to win.

Haiku should be kept short, either using the common-in-America '5-7-5' format, or restricted to one stanza for other variants. Use the following form to enter:

[size=18][b][color=blue]FISH ENTRY[/color][/b][/size]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Preference:[/b] Yellow / Black / White / Blue
[b]Totoma entering:[/b] [img]certlinkhere[/img]
[b]Entry:[/b]

hybridic entry

FISH ENTRY
Username: hybridic
Preference: blue, black, white
Totoma entering:
Entry:
The rapids rush. I
have but one wish -- and there it
is; the flash of fish!

Jun D Entry

FISH ENTRY
Username: Jun D
Preference: Black, Blue, White, Yellow
Totoma entering:
Entry:
Little finner, quite
the swimmer - swim right into
my maw for dinner.

Lural entry

FISH ENTRY
Username: Lural
Preference: Yellow / Black / White / Blue
Totoma entering:
Entry:

Suspended in blue
A flash of silver lightning
The fish swimming past

Ruriska entry

FISH ENTRY
Username: Ruriska
Preference: Yellow White, Blue, Black
Totoma entering:
Entry:

These little quick fish,
Keep escaping stomping hooves.
Why can’t I catch you?

fluorescein entry

FISH ENTRY

Username: fluorescein
Preference: white, blue, yellow, black
Totoma entering:
Entry:
The lovely fish turned,
and flashed its sharp dagger teeth.
It's not food I learned.

Sinbari entry

FISH ENTRY
Username: Sinbari
Preference: Black, Blue, White, Yellow
Totoma entering:
(she doesn't have cert yet but is just totoma for now)
Entry:

Fish are for eating
Not writing poems about
Still, they are tasty.

[Matope]

Keep an eye peeled for random dice games in thread!
We will try to announce them an hour or two in advance, at least.

[Matope]

Link to the event using the following buttons:

[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.82655047_1/][img]http://matope.pixel-blueberry.com/images/colorist/masks/masks-250x100.gif[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.82655047_1/][img]http://matope.pixel-blueberry.com/images/colorist/masks/masks-250x1002.gif[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.82655047_1/][img]http://matope.pixel-blueberry.com/images/colorist/masks/masks-250x1003.gif[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.82655047_1/][img]http://matope.pixel-blueberry.com/images/colorist/masks/masks-200x40.gif[/img][/url]

[url=http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.82655047_1/][img]http://matope.pixel-blueberry.com/images/colorist/masks/masks-200x402.gif[/img][/url]

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