What is a Bribe?
A bribe is an opportunity for customers to tender offers for a colorist's services, without having to wait for luck of the draw. Colorists may accept both custom and/or breeding bribes; see below for how they differ from regular slots. Regular Bribes are for one custom or one breeding. A Big Bribe may be up to 20 customs or 10 breedings, from more than one person.
What's Special about Bribes?
All the possibilities for regular slots are available in bribes, along with some exclusive options.
.:Bribable:.
• Mutant Traits (inc. custom wings/tails/horns, anything not excluded below.)
• Custom Walker Pelts / Custom Walker Animal Forms
• Guaranteed 3 (adult) or 4 (elder) baskets for breedings
• Choice of genders for breeding baskets
• Purewalkers (Walkers with non-hooved feet) : six month cool down before you can try for another purewalker (Cooldown does not Include Anything Goes Custom Auctions)
• "Megamutant" - Pawed/Clawed (non-hoof) or Non-equine but similar profile headed mutants (Ex: Dog headed soquili) - Twelve Month cooldown before you can try for another Megamutant. (Cooldown does not Include Anything Goes Custom Auctions.)
.:Not Bribable:.
• Anything that breaks the basic custom rules (one head, four legs (two for Mer/Seathi))
• An already existing Cosplay/Theme (unless it's a re-custom) You can now get duplicates of an existing cosplay/theme!
How Much Should I Offer?
The base custom prices are a good baseline form which to start - however, colorists choose their bribes based on a variety of factors, not just price. It's the colorists decision which bribe(s) they want to accept to fill their slots. You can increase your chances by paying attention to what the colorist has written in their bribe info and considering their personal taste/style.
Big Bribes
Big Bribe offers should be for 2 or more customs and/or breedings. If you only want one custom or one breeding, please submit your bribe offer when regular bribe slots are open. Colorists have 3+ months to finish fulfilling their current Big Bribe, so if you snag a slot, please be patient and realize that your customs and/or breedings will NOT be done all at the same time. More than likely, depending on the colorist's discretion, at least one item in the bribe will be done each month until it is complete. Groups are welcome to pool resources and requests for Big Bribe offers.
.:Rules:.
If a colorist is not listed with an open bribe slot, do not make offers
Offer what you have on hand and are willing to spend
Bribe offers sent anywhere other than to the colorist will be ignored. If they specify an alternate account to send your offer to, make sure you do so!
Send your full bribe information (what you are requesting and your offer)
Do not send a PM and ask the colorist for an estimate, these are bribes. Use custom prices as a baseline and go from there
If you are asking for a custom, include a form/description.
If asking for a breeding, include a MCCL type form
If you are currently have an active Bribe, you may not participate in any other Bribe until the first is complete You no longer have to wait for active bribes to be completed before entering other bribes!
No individual may win the same colorist's bribe twice in a row
It is strictly forbidden to offer real life cash/goods for bribes - both by Soquili's rules and Gaia's own ToS.
Breaking any of these rules may result in the offender being banned from future bribes.
