Prompts
Crucible of Charisma
Add +1 CHA to at most 3 colonists. Don't forget your XP + RP counts and breakdowns!
Details
To show to the world that they are charismatic, your colonist must do one of the following:
- Travel a long distance through the wilderness to bring important news to a tribe or colony.
- Gather a crowd to inform them of some announcement - be it an enemy's approach or a birth.
- Bluff their way into somewhere they may not allowed to be.
- Negotiate peace between two warring natives.
- Convince a stranger that they are their long-lost relative.
- Convince a creature to choose another nesting ground.
- You are tasked with preparing an important dinner for a lover, a native, a group of visiting diplomats, etc.
- Either show your colonist preparing the food or presenting it to the recipient(s).
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 2 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
1 CHA (Charisma)
XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
This prompt requires all focus colonists to be at least Level One
Fauna
Details
Worldbuilding: Fauna
The beasts that roam the earth, sky, and waters.
Requirements
Illustrate a creature, beast, insect, etc of the sky, water, earth, etc that may be found on Xiunus.
One entry per day. Once we have a good backlog, this may be reduced to weekly for a time.
This prompt requires an art component. If you are a writer, you are free to collaborate with an artist!
- Draw the beast on the supplied Dossier template.
- Crisp, clean lineart
- Fullbody (How else are we to know what we're looking at?)
- Coloured
- Fill out the following form in your submission:
- Species Name:
- Regions Found In:
- Carnivorous/Omnivorous/Herbivorous:
- Height (usually at withers) in metric and imperial:
- Variants:
- Able to be Domesticated/Use: (Pet, Wool, etc)
- Bonuses:
- Include more than one view of the fauna (Up to 2). +10 Xen each
- Render (paint + shading) one of these views. +20 Xen.
- Include at least 150 words of description. +10 Xen
- Include a visual size comparison to a human. +5 Xen
- Include more than one view of the fauna (Up to 2). +10 Xen each
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 25 |
| May 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
| Yearlong 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Flora
Details
Worldbuilding: FLORA
Requirements
Illustrate a plant, fungus, or other organic growth that you might find on Xiunus.
One entry per day. Once we have a good backlog, this may be reduced to weekly for a time.
This prompt requires an art component. If you are a writer, you are free to collaborate with an artist!
- Draw the flora.
- Crisp, clean lineart
- Coloured
- Fill out the following form in your submission:
- Species Name:
- Regions Found In:
- General Size:
- Bonuses:
- Include more than one view of the flora (Up to 2). +10 Xen each
- Render (paint + shading) one of these views. +20 Xen.
- Include at least 150 words of description. +10 Xen
- Include a visual size comparison to a human and/or tsabhua. +5 Xen
- Include more than one view of the flora (Up to 2). +10 Xen each
If your submission is incorporated, you will receive 50 extra RP and 50 extra Xen.
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 25 |
| May 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
| Yearlong 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Recipes
Submit a recipe for use in Xiunus.
Details
Worldbuilding: RECIPES
Requirements
Plot out a recipe for the crafting system. Most of these will require recipe cards to unlock.
One entry per day.
- Fill out the following form in your submission:
- Recipe Name:
- Limit: (Research usually, probably from Artisan tree)
- Ingredients: (include quantities. does not have to be from existing items)
- Rewards: (include quantities)
- Category: (Cooking, Technological, Alchemical, Tool, etc)
If your submission is incorporated, you will receive 20 extra RP, 20 extra Xen, and the recipe granted to your account.
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 10 |
| May 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
| Yearlong 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Items
Create an item for use in the Xiunus game
Details
Worldbuilding: Items
Requirements
Create an item for us to use in-game.
One entry per day. Once we have a good backlog, this may be reduced to weekly for a time.
This prompt requires an art component. If you are a writer, you are free to collaborate with an artist!
- Draw the item in our site items style
- Pixel (recommended: Paint or Aseprite)
- Dimensions: 32x32 originally, then sized up x2 to 64x64 using nearest neighbor
- Avoid the common mistakes of pixel art (don't bother with anti-aliasing)
- Outlines must be clean. No doubles if you can help it!
- Shaded
- Preferably transparent
- Fill out the following form in your submission:
- Item Name:
- Category:
- Use(s):
- Found via:
- Sellable for: (number Xen)
- Bonuses:
- Image doesn't require any cleaning up to be used. +20 Xen
If your submission is incorporated, you will receive 25 extra RP, 25 extra Xen, and one of this item.
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 25 |
| May 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
| Yearlong 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Locations
Create a world
Details
Worldbuilding: LOCATIONS
Requirements
Create a location in the Xiunus world.
One entry per day. Once we have a good backlog, this may be reduced to weekly for a time.
This prompt does not require an art component but it is highly recommended.
- Fill out the following form in your submission:
- One OR both:
- Minimum 250 words describing the area and what's special about it in detail.
- Include an illustration of the location with a good amount of clear effort put in. Min 300x300 px.
- Bonuses:
- Both description and HQ illustration: +25 Xen
If your submission is incorporated, you will receive 50 extra RP and 50 extra Xen.
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 25 |
| May 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
| Yearlong 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Prompts
Details
Worldbuilding: Prompts
Uno Reverse Card.
Requirements
Write a prompt that could be used for things such as class specialization, events, crucibles, monthly prompts, etc!
These should be things that you could see yourself drawing or writing about.
One entry per day. Once we have a good backlog, this may be reduced to weekly for a time.
- Fill out the following form in your submission:
- Prompt Type: (Crucible? Etc?)
- Region:
- Prompt: (At least ten words, please!)
- Bonuses:
- Include a version in all available Regions. +5 Xen each
If your submission is incorporated, you will receive 25 extra RP and 25 extra Xen.
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Research Points | 25 |
| May 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
| Yearlong 2024 Worldbuilding Raffle (Raffle Ticket) | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Spin, Spin, Spin, the Wheel of Mercy!
Details
Rewards
No rewards.Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Something strange is brewing on the continent of B'Av
Details
Event:
Tendrils of the Spore
The mushroom forest has breached its borders.
Huge Fungal infestations are
sprouting across the entire continent.
Something about it feels sinister.
Can you find the source?
The Prompt
Mushrooms and fungal growths have begun spreading across the entirity of the continent.
Depict your colonists investigating the great tendrils - either in their own home region or in a foreign region.
Has it breached your colony's walls or are you safe from the destruction?
Is it dangerous?
The Rules
- ART:
- At least 75% of the body of the colonist visible.
- Coloured and Shaded.
- Background with at least three different elements.
- 300x300 pixel minimum.
- LITERATURE:
- At least 1500 words.
- If including multiple colonists, each should be mentioned by name or nickname at least once per 200 words.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Xen | 10 |
| Mycelium Tendril | 1 |
| Research Points | 5 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Design a mascot (Researcher and/or Colonist) for Xiunus!
Details
Mascot Design Contest
Users overwhelmingly wanted a design contest for the site along with the Researcher-Tsabhua pair staff designed.
You may enter TWICE: Once with a Researcher and Once with a Tsabhua. If you'd like to enter them both in the same Submission, you're welcome to for the Completion reward as well as both Partial Completion rewards!
Anyone who submits a design for both Researcher and Colonist will get at total of 500 Xen and One Diplomatic Agreement, which can be redeemed for 10 Max Population Slots for your colony.
The artists of the winning designs will each recieve 1 Abandoned Belemoid Whelp!
Requirements
- COLONIST:
- The Colonist can be either a Tsabhua or a Belemoid
- Use the design guide for colours/markings!
- Can have any Mutation that exists, or none!
- RESEARCHER:
- Can be anything except a Xiunus-native species
Rewards
Partial Completion (Researcher Or Colonist):
250 Xen (Each)
Completion (Both researcher and colonist):
1 Diplomatic Agreement
Grand Prize (picked as Mascot):
1 Abandoned Belemoid Whelp (Each)
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Xen | 250 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Send in your entries for the advertisement contest!
Details
Promotional Event
Post a journal or similar advertisement on Deviantart or another similar website to get a randomized simple tsabhua or belemoid (your choice!) once this prompt opens for entries.
If you invite at least 5 people who aren't already members, you get to pick the base coat colour.
For every invited person* that doesn't join: You get one randomized allele.
For every invited person* that DOES join and sends in a First Colonist Claim: You get an allele that you get to pick.
* Max of 5 total extra alleles, regardless of randomized or picked.
If a person you invited joins, sends in a First Colonist Claim, AND posts an advertisement (that you link) - you get a random mutation for this event colonist! If there are at least five people you invite who fit that criteria, you get to pick what mutation it is!
Please ask your invitees to mention you in their Claim so you are sure to get credit!
Your Prompt Submission
URL: The url to your journal/etc advertisement.
COMMENTS:
Whether you want a belemoid or tsabhua (defaults to tsabhua if you don't specify.)
If you invited at least 5 people, the base coat colour.
Number of tagged people (and their names).
Links to the colony/user profiles for people you invited who joined.
For those that joined, the alleles you want.
Link to anyone who joined (from your invite) and posted their own advertisement
EXAMPLE of Comments:
I'd like a belemoid please. Since I invited 5 people, I'd like it to be black.
I tagged: bobross, lemonaide, someone, name, and friend
I didn't tag, but they joined because of my post: artist
Joined:
- bobross (colonyname) - Ember (Emb emb)
- someone (colonyname2) - Countershading (Cs cs)
- artist (colonyname3) - Countershading (cs cs)
bobross posted an ad here: link. Random mutation please! <3
Rewards
No rewards.Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Check on your neighboring colonies after Tendrils!
Details
A month after the mass of Tendrils flooded across the continent, how are your colony’s neighbors doing?
Visit a colony that isn't yours and check in on them! You may only visit one colony at a time (per submission) and you may only visit each colony once. You should draw or write about at least two of their colonists! These don’t have to be in the same region as you!
Some fun prompt suggestions:
- You have been working consistently with a neighboring colony and their communications have suddenly gone dark. Are they okay?
- One of your neighbors has specifically requested medical aid.
- One of your colonists is worried about their relative in a different colony - depict them going to check on them!
Requirements
No maximum number of submissions.
Minimum 1 colonist from you, 2 from the visited colony
Accurate background/setting of the colony you're visiting
ART
Fullbody + Coloured
300 px on shortest side
LIT
750 Words
Rewards:
- 100 Xen per submission.
- 25 Xen for the visited colony.
- A trophy if you visit a minimum of FIVE colonies. (Art coming soon!)
Stretch Rewards [ 10 visits ]
- The colony that is visited most gets 100 extra Xen + Trophy (Art coming soon!)
- The colony that visits others most gets 500 extra Xen + Trophy (Art coming soon!)
Stretch Rewards [ 10 participating colonies ]
- Every colony that has made at least TWO visits gets a split slot to a random Native!
- If a colony has made TEN visits, they get a slot to a Native of their choice!
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Xen | 100 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Lay a colonist to rest.
Details
Has a colonist overstayed their welcome in your colony? Has their time come? Are you running out of space in your colony and want to reduce?
If you don't have Overseer's Orders, you can depict your colonist's death, retirement, or funeral, and they will be deceased and be added to your Graveyard, therefore no longer taking up space in your colony.
Up to ten non-dying colonists can get a +5 XP bonus if they are present with the below rules. This does not stack if multiple colonists are dying in a piece. Mark these non-dying colonists as Focus Colonists to get this bonus but do not include it in your XP count or the XP you manually add onto each colonist. This bonus XP does not count for the RP calculation.
Make sure to be clear which colonist(s) is(are) dying!
If you want an Obituary message, please make it clear and concise.
Colonists who are dying don't earn XP and therefore don't earn their colony RP in their Death of a Colonist piece.
Fullbody | Bg with at least two different elements
Coloured | 300x300 pixels min
or
min of 1000 words
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| White Flower | 1 |
| Random Plasma This reward is random. |
1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
Bonus 5 XP
Unlocks
Starter Colonist Re-Roll
Are you bummed by your RNG first colonist? We'll reroll it once!
Details
Submit this prompt with your colonist's geno URL as the URL!
You'll be given a new Starter Colonist item to recruit from your inventory.
After a reroll you may not choose between the original or the reroll, so be sure you're certain you want the reroll!
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tsabhua Starter | 1 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Challenge Submissions
Submit challenge logs here!
Details
No further details.
Rewards
No rewards.Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
New Colony Design Service
New and struggling with your design?
Details
New and Struggling with your Design?
Have no fear! Just submit to this prompt with the following form and an admin will design your first colonist for you.
You can get the free backgrounds as items here! These will always have transparent backgrounds.
This is only for your FIRST COLONIST!
Link to geno: Colonist Phenotype: Such as: Navy tsabhua with underbelly. Eye Color: Line art You Want: Free lineart can be found here. Any Particular Requests: Such as min white/min black - if you have no preferences, we'll do what we think looks best!
Submissions to this prompt are hidden.
Rewards
No rewards.Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Filled meme templates.
Details
Find the empty meme templates here.
Each meme has its own special bonus of RP - please include that in your submission to ensure it isn't missed and you're properly rewarded!
Rewards
No rewards.Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards
Unlocks
Newbie-only prompt!
Details
A Day in the Life
Every colony is different! Some are laid back with little to no routine, others have strict routines for day to day work.
This prompt was made so that new colonies can have a bit of free-form fun to explore and also get a bit of a head start into the game, which we understand can be hard to get started in.
On top of the normal Research Points and Experience Points you get for normal prompts, you earn ten free Immigration Vouchers for use in the immigration center as well as 100 Xen!
Requirements
- Experience equivalence required: Minimum 7 experience per colonist, including at least one background.
- Maximum Focus Colonists: Ten.
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Xen | 100 |
| Immigration Vouchers | 10 |
Skills
No skill increase.Stats
No stat increase.XP
No Bonus XP Rewards