Character Creation Guide

**Notes:** Step 2: Character Lore is **closed** until more lore is added for the world.

# Step 1: Character Design

## Physical Design

Jiikaare have one main design- this is their official and default design as it appears in their real world.

### Adopt/ Custom

Since adopts and customs are made by admins, they do not have to have their designs approved, but please submit their info such as names to the #masterlist-updates!

Adopt

* Buy an adopt from the official Project: Jiiqua discord server or Instagram!
* Adopts will be posted on discord 24 hrs before they are posted on Instagram

> Find the social media links **here**

Customs

* Official customs can be bought from admins or GAs
* Unofficial customs can be made by anyone not on the blacklist or greylist, but items must be used and the design must be submitted for approval (as in you need an MYO ticket and trait cards for additional rare traits)

### MYO

* Means to Make Your Own design!
* Requires an MYO ticket- each MYO ticket has a basis of unlimited common traits and 3 uncommon traits. Higher rarity traits require additional trait cards. MYO tickets and trait cards can be bought when the shop is open.
* Refer to trait sheet and design guidelines pages
* Must be submitted for approval.

> Find the Trait Sheets and Species Info on the Sapient Species page

### The Vault

* Semi adopt semi MYO- can buy a design from the Vault and use it to create a character
* Requires a Vault Pass to buy a character- one Vault Pass buys one character
	+ Different Vault Passes for different rarities of adopts- Basic Vault Pass buys one character from the Basic Vault, Rare Vault Pass buys one character from the Rare Vault Traits are open ended as long as the trait is relatively similar on the final design- for example, spines on the tail can be long spikes or oval spikes on the actual design, but cannot be a fin or spikes on the thighs
* Patterns can be simplified but not entirely changed
* Trait items can be used to add/ remove traits
* Refer to trait sheet and design guidelines pages
* The design has to be submitted to be approved. Note that the original vault concept cannot be submitted.

> Find designs on The Vault Page

> Find the Trait Sheets and Species Info on the Sapient Species page

### Character Redesign

* If making small changes such as redrawing the ref in a different style, pattern simplification/ small pattern changes, etc. this can be done for free
* Outfit changes/ additions can be done for free and do not need any items
* Virtual self additions may need items depending on traits used
* Using trait tokens on a preexisting character can be used to add traits higher in rarity without the need for any Redesign items
* A Redesign Item is needed for more than one trait change and major design changes
* All redesigns and Virtual Self additions should be submitted to #design-approval in the Project Jiiqua discord

## Virtual Design- WIP

Jiikaare can have alternate designs, called their Virtual Self, that appear while in the Server. Although their Virtual Self often defaults to their appearance in their real world, there is an option to make a new form. A Virtual Self is free to make, but have various traits associated with different tiers that may need to be bought.

To consider when making the Virtual Self:

* A character can have unlimited Virtual Selves (but please keep it reasonable)
* The character must have access to the Server (consider the lore of the character- someone living at the Thousand Isles will not have a virtual design)

> Find the Virtual Self Design and Species Info on the Sapient Species page

## Submitting the Design

Designs made by official staff (such as adopts and customs) do not have to be approved in the channel unless changed in some way, such as a redesign or trait swapping. Other designs have to be submitted to the discord in the #design-approval channel or #projectjiiquaMYO instagram hashtag and approved by an admin.