This is a design contest, with a focus on the concept of the species rather than the written or visual description. Entries will be judged on their originality, how they appeal to me (since I’m going to be drawing lots!), and how well the species would fit into the already-exisiting Samanayr world
What are pets? Aren’t Samanayrs pets?!
These pets are actually Samanayr pets (and many Samanayrs would be very upset to hear themselves described as ‘pets’ - except Kodylas, of course). At the moment there are 7 major pet species and 7 minor pet species.
For more information on pets, please visit this page:
http://samanayrs.net/info/game-information/pets/
Prizes
There will be two winners, and each winning species will become an official new pet species! Each winner will receive a semi-custom breeding pair of their species and credit for the creation of their species on the pet info page.
In addition, each entrant will receive a random modem
Information
Some important information to keep in mind when designing your species!
- The Samanayr world is pretty fluid at the moment so it’s easy to fit things in. The world is a fantasy one with a mix of fantasy creatures and creatures you’d find on Earth. Magic has a greater focus than technology. If you have any other questions about the world please ask!
- The species can be a creature that might have evolved naturally (e.g. Wild Dragonets, Oquiesas) or a creature that was magically altered (e.g. Kreenasa Dragonets, Catgryphs).
- Samanayrs are only around 2 feet high, so the species should be around their size or smaller. Oquiesas and Rider mounts are the exception to this rule but you’ll also notice they’re quite rare XD
- They can have magical abilities, such as telepathy.
And some information about entering:
- There is a limit of one entry per person. Since this contest is running on PI and the Samanayr forums, please just submit your entry through one of those forums.
- You’re welcome to make small changes to your entry at any time (correcting typos, fixing image links, etc). Please do not make large changes once your entry has been posted (making an entirely different species, changing all of the image, etc). Make sure to check the event threads on both PI and the Sam forums:
http://ponyisland.net/index.php?src=for ... ic=3099742
http://samanayrs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=2840
- You’ll be responsible for making sure your idea isn’t similar to anyone else’s. If there are two very similar entries and I end up going with that idea, the person who submitted it first will win.
- Your entry can be written, drawn/visual, or a combination of the two!
Entering
To enter, please reply to this post with the following form filled out:
Species name:
Size:
Habitat:
Physical description:
Typical coloration: (natural, unnatural, either, any colour/pattern restrictions?)
Abilities: (telepathy? easy to train? good at guarding stuff?)
Reproduction: (eggs, live young, cannot reproduce naturally)
Anything else? (optional)
If you win, the colours you’d like for your pair:
The contest will close January 28, 2pm PST/22:00 PI time - good luck!