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Puppillars Crossover MYO Event [CLOSED]
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by mewhaku
(Art by mewhaku and Provie - creator of Puppillars)
Oh? What a curious Whiffling Ginkgo has befriended there! They've got so many arms... are they a Maverick? And they just smell like... dog fur? Or, what is that... *sniff* *sniff* Is that oatmeal shampoo?! What a strange scent for a Maverick!!
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Wait, Ginkgo, what do you mean that's not a Whiffling at all?? A Pupp-what? Puppillar? Oh my god is there yet another species on Lingua we've somehow never noticed before?
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What do you mean "not quite"?!
Looks like one of those strange portals that kept opening a few years back never fully closed and managed to reopen to reveal a pathway to the magical world of Arcanis! Ginkgo of course immediately began communicating and befriending the curious creatures that came through the portal, while some others began forming an exploration party that shall venture into the portal.
Seems like there's a lot of activity happening!
Hey everyone! This month we are excited to announce a collaborative event with the Puppillars group - a magical ARPG that is very near and dear to our hearts!
For those who haven't heard of Puppillars before:
It is a fun multi-species ARPG website similar to our own, set in a magical world bustling with their species Puppillars (many-legged Dog-Caterpillar hybrids), Snailcats (adorable Snail-Cat hybrids) and Arcane Fauna (animals infused with arcane magic)! To learn more about them, we recommend checking out their Beginner Guides.
The Venn-Diagram of our two communities most definitely has some overlap already, but we're excited to increase it further by sharing their ARPG with any of you who might not be familiar yet - and we've prepared some fun crossover activities to achieve that! =)
All the crossover activities will end at the end of the day, site time, on November 30th, so make sure to get your submissions in before that time!
Crossover MYO Event
As part of this event, First Time Owners are able to claim free MYO slots of any of our species they don't already have a character or MYO slot/item of. This includes: Paralogos (choice of either a level 1, level 2 or level 3 MYO slot), Triceridos and/or Whifflings (common MYO slot).
In order to claim your MYO slot(s), simply make a submission to the Crossover Event Prompt and mention in the "comments" section which slot(s) you'd like to claim.
Puppillars will also be doing the same, with First Time Owners being able to claim a Puppillars, Snailcats and/or Arcane Fauna MYO slot!
Make sure to check out their news post for all the details!
MYO Submission Bonus
To go along with the MYO event, there will also be a bonus for any and all MYO slot submissions this month! All approved MYO submissions for any species will get a bonus General Goodies Bag, which contains either a Paralogos or Whiffling-related gift!
Cross-Species Currency Bonus
As another special bonus for all members, for the month of November, members of World of Lingua can claim bonus WoL-currency for any art they do for Puppillars!
All art submitted to Puppillars' gallery in the month of November will earn a bonus of either 5 Ink or 5 Bottlecaps over here at World of Lingua!
To claim your Ink/Bottlecaps, simply make a submission to the Crossover Event Prompt including the link(s) to the art you have submitted to the Puppillars gallery, as well as whether you'd like to receive Ink or Bottlecaps!
Puppillars will be doing the same, meaning that you can also claim bonus Puppillars currency for any and all art you submit to our (WoL) gallery for the entirety of November!
Cross-Species Adoptable Set
Later this month, we will have a very fun special Guest Adoptable set by staff members from Puppillars, and in turn Puppillars will have a guest adoptable set by staff members from World of Lingua!
More details coming soon!
Special Memento
Any World of Lingua member who participates in any part of this event will receive a special Pembroke Signature Memento:
We, the WoL admin team, are so excited that we got to work together with the incredible Puppillars staff on this cross-species collab and thank them so much for making this all possible! <3
November News + Spotlight
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by mewhaku
It is now November! We hope you had a wonderful spooky season~
It looks like some strange visitors [Puppillars?!] have come to Lingua.. check out the Event Post here!
Additionally, Mementos from Jack's Scavenger Hunt are being distributed as well once that ends. =)
Housekeeping wise- We had a discussion in the #suggestions channel on Discord regarding Monthly Prompts for next year. It seems people will prefer them bimontly (lasting every 2 months), so enjoy the last two monthly prompts for this year in the meantime!
The next Prompt is: Resolute Role-Playing!
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system [not a raffle] for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information!
This month #768 Secretarybird and #263 Maple Pumpkin Latte were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
The former belongs to pxcarats, and the latter to wanderandfriend!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of November will get a bonus +3 flat INK or +3 Bottlecaps.
The owner of the Spotlight character will not gain this additional bonus,
but are still rewarded the normal currency from having someone else draw your owned character.
Spotlight Member
The Spotlight member this month is pxcarats !
You've been adding some wonderful pieces into the gallery and wanted to say we noticed! Congrats!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be awarded a membership card:
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
Finally we honor...
This is a collection of some of the wonderful artworks and writing that have been submitted to our group the last month.
Thank you all for your contributions! Please view our Gallery for more.
It looks like the Linguan Preserve is empty currently- so definitely suggest peeking at the Sales page of course. Remember, if you adopt a designed character from the Linguan Preserve, DM mewhaku on Discord for the character's Toyhouse page/art!
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of November-
None noted !
Happiest of birthdays to our members celebrating this month! If you haven't signed up yet, please do as you'll get a gift!
Note: Birthday Sign-Ups are now done via Claims.
For more information on how to use this feature, please refer to the User Guide.
Jack's Halloween Hunt 2023 Event
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by mewhakuHappiest of Spooky Holidays!
It appears as though ol' Jack has gone about Sermos and hidden a few Trick or Treat bags for intrepid scavengers and seekers, which look like this:
>> Jack's Halloween Hunt 2023 <<
You'll have the chance to find 7 targets across the website! You will have until October 31st at 11:59pm EST to find them!
Guidelines:
- When you find a hidden bag, just click on it to claim it!
- They can be hidden anywhere on this site.
- All the Hunt targets can be found on mobile devices as well as desktop.
- They are not on Masterlist Entries or user profiles.
- Please do not hint at locations, or be negative about how hard or easy locations might be.
Anyone who participates in this event will be granted a special Memento once the Event ends to commemorate this Scavenger Hunt!
EDIT: Remember, these will be sent out to you as long as you've found at least 1 Trick or Treat Bag from the Hunt!
We hope you'll all have a wonderful and fun time.
October News + Spotlight
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by Mouse
It is now October!
Finally it is spooky season, and we certainly have some fun things planned this month! Keep your eyes peeled for a little event in the 2nd half of October. :3c And for some seasonal adopts coming out throughout the month!
The next Prompt is: Tricky Treats
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system [not a raffle] for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information! For this special October prompt, you can also earn Mysterious Trick or Treat Bags for fufilling the additional prompt requirement!
The Spotlight member this month is Shrike !
Thank you as always for your efforts as a Library Assistant and for your lovely and varied characters!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be granted Mysterious Simple Bag as a thank you.
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #756 Klamm and #182 Black Coffee were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
The former belongs to Howee, and the latter to Shrike!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of October will get a bonus +3 flat INK or +3 Bottlecaps.
The owner of the Spotlight character will not gain this additional bonus,
but are still rewarded the normal currency from having someone else draw your owned character.
Finally... we honor:
This is a collection of some of the wonderful artworks and writing that have been submitted to our group the last month.
Thank you all for your contributions! Please view our Gallery for more.
Check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! As well as the Sales page of course. Remember, if you adopt a designed character from the Linguan Preserve, DM mewhaku on Discord for the character's Toyhouse page/art!
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of October-
Shrike , bonnbonn , Andie , and Fafnir !
Happiest of birthdays to our members celebrating this month! If you haven't signed up yet, please do as you'll get a gift!
Note: Birthday Sign-Ups are now done via Claims.
For more information on how to use this feature, please refer to the User Guide.
September News + Spotlight
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by Mouse
It is now September!
Things are heating up as the Fall finally rolls in- we uploaded Free to Use bases for members to utilize when creating Masterlist images for their World of Lingua characters! Major thank yous to both Mouse and Shadonut to creating them.
The next Prompt is: Regrowth and Rebirth
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system [not a raffle] for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information!
The Spotlight member this month is kazulthedragon !
We love to see your participating once again the group, and we always love seeing you around!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be granted Mysterious Simple Bag as a thank you.
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #758 Stargaze and #228 Stardust were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
They former belongs to kazulthedragon, and the latter to Provie!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of August will get a bonus +3 flat INK or +3 Bottlecaps.
The owner of the Spotlight character will not gain this additional bonus,
but are still rewarded the normal currency from having someone else draw your owned character.
Finally... we honor:
This is a collection of some of the wonderful artworks and writing that have been submitted to our group the last month.
Thank you all for your contributions! Please view our Gallery for more.
Check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! As well as the Sales page of course. Remember, if you adopt a designed character from the Linguan Preserve, DM mewhaku on Discord for the character's Toyhouse page/art!
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of September-
Mouse, RexAraneo , and Jess !
Happiest of birthdays to our members celebrating this month! If you haven't signed up yet, please do as you'll get a gift!
Note: Birthday Sign-Ups are now done via Claims.
For more information on how to use this feature, please refer to the User Guide.
August News + Spotlight + Bonus!
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by Mouse
EDIT: A small announcement, too small for its own post - we now have Official Species Free to Use Bases for designing your WoL characters! It is under the heading of Info on the toolbar at the top of the site!
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It is now August!
One more- small reminder, mewhaku has finished all Past Event Mementos! Click the link to see which Mementos you'll qualify for. A feature has been added to the Ask Questions Here Prompt to claim Past Event Mementos. All you need to do is link proof of participating in a prior event- whether that's an art entry... an old comment on a DeviantArt post- whatever proof you have!
We hope you all had fun during Art Fight for those who chose to participate!
The next Prompt is: Our Dearest Companions [And Pets]! [This is ongoing for August!]
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system [not a raffle] for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information!
The Spotlight member this month is Zevhara !
Thank you so much for participating in Art Fight and attacking so many members! Fantastic job!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be awarded a membership card:
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #563 Frosted Sugar Cookie and #129 Vanilla Forest Cabin Candle were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
They former belongs to @platonicharmonics, and the latter to wanderandfriend!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of August will get a bonus +3 flat INK or +3 Bottlecaps.
The owner of the Spotlight character will not gain this additional bonus,
but are still rewarded the normal currency from having someone else draw your owned character.
Finally... we honor:
This is a collection of some of the wonderful artworks and writing that have been submitted to our group the last month.
Thank you all for your contributions! Please view our Gallery for more.
Check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! As well as the Sales page of course. Remember, if you adopt a designed character from the Linguan Preserve, DM mewhaku on Discord for the character's Toyhouse page/art!
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of August-
justlikesoup , FNGaymer , PaisleyPerson , and uzkost !
Happiest of birthdays to our members celebrating this month! If you haven't signed up yet, please do as you'll get a gift!
Note: Birthday Sign-Ups are now done via Claims.
For more information on how to use this feature, please refer to the User Guide.
July News + Spotlight
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by Mouse
It is now July!
With the passing of June-a small reminder, mewhaku has finished all Past Event Mementos! Click the link to see which Mementos you'll qualify for. A feature has been added to the Ask Questions Here Prompt to claim Past Event Mementos. All you need to do is link proof of participating in a prior event- whether that's an art entry... an old comment on a DeviantArt post- whatever proof you have!
This past month the PHP for the website was fully updated, so hopefully that will enable more features in the future to be added too! We won't have to worry about the website going down in the meantime. We also added the new item- Crossbreed Elixirs. Did you get one from the Whiffling Pride Bags?
Also- it is now ART FIGHT time once again! We've added a new prompt specifically for submitting Art Fight attacks on other users. This year we are gifting out +3 currency of your choice for making any attack on another World of Lingua user. This means if you draw say... a Pokemon character mewhaku owns, you'd still get the currency bonus! As always, if you RECEIVE an attack on a World of Lingua character during Art Fight, please submit it to the normal Off-Site Currency queue prompt. Remember- Art Fight art links aren't visible to non-logged in users, so please submit a link to say a Toyhouse upload of the art so our mods can view it normally.
We had a wonderful Pride here on the World of Lingua and we hope you did as well! Good luck to everyone participating in Art Fight!
The next Prompt is: Our Dearest Companions [And Pets]!
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system [not a raffle] for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information!
The Spotlight member this month is Shadonut !
We loved seeing all of your Pride Festival submissions, and we always thank you for being an Official Artist!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be granted Mysterious Simple Bag as a thank you.
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #302 Baraq and #192 Static Noise [multi eye warning] were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
They former belongs to SpicyIsopods, and the latter to Andie!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of July will get a bonus +3 flat INK or +3 Bottlecaps.
The owner of the Spotlight character will not gain this additional bonus,
but are still rewarded the normal currency from having someone else draw your owned character.
Finally... we honor:
This is a collection of some of the wonderful artworks and writing that have been submitted to our group the last month.
Thank you all for your contributions! Please view our Gallery for more.
Check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! As well as the Sales page of course. Remember, if you adopt a designed character from the Linguan Preserve, DM mewhaku on Discord for the character's Toyhouse page/art!
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of July-
Howee , tamingofthesandshrew , and Blue !
Happiest of birthdays to our members celebrating this month! If you haven't signed up yet, please do as you'll get a gift!
Note: Birthday Sign-Ups are now done via Claims.
For more information on how to use this feature, please refer to the User Guide.
[Event + Contest] Discord Emojis Round 2! [CLOSED ]
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by mewhakuWe'll be happy to reveal the winners of the Discord Emoji Contest!
And we actually have 5 winners- since 1 extra emoji tied with the 4 we would've chosen normally. :3c
And remember, for each emoji that wins, they will be added to the server and the maker awarded (1) Fancy Mysterious Bag!
Our top winner is.... :ardsob: by pxcarats !
and then our 4 emojis that tied...
So pxcarats - you will receive 2 bags, Andie will also receive 2 bags, and Shadonut will receive the last one!
Provie , Howee , Jingletail and Oboe will all receive 1 Simple Mysterious Bag each as a consolation prize as well.
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Hey everyone!
We're bringing back a beloved event that we haven't held for a little while!
A contest all about creating emojis for our discord server!
What are we looking for?
Paralogos OR Whiffling Emojis!
(some of the emojis we currently have on our server)
EDIT: We now have the Memento prepared for this event:
Anyone participating will get this!
Requirements:
1) has to feature a Paralogos/Whiffling or otherwise relate to the World of Lingua group in any way
2) has to be 100% your own art (although you can reference memes or similar)
3) has to have a size of exactly 128x128 pixels and has to be under 256kb
Characters you can use for Emojis:
- Preferably one of our many NPCs!
- You can also use one of your own character or someone else's (with explicit permission!) - please be aware, if you in the future void a character we can remove the associated emoji from the server, but try to pick a character you plan to hold onto!
What can you win?
Each winning emoji will be rewarded with one (1) Fancy Mysterious Bag!
How are winners determined?
Since the goal of this contest is finding emojis that will be used and enjoyed on our discord server, the winners will be determined via popular vote.
After the deadline has passed we will put all viable entries into a google form for all discord server members to vote on for one (1) week.
Winner emojis will be determined based on the highest amount of votes.
How many winners will there be?
We will start out with 3 winning emojis.
For every 5 entries after the 10th entry we will add another winning emoji!
Theoretically, a member could win multiple times if they submitted multiple entries.
How do you enter?
You can make a maximum of 3 entries.
To officially submit an entry, upload it to DeviantArt stash [or a similar image hosting service] and reply to this post with the following form filled out:
Image Link:
Suggested Emoji Name:
World of Lingua Character Portrayed in the Emoji (if any): (masterlist link)
Deadline: May 31st (11:59pm EST) - We'll make a folder as well for entries to this event in the Gallery - Emoji Contest 2023!
June News + Spotlight
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by mewhaku
It is now June!
With the passing of May- the Recent Events Annex will be updated as well. Also, mewhaku has finished all Past Event Mementos! Click the link to see which Mementos you'll qualify for. A feature has been added to the Ask Questions Here Prompt to claim Past Event Mementos. All you need to do is link proof of participating in a prior event- whether that's an art entry... an old comment on a DeviantArt post- whatever proof you have!
We hope you'll enjoy all of these Mementos, and going forward we'll be caught up! Not to mention... we have the new Pride Event happening this month with a new one to earn there too!
The next Prompt is: Show Your Pride!
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system [not a raffle] for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information!
The Spotlight member this month is Jingletail !
Your zest and passion for your characters is something we've taken notice of! We always love seeing your new submissions!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be granted Mysterious Simple Bag as a thank you.
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #409 Empathy and #276 Waterfall were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
They former belongs to Shrike, and the latter to Inkcess!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of June will get a bonus +3 flat INK or +3 Bottlecaps.
The owner of the Spotlight character will not gain this additional bonus,
but are still rewarded the normal currency from having someone else draw your owned character.
Finally... we honor:
This is a collection of some of the wonderful artworks and writing that have been submitted to our group the last month.
Thank you all for your contributions! Please view our Gallery for more. Also, we love all the Emojis submitted this past month!
Check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! As well as the Sales page of course. Remember, if you adopt a designed character from the Linguan Preserve, DM mewhaku on Discord for the character's Toyhouse page/art!
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of June-
Mercury and Numiauri !
Happiest of birthdays to our members celebrating this month! If you haven't signed up yet, please do as you'll get a gift!
Note: Birthday Sign-Ups are now done via Claims.
For more information on how to use this feature, please refer to the User Guide.
[Event] Linguan Pride Festival 2023!
Posted 1 year ago :: Last edited 1 year ago by mewhaku
As you enter the city of Sermos, you immediately notice that it's buzzing with people. Sure, it's usually quite crowded, but this is something else entirely.
There's upbeat music blasting from every second corner, big banners and flags adorning buildings, and big colorful floats driving slowly through the filled streets. You see humans, Paralogos and Whifflings alike running around and laughing; some are carrying big flags, some are wearing them as capes, some are holding signs.
One of the celebrating Paralogos in question notices you looking around and separates out of the masses to walk up to you.
"Happy Pride!" the Whifflings nearby yell happily.
"Welcome to Sermos' Pride festival!" the Paralogos says to you. "This year's celebration is a bit more grand than the past years, isn't it?" They point around, smiling happily. "People from everywhere around Lingua travelled here to have a good time. There's so much to see and do - we can show you around, if you'd like!"
Event Summary
Within the world of Lingua, often in June, there are many festivals celebrating elements of Pride. The residents of the capital of Sermos are known to have boisterous celebrations- citizens, caretakers, Paralogos, and even Whifflings, all coming together to celebrate one another and the multiplicity of their relationships towards others and themselves!
While Paralogos are known to be asexual by their own biology, there are many that have found themselves in various kinds of romantic relationships, and supportive friendships, or who find themselves happier alone or only having a Caregiver Bond.
Whifflings have been rumored to have offspring meanwhile, and find themselves in many kinds of relationships sometimes culminating in children on occasion, though our research is limited on how those situations may come about... it is worth investigating!
What can be known for sure is that Lingua spans wide and ranging groups of all kinds of individuals from every walk of life, and no matter who you are, these boisterous celebrations bring everyone into a joyous and excitable spirit!
How to Submit Entries
All event entries have to be worth at least 5 of the respective currency and have to depict one or more of the following subjects:
- A relationship of whatever kind (romantic/platonic/bond/etc.).
- A character's introspect about being alone or what kind of relationship(s) they dream of (romantic/platonic/bond/etc.).
- A character being proud, either of themselves or someone else.
- A character celebrating or being a part of the festival.
You may submit collaborations, however, every participant has to fulfill the minimum currency requirements in order to be eligible for rewards.
You may also submit monthly prompt, magic progression, or wisdom task entries as event entries, as long as they directly depict at least one of the four above mentioned subjects.
All submissions have to be new works specifically made for this event!
Who can You draw?
- Your own Paralogos, Whifflings, Companions, Pets and Caretakers
- The following NPCs/mascots: Ginkgo (demiromantic), Rot (aromantic) & Gin (demiromantic)
- Other member's Paralogos, Whifflings, Companions, Pets and Caretakers (if their gift art / gift writing status is set to "Yes")
To officially submit an entry for this event, do the following:
- Upload the artwork/literature/etc to the correct gallery folder.
- If your entry doubles as a monthly prompt, magic, or wisdom submission, submit it to the associated gallery folder.
- Otherwise submit it to the Linguan Pride Festival folder!
- Make a new submission to the event prompt based on the instructions in the prompt description.
Rewards
Every submitted event entry that fulfills the requirements will reward you with one (1) Pride Bag.
There is a Paralogos and Whiffling variant - you can freely choose which one you wish to earn for each entry!
Pride bags include currency and items related to the species in question, including loot bags/whifflebags, as well as exclusive items such as vouchers or Pair of Wings/Vial of Changing Sight!
Submitting at least one (1) event entry will also earn you the following Pride Memento at the end of the event:
Deadline
This event lasts one month, from June 1st to June 30th, 11:59 pm site-time.
The event gallery folder and event prompt have a grace period of one (1) day until July 1st, 11:59 pm to allow processing of late submissions.