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World of Lingua 8th Anniversary Raffle! + Memento! [CLOSED]
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhakuCLOSED - releasing results in the news post!
As it is March 7th...
We'd love to celebrate a bit, considering this day is the 8th Anniversary of the Paralogos and (and by association) Whiffling Species!
mewhaku (Mew, aka me) would like to give back a little bit and hand out some gifts to celebrate the species! [this was originally posted a day before but yes!]
In honor of the anniversary, and our site growing so large, we've made a 8th Anniversary Memento. This can be claimed (if you didn't already enter the raffle) via the Claims feature.
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The reward of 8 ink and 8 caps per entrant will be rewarded alongside the 8th Anniversary Memento as part of that grant. So thank you for your patience! And thank you all for coming together to make this group and site what it is... a personal note from my (mewhaku) heart, I am so thankful for each and every one of you.
The Prizes for this Raffle will be the following:
- First Place Wins: 1 Free Custom Paralogos (EDIT: including Triceridos!) or Whiffling Design between levels 1-6 or Common - Uncommon - Rare from mewhaku
- Second Place Wins: 1 Free Custom Paralogos (EDIT: as a special bonus, including Triceridos!) or Whiffling Design between levels 1-3 or Common - Uncommon from mewhaku
- Third Place Wins: 1 Free Shaded Fullbody Character Artwork (Preferably a Paralogos but can also be Whiffling, or another feral species/fantasy character) from mewhaku
- Fourth Place Wins: The same as third place!
- Fifth Place Wins: 1 Free Shaded Headshot Character Artwork from mewhaku
- Sixth Place Wins: The same as fifth place!
- All other participants: Get 8 Ink and 8 Caps for entering the raffle! and All Participants will earn a special Collectible/Memento in honor of the 8th Anniversary.
To take a look at the various examples of mewhaku's work, check her DeviantArt Gallery! (Though she'll be the first to admit she has a massive backlog of stuff to upload.) *Also any Whiffling Customs will get 1* free Fae or Devilish trait, you can add additional potions as well. Alternatively, you can exchange the basic 'any custom' Whiffling reward for a custom from a Whiffling Breeding, which will be rolled as an additional free prize.
How to Earn Tickets
- Comment on this post, and state you'd like to enter the raffle! (+1 Ticket)
- Mention your favorite memory of your time with the Paralogos OR Whiffling species! (If you only recently joined, feel free to share something you're excited about for the species or its world!) (+1 Ticket)
- Advertise this raffle in up to 3 locations, with a link to this post! (Up to +3 Tickets)
The end date for the raffle is March 31st!!
[Subspecies Release] Triceridos!
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhakuHi All! A Bonus surprise for our Anniversary Month-
We are extremely excited to announce a Paralogos subspecies!
Yes! A subspecies. Meaning overall they are functionally considered Paralogos, but have some distinct quirks and traits.
They are called Triceridos and are based on idioms instead of words!
You can learn more about them in the newly released Chapter 12 - The Triceridos Subspecies
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You can make them with this month's Prompt Reward. An Idiomatic Pamphlet!
Which will be given out to participants of the Curious Idioms Prompt after this post.
We also have a special Offer to Adopt Triceridos sale of two Triceridos each by Mouse and mewhaku to come in just a few moments!
Keita is the mascot for this subspecies!
March Spotlight, News, and Gift Exchange Completion!
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhaku
Moving forward into March...
We'll be hitting the 8th Anniversary for the World Of Lingua group on March 7th! So stay tuned for fun prizes and announcements this coming month. Our Gift Exchange Event concluded as well, so please check out its Event Gallery filling up with such kind gifts! Also the Recent Events Annex has been updated as well.
Of note- everyone who participated WILL get a special Event Memento! mewhaku is currently starting work on that Memento and other Memento's for previous group events, we're working on updating the Past Events page with more current records and also ensuring each of them have a special Memento associated with them. So if you participated in Past Events, please make sure you get that information together for a future Memento release!
The next Prompt is: Curious Idioms
It seems there is a VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE REWARD for participating this month, so please take a look!
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 wanderandfriend !
It has been lovely seeing you return to the group with your creative characters and challenging yourself with drawing Paralogos!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be granted a Membership Card as a thank you!
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #94 Red Milk Snake and #64 Holly were randomly chosen via RNG as our Spotlight characters!
They former belongs to Shadonut, and the latter to monty!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of March 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.
Please visit the Sales page to see what's open [Nothing at the moment!], and check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! 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 March-
bio-zuzu , Provie , Iron , Inkcess , and @/102vvv !
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.
A Linguan 2023 Gift Exchange [EVENT - CLOSED]
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhaku
As February has rolled around... One has to wonder, were any of Lingua's residents planning a gift exchange? It seems Arden and Sybil have something they're cooking up actually! A gift exchange that will be revealed at the end of February!
- Everyone who signs up for this event will randomly be assigned one (1) other member who they will create an artwork for.
- To keep up the surprise, please don't share your assigned member and/or your artwork with anyone until Posting Day (March 1st)!
- On February 5th, you will receive a Contact Note (Discord preferred!) with all relevant information on your assigned member.
- You then have 3 weeks (approximately) to create your artwork.
- We ask for your artwork or writing to be worth at least 7 World of Lingua Currency (see Earning Currency - min. shaded headshot / 350 words). [You can also do a few gifts that summed up are worth at least 7 WoL currency. No it doesn't have to be Valentine's themed, can just do any gift theme!]
- When you're done, reply to the contact note (Discord) with your completed artwork until February 28th at the latest.
- If you're unable to complete your artwork in time, please contact the group as soon as possible so we can reach out to a backup artist!
- Depending on circumstances, you might be banned from future art exchange events if you abandon your art assignment - so please make sure to only sign up if you're sure you can create an artwork in time!
Sign-Up: January 24th - February 4th [Closed]
Info is sent out: February 5th [Closed]
Time to Create: February 5th (6th)-February 28th
Deadline: February 28th
Posting Day: March 1st [Here!!!]
To sign up for this event, fill out this google form! [CLOSED]
Happy Valentines! Take a Look at the Preserve!
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhakuHello all! Happy Valentine's Day!
Firstly, all currently available designs at the Linguan Preserve have had their costs halved to help them find homes. This is active now. [and will stay active!]
As a special treat we're releasing 4 of our ongoing projects into the Linguan Preserve today at 5pm EST: [EDIT: all went up!]
Paralogos Dragonfruit! With their Dinosaur Companion.
Whiffling Tofu with their Normal Pet!
and
As part of an ongoing project, admin team members may grab an available MYO slot from the Linguan Preserve and work on it to complete an actual design for it. Designs made from these MYO slots will cost the base cost of the MYO slot in question, regardless of trait or rarity upgrades.
We thought this might be a fun thing to do for members! And to help fully realize these MYO claims. =D
We'll place MYO slot claims back into the Preserve [DONE], but if one disappears, they may be getting an admin makeover! We hope you all enjoy. Thanks!
Lorekeeper / Twitter Changes
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhakuHello everyone! Just a heads up News Post that due to the upcoming removal of free access to Twitter's Application Programming Interface (API) on February 9th, it is recommended you switch the primary alias you use for World of Lingua, as the stuff we use to manage account linking on Twitter might break. You can do this from the Aliases Page in the Setting Tab. Keep in mind that you may have to re-link a different account if the API changes make account linking non-functional, but otherwise, nothing will happen to your account. We're sorry to see Twitter make this change, but we'll adapt to it.
February Spotlight + News
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhaku
Moving forward into February...
We currently have our Gift Exchange Event open for sign ups until February 4th! In other news, we now have 'drop' information on all our items thanks to a new backend update from the resident Mouse - whom we all thank for taking on website backend updates and error fixing! This past month we also enabled the Crowns feature for Whifflings.
The next Prompt is: Treasured Gifts
As previously mentioned, this year [and possibly continuing years], we will have a scaling reward system for Prompt participation. See the prompt's details for more information!
The Spotlight member this month is RexAraneo !
It has been a wonderful addition in you joining the group, and we've loved what you've contributed so far!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
You will be granted a Membership Card as a thank you!
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #748 Possessed Armor and #123 Autumn were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
They both belong to Shrike!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of February 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.
Please visit the Sales page to see what's open [Nothing at the moment!], and check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! Remember, if you see a MYO slot on LogosLibrary 's MYO page you'd like to claim- just DM mewhaku on Discord.
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of February-
Phoenix , SpicyIsopods , Kinbrmon , Peaches99 , Shadonut, and Rattus !
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.
Whiffling Crowns are now Live!
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhakuWhiffling Crowns are now live! The last part of Whiffling Achievements is now attainable!
EDIT: It looks like we forgot to mention something! You can bribe the Marks of Recognition rewarders- with Wads of Cash. Now available in Whiffle Wares.
We also previously added more information about the currency of Lingua to Chapter 2 if we haven't said it previously!
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You can now view Annex 7: Whiffling Crowns.
Rhosyn, the Whiffling Crown Tasks manager, has her gleaming golden crown as it stands. She'll guide you through the process.
Remember: Flower or plant material crowns are allowed as a non-trait. Anything else you'll need to earn via this feature!
Right now the Season is Winter, so it means you'll be able to complete the following tasks to earn Marks of Recognition!
[A New Character Currency used to gain Crowns.]
1) Help with cleaning up litter.
2) Help an overwhelmed shopkeeper with their shop.
3) Help with decorating for the winter season and/or make Linguans feel celebratory!
4) Help with making toys for children.
5) Help with making candles or soaps.
6) Help with shovelling snow and/or cleaning up ice.
We implore you to ask any questions about this new feature in our Discord or via the Ask Questions here prompt. Thanks for your patience, and we look forward to seeing your Whifflings help out around Lingua! =D
January 2023 Spotlight + News
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by Mouse
A new year, and so we move forward- 2023 is looking like it will be packed in the best of ways!
As previously mentioned - some characters were voided/deleted. We are now filling in those inactive numbers! When you submit a new MYO slot, you can request an old number specifically that is open. Otherwise we will fill it in as normal with the next available number. We also do have a list of open numbers here, for ease of viewing.
(The words/scents that have opened up alongside these numbers can now also be reclaimed. If you wish to view a list of all newly available words, feel free to send in a request via the Ask Questions Here prompt!)
The Year of Competitions has nearly ended- get your entries in! The results will be up soon. That does mean we'll need a new prompt however!
Welcome to Introductions. It has been some time since we have opened Lingua's doors. So why not have some formal Introductions? Or Re-Introductions!
For 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 !
You so very kindly made a massive amount of gift art for so many members during the month of December- and still additional personal art as well. Wow!
Thank you again for making this group a better place.
As you have a Membership Card, we are granting you a Mysterious Simple Bag.
Going forward we will reward any repeat Spotlight members this as a gift!
We wouldn't be what we are without you!
This month #730 Sun and #284 Solar System were voted in as our Spotlight characters!
They belong to kazulthedragon and Howee respectively!
Members who draw or write about this Paralogos or Whiffling through the month of January 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.
Please visit the Sales page to see what's open [Nothing at the moment!], and check the Linguan Preserve for characters needing new homes! Remember, if you see a MYO slot on LogosLibrary 's MYO page you'd like to claim- just DM mewhaku on Discord.
And finally, we'd like to make special mention of the birthdays this coming month of January-
pxcarats , Kid31 , and Oboe !
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.
Changes At the End of the Year
Posted 2 years ago :: Last edited 2 years ago by mewhakuHello everyone! We have a couple announcements to clarify, just so everyone [Discord and elsewhere] are aware.
Firstly, Admin Speedy has chosen to resign from his position after many years of work on the site. He will stay around until the end of the Year of Competitions. At this point he is only processing current Prompt submissions. We thank him for the years of work he has done for the group, and we wish him the best as he goes on to new travels.
Official Artists Numiauri and PromptoBeans have also chosen to step down, though Numiauri is sticking around as a normal member! They're both working more on the Realm of Mynros site, and we hope it all grows and flourishes! We again thank them both for all of the wonderful artwork and character designs they've contributed to the group.
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Multiple new Paralogos and Whiffling characters were donated kindly to the Linguan Preserve! Be sure to visit and see if you'd like to take one of them home. Also, if you would like to see where some MYO slots went that were there- you can check this page on LogosLibrary 's account. If you see something you'd like to claim, please reach out to mewhaku so that she can make it available. Otherwise, they will be used as a plan for some further fun activities! If you need a character's linked Toyhouse profile, just reach out to mewhaku as well.
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As a result of some of these resignations as well, some characters were voided/deleted. So please excuse the Masterlist for being a bit messy! As of January 1st, 2023 we will be filling in those inactive numbers! When you submit a new MYO slot, you can request an old number specifically that is open. Otherwise we will fill it in as normal with the next available number.
We have added a formal voiding process as part of the Ask Questions here prompt.
You have two options: complete deletion, and temporary voiding. Complete deletion means the word or scent will become unclaimed [and free for users to claim] and you will need to regain any items needed to remake the character again.
Temporary voiding means the character will stay on your profile, the word or scent will remain claimed, and the image made a lower opacity with the site's watermark on it. You can contact us to re-instate it when you are ready.
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As part of Speedy's resignation, we will be re-writing some information as per his request. So be sure to peek into Annex 4: Recent Events! We have a woman who seems to be the Caretaker of Ginkgo sharing some diary entries...
As we move towards the end of the year, we hope all of you are having a wonderful holiday season! Please stick with us as we move into 2023. We have lots of fun plans!