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@TeaTales: I've accepted a fews items under different photos because I could not make out your name on a few of them but they were acceptable in other photos.
I could not make out where the butterfly was so I hope you can manage another photo.
You're all good on the rest of them~

@Mousy: The first image could go under garden as well so I've added that to your items.
& I believe I see purple flowers in your third photo so I've added that as well.

@Shadami: You still have a few days if you can manage it~ :statichappy:

@koneko: Hmm, all I can really recommend is travel to one nearby?
I'd accept a river or lake/pond beach? Maybe try a steep hill or take a photo from inside a crevice or ditch if possible for a mountain? If it's convincing enough I may take it.
You're second photo in your second batch of photos appears to have pink flowers too so I've added those to your items.

Submission have been updated!
All latest submissions have been added to the front~
@Goblin: Hmm, would you be able to provide me a close up of one of the flowers perhaps?
Something that'll show its yellow color clearly. Don't even have to include your name. Then I may change my mind and accept it.

@Zuzu: Thank you for giving them all another try~ :statichappy:

Submissions post has now been updated with all entries!

I'd also like to make note that I've added a new rule:
Please be sure to include all or most of an item in a photo, preferably in good lighting.

And I have also added two new items to the list:
-mushroom (25)
-bee (50)
@Another Movie Addict: Could you possibly get a clearer photo of your dog? I can't accept that one.
& I'm not entirely certain on what items are in each photo in your latest entry post.
Is it sticks & grass (1st photo - love the creativity!), red leaf (2nd photo), forest (3rd photo), red leaf (4th photo - think I'll accept green leaf for this one too), white flower (5th photo - I'm afraid I can't accept that one if so), sand & pinecone (6th photo) & cat (7th photo)?

@Uncledaddy: No limit, just take as many photos as you'd like while including all the items on the list~
Only require one of each item to be shown anyhow.

@vintage: I believe you forgot to mention the sticks? I've included it in your entry anyway.

@Zuzu: Appreciate the organization to your post!
I'm going to accept deciduous tree & forest for your forest photo and ask if you might be able to provide a photo of an entire conifer tree?
I'm afraid I can't accept your photos for the items bird, squirrel, rainbow and garden.
I hope you can find an acceptable replacement for each! & good luck with the rest!~ :statichappy:

@Goblin: I like the labels, thank you!
I can't accept your photos for deciduous tree (I'd like a trunk included) and yellow flower (need a blooming flower) though.
I hope replacement photos aren't too much trouble.

Going to update the submissions post later today.
@Fielkun: I'd prefer you take new photos just for this contest.
If you insist on using those, I'll only accept them if you can give me a proof photo as explained in my previous post.

@Zuzu: You assume correctly, I'll accept dead but not fake. Alive would be most appreciated though.

@Another Movie Addict: I will accept shortened versions of your name if that will help you, yes.

All entries so far have been added to submissions now.
@Another Movie Addict: As Goblin said, you’ll need to provide your handwritten name in your photos of your cat & dog.
Hope I’ll see a resubmission later.

But yes, I’ll accept those for stone. Thank you! :statichappy:

@Goblin: After consideration, I’ve decided to add another item to the 100v tier. Cow will go under the new item, Farm Animal.

Exotic Animal has also been changed to Wild Animal.

@Espy: Your handwritten name on your finger, hand or body would be acceptable if you’d rather do that.

I may also accept a proof photo. If you have no time to add your handwritten name for a photo, you may come back to the scene of the photo when you have time and include your handwritten name in a new photo that shows the same location.














Scavenger Hunt Item List



-seed(s)
-acorn
-pinecone
-red leaf
-green leaf
-yellow leaf
-brown leaf
-grass
-tree stump
-red flower
-purple flower
-yellow flower
-pink flower
-white flower
-deciduous tree
-conifer tree
-fruit
-vegetable
-stick
-rock/stone
-sand
-shell
-mushroom



-spiderweb
-spider
-feather
-dog
-cat
-bird
-animal footprints
-squirrel
-nest
-butterfly
-beetle
-ant
-bee



-cloud
-wild animal
-farm animal
-moon
-a mountain
-beach
-sunset
-rainbow
-forest
-garden
-field of flowers

Summary
You must take photos of the items on Static’s list. Each item accrues the listed volts for you.
The more items you take photos of, the more volts you receive at the end of the festival.
The top three who capture photos the most off of the items on the list win exclusive prizes.

Rules
Photos submitted must have your handwritten username somewhere IN THEM.
Please submit photos with as many items as you can fit clearly in each picture.
Place photos in a spoiler or link to photos
Please be sure to include all or most of an item in a photo, preferably in good lighting.
Disclaimer: photos submitted must be taken by the user who submits them.

Submission Form
Username:
Item(s) Shown:
[spoiler=Photos][img][/img][/spoiler] or [url=]link here[/url]


Prizes
1st Place - Static CI & Event bundle & volts amassed
2nd Place - Frizz CI & 3 goodie bags & volts amassed
3rd Place - 2 goodie bags & volts amassed
Participation Prize - 1 goodie bag & volts amassed


Not too far out from Breaker Beach a nice hiking trail seemed like the perfect activity to occupy boredom. The greenery, although overgrown, was still a beautiful sight to pair with the droning calls of the cicada. Snapping a few pictures, you see in the distance of tall grasses a pair of horns poking up from the blades. Tempting fate, you take a picture- but the flash stirs it up. Rising to his feet, white silky hair swaying in the wind Static tilts his head at you. Embarrassed you mistook him for something wild, you face-palm. "Gah, sorry Static! Didn't realize that was you...thought you were an animal..." The alarmingly tall Guardian smiles back. "Well, you could say that I am. A goat more specifically."

He makes his way through the grasses to reach you and simply extends his hand out. "May I see?" He gestures towards your camera. "Oh! Sure, yeah only got your horns there- heh..." Your face flushes a little red as he starts panning through the entirety of the album, unphased by the one of himself. "These are all quite beautiful, you really capture nature's vibrancy."

Out of concern, you forget to accept the compliment. "Aren't you supposed to be at the festival? The entire celebration is in honor of you guardians after all." Static leans forward to view your watch, his face frowning a little. "Indeed, I was here longer than anticipated. Thank you for your kindness....could you do something else for me?" He asked raising his head to face you but his hair made it impossible to make respectful eye contact. "S-sure?" you stutter.

"Being a guardian can be an arduous task, though not one I don't take pride in." He hands the camera back to you before continuing. "Being able to get out and enjoy the simpler things is a luxury I can rarely afford. It would be an infinitely kind gesture if you, and maybe some others you know that enjoy nature-- could take pictures for me." The sincerity in his request was unmistakable, and for a moment you remembered to appreciate the safety that Voltra brings- comes from this very being. "I'll do my best, Static." You confidently assure him, and he smiles sweetly. "I look forward to it...Show me something refreshing that captivates me and I'll happily bestow a fitting prize." He places a reaffirming hand gently on your shoulder, before making his way back to the festival grounds.

(art credit - Kent)

Posted in Daily Lore & Evolving Goldfish Posted 5 years ago

Final Lore

Stalls closed up, and the hustle and bustle of the festival fell quiet as now everyone gathered along the shore to watch the finale. The waves seemingly moody as they crashed in at moderate volume and foamed thickly at the feet of Static, Frizz and Spark; their faces pensive as almost the entirety of Voltra stared at them with admiration in waiting. Flames on posts flickered dim under the threat of the harsh sea breeze, as it howled past every ear. The sky became a bleak shade of grey and it was then the guardians nodded to one another.

Spark mightily grinned, raising a fist to the sky before shouting out over the noisy wind:“Are you Volties READY for an awesome show?!” Most of the crowd couldn’t hear him over the gusts, but those that did cheered-- Frizz swiftly bonked him upside the head feistily. “Spark-you dork! This is supposed to be kinda sorta serious in tone!” She puffed her cheeks and released them in a huff, before Static placed a tender hand upon her shoulder. “I think…” Static started to say, but his tone was so soft that Frizz and Spark had to heavily lean in. Static crept a smile in response to his own awkwardness before continuing. “I think it’s okay to be ourselves. That’s how they know us best…” Having said that gave Static the solace that he’d not have to force any insincere words for the sake of a performance. Frizz considered what he said and sighed. “Gah, you’re right! Sorry Sparky, do your thing big bro- but go BIG or go home!” She jabbed Spark's arm as he adjusted his (presently unnecessary) sunglasses. “I hope you know that I love you two very, very much.” Spark said sincerely, reaching his hand out on either side of him-- Static and Frizz reciprocating.


The three held hands and closed their eyes as a warm white aura permeated from the ground beneath them, their hair dancing against the rhythm of the wind. They looked skyward as their human forms dissipated and revealed their true forms as guardians: The spirits of the pig, goat and phoenix. Frizz Bolted down the other side of the shore as she collected a small electrical charge underneath her feet- she swirled vibrantly, drawing a magic circle in the sand that lit up a brilliant gold and sent a charge of energy forth back to the opposite end of the shore. There to catch the fast running bolt, Static captured and controlled the immense power between his horns. His head rattled from the intensity, but was able to harness the erratic power and turn it into a grandiose orb of light that lit up otherwise grey and soon-to-be storm-ridden beach with a humming warmth. Static raised his front legs up and whipped the orb out into the ocean. In the distance thunder clamored and rain had began to drop, leaving a chill on the spines of everyone in attendance.

It was then the illustrious phoenix Spark swooped in to retrieve the charged orb, flying in fast circles creating a rift in the sea that arose up and over both his head. A ginormous cyclone grew from the wind of Sparks flight and onlookers began to recoil in fear-unsure if this presentation was truly under control. But just as it seemed the terrifying force was going to progress forward, splits of electricity illuminated the hovering entity and eventually it shattered; dispersing back into the sea. With the explosion came a blinding white light, and everyone rushed to cover their eyes.

After several moments of silence, they lowered their arms and bore witness to a clear night sky--the waves now benign and the wind a gentle caress. The guardians gracefully floated back to everyone and with smiles gave a bow, hands reunited in each others once again. The crowd broke out in a flurry of approval-cheering and shouting over one another to deliver their admiration to the guardians. Children leapt up to show off their own animal attire, pretending to be just like the guardians that watch over Voltra and all the other realms. Spark, Frizz and Static beamed bright smiles surrounded by the admiration and gratitude of Voltra.

Posted in Summer '19 Plasma Orbs Feedback Thread Posted 5 years ago

Summer '19 Plasma Orbs (RIGs)



Hey Volties!

Your feedback is always really helpful and much appreciated, so we want to continue this trend with our Summer '19 Plasma Orb sets! Your feedback will help us rethink how we design and create these items.

This season's Plasma Orbs are:


Common Orb Summer ‘19 / 3000 volts

*Note: some background poses are not shown in preview*
Chemically Powered | rare bean
High Tide | common Qt
Flame Dancer | common Frossy
Rose Princess / common Qt
Breezy | common Qt

Ombre Ahoge Hair / very common Dipper and Saeyra
Elemental Baseball Cap / very common ghost
Elemental Baggy Shirt / very common ghost
Elemental Overalls / very common ghost
Elemental Bookbag / very common ghost
*Item credits for very common items are for unique recolors and patterns applied to original item*



The Bayou Plasma Orb / 150 ohms


*Note: some background poses are not shown in preview*
The Bayou | rarest ghost
Lethal Dose | rare ghost
Magmama | uncommon Glume
Flame Dancer | common Frossy
Rose Princess | common Qt




Rising Phoenix Plasma Orb / 150 ohms


*Note: some background poses are not shown in preview*
Rising Phoenix | rarest Frossy
Soulcaster | rare ghost
Ice Queen | uncommon Frossy, Lilypoo, and Saeyra
High Tide | common Qt
Breezy | common Frossy

Now we know that sometimes perhaps a set is not your cup of tea or doesn't fit your particular style, so try to look for things that we could use constructively. Like for example: If this pose was made this way and you could equip it like this then I would find use for that set more in my outfits. Or another example would be: This particular mod or pose is being repeated, I'd like to see x and y being offered as well.

★✩✩✩✩


In order to create a standard rating we will be doing a five star rating review. So for each set your reviewing do a 1/5 ; 2/5 ; 3/5 ; 4/5 ; 5/5 to let us know how much you like the overall set.

We are looking for feedback regarding the way the sets layer, originality, variety in poses, etc. But don't restrict yourself to these categories, those are just some suggestions for the direction you can take your feedback in.

We do ask that you try to keep your feedback constructive and don't just say "It looks bad, I don't like it." As it's not very useful to us.

Here is a template we put together for you to use.


[align=center][spoiler=[b]Common Orb Summer '19 (Overall)[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]]
[b]Chemically Powered[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]High Tide[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Flame Dancer[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Rose Princess[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Breezy[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]x5 uniquely recolored/patterned commons[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[/spoiler]
[spoiler=[b]The Bayou Plasma Orb(Overall)[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size] ]
[b]The Bayou[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Lethal Dose[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Magmama[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[/spoiler]
[spoiler=[b]Rising Phoenix Plasma Orb(Overall)[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]]
[b]Rising Phoenix[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Soulcaster[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Ice Queen[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[/spoiler][/align]


Thank you for taking your time to write this feedback, you are being very helpful!
Posted in Spring '19 Plasma Orbs Feedback Thread Posted 5 years ago

Spring '19 Plasma Orbs (RIGs)



Hey Volties!

Your feedback is always really helpful and much appreciated, so we want to continue this trend with our Winter '18 Plasma Orb sets! Your feedback will help us rethink how we design and create these items.

This season's Plasma Orbs are:


Common Orb Spring '19 / 3000 volts

Golden Bird | rare
Enchanting Display | common
Pixie | common
Feline Fatale / common
Skinwalker | common

Unique Bases / very common
Unique Long Braids / very common
Unique Tights / very common
Unique Velvet Boots / very common
Unique Frizz Hawk / very common
*Only one unique pattern is shown in preview. There is a total of 13 unique patterns/recolors.*



Too Hot Plasma Orb / 150 ohms


Too Hot / rarest
Sticky Fingers | rare
Jacky Beanstalk | uncommon
Enchanting Display / common
Pixie | common



Cursed Prince Plasma Orb / 150 ohms


Cursed Prince | rarest
Lil Piggies | rare
Merlin | uncommon
Skinwalker | common
Feline Fatale | common

Now we know that sometimes perhaps a set is not your cup of tea or doesn't fit your particular style, so try to look for things that we could use constructively. Like for example: If this pose was made this way and you could equip it like this then I would find use for that set more in my outfits. Or another example would be: This particular mod or pose is being repeated, I'd like to see x and y being offered as well.

★✩✩✩✩


In order to create a standard rating we will be doing a five star rating review. So for each set your reviewing do a 1/5 ; 2/5 ; 3/5 ; 4/5 ; 5/5 to let us know how much you like the overall set.

We are looking for feedback regarding the way the sets layer, originality, variety in poses, etc. But don't restrict yourself to these categories, those are just some suggestions for the direction you can take your feedback in.

We do ask that you try to keep your feedback constructive and don't just say "It looks bad, I don't like it." As it's not very useful to us.

Here is a template we put together for you to use.


[align=center][spoiler=[b]Common Orb Spring '19 (Overall)[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]]
[b]Golden Bird[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Enchanting Display[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Pixie[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Feline Fatale[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Skinwalker[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]x5 uniquely recolored/patterned commons[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[/spoiler]
[spoiler=[b]Too Hot Plasma Orb(Overall)[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size] ]
[b]Too Hot[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Sticky Fingers[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Jacky Beanstalk[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[/spoiler]
[spoiler=[b]Cursed Prince Plasma Orb(Overall)[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]]
[b]Cursed Prince[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Lil Piggies[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[b]Merlin[/b]
[size=15]★✩✩✩✩[/size]

[/spoiler][/align]


Thank you for taking your time to write this feedback, you are being very helpful!
Posted in Carol of the Bells! (FAQ & Lore) Posted 5 years ago


Day 1: Static breathes in but gives a faint smile. He sings his line softly but still manages to enunciate so that you can hear him.
On the first night of Solstice, Panthalassa gave to thee:
Land Separating ocean and sea!

Feeling gratitude that you listened, Static gives a polite bow before retreating his lips back into his scarf.



(Land Separating Ocean and Sea)
NAME: Sheila Camomile DATE: 12/19/2018
WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY:
Today in school I learned about the legend of
Panthalassa. It goes like this: Before our planet got
a ghost to go into its belly, the planet was entirely water!
There wasn’t any land for people to walk and stuff.
When Panthalassa got cozy it made land so
that different types of animals LIKE KITTENS AND
PUPPIES could live here and not just fishies.
Even today our planet is mostly water. But that’s ok
cuz that means we have plenty of seafood to eat so
That we don’t have to eat the kittens and puppies.
These lands over a bunch a years became the realms!
Like our home here on the Sound Realm. I like it
here very much. The kittens and puppies like it too.
Can I stop writing now?
Good work Sheila! Make sure not to include after thoughts such as
“Can I stop writing now?” in future assignments, okay? ☺ Enjoy your vacation!
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