Welcome to the monthly prompts page! Here you will find art/writing prompts to jog your creativity, if you wish to partake of them.

One new prompt is provided each month. You will receive a Figment for each prompt you complete, which can be used for purchasing various rewards. 

• In general, you may complete prompts from previous years; see Previous Prompts. Your number of submissions is limited to the number of the current prompt; you may complete up to two of the same category (art, design, or writing) if only two are available and three submissions can be made. The requirement for the word count for past prompts can be the requirement of the current prompt. 

• Previous prompts may be completed over the course of the entire month (even before a new prompt is made) plus the extra days of the current prompt. 

• If you complete a prompt for someone else as a gift, then you can receive a prompt pass along with the Figment. A gift entry should focus on others' characters and not your own; if interactions with your characters are involved, they should be secondary to the recipient's characters. (Generally, art and design prompts are recommended to only feature others' characters, while writings can have minor appearances by your characters.) If you use a prompt pass to submit a gift entry, you will not receive another prompt pass. 

• By using a prompt pass, you can submit an entry for any previous prompt outside of the normal limits for timing and number of submissions. Other ways to get prompt passes include completing Development Prompts or acting as a backup artist for art trains in the Edeia Discord.  

• For tips and resources on writing, please see the Writing Tips page.

You may use the community Edeia, Identity, if you wish. 

Standard Requirements

Most prompts have similar requirements. Unless otherwise specified, these requirements apply to all monthly prompts. 

• You may make three submissions per month cycle, one for each category (design, art, writing). The same or different designs/Edeia can be used in each one. 

• Prompt submissions can be submitted in the #prompt-submissions channel of the Discord server or in the Prompt Submissions Deviantart folder of the group. Auspice or a moderator may approve or reject the prompt. If moderators are uncertain for any prompts, they may defer to Auspice when they are available.

• Unless otherwise specified, you may generally use official Edeia designs, alternate forms, previous forms, approved past forms, fusions with complete designs on the ML, and fission fragments with complete designs on the ML.  

• Prompts must be posted on some social media somewhere, such as Deviantart, Tumblr, Twitter, Instagram, etc. or Toyhouse. Toyhouse submissions can be authorized only, as long as Auspice and moderators can see it. 

Design Prompt:

• Must be fullbody with no cropping

• No background required, but you can add something if you like.

• The character must be "decent," i.e. wearing clothes or something if they have parts to cover. If parts do not show normally and/or they are as decent as any other of their species would be, that is fine. 

Art Prompt:

• Part: 

  • for one character - fullbody or almost; for two characters - partial body (thighs/equivalent or more); three or more characters - halfbody (chest/equivalent up). 

  • You can draw more of one character to draw less of another; for instance, one fullbody + one halfbody with two characters, or one partial body + one halfbody + one bust for three characters. 

• Rendering: Fully colored with shading.

• Background: Some background with some environment - can be blurry and/or undetailed, but it should give a sense of what kind of location they're in. 

• Text: Optional. Provide a little blurb about the situation, whether a reflection by the character, a summary of what the situation is, dialogue, etc. 

For animations / animated artwork, you can consult with Auspice, as there are many possibilities. Here are some examples of what could work: 

• Fully colored and shaded, full color background, two halfbody characters, minor animation (similar posing but hair/arms/eyes may be animated), animated sequence with storytelling 

• Fully colored but not shaded, colored background, two partial body characters, minor animation, animated sequence with storytelling

• Fully colored and shaded, full color background, one partial body character, moderate animation (whole body tweening and/or looping action with ~50% of body animated)

• Not colored or shaded (monochrome or lineart), at least one fullbody character, major animation (at least 5-10 unique frames depending on character complexity), can be storytelling or looping  

Writing Prompt: 

• Minimum word count: 1200 words

• The writing can be written as scenes (including dialogue and/or high level of detail), as a synopsis (summary-like description of events), or a combination of the two (synopsis with dialogue, for instance). For other types of writing, consult Auspice. 

• You may submit a collection of disconnected short writings/drabbles, 400 words minimum each. Connected scenes do not have a minimum; it counts as disconnected if the characters are different and/or there is no connecting plot/narrative. 

• If you wish, you can turn on comment permissions on the submission doc to allow general critique from Auspice/mods on your writing. General audience should not comment in the doc itself.

• It is highly recommended to use some kind of grammar-checking application or tool as a quick proofreading method (see below). 

Writing Grammar and Style

As English is a particularly complex language, there are often various errors that will come up, especially when it comes to spelling and grammar, which can make reading difficult. It is therefore highly recommended to use some kind of grammar-checking application or tool as a quick proofreading method, and to follow the suggestions that are presented. Some grammar checking tools you can use are as follows: 

Grammarly, Quillbot, LanguageTool, Hemingway Editor, ProWritingAid, EasyBib Writing Assistant.

However, the tools are more of a supplement. The best way to learn grammar is to read style guides and similar resources, some of which are listed on the Writing Tips page. 

Figment Store

Prompt rewards are based on how many prompts you complete. Each prompt fill will give one Figment ♦, which acts as currency for the Figment Store. Prompt submissions, earned figments, and spending is tracked in a spreadsheet; you do not have to keep track of it on your own and you can see your balance here. It can also be seen below. 

Inspiration ✧, which is earned by completing NPC prompts, can be used to replace Figments. A custom will require at least one Inspiration; e.g. 9 Figments and 1 Inspiration. Additionally, Inspiration can be used to "stack" customs, Notions, and MYOs for a special trait Edeia. For instance: 

• 8 Figments + 2 Inspiration + Special Trait Fee or Voucher from Development Prompts: Notion - Ambideia, Tuplet, or Soultwined (not including fusion/medial)

• 12 Figments + 3 Inspiration + Special Trait Fee or Voucher: Notion - Ambideia, Tuplet, or Soultwined including fusion/medial; or Fission including fragments

• 18 Figments + 2 Inspiration + Special Trait Fee or Voucher: Custom - Ambideia, Tuplet, or Soultwined (not including fusion/medial)

Rewards for Purchase

The following rewards can be purchased using Figments. 

Variable ♦  | Edeia Artwork

An Edeia artwork commission. Refer to my commission info for options and pricing; each figment is equivalent to 10 USD of payment. 

1 ♦  | 10 USD Discount

A 10 USD discount for any Edeia-related transaction, including customs, notions, special trait fees, and adopts. Cannot stack. 

3 ♦  | Fission Trait (One per person)

Add a fission trait (two parts) to any of your Edeia. All prerequisites and requirements apply; you must send a conceptualization form. You are welcome to ask questions before official submission. If you are designing them yourself, please submit alongside the fission designs. The trait will only be official once the designs are done. 

3 ♦  | MYO Slot 

A general MYO Edeia slot. 

5 ♦  | Edeia Speedpaint

A free Edeia painting, one subject, in any rough style. Can upgrade to a polished style for 1 ♦.  May be anywhere from headshot to fullbody depending on complexity and specifications. 

5 ♦  | Notion Slot

A notion Edeia slot. One additional customization can be requested for 1 ♦ (see slot info for details). 

9 ♦ + 1 ✧  | Custom Design

You may pick one of the following: 

• A custom Edeia slot of standard complexity. 

• A custom design of a humanoid form of an Edeia. 

• A custom design of an alt form of an Edeia.

In all cases, I may charge additional Figments for higher complexity. 

3 ♦ + 1 ✧  | Permanent Idea Hold

A permanent hold for an Idea. The Inspiration is the "service fee." You can only have one permanently held Idea at a time. 

Late Policy

Late pardons can only be granted by me, Auspice, but mods can leave an entry to be pending until I am available to decide whether or not to pardon the late submission. 

Full pardons by Auspice have no consequences, but they will generally only be made for slight lateness (up to around 5 or 10 minutes) and/or unanticipated complications such as technical difficulties. 

There is also a system of late-hours. Every three prompts you complete you get one "late-hour," which will be included on the Figment inventory spreadsheet.  If you turn in a submission late, it can be up to one hour and it expends that entire late-hour. Late-hours can be stacked and expended all at once. Mods can accept the usage of late-hours and mark usage in the "Used Late-Hours" column. 

Prompt Passes

Prompt passes can be used to complete any existing monthly prompt at any time. They are tracked in the inventory as well. Currently, you can get prompt passes from completing Development Prompts, from completing an artwork as a backup artist for an art train in the Edeia Discord Server, and completing gift prompt entries for others. 

Previous Prompts

Past prompts can be seen here.