████████████████████████ Welcome to Panthera! ████████████████████████
Panthera is an ARPG dedicated to Arkylian Riding Panthers, also known as ARGs, Panthers, or simply Riding Cats. Arkylian Riding Panthers are a domesticated species of big cats that, as their name suggests, are large enough and strong enough to be ridden. These cats have been domesticated on Arkylia for centuries, and now come in three main breed types:
Saddlebred Panthers resemble cheetahs in build, and are well-known for their speed and endurance.
Warmblood Panthers, hailing often from colder climates, have a body built like that of a Snow Leopard. Their agility and ability to climb are unmatched.
Draft Panthers are the heavyweight breeds, with a stocky build most resembling that of a tiger. They are easily able to carry heavy loads, and are fierce hunters.
Interested in adopting one? Feel free to browse our open Adopts, or keep reading for information on earning Custom Slots or Claiming a pair of Founders! Once you have a Panther, why not send it out to Explore? Exploring earns you Alchemical Reagents you can use to craft potions over at the Alchemy Lab! Or maybe you want to draw or write about your new character? If you do, don't forget to stop by the Activities thread and submit your creation to earn Arkylian Coin (Ⱥ), which can be used at the Shop to buy Custom Slots and randomized Panther Genos!
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████████████████████████ Guidelines ████████████████████████
Users participating in Panthera may not harass other users for any reason. This includes asking for characters/items that are not for sale, passive aggressive behavior, complaining about the outcome of a competition, or similar actions.
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Panthera's linearts may not be used for anything other than work for Panthera. Please do not use the linearts to design random adopts or characters on.
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Users may gift or trade their Panthera characters and items as they see fit, however, Panthers obtained for free cannot be sold.
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Users may freely use their Panthera characters out of the ARPG however they see fit, creating new lore, changing the design, adding accessories, etc, however, players may not edit the original reference without the explicit permission of the designer.
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Arkylian Riding Panthers come in five Rarity Tiers, which correspond to what Magic Element they may have, as well as what Unnatural Mutations they may display. A Panther's Element will determine which Exploration Biomes they will be most suited to. Unnatural Mutations are mutations which were induced magically, either through exposure to intense magic during development, or through the consumption of a Potion.
Standard:
No Element.
No Unnatural Mutations.
Common:
Water, Earth, Air, or Fire Element.
Possible Mutations: Mammalian Tails, Mammalian Ears, Mammalian Paws, Iridescence, Feather Accents
Uncommon:
Life or Death Element.
Possible Mutations: Horns, Scales, Glowing Parts/Markings, Reptilian Feet, Fin Accents
Rare:
Arcane Element.
Possible Mutations: Hooves, Extra Eyes, Extra Mouths, Reptilian Tails, Avian Feet
Mythic:
Hybrid Element.
Possible Mutations: Wings, Skeletal Parts, Elemental Transfiguration, Extra Heads, Extra Limbs, Other Feet, Other Tails
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████████████████████████ Obtaining Panthers ████████████████████████
Arkylian Riding Panthers can be obtained in one of several ways: Founders, Adopts, Customs, MYOs and Genos.
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Adopts are made by Panthera's Artists, and adopted out via various competitions. Adopts will always be Purebred of one of the three breeds, and may come in any rarity- though higher rarity adopts will be less common. Some examples of possible adopt competitions include:
First Come, First Served (FCFS) - A competition wherein the first user to post a fully complete, correctly filled out form wins! Generally you will be disqualified from FCFS competitions if you edit your post- even if you did manage to post before anyone else!
Raffle - A competition wherein users may post a form, usually with a set end date or end page, and once the end condition is met, every user who entered the competition has a chance to win!
Prompt - A competition wherein the Artist details a prompt that users must fulfill in order to try to win the Adopt. Prompt competitions will have a set end date or end page. After the end condition is met, the entries are assessed and the winner is decided by the artist.
There can be other competition types as well, these are just the main three you will likely see here in Panthera! One last thing to know is that for each page of replies an adopt has, the artist will grant one Honorable Mention! These Honorable Mentions can be traded in for custom slots- you can read more about that system on the Alchemy Thread!
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Panthera's Artists will periodically open Founder Slots, which are openings in which players can post Founder Forms.
Each player may claim one pair of Founders. These Founders will be a breedable pair- one Male and one Female. Founders are mostly Randomized, however players may pick out their Founders Breeds, Base Colors, and Elements- though Founders are limited to only the Common elements (None, Water, Earth, Air, or Fire).
Players may only ever claim one pair of Founders. Even if you trade or give your Founders away, you cannot claim another pair!
Players may claim their Founders at any point. Winning an Adopt does not disqualify you from getting your Founders!
If an Artist has Opened Founder Slots, you can fill out and post the form below to claim a pair of Founders.
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[b][u]I'm Claiming My Founders![/u][/b]
[b]Artist:[/b] (list the name of the artist you are posting the form for!)
[b]Founder 1 (Male)[/b]
[list]Breed: (you can choose one of the three breeds, or say "any" if you want a random breed!)
Base Color: (you can choose one of the twelve base colors, or say "any" for a random base!)
Element: (you can choose one of the common Elements, or say "any" for a random element!)[/list]
[b]Founder 2 (Female)[/b]
[list]Breed: (you can choose one of the three breeds, or say "any" if you want a random breed!)
Base Color: (you can choose one of the twelve base colors, or say "any" for a random base!)
Element: (you can choose one of the common Elements, or say "any" for a random element!)[/list]
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Panthera's Artists will periodically open Custom Slots, which are openings in which players can post Custom Forms. In order to have a Custom made, you must either have a Custom Slot of the correct rarity, or pay the Artist the direct cost of the Custom Slot.
Custom Slots can be bought from the Shop Thread for Arkylian Coin (Ⱥ) or C$. You can also earn Custom Slots through collecting Honorable Mentions. You can find more info on Honorable Mentions in the Alchemy Thread!
Customs come in the same five rarities as detailed in the Panther Rarities section above. The cost of the different Custom Slots are as follows:
Standard: 300Ⱥ / 80 C$
Common: 450Ⱥ / 160 C$
Uncommon: 900Ⱥ / 240 C$
Rare: 1200Ⱥ / 320 C$
Mythic: 1800Ⱥ / 480 C$
If you want to order a Custom of a high rarity, but only have Custom Slots of lower rarity, you can choose to use your Custom Slot and directly pay the Artist the difference (i.e. using a Common Custom Slot + 450Ⱥ or 80 C$ to get an Uncommon Custom).
If an Artist has opened Customs, you may post the form below to claim a custom. Remember, if you do not own a Custom Slot, you will have to pay the artist directly with either Arkylian Coin or C$!
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[b][u]I'm Claiming a Custom Slot![/u][/b]
[b]Artist:[/b] (list the name of the artist you are posting the form for!)
[b]Custom Rarity:[/b] (Standard, Common, Uncommon, Rare or Mythic)
[b]Payment Method:[/b] (You can specify if you are going to pay the artist directly, or use a custom slot from your inventory!)
[b]Breed:[/b] (Saddlebred, Warmblood or Draft)
[b]Element:[/b] (None, Water, Earth, Air, Fire, Life, Death or Arcane)
[b]Ears:[/b] (Short/Long Round/Pointed Normal/Tufted)
[b]Mane:[/b] (None/Partial/Full Coarse/Silky Dark/Light)
[b]Tail:[/b] (Long, Short or Bobtail)
[b]Claws:[/b] (Normal or Overgrown)
[b]Fangs:[/b] (Normal or Overgrown)
[b]Color:[/b] (You can describe the kind of pattern you would like to see, as long as it's a pattern possible in IRL mammals! Our artists will assign appropriate genes to it)
[b]Genotype:[/b] (OPTIONAL! If you want to specify your genotype, you can do so here, otherwise your custom will have an appropriate genotype assigned to it based on it's traits.)
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No adopts catch your fancy, having trouble catching an Artist's open Custom Slots, or maybe you just want to design your Panther yourself? If so, you can use any Custom Slot you own as a MYO slot instead!
Players may post a MYO form at any point, as long as they have a Custom Slot of the corresponding rarity that they wish to use. After you post your MYO form, you will be added to the Color-In list here on the Main Thread, so you can create your MYO.
Once your MYO is posted and confirmed, your custom slot will be removed from your inventory, and, provided you do not have any more pending MYOs, you will be removed from the main thread.
If you would like to make your MYO Off-Oekaki, that option is available! We have an Off-Oekaki PSD of the Panthera Lines available here. If you are on a mobile device and/or using a program with a low memory limit (such as medibang), we have a no-folders version of the PSD here. If your program will not load the full PSD with all three breeds, we also have split versions of the no-folders PSD for each breed: Saddlebred, Warmblood, and Draft.
Do note that even if you design your MYO Off-Oekaki, you must still post the form below, and you must still make a color-in of the main thread (even if you just make a sketch/cover for your MYO) so that your MYO is assigned an ID number and recognized as official.
If you'd like to make a MYO and have your Custom Slot ready, you can post the form below!
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[b][u]I'm Making a MYO![/u][/b]
[b]Custom Slot Rarity:[/b] (Standard, Common, Uncommon, Rare or Mythic)
[b]Breed:[/b] (Saddlebred, Warmblood or Draft)
[b]Element:[/b] (None, Water, Earth, Air, Fire, Life, Death or Arcane)
[b]Ears:[/b] (Short/Long Round/Pointed Normal/Tufted)
[b]Mane:[/b] (None/Partial/Full Coarse/Silky Dark/Light)
[b]Tail:[/b] (Long, Short or Bobtail)
[b]Claws:[/b] (Normal or Overgrown)
[b]Fangs:[/b] (Normal or Overgrown)
[b]Color:[/b] (You can describe the kind of pattern you would like to make, as long as it's a pattern possible in IRL mammals! Our staff will assign appropriate genes to it)
[b]Genotype:[/b] (OPTIONAL! If you want to specify your genotype, you can do so here, otherwise your MYO will have an appropriate genotype assigned to it based on it's traits.)
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Genos can be bought from the shop for Ⱥ, gotten from other players, or earned through Exploration. A Geno is like a voucher for a character- it has all the design information for a character, and just needs an Artist to design it!
When an Artist opens up Design Slots, users may post a Design Form to get one of their Genos designed. Genos have their own page in the Archive, so if you ever want to know what Genos you own, go ahead and search your username on the Geno Archive!
Genos can have Potions used on them to change various parts of their design when you submit a Design Form. You can find more information on different kinds of potions on the Alchemy thread!
If an Artist has opened Design Slots and you have a Geno you would like designed, you can fill out and post the form below!
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[b][u]I'd Like my Geno Designed![/u][/b]
[b]Artist:[/b] (list the name of the artist you are posting the form for!)
[b]Geno:[/b] (Copy and paste the Geno info from the Archive into the list below!)
[list](paste your geno info here!)[/list]
[b]Potions Being Used:[/b] (Specify any potions you are using here and, if applicable, what effect they have on your Geno!)
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Panthera's Staff Members are here to help keep the ARPG running! Please be sure to treat them respectfully as they create our designs, manage inventories and moderate our threads!
Owner
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████████████████████████ Frequently Asked Questions ████████████████████████
These are questions which are commonly asked about Panthera. If you have a question, check here first to see if you can find the answer!
What is a Geno?
It is like the instructions for the character's design. A Geno, short for Genotype (the least amount of information needed), is the collective information used to design a Panther- namely, its breed, its genotype, and its corresponding phenotype. Think of them like a voucher for a full character. They aren't playable yet, because they haven't been designed and given a thread yet, but can be designed when an artist opens design slots!
How Do I Get Genos?
You can get Genos from the shop, from the (currently WIP) breeding system, and very rarely from Exploration!
Are these a Closed Species?
While only official Arkylian Riding Panthers can be used in our ARPG, Arkylian Riding Panthers themselves are just Cheetahs, Snow Leopards, and Tigers with a wide array of possible colors. Panthera obviously does not claim to own real life big cats. However, we would prefer if users did not copy our lore or genetics system to use in other communities.
Do I have to participate in the ARPG?
No, of course not! If you get a nice design that you just want to use as an OC, or even just want to collect big cat designs without ever interacting with the ARPG, you are completely free to do so. Panthera will never take away or readopt "inactive" characters unless requested directly by the owner of said character.
How do you tell if Founder/Custom/Design Slots are Open?
When a staff member is ready to accept Founder, Custom, or Geno Design Forms, they will announce it here on the main thread. The title of the thread may also change. Most of the time, the staff member will specify a certain number of Forms they are accepting, and of what type (i.e. "Opening 5 Founder Slots!" would mean that the first 5 fully and correctly filled out Founder Forms would be accepted). Once the staff member has accepted the desired number of forms, they will post again stating that their slots are closed.
