(http://i.imgur.com/f8GoAyY.png)
Adoptable shop owned and run by Riverwind. Artwork by Silvanon.
Owners (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wdz38wavt8dfs6j/AACbK2s_9GyfuTaKgWvvXJa4a?dl=0)
Inventories (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rfavya2m2yzfxf8/AAAwSVaomBDZ3zcP-ZbeBQSoa?dl=0)
Billions of years ago, Earth was covered with all kinds of wildlife, and man had not been introduced yet. The animals thrived, and natural selection worked at its best to bring on the rise and fall of various species. After many years, however, hundreds--no,
thousands--of species were wiped out, and the remaining wildlife grew fearful of what had been introduced to Earth: humans. Then, one day, a large black wolf accidentally found a portal to another world.
So it begins...The wind was blowing frantically, and it kept whipping my hair into my eyes as I walked along the long dirt path back to my house. I didn't know what was going on at first. One minute it was just me, hurrying along as fast as I possibly could, and the next I was stopped dead in my tracks by a huge furry beast.
I'd heard about portals before. Where creatures from other worlds pass over into our own. But I'd never seen it happen right before my eyes.
(http://i.imgur.com/SUhWUA9.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/go9364z9t868f68/001%20-%20Shadow.png?dl=0)
Before me stood a large black wolf. At least, I
think it was a wolf. It's hard to tell exactly what something is that passes through a portal. Not only can the portals give an animal extra abilities, but they also lead to many, many different worlds. Her golden eyes seemed to peer into my soul, and I felt a tingling in my head.
Excuse me, but could you tell me where I am?I was shocked. A wolf had just spoken to my mind! Okay, this was a little strange. But this world is filled with strange. I remembered what I'd been taught, to show foreign creatures that they were welcome here, in our world. I smiled and replied, "Welcome to the world of Secundi. My name is River. I am pleased to make your acquaintance." The wolf lowered her head, as if bowing, or showing respect.
Thank you. If I might ask, do you have living quarters for me and my companions?Companions? I don't see any companions, I thought. Then I tore my eyes away from the animal's gaze, and realized that there were more. Many more. Perhaps too many.
Where on earth are we going to keep all of them?! The thought quickly vanished. I knew what I had to do. It was time to call some of my friends, who live in the heart of Secundi.
I realize I have not been around much lately and so I want to make it up to you guys. So, instead of just doing comps this month, I will also be running a Christmas thread. This thread will consist of two events. The main event, which will be open for entrants starting as soon as I post, will be a White Elephant game. You can find the rules for it in the post below this one. The second event is a smaller one, and one that I will need a little more time to set up. It's a matching game. I will explain it in the post for that game.
I have picked games for this month that shouldn't be too time consuming for me and my ever busy schedule at work. It does require me (and you guys as well) to check the thread fairly often otherwise the game could go on for a very long time ._. But hopefully that shouldn't be an issue. And honestly I won't freak out if this thread goes on past Christmas, I know everyone's busy, especially this time of year.
So, let's get started!
White Elephant
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Let's kick off the holiday season with a white elephant game!
Signing Up
- I will be accepting entries for two weeks. December 10th will be the very last day to post your gift. The game will start on the 11th.
- Grab the pinned gift box file from discord. If you are not a part of the discord server OR you are simply not on discord at all, you can PM me either on here or in personal message on discord, and I will get the file to you that way.
- Color your gift. Be as creative or as simple as you want. When you are done coloring,
- Post the gift in this thread, using this form:
[color=blue][b]{Username}[/b] places their gift under the tree!
{image here}[/color]
Playing the Game
- After sign ups have closed, I will use random.org to determine the order in which the players get to pick their gifts. I will have colored a THS to go with each of the presents.
- With each person's turn, they will have the option to open a new gift, or steal one that has already been opened by another person.
- If you choose to steal, you must tell which gift you are stealing, and roll a 1d10. If you roll an 8 or higher, you have successfully stolen the gift. If you roll a 7 or lower, your steal was unsuccessful and you must pick a new gift to open.
- If someone steals your gift, you will get to have another turn, after everyone else has gone. (so, your name goes to the end of the list).
- Once the last gift has been opened, the game will end and everyone's gifts will go into their folders.
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Entrants
SkySong
Ryuukokoro
Ember
Rose
Country
YourLoveOnly
SweetCaroline
BabyKittenCandy
Saturnalia
Rosewood
CrystalAngelNeko
MidnightPhantom
The Presents
1. (https://orig00.deviantart.net/e095/f/2017/330/1/2/gift_box_by_secretrealm-dbuyx8l.png)
2. (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/310196422526107649/384560758698147840/gift_box.png)
3. (http://i68.tinypic.com/2095c1i.png)
4. (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/326549684372111361/384887127818633246/gift_box.png)
5. (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/377183269625790465/385237538224472064/gift_box.png)
6. (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/332578497652588545/385485881412419584/gift_box.png)
7. (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/328973265592647682/385728048919478273/gift_box.jpg)
8. (https://i.imgur.com/3WQjRw7.jpg)
9. (http://i68.tinypic.com/2i8ddap.jpg)
10. (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/327284667030044673/386362806225731584/gift_box.png)
11. (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/326549684372111361/387047321306923030/CrystalGift.png)
12. (https://i.imgur.com/hzjHqJ4.png)
Matching Game
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This next game that I have for you all, I had actually planned to use for the November event thread, but I ended up being way too busy this month so I saved it for this thread instead. It's a matching game--with a twist! You have to match the song to the THS.
If you correctly make a match, you get to take that THS home. Here we go...
The Rules
- Below are a list of THS and another list, of songs. Your job is to match the THS with the song I used to make it.
- You may try to guess once every 6 hours.
- Once you make a correct guess, you get to take that THS home with you (I will put it in your folder).
- After you have won, please allow 48 hours before guessing again, to give others a good chance at getting some correct as well.
- Gifting is not required, but it is always appreciated ^.^
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Songs
#1 Angels We Have Heard on High
#2 Away in a Manger
#6 Do you Hear What I Hear?
#10 The First Noel
#5 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
#3 How Great Thou Art
#9 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
#8 Joy to the World
#7 Silent Night
#4 We Three Kings
The THS
1. Matched by SkySong (https://www.dropbox.com/s/vf9ss2e1w17ls4f/429%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
2. Matched by Kahlira (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ww4r0pkiikdxr5l/432%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
3. Matched by YourLoveOnly (https://www.dropbox.com/s/5aeyv7d219fogqf/433%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
4. Matched by Ryuukokoro (https://www.dropbox.com/s/cx8i2ddko44t1ca/434%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
5. Matched by Rosedawn (https://www.dropbox.com/s/l0my3fxixl833xv/430%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
6. Matched by Saturnalia (https://www.dropbox.com/s/c3m9vrap0y56t2i/431%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
7. Matched by springacres (https://www.dropbox.com/s/v3p67evixy2h72m/428%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
8. Matched by Ember (https://www.dropbox.com/s/35aitp5nf7trhj6/435%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
9. Matched by SweetCaroline (https://www.dropbox.com/s/pt6ralutptozye7/436%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
10. Matched by CrystalAngelNeko (https://www.dropbox.com/s/2hrf816k2f4srph/437%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Matching Game
Did We Three Kings inspire #1?
Eeeeeeeeeeeeee omgoodness!!! NEW THS!! And they look SO COOL! Who did the lines? I love them!!
Matching Game
Did How Great Thou Art inspire #1?
SkySong places their gift under the tree!
(https://orig00.deviantart.net/e095/f/2017/330/1/2/gift_box_by_secretrealm-dbuyx8l.png)
Matching Game
Did Joy to the World inspire #1?
I did, Ryuu!
Updated WE post. No one has guessed any of the Song Matches yet
You are amazing! :D
Matching Game
Did Angels We Have Heard On High inspire #3
matching game
Did Hark the Harold angels sing inspire #1
Matching Game
Did Hark the Herald Angel Sing, inspire #10
{Ryuu} places her gift under the tree!
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/310196422526107649/384560758698147840/gift_box.png)
Matching Game
Did Away in a Manger inspire #1?
Matching Game
Did Silent Night inspire #7?
Matching Game
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear inspired #1?
Congrats to springacres for correctly matching #7! I will upload to your folder later tonight. I've gotta get ready for work right now so don't have time for all that. Everything is updated :)
Matching Game
Did the First Noel inspire #1?
Matching Game
Did Angels We Have Heard On High inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did It Came Upon a Midnight Clear inspire number 5
Matching Game
Did Angels We Have Heard on High inspire #1?
Matching Game
Did Do you Hear What I Hear? inspire #1?
Matching Game
Did It Came Upon the Midnight Clear inspire #5?
Matching Game
Did The First Noel inspire #2?
Did Do you Hear What I Hear? inspire #4?
Did Away in a Manger inspire #8?
Ember places their gift under the tree!
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2095c1i.png)
Matching Game
Did The First Noel inspire #5
lol well SOMEbody got #1, cuz we went through every song. XD Sooo for my next guess...
Matching Game
Did The First Noel inspire #2?
Matching Game
Did Do You Hear What I Hear? inspire #5?
SkySong won #1 with Angels We Have Heard On High - it was announced in Discord.
I think I know which one inspired #2, and I might have an idea about #10 too, but I can't guess again yet.
Oh I see. Congrats SkySong.
Matching Game
Did Do You Hear What I Hear? inspire #8?
Congrats to SkySong for correcting matching #1, with Angels We Have Heard on High.
No one else has correctly matched any at this point. I will upload to your folder shortly, and I have also updated the White Elephant post. :)
Matching game
Did Hark, the herald angel sing inspire #6
Matching Game
Did Joy to the World inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did Hark the Harold Angels inspire #5
Rosedawn places their gift under the tree!
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/326549684372111361/384887127818633246/gift_box.png)
Matching Game
Did Do You Hear What I Hear inspire #6?
Matching Game
Did Away in a Manger inspire #5?
Matching Game
Did How Great Thou Art inspire #8?
Congrats to Rosedawn for correctly matching #5, with Hark the Herald. And congrats to Saturnalia for correctly matching #6, with Do You Hear What I Hear :)
Everything is updated. Off to work I go!
Matching game
Did We three kings inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did It Came Upon A Midnight Clear inspire #2?
Matching game
Did The First Noel inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did Away in a Manger inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did Joy to the World inspire #8?
Matching Game
Did We Three Kings inspire #8?
Matching Game
Did The First Noel inspire #8?
Matching Game
Did It Came Upon a Midnight Clear inspire #8?
(Might as well finish it out)
Matching Game
Did Away In A Manger inspire #2?
Country places their gift under the tree!
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/377183269625790465/385237538224472064/gift_box.png)
Matching Game
Did How Great Thou Art inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did Joy to the World inspire #4?
(also, Ember, that was gonna be my guess for #10 lol)
Matching Game
Did Do You Hear What I Hear? inspire #10?
Oops I didn't see that song was already matched! :P
Erm....
Matching Game
Did It Came Upon A Midnight Clear inspire #10?
Matching Game
Did It came upon a Midnight Clear inspire #3?
Crossposted by River's request, she has an insanely busy day and won't be on to update the event post until later. However, we have some winners!
Kahlira got #2 with away in a manger
Ember got #8 with joy to the world
Crystal got #10 with the first noel
What's left are 3, 4, and 9
And we three kings, it came upon the midnight clear, and how great thou art
YLO places their gift under the tree!
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/332578497652588545/385485881412419584/gift_box.png)
Matching Game
Did How Great Thou Art inspire #4?
Matching Game
Did It Came Upon a Midnight Clear inspire #4?
(was gonna be my guess for #2 lol)
Matching Game
Well, I'll go ahead and fill in the last guess. XD
Did we three kings inspire #4?
Matching Game
Did How Great Thou Art inspire #3?
After the winners that YLO so nicely posted for me yesterday since I was busy, Ryuu matched #4 with We Three Kings, and YLO matched #3 with How Great Thou Art. So that means the next person to post who HAS NOT WON, will get the final kitty.
SweetCaroline places their gift under the tree!
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/328973265592647682/385728048919478273/gift_box.jpg)
Did It Came Upon a Midnight Clear inspire #9?
Everything is updated. The only thing not done is uploading because I do not have enough time to roll stats and everything. So, I will be uploading Saturday. Would have been today after work but today and tomorrow I am coming home extra late so I will be too exhausted to deal with it. So I'll do that Saturday. In the meantime, if you have not yet entered the White Elephant, I am still taking entries until end of day on the 10th :) Have a great day guys!
BKC Places thier gift under the tree
(https://i.imgur.com/3WQjRw7.jpg)
Saturnalia places their gift under the tree!
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2i8ddap.jpg)
Congrats winners!
Rosewood places their gift under the tree!
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/327284667030044673/386362806225731584/gift_box.png)
Song Match kitties have now been uploaded :)
Crystal places their gift under the tree
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/326549684372111361/387047321306923030/CrystalGift.png)
Oh man, everyone's presents are so lovely! I love Crystal's and Sat's and Country's. Mine is such crud. XD;
Crossposting from discord because I don't feel like typing it all out again x.x
Alrighty so, updated for @everyone: I am feeling slightly better today but nowhere near what I need to be in order to color. Rosewood has been slowly working on coloring up the gifts for the White Elephant (she will not know which THS goes to which present). However, she has work and also has to take care of Madison so she is not quite done with them yet. So what I am going to do is close sign-ups on time, but the game will not start until she has been able to finish the rest of the WE gifts OR I am feeling well enough to finish coloring them myself
I am really sorry for making you guys wait but I am just really not up for coloring at all while I am sick
MidnightPhantom places their gift under the tree!
(https://i.imgur.com/hzjHqJ4.png)
You got yours in just in time, Mid! XD
Again, I apologize for the delay in starting the game. I do feel really bad about it and I will try my best to color whenever I feel better...
The White Elephant game is starting! Here's the order of who picks. Remember to roll the dice if you are stealing. A THS can be stolen an unlimited number of times (since you're rolling in order for it to be successful), but as soon as the last present is opened the game will end and all THS will be locked in.
Picking order:
Saturnalia
YourLoveOnly
Rosewood
SkySong
Ember
Country
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
I'll open Gift 5!
Saturnalia opens gift #5 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/haEyf9B.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qxx3ptki9th1rc/443%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly
Rosewood
SkySong
Ember
Country
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
Can I open #7? ^^
YourLoveOnly opens gift #7 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/nYpo8KQ.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/a981r8iujy2b055/449%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood
SkySong
Ember
Country
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
YLO got the wold i liked ;P
Im going to open #3
Rosewood opens gift #3 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/1olDmk7.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/wpc9hryhq3p50ag/447%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong
Ember
Country
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
I'd like to open #9!
SkySong opens gift #9 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/nShGacj.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/oo8dy8b3d2wyiqb/442%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember
Country
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
I'll open #10!
They are all so pretty so far! :D
Ember opens gift #10 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/Mycms3d.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxoqv48i1sr6c4g/439%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
Skysong opened my favorite one
It looks like I got the twin to YLO! I love her <3
I want to steal babies from her. More like, i want to COLOR the babies lol.
I would like to open #11 please!
Country opens gift #11 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/zHWOeHc.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/8o5qv54odfl2aix/445%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko
Rose
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
I'm going to steal gift #10!
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 7, total 7[/blockquote]
And if that didn't work, I'll open #4 <3
CrystalAngelNeko opens gift #4 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/wGDZAXc.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/zkobk5f1omnks0f/444%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko #4
Rosedawn
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
I'm going to steal (or try) #10
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]
Or not. Trying to steal 4
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]
I'll open #1
Rosedawn opens gift #1 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/k0k2BXV.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/w4m4izpdp41nuuu/446%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko #4
Rosedawn #1
SweetCaroline
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
Can't decide which one to steal, so guess I'll play nice. :)
I choose #2 Please. They are all gorgeous.
SweetCaroline opens gift #2 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/jHzXJhA.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/94t2lbvz601m531/440%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko #4
Rosedawn #1
SweetCaroline #2
MidnightPhantom
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
I'll try to steal #5
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 2, total 2[/blockquote]
If not I'll open #12
It's unfortunate that no one has managed to successfully steal yet :( I think next time I do one of these I'll make the chances half and half probably...
MidnightPhantom opens gift #12 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/ihaLoDl.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ipljf1l6z8vmrd/448%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko #4
Rosedawn #1
SweetCaroline #2
MidnightPhantom #12
Ryuukokoro
BabyKittenCandy
Ooooo I love the kitties! So much! Gonna try to steal #2
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 5, total 5[/blockquote]
Nope. Okay I'll open #6. :)
Don't feel like switching accounts so...
Ryuukokoro opens gift #6 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/QPVo7Um.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/2g58e3no1n19cfj/438%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko #4
Rosedawn #1
SweetCaroline #2
MidnightPhantom #12
Ryuukokoro #6
BabyKittenCandy
Hmm.. I coloured the giftbox that is left, so ima try and steal #2! Sorry SC!
[blockquote]Rolled 1d10 : 4, total 4[/blockquote]
Doh! I guess i'll open number 8 then!
Gasp! Kitty! Oh I love him! So gorgeous! :D
Yours is female, Ryuu. :) I will be editing this weekend so that the genders show up...
BabyKittenCandy opens gift #8 to find...
(https://i.imgur.com/FHfG963.png) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/5r11cvqk40wtet5/441%20-%20Name%20Me.png?dl=0)
Picking order
Saturnalia #5
YourLoveOnly #7
Rosewood #3
SkySong #9
Ember #10
Country #11
CrystalAngelNeko #4
Rosedawn #1
SweetCaroline #2
MidnightPhantom #12
Ryuukokoro #6
BabyKittenCandy #8
Too tired to move them around right now. Looooong day at work. If anyone wants to do any trading around, lmk before Saturday please.
Oh her! XD Gotcha.
And wow your boy is so preety BKC! Congrats!
Quote from: BabyKittenCandy on December 18, 2017, 07:27:46 AM
Hmm.. I coloured the giftbox that is left, so ima try and steal #2! Sorry SC!
(http://secundi.net/Themes/Bean/images/dice_warn.gif) This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 1d10 : 4, total 4
No need to be sorry BKC. If #8 would of been opened before my turn I would of tried to steal him. They are all gorgeous though & I'm happy to have gotten one of the kitties.
We are all winners in this event, so Congrats to all players. Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!!
wow! My kitty is pretty! But all of them are stunning! Thanks so much!!
All THS from the White Elephant have been uploaded to the appropriate owners folder. I am so glad I had already rolled stats and everything so I literally just had to move the files XD
That brings this thread to an official close. Hope you guys had fun! And look forward to breeding season in January!
Omg I am so excited about breeding. :O Wanna breed kitties!