Experience Points

Experience Points (EXP)

Experience points (EXP) are gathered through artwork and literature. As your centaur gains EXP, they will level up and unlock more possibilities and rewards.

Each centaur in a piece will receive individually rolled EXP. Points are rolled only when a piece is accepted into the group, and will not be rolled again if a centaur changes owners. Rerolls occur only if a significant mistake has been made.

If you have encountered a mistake in your EXP roll, head over to Questions & Errors and submit an error report! It will be checked and corrected as soon as the admins can. 

You, the player, are responsible for filling out the EXP form correctly. EXP forms must be clearly visible in the description box of your submission. Admins will check the EXP form prior to rolling– however, they will not add a bonus if you did not list it in the form.

To avoid overcrowding in artworks and literature, the max centaur amount to receive EXP roll in one submission is 5!
Extra centaurs won't receive exp roll. 

Below you will see the available exp point breakouts for art, and what area needs to be clearly shown to be eligible for the points. There is always bit of leeway with the visibility of the centaur, especially if they are clothed. 
Always list the numbered points clearly for each individual centaur present! This will help admins with confirming the points!

Fullbody Points

Sketch - 2 exp (You can only get Sketch OR Lineart/Rendered bonus, not both)
Lineart / Rendered* - 4 exp (You can only get Lineart OR Rendered bonus, not both)
Basecolor - 3 exp
Shaded - +3 exp
Simple Background - +2 exp
Complex Background - +3 exp

In maximum fullbody is showing the whole body: all limbs and tails fully. There is some flexibility on the minimum amount: 
In minimum fullbody needs to show upper torso OR lower torso fully, and at least partially the other. Leg and tail visibility can be mixed and matched: Either in minimum 1 full lower limb is visible with some of the tail, or all limbs are partially visible with full tail. 

*Rendered bonus is in place when the artwork doesn't have clear lineart in place and is digitally or traditionally painted. It cannot be combined with the Lineart bonus. This bonus is activated when the artwork has a lineartless painted finish. One or simplistic basecolor + one shading tone (cellshading) isn't enough to activate this bonus.  

Halfbody Points

Sketch - 1 exp (You can only get Sketch OR Lineart/Rendered bonus, not both)
Lineart / Rendered* - 3 exp (You can only get Lineart OR Rendered bonus, not both)
Basecolor - 2 exp
Shaded - +2 exp
Simple Background - +2 exp
Complex Background - +3 exp

Halfbody in minimum is the upper torso alone without any lower torso showing. This can optionally be lower torso alone without upper torso, or otherwise an equal amount of either showing. In maximum halfbody is around 50% of the centaurs whole form. 

*Rendered bonus is in place when the artwork doesn't have clear lineart in place and is digitally or traditionally painted. It cannot be combined with the Lineart bonus. This bonus is activated when the artwork has a lineartless painted finish. One or simplistic basecolor + one shading tone (cellshading) isn't enough to activate this bonus.  

Headshot Points

Headshot In minimum is just a head + neck, and in maximum around the Mozzetta range, to "waist" of upper torso.
Headshot artworks should always show some facial features.
Note! If your centaurs import has a full-coverage mask or something else that can completely hide their face, there needs to be more of body shown (neck/shoulders) in art to be able to receive full headshot points. Completely hidden face cannot receive full headshot points.

*Rendered bonus is in place when the artwork doesn't have clear lineart in place and is digitally or traditionally painted. It cannot be combined with the Lineart bonus. This bonus is activated when the artwork has a lineartless painted finish. One or simplistic basecolor + one shading tone (cellshading) isn't enough to activate this bonus.  

Literature Points 

1 exp per 100 words.

Wordcounts below 100 won't receive exp. If wordcount is uneven, it's rounded to closest hundred. In the style of: 100 <- 149. 150 -> 200
Example: 800 word literature is worth 8 exp.  1000 word literature is worth 10 exp.

Your character must be about 80% of the story's wordcount present to get full wordcount exp amount in exp. This counts for fully personal pieces as well as collabed/rp's. 
The 80% is an approximate amount, and there is some leniency on if your centaur isn't present in the literature. It is recommended to not have large gaps where a centaur isn't being actively present in the literature.

If the literature is for activity, event or other group given prompt, the prompt/activity still needs to be the major focus of the literature and be clearly present in the literature.

Minimum wordcount requirement for all bonuses

To be eligible for all possible EXP bonuses in literature, a centaur needs to be present for minimum of 400 words. This 400 wordcount requirement is for every individual centaur. If a centaur is present under this 400 wordcount, they will only receive wordcount EXP, and not other bonuses.

Example: 
Literature has 850 wordcount. Centaur A is present for 350 words in the literature, centaur B is present for  500.
Centaur A gets 4 EXP
Centaur B gets 5 EXP + Other taur bonus & Personal bonus = 9 EXP

Literature roleplay exp counts 

Whole literature wordcount will count for all rp partners / collabing writes. If final wordcount is 1000, then all taurs present will have that wordcount and receive the EXP according that. 

The base wordcount requirement for activities must be met by all centaurs, with the remaining addition bonus centaur wordcount requirement amount split between the participants.

Example on explore rp with two centaurs:
"800 wordcount literature for one activity participating centaur. If more centaurs are present, each centaur adds +400 words to the needed wordcount"

Two persons writing for 2 activity participating centaurs would need 1200 wordcount to be rollable for 2 centaurs. 
This 1200 can be divided in any way the writers want.

Art guide for EXP

To read more about reused material and our stance on art quality, please read Art Rules, thank you!

Complex background vs Simple background

Complex background must have shading and 3 individual elements, not including base ground and sky/roof. If the background has fewer than those 3 elements, or it misses shading, it will be classified as simple.
At minimum, simple background must have at least +1 element on top of base ground and sky/roof.

Customized centaurs: Should I draw the unmodded original import, or modded import?
If a centaur has a modified import (Scars, clothes, unique hairstyle, bodyshape, etc) it must be pictured in it's customized state in art to best of the artists abilities. Centaur presented in the art must reflect whats in the import art. 

Irregularly shaped window-like backgrounds are allowed, but minimum 90% of the centaur must be inside
the background to be eligible for full EXP and activity loot. To keep the size from going too small,
imagine that at least another centaur should be able to fit inside the bg window.

Comic EXP guide

Misc EXP art tips

• Greyscale or colorpalette entries will get full EXP as long as the centaur's all markings are recognizable 
• Shading must be noticeable and more than a dark triangle under chin, or a color gradient, and be evenly present through the whole body.

More guides and point breakouts will be added as need comes!
Animation, sculpture and other crafts bonuses coming in later date!