#submitted dec 7

[incognitopolls]

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

[intersexpolls]

Pinned post

Hi internet! I'm putting together this blog for archiving polls about intersex stuff, and hopefully also signal boosting active polls.

If a poll ends and the poll options distinguish intersex/extersex/perisex respondents, I will post a visual with intersex-only results. The spreadsheet I'm using to compile those results is here.

ADVICE ON MAKING POLLS:

Give perisex people MULTIPLE options to vote so they don't overwhelm the poll. Also because if you don't give them an option to vote, they may vote anyway because they are curious about the results.

For giving perisex people three options: birth month (Jan-Apr, Jun-Aug, Sep-Dec)

For giving them four options: birth month season (autumn, winter, spring, summer), don't worry about hemispheres the goal is just to get them to not vote for intersex options

For giving them five options: birth year's last digit (0-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9)

Give extersex (intersex questioning) people an option (or multiple!) to vote too.

SUBMITTING AN INTERSEX POLL:

You can tag this blog on a poll you put on your blog, and I'll reblog it!

You can also submit a poll you want posted here. Guidelines:

It must be intersex related.

Remember there are a max of 12 options per poll, and 80 characters for each. If you go over, I'll either reword or just not bother.

A "see results" option or equivalent (e.g. "IDK" or "undecided") must be available.

If you want answers from only intersex people, you gotta provide options for perisex people to vote anyway.

There should be clear guidance (or poll options) for people who are questioning if they are intersex.

TAG SYSTEM: -------- who is voting -------

#adjusted graphs: I made a visual to show just the intersex responses because there were options for extersex/perisex people to vote differently than the intersex people

#just asked perisex people not to vote

#poll options do not distinguish intersex respondents

------- type of poll -----

#intersex-perisex comparison poll: same question is posed of both groups and you can compare the distributions

#intersex-extersex comparison poll: same idea, but with intersex questioning people

-------other notes--------

#active poll - when I reblogged it it was still open

I will add other tags as appropriate to the poll

OTHER POLL TUMBLRS: @transgenderpolls @trans-polls @nonbinary-polls @gaypolls @aro-polls (inactive) @queer-polls

[dragonagefanevents]

Dragon Age Fan Event Listings

The beauty of fan events is that they are run by fans.

Including you.

Want to get an event listed? Check out the link and submit.

UPDATE: you can tag this blog again! Mention @dragonagefanevents in your event posts and we will reblog/list them here. Yay!

▸What are the types of fan events? - #education

▸Start a new event! - #how tos (volunteer to write for us!)

▸Ask Box - send us advice, or ask for it!

▸Blog Tag List

Below is a list of all Dragon Age fan-run events we can find. The links should bring you to the most recent iteration of the event. Where possible, the time period the event covers is listed next to the event.

Look here for multi-fandom events, or more events in general.

Event Masterlist - #compendium

Current Events: Below the Cut

Bangs

25k Big Bang (June - November)

10k Big Bang (March - April)

Dragon Age Reverse Bang (June - October)

Exchanges

Arlathan Exchange (March - June)

DA Polyshipping (August - November)

Handers Exchange (March - June)

Templartations Exchange (March - May)

Black Emporium Rare Pair Exchange (June - September)

Platonic Ideal Gen Fic Exchange (December - February)

Smutquisition (January - March)

Theme Weeks/Months

DATV Companion Weeks (Multiple)

-> Neve Week (July 21 - 27)

Dragon Age Kiss Week (August 3 - 9)

City Elf Appreciation Week (August 4 - 10)

Zevwarden Week (August 17 - 23)

Rutherfest (August 29 - 31)

Alistair Week (September 7 - 13)

Dragon Age Sapphic Week (September 15 - 21) - prompts survey open!

Tarquin Week (September 22 - 28)

Dreadtober (October 1 - 31st)

Kink Memes

Dragon Age Kink Meme (Dreamwidth) | DAO | DA2 | DAI

Zines

Dragon Age Terminus Zine (Processing Period)

Wanderers Zine (Creation Period)

Alistair Zine (Creation Period)

Faith: A Leliana Fanzine (Creation Period)

World of Thedas: Volume 3 (Creation Period)

RARA AVIS: Antivan Crow Rare Pair Zine (Creation Period)

Special Events

Dragon Age Drunk Writing Circle

Dragon Age Annual (2026 Creation Period)

Dragon Age Create-A-Thon

Reddit Weekly Dragon Age Writing Prompts

Unofficial Dragon Age Day (Dec 4)

Solavellan Day (April 11)

Thedas Weekend Tag Games (Ongoing)

Trans Thedas Fest (Feb-March)

Dragon Age Fan Art Book (Dates TBA)

Past Events - #past events

Retired Bangs

Archive of Events Here

Retired Exchanges

Archive of Events Here

Retired Theme Weeks/Months

Archive of Events Here

Past Zines

Archive of Events Here

Other Past Events

Archive of Events Here

[dilf-cember]

It's official! Your DILFcember 2024 prompts have been chosen! A huge thanks to everyone who submitted prompts and voted!

Week 1 (Dec 1-7): Old Scars/War Wounds & Breeding

Week 2 (Dec 8-14): Co-Parenting & Firsts

Week 3 (Dec 15-21): Old Friends to Lovers & Crossdressing

Week 4 (Dec 22-28): Handyman/Mechanic & Age Gap

Week 5 (Dec 29-31): Take inspiration from another fanwork!

Please check out the rules prior to participating, and message us if you have any other questions that are not covered by the rules.

As a reminder, this is a cross-fandom event! Please feel free to share and help get the word out to all the other DILF lovers out there, and share your contributions on tumblr with the tag #dilfcember 2024 and @ us at @dilf-cember

[itsfantasticac]

Capcom vs. SNK fanart, submitted to Arcadia magazine in 2000.

Arcadia magazine No. 7 (Dec. 1, '00), pg. 169

[haguenauisforlovers]

HAGUENAU IS FOR LOVERS A Webgott Valentine’s Week Fan Event Feb. 12 - Feb 19, 2025

♡ PROMPT POLLS OPEN ♡

Vote for your favorite prompts today and pick your Webgott poison.

Prompt polls open: Dec. 18, 2024

Prompt polls close: December 26, 2024 

♡ HOW TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVE PROMPTS ♡

Click the link to open the Prompt Polls Voting Form: https://bit.ly/WebgottVDay25

Among the choices, choose three (3) of your preferred prompts per event day.

Complete your voting for all seven (7) days of ‘Haguenau is for Lovers 2025’.

Submit the form. 

Webgott nation will celebrate your service.

New to prompts? Click ‘Keep Reading’ to get more info.

Image source: Manipulated the original poster is called, 'Register…The Ballot Is a Power in Your Hands' (1944) created by Ben Shahn. Instead of a heart, the original artwork had a bright yellow notice (containing a warning for those who failed to vote) stuck between the fingers .

What is a prompt?

A thought starter, brain lube if you will. Prompts are there to 1) spark any ideas for your works, whether they’re edits, gif sets, text posts, or fics; 2) keep you on theme. You don’t have to use them as is, but they’re there to help you jumpstart an idea. e.g. Prompt: Spit  Fic: Web finally spits out what he’s been wanting to tell Joe since day GIF Set: Side by side: Web open mouthed, Lieb spit compilation

Do I have to use every prompt for each day? 

No, you don’t! You can choose one (1) of the prompts, or incorporate all four prompts if you’re a beautiful overachiever like that.

Do I have to participate/create something for every day of the fan event?

Not at all! This is a: No Pressure Zone. Create and post for the event as much or as little as you want. On the same note, just engaging with the posts created by others or the page is already active participation with the fan event. Haguenau is for Lovers just wants a fun week where we all hyperfixate on Webgott in love together (more than usual). Don’t feel the need to put something out everyday single day.

Any questions, reactions, etc.? This fan event's Inbox is open.

[061306]

␥ list of things i’ve successfully manifested !

i discovered manifestation and the law around early 2022 and here's what i have manifested since then! this might not be much but this is to remind me that i am capable of anything and everything!

𖥻 1. clearer skin

i used to have a terrible breakout on the right side of my face + oily skin. now my skin is much better and less oily! i do not have acne anymore.

𖥻 2. weight loss ( 14 kgs )

i went from 69 kgs to 55 kgs in around two months with minimal exercise ( walking ) & a simple diet.

𖥻 3. height increase ( 11cm )

i used to be 150cm but not anymore lol. i got better proportions too!

𖥻 4. text messages & instant replies from people.

i also manifested message from a friend i was no longer in contact with.

𖥻 5. passing exams i thought i was going to fail

accountancy was my weakest subject but i manifested passing several tests and exams. i also manifested getting better in it!

𖥻 6. getting above average % board exams

board examinations are a big deal in my country and i, unfortunately, ended in a stream i was not interested in. i manifested getting ~80% in them despite getting way lesser in school examinations.

𖥻 7. food

one single thought turned into an assumption and i am having whatever i want for dinner!

𖥻 8. storage of my phone increasing

i only have 32gb of storage in my phone lol. so sometimes i have to clear app caches to make space, but not anymore.

𖥻 9. love confession

i simply wanted a love confession and i got it. as easy as it gets.

𖥻 10. an increament in my mom’s salary & money for myself

my mom really wanted an increament and i manifested it! she got increament of 5.5k! also manifested a bonus for her. + got gift money from my parents and relatives!

𖥻 11. letting go of & detaching from several people

i used to be attached some people that hurt me but not anymore. i have let go of them and it feels so much better.

𖥻 12. books & manga ( jjk )

my mom is not the type to let me spend money on buying books ( for leisure reading ), much less a comic book. but i manifested her allowing me to buy 4 books + 1 manga volume! she even paid for them.

𖥻 13. delaying the start of my college, teachers & professors taking leaves, not getting scolded for submitting assignments late

my college was supposed to start from early june but i manifested a delay and it started from mid-july. i have manifested both school teachers and college professors taking leaves on my desired days.

𖥻 14. nice aura + compliments

i have a magnetic aura, people feel comfort around me and i get so many compliments about literally everything i do!

𖥻 15. quick deliveries of my orders

🤭🤭🤭

𖥻 16. winning an elocution competition

i was really worried because i only found about it a day before and some other contestants had been trained by their professors. i was full of nerves but still won the first rank! the judges said my content was unique and everything i did was perfect.

𖥻 17. kitten type beauty

manifested myself big upturned eyes with pretty lashes & a v-shaped face with smooth skin!

𖥻 18. cats loving me

call me a cat whisperer the way cats love me! i can easily befriend any cat!!! ˃ᴗ˂

𖥻 19. desired skincare products for cheap

i really wanted vitamin c serum and face cleanser and sometime later i saw an ad with an offer to get both for 1 rupee! crazy right?

𖥻 20. entering the void on several occasions.

i have entered the void several times albeit unaware. recently i've started becoming aware before snapping out of it!

masterlist. | notes – i've also manifested getting a merch of my bias. i got it from my best friend as gift but i didn't add it on the list because i didn't want break the perfect 20. also this list is as on 04 DEC 2023.

[magiciansfanworksextravaganza]

Amnesty Week, Aug. 11-17, 2025

We're excited to let you know that our first Amnesty Week will occur from August 11-17, 2025, so you can dream up more fanworks for our previous events! (We also have a new event planned for Dec. 8-16, 2025, so please stay tuned for news about that!)

During any of our Amnesty Weeks, we will reopen all our previous event collections and guidelines, and you may contribute works to any of the previous events.

We're hoping you'll be inspired to create more works for either of the two events we've held so far! As many or few things as you wish to create are welcome, as long as they fit the event guidelines. Works for Welcome Home! will follow the guidelines for Weeks 6-7, which were our catch-up weeks, in which all the weekly themes were open, as well as the overall event theme and Welcome Back to WIPs (no theme necessary).

As always, new works and additions to existing WIPs are welcome, as are all types of fanworks! Read more in the guidelines. Note: Warm Up has a length restriction, but Welcome Home does not. Just as before, if you wish to submit individual chapters of the same work as separate entries, that's totally valid, and we encourage it! They could be for the same theme, or different ones!

Also, note that if you send the first chapter of a new work for one of the event themes, your work is now a WIP, and subsequent chapters may be sent during Amnesty Week under Welcome Home's "Welcome Back to WIPs" category, even if they don't match another theme!

Here's a little more about the events you may join during our first Amnesty Week!

Warm Up

Warm Up Event Guidelines

Masterlist for event fanworks posted Dec. 1-8, 2024, with more info about the event

Welcome Home!

Welcome Home! Event Guidelines

Masterpost for event fanworks posted Jan. 27-Mar. 16, 2025, with links to all creators and works, with lists by theme and by week

Have fun, kids!

[ygorarepairs]

Writer claims open! (Dec. 24-27)

Claims for the 2024-2025 mini bang are open! As a reminder, writers will write 2000 words minimum based on their partner's art piece. Claim summaries are anonymous and art drafts can be revealed after everyone is partnered. Review the claim summaries here: https://docs.getgrist.com/eiATHExv47au/Claim-Summaries-2024-2025/p/3  Filter the summaries by using the stickied menus at the top of the spreadsheet. Submit your writer claims here (open through Dec. 27): https://docs.getgrist.com/forms/n65Xt2iVFut247eo2UEXih/4 Ship list: 1. Fawnshipping (Weevil Underwood/Maximilian Pegasus) 2. Yuga + Yudias 3. Crewshipping (Sawatari/Ootomo/Yamabe/Kakimoto) 4. Samuraishipping (Noboru Gongenzaka/Yaiba Toudou) 5. Sickleshipping (Yami Marik x Thief King Bakura) 6. Judai/Yuri 7. Numeronshipping (Don Thousand x Astral) 8. Rulershipping (Reiji/Jack) 9A. Zwijo/Yuudias/Kuaidul 9B. Manabu/Nyandestar 10. Occultshipping (Yami Bakura/Ghost Kotsuzuka (Bonz)) 11. Vexshipping (Mazaki Anzu x Yami Bakura) 12. Crystalshipping (Shou &/ Johan) 13. Isono x Rishid Ishtar 14. Omenshipping (Carly x Misty) 15. Foolshiping (Judai Yuki/Saiou Takuma) 16. Senseishipping (Kalin & Radley) 17A. Yami Marik/Yami Bakura/Jounouchi 17B. Yami Bakura/Otogi 17C. Jounouchi/Shizuka 18. kuaiyuuga (Kuaidul Velgear x Ohdo Yuga) 19. Scytheshipping (Bessho Ema/Taki Kyoko) 20. Fateshipping (Rafael x Yami Yugi/Atem) 21. Tealshipping (Ryo Marufuji/Johan Andersen) 22. Rise Falcon x Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon 23. Rio/Ruri 24. Nohopeshipping (ZONE/Aporia) 25. Darkangelshipping (Alito x Vector x Yuma) 26. Agelessshipping (Seto Kaiba/Judai Yuki) 27. Hauntshipping (Bakura Ryou x Yuki Judai) 28. Darkcosplayshipping (Kuroda x Sota) 29. Traumashipping (Ryou Bakura x Juudai Yuuki) 30. Sadisticshipping (Aki Izayoi/Kiryu Kyosuke) 31. Blueghostshipping (Aoi Zaizen/Specter) 32. Spikeshipping (Honda Hiroto/Mutou Yuugi) 33. Yuya x Aoi (Skye) 34. Tieshipping (Miho/Honda) & Buddyshipping (Jounouchi/Honda)

Posted using PostyBirb

[timkonweekend]

Welcome to TimKon Weekend! ❤️

Join us for a week-long event celebrating the relationship between Tim Drake and Connor Kent/Kon-El.

TimKon Weekend will run from October 31st to November 2nd 2025, no sign ups necessary! Any and all fan works are welcome!

❤️TimKon Weekend Schedule❤️

• Prompt Submission Period OPEN: Nov 21 - Dec 21 - SUBMIT HERE

• Prompt Voting Period: Dec 22 - Feb 1

• Prompt Reveal: Feb 7

• Work Period: Feb 6 - Oct 31

• Core Four Week Begins!: Oct 31 - Nov 2

Questions? Check our Rules and FAQ, or send us an Ask.

[maireadralph]

Entrapdak Zine 7 AND 8 - Submissions OPEN!

Trying something rather different and opening both this year's zines at the same time the email address is open more often that it's shut anyway

The Themes and Dates are as follows:

Zine 7 - Theme: Lucky - Deadline July 1st - countdown to deadline

Zine 8 - Theme: Wishes - Deadline Dec 2nd - countdown to deadline

If anyone needs an extension for any reason just get in touch, I don't ask questions as there is time allowed for this.

For anyone who's taken part in a previous Entrapdak Zine the submission guidelines are exactly the same as previous Zines. Anyone who's new or needs a refresher just have a quick read of the following Wall of Text under the Read More

BASIC GUIDELINES:

This Zine is:

A Digital Zine containing works created by the fans for the fans

100% Free

Preferred Language is English - other languages maybe used as long as there is an English translation available somewhere in the work (eg an author's note)

SFW content suitable for a Y7-PG13 age range (same as the show’s age rating)

Sign up period:

I don't do this, just submit work to the email address before the deadline - I’d rather you have more time to work on your pieces 

Anyone can submit regardless of age or skill level - this is not a job application - just follow the guidelines and email in your work

The email address to send work to is entrapdakzineisluvd[at]gmail.com (replace the [at] with @ I write it like this to prevent spam bots email me)

Submissions can be Fan Writing (poems, fan fiction, character analysis, eassys etc), Fan Art, or even photos of your Entrapdak IRL work (cosplays, fancrafts etc)!  You can submit an older work that you have published online previously if you wish - or even update a work you submitted to a previous Zine! Just have fun!

Guidelines applicable to all work:

Content Age Rating:

Like the show this Zine will contain content rated Y7 and PG13 rated - so please no swearing, censored out swears (eg skulls or **s instead of actual swear words is okay) 

No hate work of any kind - we're all here for a good time

There WILL BE NO NSFW or 18+ content - I will politely deny any work of this nature let's please keep this suitable for all ages thank you.

Beach/Summer other work with nudity is allowed please adhere to the minimum clothing requirements:

Male presenting character -> speedos/underpants

Female presenting character -> bikini/bra and underpants 

Unsure? Use the female presenting criteria

Theme:

The July Issue theme is LUCKY The Dec issue this is WISHES

This theme is a suggestion and if you’d rather make an Entrapdak piece without incorporating the theme please feel free to do so. I want you to have fun!

Allowed Characters:

As long as both Entrapta and Hordak are the main focus and the piece follows Age Rating it will be allowed.

Other allowed characters in the Entrapdak family include Emily, Imp and the Clones (also known as Spacebats)…yes weirdly this also  includes Horde Prime.

Other She-Ra characters will be allowed but Entrapdak is to be the core element.

Phew that’s a lotta text sorry about that - now on to the fun stuff! What sort of stuff is allowed?

Any AU, canon, Fanon, corssovers and head canons are all welcome. Make something Entrapdak related that’s PG13 rated and have fun!!

Fan Writing guidelines:

This includes fan fiction, analysis eassys, poetry or whatever else you’d like to write about. 

For Fan Fic I would recommend a minimum of roughly one page length. As some people like a work count goal I'll set that at 1k words minimum, please just write what your story needs. If you’d like to write Chapters then please do, just make sure to label them!

Written work can be emailed in the body of text, sent as pdf attachment or as a link to a Google Doc - I can work with any of those.

Please include you name/username somewhere as it helps with the filing. If there’s no name on the piece I’ll add one at the start with the title.

Fan Art guidelines:

Fan art can include rough sketches, screencap redraws, comics (appox 1-10 pages length), coloured sketches or full colour pieces. 

Fan art can be in the digital or traditional medium.  

Traditional fan art can either be submitted as a photo or scanned, which ever you prefer.

Preferred sizing for Digital art is as follows, my aim to to have everything on International (UK) A4 paper sizing where possible*

2480px x 3508pm DPI 132 

Portrait layout is preferred**

PNG is preferred but I will understand if you only wish to send a workable JPEG

The aspect ratio (width:height) of A4 paper is 1:1.4142 (1:√2)

If you need a template here’s one -> Here’s a prepared A4 Canvas PSD File (2480pm x 3508px 300DPI) if you’d like to download it and use it 

Notes: 

*Images outside these sizings are still okay but may end up with a white border on the edges due to the PDF publishing settings.  

**Images in the landscape layout will get boarders when posted on a portrait page due to the PDF publishing settings, however if I receive landscape art I will make some extra pages at the end of the Zine and attempt to turn landscape art into a two page spread (which does look awesome!).

How to Take Part:

Make your work and email it to entrapdakzineisluvd[at]gmail.com by JULY 1st 2024 for the July/Lucky issue or by Dec 2nd for the Dec/Wishes issue

Please make sure to include your Social Media contacts and which name or username you wish to be identified by.  If you forget to include social media details and have been a part of a previous Zine I’ll use the details I have on file 

I will reply to confirm I have received the content and that’s it I take care of the rest!

Please note I DO NOT KEEP any records of anyone’s email addresses.  When the Zine is out I batch delete all emails sent to the email address (this is usually done a week after the Zine is out) and I keep no further records of these address. I respect your email privacy at all times.  

The only records I keep on Zine applications is a private Google Sheet that has the following details: Submitter’s name, rough description of the item submitted and their social media contacts. I’m the only person with access to this Google Sheet as I use this as a Master List reference when compiling the Zine 

FAQs:

Why no Application form/Sign Up period?

I don’t want anyone to feel like they are applying for a job here, this is supposed to be fun.

Will there be Guest Artists or Guest Writers?

If they apply sure, I’m not advertising who applies to be a part of this Zine until it’s ready to be published.  I don’t want anyone to feel intimidated just because a certain person has chosen to participate.

Can I submit more than one piece?

If you’d like to certainly!  If you’d like to submit up to three pieces of art and 3 fan writings, sure go for it! I’m certainly not going to stop anyone having a good time

May I post a preview of my work to my Followers?

Sure! Bonus points if you link them to this post so that they can take part if they wish

May I post my work online?

I would ask if you could please wait until the issue featuring your work is published. Of course this does not apply if you are chosen to submit and older work - in this case may I ask that you edit or add to said post to mention the work was also used in the Zine?

Is this only for people with a [insert certain social media account here]?

Nope, this is for anyone who wants to take part.  I only ask for a social media contact so that others who like you work for the Zine may follow you on your preferred social media platform.

Can I send an update to a piece?

Of course! Just let me know which piece you want to use and I’ll update on my end

Can I send another piece on later?

Of course that’s not a problem!

Ah I can’t get this done before the deadline - it’s almost ready!!!  I need another day!!!!

Contact me - my Asks and PMs are always open or emailing the email address. There is extra time allowed for an extension for anyone who needs it with no questions asked to why it is needed. Just get in contact, I'll put you name on the Extension List and that extra time is yours.  Once all names come in (or the deadline is reached) I will finish up my work and get the zine out. I will not be sending out a further reminder (because I’ll forget sorry 😅).

Why don’t you make the Extension time public?

Because I can’t finish up the Zine if extra stuff comes in at the last second - I get jittery enough with final deadlines so this is how I manage my stress

More Entrapdak Zines??

Sure why not? If the community still wants them I’ll keep compiling them ever three or so months.  I’ve seen what us nerds can do!

Where can I find the finished Zine?

All finished Zines are all hosted on a shared Google Drive folder https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1My_hDY8NmOWV7v6z0sYi0TSvxv07WowX  Please share it with your other Entrapdak friends when it is ready.

Thank you for making it all the way to the end of this WALL of TEXT.  It’s pretty much exactly the same as the previous Zines but with a few minor edits.

[incognitopolls]

On April 8th, 2024, there will be a total solar eclipse visible in parts of Canada and the United States! Below is a map from planetary.org showing the path.

If you are in the path of the eclipse, do not look directly at the sun, even while it's blocked by the moon– looking directly at the sun (at all, but especially during an eclipse) can cause severe damage to your eyes. You can get filters/eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard for solar viewing, or you can easily make your own pinhole camera to view it indirectly!

Sunglasses are NOT adequate protection. Do not look at the sun through a pinhole camera, binoculars, telescopes, or any other device unless that device is equipped with a solar filter meeting the international safety standard. When in doubt, protect your eyes– indirect viewing methods are safest.

–

We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

[bergdg]

Analyzing Invention: Year of 2024

It’s been another year for the Inventor's Fair, a Magic: the Gathering card design contest blog here on Tumblr. Like all the past years, each week there have been awesome submissions, stunning designs, and marvelous interpretations. I couldn’t be happier being a member of this great collective.

For the uninitiated, each week, a design challenge is announced on the blog and members of the community create cards meeting the design specifications. At the end of the week, a few winners and runner-ups are selected from the submission.

So let’s take a look at the data – what was 2024 like for the Inventor’s Fair?

Art. Katerina of Myra's Marvels. Illustrated by Gaboleps

The Contests

This year, there were a total of 50 contests (51 if you include that the last contest of 2023 started on Dec 31). Most of the year, the contest was judged by either the veteran @abelzumi or by @spooky-bard, who made their judge debut in February 2024 in a contest known as “The Origin.” Together, they helmed 38 of the contests, with the remainder being led by @loreholdlesbian, @follower-of-liliana, @gollumni, and @mistershinyobject.

Throughout the 50 contests, there have been a total of 1,108 entries, which averages to 22 entries per contest. This is down from the previous 2 years, with a grand total of 1,367 entries in 2022 and 1,234 entries in 2023. The contests with the highest number of entries were “Common Wonders” (June 30th) and “Submit” (Nov 17th) with 30 total entries. The contests with the lowest number of entries were “My Better Half” (Feb 11th), “War Never* Changes” (Mar 10th) and “Spoiled for Choice” (June 16th) with 16 total entries.

The title for Most Submissions goes to @nine-effing-hells, who managed to submit a design for EVERY SINGLE contest this year. Additional shout-outs go to those who submitted 40+ times (@bergdg, @izzet-always-r-versus-u, @helloijustreadyourpost, @hypexion, and @misterstingyjack) as well as those who submitted for the first time or returned this year (51 entrants!): a quick hello to our most recent: @justicefortyvarkell! In total, there were a total of 119 unique entrants this year.

Line Graph of the Number of Entries Per Contest. Blue dots represent the number of entries for a contest, and the green line represents the 3-contest average.

The Submissions

As mentioned above, there were a total of 1,108 submissions this year as part of the 50 contests. Let's dig into some of the details.

Card Type (Submissions can be in multiple categories)

Creatures: 528

Enchantment: 184

Sorcery: 171

Instant: 150

Artifact: 107

Battle: 16

Land: 11

Planeswalker: 3

Once again, Creatures takes the crown. Enchantments got a nice boost with Rooms being a new subtype, helping push Enchantments into 2nd place this year.

Mana Value

MV 3: 311

MV 4: 253

MV 2: 236

MV 5: 107

MV 1: 82

MV 6: 61

MV 0: 23

MV 7: 22

MV 8: 7

MV 9+: 6

It's always fun to see a bell curve happen in real life. Here, we have it centered on Mana Value 4. This is similar to previous years.

Rarity

Rare: 475

Uncommon: 358

Common: 152

Mythic: 123

Once again, Rare entries were the ultimate winner. It's always fun to design those splashy cards. But, you can never count out Uncommons, the workhorses of any deck, who came in second.

Color Identity (At least partial of the listed color)

Black: 372

Blue: 344

White: 340

Red: 329

Green: 251

Colorless: 45

Once again, Green is the least designed for color, way behind the rest of the pack. The rest are within 50 entries of each other, with Black keeping the Monarch for the second year in a row (Red last held the crown for 2022). Mono-colored designs held to almost the same pattern, with just a swap between white (120) and blue (117).

Color Identity: Pairs Top 3

Orzhov (WB): 60

Dimir (UB): 53

Rakdos (BR): 49

Color Identity: Shards and Wedges Top 3

Esper (WUB): 10

Grixis (UBR), Jeskai (URW), Mardu (RWB): 8

In both the 2 and 3 colors, it's also comes to no surprise that Black played a major role.

Finally, let's take a look at folks who have been selected as Winners / Runner-Ups this year. Instead of looking at total times selected, I'll be listing it by the "batting average," or the number of times selected by the total number of their entries.

Top 5, by "Batting Average" (And selected at least 5 times)

@reaperfromtheabyss: 0.53, with 40 entries

@nine-effing-hells: 0.52, with 50 entries

@bergdg: 0.47, with 45 entries

@corporalotherbear: 0.47, with 36 entries

@izzet-always-r-versus-u: 0.45, with 44 entries

Special shout-outs to a few of the participants who, although they didn't submit many times, they sure packed a punch!

@nyxbird: A perfect 1.00 batting average, with 3 entries

@deg99: 0.75, with 4 entries

@brookeuwo and @genericaura: Both 0.500, with 4 entries

Art. Team Pennant. Illustrated by Anna Fehr

Special Request: Legendary Cards

At the request of @xenobladexfan, let's do a little deep-dive on the Legendary Cards submitted this year.

Out of all the entries, we had 190 submissions (~17% of the total) that were Legendary (or partial Legendary, such as The Intrepid Albamarl // Find the Scoop from @reaperfromtheabyss).

Let's do a quick break-down!

By Type

Legendary Creature: 152

Legendary Enchantment: 10

Legendary Artifact: 8

Legendary Artifact Creature: 7

Legendary Enchantment Creature: 4

Planeswalker: 3

Legendary Creature // Other Type: 2

By Rarity

Rare: 100

Mythic: 71

Uncommon: 17

Common: 2

And by Color Identity (At least partial of the listed color)

White: 83

Red: 78

Black: 72

Blue: 70

Green: 64

Colorless: 3

The most designed color identities for Legendary Cards were Mono-White, Gruul (RG) and Orzhov (WB), each at 14 entries. Looks like Green got a little win here!

In total, 66 entrants submitted Legendary designs, with a special shout-out going to @misterstingyjack, who made the most (13).

Art. Heroes Podium. Illustrated by Willian Murai

Finale

Well, I think that sums up this year. As always, it's always fun participating in the @inventors-fair. If you've wanted to try your hand at designing cards for Magic, come join us! And if it's been a while, come on back :).

See you in 2025! Maybe it will be the Year of Green. ;)

[bravelysanta]

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - BRAVELY SECRET SANTA

Link to the form

The boring stuff/Deadlines: 1)  You have until (Sunday) October 20 at 1 AM EST to sign up. I’ll also be posting regular updates so follow bravelysanta at Twitter/Tumblr/Bluesky.

This is a hard deadline. If you miss it, you miss it! Try again next year!

REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST JOIN THE GROUP ON SNEAKY SANTA - the link will show up after you fill out the form.  Email me at fairyglowcharm @ gmail if you forgot to join it.

2) On the afternoon of October 20th, you will receive an email with the name of the person that you’ll be gifting via Sneaky Santa.

I will check-in a couple of times between mid-Nov and early-Dec. Please use these check-ins as opportunities to tell me if you need help!

3) Gifts are due anytime between December 22nd - 29th. If you will not be able to post it during that time, submit/msg me beforehand and I’ll post it for you.

4) If you think you may not meet the deadline, please contact me immediately and no later than December 21st. But please don’t sign up if you know your availability will be iffy in the first place.

5) If signing up as a pinch-hitter, those will be due by Jan 1st.

Guidelines:

1) If you must cancel your application, please notify me immediately either via email (fairyglowcharm @ gmail) or the bravelysanta accounts, preferably before assignments are chosen on Oct 22. If you find you cannot meet the gifting deadline and need an extension, please also notify me before Dec 21st. 

2) When filling out your name on the Sneaky Santa website, please include your social media handle (either Tumblr or Twitter/Bluesky), so your Santa knows how to @ you. Example - Koma (komatsujo). 

3) Remember that you are gifting a present to someone, and be prepared to spend at least some time on it. No one likes a last-minute gift!

4) Both fanart and fanfic are accepted as submissions. Santees, do not specifically request one or the other.

5) No AI generated art or fanfiction is allowed. The point of this is to create something for someone. Everyone of all talent levels is invited to join, to share the love of Bravely.

6) If you know there is a game, character, or ship that you don't wish to create content about, please indicate that in the last question of the form. I will do my best to exclude pairing you up with someone who is requesting a gift regarding those items, but please understand that I can't make promises if wishlists are not filled out.

7) Please try to complete your wishlists before Oct 20th for these reasons.

8) When creating your wishlists, please do not specifically request fanart or fanfic (example: do not request specifically fanart of the Crystal Crew as kids, instead of requesting something like “I would love to see the Crystal Crew as kids, doing something cute”). However, you should have more than 1 item on your wishlist. Please try to have 3-5 different items so your Santa has some freedom! 

9) Specifically requesting shippy gifts is allowed, but no NSFW material, either in wishlists or presents. This is mostly about smut, but also be mindful with gore and violence.  

10) Your wishlist and present MUST include Bravely themes or characters, such as Bravely Default 1 or 2, Bravely Second, Fairy’s Effect, Brilliant Lights, Praying Brage, etc. With the presence of Bravely characters in Octopath: COTC, Octopath characters + Bravely characters is allowed, though please be mindful of spoilers for the Octopath games. Same applies to other Team Asano games. 

11) Please try to keep your assignments private! Talk about them with friends in DM all you want, but if someone can find out that you’re their Santa on social media, that ruins the surprise!

12) Please tag submissions as #bravelysanta2024 !

13) If there is anything else you would like to specifically avoid during Secret Santa, up to and including a specific person, please indicate as such in the last question. These answers will be private and will never be shared with anyone outside of myself. This includes if you don't want to be matched with me, I'm a people manager, I can take it.

Link to the form is here!

[ssmygiftexchange]

❄ Final Check-in for the Sasamiya & Hirakagi Winter Exchange is OPEN ❄

Hello, the third and final check-in is here! Everyone knows the drill by now, so please make sure to submit the form sent via DM by Dec 7 at midnight PT. If anyone needs an extension to submit their form, or if you didn't receive a link, let us know!

Thank you and hope everyone's gift creation is going well! ( * ॑꒳ ॑*)

Happy december!

[itsfantasticac]

King of Fighters fanart, submitted to Arcadia magazine in 2000.

Arcadia magazine No. 7 (Dec. 1, '00), pg. 162