#mod qna

[we-are-richard-lotf]

this shit terrifying whoever the mod is you’re doing an awesome job

I know this ask has been here since the beginning of the blog, but I think it is a nice time to finally answer this one.

Alright, so I decided to make this entire long post dedicated to explaining in full detail on what I did during the entire time the Richard blog was running. I just felt like you guys deserve to know what exactly comes to my mind during the process, and I just really wanted to talk and reflect about it, since it did took a bit of dedication and planning to pull it off. So, as a thank you for all the support (and for the hilarious reactions on the reveal), here is a fully detailed explanation on how, where, and why I made Richard.

Where did the inspiration come from?

Now, I do know that we already talked about this in one of the Mod QnA questions, however I do like to get more indepth with what exactly happened now that I can be more honest with y'all.

Yes, all of this IS still inspired because of Leonard [see this post]. It was a genuinely nice concept, since I have NEVER heard of non-human LOTF OCs, and it was GENUINELY creative and inspiring. In my infinite (autistic) creativity, I just decided to make a hivemind, and in just an hour, I made Richard.

Now, his exact character was kind of like a half-canon, half-OC since he IS based off of the ACTUAL beast in the book (aka the pig's head). It seemed really cool and interesting, so I played along. However, instead of claiming ownership publicly like the rest, I decided to be a little secretive over it, which brings us to another question:

What was Richard's lore exactly?

Richard's lore was mostly improvised on the spot, really. I just kind of set up a general guideline (for this case, I just basically flesh out what Richard's core identity is and what motives he has), and that is what pretty much helped me go through the entire creative process without running into problems. I recognized that most of the LOTF OC lore is kind of made up at the spot based on what the other might react unless they planned it, however I DID have interesting facts and things that I WISHED was utilized more during the whole runtime.

Richard isn't just a bunch of flies! In fact, he can actually attach himself into anything that the boys (or anyone on the island) think he is. His hivemind form IS the one he commonly uses (and his favorite one), but if we are realistically looking at the book, he was technically the dead pilot AND the pig's head. He is also the symbolic representation of decay and rot, and it doesn't even have to be anything ACTUALLY rotting either. He can also be the boulder, the fire, the wooden spears, the rosary, the skull— literally ANYTHING.

He is also essentially a nature documentor to the boys, as it has been such a long time that he has ever seen a human being —much less approximately thirty boys on the island — in years. He would have been very excited to observe them, as he has been dormant. Richard is basically like a nature documentor to these kids to observe their every move, every intention, every interaction, and perspective. Sometimes that documentor would throw a chunk of meat to the lions for kicks. In my opinion and interpretation, the beast is unfeeling, a third person, a narrator, a director. If you notice in the earlier days, however, he seems to be more of an active mocker, and it's because I was planning on making him more of a character that points out people's flaws in the most humiliating way possible, however I was planning on changing that and toning him down because it seemed too predictable.

I wished Richard was used more often, but I guess the reason why none of these were utilized more was because of the lack of opportunities presented. It felt really empty sometimes but hey, it was a good run.

Now for the part that I might have to yap a whole lot on:

The Creative Process

Now, this is where I talk about the process and operation I had to do— how I kept my identity hidden for so long, how I managed to fool a couple of people, my thought process on every single action I made, and why I did all of this.

It really all started when I got bored.

So I did made Richard, and I was like "man I would REALLY love to make this into my OC", and then the mischievous idea of making an OC blog with an anonymous mod came to my mind. You see, I kind of have done this kind of bit before back then, so I have slight experiences with this kind of thing (it WAS complicated tho since this was during a time of trauma and stress and it gave me an identity crisis so whaddya know). I decided to use that experience to make Richard, just messing around seeing if people could catch me.

Slowly, but surely, I did make Richard have some impact in the community. It's not that much, but it was worth the entertainment.

I pretended to just be a REALLY big fan to attract some attention from other people. I recommended him to people, reacted to his crazy responses and all that jazz, all the while being the mod. I got bored once again and decided to terrorize everyone by inserting Richard into their ask boxes instead of waiting for people to go to his ask box. It did get some nice buzz around, and just casually seeing the panic as everyone talks about how Richard got to them. Sure, there was multiple other blogs, but I got to most people atleast.

Now, I was part of this small investigation team dedicated to Richard, as I decided to join them because I was curious what they would uncover. Granted, I did help (and sometimes misdirected them) in the investigation, but it was so amusing and actually exciting to see how dedicated they are while having fun in the investigation, which is why I decided to start adding more ciphers in the mix. Of course, most of it will come to an end since the trend died down, and it was the most fun I had yet.

Most of it was just a mix of being a menace and improv, really. Sure, I acted performative and formal with my Mod persona, but it was all in good fun. If anyone was actually emotionally hurt or felt like I genuinely deceptively used this project as a way to manipulate anyone, I never mean it in a malicious way nor do I ever even intent to do so. I was actually pretty worried about this aspect, so I was making sure that no one was hurt during this, but seeing the initial reactions, no one seemed to be offended. Again, if anyone has any problems with me they can always slide up to my DMs and talk it there. I am not scary to talk to, dw.

My General Opinions

Honestly? I wished we could have done this a bit differently, even though Richard is decent as it is. My execution is okay-ish in my opinion.

I wished I could have leaned into the mystery and the menace and really push the boundaries, to make him a bit more well known. It's not that Richard is a bad character per say, I just don't think he is well known enough. I am satisfied with what happened, but I wished I could have collaborated with other creators on what Richard's lore is, but that might leak my identity.

Speaking of me, I feel CRINGED at my Mod posts. I think I tried way too hard with what I was doing just to get people keep looking, and I think that instant gratification is NOT great in hindsight. Sure, I was bored to death and I wanted to shake things up, but man.. I sometimes don't really like how I did it.

Overall? He's alright.

Would I do this again?

Maybe. It really depends what you think I will be doing in the future. Yes, I do have other accounts, but they are mostly multi-admins and I barely talk there, however I MIGHT plan on something interesting or two. It really depends what you are guessing.

This project kind of rekindled the creativity I have in my head, since it forces me to quickly think a lot. I find myself wanting to be in a different person's shoes, or even multiple at the same time. It just feels right for me. Whether or not it's morally correct is something I am still questioning myself.

Now, if someone tries to (theoretically) do this kind of thing, I don't really recommend it unless you REALLY know what you are doing. I don't want to dwell on this topic since this feels WAY too dramatic but srsly I don't recommend it unless you also want to have an identity crisis or smth. Your choice.

This project really gave me some awesome ideas and a LOT of fun, seeing people and knowing how they work, what makes them human, and what makes them tick. I am still everywhere, folks. Still do.

[nrc-confessions]

thank you for 200 followers! honestly surprised at the amount of… interesting people 🤩🤩 we’ve come across on this blog

just for funzies to celebrate we’d like to do a lil mod qna <3 feel free to send in any questions you have about us 😁😁

[diasomnias-flower]

whats the favorite foods?

ooh, that's a hard one! I'd probably have to go with my mom's stir fry. -💫

If i had to pick a favorite.. maybe brownies? -🪡

[slumbrr-r]

QnA

------------------------------------ It's a bit long, and sorry to those I mention.

Humans are a weird thing, I was originally going to have them in the AU; but decided against it.

Comic making is fun when you try to do things you like; if you're stuck on it being perfect, you'll never get to enjoy what you make.

I took inspiration from a lot of things.

Freedom. If you want to make a cool character design; start with things you like from media. Everyone can make a cool character!

@fizzyboy's Wasteland AU is such a nice treat to see. I like the way the characters are portrayed and the ichor creatures. Specially the blobs. @chocobje's Field Research AU is also one I like because it feels so OG dandy's world while still being so unique. The colors are nice and the designs too. @modcroissant 's tamed twisteds au? One of the first ones I ever saw when I first started the game. I liked the idea cause I kind of got attached to the twisteds lmao. Also, it's funny to imagine Boxten and Poppy's army jumping you.

...never drag me back to those days.

I like everyone's oc they make though. Specially Modcroissant's designs, so eye-pleasing. Seriously, if I could I would've drawn every single oc I've seen back to the creators cause they're so cool.

But um, I think my body would give out.

...yeah. I'm in trouble...

Seriously, some of these other applications give me trouble.

Thanks for participating in this little QNA :) I hope to continue making cool things for you all to enjoy.

[phightingheadcanons]

Tomorrow has come...

HAPPY SPAWNDAY VINE STAFF

Headcanon time!!!

She fines it interesting that her spawnday is on the first day of spring.

Home is covered in plants. She likes her plants. Every window has a plant. Slingshot thinks that he and Shuriken had developed an immunity to pollen because of how much of an allergy hole it is in the spring.

The curse arm can help with healing, but it doesn't do much else aside from being a tree.

The tree arm does look different with the seasons, her favorite is spring.

Had a goth phase. This scared Shuriken. (Based on a post I saw)

She will defend her brother if someone is hurting him. Either physically or mentally. He may be a problem at times, but she will protect him until her last moments of life.

-🌻🧟‍♂️ anon

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[hmshermitcraft]

Will ya'll continue posting Stress ships even after she's come out in support of Iskall? /genq cause i saw ya'll just posted one

Nah, I got no respect for serial cheaters and those who support them. I'd given her benefit of the doubt & the ask was queued and posted right before the video came out (I was asleep at the time) so unfortunate circumstance!

[shewokeonmywillytil]

she has his smile!

by the way - asks are open! if you're curious about anything regarding woke willy, feel free to send an ask and one of us will answer!!

[doyoulikethis-robloxgameost]

✦Masterpost!✦

hi there! Uh. I'm Mod Jam! And this is Do You Like this Roblox Game OST? Inspired by multiple "Do you Know/Like This X" poll blogs, such as @doyoulikethis-videogame-song and @i-just-give-you-the-vidya-songs!

This blog as the name suggests, is a poll blog about OSTs made for various Roblox games! Mostly done out of appreciation (and uh. slight , obsession.) of Roblox games and it's music!

dni transphobes, homophobes, racists, and the like!

Submission forms are closed! It will open again around mid to late June!

List of songs!

Open V read more V for more info!

✦. What would the polls be formatted as?

Go here to see a sample of what it would look like during and after voting! (this one is mostly for helping me lol)

✦. Are we allowed to submit songs in asks?

No! Anything that isn't an ask will be ignored! We have a submission form for that! The ask box is for asking questions about and giving suggestions for the blog!

✦. What's the schedule for the polls?

I'm planning 6 per week! 3 on Saturday and 3 on Wednesday! But that may change depending on the amount of songs I get from submissions. The polls are going to be open for voting for a week and are scheduled to be posted on 4 am GMT+8. Song reveals are also going to be posted a few minutes after the new polls are posted!

✦. How long are you going to keep submissions open? (check the next question after this one too!!)

I'll try to keep it open up to a week or two! Or until I reach like, maybe 30-60 songs if it passes that timeframe? Which isn't much but I'm just setting a low bar, that and I don't want to to overwhelm my self too since it's my first time doing something like this and I have a bunch of other stuff going on outside of it

✦. How frequent are you going to open submissions?

I expect to open it every month or every other month or so? I'll open it when I have around 15~12 songs left in queue! I'll make a heads-up post a day or two before I open it again!!

✦. Can I submit [game]'s entire OST? (check the question after this one too please!)

uh. Even if I, too, like the game, I would prefer if you do not, I would like to diversify the tracks you'd hear here, and getting like, 5 songs in a row from the same game might make the blog feel stagnant, especially since I'm planning to post only 6 songs a week. Refrain from sending more than one song per game and save it for the next time I open submissions! It makes the chances of OSTs from more obscure games appearing much easier! It's also kinda unnecessary since it's very likely for me to open submissions frequently. You're free to send as many songs as you want BTW! As long as each one are not from the same game!!

✦. Am I allowed to submit a song that's been submitted before?

At the current moment, and generally just like any poll blogs like this one, no! sorry about that <[⋇_-;]> it's another reason why I would not want people to send a game's entire ost. As there might be no more of that game to appear here. Check the list to see if your song's been posted already!!

✦. Am I allowed to spoil the song's name/source game/composer?

No! It's part of the fun if you don't know! But if you really want to know, at least do it in ciphers or dms with one another! Vague hints or references are fine though, as long as it isn't obvious.

✦. Who's the goober up there in the image?

meeeeee <[⋇⩊^]>

More info and maybe even a directory for other stuff will be added in the future!

[treebarkzine]

Meet your organiser and host the splendid @scrambledlikeeggs

Pronouns: Any

Scrambled is a writer and artist but does neither as much as they would like to, you will often find them in some online rabbit hole or world building for a new project.

Meet one half of our brilliant writing mod team, the awesome @apollothetransboy

pronouns: he/him

Apollo is an artist, composer, and a musician, though primarily spends his time as a writer. You’ll find him buried in a book, Google Docs, or the next episode of Supernatural.

Let me introduce the second half our our writing team, the dazzling @the-dark-abyss

pronouns: they/them

Abyss is an avid fic writer and fan media consumer. They also draw sometimes. They haven't left the winter or the desert, are definitely not obsessed with Joel Smallishbeans, and go feral on a daily basis.

Meet the wonderful @winterbyn!

pronouns: he/any

winter is an artist and writer who, if not busy doing either of those, will either play video games or be busy making ones. any of the above will most likely result in a new AU idea.

introducing the terrific @tinjap!

pronouns: she/her

Tinja's hobbies include drawing (usually pictures of Martyn), starting unnecessary amounts of silly projects and collecting cute looking toys

And last but not least the great @goldstargloww!

pronouns: they/them

Gold is a random blob you've encountered on the internet who does approximately too many things to coherently summarize. drawing, writing, coding, always doing some form of creating—but for now, they'll just be watching while lurking in the background.

[gikabizine]

QNA time!

The forms are closed, and there's been a total of 82 responses! Woo! Thank you so much everyone <3 (Also, psst, mods applications open tomorrow, for those interested hehe)

Though of course, you also left a lot of questions which we shall answer below!

All of these answers are being written by @somethinginworl

Why do you want to make the zine in the first place? Since the Kirby gijinka fandom is rather small and some people are either too shy to share their designs or haven’t considered even making it, I thought making a nice cozy event would be the perfect opportunity to bring the fandom together and even inspire new people to make them!

I know I said "first come first served here but like. Why can't we just. Draw whichever gijinkas we want. Just curious

Firstly, we do want to push people into making new gijinkas, or artworks of characters people usually don’t consider! Secondly, if that were the case then the zine would just be 50% Magolor. With all due respect I don’t find it exciting and I’d rather have more variety.

Will there be limited slots? Or as more people join more characters added for gijinkas.

If you’re talking about slots of the zine itself, we’ve decided 35 participants is good. If you’re talking about character slots, we do have characters planned to put in a list so people can pick, but if someone wants to pick a character that is outside of the list provided we’ll allow it to as long as it’s from Kirby.

Is this whole thing basically like a newspaper?

It’s more akin to, well, a magazine. Each page consists of one artwork/photo/illustration.

Will only certain people get certain characters?

No.

Is there a problem if you’re under 16? Does this make you unable to participate? || I was just curious since I am 16 years of age, would I need to be older to participate?

The team believes working with folks over 16 will make the event run smoothly and be more active :) So yes, you need to be 17 and over to participate.

I wonder if the anime counts in this, but if not that's fine too || Does Gijinkas of like places count? Like i have a Fountain of Dreams Gijinka and I’m like really obsessed with her, but not sure if she would count or not

We’ll count anything that is within Kirby canon, including anime and places.

After the survey time, will you send us a message?

The survey doesn’t collect emails or usernames, so no.

Would quilting or plushy making count and would that fall under arts and crafts?

Yes!

has the timeline of the zine been figured out yet? are there limited spaces?

It has! Take a look

Mod Applications

9 Nov - 16 Nov

Mod App results send

by 20 Nov

Contributor Applications

1 Feb - 15 Feb

Contributor App results send 23 Feb - 28

Contributor Confirmation Deadline

4 March

Check-in 1 15 May

Check-in 3 15 August

Final submissions 1 June

Layout & Format Revisions June 2024

Zine ready for download July 2025

and yes, it is 35 applicants.

When do we know if we're picked or not ? So I don't bring on confusion like last time

Not sure what you mean by last time, but we’ll email you if you got in or not.

Will the event need a portfolio?

Yes, we stated it in the carrd FAQ

en que idiomas se presentara? hablo español y no entendi muchas preguntas

Inglés, tenemos dos mods que hablan español (Mod Capn y Mod Michi) pero lo haremos en inglés, si tienes alguna duda nos puedes preguntar de todas formas.

Would cosplay be an acceptable medium for the zine? If so, that may affect some of my choices haha but my current answers are for 2D art ATM!

Yes! You will need to send cosplays you have designed, and since it’ll be rainbow themed you have to have some photography experience, but we’ll be far less strict on the case of cosplays. Please look at the schedule to see if you can make a cosplay in the amount of time given.

Will everyone have one character to draw or can you draw two characters together?

The character you will be assigned is supposed to be the main character within your illustration, but feel free to include any other character as long as it doesn’t take the focus away from the main.

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And that's all folks! If you've got anymore questions, feel free to shoot us an ask! Have a nice day!

[phightinghottakes]

tbh the bday qna's stopping after vine's is a good thing the devs should focus on the game and book for lore drops not separate videos released on the discord

Honestly, Discord-exclusive lore-drops are annoying in general. All it does is leave out anyone who doesn’t want to or can’t use Discord.

[we-are-richard-lotf]

[Question for Mod]

What inherently inspired y'all to make to Richard in the first place?

I have inspirations from many sources. I must give credit to @ghost-bleus / @leonard-the-great for having such a unique character, albeit maybe unusual. It was so interesting, so I decided to ask myself: "What if we have a bunch of flies as a character? A hivemind, maybe.."

And that was where I got Richard.

Now, this was supposed to actually be a joke character, believe it or not! I didn't think of Richard too much when I first made him, but when I took more time to develop him — a.k.a spend a few minutes thinking more about the concept — I decided to go with Richard being somewhat related or associated with the beast!

Now, I was well aware that the beast technically doesn't have a form — infact, I was well aware that it is metaphorical. Something physically not real — but I was intrigued with the concept of "what if it is?"

And here we are, talking about Richard. I was pretty sure no one was interested in him, especially now that OC blogs are becoming uncommon. Hopefully we could balance both canon and OC content one day and bring it back again, but I am not complaining eitherway.

Inspirations come a long way. I myself, despite being unpopular managed to somewhat cause people to know Richard. I don't know how, but it works eitherway.

Speaking of inspirations, I am pretty sure that people would be inspired somewhat one way or another. There are certain blogs already using ciphers, which is actually insane on its own. I do hope people keep using their creativity to make more things like this! 😄

Now, enough talking. If you are still interested in more questions, ask me! I am still open. (I am so sorry if I am acting corny, though. Writing all of this in such a formal manner is making me cringe.)

- Mod

[nrc-confessions]

mods drop ur fav song rn

outing myself as a musical theatre liker

It’ll probs change by tomorrow but yeah 😍

[diasomnias-flower]

Hello everyone! Today Coven and the mod are going to be doing a QnA! Send your asks in to get an answer from either your favorite homunculus, or the mod!

Sign offs are -💫 for the mod and -🪡 for Coven !!

The only questions that won’t be answered are inappropriate or questions that might give details about the mod’s personal life. Otherwise, free game!

[phightingconfessions]

I luv this fandom

I just don’t understand why people hate the kettle…

kettle give info that y’all crave and eat up

unironically what im saying!!!! i know people just generally arent fond of. ig her attitude sometimes when it comes to the phandom? ive never been bothered by it but i can see why some people dont like her for that

but damn!!!! soda gives us a bunch of random but silly and occasionally really important lore bits, idc if she focused on medkit and broker for a while, i focus on my fav ocs too. i will forever feel odd abt this phandom in regards to soda considering yall basically chased her off tumblr a while back

[nyam-gyu]

A LITTLE LATE BUT. To celebrate a late 124 posts, we will do a QnA. Feel free to ask Nyam Mod some questions and we will answer as they come in