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[MYSTERY GIFT] Rules - skinstealer - 12-19-2020
welcome to mystery gift, a new kind of forum game! anyone can host a giveaway in which participants answer writing prompts with their characters, and in return, hosts create a new custom item for participants to mess around with in their own stories and roleplaying adventures.
this is part of our new attempt to boost forum activity, RP shenanigans and character enrichment all in one go.
to host a mystery gift thread, you'll need a few things!
GIFT:
you'll need some kind of description of what people will be getting
- considering this is a mystery gift, you can be pretty vague here if you want. even just saying "an item" or "an outfit" or "an animal companion" is fine.
- specifying whether it's drawn or written is also a good plan- we recommend written only unless you put an entry limit in!
PROMPT:
think of these as mini writing prompts for your entrants
think of these as mini writing prompts for your entrants
- participants need to write something based on your prompt, in order for you to provide a neat mystery item to their character
- this prompt can be anything, but keeping it broad lets people come up with more stories!
RULES:
set a couple of your own rules if you like, though the minimum requirements include:
set a couple of your own rules if you like, though the minimum requirements include:
- when the gift deadline is
- maximum entrants
- how many characters per entrant
- how much the entrants are expected to write
if anyone has any questions, feel free to post them here!