Dracovix ARPG - Nobility Points

Nobility Points

When dracovix gain more experiences and mature, they also gain a statistic called Nobility Points (Np). This consists of their age, experience, and skills, and contributes to their social rank in society and nets them more respect from their peers.

Mechanically, this consists of all the artwork and literature that is made of them, meaning every time you or anyone else draws or writes your character, no matter what situation or style, they gain Nobility Points towards their next level up, like in an RPG!

In order to keep track of your dracovix's Np, you need to make an Np Tracker.

Np trackers can be:

DA journal, literature, or art post description
Off-site google doc, spreadsheet, slides, etc.

You may have one Np tracker for all of your dracovix characters, or one per dracovix, as long as you organize and separate your character trackers clearly for the admin Np counters to easily navigate. The tracker may be decorated to your liking, but must be very clearly and neatly organized. DA based trackers need to have links to comment threads below the same journal/lit/art post that are clearly labeled.

You can separate the categories of art and lit entries further, for example grouping art into entries done by you and done by others, but at minimum, you must have separate sections for every character's tracker.

Example trackers will be linked here soon!

In order to count for quest prompts and character Np, all art or literature entries must be posted on a valid platform under the dA account you joined the dA group with or the off-site accounts you have registered with us. In order to register an off-site account, you MUST have a dA account, and you must link those accounts on your dA profile. You do not have to use your dA account to post your art, but we ask that you use it to link your off-site accounts, and to join the group.

Off-site art posts may be linked in Np trackers and prompt submissions as long as your account and posts are accessible without needing to follow your account. You may need to use reply threads on short form post SNS like Twitter and Bluesky to include necessary forms for certain prompts.

Currently, the allowed non-deviantArt platforms for which art and literature entries may counted for Np and prompts are:

Twitter
Bluesky
Fur Affinity
Instagram

Make sure to link your accounts on these platforms in your dA account profile description in order to upload your Dracovix ARPG artwork in places other than dA if you plan not to upload your work to dA.

Counting Quest Np vs Character Np

Counting Quest Np

Most DracovixARPG quests such as the monthly quest, repeatable quests, and gathering activity quests, will ask for a certain amount of "Np worth" of art or literature be created, rather than specific requirements for how much of the character to draw.

When counting Np for quests, you count up every dracovix in the entry that earns Fullbody, Headshot, Protagonist, or Main Character Np separately, and then count up the rest of the points as usual. This means that adding multiple dracovix characters is a quick and easy way to meet the quest Np requirements. There are a number of creative ways to plan your entry in order to make enough quest Np which include taking advantage of Bonus Points!

Quest Np does not use the Other Character Bonuses or the Prompt Bonus!

If the sum of your entry's Np breakdown meets or exceeds the quest Np requirements, then your entry passes!

Counting Character Np

Character Np is the Np you count up for your individual dracovix's Np tracker, which go towards that character's next Title!

When counting character Np, you only count up the Fullbody or Headshot of the dracovix you're adding up character Np for, and other characters become Other Character Bonuses for that dracovix. Then add up all the other bonuses as normal, including the Prompt Bonus!

When a dracovix has enough Np to level up, they gain Titles, which will net them a variety of benefits towards breeding, activities, and combat.

Ps. When your Np trackers are being counted up for Np assessment, we will not be judging your work based off skill or technique, or your personal journey as an artist or writer honing your skills. You’re allowed to take it easy or to put 200% into your work no matter how professional your usual craft is. It’s all up to you how much you want to invest in your hobby in order to tell your stories. :)

When you're ready to have your dracovix's Np counted to reach the next title, head over to the ⁠#🧮np-counting channel in the discord server!

2D Character Art Np Values

To count for Nobility Points for your character, artwork depicting your character is scored based off how much of the character's body is drawn.

If more than 50% of the character is unquestionably showing, they count for fullbody points.
If less than 50% is showing, they count for headshot points.

Despite the massive size of dracovix wings, using the wings in the composition only mechanically counts for at most 25% coverage. When using the wings nearly to their fullest in a composition, you need at least from the dracovix's head to its ribcage to be showing to count for fullbody points.

The absolute minimum amount of a character that needs to be showing to count for headshot points is an area equaling the size of the head.

Fullbody

Base 4
Color +6
Rendering +4

Headshot

Base 1
Color +2
Rendering +1

Base: (Before flatcolors representing the character's phenotype design and rendering, ie. shading/highlights) Should portray all of the character's individual physical features accurately through depiction of their ears, horns, and tail types.

Color: Must represent all of the character's colors and markings. Lighting conditions, atmosphere, art style, and even gradient maps within reason may be used, resulting in the character's colors deviating greatly from their exact color picked tone from their import, as long as the general values of the character's color palette remain roughly in the same relationship to each other. For example, if a character is heavily tinted, shadowed, or even in sepia tone, its white markings should still be lighter than its cream markings, and its neutral browns should be lighter than its blacks.

Rendering: The character is rendered to bring out its 3d form and texture beyond the base lineart or flats. This can be achieved with cell-shading, soft shading, and highlights, among other painterly techniques.

Common Rendering Faults

When working in styles similar to the cell-shading method, there are some unique circumstances where decisions made to shade a character will not be counted for the rendering Np bonus, requiring one additional layer of visible shading in order to receive the rendering bonus and pass for prompts requiring rendering.

If the Np counter has to squint really hard or color pick and compare HSB/RGB numbers to find evidence of very faint or subtle rendering, then the entry may not be eligible for the rendering bonus. This can be fixed simply by strengthening the contrast of the shadows and highlights.

Heavily blurred soft shading may be ineligible for the rendering bonus if the character's whole body appears to be one end-to-end gradient with almost no framing of the character's form or shapes. Try to use a slightly harder air brush to bring out some of the character's contours!

If a character is enveloped entirely in a cast shadow by another object or character, they need an additional layer of shading to bring out their 3D form, even within the cast shadow.

If a character is within the shadows almost entirely except for a small spot of light such as a peephole, this would also not be enough to count for the rendering bonus, and they need an additional layer of shading.

Using rimlight alone and nothing else to shade a character also unfortunately isn't enough to count for the rendering bonus, and can be fixed by adding an additional layer of shading, or by extending the rim light and adding some varying shapes to indicate the character's 3D form.

Character Literature Np Values

Creative writing featuring your dracovix is counted for Np using word count. In order to score Np for word count, the Dracovixen depicted in the literature entry are categorized into roles based off how prominent they are in the story.

Protagonist: At least one dracovix that is present and actively narrated throughout the entire story. You can have more than one protagonist earning Protagonist Np!
(Ex: Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto.)

Main Characters: One or more dracovix that is present for the whole duration and impacts the story, but are not always the center of attention in the narrative.
(Ex: Sakura Haruno from Naruto.)

Side Characters: Dracovix that only show up in part of the whole story. Their words are only counted from the moment they make their appearance in the story and until they leave the center stage again.
(Ex: Iruka from Naruto.)

Word Count Rates

Protagonists +1 Np per 50 words
Main/Side Characters +1 Np per 100 words

At absolute minimum, any literature entry must be 100 words to count for any points at all.

To count Np, just take your word counts and divide them by 50 words for protagonists, and 100 for main/side characters, then round up!

3D Character Art Np Values

Whether digitally or physically sculpted, each character model must be unique and not merely recolored.

When reusing your character's colored model to create different scenes and fulfill different prompts, you can gain quest points and any additional bonus points again, but not the 3D base or color points.

The background must be unique for every prompt and use at least 90% new 3D assets (created by you) in every entry.

Fullbody

Base 20
Color +10

Headshot

Base 10
Color +5

Backgrounds

Quest Background requirements

Only artwork is eligible for background points!

In Dracovix ARPG, we do not by default require a background for every quest entry. Instead rather, quests require a certain amount of "Np worth" of art or literature to be made to fulfill the quest requirements, and background elements may be necessitated only to give context to the characters' actions illustrated or modeled scenes, and optionally included to help the player achieve the quest Np needed.

Background Element Np Values

Background +4
Midground +4
Foreground +2
Prop +1/ea

Background, midground, and foreground bonus points are given when you separate your scene into two or three levels of distance in space: the backdrop or background furthest from the viewer, the midground between the background and forground, and the foreground up next to the viewer's eye, which may optionally be made of simple shapes and blurred for perspective.

Backdrops must use texture, rendering, and shapes and may not be a simple flat color.

Props must be rendered in at least two tones to give distinction to their shape language and convey what they are. Each prop or bundle of props must be an item about the size of the dracovix's head to count for the +1 Np bonus.

Bonus Points

2D artwork, 3D artwork, and literature are all applicable for bonus Np from a variety of sources!

When adding Bonus Points to literature entries, you gain the bonus points once for EVERY 1000 words after the first 1000 words. Additional rounds of bonus points are given at the 2000 word mark. So a 100-1999 word entry receives one instance of bonus points, a 2000-2999 word entry receives two instances of bonus points, 3000-3999 word entry receives three instances of bonus points, and so on.

Every additional round of bonus Np is based off the content of the literature entry as a whole. Even if an Other dracovix only appears in the first 1000 words, you gain the Other dracovix bonus again at 2000 words, 3000 words, and so on.

Creator Bonuses

Creator bonuses are granted on the basis of whether you made the entry entirely by yourself or collaborated with another player to share the creative processes between your efforts!

Personal +4
Collaboration +3

Prompt Bonuses

Prompt bonuses are awarded when the entry is being created to fulfill one of the many game mechanics of the ARPG!

Gathering +4
Expedition +6
Monthly Quest +6
Event +6
PvP +4

Comic Bonus

Only artwork is eligible for the comic bonus!To count for a comic bonus, the artwork must be telling a consistent story across its panels. Reused backgrounds are fine in a comic, but they do not add to the individual panel's Np count.

Comic +4 per 2 panels

Attire Bonus

Dracovix gain an attire bonus for being depicted wearing or wielding any official in-game equips. The equips don't have to be something they actually have on their import.

Armor +2
Weapon +2

Other Character Bonuses

These are bonuses awarded to the individual dracovix for being depicted in artwork alongside other characters and entities. The characters must be interacting in order to earn these bonuses.Other Character bonuses are granted if the character is present in the story for at least 100 words.These bonuses are only applicable for Character Np!

Other dracovix +3

The Other dracovix bonus refers to dracovix in the same picture as your character who are owned by other players than you, and stacks a maximum of 3 times for a total of +9.

Starter +3

The Starter bonus refers to a starter dracovix npc in the same picture as your character, and stacks once.

Phantasm +2

The Phantom bonus refers to a phantasm being depicted in the same picture as your character, and stacks once. The phantasm does not have to be the same one equipped to your dracovix.

Other ARPG +3

The Other ARPG bonus refers to other ARPG characters. ARPG characters are considered to be a closed species with three prerequisites: an art point system, a questing/prompt system, and a rare genetics system. This bonus only stacks once.

Illustration Challenge Bonuses

Only artwork is eligible for illustration challenge bonuses!Illustration Challenge Bonuses are extra points you can earn for creating fuller illustrations, to reward some great art fundamentals!

Dark Values +1, Bright Values +1

Dark and Bright value bonus points are given when you choose to use both ends of the value scale, which makes for a visually interesting, stronger, and balanced illustration. If you've got a very dark illustration overall, try adding in a spot of bright colors for contrast, or if you've got a very bright illustration, try contrasting it with deep shadows for example!

Complementary Colors +1

Complementary colors are hues located on opposite ends of the color wheel! Whether using light based complementary colors (eg. red and cyan) or additive complementary colors (red and green), as long as the colors are "opposites", they get the bonus. Green and orange do not gain this bonus, but orange and blue do, and green and pink do.

Warm & Cool Colors +1

This is a bonus for using warm and cool colors! Red, orange, and yellow are warm tones, and blue, green, and purple are cool tones. Advanced color theorists may know some tricks to bend these rules and achieve warm and cool tones without necessarily staying on their respective sides of the color wheel, however!

Action Line +1

When the action in your character focused illustration follows an action line!

Tilted Scene +1

Whether using the classic dutch angle, or some other fancy word for it, this simple bonus is awarded to scenes drawn at a noticeable angle, as if the shot was rotated.

Foreshortening +1

This is a bonus awarded to poses that play around with perspective, creating some very strong angles that many artists find tricky to draw! Whether you succeed or not in nailing the perspective, it's the effort that matters here in getting your bonus point for extreme perspective!

Perspective +1

This bonus is awarded to illustrations that attempt to utilize 1, 2, 3 point, or another advanced style of perspective used in scene composition! This means aligning objects in perspective to a determined "vanishing point" which can be located on the canvas at the horizon line, or off-canvas.

Writing Challenge Bonuses

Only literature is eligible for writing challenge bonuses!Writing Challenge Bonuses are extra points you can earn for flexing your writing skills in various fun ways!

Visual Description +1

To some people it's needless, but I for one love visual descriptions and wordy imagery! Paint me a cinematic, colorful picture in words for me to play out in my brain! Tell me aaalll about the physical description of a character or a scene or object in the story, and you can get this bonus point for your lit entry!

Dialogue +1

A bonus point awarded when dialogue is written between two or more characters!

Flashback +1

A bonus point awarded to literature which flashes back to a character's past, exploring a moment in their life that affects them meaningfully in the present.

Poetry +1

When your prose is written for the sake of artistry as much as or perhaps more than it is meant to merely tell your character's story, you get this bonus point, even if it is only for a part of the whole literature entry!

Symbolism +1

This may seem a bit vague or complicated, but you can get this bonus point for using the narrative of your character's story to symbolize something meaningful to them or their character arc. You can use analogies, similes, allusions, allegories, or the plot itself, but something in your character's arc is being symbolized by, or being used to symbolize, something else. Something that makes the reader go, "Oh, that's what that really means!" or something dlskajlda.

Animation Bonuses

Only 2D and 3D artwork are eligible for animation bonuses!When you make frame-by-frame animation artwork, you will be awarded animation bonuses for your efforts based off how much the artwork is animated.

Animation (simple) +4

Simple animation refers to minimalistic animations such as blinking and small wiggles of a single body part.

Animation (average) +10

Animation with average complexity refers to bigger movements contained to certain parts of the body with less than 2 seconds of unique frames in the loop, such as tail wagging, head turning, and wing flapping.

Animation (complex) +4 per unique hand-drawn frame or per second of unique tweened animation or 3D animation

Anything more complex than average animation, where either 50%+ of the full body is moving, the unique frames of the animation are longer than 2 seconds, or more than one part of the body has average level animation, can be counted for the complex animation bonus. You can rack up tons of points for this level of animation, and you deserve it for drawing your character that many times or rigging it!!

Pixel Art or Re-used Base Np Values

Character art is counted as pixel art if the character overall is less than 120x120 px in dimension or 14,400 px total when measuring its pixel height by its pixel width, and only a colored fullbody amount can be counted for pixel art points. It must still be recognizable as the character.

Reused bases such as lineart, even with parts of the lineart changed to match the character's traits, will also be counted using the following scoring.

Fullbody

Color 2
Shading +1

Pixel art or re-used base art can't be used for any of the prompts in the game.

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