✧ wEBSITE TUTORIALS II ✧

hELPFUL TUTORIALS FOR aRPG PARTICIPATION

Update: Visual tutorials are in the works for all our available tutorials! We're in the process of combing through them to make sure the information is as accurate and up to date as possible so we don't have to edit the tutorials for small changes, but that's something you can expect to see within the next couple of weeks here!

Tutorials for Glowchus.com! This page is a work in progress and a lot of tutorials haven't been fully completed or even added yet. Sorry for the mess! Please bear with us for a little while <3 More will be added later if necessary as the site grows and develops.

Another page that users may find helpful in conjunction with this page is the site forms page.

➤ Table of Contents

 

✧ The Tutorials ✧

During the time you spend here as a member of the Glowchus community, there are going to be a number of process that you will need to familiarize yourself with in order to fully enjoy, and hopefully enhance, your overall ARPG experience! The information outlined here is designed to walk you through those processes - and do so as effectively as possible! It is our hope that this page will not only benefit you, as a user of the website, but also us, as staff. After all, the more things members know how to do themselves, the less we have to do by association!

For the sake of having things laid out as clearly as possible, the information below is separated into sections. If you're looking for something specific, the table of contents at the top of this page breaks everything down accordingly. This will help you find exactly what you need without forcing you to skim through the entire page when you're looking for a particular guide. To minimize room for error, please follow the steps outlined in each specific tutorial closely. Slideshow tutorials have also been provided for those of you who are visual learners! Until you're wholly confident in your ability to handle any particular process, we recommend pulling up the respective tutorial and following it step by step as you work through it. The amount of text probably makes it look more daunting than it actually is, but don't worry! You'll get the hang of it quickly. And, as always, if you have any questions or just can't seem to figure something out, don't hesitate to ask!

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➤ Prompt Submissions

Prompt submissions are the primary means through which both users and characters progress in Glowchus! Although participation via prompts is not required, by any means. If you prefer to spend your time here simply creating characters and developing them with your friends, that's completely fair and entirely up to you. But for anyone who wants to get involved in the official storytelling and character building aspects that ARPGs are known for, prompts are pretty much the only way to do it!

The community offers a variety of prompts to participate in from two distinct variations of storyline prompts, to fun activities, and everything in between. We want our memberbase to be able to enjoy the community in their own way and at their own pace. That said, prompts generally do not have deadlines [although there may be some exceptions] and can be participated in with either your own submissions or submissions that have been commissioned from others [again, with a few exceptions]. And of course, we also accept submissions of any media and skill level - as long as said submissions stay in line with the objective of the prompt. So, if you're looking to start getting involved in the more artistic aspects of the community, the tutorials outlined below will help you to do exactly that!

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➤ Introduction Prompts

Participating in the Introduction prompt is not required, but it's a great way for potential new members to share a little bit about themselves so that we [as both community members and staff] can get to know them better! It's a simple prompt that shouldn't take more than a few minutes to complete - one that will not only help kickstart your involvement in the social aspects of the community, but also grant you some ARPG items that will help you get started in all your website related endeavors!

  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled "Submit."
  2. Clicking "Submit" will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select "Submit Prompt." This will take you to the New Submission page.
    • Before participating in this [or any] prompt, it's very important that you read through any available information pertaining to said prompt thoroughly. Failing to acknowledge and likewise adhere to the established guidelines for any particular prompt may result in the rejection of submissions or otherwise cause a delay in the approval process!
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Prompt: Select "[AC-001] Introductions" from the dropdown menu [alternatively, you can also make a submission to the prompt directly from the Prompts page].
    2. Submission URL: How you fill out this field for the Introductions prompt will vary depending on how, specifically, you're participating:
      • Through Discord: Paste a link to your discord introduction message in the "Submission URL" field.
      • Through the website only: Write out a relevant title in the "Submission URL" field such as "My Introduction" or "-Username-'s Introduction."
        • This field is required and cannot be left blank!
    3. Comments: How you fill out this field for the Introductions prompt will vary depending on how, specifically, you're participating:
      1. Through Discord: No need to write anything in this field, but you can fill out the form listed below if desired!
      2. Through the website only: Copy, paste, and fill out the following form:
        • Site Username: Your Glowchus.com username.
        • Name/Nickname: The name you generally go by online.
        • About Yourself: A little bit of information about yourself.
        • Why You Joined Glowchus (optional): Why you decided to join glowchus.
        • Socials (optional): Any of your other socials that you'd like to share.
        • Referred by (optional): Who referred you to Glowchus.com [if applicable]
      3. Rewards: This field can be ignored for Introductions submissions.
      4. Characters: This field can be ignored for Introductions submissions.
      5. Add-Ons: This field can be ignored for Introductions submissions.
  4. Hit the blue "Submit" button in the bottom right corner and you're done! This will drop the submission into the approval queue, where a member of the Glowchus administrative team will look it over for any errors. If it's rejected for any reason, the responding admin will explain why in the "Staff Comments" field. If your submission is rejected, you can resubmit once the errors have been fixed!

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➤ weekly features

Every week on Glowchus.com (at about 1AM PST on Mondays), the website will roll a random character to feature. This character can be any Generation 1 or Generation 2 character - Main or Side - as long as the character's giftart permissions are set to "Allowed" [the site won't feature characters who have giftart disallowed]. If a Weekly Feature submission is made for the featured character at any point during the feature period, the user who created that particular submission will not only earn some nice rewards for themselves, but for the featured character as well!

  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled "Submit."
  2. Clicking "Submit" will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select "Submit Prompt." This will take you to the New Submission page.
    • Before participating in this [or any] prompt, it's very important that you read through any available information pertaining to said prompt thoroughly. Failing to acknowledge and likewise adhere to the established guidelines for any particular prompt may result in the rejection of submissions or otherwise cause a delay in the approval process!
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Prompt: Select "[AC-002] Weekly Feature" from the dropdown menu [alternatively, you can also make a submission to the prompt directly from the Prompts page].
    2. Submission URL: Paste a link to your submission's gallery page here [ex. https://glowchus.com/gallery/view/704]
      • Submission URLs can only be Glowchus.com gallery links. Off site URLs [such as those from Discord or dA] are not permitted and will not be accepted.
    3. Comments: In the "Comments" field, copy, pase, and fill out the following form [which can also be found here]:
      • Prompt: The title of the prompt that you're participating in [ex. "[AC-002] Weekly Feature"].
      • Prerequisite: If the prompt has a prerequisite that you previously completed, link the prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for it here. Otherwise, write "N/A."
      • Participating Character: A link to the masterlist entry of the character being used to participate in the prompt [ex. https://glowchus.com/character/G2-0002].
      • Previous Submission: A link to your previous prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for this prompt and/or to the previous submission for the participating character for this prompt [whichever is most applicable]. In cases where users can participate in a prompt multiple times you will need to link both your previous submission for the participating character and your previous submission in general.
      • Rewards: A complete breakdown of all the rewards you expect to receive for your submission [this should include the default rewards, as well as any bonuses].
    4. Rewards: This field can be ignored for Weekly Feature submissions.
    5. Characters: This is where you will link any of the characters that make an appearance in the prompt entry. This is very important, as it links characters to the prompt and grants them rewards for being included. Characters that were not added to the submission form during the submission process cannot be added later and will therefore not be eligible for any rewards they missed out on as a result of not being added to the form during the submission process!
    6. Add-Ons: This field can be ignored for Weekly Feature submissions.
  4. Hit the blue "Submit" button in the bottom right corner and you're done! This will drop the submission into the approval queue, where a member of the Glowchus administrative team will look it over for any errors. If it's rejected for any reason, the responding admin will explain why in the "Staff Comments" field. If your submission is rejected, you can resubmit once the errors have been fixed!

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➤ dRAW THE gLOWCHU aBOVE

Draw the Glowchu Above is the one and only activity on Glowchus.com that requires members to be a part of the community Discord in order to participate. Naturally, we try to avoid activities that require Discord due to the fact that not everyone has access to it, but we did make an exception in this case so that users who do happen to be a part of it have some extra things to do - if desired. We have a specific channel for this purpose that users can post in and the point, as you might already guess from the name, is to draw the Glowchu linked in the post directly above your own. If you don't fully understand how to participate, please read through the step by step instructions outlined below:

➤ Step 1: The Discord Post & Gallery Submission
  1. Make your way over to the Glowchus Discord server [if you haven't already done so].
    • You must be at least 16 years old to join our community discord. If you're not 16, you cannot join and therefore cannot participate in this activity.
  2. Make a post in the #dtga channel using the following form [note that you aren't required to have the "Completed Art" section filled out yet - that part comes later]:
    • Site Name: Your Glowchus site name.
    • Character ML Entry: A link to the masterlist entry of the character you would like drawn [only Glowchus can be used].
    • Completed Art: A link to the gallery submission of your completed art piece for the person above.
  3. Draw the Glowchu listed under the "Character ML Entry" field in the post directly above your own.
  4. Once you've finished drawing said Glowchu, submit the completed image to the Draw the Glowchu Above gallery under the "Gallery" tab on Glowchus.com.
    • If you're not sure how to do this, we have a tutorial dedicated to making gallery submissions here.
  5. Edit your post in the #dtga channel to include a link to the completed image under the "Completed Art" field.
➤ Step 2: The Prompt Submission
  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled "Submit."
  2. Clicking "Submit" will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select "Submit Prompt." This will take you to the New Submission page.
    • Before participating in this [or any] prompt, it's very important that you read through any available information pertaining to said prompt thoroughly. Failing to acknowledge and likewise adhere to the established guidelines for any particular prompt may result in the rejection of submissions or otherwise cause a delay in the approval process!
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Prompt: Select "[AC-003] Draw the Glowchu Above" from the dropdown menu [alternatively, you can also make a submission to the prompt directly from the Prompts page].
    2. Submission URL: Paste a link to your submission's gallery page here [ex. https://glowchus.com/gallery/view/704]
      • Submission URLs can only be Glowchus.com gallery links. Off site URLs [such as those from Discord or dA] are not permitted and will not be accepted.
    3. Comments: In the "Comments" field, copy, pase, and fill out the following form [which can also be found here]:
      • Prompt: The title of the prompt that you're participating in [ex. "[AC-002] Weekly Feature"].
      • Prerequisite: If the prompt has a prerequisite that you previously completed, link the prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for it here. Otherwise, write "N/A."
      • Participating Character: A link to the masterlist entry of the character being used to participate in the prompt [ex. https://glowchus.com/character/G2-0002].
      • Previous Submission: A link to your previous prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for this prompt and/or to the previous submission for the participating character for this prompt [whichever is most applicable]. In cases where users can participate in a prompt multiple times you will need to link both your previous submission for the participating character and your previous submission in general.
      • Rewards: A complete breakdown of all the rewards you expect to receive for your submission [this should include the default rewards, as well as any bonuses].
    4. Rewards: This field can be ignored for Draw the Glowchu Above submissions.
    5. Characters: This is where you will link any of the characters that make an appearance in the prompt entry. This is very important, as it links characters to the prompt and grants them rewards for being included. Characters that were not added to the submission form during the submission process cannot be added later and will therefore not be eligible for any rewards they missed out on as a result of not being added to the form during the submission process!
    6. Add-Ons: This field can be ignored for Draw the Glowchu Above submissions.
  4. Hit the blue "Submit" button in the bottom right corner and you're done! This will drop the submission into the approval queue, where a member of the Glowchus administrative team will look it over for any errors. If it's rejected for any reason, the responding admin will explain why in the "Staff Comments" field. If your submission is rejected, you can resubmit once the errors have been fixed!

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➤ Monthly/Storyline Prompts***

Storyline Prompts are the community's "Main Events" so to speak. These prompts outline the events of the overarching story of Glowchus [hence their name] and are our biggest, most progressive prompts in respects to both user and character participation! Participation in these prompts is the means by which you illustrate, and likewise determine, the roles your characters will play in that story, and thereby how it ultimately ends up playing out. As a result, the rewards for storyline prompts tend to be a lot more generous and beneficial to both user and character alike than those received from other prompts. Monthly prompts, on the other hand, aren't quite as story involved, but they do work more or less the same way as storyline prompts! If you're confused on how, exactly, you go about participating in one of these activities, then please follow the steps outlined below:

  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled "Submit."
  2. Clicking "Submit" will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select "Submit Prompt." This will take you to the New Submission page.
    • Before participating in this [or any] prompt, it's very important that you read through any available information pertaining to said prompt thoroughly. Failing to acknowledge and likewise adhere to the established guidelines for any particular prompt may result in the rejection of submissions or otherwise cause a delay in the approval process!
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Prompt: Select the prompt your entry is for from the dropdown menu [alternatively, you can also make a submission to the prompt directly from the Prompts page].
    2. Submission URL: Paste a link to your entry's gallery submission here [ex. https://glowchus.com/gallery/view/704]
      • Submission URLs can only be Glowchus.com gallery links. Off site URLs [such as those from Discord or dA] are not allowed and will not be accepted.
    3. Comments: In the "Comments" field, copy, pase, and fill out the following form [which can also be found here]:
      • Prompt: The title of the prompt that you're participating in [ex. "[AC-002] Weekly Feature"].
      • Prerequisite: If the prompt has a prerequisite that you previously completed, link the prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for it here. Otherwise, write "N/A."
      • Participating Character: A link to the masterlist entry of the character being used to participate in the prompt [ex. https://glowchus.com/character/G2-0002].
      • Previous Submission: A link to your previous prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for this prompt and/or to the previous submission for the participating character for this prompt [whichever is most applicable]. In cases where users can participate in a prompt multiple times you will need to link both your previous submission for the participating character and your previous submission in general.
      • Rewards: A complete breakdown of all the rewards you expect to receive for your submission [this should include the default rewards, as well as any bonuses].
    4. Rewards: The rewards section is where you will add on any bonus rewards earned as a result of requirements met, items applied, applicable perks, and so on. The only rewards applied to the submission automatically will be the prompt's default rewards [usually Radiance, an item, or both]. Anything extra needs to be added on manually by the user during the submission process. Manually added rewards may include any [or a combination] of the following:
      • Radiance: Prompt submissions may qualify for additional Radiance on top of the prompt's default rewards due to any of the following:
        • Amulet Coins - Multiplies the amount of base Radiance earned for participating in the prompt by x1.5 [ex. If the base Radiance is 10, you'll add an additional +5R for a total of 15R earned].
          • DO NOT attach your Amulet Coin to the prompt submission. Just having it in your inventory is sufficient.
        • Equippables - Some equippable items provide Radiance bonuses when worn by the character [or the pets of said character] that they belong to.
          • Equippables apply ONLY if they're owned by and illustrated on the participating character or said character's bonded pets.
          • A maximum of 5 equippables can be applied to any given prompt submission, regardless of how many are actually portrayed.
        • Perks - Some [but not all] Perks apply Radiance bonuses to prompt submissions when certain requirements are met. For example, portraying a character with their bonded pet will grant up to 3 extra Radiance depending on the affection level of the pet.
          • Multiple perks can be applied to a single submission, but only one of each type will be valid. If you include two of your character's bonded companions in a prompt submission, for example, you will only receive the "Bonded" Radiance bonus for one of them [not both].
          • Radiance bonuses are only applicable to prompt submissions for perks that affect your own characters. You will not get bonuses from the perks of other people's characters.
        • Other Bonuses - Some prompts may offer additional Radiance for meeting specific requirements. These requirements can be anything from including a specific character in your submission, to participating in the prompt a specific number of times. Be sure to read the information for each respective prompt carefully so that you don't miss out on any potential bonuses!
      • Experience: Experience must be added manually per character - it is not included in a prompt's default rewards due to the fact that it is character specific. Storyline prompts grant around 100EXP for the participating character [and their Companions] and 25EXP for any additional characters included in the submission.
        • This is multiplied by x1.5 for all characters if you have a Lucky Egg.
        • The bonded perk is required for included Companions. Otherwise, they will only receive the standard 25EXP.
      • Affection: Companions included in prompt submissions alongside their bonded characters also receive +1 Affection for participating in storyline prompts!
        • This is doubled for any Companions holding a Soothe Bell.
        • The bonded perk is required for included Companions. Otherwise, they will not receive affection.
      • Items: Similar to the situation with Radiance, prompt submissions may qualify for additional item rewards on top of the prompt's default rewards due to any of the following:
        • Equippables - Some equippables provide item bonuses when worn by the character [or the Companions of said character] that they belong to.
          • Equippables apply ONLY if they're owned by and illustrated on the participating character or said character's bonded pets.
          • A maximum of 5 equippables can be applied to any given prompt submission, regardless of how many are actually portrayed.
        • Perks - Some [but not all] Perks apply item bonuses to prompt submissions when certain requirements are met. For example, including a bonded Companion with the "Treasure Hunter" perk will award Foraging Loot.
          • Multiple perks can be applied to a single submission, but only one of each type will be valid. If you include two of your character's bonded companions in a prompt submission, for example, you will only receive the "Treasure Hunter" loot bonus for one of them [not both] assuming they both have the Perk..
          • Radiance bonuses are only applicable to prompt submissions for perks that affect your own characters. You will not get bonuses from the perks of other people's characters.
        • Other Bonuses - Some prompts may offer additional item rewards for meeting specific requirements. These requirements can be anything from including a specific character in your submission, to participating in the prompt a specific number of times. Be sure to read the information for each respective prompt carefully so that you don't miss out on any potential bonuses!
    5. Characters: This is where you will link any of the characters that make an appearance in the prompt entry. This is very important, as it links characters to the prompt and grants them rewards for being included. Characters that were not added to the submission form during the submission process cannot be added later and will therefore not be eligible for any rewards they missed out on as a result of not being added to the form during the submission process!
    6. Add-ons: If a prompt requires any add-ons for any reason, you will attach them to the submission here. There aren't a lot of situations where you would need to add an item to a prompt submission, but some items that can be attached, as well as the reason you would need to do so, are outlined below:
      • Prompt Repeat Pass: If you've already participated in a specific prompt, you will need a Prompt Repeat Pass in order to participate again. Once a character has participated in any given storyline prompt, they are not eligible to participate again, regardless of whether or not a pass is used. Passes are only so that you can participate in the prompt with additional characters.
      • Items: Certain prompts may require certain items to be added as part of the base requirements or additional entries requirements. If this is necessary, it will be noted in the prompt's guidelines!
  4. Hit the blue "Submit" button in the bottom right corner and you're done! This will drop the submission into the approval queue, where a member of the Glowchus administrative team will look it over for any errors. If it's rejected for any reason, the responding admin will explain why in the "Staff Comments" field. If your submission is rejected, you can resubmit once the errors have been fixed!

⭐ Visual Tutorial: Coming soon!

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➤ Multi-Part Prompts***

Multi-part prompts include a handful of prompts such as festival main event prompts and questlines! All of the prompts that fall into those categories are considered multi-part and require multiple submissions [hence the name] to a single prompt in order to fully complete that prompt! Due to their complexity, multi-part prompts are the only way to receive some of the more big ticket rewards in the ARPG. These include things like perks, subtypes, rare companions, and more! They pretty much work the same way as traditional prompts - just with a few extra steps mixed in. The tutorial outlined below should provide all the information one could need in order to get started:

➤ Step 1: The Prompt Submission(s)
  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled "Submit."
  2. Clicking "Submit" will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select "Submit Prompt." This will take you to the New Submission page.
    • Before participating in this [or any] prompt, it's very important that you read through any available information pertaining to said prompt thoroughly. Failing to acknowledge and likewise adhere to the established guidelines for any particular prompt may result in the rejection of submissions or otherwise cause a delay in the approval process!
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Prompt: Select the prompt your entry is for from the dropdown menu [alternatively, you can also make a submission to the prompt directly from the Prompts page].
    2. Submission URL: Paste a link to your entry's gallery submission here [ex. https://glowchus.com/gallery/view/704]
      • Submission URLs can only be Glowchus.com gallery links. Off site URLs [such as those from Discord or dA] are not allowed and will not be accepted.
    3. Comments: In the "Comments" field, copy, pase, and fill out the following form [which can also be found here]:
      • Prompt: The title of the prompt that you're participating in [ex. "[AC-002] Weekly Feature"].
      • Prerequisite: If the prompt has a prerequisite that you previously completed, link the prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for it here. Otherwise, write "N/A."
      • Participating Character: A link to the masterlist entry of the character being used to participate in the prompt [ex. https://glowchus.com/character/G2-0002].
      • Previous Submission: A link to your previous prompt submission [not the gallery submission] for this prompt and/or to the previous submission for the participating character for this prompt [whichever is most applicable]. In cases where users can participate in a prompt multiple times you will need to link both your previous submission for the participating character and your previous submission in general.
      • Rewards: A complete breakdown of all the rewards you expect to receive for your submission [this should include the default rewards, as well as any bonuses].
    4. Rewards: The rewards section is where you will add on any bonus rewards earned as a result of requirements met, items applied, applicable perks, and so on. The only rewards applied to the submission automatically will be the prompt's default rewards [usually Radiance, an item, or both]. Anything extra needs to be added on manually by the user during the submission process. Manually added rewards may include any [or a combination] of the following:
      • Radiance: Prompt submissions may qualify for additional Radiance on top of the prompt's default rewards due to any of the following:
        • Amulet Coins - Multiplies the amount of base Radiance earned for participating in the prompt by x1.5 [ex. If the base Radiance is 10, you'll add an additional +5R for a total of 15R earned].
          • DO NOT attach your Amulet Coin to the prompt submission. Just having it in your inventory is sufficient.
        • Equippables - Some equippable items provide Radiance bonuses when worn by the character [or the pets of said character] that they belong to.
          • Equippables apply ONLY if they're owned by and illustrated on the participating character or said character's bonded pets.
          • A maximum of 5 equippables can be applied to any given prompt submission, regardless of how many are actually portrayed.
        • Perks - Some [but not all] Perks apply Radiance bonuses to prompt submissions when certain requirements are met. For example, portraying a character with their bonded pet will grant up to 3 extra Radiance depending on the affection level of the pet.
          • Multiple perks can be applied to a single submission, but only one of each type will be valid. If you include two of your character's bonded companions in a prompt submission, for example, you will only receive the "Bonded" Radiance bonus for one of them [not both].
          • Radiance bonuses are only applicable to prompt submissions for perks that affect your own characters. You will not get bonuses from the perks of other people's characters.
        • Other Bonuses - Some prompts may offer additional Radiance for meeting specific requirements. These requirements can be anything from including a specific character in your submission, to participating in the prompt a specific number of times. Be sure to read the information for each respective prompt carefully so that you don't miss out on any potential bonuses!
      • Experience: Experience must be added manually per character - it is not included in a prompt's default rewards due to the fact that it is character specific. Storyline prompts grant around 100EXP for the participating character [and their Companions] and 25EXP for any additional characters included in the submission.
        • This is multiplied by x1.5 for all characters if you have a Lucky Egg.
        • The bonded perk is required for included Companions. Otherwise, they will only receive the standard 25EXP.
      • Affection: Companions included in prompt submissions alongside their bonded characters also receive +1 Affection for participating in storyline prompts!
        • This is doubled for any Companions holding a Soothe Bell.
        • The bonded perk is required for included Companions. Otherwise, they will not receive affection.
      • Items: Similar to the situation with Radiance, prompt submissions may qualify for additional item rewards on top of the prompt's default rewards due to any of the following:
        • Equippables - Some equippables provide item bonuses when worn by the character [or the Companions of said character] that they belong to.
          • Equippables apply ONLY if they're owned by and illustrated on the participating character or said character's bonded pets.
          • A maximum of 5 equippables can be applied to any given prompt submission, regardless of how many are actually portrayed.
        • Perks - Some [but not all] Perks apply item bonuses to prompt submissions when certain requirements are met. For example, including a bonded Companion with the "Treasure Hunter" perk will award Foraging Loot.
          • Multiple perks can be applied to a single submission, but only one of each type will be valid. If you include two of your character's bonded companions in a prompt submission, for example, you will only receive the "Treasure Hunter" loot bonus for one of them [not both] assuming they both have the Perk..
          • Radiance bonuses are only applicable to prompt submissions for perks that affect your own characters. You will not get bonuses from the perks of other people's characters.
        • Other Bonuses - Some prompts may offer additional item rewards for meeting specific requirements. These requirements can be anything from including a specific character in your submission, to participating in the prompt a specific number of times. Be sure to read the information for each respective prompt carefully so that you don't miss out on any potential bonuses!
    5. Characters: This is where you will link any of the characters that make an appearance in the prompt entry. This is very important, as it links characters to the prompt and grants them rewards for being included. Characters that were not added to the submission form during the submission process cannot be added later and will therefore not be eligible for any rewards they missed out on as a result of not being added to the form during the submission process!
    6. Add-ons: If a prompt requires any add-ons for any reason, you will attach them to the submission here. There aren't a lot of situations where you would need to add an item to a prompt submission, but some items that can be attached, as well as the reason you would need to do so, are outlined below:
      • Prompt Repeat Pass: If you've already participated in a specific prompt, you will need a Prompt Repeat Pass in order to participate again. Once a character has participated in any given storyline prompt, they are not eligible to participate again, regardless of whether or not a pass is used. Passes are only so that you can participate in the prompt with additional characters.
      • Items: Certain prompts may require certain items to be added as part of the base requirements or additional entries requirements. If this is necessary, it will be noted in the prompt's guidelines!
  4. Hit the blue "Submit" button in the bottom right corner and you're done! This will drop the submission into the approval queue, where a member of the Glowchus administrative team will look it over for any errors. If it's rejected for any reason, the responding admin will explain why in the "Staff Comments" field. If your submission is rejected, you can resubmit once the errors have been fixed!
➤ Step 2: The Claim Submission
  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled Submit.
  2. Clicking on Submit will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select Submit Claim. This will take you to the New Claim page.
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Title: Claim submissions should ALWAYS have a title and the title should be relevant to the claim's purpose [ex. "Character Update" or something similar in this case]. Titles should never be URLs and they should never be left blank.
    2. Comments: There's no need to fill out any sort of form in the coments for this type of claim! Just make sure to leave us a link to the new masterlist card for us to upload. If you can't apply the character's image to the frame on your own, feel free to leave a link to the character image itself and we can apply it to the frame for you!
      • The Rewards, Characters, and Add-Ons fields can all be left blank!
  4. Once you've filled out the form, hit the blue Submit button and wait for a member of the administrative team to look over your claim. If it was approved, your Companion will be registered shortly thereafter. If it was rejected, the overseeing staff member will explain why in the Staff Comments field.

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➤ CLAIM SUBMISSIONS

Sometimes there will be situations where you need to claim a reward or begin a process that doesn't have a specific means of doing so on the user side of the website. When situations like this occur, you can reach out to the administrative team through our Claims system, where, as the name suggests, you claim those rewards independently from any prompt/event/activity/etc. Things are pretty streamlined on Glowchus for the most part and there aren't a lot of things that need to be done through claims [and the things that do are in the process of being streamlined as well], so there's not a whole lot of situations where you will need to use this system. But in instances where you do, the tutorials outlined below will illustrate the steps you need to take to start the process!

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➤ Frame Changes

If you want to update your character, but only want to change the frame, then instead of going through character updates, you simply submit a frame change claim! To do so, simply follow the steps outlined below:

  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled Submit.
  2. Clicking on Submit will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select Submit Claim. This will take you to the New Claim page.
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Title: Claim submissions should ALWAYS have a title and the title should be relevant to the claim's purpose [ex. "Character Update" or something similar in this case]. Titles should never be URLs and they should never be left blank.
    2. Comments: There's no need to fill out any sort of form in the coments for this type of claim! Just make sure to leave us a link to the new masterlist card for us to upload. If you can't apply the character's image to the frame on your own, feel free to leave a link to the character image itself and we can apply it to the frame for you!
      • The Rewards, Characters, and Add-Ons fields can all be left blank!
  4. Once you've filled out the form, hit the blue Submit button and wait for a member of the administrative team to look over your claim. If it was approved, your Companion will be registered shortly thereafter. If it was rejected, the overseeing staff member will explain why in the Staff Comments field.

⭐ Visual Tutorial: Coming soon!

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➤ crafTING

We do have a superficial crafting system implemented on Glowchus now, which requires a claim submission to complete. Currently, only Dye Kits and Restorative Medicine can be crafted, the recipes for which are outlined here. To craft an item, please follow the steps outlined below:

  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled Submit.
  2. Clicking on Submit will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select Submit Claim. This will take you to the New Claim page.
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Title: Claim submissions should ALWAYS have a title and the title should be relevant to the claim's purpose [ex. "Crafting" or something similar in this case]. Titles should never be URLs and they should never be left blank.
    2. Comments:  In the "Comments" field, copy, pase, and fill out the following form [which can also be found here]:
      • Recipe: The name of the recipe you will be crafting [ex. Dye Kit].
      • Ingredients: A list of the ingredients you will be used to craft the recipe [ex. 1 Oran Berry].
    3. Reward: In the rewards field, attach the item you'll be crafting. If you're crafting a Dye Kit, for example, you'd attach a single Dye Kit.
    4. Add-Ons: This is where you will attach all the items to be used in the recipe. If you were crafting a Dye Kit, you'd attach 3 of each kind of berry, which would be a total of 3 Oran Berries, 3 Pecha Berries, 3 Rawst Berries, 3 Cheri Berries, and 3 Aspear Berries!
  4. Once you've filled out the form, hit the blue Submit button and wait for a member of the administrative team to look over your claim. If it was approved, your Companion will be registered shortly thereafter. If it was rejected, the overseeing staff member will explain why in the Staff Comments field.

⭐ Visual Tutorial: Coming soon!

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➤ Mystery Egg Rolls

While we are actively working on a process to streamline our Mystery Egg system, for now, Mystery Egg rolls are done through claims! To submit a claim for any Mystery Eggs you have that need to be rolled, youc an follow the steps below:

  1. On the top right-hand side of the Glowchus website, you will see a section of the navigation bar titled Submit.
  2. Clicking on Submit will open up a dropdown menu with a few additional options. From this menu, select Submit Claim. This will take you to the New Claim page.
  3. Fill out the form as follows:
    1. Title: Claim submissions should ALWAYS have a title and the title should be relevant to the claim's purpose [ex. "Mystery Egg Rolls" or something similar in this case]. Titles should never be URLs and they should never be left blank.
    2. Add-Ons: Attach the eggs you want rolled!
      • The Comments, Rewards, and Characters fields can all be left blank!
  4. Once you've filled out the form, hit the blue Submit button and wait for a member of the administrative team to look over your claim. If it was approved, your Companion will be registered shortly thereafter. If it was rejected, the overseeing staff member will explain why in the Staff Comments field.

⭐ Visual Tutorial: Coming soon!