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The Mist-Shrouded Obelisk is a Matope Meta RP event. If you're unfamiliar with the concept of a Meta event, these are RP opportunities that advance not only a particular kin's plot and story, but the plot of the entire swamp. It provides opportunities for strange new discoveies, limited powers or abilities, or sometimes just to be a part of the overarching plot of Matope.

If you're unfamiliar with the specific Metaplot of Matope, before participating in this event we strongly advise you read at least the recaps of past Obelisk expeditions. You can find that in this forum.

Note that this Meta started with an ORP expedition led by Real Big Fish. As a result of her presence, the Ache is temporarily suspended for kin from the Swamp. It is not required that you have participated in this ORP to say that your kin was there, nor is there a limit on how many kin you can play in this event. If you didn't play them in the ORP, you're still welcome to say that they were there, somewhere, in the mob that ventured out.

Check out this thread for more info, and to see all the prizes! https://matope-swamp.com/forums/https:/ ... ic.php?t=3



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The first raffle of our event is a paid event for some brand new familiars in the form of Cactus Oddbody Furbodies! Why? Why not. Oh, you have a lot of reasons why not? Well, it's too late now...

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In their travels through the caves, kin come across some...interesting local wildlife: bats, cave worms, and some unusual new furbodies that they better not touch! For a shot to take them home, please use the form below, and include your take on this mushroom coloring page. Please note that for this contest you can use any art program you like, or you can print out the page, draw on it by hand, and either scan in or take a photo of the results. However, we ask that you do not use an AI to color your artwork for you!


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Each week of the event on Monday, a new Emotional Sacrifice prompt will be posted in this thread. You are welcome to complete this prompt solo or with another user. RPing it out one way or the other will result in Mushrooms which can be used to enter the Snake Zikwa raffle.

If completed alone, a user will receive 2 mushrooms for completion; if RPed with a partner, each user will receive 3 mushrooms for completion. Each prompt can be completed by a user a maximum of three times, and must be at least 300 words each to count.

If users reach 500 words, these threads can also count as corresponding Legendary requirements, with a bonus +1 RP point.



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This Naming Contest is one of the staples of Matope Contests! All you have to do to particpate is to come up with a name and a naming dream or naming story for one of these growing kin, based on a theme of caves, smoke, the underground, or anything else from this Meta that inspires you. You can be vague or creative with your names and your dreams. For each entry (so long as it fits Matope’s naming dream rules) you will receive a ticket toward a raffle for the above prizes.

You can enter this contest up to three times. We may also award bonus tickets for entries we especially enjoy.
This contest ends on Oct 15th at 11:59 PM EST.

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To participate in this mock breeding event, all you have to do is submit one of your kin using the form below, and include your answer to the prompt of what your kin believes happens to them after they pass. Will they be reconnected with all kin that came before? Will they be sent to a new paradise realm? Will they be consumed by fire? It's up to you.

You can enter this contest up to three times. We may also award bonus tickets for entries we especially enjoy.

Winners will be paired up randomly into at least 5 mock breedings (and potentially quite a few more) depending on participation. These breedings will not be eligible for transformation flowers; all breedings will result in exactly three unedited kin who will be certed as first generation. These are mock breedings, and not canon!

This contest ends on Oct 22nd at 11:59 PM EST.

Please make only one post in this thread, and edit any additional entries into your post.



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This Art Event is an exploration of Zikwa blindness in a game of Telestration. You may remember this game from International Bat Day!

If not, you may ask: what is telestration? It's a combination of Telephone and Pictionary!

The IC basis for this game is this: a very long tunnel has been found in the caverns, and kin are leaving messages in the dirt for those who come after. However, the message becomes more and more mangled, as it passes under many hooves…

From now until 8pm EST on Oct 25th, we'll be taking signups!

Check this thread for more info and to sign up: https://matope-swamp.com/forums/https:/ ... ic.php?t=5[/align]

[align=center]This ORP marks the end of the Mist-Shrouded Obelisk event! As of this post, you can no longer post for Mushroom claims, though you are still welcome to RP through and backdate any Emotional Sacrifice RPs, gathering RPs, or simple 1v1s for RP points based on the normal RP point rules.

At this point, your kin is greeted with a choice. Either they can go back into the caves and try to find a way out that's a little less magical, or they can enter into the strange world of the Obelisk, and the being that greeted them from its depths.

Anyone who participates in this thread within ONE WEEK of this post by choosing to travel through the Obelisk and filling out the prompt as directed will be automatically entered into a raffle for a brand new familiar in the form of Kincaller birds:



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