Submission Rewards

TMS, like most ARPGs, has a system in place that awards its members for the efforts that they put into their submissions, characters, and lore of the group. Because of this, we have what's known as Didrachma, or DD for short. A didrachm (or didrachma) in ancient Greece was a silver piece that equaled to be two drachma. We decided that since drachma had been used in a previous, now closed, sister group (The Roman Defection), we'd opt to use this instead.

Didrachma is meant to be spent specifically on shop items that your character can physically wear in the group, but we also have a secondary reward known as Apostili Kerma (which roughly translates to Mission Coin). AK, as we like to call it, is rewarded when completing character missions, group events, memes, and other "special" circumstances.

AK allows you to purchase things like character slots, purchase cubs, and make changes to your character at large. The Chaos Shop will give you a list of items you can purchase with AK while The General Shop will give you a list of items you can purchase with DD.

Didrachma Breakdown
For information on General Submissions (meaning they're not attached to any kind of special task assigned to your character), follow the Rules & Guidelines listed below. Some submission types have a set amount of DD that you will receive, while others may vary based off of the effort you put into the submission.

Artwork Submissions
The same guidelines apply to digital and traditional forms of art. All sketches and unfinished pieces will receive no form of credit only because we as a group want to avoid members spamming half-finished submissions for DD. We won't allow a writer to submit an unfinished story, we can't allow an artist to submit an unfinished art piece. Examples will be provided below once members start posting to the group and give permission for us to use them in the guidelines.

Quarter Body Shots
Refers to heads, paws, or a small portion of the body shown in a picture. Must be at least 5% of the body or take up the full canvas if it's meant to show off a part of the character. A good example of the latter would be a picture of the character's eyes on a full canvas. This applies to non-feline characters as well.

 DD Breakdown 

Base: 1 DD for each item that fits the rules above.

Add 1 DD for each of the following:


 * Shading
 * Gift Bonus (Must be a head shot or clearly detail the face, no gifts for paws or leggys)
 * Character Development (Must have short description about development, must be a head shot)
 * Realism (fur textures, hyper realistic eyes, digital painting)
 * Expression & Movement (aka it's obviously not a "static" or "standing still" pose)
 * Artistic Development (best applied to submissions that were obviously meant to help you better understand your own character or art style)
 * Experimental (Used for when members are trying new brushes or styles for their characters)
 * Armor / Outfit
 * Roleplay Inspired

Half Body Shots
Refers to pictures that are above 25% of the character's body and less than 75% of the characters body. These pictures do not need to include legs nor do they require that the face be shown for a character. Must show the form of the character and cannot just be the pelt painted on a canvas, that would be considered a quarter body shot. This applies to non-feline characters submitted as well.

 DD Breakdown 

Base: 2 DD for each body that fits the above guideline

Add 2 DD for each of the following:


 * Shading
 * Gift Bonus (Must be a head shot or clearly detail the face, no gifts for paws or leggys)
 * Character Development (Must have short description about development)
 * Realism (fur textures, hyper realistic eyes, digital painting)
 * Expression & Movement (aka it's obviously not a "static" or "standing" pose where the character is at rest)
 * Artistic Development (best applied to submissions that were obviously meant to help you better understand your own character or art style)
 * Experimental (Used for when members are trying new brushes or styles for their characters)
 * Armor / Outfit (if it shows on the full body drawn, otherwise refer to quarter body shot)
 * Roleplay Inspired

Full Body Shots
Applies to all animals and not just felines. Comprises of at least 75% and above of the character's body. Does not require the paws or tail to be drawn fully, but the general shape of the legs should be hinted at in the pictures.

 DD Breakdown 

Base: 3 DD for each drawing that matches the above requirements.

Add 3 DD for each of the following:


 * Shading
 * Gift Bonus (Must be a head shot or clearly detail the face, no gifts for paws or leggys)
 * Character Development (Must have short description about development)
 * Realism (fur textures, hyper realistic eyes, digital painting)
 * Expression & Movement
 * Artistic Development (best applied to submissions that were obviously meant to help you better understand your own character or art style)
 * Experimental (Used for when members are trying new brushes or styles for their characters)
 * Armor / Outfit (if it shows on the full body drawn, otherwise it'll be referenced base off of how much of the body it covers to decide if it's a half or a quarter shot)
 * Roleplay Inspired

Backgrounds
Must always be more than just a singular color on a canvas, backgrounds are based off of level of detail and items to be shown in the picture and how the character fits into said background. Members can explain why they rewarded themselves the points if they wish to try to make a case for the higher values as most of the background's point values can be a bit harder to navigate.

 DD Breakdown 

Base: 1 DD for having a background that is more than just a singular color or gradient

Add 1 DD for the following:


 * Clear placement of objects to give depth (Object meaning things such as trees, large plants, walls, etc, may warrant multiple points pending on the complexity of the background)
 * Character Interaction (is the character doing more than just standing awkwardly in the picture, does it feel like they're there)

Add 2 DD for the following:


 * Clear theme to the background (forest vs city vs maze etc)
 * Shading (non dynamic, there's shadows/light but the light source isn't clear)
 * Details (more than mere objects being placed, each object holds further details to better show cohesiveness in the piece)

Add 3 DD for the following:


 * Perspective
 * Dynamic lighting (there is a clear and obvious light source being used)
 * Realism
 * Experimental Art (member pushed themselves out of their comfort zone to produce this, member needs explain how it deviates from their normal style in the comments)
 * Expression and movement (clear signs of wind or non-static poses)
 * Layers in background (there's an obvious front, back, and middle to the background where the character is interacting within the scene)

Written Submissions
Written submissions can vary greatly in their purpose. Members can post songs that have been passed down through generations or write plays that their characters partake in alongside the normal written story about their character. Lore submissions that expand on TMS's base are also granted points.

Poetry & Short Fiction
This category is for extremely short stories that are less than 200 words, poetry and songs, and other forms of literature that cannot be easily expressed beyond 250 words. These cannot be partially finished stories or poems and must feel complete when sent to the staff to review.

DD Breakdown

Base: 1 DD for submission

Add 1 DD for the following:


 * Expands on TMS lore
 * Character development (helps your character move forward in the story)
 * Gift Bonus (if it is about another person's character)
 * Foreshadowing (member can message in private as to how this is a foreshadowing for their character)
 * Artistic development (helps you better understand your craft)
 * Experimental (Are you working outside of your comfort zone?)
 * Roleplay Inspired

Short Stories & Chapter Stories
This category is for stories or submissions that are longer than 250 words or may have multiple submissions to help tell a singular cohesive story.

 DD Breakdown 

Base: 1 DD for every 200 words

Add 1 DD for the Following:


 * Expands on TMS lore
 * Gift Bonus (if it is about another person's character)
 * Artistic development (helps you better understand your craft)
 * Experimental (Are you working outside of your comfort zone?
 * Roleplay Inspired

Add 2 DD for the Following:


 * Character development (helps your character move forward in the story)
 * Foreshadowing (member can message in private as to how this is a foreshadowing for their character)

Lore Submissions / Wiki Entries
For literature submissions that help expand on TMS and it's information at large, this applies in part to the staff but also to members who wish to help expand upon the world or have submitted their own gangs/groups that work within the TMS umbrella without fitting into a singular already built faction. Members in TMS are allowed to create pages and submit ideas to the group for it's lore at any time.

 DD Breakdown 

Base: 2 DD for every 200 words (does not count if it's a re-submission of information found on your character sheet)

Add 1 DD for the following:


 * Lore Bonus (applies to each lore aspect that is being expanded on, if you expand on history & culture you get 2 DD as an example)
 * Wiki Bonus (applies if this is on a wiki page)
 * Character bonus (applies if you're working on a character wiki page)

Collaboration Bonus
You get a static 5DD for collaborating with other people, whether this is RP related or just a general collaboration, you'll get this no matter what. There is no cap for how many people you work with, so if you submit a piece worth 200 DD between 20 people, you're going to get that 200 DD and then some for collaborating with everybody.

Application Submissions
All standard character applications, whether written or drawn, receive 10 DD upon entering the group

Secondary/"NPC" Applications gain 5 DD for having a simple design/concept layout completed and a full 10 DD if they are filled out with a full history and personality completed.

DD is split evenly between members if the Secondary/NPC was completed in a group effort.

Apostili Kerma Breakdown
For missions and character prompts, you earn a static number of AK no matter how much work you put into the piece. As an example, if you complete a monthly mission, you're always guaranteed 10 AK. However, there are ways to increase the amount of AK you accrue when you submit your work.

Each mission type has a base requirement to be accepted as a mission. A daily mission requires at least a colored head shot, a weekly requires at least a half body shot and monthly mission requires at least a full body. To encourage members to put more effort into their pieces, there is a bonus that you receive if you complete more than the baseline requirements for each mission.

Mission Rewards and Requirements

 * Daily missions require a fully colored head shot or 250 words of writing, will award you 2 AK. (20% of a monthly mission)
 * Anything above that requirement will be added together and then divided by 5, rounding up to the nearest whole number
 * An example would be if you completed a work worth 18 DD, you'd get 4 AK total


 * Weekly missions require a fully colored half body or 500 words will award you 4 AK. You can swap a weekly mission for a stat mission instead to improve your character's HADES score. Stat missions do not earn you AK
 * Anything above that will be added together and divided by 4, rounding up to the nearest whole number
 * The same piece that would earn you 4 AK in the previous example would instead earn you 5 AK
 * Monthly missions require a fully colored full body or 750 words and awards you 10 AK.
 * Anything above a fully colored body or 750 words will be added together and divided by 3, rounding up to the nearest 5th
 * The piece that would award you an extra 4 or 5 AK in the previous examples would award you an additional 10 AK

This variance and higher rewards for bigger missions is to put emphasis on how much the Monthly Missions impact your character's story. Daily and Weekly missions are meant to be quick and easy prompts that you can bang out in your free time in comparison. We want to see our members work towards giving us their best work on monthly missions though. If you can't, that's fine! It's why we have the minimum requirement in place. Just remember there's always more reward in doing more.

Staff DD & AK
Since Staff members are going to more like than not be busier completing group related tasks compared to taking part in their own missions, we decided to give a specific section on how we gain DD and AK so that members have a clear understanding on how we work.

Staff members will more like than not have to roleplay NPCs and take control over certain characters during plots and big rps that may revolve around a character's monthly missions. When this happens and the staff member is actively roleplaying back and forth with the member, that staff member gains 1/2 of AK (rounded to the nearest whole number) that the member receives for completing the mission, as they will also be a contributing force to the RP.

If they're only entering a few prompts for other characters to respond to, the AK is dropped down to 1/4th (rounded to the nearest whole number) of what the members receive for their participation.

The same principle goes for DD, except we round up to the nearest 5th.

Otherwise, DD is given for all work that the staff member submits and follows the same guidelines mentioned above. Whether it is for group resources or their own personal pleasure.

Accepting Pictures and Handing out DD for any given period also grants a staff member DD.

** When we get a larger staff in place, the plan will be to grant 10 DD for every hour worked with accepting pictures and reviewing applications collectively with a 5 AK bonus every month starting when our staff reaches a size more than just me doing most of the work - Dap