BP Guide
BP, aka "Bio Points" is the method in which Guardians are able to rank up through the ranking system.
BP is tracked by users per Guardian, regardless of who created the art.
BP is tracked by users per Guardian, regardless of who created the art.
GUIDELINES
✦ BP are the points that are used to rank Guardians up through the ranking system. Art, literature, crafts, etc. all earn points for your Guardian. ✦ BP is counted per Guardian. ✦ BP must be counted by the Guardian's owner. ✦ Mods will confirm or fix BP counts when a Guardian is submitted to rank updates. ✦ Click here to see a guide on how to count BP. ✦ Simplified styles, chibis, and pixels do not affect BP count. Simplified styles still need crucial elements included. ✦ See the simplified style guide here. ✦ Bases halve the BP count. ✦ Guardians must remain recognizable, and can not be depicted with traits they do not have. ✦ Guardians may be depicted in any setting. ✦ Do not link 18+ content in BP trackers. ✦ Personal works are created by the owner of the Guardian. ✦ Non-personal works are created by anyone other than the owner. ✦ Activities must also follow activity guidelines. |
COLLABS
✦ Both art and literature collaborations are counted as personal art/literature. All participants in the collab would get the same BP bonuses. ✦ Collabed literature must read as one cohesive story. ✦ Make sure to credit who did what in the collab. |
ROLEPLAY
✦ Roleplay is literature that is written out by multiple people. ✦ Unlike collabs, there are distinct breaks between who wrote what. ✦ You should only count RPs for the sections that you wrote. |
COMICS
✦ Comics are counted individually by panel. ✦ Each panel should have a separate BP count, which totals together for the entire comic. ✦ For example, if the first panel has a completed background and the second panel does not, only the first panel will get the completed background bonus. There is no overarching bonus for comics. |
BASE POINTS
ART
BP is counted per body section. Click here to view the section guide. Personal Art: +2 BP Per Body Section Personal art is drawn by the Guardian's owner. At least half of the section must be showing in order to count. Non-Personal Art: +1 BP Per Body Section Non-personal art is drawn by somebody other than the Guardian's owner. At least half of the section must be showing in order to count. |
LITERATURE
Literature is rounded up to the nearest 100 words. I.e. 150 would count as 200. Personal Literature: +4 BP per 100 words Personal literature is written by the Guardian's owner. Non-Personal literature: +2 BP per 100 words Non-personal literature is written by somebody other than the Guardian's owner. |
COLORING
These bonuses only applies to art. These bonuses are the same regardless of personal or non-personal. + 1 BP Per body section Fill in the same number of body sections as the base points. |
SHADING
These bonuses only applies to art. These bonuses are the same regardless of personal or non-personal. + 1 BP per body section Fill in the same number of body sections as the base points. |
BASIC BACKGROUND
These bonuses only applies to art. These bonuses are the same regardless of personal or non-personal. +5 BP See the detailed guide on what a basic background is here. |
COMPLEX BACKGROUND
These bonuses only applies to art. These bonuses are the same regardless of personal or non-personal. +10 BP See the detailed guide on what a complex background is here. |
OTHER POINTS
These bonuses count for both art and literature. These bonuses are the same for personal and non-personal art.
ACTIVITY BONUSES
These bonuses apply to both literature and art. These bonuses are the same regardless of personal or non-personal. (Must be submitted and rolled to count for bonuses). Hunting: +1 BP Foraging: +1 BP Questing: +1 BP Path Questing: +1 BP Linking: +2 BP World Quests: +2 BP Events: +2 BP |
OTHER BONUSES
These bonuses apply to both literature and art. These bonuses are the same regardless of personal or non-personal. (Other characters must be at least 50% visible). Other player owned Guardian: +2 BP Linked Guardian: +4 BP Simple Animation: +7 BP (Blinking, wiggle, etc) Complex Animation: +12 BP (Walk cycle, in depth movement, etc.) |