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EDIT: Would like to clarify something- which I'll edit into the image itself when I can. Essentially, Paralogos center themselves around the essence and/or understood of a word- that's where their design influence comes from. That is also their focus of interest.They do also love language in general, and also words too, but it is more of a connection to what a word really means, which can be influenced by the language it comes from/how a culture that developed a language sees a term. Good example, the word 'dog' vs. 'inu'. (English / Japanese)
When you say dog to an English speaker, mainly American I'll say here- they might think of a Golden Retriever. When you say 'inu', or when someone from Japan thinks of that term, they may think of a Shiba Inu, which is traditionally a much more common dog in Japan than Golden Retrievers. Does that make sense?
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Well they are a word-based species.
Hence most of this is words.
Unlike other species that may be around on DA and elsewhere- I don't have a set of common/uncommon/rare traits for these little ones.
The context of the word influences the design to a huge degree. I don't plan to restrict features for any word, common (concrete) or abstract (rare).
Pretty much if anyone is confused, look at other confirmed designs or just ask me about a feature! I'm still figuring some things out myself too.
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These are a CLOSED species. You cannot make an official one without my confirmation.
Honestly just ask me about Make Your Own events and when I'll be opening requests. I'm still getting my feet wet and the group needs more members and Paralogos- so I imagine for a little while at least these little ones will be easy-ish to get!
Like totally, go over to the group and check it out!
List of currently taken words is here .
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Comments: 86
MajikkanBeingsUnite In reply to ??? [2016-05-06 15:27:42 +0000 UTC]
These guys are awesome!
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SiIentSpectres In reply to ??? [2016-04-27 05:52:10 +0000 UTC]
amazing so much thought must have gone into this i credit you for that. here have a cookie (hands invisible cookie....you cant see it but its there)
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mewhaku In reply to SiIentSpectres [2016-04-27 12:01:39 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm just a language nerd, although, like, it has been super fun discussing worldbuilding with some of the new contributors over at the group. ;_; Like, that's where all the thought is coming in! Holy moly. Also thank you for promoting the species!
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SiIentSpectres In reply to mewhaku [2016-04-27 16:22:38 +0000 UTC]
np ^.^ (throws invisible confetti)
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Zestytail In reply to ??? [2016-03-31 00:54:14 +0000 UTC]
I NEED ONE
NOW
MYOS
Open ?and how much are they ?
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mewhaku In reply to Zestytail [2016-04-27 13:44:23 +0000 UTC]
Oh yes, I wanted to double check- are you still interested in picking up a Para or two? We have a new guest artist around, and they've been snapping up some words- so I want to double check.
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mewhaku In reply to Zestytail [2016-03-31 01:23:13 +0000 UTC]
Yep they are open! Depending on word, I mean, obviously if you want a very high word (like love) you need to pay more- but otherwise I can haggle between 50-100 points.
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Zestytail In reply to mewhaku [2016-03-31 10:33:08 +0000 UTC]
Okay , then can you tell me how much each of these would be ?
Citress
hawk
growth
Smoke
?
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mewhaku In reply to Zestytail [2016-03-31 11:39:40 +0000 UTC]
I probably wouldn't allow for the word growth to be claimed at the moment- too vague.
(More so trying to ensure you have the ability to really hit on a good design- clearness is key on this species!) I also have plans to develop the more abstract word Paralogos.
Citrus you might want to be a bit more specific with- Do you mean orange? Lime? Lemon? If you specify, that would be 50 points. Since we already have a Qumquat! That was a good example of one that is citrus related.
Hawk is fine, although I would ask pick a species that I can put the name of in brackets next to hawk. Aka: Hawk (Cooper's) or Hawk (Red-Tailed). That would be 70 points. (Because animals end up being rather popular choices.) This is also to really help you- it is much harder to get the idea of "all hawks" down than just trying to focus on one species. I'm sure you know this, but you would indeed be able to add wings or feathered limbs to the design for such a term! Might be fun~
Smoke is fine as is, no need to become more specific! That is a simple term that isn't too vague at all. That would be 50 points.
Any questions?
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TwilightSparklefairy In reply to ??? [2016-01-27 01:54:05 +0000 UTC]
Okay, I think I found my new favorite species, oh my GOODNESS I love these, especially the concept (I'm sort of obsessed with words ^u^)!!! I MUST HAVE AS MANY AS I CAN POSSIBLY GET. You have no idea how temped I am to make something extremely similar so I can draw a million - no - Twilight - bad girl- must - not - steal ideas - yeah, I'm gonna enter the MYO event before I get too impatient to have one.
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mewhaku In reply to TwilightSparklefairy [2016-01-27 02:01:22 +0000 UTC]
Aw thanks!
Not really at the moment, but I can give you something of an older lineart for them you can definitely trace over if that helps at all? I just don't have something with lines/filled in. If that's ok?
There is a MYO event going on right now which guarantees you can keep your Paralogos as long as it is approved by me by the by!
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TwilightSparklefairy In reply to mewhaku [2016-01-27 02:22:11 +0000 UTC]
Okay, thanks, that'd be really helpful .
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mewhaku In reply to TwilightSparklefairy [2016-01-27 02:48:07 +0000 UTC]
Yes indeed, just let me know what you need! (I responded to your other comment)
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DeToast In reply to ??? [2016-01-21 14:07:02 +0000 UTC]
Can Paralogos have two fins on their head?
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mewhaku In reply to DeToast [2016-01-21 15:02:25 +0000 UTC]
If appropriate for the design, yes-
Holiday Paralogos Auction! (CLOSED)
Example, Candy Cane from the deviation linked.
Also- Paralogos - Denglong has a small fore-fin.
I would say they probably can't really have two fins side by side, like how a dragon's horns might look, however. They have to look similar to a parasaur's crest. So they can only be in front or in back of the main fin.
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DeToast In reply to mewhaku [2016-01-23 09:23:08 +0000 UTC]
Ah, thank you! - do they have paw pads? so sorry for the late reply ; ;
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mewhaku In reply to DeToast [2016-01-23 13:46:08 +0000 UTC]
Not really- they're dinosaurs, so you'd have to double check if there was any sort of rough padding on the feet/hands. =o
I imagine if the word focus was "dog" or "beast" or something of that nature they would gain normal paw pads, however.
I don't draw the basic designs with any padding myself, but... I would personally steer away from puffy pads unless the word directly relates to something with that connotation. Think reptile when you try to design arms/hands/legs/feet. I would suggest also you look at the group gallery and see how others have drawn theirs.
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DeToast In reply to mewhaku [2016-01-24 15:38:42 +0000 UTC]
Ah, thank you so much! It really helped me out
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mewhaku In reply to DeToast [2016-01-24 16:09:35 +0000 UTC]
You are welcome! Just shoot me more questions if you need any more help~
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3d-dragon In reply to ??? [2015-07-17 18:02:19 +0000 UTC]
Ah I forgot how cool this species is bro, plus they are cute too ;w;
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AzariaDragon In reply to ??? [2015-03-20 13:04:46 +0000 UTC]
This is such a cute and interesting species!! I have to say I really love the concept for them, it's very original and I've honestly never seen anything like it!
I would honestly love to have one of my own! I'm really excited about this species! Q u Q
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mewhaku In reply to AzariaDragon [2015-03-20 13:42:57 +0000 UTC]
Oh why thank you! I have Make Your Own's currently available for free if you'd like to pick a word and make a design~ (Meant as something of a promotional for the group to get things rolling!)
Here's the non-group journal if you'd like to participate- Make Your Own Paralogos- (FREE)
(Has a link to the group's journal that you can post to as well)
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AzariaDragon In reply to mewhaku [2015-03-20 15:50:19 +0000 UTC]
Oh yes I saw that! I was thinking of doing it once I get home from school!
Thanks so much for the reminder!
I also have a quick question.
Depending on the word/theme, are our Paralogos allowed to have matching accessories?
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mewhaku In reply to AzariaDragon [2015-03-20 16:19:56 +0000 UTC]
Oh yeah definitely! I'd like to see a blank design for the design approval, but any and all accessories are fine.
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AzariaDragon In reply to mewhaku [2015-03-20 16:39:24 +0000 UTC]
Alright thank you so much, I'll be sure to show you!
Probably over stash!
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mewhaku In reply to TwiliShewolf [2015-03-16 01:20:18 +0000 UTC]
I'm shocked I finished this too! Haha.
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TwiliShewolf In reply to mewhaku [2015-03-16 01:24:01 +0000 UTC]
They're such a cool concept! I can see where the logos comes from now. I think that was a rather clever name choice c:
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mewhaku In reply to TwiliShewolf [2015-03-16 01:26:24 +0000 UTC]
Why thank you~ logos is probably one of my favorite Greek terms. Heraclitus is my main man in ancient philosophy.
As I said, I'll be doing some make your own type stuff for them in the next day or two to get people involved and to see what people come up with, so feel free to keep an eye out! ^_^
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TwiliShewolf In reply to mewhaku [2015-03-16 02:02:49 +0000 UTC]
I've only ever taken a couple of philosophy courses myself, but that term always stuck out to me. >w<
I'll be sure to keep my eyes open! Dinos are always a fav of mine <3
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mewhaku In reply to TwiliShewolf [2015-03-16 02:05:28 +0000 UTC]
Philosophy is much fun~ Glad to see you had a good experience from the courses you had considering you remembered the term!
Also yes, dinosaurs are my favs too.
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