Welcome to the first Bionicle Paracosmos Contest! For anybody that isn't aware, the BP is my adventure mystery fanfic series, with epics, short stories, and an RPG; all of those that are online listed here.
For the future Epic #4: Twisted Island, I need a lot of super-dangerous beasts that will be let loose from a "zoo" of sorts as part of that epic's core mystery. These could be Rahi, mutants, animalistic titans, diminutive creatures, even seemingly nonliving objects that are actually alive
Everybody knows the Bohrok Kal sold horribly. They were clones of the original Bohrok. This is bad. Not everybody hated them, but yeah.
Coincidentally (okay not so much ) the Bionicle Paracosmos is going to have an opportunity soon to include both the original Bohrok Kal, identical to canon, AND six further-mutated Bohrok Kal. The only guideline I have is that these mutated Kal are larger than normal Bohrok, and each is mutated in a different way.
That's what this contest is all about. Re
Here's what I've settled on for the next blog contest. Invent a mysterious and terrifying Bionicle monster. I will write an adventure mystery short story using the winning monster as the antagonist.
I'll set it on Metru Nui during 2006-2008. The Matoran hero from my RPG, Hujo, will be the protagonist. He will have to try to figure out the identity of this monster as it wreaks havoc while trying to remain mysterious and unseen by its victims. Similar to the LOST Monster. It will be another bo
We have a 100 page Multiverse Guide. [Edit: Here's the link to the Guide V2!] It's got just about all the text it needs. But it could use a lot of art. That's what this mini-contest is for!
Now, even though we didn't intentionally aim for 100 pages, now that that's what it is, we like it and we wanna keep it that way. Therefore, we only have room for art in specific spots where there is whitespace, or where later whitespace could absorb expansion.
So I've composed a list of specific image
Welcome to the next Bones Blog MOC contest!
One of the most frequent set-related complaints I have seen posted on our forums is that certain Bionicle parts are supposedly "unMOCable" -- impossible to use in a Bionicle building creation in any way other than the original way the part was intended. Victims of this accusation range from Rhotuka spinners to Piraka spines.
I challenge that anti-imagination claim, and you should too.
Here's your big chance to prove the naysayers wrong -- e
Today the Bones Blog presents the method I use to produce quality vector graphics with Powerpoint. I'll organize this by basic tools and concepts you need to understand, using screenshots to illustrate key aspects. Click image thumbnails for full images -- these contain important details too. Also note the cursor is auto-removed in these printscreens, so sorry for any confusion that causes.
Part 2 is now available here: Coolifying With Powerpoint Vector Art
Powerpoint as a Vector Graphic
Alright, here's the theme I decided on for the next blog contest. This is another 2nd Chances contest and a New MOCs contest. It's the third Paracosmos contest -- winning MOCs will be in my fanfics. Yadda. So what's the dealio wit' da themeo?
Make a blue MOC. Any blue MOC.
It can be a hero, a villain, a morally-questionable, a beast, a titan, a small MOC, anything, as long as it is blue.
The top four winning MOCs will be featured in my next Paracosmos story, Endless Blue (during Bohro
The above is the fullsize version of adult version of a Flame -- the first place winning entry in my last blog contest, where members entered descriptions of would-be Pet Peeves, and I designed the images in Powerpoint as the prizes.
That's exactly what this contest is NOT.
This time around, you guys get the job of artist. Design a Bionicle style face using the methods I outlined in this two-part guide:
Powerpoint Art Guides:
● Vector Art In Powerpoint: Quality, Inexpensive, Easy
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Updaaaayyyyytzzzz!
1) Okay, before BZP went offline, I had been talking to someone, about something, and it came out that I said I would PM Greg and ask him about it. And I can't, for the life of me, remember who I was talking to or what it was about. If you're that guy, please PM a reminder.
2) Bohrok Kool contest deadline is extended to September 15, midnight EST (a Tuesday. I like ending contests on Tuesdays, have you noticed? lol).
3) Multiverse stuff is happening fast! First, go
Okay, this is partly just an excuse to have a blog entry. But also I wanted to put my answer to the above question here in full. Gravitan asked me about this in my profile comments but the answer looks way too convoluted split up into 400 char segments. But in all seriousness, this is a topic many have brought up, and it is VERY relevant to Bionicle -- the answer is one of the core lessons that Bionicle teaches. On a Bionicle fansite, it's pretty important that we recognize that. So here w
One of three levels of the Mystery has been solved: The next reference project is done, and is ready to go online within a week of today! A series of clues is hidden throughout my blog that can be used to figure out what the project will be. Two more batches of digital cookies are available to those two solve the other two levels of MYSTERY!
The two remaining levels involve:
1) The mask the eyes in the third image belong to and the hidden clue that goes with the eyes.
3) The scope of th
Today the Bones Blog brings you a contest an information gathering drive about Pet Peeves, creatures that feed on things that are annoying. We believe they might be useful in the war against Evil Lord Survurlode, so we want to find more kinds!
All of the following is placed inside a spoiler tag, because our sources tell us that Evil Lord Survurlode and his minions cannot open these tags due to a glitch his own minions caused.
» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «
Contest Them
Every once in a while someone accusing Greg of lying. People wanna know what's gonna happen ahead of time, and sometimes there are Big Theory Debates that get everybody madly curious. What's a poor author to say when someone asks point-blank, is it true?
Recently, a member whose name won't be mentioned here said this:
So Greg lied? When people PMed him asking "Is Takua Takanuva?" or the like, did he just say "no", knowing full well that he'd be caught in the lie eventually? Why would h
In mere hours, the next Reference Project will go live! A series of clues was hidden that revealed three levels of mystery about the project. All three levels have been solved! There is no more mystery -- except what exactly is in the new BRC -- and so there are no more question marks from this point on. The three levels of Mystery were these:
1) The next Reference Project is going live! Today!
2) It involves a shared account, the Reference Keeper Team.
3) It is no small project -- this
So what do you guys think about me running a blog contest where you guys design Bionicle-style faces in Powerpoint, and somehow or another, at least a few winners are picked? Using the methods I explained in these two guides:
Powerpoint Art Guides:
● Vector Art In Powerpoint: Quality, Inexpensive, Easy
● Coolifying With Powerpoint Vector Art
But what should be the prize?
I don't think I can do another sidebar gallery -- I've got enough images over there as is. And last time I made t
Today marks the third theory to recieve this award, so I thought this would be a good time to post a blog entry about it. The following is what is posted in the topic for any theory that wins this new award:
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Disclaimer: The Gold Key to Nongu Award does not certify theory accuracy. The sponsor of the Gold Key to Nongu Award does not neccessarily endorse and/or oppose said theory. The sponsor of the Gold Key to Nongu
Deadline Extension! Enter by December 9th!
Okay, this "everybody hates 'Teridax'" myth is getting out of hand. Easy mistake to make, but it's just a myth.
The vast majority of BZPers like "Teridax". Only a relative handful of vocal complainers dislike it. Which is their right -- but let's keep it in perspective. That is, let's actually put it in perspective in the first place, since we have already taken "it" far outside perspective.
What's going on here is what happens on BZP an
So I wanted to post something besides the usual essay today but couldn't think of anything fast enough. This is a fallback I've had ready for a while, ever since an old (dead) COT topic. Plus someone else was blogging about UFOs so why not (see Czar's blog).
Now, the UFOs in question here aren't the flying saucers. It's the giant, silent triangle craft with three running lights. There have been sightings all over the country, and I even know someone who claims to have seen one. This descript
I love blogs. Great way to organize you folks to do my work for me.
(Kidding.. mostly...) *ahem* Well, after being busy for a couple months this spring then working on tons of S&T projects including the Contest which is only just now wrapping up, you all have noticed I'm sure that there haven't been any more Myths & Misconceptions articles for a long time now.
There's tons of need for another one, but now that the search engine is offline for us FLs too now, it's gonna be hard to
Alright, this blog entry will explain the inspirations behind the choices of which power to assign to which (previously Unknown) official mask shape. For those that don't know what I'm talking, click here. Greg approved these seventeen powers (eleven of them written originally for the Expanded Multiverse, where they also use the official shapes) to be canon.
Several people have wondered what the inspirations were, and so I'll just put it all in one place. This isn't necessarily including ev
Enter the Pet Peeve Contest before Nov 29!
BZP must ban the bad grammers toady! Its really anoyying when member's use bad grammer and speling, their just spaming. it need's for stop! Yay of the grammer hammar! Sine hear!
If you think I'm making up the style of posts mimicked above, think again. I've seen it time and time again; members complaining about others' bad grammar and spelling, and in the same post, using bad grammar in the very same post, and worse, misspelling "grammer".
Enter the Powerpoint Face Contest by May 15!
This won't be my main entry this week if I can help it -- I wanna launch the next interview in a few days here. But in response to a topic in GD the other day, I wanna make something clear. Not going to link to it, just quote from it, and I'll not pretend to speak for Greg or anyone else -- just me. The topic starter had this to say:
Now, I can understand his sentiments. Sometimes I am attacked, and of course that is wrong. But some people
