Prompt Index - Baby
Prompts for the "Baby" age category, for the Growing Activity
1 - First Steps
You monsters first time seeing the outer world!
✧ Draw or write about your monster exploring their home with their parent / guardian/ handler.
Another monster or handler must be included (50%+ visible in illustrations)
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2 - Hungry bellies
Food is always needed for survival, and your Monster is hungry!
✧ Draw or write about your Monster finding food.
Do they have to hunt on their own or does their parent teach them? Or maybe their handler feeds them?
Do they hunt alone or with others? Are they good at finding food or do they have to scavenge for scraps?
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5 - Friend or Foe
Making new friends is hard for some, but easy for others!
✧ Draw or write about your Monster attempting to make a new friend.
How do the Monsters react? Do they make friends with the one another or do they become enemies?
Another monster must be included in the submission (50%+ visible in illustrations)
Basic Hygiene
✧ Draw or write about your monster learning to take care of their skin/fur by having a bath or grooming, or learning how to brush their teeth.
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Young Prompts
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3 - A place to call home
The perfect place to sleep, or live, can be hard to find.
✧Draw or write about your Monster making their first nest or den.
Do they find it in the wild, or does their handler or parent make it for them?
4 - Territorial
A home is meant to be a safe place for your Monster. But someone, or something, has entered without permission…
✧ Draw or write about your Monster encountering another creature in their territory for the first time.
How do they react? Do they chase the monster off or do they make friends with the creature? Perhaps they're nervous and decide to watch from a safe distance, hoping that the intruder will leave...
Another monster, OC, other ARPG creature or handler must be included in the submission (50%+ visible in illustrations)
1 - Storms a brewing
A bad storm has started up and your monster finds themselves far from home. They'd better get out of the rain before they get sick!
✧ Draw or write about your monster finding shelter. Do they build their own or find an already made shelter? Is their shelter safe and secure or flooding?
2 - Starting Small
Your monsters first hunt! It's better to start off small and go for easy prey first.
✧ Draw or write about your monster hunting a small prey animal (mice, shrews, rabbits, squirrels, etc.)
Was the hunt a success or did their prey escape?
Another type of meal
✧ Draw or write about your monster finding another food source to temporarily quell their hunger.
Vaiverns - fruit
Drae - nuts and fruit
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Adult Prompts
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7 - Natural Disaster
Sometimes nature has a way of forcing people and Monsters from their homes, be it a forest fire, flood, or earthquake. Can your Monster adapt to the situation, or is it time to move on?
✧ Draw or write about your Monster dealing with a natural disaster attempting to threaten their home.
Are they forced to leave, or do they manage to keep their home safe?
8 - New Skill
Learning something new can be very helpful when living on your own, or when helping others complete tasks.
✧ Draw or write about your Monster learning a new skill.
Maybe they've decided to take up Fishing or Gardening, or perhaps they're great at finding gemstones and treasure!
3 - Dangerous Game
✧ Draw or write about your Monster tracking or fighting dangerous prey.
Must be one of the following Fauna Monsters - Rotabone, Bone Hag,
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✧ Draw or write about your Monster following a trail (a distinct path left in an area by another monster), inspecting a large Burrow, or inspecting signs of other monster activity in the area - claw marks on trees, shed scales, bone piles, etc.
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✧ Draw or write about your Monster inspecting a cave for a nest.
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Any Age Prompts
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9 - First Contact
The first meeting between your Monster and their handler is an important one regardless if it was a good or bad moment.
✧ Draw or write about your Monster having their first interaction with humanoids.
Were they raised by them as a baby? Captured in a trap? Or perhaps rescued from an injury and nursed back to health?
Handler must be included in the submission (50%+ visible in illustrations)
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10 - City Life
Humanoids have a different way of life than most monsters are used to, especially those from the wild. How does your Monster they take to living in towns or cities?
✧ Draw or write about your Monster getting used to humanoid customs / life in a town or city.
Does your Monster attempt to help with household chores or spend their day exploring the city streets? Do they enjoy their time in the city or yearn to return to the wilderness?
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11 - Reflective Nature
Occasionally, humanoids need help from their Monsters. Is yours up for the task?
✧ Draw or write about your Monster caring for a humanoid(s).
Does your Monster help them with an errand, or protect their land from an unwanted guest? Perhaps even just giving them comfort when they are sad would help, too!
Handler / Humanoid character must be included (50%+ visible in illustrations)
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12 - All that Glitters
Living with humanoids gives your Monster access to luxuries that it wouldn't have in the wild, especially if they live in a big city!
✧ Draw or write about your Monster enjoying their favourite man-made luxury. Is it something simple like a thick blanket, or something expensive like fancy jewelry? High quality foods, air conditioning, or maybe even a view of a location that they normally wouldn't be able to live in!
1 - Battle Born
How did your monster become interested in fighting? Did they enjoy watching fights in the wild or attending stadium battles? Were they attacked as a pup and wanted to become stronger? Or maybe they come from a line of battle champions!
✧ Draw or write about how your monster became interested in battling other monsters.
2 - Practice makes Perfect
Learning to battle is hard work, especially on your own. Does your Monster practice with battle dummies or an experienced partner? Do they practice alone under the watchful eye of a parent, or are they guided by friends?
✧ Draw or write about your monster learning different techniques that come with battling and practice fighting.
Another monster (Foundation/NPC/Player owned) or a Handler must be present in your entry (50%+ visible, 200+ words)
3 - First Fight
✧ Draw or write about your monster having their first real battle against another monster.
Another monster (Foundation/NPC/Player owned) must be present (50%+ visible, 200+ words)
4 - On the Mend
Its easy to receive injuries while battling others and hunting large, dangerous prey, but can be rather difficult to care for such wounds...
✧ Draw or write about your monster tending to their wounds after a fight. Have they ever had to tend to their wounds before or is this their first time? Are they able to patch themselves up or do they need to seek out help from others?
3 - Inexperienced Forager
There's a large variety of plant life in the land, but not all are safe to touch or eat! When collecting plants it's important to know which ones are safe and which ones are harmful.
✧ Draw or write about your monster experiencing the side effects of gathering the wrong plant. Do they break out in hives? Does their skin or fur change colours? Or did they notice their error before touching it?
4 - Hidden Rarities
✧ Draw or write about your monster searching for a rare plant or gemstone. Do they manage to find a rare one, or do they end up with basic plants / gemstones?
One of the following plants / gemstones must be visible or mentioned in the submission -
5 - Full Inventory
When finding good loot while exploring it's easy to get carried away and collect more than one can carry.
✧ Draw or write about your monster learning to carry a heavy load of goods. Do they carry all of their loot in safely secured saddle bags or do they struggle with an overflowing backpack? Did they think to bring a cart? Is the trek back home easy to get their goods back or do they lose some along the way?
6 - First Aid
Disaster strikes while exploring with a friend and your companion is in need of aid.
✧ Draw or write about your monster taking care of a sick or injured companion.
Another monster (Foundation/NPC/Player owned), a Handler, or another ARPG creature must be present in your entry (50%+ visible, 200+ words)
✧ Draw or write about your Monster learning to tell different footprints apart.
You monsters first time seeing the outer world!
✧ Draw or write about your monster exploring their home with their parent / guardian/ handler.
Another monster or handler must be included (50%+ visible in illustrations)
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2 - Hungry bellies
Food is always needed for survival, and your Monster is hungry!
✧ Draw or write about your Monster finding food.
Do they have to hunt on their own or does their parent teach them? Or maybe their handler feeds them?
Do they hunt alone or with others? Are they good at finding food or do they have to scavenge for scraps?
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5 - Friend or Foe
Making new friends is hard for some, but easy for others!
✧ Draw or write about your Monster attempting to make a new friend.
How do the Monsters react? Do they make friends with the one another or do they become enemies?
Another monster must be included in the submission (50%+ visible in illustrations)
Basic Hygiene
✧ Draw or write about your monster learning to take care of their skin/fur by having a bath or grooming, or learning how to brush their teeth.
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Young Prompts
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3 - A place to call home
The perfect place to sleep, or live, can be hard to find.
✧Draw or write about your Monster making their first nest or den.
Do they find it in the wild, or does their handler or parent make it for them?
4 - Territorial
A home is meant to be a safe place for your Monster. But someone, or something, has entered without permission…
✧ Draw or write about your Monster encountering another creature in their territory for the first time.
How do they react? Do they chase the monster off or do they make friends with the creature? Perhaps they're nervous and decide to watch from a safe distance, hoping that the intruder will leave...
Another monster, OC, other ARPG creature or handler must be included in the submission (50%+ visible in illustrations)
1 - Storms a brewing
A bad storm has started up and your monster finds themselves far from home. They'd better get out of the rain before they get sick!
✧ Draw or write about your monster finding shelter. Do they build their own or find an already made shelter? Is their shelter safe and secure or flooding?
2 - Starting Small
Your monsters first hunt! It's better to start off small and go for easy prey first.
✧ Draw or write about your monster hunting a small prey animal (mice, shrews, rabbits, squirrels, etc.)
Was the hunt a success or did their prey escape?
Another type of meal
✧ Draw or write about your monster finding another food source to temporarily quell their hunger.
Vaiverns - fruit
Drae - nuts and fruit
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Adult Prompts
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7 - Natural Disaster
Sometimes nature has a way of forcing people and Monsters from their homes, be it a forest fire, flood, or earthquake. Can your Monster adapt to the situation, or is it time to move on?
✧ Draw or write about your Monster dealing with a natural disaster attempting to threaten their home.
Are they forced to leave, or do they manage to keep their home safe?
8 - New Skill
Learning something new can be very helpful when living on your own, or when helping others complete tasks.
✧ Draw or write about your Monster learning a new skill.
Maybe they've decided to take up Fishing or Gardening, or perhaps they're great at finding gemstones and treasure!
3 - Dangerous Game
✧ Draw or write about your Monster tracking or fighting dangerous prey.
Must be one of the following Fauna Monsters - Rotabone, Bone Hag,
4 -
✧ Draw or write about your Monster following a trail (a distinct path left in an area by another monster), inspecting a large Burrow, or inspecting signs of other monster activity in the area - claw marks on trees, shed scales, bone piles, etc.
5 -
✧ Draw or write about your Monster inspecting a cave for a nest.
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Any Age Prompts
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9 - First Contact
The first meeting between your Monster and their handler is an important one regardless if it was a good or bad moment.
✧ Draw or write about your Monster having their first interaction with humanoids.
Were they raised by them as a baby? Captured in a trap? Or perhaps rescued from an injury and nursed back to health?
Handler must be included in the submission (50%+ visible in illustrations)
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10 - City Life
Humanoids have a different way of life than most monsters are used to, especially those from the wild. How does your Monster they take to living in towns or cities?
✧ Draw or write about your Monster getting used to humanoid customs / life in a town or city.
Does your Monster attempt to help with household chores or spend their day exploring the city streets? Do they enjoy their time in the city or yearn to return to the wilderness?
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11 - Reflective Nature
Occasionally, humanoids need help from their Monsters. Is yours up for the task?
✧ Draw or write about your Monster caring for a humanoid(s).
Does your Monster help them with an errand, or protect their land from an unwanted guest? Perhaps even just giving them comfort when they are sad would help, too!
Handler / Humanoid character must be included (50%+ visible in illustrations)
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12 - All that Glitters
Living with humanoids gives your Monster access to luxuries that it wouldn't have in the wild, especially if they live in a big city!
✧ Draw or write about your Monster enjoying their favourite man-made luxury. Is it something simple like a thick blanket, or something expensive like fancy jewelry? High quality foods, air conditioning, or maybe even a view of a location that they normally wouldn't be able to live in!
1 - Battle Born
How did your monster become interested in fighting? Did they enjoy watching fights in the wild or attending stadium battles? Were they attacked as a pup and wanted to become stronger? Or maybe they come from a line of battle champions!
✧ Draw or write about how your monster became interested in battling other monsters.
2 - Practice makes Perfect
Learning to battle is hard work, especially on your own. Does your Monster practice with battle dummies or an experienced partner? Do they practice alone under the watchful eye of a parent, or are they guided by friends?
✧ Draw or write about your monster learning different techniques that come with battling and practice fighting.
Another monster (Foundation/NPC/Player owned) or a Handler must be present in your entry (50%+ visible, 200+ words)
3 - First Fight
✧ Draw or write about your monster having their first real battle against another monster.
Another monster (Foundation/NPC/Player owned) must be present (50%+ visible, 200+ words)
4 - On the Mend
Its easy to receive injuries while battling others and hunting large, dangerous prey, but can be rather difficult to care for such wounds...
✧ Draw or write about your monster tending to their wounds after a fight. Have they ever had to tend to their wounds before or is this their first time? Are they able to patch themselves up or do they need to seek out help from others?
3 - Inexperienced Forager
There's a large variety of plant life in the land, but not all are safe to touch or eat! When collecting plants it's important to know which ones are safe and which ones are harmful.
✧ Draw or write about your monster experiencing the side effects of gathering the wrong plant. Do they break out in hives? Does their skin or fur change colours? Or did they notice their error before touching it?
4 - Hidden Rarities
✧ Draw or write about your monster searching for a rare plant or gemstone. Do they manage to find a rare one, or do they end up with basic plants / gemstones?
One of the following plants / gemstones must be visible or mentioned in the submission -
5 - Full Inventory
When finding good loot while exploring it's easy to get carried away and collect more than one can carry.
✧ Draw or write about your monster learning to carry a heavy load of goods. Do they carry all of their loot in safely secured saddle bags or do they struggle with an overflowing backpack? Did they think to bring a cart? Is the trek back home easy to get their goods back or do they lose some along the way?
6 - First Aid
Disaster strikes while exploring with a friend and your companion is in need of aid.
✧ Draw or write about your monster taking care of a sick or injured companion.
Another monster (Foundation/NPC/Player owned), a Handler, or another ARPG creature must be present in your entry (50%+ visible, 200+ words)
✧ Draw or write about your Monster learning to tell different footprints apart.