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I know that there have been some writing exercises earlier in the year, but that was more for self improvement than anything else. This is a gift swap, along the lines of the Charnival, and the Masquerade. (Not like the Tournament, as that was more of a contest than a cooperative swap).\n\n[b]Preface:[/b] Any questions you want to ask, just ask in the comments section, and I'll add them to the info here with an answer so they are easy to find. Think of it as a community FAQ that we're all going to ask. No question is silly. :)\nSo What's this one going to be like? It's going to be a lot of fun.\n\nWhat -is- a Gift swap, and how does it work?\nA gift swap is sort of like a SEcret Santa - a bunch of people sign up, and are randomly assigned to each other as targets. You make a gift for your target. Really simple, really. Since we're in a big fandom with a huge variety of interests, skills, and aptitudes for this sort of thing, we've kind of developd different styles for each event to make it interesting. This one is no different!\n\nHere's the more developed setup:\n\n1st - Participants who would like to make a gift for someone (and receive one in turn) will fill out a google doc form. Those are all confidential and kept between me and maybe one or two other people who I trust inherently to be discrete with the information on it. On the form you will fill out an email address I can easily contact you at - (or barring email, a website, instant messenger, SMS number, etc) - and what sort of thing you are willing to do as a gift, and what sort of things you are willing to involve in it and what you are not. For example, if you are very well known in the fandom for drawing porn of muscled guys helplessly bound and gagged, you would probably put something along the lines of [i]\"One inked drawing of One character in a heavy bondage situation. Muscles, males, Leather, gags, bondage, piss, and scalies are a plus. I'm not interested in cigars, scat, or tentacles.\"[/i] Or, if you are a literary sort, you could say, [i]\"A four page (or longer) story of your character or characters, up to three involved, in a scene involving vore, inflation, and/or popcorn. I don't like writing about homosexual activity, bodily fluids, or ungulates.\"[/i] Both of these express what is on the table, and what is NOT on the table. \n\nAfter that, I'll make another form, with the anonymous Offers all listed out. You go through, and you select any of the offers you would be interested in receiving. This will (again) be anonymous, because this isn't about trying to cherry pick the best deal from the best participants, it's about receiving a gift from a person who's generous like you and willing to make you something. :) As you choose the offers you like, you'll also be given the chance to give a quick summary of the guidelines you would like them to follow in their gift. \n\nFor example, let's take a look at that artist from earlier, the one who likes tying up dudes. You could say, [i]\"I have a horse character (link) who I would love to see tied up in some precarious situation involving gags and tentacles.\" [/i] The artist would be fine with all of that except the tentacles (which they said they didn't want to do). They would take your suggestion and do what they want with it. The spirit of the swap would suggest that they do the parts of your request that they are interested in, and just ignore the tentacles part. The spirit of the swap would also suggest you be happy with the gift you get, even if it's not what you envisioned in your head when you put the suggestion - it's a gift, after all, not a commission.\n\nAnd of course you would get the same suggestion with your offer and it would be up to you to make a gift suitable for such a suggestion. \n\nI hope I'm not getting too wordy on this, it is rather late at night. \n\nMoving on past the mechanics, let's touch on the Theme!\n\nThis swap will be based on the premise of Charnivale Cruise Lines! That's right, we're going on an adventure into the big blue sea! Only of course you can take the theme any way you want to - the cruise ship could be in outerspace. It could be wrecked on a strange island - taken over by lusty pirates - or find out what happens in the Bermuda Triangle (Legend has it that something makes everyone's underwear disappear!). I'll post up some suggestions but the point of the theme isn't to restrict, it's to inspire. \n\nThere's going to be some other new features which I'll explain later, so stay tuned.\n\nOh, and just so I make sure this is clear, this swap is not going to be designated specifically towards any fetish or kink. :) I'm actually hoping to broaden it out a good bit, which means two things: A) Everyone (Everyone!) is welcome, and B) You should be specific about what you WANT to do and what you do NOT want to do when you sign up, to prevent you from getting requests you are really uncomfortable with.\n\nRated mature because generally speaking the gifts involved will be violent or pornographic enough that I am going to say no minors can sign up. :)\n\nCharacter images were created by :Beachfoxtreme: for the Clean Up picture at the end of the Masquerade in 2010. :) \n", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Hey All!

Welcome to 2012's first gift swap! I know that there have been some writing exercises earlier in the year, but that was more for self improvement than anything else. This is a gift swap, along the lines of the Charnival, and the Masquerade. (Not like the Tournament, as that was more of a contest than a cooperative swap).

Preface: Any questions you want to ask, just ask in the comments section, and I'll add them to the info here with an answer so they are easy to find. Think of it as a community FAQ that we're all going to ask. No question is silly. :)
So What's this one going to be like? It's going to be a lot of fun.

What -is- a Gift swap, and how does it work?
A gift swap is sort of like a SEcret Santa - a bunch of people sign up, and are randomly assigned to each other as targets. You make a gift for your target.  Really simple, really. Since we're in a big fandom with a huge variety of interests, skills, and aptitudes for this sort of thing, we've kind of developd different styles for each event to make it interesting. This one is no different!

Here's the more developed setup:

1st - Participants who would like to make a gift for someone (and receive one in turn) will fill out a google doc form. Those are all confidential and kept between me and maybe one or two other people who I trust inherently to be discrete with the information on it. On the form you will fill out an email address I can easily contact you at - (or barring email, a website, instant messenger, SMS number, etc) - and what sort of thing you are willing to do as a gift, and what sort of things you are willing to involve in it and what you are not. For example, if you are very well known in the fandom for drawing porn of muscled guys helplessly bound and gagged, you would probably put something along the lines of "One inked drawing of One character in a heavy bondage situation. Muscles, males, Leather, gags, bondage, piss, and scalies are a plus. I'm not interested in cigars, scat, or tentacles." Or, if you are a literary sort, you could say, "A four page (or longer) story of your character or characters, up to three involved, in a scene involving vore, inflation, and/or popcorn. I don't like writing about homosexual activity, bodily fluids, or ungulates."  Both of these express what is on the table, and what is NOT on the table.

After that, I'll make another form, with the anonymous Offers all listed out. You go through, and you select any of the offers you would be interested in receiving. This will (again) be anonymous, because this isn't about trying to cherry pick the best deal from the best participants, it's about receiving a gift from a person who's generous like you and willing to make you something. :) As you choose the offers you like, you'll also be given the chance to give a quick summary of the guidelines you would like them to follow in their gift.

For example, let's take a look at that artist from earlier, the one who likes tying up dudes. You could say, "I have a horse character (link) who I would love to see tied up in some precarious situation involving gags and tentacles." The artist would be fine with all of that except the tentacles (which they said they didn't want to do). They would take your suggestion and do what they want with it. The spirit of the swap would suggest that they do the parts of your request that they are interested in, and just ignore the tentacles part. The spirit of the swap would also suggest you be happy with the gift you get, even if it's not what you envisioned in your head when you put the suggestion - it's a gift, after all, not a commission.

And of course you would get the same suggestion with your offer and it would be up to you to make a gift suitable for such a suggestion.

I hope I'm not getting too wordy on this, it is rather late at night.

Moving on past the mechanics, let's touch on the Theme!

This swap will be based on the premise of Charnivale Cruise Lines! That's right, we're going on an adventure into the big blue sea! Only of course you can take the theme any way you want to - the cruise ship could be in outerspace. It could be wrecked on a strange island - taken over by lusty pirates - or find out what happens in the Bermuda Triangle (Legend has it that something makes everyone's underwear disappear!). I'll post up some suggestions but the point of the theme isn't to restrict, it's to inspire.

There's going to be some other new features which I'll explain later, so stay tuned.

Oh, and just so I make sure this is clear, this swap is not going to be designated specifically towards any fetish or kink. :) I'm actually hoping to broaden it out a good bit, which means two things: A) Everyone (Everyone!) is welcome, and B) You should be specific about what you WANT to do and what you do NOT want to do when you sign up, to prevent you from getting requests you are really uncomfortable with.

Rated mature because generally speaking the gifts involved will be violent or pornographic enough that I am going to say no minors can sign up. :)

Character images were created by :Beachfoxtreme: for the Clean Up picture at the end of the Masquerade in 2010. :)
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