#SemiOpen Species

[j3sterth1ngz]

My creature, Miami, rocking the barbie movie fit for Halloween. Her design was made by mikeyway on TH

Really hoping I did the cw tags right

[bunga-simpur]

Updating NPC ref

Just updated some of Vrynaga NPC's ref sheet 🥹💞

[vrynaga]

A Visit From The Lust Tribe

The Lust Tribe Leader have visited to Asorium along with their beloved tribe members to celebrate the month of love!~

Join Vrynaga Discord to participate in the event!

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Black-throated Magpie-Jay

Photo: Ad Konings

"Spectacular, large, and very long-tailed jay of tropical lowland forest, plantations, and semiopen areas with hedges and tall trees; ranges from humid to fairly dry areas. Usually in small groups and can be surprisingly inconspicuous if feeding quietly. At other times, unavoidably noisy and impossible to overlook. No similar species in range: note crest, black face and throat, and very long, white-edged tail that flows out behind in flight."

- eBird

[razzdrgn]

hot take but protogens as a species rub me the wrong way bc it buys into the idea that u cant just make ur fursona be whatever the hell you want

like i dont buy into this open closed semiopen semiclosed whatever species bullshit bc its stupid? yall should just be allowed to make your fursona whatever the hell you want regardless of what people say

like if you wanna be a protogen good on u! but like dont forget its YOUR character its YOUR fursona you can do WHATEVER YOU WANT with them. nobody can stop you. what are they gonna do, report you to the furry cops?? the art police??? they cant dmca your ass over your ass so do whatever u want baybee

[rateyourspecies]

Rules post!

Hey, I'm Aso!

To keep this short and sweet, I'm setting up ground rules. Especially considering I know some folks will try to cross this into the drama blog sphere.

This is purely for ARPGs(art roleplaying games) and original species! Do not send in unrelated content

Anon is allowed only for reviews from people in the CS, OS, and ARPGs that wish to stay anonymous. I will turn off anon if this is abused to spread gossip.

It is preferred if species owners send their own species/ARPGs in for my own ratings.

All species sent in must be viewable without joining a discord server. I can only join so many discords. This means that if you send in a discord-only species, it will not be rated.

All reveiws and rating are to be taken with a grain of salt.

I will not be hosting any PSAs. Nor will I be entertaining any claims of wrongdoing. This is not the space for it.

In fact, any ask that's 'x did y' or just 'x is a mean poopyhead' will be deleted. It's not constructive and helps noone.

On that note: gossip, slurs, aggressiveness, insulting, and namecalling will get deleted. Keep things neutral.

I will also answer questions.

In regards to my own species reveiws, I will be sticking purely to mechanical judgements. Specifically, how the species looks to someone clicking on it for the first time. my rating system is the same as from the toyhou.se thread.

Info on my ratings will be under the cut, as well as info to include when sending a species or ARPG in to review.

Original species

Species sent in for rating will be judged by the following, on a 1-5 scale

Affordability(adopts) - How affordable official adopts appear to be(0 being that you can expect to pay close to 4 digit sums, 5 being that the adopts hover around 2 digit sums in IRL currency) Afordability(MYOS) - How affordable MYOs are(See above, however, this will also look at species currency, too. 0 means the species has no MYOs(such as open species)) Ease of entry - How easy it is to join in (0 being that you could take 6 or more months to get a character without buying an adopt, 5 being that you're able to get a MYO almost immediately) Prompt payouts - How balanced the payouts for prompts are (0 being that there's no prompts at all, 5 being that prompts are balanced) Art payouts - How decent art payouts are outside of prompt art(0 being that there' no art payout outside prompt art, 5 being that they're generous) Ease of use - How easy it is to participate(0 being that onboarding is complex or confusing, 5 being that your grandma could figure it out) Ease of voiding - How easy it is to get a character taken out of the species(0 being that you cannot void your characters at all, 5 being that you can easily take your characters out without doing much more than asking they get deleted from the species databanks) Activities - If there's any activities outside of doing prompts or if there's events. (0 being no events or non-art activities, 5 being that there's frequent, balanced events or non art activities)

I need the following to rate a species:

The species name(or name of the species group)

A link to the species group(no discord servers!)(It has to be publicly viewable)

Whether the species is open, semiopen, or closed(If MYOs are involved in any way, it's closed)

ARPGs

ARPGs that do not involve original species will only be judged by Ease or Entry, Ease of Use, Prompt Payouts, Art Payouts, Ease of Voiding, and Activities, but still will use the 0-5 scale.

These include: Fandom ARPGs, Animal ARPGs, Genre-based ARPGs, basically ARPGs that are not focused on/limited to original species.

For regular ARPGs, I need the following:

ARPG name

Link to the ARPG(Again, no discord servers)

Regardless of if it's an original species or a nonspecies ARPG, I will be tagging with the species/ARPG name and a few descriptive tags for ease of searching. I will also be tagging with #rateyourspecies for tag blocking purposes.

[rupertdriggs]

Semiopen robot species :]]]

[indominusart]

Ciel, my Dreamcatcher (Species by Midnight197)

[snappydragonier]

＊ The one thing I forgot to mention is that Douglas is pretty tall. Like you’d pass him and make note of it. 🌲

＊ Douglas is a Nekadap! Please check out the group on deviantart. It’s just getting started and there’s an MYO event for new members

https://www.deviantart.com/snowbein/art/Nekadap-Free-MYO-event-805727096

[rufliec]

Auction is being held on DA! https://www.deviantart.com/rufliec/art/Strawberry-Beignet-Munjin-OPEN-841397754?ga_submit_new=10%3A1589214231&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1| Also be sure to join the discord where events are being held for these little guys! discord.gg/43Wb73P

[bunga-simpur]

Updating Reference Sheets

Updating some reference sheet for Vrynagas and as well as making a new reference sheet for the mascot, Peace uwu

If you're interested in knowing the species you could go to Vrynaga Discord

[vrynaga]

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[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Orange-fronted Parakeet

Photo: Peter Wilton

"Parakeets are fairly small parrots, usually with a relatively long and somewhat pointed tail. This species is fairly common in tropical lowlands, mainly in semiopen areas with scattered trees, woodlands, and locally in towns and suburban areas. Often in small flocks or in pairs."

- eBird

[csmeaner]

I'm a CS owner and looking at blogs like this keeps me humble. I do most of the work. My staff is all volunteers and mostly just do adopts(And they keep all money earned). I try to make it so that you can earn MYOs without paying me a single dime. I actively allow people to make unofficial designs. Any graphics my admins do for the group, I've paid them for. And I've been starting to transition the CS to open or semiopen because what the big guys do with CS makes me sad.

that’s good almost as if the idea of a closed species is not user-friendly from the get-go due to the artificial difficulty in joining

[cool-critters]

Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)

The Patagonian mara is a relatively large rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis. This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal is found in open and semiopen habitats in Argentina, including large parts of Patagonia. It is monogamous, but often breeds in warrens shared by several pairs. The average Patagonian mara has a head and body length of 69–75 cm with a tail of 4–5 cm.They prefer to live in habitats with shrub cover, but they also inhabit overgrazed and barren soils in the Monte Desert biome. They have adapted well to a cursorial lifestyle on the open plains and steppe, with long legs, reduced clavicle, and well-developed sensory organs making them capable of running and communicating in these open habitats. When running, maras have been compared to deer and antelope. Maras are largely herbivorous. They feed primarily on green vegetation and fruit. Maras are primarily diurnal and around 46% of their daily activities involve feeding. Patagonian maras are considered to be a near threatened species.

photo credits: Luis Argerich, Jastrow, Postdlf

[ainawgsd]

The common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a large icterid found in large numbers through much of North America. This bird is a permanent resident in much of its range. Northern birds migrate in flocks to the Southeastern United States.

Adult common grackles measure from 11 to 13 inches in length, span 14–18 inches across the wings, and weigh 74–142 g. The male, which averages 122 g, is larger than the female, at an average of 94 g. Adults have a long, dark bill, pale yellowish eyes, and a long tail; their feathers appear black with purple, green, or blue iridescence on the head, and primarily bronze sheen in the body plumage. Adult females, beyond being smaller, are usually less iridescent; their tails in particular are shorter, and unlike the males, do not keel (display a longitudinal ridge) in flight and are brown with no purple or blue gloss. Juveniles are brown with dark brown eyes.

The breeding habitat is open and semiopen areas across North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The nest is a well-concealed cup in dense trees (particularly pine) or shrubs, usually near water; sometimes, the common grackle nests in cavities or in man-made structures. It often nests in colonies, some being quite large.

The common grackle forages on the ground, in shallow water, or in shrubs; it may steal food from other birds. It is omnivorous, eating insects, minnows, frogs, eggs, berries, seeds, grain, and even small birds and mice. Grackles prefer to eat from the ground at bird feeders, making scattered seed an excellent choice of food for them. Grackles can be regularly seen foraging for insects, especially after a lawn trimming.

Along with some other species of grackles, the common grackle is known to practice "anting", rubbing insects on its feathers possibly to apply liquids such as formic acid secreted by the insects.

The range of this bird expanded west as forests were cleared. In some areas, it is now considered a pest by farmers because of its large numbers and fondness for grain. Unlike many birds, the grackle benefits from the expansion of human populations due to its resourceful and opportunistic nature. Common grackles are considered a serious threat to crops by some, and notoriously difficult to exterminate and usually require the use of hawks or similar large birds of prey. Despite a currently robust population, a recent study by the National Audubon Society indicated that populations had declined by 61% to a population of 73 million from historic highs of over 190 million birds.