#bonus badges

[merlinbingo]

It's March, and this month we're celebrating female characters!

There's some fabulous women in the show, and we want to see them front and centre in your fills! Draw your favourite of Gwen or Morgana's outfits! Rewrite an episode from Sophia or Vivian's point of view! Delve deep into Morgause's motivations! Imagine Hunith's trials and tribulations as she raises Merlin!

Not enough choices there? Elena and Grunhilda, Lady Helen and the unnamed woman who takes her place, Queen Annis, Mithian, Alice, Nimueh, Catrina, Sefa, Kara… The list goes on, and we want to see your fills about any or all of them, no matter how big or small a role they have in the show!

We're happy for you to create bonus badge fills about either cis or trans women, but only characters who are female in the show will count towards this badge.

So, what are you waiting for? Get creating!

Round Five Sign Ups are Open

Merlin Bingo is back and round five is now up and running!

You can sign up HERE!

Please use this form to let us know about your fills.

What is Merlin Bingo?

Merlin Bingo is a low-pressure, fun Merlin fest for writers, artists, podficers, gif-makers, craftspeople or anyone else who wants to create something for the Merlin fandom.

Sign up to get a personalised and individually-tailored bingo card of prompts. Fill one square to get a participation badge, or more to get a bingo badge or blackout badge. You can also earn bonus badges each month. Do as many or few fills as you want. Cross-posting with other fests is welcome (if the other fest allows). This round runs to 30th November 2025.

Want to know more about how it all works? Check out the FAQs.

We have a friendly discord server which you can join if you want. You'll get an invite link when you sign up.

Any questions, please ask here or email us at merlinmodsbingo at gmail dot com

Sign up here. We look forward to having you join us!

[alphabetofwhump]

Prompts, rules and bonus badge categories!

Hi! So, I've decided to run a whump event in September. See below for the prompts, rules and information about bonus badges (plain text below the cut).

Prompts

A is for Apology

B is for Bawl

C is for Collar

D is for Discipline

E is for Emotion

F is for Food

G is for Gag

H is for Home

I is for Illness

J is for Job

K is for Kneel

L is for Lies

M is for Memory

N is for Name

O is for Obedience

P is for Pet

Q is for Quiet

R is for Reinforcement

S is for Shelter

T is for Training

U is for Uniform

V is for Vivisection

W is for Water

X is for X-ray

Y is for You

Z is for Zip

Bonus:

0-9

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non-Latin characters

Rules

You can use any media, and any length/size

No AI

NSFWhump is allowed - please tag accordingly!

You can fill as little or as many of the prompts as you like, in any order

Prompts can be combined or filled multiple times

For bonus prompts: you can use any number, symbol or non-Latin character respectively as your prompt - please mention which character etc it is!

Tag fills with #alphabetwhump and #alphabetwhump24

There is an AO3 collection: Alphabet of Whump 2024, or aow24

The event runs 1 - 31 September

Fill in the Google form after the event to be added to the Hall of Fame

There will be bonus badges!

Bonus badges

Participant

Completionist (Fill all 26 main prompts)

Bonus blast (Fill all bonus prompts)

Made a word! (Spell a word with your fills (eg if you filled water, home, uniform, memory, pet = WHUMP) (can include bonus fills))

Completionist+ (Fill all main + bonus prompts)

To claim, tick the appropriate box/es on the form after the event. I'll add you to the appropriate section of the Hall of Fame and you’ll receive it there!

[denamelesshuman]

Gojo: don't mind me here smirking while staring at Yuji's ass while I pound on him outside the camera angle, it's the officials that let me.

[gaystims]

BSD kitty badges by Us

Art/badges are by Sugaarloaf on etsy, please support the original artist

[deus-ex-mona]

she’s finally here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jacksonscouts]

Collect Your First Badge:

Did you comment a thumbs up on the Pledge post? You have now joined the Baby Girl ranks! Collect your badge:

How do I "collect" a badge?

Simple! Just DM @jacksonscouts the picture/name of the badge. That's how we'll keep a tally of your badges.

Example of collecting a badge:

List of Badges

Scout Ranks

[beatsyncer]

My little vocaloid handbag that goes on adventures with me 🎵 Miku with negi charm is by @ rayultii on ig

[bonuscatart]

I thought the Top Poster Club badge happened on the 101st post instead of the 100th but anywho--

Rofl appreciation post

[kosakashuntaro]

btw i was amused cuz there was someone who entered the oresama teacher merch lottery 500 times (approx $2688 USD), presumably to get the signed tsubaki goods, but this other guy was selling original tsubaki artwork for only $350 USD lol

[echo-starflower]

If you get this, answer w/ three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs. anon or not, doesn’t matter, let’s get to know the person behind the blog!

Hello!!!! Thank you for the ask mystery person!! ^w^

Three fun facts about me! o(^���^)o

1. I play three different instruments! In order of proficiency: Piano, Ukulele, and Ocarina! I’m also learning guitar and violin! though out of all music things singing is my favorite haha! (I also play kazoo and ottamatone but both of those are just for the memes heh)

2. I’ve been playing dungeons and dragons since I was 11! I learned at hacker camp and went back home bursting with energy at the idea of getting to wield magic and go on adventures with my friends! Been playing regularly since then and it’s led to meeting so many fascinating people world wide I never would have otherwise! Including my best friend!

And finally 3! I have dyed my hair 11 times! (Not counting touch ups) it’s been pink 6 times (including currently!) purple 2 times and blue three! (Does blue count if it always turns out greenish gray? /silly)

[merlinbingo]

Bonus badge amnesty posting!

Lovely people, I am so sorry for the delay. Because this is incredibly late, we're going to extend the bonus badge amnesty period until the middle of January!

Maybe you had no idea what to create for one of the bonus themes during the round. Maybe you had an excellent idea but life got on top of you and you never got it finished. Whatever the reason, this is one last chance to earn yourself one of the bonus badges.

You don't even have to have participated in the round - all you have to do is fill out this form!

For anyone who needs a reminder, the bonus themes are as follows:

February/March - fusions and crossovers

April/May - hurting and healing

June/July - pride (both disability and LGBTQ+)

August/September - drabbles, lineart, and other unusual mediums

October/November - rarepairs and minor characters

[subarashiihibi]

I got this cute corkboard from daiso a while back and decided to use it to finally make a shizaya itaboard^_^ all the fanmerch I’ve gotten is so cute… 🥺🙏

[lyriumsings]

i’ve tried every option to keep bobby from roasting this poor harriet lady and every single time he drags her thru the mud i cannot why is bobby so fuckinh funny

[noisester]

"Let him cook."

[gaystims]

"In bio" pins by brittlebonesko

[jacksonscouts]

Hey, Scouts! The answer is below the cut! As well as a joke 😂

Answer: District Attorney!

Ellie(getting hair cut): So was this your job back then or something?

Maria: No, I was an assistant district attorney out of Omaha, Nebraska.

Rutina is a great actress for adding heart to Maria's character because that line reads like Maria's a sentient robot. 😂

Hope you got it right, Scouts!