General Event Rules

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Respect your opponent's boundaries and only create content for them that they approve of. When in doubt, ask them if they're comfortable with your idea, or don't create that content at all.
 

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All creations submitted must be created by you during the timeframe of the event. You are not allowed to submit creations made prior to the event, or ask to submit after the event deadline.
 

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You must include content warnings on the content if it is applicable on Hubs and submissions, especially when involving Dead Dove or potentially triggering content.

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Submit your attacks using the submissions database provided for the event. Any other methods of submission won't count towards the event goals.

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For your points to count towards the event goals, both you and your opponent must be signed up for a team and have the attacked characters listed in their Blorbo Hub.

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No AI-generated content is allowed to be posted as a submission, or in your Character Hubs as reference material. Please see Rule 15 in our >Rules<.

Submission Rules

Points for CreativeClash are >listed here<.

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Submissions must be posted on the submissions database created for the event.
Images must be posted to a valid off-site image host; links to images hosted by Discord are invalid as submissions.

 

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Submissions must have each of the required fields filled out, with further information provided in the fields where it is requested. If anything is missing, a Staff member will comment on the submission to request that you edit the post before it is counted.
 

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Submissions must include warnings for content where appropriate. In general, it's better to include too many warnings than not enough.
 

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Submissions must involve at least one canon character that your opponent has listed on their Blorbo Hub. You may include a canon character from your own Blorbo Hub as long as your opponent allows it.

 

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Submissions involving OCs must involve at least one OC that doesn't belong to you, and have less or equal presence as the canon characters involved, otherwise the submission won't count for points.

 

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Characters involved in submissions must be fictional characters, either canon or original. We don't allow real people to be depicted in submissions (characters from live action media are fine). Please see our FAQ relating to canon characters below.

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We allow collaborative submissions only if all collaborators are on the same team. When posting a collaborative submission, you must list all collaborators, and a breakdown explaining which user did what part.

Questions Regarding Canon Characters and Attacks

Here are common questions or situations regarding canon characters and what is considered 'canon' for BlorboBash.

 

What is the rule on including 'player characters' from video games who don't have a set appearance/name?

Customisable player characters from video games would be considered original for the purposes of our events.

Examples:

• Aether/Lumine from Genshin Impact would be allowed as they are canon characters, even if the player acts as them and can rename them.
• The Warrior of Light from Final Fantasy XIV is not allowed as it is a fully customisable character you can create, however Meteor/Ardbert would be considered canon as he is a canonical character in the FFXIV story.
• Red from Pokemon is a canon character, but your Pokemon trainer who is inspired by him would be their own character.

 

If multiple people have the same character on their hubs, can I attack them all with one submission?

You must draw or depict the character separately, at least once, for each person you list as a target. 

You may draw all instances of the same character into a single submission only if all targets are okay with being included in mass attacks/group submissions. Additionally, when submitting a group attack, each instance of the character must be clearly identified individually with the specific user they're for. If you do not label your targets, your submission may be rejected.

 

Can I post a character who is based off of a canon character but isn't actually canon?

In a reversal of our usual Clash rules regarding canon-inspired characters, BlorboBash is all about canon characters! If your canon-based character is very clearly an 'alternate universe' take on a canon character, they are allowed. (See below for clarification on headcanons.) If your canon-based character is more of an original character that simply draws some inspiration from the canon character, they will likely not be allowed.

We encourage people to include information on the character's profile to explain who they are to make this clear to everyone, and to ensure they don't get mixed up.

We do not moderate visual similarities as we trust our community to follow our rules. We reserve the right to take down profiles we believe have been made in bad faith.

 

Would my headcanons be considered canon, or original content? May I request that my headcanons be included?

See the above question regarding what we consider to be canon vs an original character for more detailed info; in general, if you have headcanons for a character that is otherwise canon in profile, design, and setting, we would consider this to still be canon!
You may certainly ask for your headcanons to be included in attacks for you! If you'd prefer to only receive attacks that include your headcanon(s), we request that you state as such on your Blorbo Hub.

 

Can I submit an attack with my OC and my friend's canon character?

Submissions involving OCs must both feature at least one canon character, and at least one canon character that is listed by an opponent on their hub.
Without these two, they don't count for points.

 

What qualifies as "canon" when it comes to small-time works, such as webcomics, self-published games, NPCs from game mods, and the like?

If a game, comic, cartoon, or any other media is posted to a collective publishing site for that media, then it is considered 'canon enough' for you to list characters from.
This includes (but is not limited to) characters from anything published on platforms like Roblox, Webtoon, Itch.io, CurseForge, ComicFury, Nexus Mods, Tapas, self-published books, or even original fiction from Archive Of Our Own (AO3).

If the comic/game/series/etc is published exclusively to social media and/or an art gallery site (Twitter/X, Bsky, Tumblr, Mastodon, FurAffinity, etc), then we consider this to be a personal project or art and therefore it is not 'canon enough'. You may not list characters from these on your Blorbo Hub.

 

Can I post a submission where a character is interacting with a real person?

All characters involved in submissions must be fictional characters, whether canon or original.

We don't have issue with anyone who indulges in real-person fiction (RPF), however for the event we don't allow submissions involving real people. This extends to content creators, such as YouTubers and streamers. While we allow pairings involving characters from live action media, we not allow depictions of the actors portraying them.

If you're unsure, please feel free to ask for our opinion via the >Help Forum<, social media DMs, or via Discord.

Examples:

• Deadpool is allowed, Ryan Reynolds is not
• Caleb Widogast is allowed, Liam O'Brien is not
• Steve Harrington is allowed, Joe Keery is not
• Wednesday Addams is allowed, Jenna Ortega is not

 

Can I list a streamer's game avatar, a Youtube rantsona, a popular fursona, or similar on my Blorbo hub?

Generally speaking: No. In cases where a character is intended to be a real person's direct proxy or avatar based on themselves, this is considered too close to our restriction on RPF for Clash events (see the question above). This is not allowed no matter how famous, popular, or how many followers a streamer/YouTuber/artist/content creator might have.

Avatars that are not direct representations of the individual in questions, such as Vtubers or k-pop mascots, will be regarded on a case-by-case basis. Reach out to us to ask for sure before listing them on your Blorbo Hub.

 

I want to list a canon character, but the creator has asked people not to create certain types of fanworks. Can I still list them?

Please respect the creator's wishes when it comes to boundaries they have set for fanworks of their creations, and reflect their boundaries in your permissions for that particular character.
For example, if Blorbin the Bunnyboy's creator does not want fans creating art or fic with Blorbin's species or gender changed, we expect that you will also have "Please do not change his gender or species" in your Red/Limits in your permissions for Blorbin.

As such, we will assume that our users are following their creators' requests to the best of their knowledge. If it is brought to our attention that a user is requesting content that a canon IP holder disallows, we will ask that user to remove their request and reflect the creator/owner's boundaries.

If you are the creator and/or IP holder of a canon character and you wish to contact us about this policy, email us at [email protected] with the title "Canon Character Boundaries".

Characters inspired by Canon Characters

We understand that people have characters which are inspired by canon characters, including fictives and kinsonas.

The chart below is help you determine whether or not we might consider your OC to be an original character or a canon character for the purposes of BlorboBash.

This generally depends on two main factors - appearance and backstory. Is their appearance wildly different from their canon appearance, or is it very similar? Do they have the same backstory and personality, or has it been completely changed?

You can place your character on this chart to see where they fit.
Characters falling in the cyan and yellow sections are allowed. If they fall in the pink section, please ask us for clarification. If they fall in the navy section, they are not allowed for BlorboBash.

There is a thread in the >Help & Support< forum specifically for asking about these kinds of characters, and if they would be allowed to be listed for the event. (This is only visible to logged in members)

A blank version of this chart is >here< if you'd like to place your own characters on it.