Welcome to the application section. In this area you will be able to see which applications are currently open, what are their rules, and how to submit them. Please be reminded that any application may be rejected for any reason.
It is highly recommended that you have your own personal copy of your application on a word pad, google drive, or use any other way to save a personal copy in the unlikely case that your application is rejected and deleted before you have time to save it.
To submit an application, please read the main rules, writing tips, and then the section you wish to submit to carefully before you submit anything to the cosmosdex. It is absolutely important that you read the main rules no matter what application you submit, as when you submit any application you are saying you not only read, but agree to its rules. If it is found that any application you submitted is stolen, or submitted without the permission of the original creator it will be removed. If you spot any stolen species/fauna/etc feel free to submit a contact us form so it may be investigated.
Main Rules
You are giving full usage rights over whatever you submit if it's accepted.
This is very important and we wish to make sure everyone reading has a full understanding of what they are agreeing to when they submit an application. If your application is accepted, full usage rights of your submission are given to all of Cosmosdex. This includes your submission's appearance in webcomics, your submission's own dex page, and your submission's appearance featured in posters, buttons, and other merchandise. To read more about this please see our F.A.Q on our about the site page.Please note the above does NOT apply to art you submit, your direct artwork will never be used in any sort of product without direct consent. Also understand that Cosmosdex is not revoking your own rights to your submitted materials, and you may continue to use all submitted content in your own projects. For example, if you submit a species to the Cosmosdex and then proceed to use that species in a comic you made, you are absolutely free to sell a poster with your species on it about that comic, in fact we recommend contacting us so we can add a link to any works you’ve made containing the species in the trivia section of it for the enjoyment of people who like the species.
As such make sure you ABSOLUTELY agree and understand all of the rules and the TOS of the site before submitting, as by submitting you are agreeing to said rules. If you do not fully understand the rules feel free to submit a contact us.
You are free to withdraw your application before it is approved, and one week after it is approved.
If you realized you do not wish to submit what you've made to the Cosmosdex, you are free to submit a contact us with your name, and the name of what you submitted. What you created will then be pulled off and rejected. You are also able to do this one week after approval, the same system will apply there, it will be pulled off, rejected, and Cosmosdex will lose its rights to it.Unfortunately, one week after approval, withdrawal requests will be denied except in extreme cases. This is why we make it as clear as possible to not submit anything you aren't 100% sure you are ok with being given to the Cosmosdex for what could be forever.
Whatever you create may be edited to fit with the lore.
It is essential for you to understand that your submission is subject to editing, as most applications will have at least a few small changes, if not a few larger ones. If you have objections to ANY editing of your submission, DO NOT submit it. With this in mind, please know that we do attempt to keep your submissions as true to their original form as possible.All entries must be in universe.
All of the Cosmosdex entries are to be written in universe, as if the Cosmosdex was made and read by aliens in the universe. Telling info that is unable to be obtained and shared with the public "Todd killed his crew, but no one knew about this" or info that implies that the makers of the Cosmosdex are aware of the universe being a videogame "Todd loves everyone, until his [Angry] trait activates" is not allowed and will either end with your application edited or rejected.Last but not least, do not feel the need to submit your best work.
If you create something for the Cosmosdex and find that you are in love with your work, think about withholding your application and keeping it for yourself. Consider keeping the things you feel most proud of to yourself. Instead, try submitting ideas you have decided aren’t fully right for you. The Cosmosdex is more than open to accepting a wide range of quality.Writing Tips
Unless the application section says it's not required it IS required.
Just because a section doesn't appear important does not mean that it can be skipped over unless the application outline for it on this page says "this is not required" or "leave this section blank if-." Not filling out all required sections is grounds for automatic rejection.Keep the tone formal.
The tone of the entry should not try to directly speak to the reader, such as using the word you, instead attempt to impersonal. An example of this would be turning “You won’t believe what aftiks do at the end of the year.” into “Many have a hard time believing what aftiks do at the end of the year.” Feel free to have your entry be comedic but do not attempt to go overboard.Keep names of species and faunas lowercased.
This is a fairly simple mistake people make. Names of species and faunas are always lowercased unless they're at the start of the sentence. For example, it's not "Those dang Humans are always floating around." it's "Those dang humans are always floating around."Avoid referring to anything as being a part of a game.
While the [Fortuna] universe is a game, the Cosmosdex is an in universe encyclopedia, as such other than stats or traits attempt to keep things as in universe as possible.Comments such as "They are the best in the universe" are not allowed.
While it's tempting to make a species or fauna the "best at something" it is not allowed as comments like these allow for lore errors, such as two species being the "best" at something in the universe, and limitations, such as someone not being able to make something because one application has claimed that niche 100% for itself. Instead of using "The best at X" it's recommended saying "One of the best at X" to allow openings for other people to place their lore.Pictures help, even stick figures
Sometimes things can be misinterpreted. To get your submission as correct as possible consider submitting a quick little doodle of what they look like, even if it's a stick figure; just knowing where the legs and arms go is a huge help.Remember to reread your work before submitting.
Mistakes happen, and the Cosmosdex is more then willing to fix a few mistakes you may have missed, but if your entry is riddled with mistakes it may be rejected, and you will be forced to fix it before attempting to resubmit.Formatting codes
Below is a list of basic formatting codes we allow on this site. These codes work on all applications except for achievements, items, and traits. Please make sure to avoid using either the greater than or less than signs as the site removes those and may remove any text around those.Bolding - [b]This turns the text bold.[/b] = This turns the text bold.
Italics - [i]This makes the text italics.[/i] = This makes the text italics.
Underline - [u]This underlines the text.[/u] = This underlines the text.
Colored text - This is how you change the color of text. Currently it only supports the colors [color=red]red,[/color] [color=green]green,[/color] [color=blue]blue,[/color] [color=purple]purple,[/color] [color=yellow]and yellow[/color] = This is how you change the color of text. Currently it only supports the colors red, green, blue, purple, and yellow
Strikethrough - [s]This puts a strike through the text.[/s] =
Subscript - [sub]This makes the text smaller, such as needed in things like[/sub] H[sub]2[/sub]O = This makes the text smaller, such as needed in things like H2O
Superscript - [sup]This makes the text smaller and rised up. Perfect for notes.[/sup] = This makes the text smaller and rised up. Perfect for notes.
Break paragraph - This is what you do to[br] break a line to make a new paragraph. =
This is what you do to
break a line to make a new paragraph.
Inset - This is a special one. There are five types of insets (square,wide,long,tall,text) and two types of alignments. (left,right) To test an inset in your entry you must put the type and alignment (except in the case of wide which needs no alignment) like so.
Ex: [inset=squareleft] = A left aligned square inset.
[inset=textright] = A right aligned text inset.
Info cannot be placed in the inset. Both the art and caption, as well as more options must be placed in the art submission area. To see examples of all inset types check out the inset example page.
Creative Commons
Do not place your entry under creative commons unless you understand what you're doing.
Should you not understand any part of the creative commons process please set creative commons to "None."You cannot rescind a creative commons once the application is approved.
Once your entry has is approved with a creative commons, the creative commons cannot be removed, but if you wish to change the creative commons to one that allows more freedom you may request that using contacting us. Changing your creative commons to one that allows less freedom is not permitted.Legendary, and other entries that use species/fauna/ect not created by you cannot be put under creative commons.
Please note that due to the nature of legendaries and other entries using concepts not by you, these cannot be placed in the creative commons. If you are the direct creator of the concept you are allowed to. As legendaries do not allow the attachment of creative commons in the application process to avoid mistakes please contact us with your legendary's name, as well which type of creative commons you would like placed upon it but ONLY if you have the rights to the concepts the legendary uses. Ex: The species the legendary is.The Cosmosdex keeps its rights despite the creative commons.
The creative commons is the rights you allow all others to go by. The Cosmosdex keeps all rights given to it on application submission. For example should a creator put their work under a commons that does not allow commercial purposes, the Cosmosdex still keeps its right to use the work in commercial purposes. The rights being given to the viewer and the rights being given to the Cosmosdex are not the same rights.All images submitted to the Cosmosdex are not under creative commons even if the entry itself is.
All the creative commons does is hold power over the entry and the words contained in it. It does not give right to the layout of the website or any images displayed on it.List of creative common types offered are below.
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): Allows sharing, remixing, building upon and redistributing of the material even for commercial purposes as long as you are appropriately credited. Full information can be found here.Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0): Allows sharing, remixing, building upon and redistributing of the material even for commercial purposes as long as you are appropriately credited AND it is distributed under the same license. Full information can be found here.
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0): Allows sharing, remixing, building upon and redistributing of the material as long as you are appropriately credited, but it is NOT for commercial purposes. Full information can be found here.
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0): Allows sharing, remixing, building upon and redistributing of the material as long as you are appropriately credited AND it is distributed under the same license, but it is NOT for commercial purposes. Full information can be found here.
Species
Only one application of this type may be submitted per opening.
If you submit two or more applications in a single round, your second, and onwards, applications will be deleted. Please note that species application openings are the rarest of them all and it may take a long time for it to open.Extinct species are an exception.
While you are able to submit more than one extinct species per round using the extinct species submission application please make sure that every extinct species is notable and has a reason to be in the Cosmosdex. This could be used to expand on the lore of another species, to tell a story, allude to a deeper story about a location, or a host of other things. The extinct section is not to be be treated as the normal species section.All species must be able to be killed.
While your species does not need to be affected by old age or sickness, it must be possible to murder your species in some matter. The method to murder your species must be fairly simple.No species may be allowed to be omnipotent.
No species is allowed to be godlike in any fashion.Any species that's a reference of another comic / tv shows / games / etc must be a parody.
If any species is considered far too close to their source material it will be instantly rejected, no matter how good it is written. Please also avoid making parodies of other fictional alien races, as those are almost impossible to get across without being highly close to the source material.Subspecies are to be closely related to the "common" variation.
If a subspecies is considered too far from the common variation it may be removed or edited to be more like its common variation.If you’re going to put the breeding habits of your species in your app, please, keep it as low-key as possible.
The Cosmosdex begs you, please don't go indepth with how your species breeds. If it is bad enough it will be removed or the whole application may be rejected.Do not submit a homeplanet if it lacks interesting lore.
To keep the amount of homeplanet entries low, please avoid submitting a homeplanet if your homeplanet's lore can be described as "Modern Earth but X" or lacks interesting lore. Please instead consider using the homeplanet info section in the species application to talk about a species homeplanet.Please avoid certain subject matters such as...
The 4th dimension, glitches, and species that can transform or shapeshift. If your species is related to any of these concepts it may be rewritten or rejected. If you wish to use one of these concepts feel free to use contact us to give a basic run down of your species, we may just allow exceptions. Please note this list of subject matters changes time to time, so please check each time you submit to make sure your concept is fine.How to fill out the species application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The species application can be found over here.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be, but they must only be 14 characters long at max, and can only contain A-Z, 0-9, and _ or -. Any other symbols will be rejected.Nickname
Nicknames can be anything, but are almost always things people in universe would call your submission as. Only one nickname is required but two are recommended.Quote and quote maker
The quote is anything related to your submission. Feel free to make up your own quote or use a real life one if it relates. The quote maker should just be the name of the person who made the quote in universe, as such feel free to make up the name. Please do not put quotes around quotes, they are automatic.Stats
The stat system for species is based on the 26 point system in which you have 26 points to use and must have at least one point in everything but luck. Make sure to double check that you have only used 26 points after dishing it out.Common jobs
Common jobs is just that, common jobs that your submission would do. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Job1, Job2" instead of "Job1, job2".Likes and dislikes
These areas are for the common likes and dislikes of your submission. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Like1, Like2, Like3."Attack pattern
A very short, no more then 3 sentences, description of how the attack style of your submission would be in a fight. Attempt to keep it as short as possible.Homeplanet name
The name of their homeplanet. Please leave this blank if their homeplanet is unknown or just plain not important.Lifespan
The common lifespan of your submission. This should be the average age of death, not an age range. It should also include the unit of time, such as "60 - 90" is incorrect, but "75 years" is correct.Height
The height of your submission. Just put how high it is in feet, without the feet label. "5 ft" is incorrect, "5" is correct.Diet
A simple list of what your submission eats. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Item1, Item2, Item3." Keep the list generalized, such as "Meat, Fish" instead of "Calf, Salmon".Class
This is the class you believe your submission falls under. Do note that the class you put in for them is likely to change, and as such should only be seen as a suggestion for their class. Feel free to leave this section blank if you do not wish to, or do not know what to suggest for this area.Rarity
This is the rarity you believe your submission is. Do note that the rarity you label them as is likely to change, and as such should only be seen as a suggestion for their rarity. Feel free to leave this section blank if you do not wish to, or do not know what to suggest for this area.Trait name and info
These 6 boxes are for a common green, blue, and red trait for your submission. Please open the traitdex, pick one of each, copy and paste their names into the name section "Trait" not "[Trait]", then copy and paste the description into the info section.Info about their gods
In this section you will be putting a short blurb about any religions, if any, your submission might have and what they feel about it. Please keep it no longer than a short paragraph.List of gods
This section is for entering what gods you feel your submission might commonly honor. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "God1, God2, God3." Place "None" if none apply.Name or alias
Here you will put your name or alias. This isn't required except for species submissions which require it. If you would like to remain anonymous please place "Anonymous" in this section. Do note that doing this means you will have no way to retract your submission as there will be no way to trace back to you.Link to blog
Here you can place a link to your blog or site. This section is not required.Commons type
Which type of creative commons licence you would like attached to your entry. If you do not know what this section means please keep it to None. If you would like to know more about the creative commons licences the Cosmosdex provides, please see the creative commons section above.Physical description
This section is for putting what your submission looks like, as well as any attributes it may have, such as being able to move quickly due to its legs.Section name
Extinct entries only. The first section is required but the other five sections are optional. This is the custom name of the entry's section and will appear as a title. Please attempt to keep the section name fairly short.Section text
Extinct entries only. The first section is required but the other five sections are optional. This is the info that goes under that section.Behavior
This section is for putting what your submission acts like. This is where most of the personality, as well as customs of your submission goes.History
This is where you put the history of your submission, such as major events that have happened to it. If the species does not have a history, info on why they lack a history must be noted.Ex: Species never recorded history except via word of mouth / Current species government burned all traces of the past.
Home planet info
This is where you put the information about your species homeplanet but only if you are not submitting a home planet entry. Please remember to not submit a home planet entry unless your species homeplanet has interesting lore and cannot be described as "Earth but X."Subspecies
The subspecies section is where you put the name of any subspecies, as well as a paragraph of info about it. Please avoid making it overly long. Please keep these sections blank if you do not need them.Special trait
This section is for putting in the name of any special trait your species might have, as well as a paragraph or two about what it does. Please keep this section blank if you do not need it.Trivia
Trivia is for any in universe info about your submission. At least one trivia is required but the other two are not.Notes & Comments
The notes and comments section is for your own personal records or for leaving comments for the person approving the application such as "This application is done and ready to be approved," "Do not approve this if X must be changed," or just random messages like "have a good day." This section is not visible to anyone but you, and the application approver. It is highly recommended to use this section to signal that the application is ready to be looked over and to post facts about the Alligator mississippiensis.Fauna
Only one application of this type may be submitted per opening.
If you submit two or more applications in a single round, your second, and onwards, applications will be deleted.Do not add an fauna that only lives on one or two planets.
Please add that fauna in the special or some other section of the planet submission.Pictures help, even stick figures
Sometimes things can be misinterpreted. To get your submission as correct as possible consider submitting a quick little doodle of what they look like, even if it's a stick figure; just knowing where the legs and arms go is a huge help.Any fauna that's a reference of another comic/tv/shows/games/ etc must be a parody.
If any fauna is considered far too close to their source material it will be instantly rejected, no matter how good it is written. Please also avoid making parodies of other fictional alien races, as those are almost impossible to get across without being highly close to the source material.Please avoid certain subject matters such as...
The 4th dimension, glitches, and extreme transformation. If your fauna is related to any of these concepts it may be rewritten or rejected. If you wish to use one of these concepts feel free to use contact us to give a basic run down of your fauna, we may just allow exceptions. Please note this list of subject matters changes time to time, so please check each time you submit to make sure your concept is fine.How to fill out the fauna application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The fauna application can be found over here.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be, but they must only be 14 characters long at max, and can only contain A-Z, 0-9, and _ or -. Any other symbols will be rejected.Nickname
Nicknames can be anything, but are almost always things people in universe would call your submission as.Quote and quote maker
The quote is anything related to your submission. Feel free to make up your own quote or use a real life one if it relates. The quote maker should just be the name of the person who made the quote in universe, as such feel free to make up the name. Please do not put quotes around quotes, they are automatic.Stats
The stat system for fauna allows you to ave luck be at 0 as normal. Charisma and intelligence must be at 1 unless the fauna can actively attract other species to it, for higher charisma, or your fauna is able to learn and understand spoken lanaguge, for intelligence. Mimicing words DOES NOT equal higher intelligence as there is a huge diffrence between mimicry and understanding. For example a dog and parrot would have 1 intelligence. You do not need to follow the 26 point system and can in fact go way under or slightly above it for faunas, but please note that faunas should not go over 10 in any stat and 26 in total unless they're a boss fauna.Danger level
Danger level just tells one how harmful the fauna could be to the average crew member if met. It is as simple as putting "High", "Medium", or "Low".Likes and dislikes
These areas are for the common likes and dislikes of your submission. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Like1, Like2, Like3."Attack pattern
A very short, no more then 3 sentences, description of how the attack style of your submission would be in a fight. Attempt to keep it as short as possible.Environment found
The name of the environment(s) they are normally found in. Examples of this are "Spawm, Plains, Water planets."Lifespan
The common lifespan of your submission. This should be the average age of death, not an age range. It should also include the unit of time, such as "60 - 90" is incorrect, but "75 years" is correct.Height
The height of your submission. Just put how high it is in feet, without the feet label. "5 ft" is incorrect, "5" is correct.Diet
A simple list of what your submission eats. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Item1, Item2, Item3." Keep the list generalized, such as "Meat, Fish" instead of "Calf, Salmon".Rarity
This is the rarity you believe your submission is. Do note that the rarity you label them as is likely to change, and as such should only be seen as a suggestion for their rarity.Name or alias
Here you will put your name or alias. This isn't required except for species submissions which require it. If you would like to remain anonymous please place "Anonymous" in this section. Do note that doing this means you will have no way to retract your submission as there will be no way to trace back to you.Link to blog
Here you can place a link to your blog or site. This section is not required.Commons type
Which type of creative commons licence you would like attached to your entry. If you do not know what this section means please keep it to None. If you would like to know more about the creative commons licences the Cosmosdex provides, please see the creative commons section above.Physical description
This section is for putting what your submission looks like, as well as any attributes it may have, such as being able to move quickly due to its legs.Behavior
This section is for putting what your submission acts like. This is where most of the personality, as well as the habits of your submission goes.Subspecies
The subspecies section is where you put the name of any subspecies, as well as a paragraph of info about it. Please avoid making it overly long. Please keep these sections blank if you do not need them.Special trait
This section is for putting in the name of any special trait your fauna might have, as well as a paragraph or two about what it does. Please keep this section blank if you do not need it.Trivia
Trivia is for any in universe info about your submission. At least one trivia is required but the other two are not.Notes & Comments
The notes and comments section is for your own personal records or for leaving comments for the person approving the application such as "This application is done and ready to be approved," "Do not approve this if X must be changed," or just random messages like "have a good day." This section is not visible to anyone but you, and the application approver. It is highly recommended to use this section to signal that the application is ready to be looked over and to post facts about the Alligator mississippiensis.Planet
Only one application of this type may be submitted per opening.
If you submit two or more applications in a single round, your second, and onwards, applications will be deleted.No old homeworlds.
You are not allowed to submit a homeworld UNLESS you have already submitted a species recently to go with it. If the species is a long standing member of the Cosmosdex, please do not submit a home planet for them.Do not submit a homeplanet if it lacks interesting lore.
To keep the amount of home planet entries low, please avoid submitting a home planet if your home planet's lore can be described as "Modern Earth but X" or lacks interesting lore. Please instead consider using the home planet info section in the species application to talk about a species home planet.How to fill out the planet application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The planet application can be found over here.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be, but they must only be 14 characters long at max, and can only contain A-Z, 0-9, and _ or -. Any other symbols will be rejected.Nickname
Nicknames can be anything, but are almost always things people in universe would call your submission as. Only one nickname is required but two are recommended.Quote and quote maker
The quote is anything related to your submission. Feel free to make up your own quote or use a real life one if it relates. The quote maker should just be the name of the person who made the quote in universe, as such feel free to make up the name. Please do not put quotes around quotes, they are automatic.Dominant Species
Must be a single species, any others go in the any other species sections. Must be a species listed in the species section, not a fauna. Leave blank if not needed.Other Species
A list of any other species that may be on the planet. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Species1, Species2, Species3." Leave blank if not needed.Fauna
A list of any fauna that may be on the planet. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Species1, Species2, Species3." Leave blank if not needed.Weather
A small description of what the weather is like on the planet.Danger level
Danger level just tells one how harmful the planet could be to the average crew member if landed on.Planet's purpose
A small description of what purpose the planet serves, such as being a major trade route or being a huge pirate den.Name or alias
Here you will put your name or alias. This isn't required except for species submissions which require it. If you would like to remain anonymous please place "Anonymous" in this section. Do note that doing this means you will have no way to retract your submission as there will be no way to trace back to you.Link to blog
Here you can place a link to your blog or site. This section is not required.Commons type
Which type of creative commons licence you would like attached to your entry. If you do not know what this section means please keep it to None. If you would like to know more about the creative commons licences the Cosmosdex provides, please see the creative commons section above.Physical description
This section is for putting what your submission looks like, as well as any attributes it may have.History
This is where you put the history of your submission, such as major events that have happened to it. If the history isn't notable please put info on why it isn't noteable, do not leave the history section blank.Locations
The location section is where you put the name of any major locations, as well as a paragraph or two of info about it. Please keep these sections blank if you do not need them.Special trait
This section is for putting in the name of any special trait your planet might have, as well as a paragraph or two about what it does. Please keep this section blank if you do not need it.Trivia
Trivia is for any in universe info about your submission. At least one trivia is required but the other two are not.Notes & Comments
The notes and comments section is for your own personal records or for leaving comments for the person approving the application such as "This application is done and ready to be approved," "Do not approve this if X must be changed," or just random messages like "have a good day." This section is not visible to anyone but you, and the application approver. It is highly recommended to use this section to signal that the application is ready to be looked over and to post facts about the Alligator mississippiensis.Legendary
Only one application of this type may be submitted per opening.
If you submit two or more applications in a single round, your second, and onwards, applications will be deleted.Your character MUST be important.
To be a legendary character, they must fit one or more of these rules. Being a major part of a plot, such as being the head of a species goverment, flat out famous, such as being a huge rock star or war hero, or just a plain oddity in the universe. This must be implied or stated in the application.Your character cannot be omnipotent or unkillable.
Your character is not allowed to be godlike in any fashion and it must be possible to kill your character.Any character that's a reference of another comic/tv shows/games/etc must be a parody.
If any character is considered far too close to their source material it will be instantly rejected, no matter how good it is written.Certain characters may not be submitted
If the legendary is an anomaly, a demi god / god, or cannot be proven to exist (Ex: A mythical creature like the Lochness monster) it does not go in this section. It goes in the anomaly, gods, and tale's section respectively. At this moment the anomaly and tales section does not exist and thus both of those types cannot be submitted anywhere in the Cosmosdex.Random mass murderer characters cannot be submitted as well at this moment. A random mass murderer character is one who kills for reasons unstated or one who kills for illogical at best reasons. Ex: A bounty hunter that always brings back criminals dead is acceptable though must be explained, while a killer who kills for "reasons no one knows" is not.
Do not do an entry on a known character without approval.
If for example, there's mention of a notail leader in the notail entry, you may not submit that character as a legendary character without first getting approval from either the creator of the notails, or from contacting the Cosmosdex and asking for approval there.How to fill out the legendary application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The legendary application can be found over here.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be, but they must only be 14 characters long at max, and can only contain A-Z, 0-9, and _ or -. Any other symbols will be rejected.Nickname
Nicknames can be anything, but are almost always things people in universe would call your submission as. Only one nickname is required but two are recommended.Quote and quote maker
The quote is anything related to your submission. Feel free to make up your own quote or use a real life one if it relates. The quote maker should just be the name of the person who made the quote in universe, as such feel free to make up the name. Please do not put quotes around quotes, they are automatic.Stats
The stat system for legendary allows you to go above or below the normal 26 stat system, but do know that the stats may be changed if it's not considered fair. Remember, AI gods and bosses normally have around 43 points. The character must have at least one point in everything but luck, and does not go above 10 points unless absolutely needed.Species
What species your character is. If the species is unknown or a one off creature it should be listed as "Unknown."Age
How old your character is. If the character is dead then it should report the age at which they died. If the age is unknown it should be listed as "Unknown." It should also include the unit of time, such as "60 - 90" is incorrect, but "75 years" is correct.Height
The height of your submission. Just put how high it is in feet, without the feet label. "5 ft" is incorrect, "5" is correct.Job
The current job(s) of your submission. Should be short and simple, not a discription of what they do. Ex: "Notail Leader" is correct while "Is the leader of the notails classes X and Y." is not correct.Likes and dislikes
These areas are for the common likes and dislikes of your submission. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Like1, Like2, Like3."Contributions
A very short, no more then 3 sentences, description of what this submission has done to earn a spot in the legendary section. Attempt to keep it as short as possible.Name or alias
Here you will put your name or alias. This isn't required except for species submissions which require it. If you would like to remain anonymous please place "Anonymous" in this section. Do note that doing this means you will have no way to retract your submission as there will be no way to trace back to you.Link to blog
Here you can place a link to your blog or site. This section is not required.Commons type
Which type of creative commons licence you would like attached to your entry. If you do not know what this section means please keep it to None. If you would like to know more about the creative commons licences the Cosmosdex provides, please see the creative commons section above.Trait color, name, and info
These 24 boxes are for traits of your choosing. Please open the traitdex, pick your traits, copy and paste their names into the name section "Trait" not "[Trait]", then copy and paste the description into the info section. Leave a trait blank if it is not needed.Physical description
This section is for putting what your submission looks like, as well as any attributes it may have, such as being able to move quickly due to its legs.Behavior
This section is for putting what your submission acts like. This is where most of the personality, as well as habits of your submission goes.History
This is where you put the history of your submission, such as major events that have happened to it.Special trait
This section is for putting in the name of any special trait your submission might have, as well as a paragraph or two about what it does. Please keep this section blank if you do not need it.Trivia
Trivia is for any in universe info about your submission. At least one trivia is required but the other two are not.Notes & Comments
The notes and comments section is for your own personal records or for leaving comments for the person approving the application such as "This application is done and ready to be approved," "Do not approve this if X must be changed," or just random messages like "have a good day." This section is not visible to anyone but you, and the application approver. It is highly recommended to use this section to signal that the application is ready to be looked over and to post facts about the Alligator mississippiensis.God
Only one application of this type may be submitted per opening.
If you submit two or more applications in a single round, your second, and onwards, applications will be deleted.This is for both gods and demigods
Things that are considered a god or demigod is allowed in this section. Anomalies and beings made by gods but hold no demigod status do not belong in here.Do not attempt a god entry until you're ready.
While demigod entries are about as hard as legendary entries, god entries are expected to be reasonably detailed and highly lore intensive. This section is not recommended for beginners as rejections on entries with mistakes and missing details will be much higher.You must never confirm they are a god or demigod.
In the Cosmosdex universe, nothing can be confirmed to be a god or made by a god. There are cults, religions, and plenty of debates but no one has ever been able to verify for certainty that any god exists. While demigods are allowed to have a wholly earthy form that can be seen, it is preferred that the gods have "unconfirmed" forms. That being that people say they have seen god, but no solid all-encompassing proof exists. All entries should have some form of "but it cannot be proven" concerning the god or demigod.Gods must have a cult or religion.
To apply for the god section, all gods must have followers. A god without followers is nothing. It is preferred the following is somewhat sizable but this is not always needed with a good concept. Demigods do not need a cult but are allowed to have one.Avoid real religions and direct parodies of real things.
As always, the subject of parody is a fickled manner, but due to the intensiveness of this section, parodies will be rejected almost all of the time. As always, jokes are fine, but in this section parodies and direct references to real life religions are to be avoided.Custom gods do not need to be evil.
Unlike the limbo gods, nothing is stopping other gods from being positive forced instead of negative ones. That being stated, demigods of limbo gods must be either negative or neutral forces. The limbo gods would be unable to make a positive being even if they tried.Limbo demigods have a few restrictions.
Demigods created by the limbos typically have certain naming and look restrictions. The rules may be broken, but it is highly preferred they are followed in some fashion for the highest likelihood of approval. It should come to no surprise that the demigod's concept should be directly to the concept of its "parent."Neo: Demigods of the Neo should have simple names (Ex: Animal, Bird, Murder, Teeth), and while it is preferred they be quite primal in looks or actions, this is not required.
Radical: Demigods of the Radical should have "extreme" names (Ex: Edgelord, King Slayer, Fire, Lightning, Skater). They have no restrictions on their looks, but they typically look "very radical" in all sense of the word.
Poetnix: Demigods of the Poetnix have a broad range of names, from single letters to genres of literature, to names of weapons, some even have just flowery sounding names. (Ex: A, U, Fiction, Shotgun, Lord Anastasia) These demigods are typically made out of writing materials or are blessed physical books. Some are also just made out of paper, such as a demigod who is a paper crane.
Singer: Demigods of the Singer are named after instruments and styles of music (Ex: Trumpet, Rap, Dubstep, Flute), and are typically an animal, or group of animal that herds, but this is not required.
Helper: Demigods of the Helper have no naming convention, but either appear to be some type of void (Blackhole, A hole dug in the floor, A color that is so deep it is not affected by shadows or light) or have parts of them made out of those items.
Sleeper: Demigods of the Sleeper are typically named after currency types, this includes human currency, or rare materials (Ex: Dollar, Gold, Silver, Buck, Rupee, Point) but this is not required. These demigods must either be made out of money/rare items, such as being a statue of gold, or must be a concept closely associated with money, such as a banker, car salesmen, or a lavish party goer.
Creator: Demigods of the Creator have both no naming convention or typical appearances, but they must always be prophets of some type.
Divided: Demigods of the Divided are the strangest of all and are typically made of something from the body such as arms, blood, hair, skin, etc. These demigods must be named after a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos. (Ex: Ghroth, Azathoth, Olkoth, Ghatanothoa)
Mirage: Demigods of the Mirage must be named after a concept of time (Ex: Friday, Saturday, Weekend, Hour, Minute), and must be an object related to time, such as a watch. The item infects those who pick it up which is how it gains mobility.
How to fill out the god and demigod application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The god application can be found over here. Please read carefully as demigods and gods may have slightly different rules for the same section.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be, but they must only be 14 characters long at max, and can only contain A-Z, 0-9, and _ or -. Any other symbols will be rejected.Nickname
Nicknames can be anything, but are almost always things people in universe would call your submission as. Only one nickname is required but two are recommended.Quote and quote maker
The quote is anything related to your submission. Feel free to make up your own quote or use a real life one if it relates. The quote maker should just be the name of the person who made the quote in universe, as such feel free to make up the name. Please do not put quotes around quotes, they are automatic.Stats
Demigod entry only. The stat system for demigod allows you to go above or below the normal 26 stat system, but do know that the stats may be changed if it's not considered fair. The character must have at least one point in everything but luck, and does not go above 10 points unless absolutely needed.Type
A single word that describes what your entry is like. If the entry is one of negative association like the limbo gods, then please attempt to use one of the types seen in the limbo god section.Summary
A quick bit of text that sums up what the entry is about.Domains
These are the domains your entry holds power over. This tends to mean that this entry is able to manipulate these concepts. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Item 1, Item 2, Item 3."Assocations
These are items, colors, and concepts that are typically related directly to the entry, or who have come to be associated with it due to unrelated reasons. For example, a god becoming associated with springtime, not because it holds power over spring, but because it holds power over flowers which typically blossom in the spring. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Item 1, Item 2, Item 3."Worship Summary
God entry only. A quick bit of text that sums up what the worshippers are like for this entry.Worship
God entry only. A list of people typically associated with approving and worshiping the god. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Item 1, Item 2, Item 3."Anti Worship
God entry only. A list of people typically associated with disapproving and hating the god but fully believing in its existence. It should be formatted with every item uppercased, such as "Item 1, Item 2, Item 3."Trait color, name, and info
These 24 boxes are for traits of your choosing. Please open the traitdex, pick your traits, copy and paste their names into the name section "Trait" not "[Trait]", then copy and paste the description into the info section. Leave a trait blank if it is not needed.Name or alias
Here you will put your name or alias. This isn't required except for species submissions which require it. If you would like to remain anonymous please place "Anonymous" in this section. Do note that doing this means you will have no way to retract your submission as there will be no way to trace back to you.Link to blog
Here you can place a link to your blog or site. This section is not required.Commons type
Which type of creative commons licence you would like attached to your entry. If you do not know what this section means please keep it to None. If you would like to know more about the creative commons licences the Cosmosdex provides, please see the creative commons section above.Presence
Same as physical description in other applications. This section is for putting what your submission looks like, as well as any attributes it may have, such as being able to move quickly due to its legs. This section should either mention opposing viewpoints on what people believe the god looks like, or state that the description is the most common one. As demigods can and tend to have physical forms they may be confirmed in their looks.Disposition
Same as behavior in other applications. This section is for putting what your submission acts like. This is where most of the personality, as well as customs of your submission goes.Acts
Same as history in other applications. This is where you put the history of your submission, such as major events that have happened to it. This should include one or two examples of what sort of godly actions your entry is said to do.Creations
God entry only. This section is for examples of general creations this god might create and what their purpose and actions would be like. This is typically for things like anomalies, but if this god, for example, makes nothing but flowers, then that would be what goes in this section.Demigods
God entry only. This section is for examples of what demigods this god might create and what their purpose and actions would be like. If this god does not make demigods please leave this empty.Tale
This is for a short story about your entry that serves as a good example of their actions, or the actions of those who honor them. This does not need to be overly long, for example, a poem works well in this section.Anti-Cults
God entry only. This section is not for those who reject the god, but those who believe in the god and hate them, no matter what they think their god is doing. Either this or cult must be filled in but both of them do not need to be filled out.Cults
God entry only. This section is who believe and support their god, no matter what they think their god is doing. Either this or anti-cult must be filled in but both of them do not need to be filled out.Special trait
This section is for putting in the name of any special trait your entry might have, as well as a paragraph or two about what it does. Please keep this section blank if you do not need it.Trivia
Trivia is for any in universe info about your submission. At least one trivia is required but the other two are not. It is recommended that the last trivia talks about how it is not confirmed to be real, though many might believe in it, but this is not required.Notes & Comments
The notes and comments section is for your own personal records or for leaving comments for the person approving the application such as "This application is done and ready to be approved," "Do not approve this if X must be changed," or just random messages like "have a good day." This section is not visible to anyone but you, and the application approver. It is highly recommended to use this section to signal that the application is ready to be looked over and to post facts about the Alligator mississippiensis.Clockwork
Only one application of this type may be submitted per opening.
If you submit two or more applications in a single round, your second, and onwards, applications will be deleted.All clockworks must be able to be killed, specifically with fire.
Most of the power of clockworks come from their high infection rate. This infection rate is caused by a slime-like coating that clockworks produce. It also keeps their skin from drying out and just happens to be extremely flammable. Due to this coating being essential to the clockwork all clockworks must be flammable. Clockworks covering themselves in a shell or using shields against fire will usually be fine, but in those cases, it must be stated that their infection rate is lowered or they use another method to spread it.Only natural clockwork strains are allowed.
Currently, clockworks cannot be engineered in any fashion. While this may be changed in the future, for now all clockwork strains must be those that are natural, or have adapted to their environment. It is recommended to read a few clockwork entries before making a clockwork to make sure you have down what is expected of a clockwork strain.Please avoid certain subject matters such as...
Friendly/helpful clockworks, clockworks with the powers of an anomaly, clockworks whose prime objective isn't infection or eating. If your clockwork is related to any of these concepts it may be rewritten or rejected. If you wish to use one of these concepts feel free to use contact us to give a basic run down of your clockwork strain, we may just allow exceptions. Please note this list of subject matters changes time to time, so please check each time you submit to make sure your concept is fine.Clockworks cannot make their own metal, or flesh.
While clockworks are known for being terrifying abominations of metal and flesh, they are an illness that infects and integrates. Except for planetary clockworks converting matter into flesh, all clockworks must integrate to obtain more flesh. No clockworks, including planetary, can make metal by themselves, they must receive it in some other matter.Please send a contact us before submitting an intelligent clockwork strain.
Smart, non-animalistic clockworks are a fickled manner, and the concept must be approved before any submission is made. Feel free to reserve the clockwork name before sending the idea. If your clockwork strain would prefer to take their time with solving a puzzle instead of attempting to brute force it repeatedly it is considered intelligent enough to need approval beforehand.At least some details on how a clockwork strain can be stopped must be included.
While even the most basic clockworks can destroy a planet if unchecked, there are always details on how to stop them from reaching a point. Clockwork entries are to not only talk about the clockwork itself, but possible weaknesses.How to fill out the clockwork application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The clockwork application can be found over here.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be, but they must only be 14 characters long at max, and can only contain A-Z, 0-9, and _ or -. Any other symbols will be rejected. Names must also always be that of a Greek, Roman, or Egyptian monster. Please check if your name is open by making an application under that name with no data other than placeholders (such as X's). If the name exists then it will note it has been taken. It is recommeded to do this before filling out an application to avoid spending time on a concept that has a taken name.Nickname
Nicknames can be anything, but are almost always things people in universe would call your submission as. Only one nickname is required but two are recommended.Quote and quote maker
The quote is anything related to your submission. Feel free to make up your own quote or use a real life one if it relates. The quote maker should just be the name of the person who made the quote in universe, as such feel free to make up the name. Please do not put quotes around quotes, they are automatic.Stats
The stat system for clockworks allows you to go above or below the normal 26 stat system, but do know that the stats may be changed if it's not considered fair. The clockwork must have at least one point in everything but luck, and does not go above 10 points unless absolutely needed. It should be noted that clockworks tend to have stats below 26 as they rely on infections as opposed to skill to trive. Usually the intelligence and charisma should be set to 1.Type
Clockworks are sorted into a few types.Safe: The only clockwork type that is not inherently infectious and shows minimal symptoms as long as the infected keeps up a balanced diet and avoid consumption of metal. Safe clockworks may be allowed on some planets as long as medical checks are made. Always spreads via the fluids of the infected. This strain's tactic is to continue spreading via infecting the children born from the infected. Some strains, such as the original default safe strain infect clockworks and piggyback off them, giving everyone the clockwork infects a chance of gaining the safe strain instead. Note that while the safe strain usually represses a fair amount of the other clockwork strain, should the host starve or die the repressed strain will become active. Repressed strains may also become active for no reason at all after years of being inactivity.
Aggressive: This is the most well known and common strain type. Their actions are straight forward. These clockworks actively seek out victims to kill or infect. Most are known for their blunt actions, usually attacking straight on with seemingly no other plan or even thought in their mind.
Manipulative: These clockworks are slightly smarter than the aggressive strain, but their goal is the same, find a victim and kill them. Instead of attacking head on this strain sets up a situation that attracts others to it. Ex: The siren strain calls out for help, and the gorgon appears as a statue to attract tourists or create a sense of safety.
Host: This strain attaches to the infected and feeds off them. It may provide some benefits to its hosts but is overall more of a parasite than anything. This strain always has a reason for latching on, like so it can move to a location with fewer infections to set up camp, or to drain the host slowly while creating more of their kind. Some stains of this type make the infected docile to them.
Vector: Vectors are clockworks who either do not directly care for hunting victims or are even fearful of other beings. These clockworks main goal is to cause as many infections as possible but do not create these directly, either spreading their illness through water, air, or other modes of transport. Sometimes this leads to the infected freely walking into the jaws of the clockwork or the spreader dying due to starvation, its primary method of thriving being to infect as many people as possible. Vector clockworks are the ONLY strain type currently who can spread their strain via air if the strain is geared for it.
Planetary: The most feared strain of clockwork is the one that can not only infect metal and flesh, but rock and plants as well. Any clockwork strain that can affect even one of those two elements is a planetary type despite its actions. One restriction on this strain type is that it can never have the air based infection spread that vectors are allowed. This clockwork type is one that attempts to kickstart a total clockwork takeover by infecting elements that are not typically a target and thus more likely to not be checked, such as a planetary strain that infects mountains.
Danger level
The danger level does not take into account how infectious a clockwork is and only considers how high the danger of being harmed or killed when coming across the strain after it takes over a host. Safe being the clockwork will not attack, while extreme being not only will the clockwork attack, but it will kill anyone who is not suited up explicitly to deal with it.Commonly infects
A short statement on if the clockwork has any preference on who it infects. While clockworks will eat anything, some may leave certain types of people alive but infected more frequently than others to give the next clockwork the best chance at survival.Attack method
A very short, no more then 3 sentences, description of how the attack style of your submission would be in a fight. Attempt to keep it as short as possible.Summary
A quick overview of the clockwork strain.Name or alias
Here you will put your name or alias. This isn't required except for species submissions which require it. If you would like to remain anonymous please place "Anonymous" in this section. Do note that doing this means you will have no way to retract your submission as there will be no way to trace back to you.Link to blog
Here you can place a link to your blog or site. This section is not required.Commons type
Which type of creative commons licence you would like attached to your entry. If you do not know what this section means please keep it to None. If you would like to know more about the creative commons licences the Cosmosdex provides, please see the creative commons section above.Physical description
This section is for putting what your submission looks like, as well as any attributes it may have, such as being able to move quickly due to its legs. Please note that as clockworks are made by infecting other people the physical description should go into what the clockwork adds. As such things like "this clockwork has four legs" should not be added as unless the strain is special in that it tries to transform the host into a certain form, the amount of legs would depend on the host.Behavior
This section is for putting what your submission acts like. This is where most of the personality, as well as the habits of your submission goes.Subtypes
The subtypes section is where you put the name of any subtypes, as well as a paragraph of info about it. Please avoid making it overly long. Please keep these sections blank if you do not need them.Special trait
This section is for putting in the name of any special trait your species might have, as well as a paragraph or two about what it does. Please keep this section blank if you do not need it.Trivia
Trivia is for any in universe info about your submission. At least one trivia is required but the other two are not.Notes & Comments
The notes and comments section is for your own personal records or for leaving comments for the person approving the application such as "This application is done and ready to be approved," "Do not approve this if X must be changed," or just random messages like "have a good day." This section is not visible to anyone but you, and the application approver. It is highly recommended to use this section to signal that the application is ready to be looked over and to post facts about the Alligator mississippiensis.Item
Major items are only for special items.
A major item is one that requires more info to explain than a minor one. A gun would be considered a minor item as it is easy to explain. A special flamethrower that shoots fire and water would also be considered a minor item as it is easy to explain. A chair passed down by kings which has recently been stolen and generally has more plot or backing to it would be considered a major item. Items with special effects would also be considered major.Special minor item rule.
Do not submit items like "king's chair", instead submit "chair" as "chair" encompasses all chairs. When submitting a general minor item please go for its most generic term.No anomalies.
Anomalies are currently not being accepted as anomalies are likely to have their own section with their own special item area, as such they do not belong here.Joke / parody applications are currently closed.
Currently applications that are meant to be a joke or parody are currently closed. Check back later to see when this notice is taken down. Direct references also are not allowed.How to fill out the item application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The item application can be found over here.Name
Names may be anything you want them to be. While there is no max letter count on names currently, if they're too long they will be rejected.Weight
Weight is how much inventory space the item takes up. It is important to remember that weight is rounded up. As such one piece of paper takes up one inventory space, 500 pieces of paper takes up one inventory space, and 501 pieces of paper takes up two inventory space. Take your best guess at how much inventory space your item will take up, if it is wrong it will simply be corrected when it is accepted.Value
Value is how much one of the item costs. Just guess as best as possible while keeping in mind that one bag of chips is 100p. Do not add the p at the end of your number as the site will automatically do that for you.Rarity
Below is a list of all the rarity and what they mean.Clutter: This item is utter clutter and is overwhelmingly common where it can be found. Tends to be mostly useless.
Common: This item is fairly common, either easily found in a store, or is fairly household in rarity.
Uncommon: This item is not common, but not rare. Tends to not be found in major stores, if in a store at all.
Rare: This item is not one that people just happen upon in most stores. This item may be costly and there tends to be always one person out there who deeply desires it.
Legendary: This item is utterly rare and tends to take a quest, quite a bit of money, or incredible luck to obtain. There tend to be fairly few of these items in existence.
One of a Kind: This item is one of a kind. It might be the most useful item in the world, or it might be useless. It is one of a kind and that is what matters. If there are even two of these items in existence it does not belong under one of a kind.
Key Item: This item is a quest or important item that shouldn't be dropped. It never takes up any inventory space.
Type
Below is a list of all the item types and what they mean.Consumable: This item can be used, normally on the user or a friend, and can be used only a limited amount of items, commonly just once. Items like food belong here, but so do potions, drinks, and needles with fluid.
Wearable: This item can be worn. This includes things like hats, shirts, and pants.
Material: This item is a basic material that can be refined, or used in the creation of another item. Items like scrap, copper, iron, and cloth fit under this typing.
Weapon: This item is intended to hurt people. While many items can be used to inflict damage, the intent of those of the weapon type is just that.
Tool: This item can be used to help with tasks, build stuff, and is just overall here to help.
Robot: This item is either a robot or an AI. Please do not submit robots or AIs that would appear in the AI section of the dex. That means no robots or AIs based on gods.
Living: This item is alive. Please do not submit any items that can already be found on the species dex, or anything that deserves its own full entry.
Valuable: This item has value but is otherwise mostly useless. Things like gems belong to this type.
Other: The other type is for items that fit no other type.
Tagline
A short tagline for the item. Do not include quotes as those are added by the site automatically.Description
Info on what the item is, what it looks like, and what it does.Special
Info on why this item is a major item instead of a minor item.Hybrid
Robot species cannot be submitted.
As robots cannot have hybrids, they are not allowed to be submitted to this section. The closest thing to a hybrid is a putting two AIs together, but for the sake of this area in the Cosmosdex that does not count.Please read the species entry.
No hybrid entry may be written without an understanding of the species being addressed to stay as lore friendly as possible. If the hybrid breaks lore, it will be rejected.How to fill out the hybrid application
While doing the application for the first time feel free to keep this page open to assist you with filling it out. It contains everything you need to know about each and every section. The hybrid application can be found over here.Name
The name of the species must be placed here. The species must be one in the species section of the Cosmosdex. Faunas are not allowed. Extinct species are also not allowed at this moment.Stability
Below is a list of all the stability options. Stability does not refer to the issues the hybrid may have over the course of its life, but the likelyhood of the hybrid either dying before "birth" or before it is 5 years of age in typical cases.Extremely Stable: Less than 40% of hybrids made will die before the age of 5. This option should only be used in special cases.
Stable: Around 50% of the hybrids created will die before the age of 5.
Slightly Unstable: Around 70% of the hybrids created will die before the age of 5.
Unstable: Around 80% of the hybrids created will die before the age of 5.
Extremely Unstable: Above 90% of the hybrids created will die before the age of 5.
Catastrophe: Nearly all hybrids made will die before the age of 5, typically taking around 100 to 200 hybrids to make one that will survive past that age.
