Welcome ! Dragons of Koid is an ARPG (Art Role Playing Game) where you can create and develop your own dragon character! With this character, you can participate in a variety of activities and prompts that’ll help you earn rewards and climb the ranks. Dragons of Koid (DoK) focuses on building up the lore and abilities of your character(s), as they explore and expand the world of Koid! You can do certain activities to level up special skills and gain unique bonuses! DoK currently features 4 different ‘variant lines' that each have their own unique physical builds and traits. You can read more about these in Species Information!
Terminology
You may come across some terms you’re unfamiliar with, and so we’ve defined them here to help minimize any confusion! Geno - An undesigned character that hasn’t been uploaded to the official masterlist. Import - An approved design that has been uploaded to the masterlist. Starter - An Import that is owned by the group and available for use by any involved in the DoK ARPG. Primary Variant Line - This is what determines the import base/build that your geno has, as well as what colors and markings your design can have. It depends on the parents of your character, and is also what your character will pass down to its offspring. Secondary Variant Line - This is used to help determine what markings and colors your geno has access to, along with their Primary family line. Different combinations of Primary and Secondary lines have different markings or mutations they can have!
Before you can officially participate in activities and events, you have to have an approved DoK character! There are several ways you can go about this-
If you head over to the Community Nest, you can obtain one geno for free!
Many people may have genos or even imports up for offers! The best place to see what players have to offer is in the official DoK Discord Server!
After you’ve obtained your first geno, it’s time to design! If you look at your geno, there’s two things you need to pay attention to, the Primary and Secondary variant lines! The Primary variant line determines the build/import base that the geno gets designed on. The Secondary variant line helps determine which markings you have access to. For an in-depth look into the designing you geno, check out the Design Guide!
Once you have a designed geno, it’s time to head over to [Design Approvals] so an admin can look it over to make sure everything follows the design rules. If anything needs to be changed, a design admin will let you know any corrections that will need to be made before you can resubmit to [Design Corrections]. It can take some time to learn a marking system, so there’s no shame in having to make corrections!
Congratulations on your first approved character! Now that you have an approved character you can start participating in DoK ARPG and earning rewards. The best way to do this, is to participate in Activities! Activities can help you earn items, level your character up, and build up their backstory and lore! There are several different activities to choose from, each with their own rewards. Hunting can give you many different meats and pelts, which can then be used to craft useful items! Rummaging can also get you useful items to be used in crafting, that you can’t find while hunting! Not only can Patrolling provide items, it can also boost your dragons EXP! You can read up on the specifics of each activity here in their respective pages. Later on, there will also be activities like Breeding, Sparring, and Crafting available as well!
Another special feature of DoK, is the levelling system! Every time you complete an activity, or even just draw or write about your character, you can earn experience points (EXP) in a certain category! Earn enough EXP in a category, and you can level that skill up and earn special bonuses and rewards! You can read about the different skills you can level up, and the rewards they give in the Experience and Levelling Guide !
Congratulations! You're now ready to go out into the World of Koid to explore, grow, and conquer! If you have any further questions about the ARPG, don't hesitate to hop into our official Discord Server, where we'll be happy to help you get acquainted !