98th - Muttation Contest

[gamemaker tallis 🧚🏽‍♂️kaitlin.]

98TH HUNGER GAMES MUTTATION DESIGN CONTEST

(Map credit: lucius branwen / 10 — fox )

Hello, hello, calling all interested mutt designers! If you would like to partake in populating our wonderful arena, we have an opportunity for you & would love to see you participate.

The task has once again come to invent a "muttation" or other genetically altered wild creature using the following form, and reply to this thread with your finished product. The best mutts may be included in the 98th or other future Hunger Games. There is no limit to how many mutts you may submit, so feel free to post more as they come to you (although remember to edit your post rather than double-posting if someone else has posted before you!)

If your muttation is used, you will receive credit for your precious monster on the Muttation Directory thread that will be present during the Games! Though do note that the Gamemakers reserve the right to make minor changes to your creations as necessary.

Special Notes: Mutts involving humans will not be used, and mutts created initially "to kill people," "to destroy people," or "to torture people" will also have to be explained very well to be used. A creative approach is the best approach!

You may want to refer to the Arena Map for climate-based inspiration. For the 98th, we are looking for mutts that make sense in this fantastical forest, so send your worst woodland creatures our way.

The contest will end on Monday, October 7th!

You may use the form below:

[b]Brief Summary:[/b] (consider including previous uses [why the Capitol developed them], rough size/physical features, and general behavior, as well as any additional information you may have. Please note that this should be no more than a paragraph — see the Muttation Page on the Site Wiki for examples.)

[b]Poison, Edible, or Neither?[/b] (please note that this may be changed by the GMs based on need)

[tick 12a / calla]

*originally for the 96th, but they're baby

Brief Summary: ovis lupus. it's weird for sheep to howl. you can hear the wolf, but you can't see it through the flock. made to protect animal herds, blend in with passive animals, defend against predators. appears as a cute lil warm group of sheep that will wander around looking for their shepherd, but when threatened their bones turn inside out and their wool moults off and their limbs twist and their teeth grow through their jaws. they're not howling, they're screaming. they're not attacking you, their biology is protecting itself. it's a stress response ): it hurts them ): stop

Poison, Edible, or Neither?: mmm gamey

[umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars]]

[calla is a genius / reusing some old ideas is brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

originally submitted in the 94th!

^{[ M I N I T A U R ]}

Brief Summary: Using inspiration from both classic myths and the many different iterations of mazes and labyrinths used throughout the history of the Hunger Games arenas, the minitaur is as its name would suggest: a modern take on a minotaur. Though this little guy has no labyrinth to guard, tributes will be interested to note that they are still highly territorial and prone to standing guard outside things like trees they think are particularly nice, or watering holes where the drink is the sweetest. They're not nearly as fearsome as an actual minotaur would be, only capable of growing up to the average person's hip in height and they also lack the near-human intelligence their ancestors were said to have had, but take heed in the warning that they will still stop at absolutely nothing to protect what they care about.

Poison, Edible, or Neither? ....neither? edible? sure

originally submitted for the 93rd! [ily kaitlin hehe]

   CLASSIFICATION: small, nonedible
   SYNOPSIS: 

^{The idea and aesthetic were certainly considered when creating the mothcat and the execution is nearly flawless. They're a highly sound and well-functioning new species, in fact. However, cats are still, by nature, predators. Giving any predator the ability to fly when it could not previously do so could mean a lot of terrible things, and in the case of the mothcat, scientists were lucky to discover that it just became more difficult to deny the cute little fluffballs their demanded pets by standing and walking away. These guys can flutter up and follow you, no problem. They have particular affinities to sugar and can be lulled into a trance-like state by using light. Though they are a highly-domesticated species, if some were raised since birth in the wild and taught to hunt for their meals, they could be pretty terrifying. Otherwise, they'll make cute pets for the tributes in the arena. uwu.}