by the way if someone wants to help me make back some of that money you could take a look at my
new commission blog haha ;__;
Update 5: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Update 4: Victoria,
Done! the magic of the gods has brought snow to cool all deer (on this day that is probably too hot for many.)
thanks again Unplugged 
you’ve made our week bright with your kindness and creativity!
Au-
Update 3: Thank you, Victoria. This is amazing. We're overwhelmed that you organized this wonderful event. Such a beautiful idea. And thank you for the donation. It's really helpful!
Michaël & Auriea.
Thank you too M&A for creating such a wonderful game
Update 2: The donation has been made.
Update: Tale of Tales tweeted about this!
https://twitter.com/taleoftales/status/491236732361527296
https://twitter.com/taleoftales/status/491254284089323520
The event is now over.
And so this week is coming to a close.
I would like to give my most heartfelt thank you to everyone here in the community who contributed and created so much amazing artwork and incredible writing to give their thanks to The Endless Forest. Together we raised 357.50€. That's about 483$. Let that sink in for a minute. That is an incredible amount of money.
I am very delighted to see that so many of you were so eager to participate. This would not have been possible had it not been for every single one of you. It is beautiful to see all this creativity come together in one place.
Even though the community has its difficulties, this shows that we can come together as one and create something beautiful ♥ Thank you so much everyone. It's been a blast. I hope everyone enjoyed this week.
I need to transfer the money over to paypal first which should take ~2 days. I will post a screenshot of the donation as soon as it goes through.
Look at the beautiful tree you created ♥
TOTAL RAISED:
357.50 €
What is this about?
Since I managed to save up a good amount of money, I thought I would put some of it to good use and involve you, the community, in it too.
The premise is simple: For every piece of artwork you create, I will donate 5€ to The Endless Forest. Now is your chance to support TEF if you're unable to do so otherwise.
This event will run from Sunday, July 13th to Sunday, July 20th. So you have one week. At the end of the week I will send the total amount that we raised together to M&A. (to avoid spamming them with a bunch of small donations.)
I hope you guys have fun, and I hope to see a lot of wonderful artwork and writings for the forest!
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How can I participate?
To participate, simply create something from the following suggestions, and then post it in the comments.
The only limitation: You are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 pieces total (to preserve my wallet at least a little bit).
You are allowed to put in as little or as much effort as you want. It's absolutely up to you.
You are free to combine and alter these prompts to your wishes. Your drawing can be as concrete or as abstract as you want. You have free reign.
- Your favorite weather.
- Your favorite tree, or a tree you with so see in the forest.
- Your favorite plant, or a plant you wish to see in the forest.
- Your favorite place in the forest.
- Your favorite small forest creature.
- Someone you met through TEF who has become very important to you.
- A nameless or a fawn discovering something in the forest.
- Your deer experiencing a moment of Abiogenesis
- Your very first experience in the forest.
- An important moment or realization in your TEF life.
- The Twin Gods, or Michael and Auriea as God Deer
- The Creation of deer and other forest life, or The Forest (or part of it) itself
- Your most joyful forest moment.
- The elusive pond duck.
- Draw another animal with a human face. (Make it creepy for extra fun)
If drawing is not your thing, here are also some writing ideas for you. The writings can be as long as short as you want, and in any style or perspective you like.
- Leave a gift for the Twin Gods
- A new soul enters its forest. It experiences new feelings and sensations.
- Something from the perspective of a small forest creature.
- Your deer experiencing a moment of Abiogenesis
- An important moment or realization in your TEF life.
- Your deer observing the life in the forest, or pondering about forest life.
- Life in the forest as observed by The Gods
- The Creation of Deer and other forest life, or The Forest (or part of it) itself
- Your most joyful forest moment.
- Your very first experience in the forest.
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Who has helped?
Thank you so much to these wonderful participants:
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Bonus Event!
If you want to help out even more, these extra bonus events might be for you. The money raised here will not count towards the regular 10€ limit. You may submit one decoration and one haiku. For each decoration and for each haiku I will donate an additional 2.50€. This means each individual has the opportunity to donate up to 15€. This challenge will be open until the end of the main event.
Decorate the tree
A single young tree in a clearing. Its branches are thin and fragile. It looks dead, yet little leaves are beginning to sprout.
Add a decoration to the tree. It can be whatever you want -- Feathers, flowers, an animal skull... a little personal gift from you or your deer. Me and ben have given it one of our feathers.
Click the image for full-size. Save it on your PC, open it in your art program and add your decoration. The next person will continue from your decoration.
((There may or may not be a little surprise waiting at the end of this bonus challenge. The result is influenced by the outcome of the tree.))
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Write a HaikuA mysterious parchment lies next to the tree. It seems empty, but as you look closer, words seem to reveal themselves...
Write a simple Haiku pertaining to an aspect of the forest. It can be about anything you want, be it the whole forest, one of its residents, or a small detail.
Iaurdagnire wrote:At days end tired
From traffic, I am a deer;
Relax and unwind
Jennie wrote:Mooed has deer alone;
revealed gash in peace of air,
painlessly carried.
WonderfullySarcastic wrote:Solitude. Quiet.
Free from reality's grip,
I escape my form.
Poppyflower wrote:Whispers through the trees,
Speak of a path forgotten,
And your choice, child?
Ebony3 wrote:Silence lingers here,
Between the branches and sunlight.
Peace will always be.
Aivilo wrote:Giant rabbits hop
It is quite the sight to see
And yet it's normal
Honeyfur wrote:Among the poppies,
Release of many burdons;
To be born anew.
Waning-Sun wrote:Sunlight filters through
broken dust, fleeting silence;
gentle and calming.
AlisonRobin wrote:Oh, that is by FAR
the biggest crow I have seen
in my entire life.
Do you think that is
magical or natural?
Probably both things.
SilverBlood0801 wrote:The tears flow,
And the Idol shows to us
The sad reflections.
ChocolateTabbyKat wrote:Dear friend where are you?
Entering the forest blue.
I will call for you.
Hum wrote:Their names are sleeping—
Violet, peripheral—
And the snow comes down.
acer wrote:What are these strange deer
Always frolicking about
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((**as a thank you people who complete all challenges and max out their donation will get a little free artwork from me**))
You're all so wonderful
and my page c:<
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Oh my gosh, if they add the
I hope they do, ahh.
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Woah, that would've been
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Ohhhhh, yesssss , That would
M&A They will put the tree in
Lol , we don't know yet
That's amazing. Good work
Btw, when these screenshots were taken? I see I missed celebrating ;D
But if I did it would be
This was such an amazing
Really hope we get to see that tree in-game sometime!
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I hope they know what does my decoration depict evenOoo, I really hope they can
That would be so neat to see
Pretty sure it would make my
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I sorry I wasn't able to participate, but very well done everybody! I can't believe we raised this much money.
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by the way if someone wants
Lolol~ Unplugged I truly wish
This is amazing! I'm too late
I missed out as well, don't
Edit - or maybe I will commish you too
Wow. Sorry i missed the
The forest looks wonderful everyone and if our little tree could make it into the forest that would be amazing.
I wonder if M&A would make ayaki's spirits actually flying around the tree? hmmm....
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(i didn't see the update earlier haha)
Wow! The first "Abiogenesis"
I agree with everyone's
This is amazing. Everyone is awesome. Especially Unplugged.
I AM FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO COMPUTE HOW LOVELY THIS IS.
*throws streamers* I LOVE
I LOVE YOU ALL OK