Ownership Rules
Purchase of a bepotelkh design awards you:
- The original artwork file of that character (PNG format) that you may use online for purposes that do not involve monetary gain.
- The ability to use that character on other sites, get commissions of it, RP as it, draw it yourself- whatever you like, as long as you're not making and selling merchandise of that character. (You may draw them any way you want! Anthro or as another form, etc is all fine!)
- Ability to use that character in whatever worlds you want (doesn't have to be the world I've made for them).
- Ability to make the character into other CS -AS LONG AS- all designs based upon said design stay together when traded/sold (example: you make a MYO of "X" species based off a bep you own. You want to trade away the bep or "X"- you must trade both of them together).
- Trading is permitted (but you must let me know when you transfer the character to someone else & send them these rules).
- Reselling is permitted- at any price. ALSO/HOWEVER:
- ...you can resell commissioned art of the character if the artist you commissioned is okay with it, and thus raise the price accordingly
- ...but you must let me know when you transfer the character to someone else and send them these rules).
- Please don't sell gift designs/designs that were made as a trade. Trading them is fine!
- Please don't sell designs won in group contests such as flaffles and DTAs
- Ability to change minor things- like the clothing/accessories that character has, markings... (I may even change the artwork for you in some circumstances if you want!). If you wanna change their species entirely (permanently), please just let me know so I can remove them from the masterlist or make a note if needed. You can make your bep design into other species or non-closed-species forms alongside the original character if you like, as long as any other closed species forms are okayed with the creator of said species.
Herboreal retains the right to:
- Post the (watermarked) art of that character on various sites (dA, tumblr, etc).
- Use the original art of the character to promote myself and my art (such as in advertising for commissions/customs).
You may not:
- Trade the character without telling the masterlist and without informing the recipient that it's a closed species.
- Design/create more adoptables based on my species without approval*
- Use the character to express hate speech in any form.
*(I don't typically care about look-alikes because beps are so closely based off of several real cervid species anyway—unless it's really clear it's a copy in several ways—but don't claim your own design is a bepotelkh or use it in the group please! If you see lookalikes that are too close for comfort, you can tell me but don't engage with them yourself, please.)
TRADING and RESELLING Rules
Designs you Purchased
- Designs purchased from Herboreal may be traded or resold for any price (example: flatsale or auction beps).
- Designs purchased from guest artists may be traded or resold for the price that was paid for them originally.
Gifts
If you've been given a design or MYO as a GIFT directly from Herboreal (not as part of a contest etc), you may trade or resell for any amount.
MYOs
- MYOs that were PAID FOR can be traded or resold for the amount originally paid.
- MYOs that were obtained for FREE (example being the MYO Weekend Event) cannot be traded or sold as-is. However, there are two options:
- Unlock the MYO for trading or resale by purchasing the MYO. MYO Weekend Event designs can be purchased for $30 and can then be traded or sold for the amount you paid. OR...
- Unlock the MYO for trading or resale by purchasing a base transfer. Base transfers are available periodically here.
- MYOs can be traded in to Herboreal in exchange for a new MYO ticket which will be added to the masterlist.
- Any MYO turned in to Herboreal may either be discarded, redesigned, and/or raffled.
Contest Prizes
Contest Prize beps (such as DTA, WTA, or raffles) can be traded 30 days after receiving the design. They cannot be resold.
- Contest prize beps can be traded in to Herboreal in exchange for a new MYO ticket which will be added to the masterlist.
- Any contest prize turned in to Herboreal may either be discarded, redesigned, and/or raffled.
About Trading in Designs for a MYO Slot
If you trade in a MYO or contest prize bep for the opportunity to design a new MYO, that MYO will have the trait rarities determined by the design you turned in. Common traits are unlimited, but if the design you turn in only has one uncommon trait, your new design will also have only one uncommon trait available. Please note you can only trade in one design every other month, and MYOs obtained this way will not be able to be turned back in for another MYO by you.