2023 Seashell Summer

A new season is upon us! Summer at the beach is all about ice cold treats, relaxing resorts, and having fun in the sun! But, wait a minute... how are you all going to afford that vacation, exactly...? 🏖️ On the Abaolone Archipelago, beans are a rarely used currency. For many baobears living by the sea, shiny seashells are much more desirable!

Of course, there are plenty of other ways to earn seashells if one is not so keen on treasure hunting. For example, a bao might get a job!

The summer event will run from June 1 to August 31. Event shop will close one week after. The main event currency is seashells which can be used in the event shop.

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There are plenty of ways to earn seashells. For example, a bao might get a job! Baobears from all around have listings on this bulletin board looking to trade seashells for your goods and services. You can even put your OWN ad up on this very bulletin board for a small fee! For more information on that, please click the ads wanted tab on your right!

You can complete as many or as little bulletin board quests as you like, but please make sure you read all requirements carefully & that you are aware of any limitations. Quests may be removed and new quests will be posted throughout the event, so please keep an eye out!

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Submissions Rules:
Please use this link for all bulletin board submissions. When submitting, please make sure you:

• Include a link to your submission
• Include the job title, ex. Bao's Sporty Summer
• Include your reward calculation, ex. 2 seashells + 10 beans

ads wanted: putting your quests on the Bulletin board

Do you want to put something up on the bulletin board? Now you can! Whether your baobear is advertising their new ice cream stand, looking for a beach buddy, or even if they just need to borrow some salt for their watermelon slices, the bulletin board will accept all manners of listings!

Please fill in this form for all ad submissions!

• What is this?
  
  • Listings are "quests/prompts" you, the player, can put up on this bulletin board. Other members will then be able to complete these in July - August. You can submit a maximum of 5 listings. Submitting a listing does NOT guarantee it will be published, nor guarantee that it will be completed by other members.
  • Selected listings will be posted periodically throughout the event. You will not be notified of selection, but you are free to cancel any submissions prior to posting by messaging miya#8888 on discord.
  • You do not have to pay out rewards to any user. You should have all beans on hand during submission!
• What do I have to do?
  
  • The cost to put up a listing is free for one week.
  • Please fill out the form above. You can choose how you want your listing to appear to other users from the selection below. An example listing is provided at the end of this section.
• Default options (choose 1): 
  
  • 1 Fullbody or 200 words
  • 2 Fullbody or 400 words 
  • Other requests may include: a picture of an item or scene found in real life, 9 image mood board, 6 song playlist, a limerick, asking players to solve a puzzle (ex. sudoku, crossword, etc.) you made, and so on. We will accept listing submissions outside of the default options, but please be aware these will have a lower rate of acceptance.
• Premium Listings (add additional requirements to your listings):
  
  • Add 1 more Fullbody / 100 words (+50 beans to listing fee)
  • Add Pet / 50 words (+50 beans to listing fee)
  • Add Background / 100 words (+50 beans to listing fee)
  • List for 2 weeks (+50 beans to listing fee)

What sort of listings can be put up? All listings must be baobears related. Do not request anything that goes against T.o.S. or anything that may be used to identify personal info, ex. locations, selfies, receipts. You do not need to payout any 'rewards' or seashells, just the listing fee! Players can complete any listing a maximum of one time. Here is an example ad:

• Title: Spotsy's Swimming Lessons
• Description: Spotsy is looking for a swimming teacher!
• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear teaching Spotsy learning how swim.
• Requirements: 1 fullbody each of Spotsy and another baobear plus a background, or 500 words
• Rewards: 6 Seashells
• Limits: Can be completed once per user
• Expires: One week from now.

At the beach, you spot Bearmuda and Baogonia beneath a large red and white umbrella.

"Over here, flowerbud!" Baogonia calls out. Bearmuda is next to her, looking half asleep. "Enjoying yourself? Mumu and I have just been lying around, but we're looking forward to seashell hunting later!"

At that, Bearmuda perks up. She nudges Baogonia with a paw. "..."

"What's that?" Baogonia leans in, and then goes: "oh! Mumu says if you've got any seashells to spare, she'll trade you for it! She's got plenty of interesting stuff, so have a look around!"

HELP WANTED: AVAILABLE JOBS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD

• Each summer, the Abaolone Archipelago is visited by a mass of sea creatures known as the Creamstopus! These icey, jelly-fish like mollusc migrate from the colder regions of the sea to the warmer, summery coasts of Abaolone in order to find food: their favourites being the famous summer specialties of the Archipelago! Undoubtedly, if you feed one a treat, they will be easy to befriend!
  
  Luckily, Brezel's offering these treats to anyone who can help! In exchange for a favour, of course. Brezel is looking to catalogue the behaviours and numbers of these creamtopi, and she needs YOUR help!
  
  
• RULES: To help, reply and create a comment thread below (or anywhere else on-site) and save this link. Then, each new calendar day (as per the comment's time stamp), write a 'research log' documenting creamtopi activtiy!
  • This can be as short as one sentence, and can be anything related to the prompt. Do this for 7 days. This does not have to be consecutive, and can happen any day between now and August 31. When you are done, submit the comment thread as a prompt submissions to claim your reward of x1 random treat and x10 seashells! Wow!
    • Example comment thread.
  • Brezel's Bonus: If your comment thread reaches 21 days (non-consecutive ok), get a bonus x1 random treat and x10 seashells!
  • Expiry: August 31
  • Note: For the entirety of August, you can trade in any one summer treat for a random Creamtopus here!
    
    
• Bearmuda's Maritime Moodboard: [...] Looks like Bearmuda's left her summer moodboard half finished! Perhaps you can help her out?
  • Prompt: Make a 9-image grid, summer-themed moodboard for any one baobear (must include at least 9 pictures). What images represent your baobear's summer vacation best?
  • Rewards: 2 seashells
  • Limit: Once per baobear
  • Expiry: August 31
    
    
• Rosebeary's Coastal Delights: Cooking well is all about eating well, too. I'm looking for homemade dishes to inspire my next menu. You'll be compensated, of course.
  • Prompt: Write a fake recipe in your chosen baobear's 'voice' with ingredients, cooking directions, and serving suggestions! Does not have to be based on a real dish, or be 'good'.
  • Requirements: At least 200 words with one image of the dish or cooking process
  • Rewards: 6 seashells
  • Limit: Once per user
  • Expiry: August 31
    
    
• Cabbaoge's Ocean Fishing: Hey, cousin! I just saw a massive school of fish headed way over yonder! I got my trusty pole, my sunhat, and my good ol' boat, so all I'm missing is you! Meet me at the docks 5 AM SHARP if you wanna come with!
  • Prompt: Draw or write about your baobear ocean fishing!
  • Requirements: 1 fullbody with background or 400 words
  • Rewards: 4 seashells
  • Expiry: August 31
    
    
• Bearmillion's Sightseeing Survey: It's summer and things a heating up! Check out Bearmillion Blot's Bearstagram for his TOP 5 beachside hotspot must sees. Don't forget to use the hashtag #blotatthebeach for your chance to get featured on his page!
  • Prompt: Make a fake social media post, ex. an airbnbear review, a bearstagram post, a blog post, etc. that features a beachside 'hot spot' of your choice (ex. restaurant, stay, experience).
  • Requirements: Must include at least one image (drawn or photo you took) and a short review or caption related to the image. Don't forget to use the hashtag #blotatthebeach!
  • Rewards: 6 seashells
  • Limit: Once per user
  • Expiry: August 31

Peep's Coloring Pages: Peep is looking for new coloring pages to share!

• Prompt: Make a coloring page with a summer theme! Must be black and white lineart only (no colours).
• Requirements: 1 fullbody with background
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 31

Nightfrost's Extremely Cool Sunset Party: Nightfrost is hosting parties from sunset til midnight for the next week! Come hang out, drink some fruit punch and look Cool with Nightfrost.

• Prompt: Draw or write about your baobear at Nightfrost's midnight party.
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 31
  
  

Siopao's Summer Crossword: Need help relaxing? Enjoy this summer crossword provided by Siopao!

• Prompt: Complete Siaopao's crossword!
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 31
  
  

A Busy Beach Bulletin: Summer's almost over, but the bulletin board is still rife with requests!

• Prompt: Complete ANY ONE bulletin board request that has been previously submitted (expired) that requires at least 1 fullbody baobear or 200 words.
• Requirements: As listed in request.
• Rewards: As listed in request + 3 Helper Ticket (bonus)
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 31

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Gloomy Weather: Today's weather forecast predicts summer showers! How long will the rain last?

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear seeking shelter from the rain, or viewing a rainbow with Gloom.
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 20

Cleanup Crew: Marzie is worried about litter on the beach! Looking for volunteers to help keep our oceans clean.

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear cleaning up the beach with Marzie.
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 20

Winnie's Lost Books: Winnie has noticed that there's a lot of overdue books at the library! Little baos tend to lose them while adventuring. Would you help her find them?

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear finding books for Winnie!
• Requirements: 1 coloured fullbody or 250 words
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 20

HELP WANTED: any baobear who can help complete this word search!

• Requirements: Complete this word search!
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 20
  
  

Bonnie wants to share some fun in the sun, and that means ice cream! Would you like some?

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear sharing an icy treat with Bonnie!
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 10

Azalea loves little creatures, and there are plenty of them that live on the beach! Help her hunt for crabs and other crawly critters so she can write about them in her journal.

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear's documentation of a sea-creature for Azalea!
• Requirements: 1 coloured fullbody or 250 words
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 10

Boats are cool and all, but Tangerine is feeling seasick! Is your bao on the same boat, or are they masters of the sea?

• Requirements: 2 fullbody baobear or 400 words.
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 10

Ducky's Summer Treasure: Ducky needs a partner to go on a summertime Treasure Hunt! 

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear on a treasure hunt with Ducky!
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 1

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Beachside Gear: Kingcup wants to play all sorts of beach games, but they're worried about their spikes breaking the beach balls! Can you help Kingcup find a way to have fun before summer ends? 

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear helping Kingcup find a suitable beach game!
• Requirements: 1 coloured fullbody or 200 words
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 1

Kon's Cake Cutting: It's Kon's birthday this 25th, and he wants to spend it with his friends! Show up whenever you like, but make sure you don't miss the cutting of cake!

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear at Kon's birthday party!
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket, 50% chance of Frogbert (Clown)
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 1

Summer is here and Misty needs help restocking the gift shop with local handmade merchandise.

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear lending a helping paw to Misty as they craft souvenirs for the gift shop
• Requirements: 2 coloured fullbody or 400 words
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: August 1

Nia is looking for a shell or summery trinket for her special somebao, but the beach is too busy and loud for her comfort level at this time of year. Would you please either accompany her to the beach or find something suitable and bring it back for her?

• Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear lending a helping paw to Nia find a special souvenier!
• Requirements: 1 coloured fullbody or 250 words
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: July 24

Does heat cancel out heat? Help me find out! How well does your baobear handle spicy heat, and does it help with the summer heat?

• Requirements: 1 fullbody baobear or 250 words.
• Rewards: 2 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per baobear
• Expiry: July 24

Celeste loves all living creatures, and summer is her favorite season. Won't you join her in the summer sun?

• Requirements: IRL photo of any baobear made using materials from the a natural environment (ex. grass, sand, made with rocks, ect.)! Alternatively, draw your bao over an irl photo of at least 3 natural materials that match the colour scheme of your chosen bao (ex. pink, white, and gold for celeste)
• Rewards: 4 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per baobear
• Expiry: July 24

Finn's Foraging Request: Hello fellow baos, I request you go out on a hike and find me the coolest object you can find! Please show me your coolest rock/plant/bug/anything else you find outside. (Also, I would love to come with you, if you'll have me...)

• Prompt: Draw or write about Finn with an additional bao of your choice.
• Requirements: At least two fullbody baobears or 300 words.
• Rewards: 6 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: July 14

Knockoff Baosicle: I'm hungry for a cool and fun summer treat!

• Requirements: 1 colored drawing of a baobear popsicle or other frozen dessert.
• Rewards: 2 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: July 14

The thing about summer is that it is really, really, really hot!!! Does your bao burn? Or do they tan nice and golden? Draw any baobear tanning or getting burnt!

• Requirements: 1 colored fullbody or 200 words
• Rewards: 2 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: July 14

OUTSIDE THE FOREST: Help needed: My friend Bear and I heard about activities in other places. We hardly leave the forest, so do you mind showing us around?

• Requirements: 3 coloured fullbody with a background, or 600 words.
• Rewards: 8 seashells, 1 Helper Ticket
• Limit: Once per user
• Expiry: July 7

• Beachside Buddies: Summer at the beach is all about ice cold treats, relaxing resorts, and having fun in the sun with your friends!
  
  • Prompt: Collaborate with another user to draw any 2 baobears.
  • Requirements: 2 fullbody with background, or 400 words each
  • Rewards: 4 Seashells per person
  • Expiry: August 31
    
    
• Beachside Boss: By summer's end, you'll basically own this beach!
  • Requirements: Complete any 1 Bulletin Board job.
  • Rewards: Award: Seashell Summer, Title: Beachside Boss
  • Limit: Once per user
  • Expiry: August 31
    
    
• Bearmuda's Summer Scrapbook: [...] Looks like Bearmuda's left her summer scrapbook half finished! Perhaps you can help her out?
  • Prompt: Make a one page diary/scrapbook entry about any baobear's summer adventures!
  • Requirements: You must include at least one 'polaroid' image (can be drawn or a real photo, but this must have be taken by you) and a 250 word caption/diary entry related to it.
  • Rewards: 6 seashells
  • Limit: Once per baobear
  • Expiry: July 31
    
    
• Baomeo's Summer Serenade: Summer, did you know, is also the season of love! The passionate flames of love kindled by the lambent sun is a sight to behold, and it is such golden complexions that I seek. 
  • Prompt: Draw a 'romantic' summer-scene with a limited colour pallette (maximum 6 colours).
  • Requirements: 1 fullbody baobear and a background. Must use a pre-defined palette (made by yourself or generated).
  • Rewards: 4 seashells
  • Expiry: July 31
    
    
• Bearlock's Treasure Hunt: My dear assistant, if you are reading this then I am hot on the case of a very important mystery and I need you here with me A.S.A..P. No time to explain, just come find me!
  • Prompt: Find the hidden Bearlock somewhere on the baobears.com website!
  • Rewards: 2 seashells
  • Limit: Once per user
  • Expiry: July 31
    
    
• Theobear's Coastal Curiousity: Somethin's been makin' these weird holes in the sand outside my beach house an' I reckon it's some kinda mys'try creature! Don't suppose any baos could help me stake out the place?
  • Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear solving this mystery! Was it a creature, a natural phenomenon, or perhaps even another baobear?
  • Requirements: 1 Fullbody with background or 400 words
  • Rewards: 4 seashells 
  • Limit: Once per user
  • Expiry: July 31
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• Bearmuda's Summer Scrapbook: [...] Looks like Bearmuda's left her summer playlist half finished! Perhaps you can help her out?
  • Prompt: make a summer playlist for any one baobear (must include at least 6 songs). What does your baobear listen to?
  • Rewards: 2 seashells
  • Limit: Once per baobear
  • Expiry: June 31
    
    
• Bao's Sporty Summer: SPORTY JOCK LOOKING FOR FELLOW JOCKS. I'm looking to build some muscles this season and I need YOUR help!!! Looking for a bao to engage in some good old fashioned ""sports"" with!! Surfing, kayaking, sailing, volleyball, you name it, bring your friends and let's do it!!!
  • Prompt: Draw or write about any TWO baobears playing a 'beach' sport.
  • Requirements: 2 Fullbody with background or 500 words
  • Rewards: 6 seashells
  • Expiry: June 31
    
    
• Baogonia's Floral Fashion: Fashion is my new passion, flowerbud! All the vibrant summer flora has inspired me to start a new collection. To that end, I'm looking for some lovely baobears to help model some of the pieces.
  
  • Prompt: Draw or write about any baobear in a 'floral summer' themed outfit.
  • Requirements: 1 Fullbody or 200 words
  • Rewards: 2 seashells
  • Limit: Once per baobear
  • Expiry: June 31
    
    
• Fabian's Curious Collection: To my fellow baobears, I am currently curating my summer collection and require assistance in filling in the gaps of my photo album. 
  • Requirements: Submit at least [4] photos of items from this list: a large seashell, a tacky summer-themed vacation shirt, a pair of sunglasses, a summer fruit, a bird in flight, an ocean-dwelling creature, a boat, and/or an iced treat. Please include a card with your username or baobear to show it was you who took the photos!
  • Rewards: 4 seashells
  • Limit: Once per user
  • Expiry: June 31