How To Get A Plaque

Before it can earn any XP and reach any reward tiers, your boucle needs a plaque uploaded by @BU-MP. Before requesting a plaque, check the following: 

  1. You do not already have a pending request
    1. A request may have up to 3 IDs included, but must be confined to one comment
    2. Replying to yourself with additional IDs is considered a new request and will be denied
  2. You own the Boucle(s) you are requesting the plaque(s) for, and they do not yet have a plaque!
    1. The easiest way to check if a Boucle has a plaque is to search for your Boucle’s ID number in @BU-MP’s gallery or use your personal Lookup Tool.
  3. The Boucle(s)’s design(s) have been accepted by the group

It can take some time before your request is fulfilled, so make sure to keep track of any art or literature of your Boucle(s) some other way while you wait.

To request a plaque:

  1. Go to this journal on the @BU-MP account
  2. Fill in this form for each of the Boucles you want to request a plaque for. You can include a maximum of 3 Boucles in one request
ID: The Boucle’s ID in plain text, no links or other things can be put here.
Design: Link (text links are preferred, please link your Boucle’s DESIGN not their reference)
Type: Classique/Bataille/Palais
Daydreamer: Yes/No for Classiques only, Palais and Bataille n/a
Dud or Hornless: no if neither, specify if Boucle has either Hornless or Dud
  1. Submit your comment, and wait for a reply with links to the new plaque(s)!

How to Use a Plaque

Each plaque has a LOG, which consists of several comments. Some comments anyone can reply to, some only the owner can reply to and some only BU-MPers should reply to.

Achievements:
Do not reply to this comment, your Boucle’s tiers will be placed here by a BU-MPer as they are confirmed!

Magic/Armament/Aspect:
Do not reply to this comment!
Once you’ve replied to a BU-MPer with your choice of ability, they will reply to this comment with your Boucle’s ability!

Show Placings:
Only the owner of the Boucle should reply to this comment!

When replying with a show placement, format your reply in the following way:

[Thumb or link to the prizes, if there are any]
[Link to where the show entry was counted in Art and Literature (only one per comment!)
]Link to results here
If there is an XP bonus tied to the show placement, copy paste it from the XP System page into here.

When replying with any other achievements, such as diplomas, format your reply in the following way:

[Thumb or link to the achievement here (only one per comment!)]
If there is an XP bonus tied to the achievement, copy paste it from the XP System page into here.

Lineage:
Anyone who owns a close relative of the boucle can reply to this comment!
Sires, dams and direct offspring are considered close relatives.

When replying to this comment, format your reply in the following way: 

[Thumb or link to sire’s, dam’s or direct offspring’s plaque (ONLY ONE PER COMMENT!)]
Include a text to help yourself and BU-MPers keep track of the relation to your own Boucle, for example “Dam” or “Offspring”

Do not include an XP count in your reply!
As the Boucle’s close relatives reach new tiers, the amount of XP points awarded by the lineage bonus will update. A BU-MPer will check that the lineage bonuses are up to date whenever the owner submits the plaque for counting.

Art and Literature:
Only the owner of the Boucle should reply to this comment!

When replying to this comment with a show entry, format your reply in the following way:

[Thumb or link to the show entry (only one show entry per comment!]
A breakdown of the bonuses the piece is eligible for, copy pasted from the XP System page into here.
Link to the show entered
Link to the place of entry into the show
Optionally, include a total of what XP you think your piece earned.

Do not include any bonuses from show placings, as those go under the “Show Placings” comment as described above.

When replying to this comment with any other art or literature, format your reply in the following way:

[Thumb or link to the art/literature (only one piece/lit/chapter per comment)!]
A breakdown of the bonuses the piece is eligible for, copy pasted from the XP System page into here.
Optionally, include a total of what XP you think your piece earned.

After a Classique reaches Deity a new comment will be added;
Scholarship of the Ancients’
Only the owner of the Boucle should reply to this comment!

Make sure that the form is filled out in the deviation description, do not include any XP bonuses as Graduation Pieces aren’t eligible for XP.

When replying to Art and Literature comment, keep the following in mind:

  • Be sure to include all mandatory information in your reply as you will be asked to re-comment if you don’t!
  • Make sure any mandatory information is included in the deviation’s description, for example the literature form 
  • If your piece is a show entry, remember that you need to include a link to the show and your place of entry! If you don’t, you will not get the show entry bonus or any potential placing bonuses.
  • Be sure to include all bonuses you think your piece is eligible for in your reply, especially add-ons like the training bonus and gift bonus! Otherwise, you risk missing out on those bonuses.
  • For literature, make sure to check your word count in wordcounter.net! It is the method we use for word counts, and some other programs produce a different count (we’ve found Pages is especially unreliable)
  • For literature, also make sure it is appropriately divided into chapters, and to state clearly which chapter the reply is pertaining to.
  • If you don’t understand why a BUMPer counted something differently from you, do not reply on the plaque. Instead ask via noting @BU-MP or using the discord server. Remember to stay polite and respectful! In the end, what the BUMPer says goes, but we’re all human and can make mistakes.

Most importantly, be honest! If something is re-used, stock, etc, be sure to state so and don’t try to claim bonuses that you know your piece isn’t eligible for. Anyone found to be willingly (and repeatedly) deceptive will be excluded from any XP rewards and frowned upon frowningly.

How to get your Plaque counted

When you believe your Boucle has enough XP to reach a new tier, enough XP to level up their abilities, an additional 100 XP after reaching the maximum tier or has achieved a scholarship you can submit their plaque to be counted:

  1. Make sure all art and literature, all show placings, all additional bonuses and all lineage relevant to your Boucle has been submitted to their plaque in accordance with the “How To Use A Plaque” section above.
    1. If you are submitting for a Scholarship, make sure the Graduation Piece has been submitted in accordance with the instructions on the Scholarship of the Ancients page
  2. Submit your Boucle to the BU-MP XP Count Submission Google Form
    1. You will need a link to their plaque handy!
  3. A BU-MP Counter will count your plaque, replying to the comments on their plaque in the process
    1. This process can take a while, especially if there is a lot of new XP to count, so please be patient <3
  4. If applicable, a BU-MPer will award the new tier(s), after which you are free to make use of the rewards!
See your plaque’s progress and the full queue on the
BU-MP XP Count Public Backlog

What BU-MP plaques doesn’t track

If you come to Boucle-Unicorn from another ARPG, this part is extra important to avoid confusion!

  • Ownership! The boucle group track ownership in our registries, and BU-MP has nothing to do with transferring ownership.
  • Breeding slots! These are tracked on the reference.

Have any questions? Please ask them in the BU-MP F.A.Q. journal!