24 Days of Lea (Advent Calendar)

[Dare]

Heyo folks!
I used to do this on another forum I frequented, and thought it might be fun to do this here.
Hehe, there might even be some folks from that forum here, so they might recognize this.
;)

NOTE: Some members have reported that they are unable to see the new chibis as they are revealed.
If this is happening to you, I recommend refreshing / hard refreshing your browser window and/or clearing your browser's cache and then reviewing this post.

Ye Olde Dare's Lea Advent Calendar

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Member/Character Key:
(from left to right)

Row #1: Leorgather, Azerane, King Simba, Kanu, Nit, nathalie
Row #2: s-tlk, cleargreenwater, Kossu, lionobssession, Guntur, Revo
Row #3: Sharifu, Sadiki, Kasei, Shadow, Sombolia, Kirauni
Row #4: Lweek, Simbaspirit, Safila, Vidan, Konga, This Land



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What is it?
From December 1st to December 24th, this post will be updated once a day and a new Lea Chibi will be revealed! HUZZAH!

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What's a Lea Chibi?
Well, this is a Dare Chibi. Do the math.
http://dare2doubt.homestead.com/lea-advent/Dare.png
duh.

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When are they being posted?
It's a surprise! No seriously, there is no set schedule. They can be posted at ANY time, so keep checkin' back.

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Who gets a Chibi?
For the most part, it's randomized.
Basically, I threw a bunch of Lea names into a hat, dumped the hat contents onto the floor, and then whichever pieces of paper my cat tried to eat first are the "winners".
In order to make things easier on myself, I also limited myself to people who've been active within the past year and/or who had easily identifiable characters/avatars.

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Waaaah, I didn't get one!
Eh, sorry! Ya see, there are only 24 days 'til Christmas, and thus I could only choose 24 names.
:hehe:
HOWEVER, it's entirely possible that I might do this again next year
(though, since this is primarily not an RP forum, the character pool is a little shallow)
...or, you could PM me and if/when I have free time, perhaps I'll surprise you.
:)

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Why are you doing this?
Tis the season!





That's 'bout it. Enjoy!
It will be entertaining to see if folks can guess which chibi belongs to which forum member.
:evilgrin:

[Sharifu]

Very cool Dare. Everyday will be a surprise. ;)

[Kirauni]

Yes, great idea! Thanks for doing this. Now I'm curious, too. ;)

[cleargreenwater]

Aww, what a nice way to drag people out of the woodwork to check the forum :D

[KanuTGL]

Ooh! That is such a great idea. I look forward to the reveals :D

[Guntur]

This is a very cool concept and a good gift.

and I hope I could hit a jackpot on this one. :cheese: :D

[Dare]

This should be entertaining - you wouldn't believe the amount of art archive stalking research involved.
Hopefully I managed to produce a reasonable likeness of folks' characters, but if anything is off I can always fix 'em.
:)

Also, I forgot to mention - I won't necessarily be keeping to a set daily schedule and/or bumping the thread when I've updated the initial posts...so you'll have to remember to check back. Bwahaha!

I am carrying a flash drive around that has all the chibis on it though, so hopefully I'll be able to update on the go.
Hopefully I won't mix the chibis up with my work files, or the Bossman will be in a puzzlement.
...which, come to think of it, would be kinda amusing.
:evilgrin:

[Guntur]

Also, I forgot to mention - I won't necessarily be keeping to a set daily schedule and/or bumping the thread when I've updated the initial posts...so you'll have to remember to check back. Bwahaha!


I can live with that, especially checking this thread like once a day. ;)

[Leorgathar]

Ooh this is a pretty cool idea ^^ wait... is that first chibi... Coatl? :curious:
Wow, now I didn't see that coming! xD what a nice surprise, thanks Dare, and good job with the markings ^^
I look forward to see the rest of them :D

[Sharifu]

Aww, the newest one is Razzle. (Azerane's character) They are so cute. :p

[King Simba]

Aww, they're all so cute. :) Looking forward to seeing all these characters when they've been revealed. :D

[ThiagoPE]

Seems a great idea, I will check here everyday.

[Konga]

*squeals* Look at that precious little Kanu chibi!! :emo::aww:
Anna, I...want you in plushie form..
Konga creeper status just elevated a bit. #noshame :rawr:

[Leorgathar]

Hmm, I still only see the first two (Coatl and Razzle). Is it just me? :confused:

[Dare]

Hmm, I still only see the first two (Coatl and Razzle). Is it just me? :confused:

I had the same problem earlier. I did a hard refresh and cleared my browser's cache - worked like a charm. ^__^

[Sadiki]

I been checking pretty much every day as well just haven't said anything before.

Cool idea Dare, gives everyone something to look forward to every day. It's cool to see people on the board are still doing stuff and all.

And as little as I check Lea in past year I still think I know every one who has gotten their character chibified. ;) Keep up the good work Dare! :hugs:

[Leorgathar]

Oh good, I see them now, thanks Dare! :D
They're all so cute, and I love how you get every little detail right in all of them ^^

[King Simba]

Ah, I wondered why I didn't see past 2nd December. They all look great, Dare! And thanks for doing Katai for me. ;)

[Safila]

gah. I can't see anything but the first 2 :(

[King Simba]

Refresh the page, Safila. ;) It should work then.

[Dare]

Aha, and now Homestead is having server issues so no one can see 'em.
Hopefully the chibis will be back soon. ^__^

In the meantime, I should note - I'm only allowed to post 15 pics per post (including emoticons), so I'll be unable to post all 24 individual chibis.
I work around this and keep the display design, when I start a new row, the previous row will be condensed into 1 image.
If, for some reason, you didn't get to save an individual chibi before this happens, shoot me a PM and I can give you the link to download the individual chibi. ^__^

[KanuTGL]

Oh, yay! Now they're working again!

Fweee, a Kanu chibi! <3 She looks so cute (as do all the others too of course)! Thank you so much, Dare! =D

[Leorgathar]

Took me a bit to realize it, but the fifth one must be Nit. Very nice :cs_smile_2:

[Sadiki]

I just realized there is 30 characters in the first post, instead of 24! ;)

Also, Dare, if you like I can up the allowed images per post temporarily to 35, that way you don't have to work around it and everyone has plenty of time to save their Chibi's.

[Dare]

I just realized there is 30 characters in the first post, instead of 24! ;)

Doh!
:scarconfused:
I must have mixed up a couple of my files when I was trying to be sneaky whilst editing the first post.
My horrible math skills have nothing to do with it. NOTHING I SAY! :P



Also, Dare, if you like I can up the allowed images per post temporarily to 35, that way you don't have to work around it and everyone has plenty of time to save their Chibi's.

OMG, yes please! That would make things soooo much easier.
:D

[Sadiki]

Ok, I increased the allowed images per post to 40 for now.

[Nit]

D'aaaw! That's a really cool idea.
It's nice to see my character on here. x3

[nathalie]

Wait, that's me right, the new one? :D

[Kirauni]

I think the grey one must be s-tlk, right! Awesome! He looks do handsome :D

[nathalie]

That's the new one for me tonight, I was talking about nr 5th, the brown lioness ^^

[Kossu]

Aww,this is such a nice initiative.I'm impressed by the detail you've put into them,they look lovely Dare!:wow:

[Sharifu]

Aww, I love how you added ClearGreenWater's character. That's so cool how you added a hyena character to the bunch, I like that you didn't limit this to just big cats.

[cleargreenwater]

EEEEeeee, yay! You did it! :D I was so hoping but I didn't know if you'd go for my token lion instead :D SO awesome, and between the customizing and the spots it couldn't've been an easy one, thank you so much!

[Sharifu]

I have no idea who that red lioness is... Hmm... :thinks:

[Guntur]

I hope Dare remember that I have a character in Lea. ;)

[Leorgathar]

I have no idea who that red lioness is... Hmm... :thinks:

That's Nirani, Kossu's character :)

[Sharifu]

Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me. ;)

[Kirauni]

Great work on adding CGW indeed! The newest one is Sadiki if I'm not mistaken.

[Sharifu]

The newest one is not Sadiki. Although I don't know who that is.

[Leorgathar]

Hmm I may be mistaken, but that looks like my lion self, Kareem (http://i531.photobucket.com/albums/dd351/Leorgathar/Kareem_zpsc47ed725.png). If so, that would mean I have two chibis in there xD

[Dare]

I will say this - in this calendar, there's only 1 chibi per forum member.
;)

The mystery of #10 continues, BWAHAHAHAHA!
:wicked:

[Kirauni]

Okay, if our mysterious no. 10 isn't Sadiki, I don't have a clue XD

But no. 11 must be Guntur. You also added the little scar on his nose!

[Utora]

I think #10 is lionobsession's "Chimalsi"

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:cheese:

I love checking this thread daily, so cool!!

[Guntur]

Thank you Dare :timonhug::pumbaahug::wow: I love it every single bit on my character.

Everyone looks really good in this one. :D :cheese: Love it every single bit.

[King Simba]

The newest one is Revo, right? :D

[s-tlk]

Wow they all look really great and are suited very much for such a calender. No surprise here, but I especially like the small gray lion. Thank you very much, Dare. :-)
And thanks to Kirauni for pointing my gray nose on this thread. ^^

[KanuTGL]

Aww, the new one is for Kasei, right? :D An elephant! That's super cool!

[cleargreenwater]

Whoa, elephant. o_o

[Sharifu]

Thanks for including me and Sadiki! They're so cute! Love Kasei's elephant too! :D

[Kirauni]

Ah, now there is Sadiki :)
And I love your Kasei, too! Awesome job! I love the details.

[Dare]

Glad everyone is enjoying them thus far ^__^
For the most part, everyone's correct on who's who, and I'll be sure to post a character key when the calendar is complete.

[s-tlk]

Oh, the newest one (18th) seems to be Kirauni.
No I can return the favor. ;-)

Thank you very much, Dare for showing so much endurance in keeping up the good work. :-)

[Kirauni]

I don't know why I haven't noticed it earlier. My best guess is that I've checked this thread in the morning and then forgot to look again. Thanks indeed, s-tlk for pointing this out. And thank you very much Dare for this lovely Chibi-Kirauni! And you've added the-one-ring-to-fool... uh I mean to-rule-them-all XD Thanks!
Chibi-Kirauni truely looks cute and adorable. ^^

Well the 18th of December really has been my day afterall. First the Secret Santa gift and now this lovely picture. Too bad this day is over here now. Oh well, it's good to have a lucky day for a change every now and then, right?

Now I'm curious who'll be next :)

[Lweek]

Whoa, I'm speechless. Thank you so much!! :cs_surprise_1: I hardly can explain how much It means to me. Thank you! :hugs:

[Konga]

^ Lweek is so adorable! Just look at that little camera! :aww: You're so detailed with these, Dare. I envy your beautious talent! Keep being pawsome! =D

[Azerane]

Oh wow, how cute are these things! What an awesome idea, Dare, and thank you so much for the chibi Razzle, sorry I haven't been around before now to say thanks :)

[lionobsession]

Wow! My internet has been down for ages (urgh... so annoying) and therefore haven't been on for a while.
I love Chimalsi especially as well as all the others!

[Utora]

Looking great! :cheese:


Lweek is awesome.....

..and then I realized..4 days until Christmas!

[Lweek]

Despite fact I've recognised most of them, will you release nick list with last chibi please? :cheese:

[Kirauni]

Glad everyone is enjoying them thus far ^__^ For the most part, everyone's correct on who's who, and I'll be sure to post a character key when the calendar is complete.

Yes, a character key would be great!
Only two more to go!

[Vidan]

It's a Vidan! Thanks for that, and for all your hard work with these. It must have taken awhile to research the specifics of everyone's characters, and get these together. It's definitely appreciated.

[Dare]

Phew! Well, it's the last day folks!

As promised, I've added a Member/Character key to the first post so hopefully any current mysteries will be solved. ;D
Hopefully I got most of the details correct - despite the amount of stalking research I did, some ref pics were hard to find and/or contradicted themselves. If anything is incorrect, I'd be happy to fix it...once I've caught my breath a bit.

'Tis been a pleasure, ya'll!
Hope you enjoyed 'em and maybe, hopefully, I'll be able to do this again next year. ^__^

Wishin' everyone a happy holiday and good vibes!
Now, if you'll excuse me, my living room looks like a cete of drunk badgers got into the wrapping paper supplies.
Toodles!

:)

[KanuTGL]

Alright, it's finished! :D You've really done such a great job with this little project, Dare. It's been my favourite advent calendar to follow this year for sure! :zazurockon:

[Leorgathar]

WooHoo! Finished at last! :D I'm so happy with the final result, you really did a great job with all the characters, Dare ^^
Merry Christmas! :D

[Guntur]

Merry Christmas all, The result is amazing. I'm glad you taking your time making this for the community of Lea. :emo::cheese::timonrockon1::timonhug2:

[King Simba]

You finished it! :D Great work, Dare. And the character key does help. There were quite a few characters that I couldn't quite put names to, so it's good to know who's who. ;) Merry Christmas to you! :)

[Safila]

aww you did mine *huggles* thank you .

[Azerane]

So awesome :D

[Kossu]

Aww all the cute chibis!Thank you so much for this cool calendar Dare,I really enjoyed following it.And thank you so much for including Nirani too!:)

Have a very happy Christmas holiday!:lalala:

[Sadiki]

Great to see how well you followed through even in hectic season like Christmas. * Sends 5 Simba symbols Dare's way * you earned'em!

Oh and Merry Christmas!

[This Land]

*sneaks in*

I feel kinda flattered that Sheek is in the calendar ^^' This was an awesome idea and very nicely done ^^ *saves*

[cleargreenwater]

Thank you Dare for the really awesome and extremely appreciated community building *nods*

I gotta set mine as my avatar! :D