Tribe month is an (usually) annual competition where users compete to make a tribe based on the theme given which will then be judged. The winner will be featured in the soon to be installed “[THEME] TRIBE WINNER” slot on the main page as well as in the “Winners” tab.
“When is it?”
Tribe month MAY happen more than ONCE a year depending on circumstances but generally it happens once and on the same months never on the month of the Scorching Games.
It is currently set to be either December, February, and/or May with a possibility of June and November.
“How do I play?”
Near the time one starts or is announced a “TRIBE MONTH THREAD 20XX” community post will appear. There, you must note that you will enter.
When you are in (you will be pinged with a reply and a participant list will be updated in the post), you are now responsible for finishing your tribe at the end of the month.
You must make a tribe based on the theme whether its summer, snow, blue, etc. You must send the page link and ping an admin [note: soon yes I will be holding those as well] or me @PrimarinaPlays on fandom or discord anytime before the event ends. The latest you can submit is 3:00 PM EST on the day it ends unless you ask and are giving an excuse which is usually for 1 day and often only due to timezone issues.
“How does judging work?”
Your tribe will be judged based on:
EFFORT - Don’t over do your tribe, but put some effort into it whether it’s a history, custom hierarchy, language, etc.
FIT WITH CANON - Your tribe doesn’t need canonical relationships, etc. but generally you want your tribe to likely exist in Wings of Fire. You can still have a tribe in space, inspired by folklore, etc. but don’t do something crazy like a Sonic based tribe for speed category.
UNIQUENESS - Everyone interprets the theme differently but may have many similarities. It’s not just about what your tribe is named, as they may have similar names, but how your tribe lives, their powers can all be unique. The main goal is to look for something that doesn’t resonate too much with an obvious answer or with similar tribes.
For example if the theme is ocean, many may think of deep sea or fish based but a unique thing will be something like coral based, specific species base, etc.
“Can Themes be determined by users?”
Yes, sometimes there will be times where users can vote on a theme. Usually suggestions will be held in discord and the best 3 or 5 will be voted on.