Hi! I'm extremely new to lodestone and the forums here, so if I miss some site etiquette please let me know!

One of the big reasons I got interested in FFXIV was because I'm an absolute sucker for character creators. To me, it's the coolest thing seeing how a bunch of people can be handed the same tools and come out with such different design results. It's a chance to see a range in stylistic tastes too, which can be really fun IMO.

I've been doing challenges on my own to test the boundaries of the character creator and get a sense of my own tendencies. A lot has involved stepping outside comfort zones (designing races that I normally might not gravitate to, using color palettes that might not be intuitive choices, etc.) and using guidelines to keep things organized/distinct. Just curious if anyone might want to try something like that?

If there's interest I can make a thread with guidelines, I just don't know how many other people would be into it haha. The focus would be on the character creator exclusively as opposed to glamours for a level playing field.

There are many types of challenges that could be done (ex. designing the Twelve as humanoid races), and I think it might be exciting to see not only how people fill challenges but possibly issue their own too.