Hello Side Questers! Our contributor's Team Check-In #2 is currently underway. It includes a survey about which days work best for their team to post their final works on. This means we'll soon have a schedule and preview days coming soon! 👀📅

📖Annnnnd...they're off! 💕Our teams have now begun their Side Quests! Participants can check our event discord for their team assignment. ✍️🎨 Please join us in cheering our hardworking artists and authors on as they work together to bring these npc centered stories to life 💖

Our final giveaway winner has been chosen! Congratulations to @hanseelie.bsky.social! Please DM us whenever you're ready to reach out with your mini commission request! On behalf of the Side Quest Team, we thank you all for helping us spread the word about Side Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang!💕

📖Annnnnd...they're off! 💕Our teams have now begun their Side Quests! Participants can check our event discord for their team assignment. ✍️🎨 Please join us in cheering our hardworking artists and authors on as they work together to bring these npc centered stories to life 💖

Valentione's Day is in the air just as Matching Week is underway! 💕 To celebrate the announcements of our Writer & Artist teams this weekend, we'll also be announcing the second winner of our Mini Commission giveaway this Sunday!

Thank you for all who signed-up for Side Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! Our individual sign-ups for matching are now closed. If you have signed up and haven't received an email invite to the discord, DM or email us at [email protected] 💕

Today is also the last day to turn in your story summaries to be matched with an Artist! If you are unable to make it tonight, please message a mod in the discord as soon as you are able to!

It's the FINAL DAY to sign up as an artist for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang---and with matching right around the corner, there's never been a better time to join! Hope to see you soon! sidequestbang.carrd.co

📖Story Summary Submission for Side Quest is open all this week! 📝If you are a participating writer, be sure you turn in your summary before the end of the month. Link to the form can be found in our discord. ⁉️If you have any questions or conflicts, reach out to a mod when you can!

As we draw closer and closer to matching our artist and writer teams together, our ARTIST SIGN-UPS are also DRAWING TO A CLOSE–-but there’s still ONE WEEK left for them to sign up for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! Come join our Mini Bang Challenge! sidequestbang.carrd.co

Artist Apps for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang are OPEN! And to celebrate, we’re doing a second mini style commission GIVEAWAY for a WOL/OC or NPC of your choice! RT = one entry; Comment your favorite NPC or NPC ship = another entry! Best of luck & thank you for helping us spread the word!!

📖Story Summary Submission for Side Quest is open all this week! 📝If you are a participating writer, be sure you turn in your summary before the end of the month. Link to the form can be found in our discord. ⁉️If you have any questions or conflicts, reach out to a mod when you can!

As we draw closer and closer to matching our artist and writer teams together, our ARTIST SIGN-UPS are also DRAWING TO A CLOSE–-but there’s still ONE WEEK left for them to sign up for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! Come join our Mini Bang Challenge! sidequestbang.carrd.co

Join as an FFXIV artist to get matched with a fellow FFXIV author! Select which NPC focused stories you would be interested in illustrating, and collaborate together! Sign-ups are open from now until the end of the month: sidequestbang.carrd.co

Our writers are hard at work finalizing their ideas--but there might be a few still looking for some ✨inspiration✨ Help them out by submitting prompts below!

Our writers are hard at work finalizing their ideas--but there might be a few still looking for some ✨inspiration✨ Help them out by submitting prompts below!

Artist Apps for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang are OPEN! And to celebrate, we’re doing a second mini style commission GIVEAWAY for a WOL/OC or NPC of your choice! RT = one entry; Comment your favorite NPC or NPC ship = another entry! Best of luck & thank you for helping us spread the word!!

🎨👥 Sign-ups for Artists and pre-partnered teams are still open for the rest of the month! Come join us! sidequestbang.carrd.co#signup

Thank you to everyone who signed up or helped spread the word! 📝 Writer sign-ups for matching are now officially closed for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! 💌 All Discord event invitations so far have been sent out! 🙋 If yours is missing, please DM us here or email us [email protected].

Thank you to everyone who signed up or helped spread the word! 📝 Writer sign-ups for matching are now officially closed for the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! 💌 All Discord event invitations so far have been sent out! 🙋 If yours is missing, please DM us here or email us [email protected].

📝TODAY is the LAST DAY for WRITERS to sign up for the FFXIV/FF14 NPC Mini Bang Challenge! 🎨👥Sign-Ups for artists and pre-partnered teams will remain open until the end of the month.

💭Are you interested in participating but don't quite know what you what you want to write? Not a problem! 🗓️ Story ideas for submission aren't due until the end of the month. You can sign up now and use this time to figure out what story you want to write.

📝TODAY is the LAST DAY for WRITERS to sign up for the FFXIV/FF14 NPC Mini Bang Challenge! 🎨👥Sign-Ups for artists and pre-partnered teams will remain open until the end of the month.

TOMORROW is the last day for WRITERS to sign up for the FFXIV NPC mini BANG CHALLENGE! 💖Come join us!💖

🎆Happy New Year, Side Questers!📖 As we enter 2026, we’re also entering our pre-matching period where writers begin working on their fics! 🗓️This means sign-ups for writers will be closing this Sunday, January 4th. 📝Don't miss out if you want to undertake the FFXIV NPC Mini Bang as a writer!

Welcome to our new FFXIV blue birds seeking a new place to roost! If you’re looking for a creative challenge to make some new friends this year, sign up for Side Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! Get matched with an artist/author partner and work as a team to bring a story to life! ✏️🎨

Our first giveaway winner has been chosen! Congratulations @shanianowhere.bsky.social! DM us whenever you're ready to reach out with your mini commission request! Thank youfor helping spread the word about Side Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang! We'll be picking another winner soon in January!

First winner will be picked tomorrow! 👀

Have too many FFXIV NPC fic ideas to hold onto but want to help inspire others? The Side Quest "ReQUEST" prompt suggestion box is now open for submission! Share ideas and stories you want to see of your favorite NPCs--you never know who you might inspire! 🗳️ side-request.straw.page

All event Discord invites have been sent out to everyone who has signed up thus far! If you're having trouble locating yours, please reach out via DM or email [email protected]. Whether you're here to participate or to support our authors and illustrators, we thank you for your enthusiasm!

Thank you for 100+ followers! Don’t forget to RT this post for a chance to win a mini commission of your choice: WOL, OC, or NPC! I'll be drawing one winner next week: Sunday, December 14th! A second winner will be picked at the end January when sign-ups close.

Thank you for 100+ followers! Don’t forget to RT this post for a chance to win a mini commission of your choice: WOL, OC, or NPC! I'll be drawing one winner next week: Sunday, December 14th! A second winner will be picked at the end January when sign-ups close.

❗A NEW QUEST is NOW available for FFXIV ARTISTS & WRITERS: 🎨✏️ Sign-ups for SIDE QUEST: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang are now open! 📖 Come join us in creating new adventures inspired by your favorite NPCs (& Meteor!) sidequestbang.carrd.co

‼️TOMORROW‼️ SIGN-UPs for Side-Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang OPEN。

‼️TOMORROW‼️ SIGN-UPs for Side-Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang OPEN。

Sign-Ups open a week from today and will remain open for #FFXIV writers throughout December! RT the post below for a chance to win a mini WoL/OC or NPC commission of your choice!

OH HEY! Did you know sign-ups for Side Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang open next month on Saturday, December 06? Now you do! AND to help spread the word, we’re doing a mini WOL/OC or NPC commission giveaway! 🔁RT this post = one entry 💬Comment ur favorite NPC/NPC Ship below = a second entry!

OH HEY! Did you know sign-ups for Side Quest: A FFXIV NPC Mini Bang open next month on Saturday, December 06? Now you do! AND to help spread the word, we’re doing a mini WOL/OC or NPC commission giveaway! 🔁RT this post = one entry 💬Comment ur favorite NPC/NPC Ship below = a second entry!

Sign ups close on Monday! If you haven’t yet, go fill out the form! ✨

And with censorship discussions unfortunately front and center, we'd like to emphasize that this event will not be restricting stories based on content and ships. This means all NPC/NPC and NPC/Meteor ships are invited to participate.

Just a reminder that sign ups close in ONE WEEK! If you haven't filled out your wishlist yet, what are you waiting for? ✨

Thank you for all the wonderful ideas so far! Find some NPC fic inspiration below or submit your own! airtable.com/appYLFN9IaEn...

Reminder that sign ups are open, and everyone is automatically accepted! Come join us for a fun NPC X NPC gift exchange! ✨

Have too many FFXIV NPC fic ideas to hold onto but want to help inspire others? The Side Quest "ReQUEST" prompt suggestion box is now open for submission! Share ideas and stories you want to see of your favorite NPCs--you never know who you might inspire! 🗳️ side-request.straw.page

Together for Starlight is an FFXIV NPC x NPC gift exchange for authors and artists, with gifting happening over the Starlight season in December! Sign ups open TODAY! More info and links below!

Start 2026 off with a (mini) Bang! Side Quest is a FFXIV NPC-centered Mini Bang that will commence in January 2026—but you’ll be able to sign up as early as Saturday, December 6th, 2025!

Hellooo fellow FFXIV NPC X NPC shippers! I’m looking to run a holiday gift exchange this year! We’re currently gauging interest - please take a sec to fill out the interest check if it’s something you might want to participate in! forms.gle/ZfyAciCyJNzM...

In just a little over a week, we have received a little over 50 responses! Thank you to all who expressed interest in making this event happen, and I'm pleased to say we'll be moving forward this project! I'll be working to put together some more information soon 💖

With all the censorship discussions that are unfortunately front and center right now, it’s a good time as any to emphasize that this event WILL NOT be restricting stories based on content. Much like AO3, we only ask that you tag your works properly for any content that might be triggering.

A Big Bang is a collaborative event where writers and artists work together to create works inspired by a ship or fandom theme. Writers anonymously submit a summary of their work to be matched with an artist, who will then read and illustrate a scene or two of their choosing from their story. 1/