Beetle BFS & Naming System
BFS System
BFS stands for Beauty, Fortitude, and Size. Each aspect is scored out of 5 stars maximum by averaging its characteristics.
Beauty: Symmetry, horn curvature
Fortitude: Horn triangularity, horn thickness, body thickness, thorax thickness
Size: Body length, horn length, body width, horn width
Top 7 Male Titles
- Pulchra — Beauty
- Fortis — Fortitude
- Magnus — Size
- Virtus — Beauty + Fortitude
- Speciosus — Beauty + Size
- Grandis — Fortitude + Size
- Dominus — Beauty + Fortitude + Size; best overall
Secundus
Males with good BFS scores but not enough for the Top 7 receive the closest title followed by S, meaning Secundus, e.g. Magnus S.
Infirmus
For males with potentially good genetics whose appearance was affected by failed emergence, developmental, or environmental problems, making their traits unreliable to judge.
Culpa
Males that don't meet the required standard are named Culpa A, Culpa B, Culpa C, etc. Culpa A is the lowest-ranked; later letters represent better Culpa beetles. They may be sold cheaply, given away, or kept, but generally aren't bred.
Generations & Pedigree
A later beetle receiving the same title uses Roman numerals:
Magnus → Magnus II → Magnus III → Magnus IV
For bred beetles, a suffix records the father's identifier and sex:
- Son = male offspring
- d = female offspring/daughter
Example:
Magnus II Msson means the beetle is the second beetle named Magnus, while Msson records its paternal lineage.
The structure is:
[Title] [Roman numeral if applicable] [Paternal suffix]
Purchased Beetles
Bought beetles are named according to their BFS results and receive SB as their last initials.
Examples: Magnus SB, Fortis SB, Dominus SB.
Female Naming
A complete female naming system has not been created yet. Females can have individual names and pedigree codes but currently have no equivalent BFS title system.
Summarized by Ai (the ideas are all mine)
