Define final set on NFT metadata & attributes

[jfschwarz]

Our NFT metadata currently includes:

• name: the wand name in uppercase
• description: "A unique Wand, designed and built on-chain" (◀️ could be a bit more poetic, maybe?)

and the following set of attributes:

• Level (number) The wand level (between 1 and 5)
• Evolution (number) Unspent XP associated with owner account
• Birth (date) Date of wand mint

Do we want to add any other attributes?

[samepant]

@eccogrinder and @keikreutler @auryn-macmillan would be great to get y'alls input on a more poetic phrase for the description, also any thoughts on other attributes?

I think:

• Level -> should become Wand Level

• Evolution -> should become Holder XP

• We should distill the core visual components into 3 attributes

  • Stone - derived from the stone angle
  • Halo - derived from halo shape and fullness of boolean rhythm
  • Aura - derived from hue, lightness, and the radial & dark booleans

I'm working on a little system for converting the various values into poetic phrases, will post a follow up soon 😈

[auryn-macmillan]

I'm a little confused by both evolution and Holder XP. "Unspent XP associated with owner account" seems to be referring something subtly different from "Holder XP". It seems like the concept that we're trying to get across is the fact that the holder has some balance of XP which could be used/consumed/activated, and that this balance might be different from the total amount of XP that holder has earned.

Perhaps we should disambiguate these states?

One way might be to label them as something like Available XP and Total XP. Another might be to introduce another concept like mana which is earned in lockstep with XP but is consumable to do things like level-up wands.

Governance will have the power to update the metadata after-the-fact, right? So no need to get it perfect.

[auryn-macmillan]

These are my suggestions:

• name: {wand name}
• description: "A unique Zodiac Wand with on-chain artwork and attributes, designed and built by Gnosis Guild." (Alternatively, it would be really cool if we could do some short (one paragraph) piece of deterministically generated law to go along with each wand. Dark Forest planets are a fun example of this.
• Level: {wand level}
• Available XP / Mana: {unused XP associated with owner account}
• Created At: {Time and sate of wand mint}

[eccogrinder]

My thoughts below. I know it's kind of a lot, but I personally like NFTs that have complex attributes, even if not all of them are legible or "in use." Also widens the scope, deepens the lore, honors the hard work you all have done, and adds a bit of mystery.

All just suggestions/options.

Metadata:

• name: {wand name} (I agree with this, as long as the collection name will be something like Zodiac Wands)
• description: Zodiac Wands are the governing items of the Zodiac ecosystem. These Evolving Tokens (ETs) are fully on-chain public works that can be upgraded based on meaningful contributions to Zodiac. They will someday act as portals to untold worlds. (main thought is that I think the description should also emphasize what these wands enable in addition to what they "are")

Level/XP Attributes:

• Wand Level: {wand level}
• Holder XP Available: {unused XP associated with owner account}
• Holder XP Total: {total XP associated with owner account}

Visual attributes:

• Stone- derived from the stone angle
• Halo - derived from halo shape and fullness of boolean rhythm
• Aura - derived from hue, lightness, and the radial & dark booleans
• Handle - derived from time period that it was forged

Other potential attributes:

• Time Period (based on forge time, which also impacts the handle): {daybreak | dawn | magic hour: golden sunlight | day | light pollution nightfall | dusk | magic hour: blue moonlight | night/evening | total darkness}

• Environment (based on time of forge/background music): {Home (coinciding with bird sounds) Cave (coinciding with rain) Forest (coinciding with forest sounds) Field (coinciding with crickets)}

• Music Scale: {major, minor, ionic, phrygian, dorian} plenty of other music-based attributes we could use, esp if we end up allowing a music upgrade in the future

• Holder: {address of account holder}

• Forge Time: {Time and date of wand mint}