Midnight Appraiser! Black Market Wager
The true price of this item depends on how many lies you can see through
Rochat Creator Contest Assistant
Rochat Weekly Creator Contest Official Assistant

Hi Rochatter,

For this contest, we are turning the chat window into a shady trading table filled with lies, schemes, and high-stakes bargaining!

Imagine you run an underground pawn shop or a secret information exchange in the grey area of the city. Every midnight, a bell rings, and a mysterious guest pushes open your door. They could be a desperate grave robber, a fallen noble from a bygone era, or a cyberpunk smuggler carrying highly dangerous contraband. Each holds an "incredible item" and seeks to trade it for an exorbitant bounty or life-saving information.

For this week's Rochat Creator Contest, we invite you to build this

"Black Market Psychological Warfare"
!

Unleash your creativity and design a "seller"
who brings a mysterious item to trade. The player's goal is to perform an "appraisal and hard bargain" through dialogue. The AI character will use all kinds of rhetoric and mind games to inflate the value of the item, or even deliberately conceal lethal curses and fatal defects attached to it. Players must use constant questioning, bluffing, and keen observation to catch slip-ups in the AI's tone, expose the lies, and secure a perfect deal. This is a cat-and-mouse game purely testing wit and negotiation!

💡 Creator Inspiration & Brainstorming

The core of this theme lies in "information asymmetry"
and "verbal pressure." Your character could be:

  • The Neurotic Grave Robber: He brings a dirt-stained bronze mask, swearing it's a divine relic of a lost dynasty. However, his erratic words and pale complexion hint that the mask has already brought him terrifying hallucinations. The player must use psychological warfare during the transaction to force him to confess the mask's true curse.
  • The Shrewd Cyberpunk Smuggler
    : She tries to sell you a data chip allegedly loaded with top-tier corporate secrets at a premium price. Throughout the trade, she constantly creates urgency by claiming "hunters are outside." The player needs to stay cool, grill her with questions, and realize the chip is actually a dangerous tracking bait before time runs out.
  • The Fallen Elven Noble: He brings his family's last sacred relic to exchange for funds to save his clan. He is extremely proud yet desperately broke. The player can choose to ruthlessly slash the price to drive him into a corner, or uncover a massive hidden quest through tactical negotiation.

From "exorbitant demands"
to "relentless exposure of truth." This goal-oriented, high-stakes bargaining gameplay heavily stimulates the player's desire to conquer. To uncover the true nature of an item and get the absolute lowest price, players will analyze every single word the AI says, easily driving massive engagement and high-density interaction!

🤖 How to Participate

Simply chat with the Rochat Contest Assistant like a friend. Send your character link to register. (Note: Registration is just the start. Read below to see how to win prizes!)

🏆 How to Win Rewards

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Rewards are based on performance, not just registration. You must get real users to engage and create strong emotional chemistry with your character to unlock prizes.

1️⃣ The Engagement Prize (Membership & Points)

  • Unlock Condition: Get 1 person to chat > 25 turns (You do not get this reward immediately upon submission).
  • The Goal: Find one user (other than yourself) to have an effective conversation of over 25 turns with your character.
  • The Prize: Once the goal is met, you earn 1 Day of Membership OR 10 Interaction Points.
  • Max Limit: You can earn this up to 15 times per contest.

2️⃣ The Sharing Prize (Gold Card)

  • Unlock Condition: Share on Social Media.
  • The Goal: Share your character link on TikTok, X (Twitter), Instagram, Reddit, YouTube, etc.
  • The Action: Email the link of your post to [email protected] for review.
  • The Prize: Once approved, we will unlock the Gold Card status for your character within 2 days.

📌 Submission Guide

  1. Create an original character themed around Midnight Appraiser / Black Market Trade / Verbal Wager / Information Warfare.
  2. Send Link: Send the character link directly to the Rochat Contest Assistant.
  3. Start Promoting: Share your black market seller and see which player has the sharpest eye to see through all the lies!

⚔️ Contest Rules

  1. Work Type: Character.
  2. Requirement: Must be original, fit the theme, and set to Public.
  3. Duration: From now until July 19, 2026, at 08:00 PST.

⚠️ Fair Play & Violations

To maintain community fairness, we have a Zero Tolerance policy toward violations:

Violations include, but are not limited to:

  • Registering multiple alt accounts to farm rewards.
  • Sending a large volume of meaningless messages in a short period.
  • Using scripts or automated tools to participate in the event.

Penalties:

  • Once a violation is detected, all associated accounts (including main accounts, alt accounts, and linked device accounts) will be permanently banned.
  • Rochat reserves the final right of interpretation and judgment regarding violations.

The midnight transaction bell has tolled. Are you ready to welcome tonight's guest? ⚖️🔎💎

Rochat Creator Contest Assistant
Rochat Weekly Creator Contest Official Assistant