[OLD] Design Guide: Special Base Coats

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Special Bases

NOTICE: This guide is in addition to the Design Guide: Base Coats !
Please refer to that guide if your Tokota cannot use any Special Base swatches.

There are some base coats that deviate from typical hues and values, and these are known as Special Bases.
Special Bases are usually derived from wild or old Tokotas, and the only way to obtain one of these unique shades is to breed for the color, either from the original Tokota or their offspring.

Can Your Geno Use a Special Base Coat?


A pup must have a Tokota with a Special Base in their visible lineage in order to use that Special Base.
If the Special Base Tokota in the lineage is the same variation (ie. cream brown) as your Tokota, you may either pick from the Special Base relative or from the Special Base swatches.

If any Tokota in your pup's visible lineage has any variation (normal, cream, greying, greying cream) of a Special Base, you may use any variation of that Special Base for your pup.
If, for example, there is a Cream Melisandre color Tokota in your geno's lineage, but your Tokota is non-cream brown, you may use the non-cream Melisandre base coat.

Please remember to note if you are color picking from the Special Base relative or from the Special Base swatch when submitting to DC!

Find a Unique Base Tokota that isn't on this List?


We are currently in the process of adding some Special Base swatches that are not yet on this list.

There are also some older Tokotas that have unique base coats, but they are considered too far from the standards to be legal.
If you find a Tokota in your pup's lineage that has a base coat different from the standard swatches, but also doesn't match a swatch on this list, it is possible that is an illegal base.
Feel free to comment on this journal to ask if the Tokota is illegal or if there are plans to add it to the Special Bases list.




Tip: Use Ctrl+F to search for a Special Base Tokota's name. 
Some Tokotas fall under the same swatches, even if unrelated, and are listed underneath the main name.
For example, Lemmity uses Railyard/Clifford swatches.

Note: base coats are organized as follows:
Regular - Cream - Greying - Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Senad 253

Senad Tundra by DesignDen  Senad Tundra Grey by DesignDen
Base coat  |  Greying

Note: Both of these swatches are in Cream range, so there are no separate Cream swatches.




Inherited from: Tonga 182


Tonga Tawny by DesignDen  Tonga Tawny Cream by DesignDen  Tonga Tawny Grey by DesignDen  Tonga Tawny Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying

Tonga's original design was updated in 2016; his initial color palette
was much brighter, as seen here on one of his many offspring: Asbjorn 224

Original Tonga Tawny by DesignDen  Original Tawny Tonga Cream by DesignDen  Original Tonga Tawny Grey by DesignDen  Original Tonga Tawny Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Voltaire 02 / Fremont 530 


Tawny Gold by DesignDen  Tawny Gold Cream by DesignDen  Tawny Greying Gold by DesignDen  Tawny Greying Cream Gold by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Antique Rose 445


Antique Rose Tawny by DesignDen  Antique Rose Tawny Cream by DesignDen  Antique Rose Tawny Grey by DesignDen  Antique Rose Tawny Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Mearwen 6560


Mearwen Tawny by DesignDen  Mearwen Tawny Cream by DesignDen  Mearwen Tawny Grey by DesignDen Mearwen Tawny Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Percy 29151


PERCY TAWNY by DesignDen  PERCY CREAM TAWNY by DesignDen  PERCY GREYING TAWNY by DesignDen  Percy Tawny Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying





Inherited from: Keeper of Souls 4181


KoS tawny by DesignDen  KoS tawny cream by DesignDen  KoS tawny grey by DesignDen  Keeper Of Souls Tawny Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Melisandre 45 


MEL RED by DesignDen  MEL RED - CREAM by DesignDen  MEL RED - GREY by DesignDen  MEL RED - CREAM GREY by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Railyard 6666 (formerly Clifford) 

Other Tokotas with this base coat: Lemmitty WF99

RAILYARD BROWN by DesignDen  RAILYARD CREAM BROWN by DesignDen  RAILYARD GREYING BROWN by DesignDen Railyard Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Fawx 4600


Fawx Brown by DesignDen  Fawx Brown Cream by DesignDen  Fawx Brown Grey by DesignDen Fawx Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Epona 600


Epona Brown by DesignDen  Epona Brown Cream by DesignDen  Epona Brown Grey by DesignDen Epona Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Morzia 608

Often called Ker Shan 1018 Brown, but inherited from his dam, Morzia

Morzia Brown by DesignDen  Morzia Cream Brown by DesignDen  Morzia Greying Brown by DesignDen  Morzia Greying Cream Brown by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Melanthios 7709


Melanthios Brown by DesignDen  Melanthios Brown Cream by DesignDen  Melanthios Brown Grey by DesignDen Melanthios Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Jasper 4300


JASPER BROWN by DesignDen  JASPER BROWN - CREAM by DesignDen  JASPER BROWN - GREY by DesignDen  JASPER BROWN - CREAM GREY by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Mythic 100


Mythic Brown by DesignDen  Mythic Cream Brown by DesignDen  Mythic Greying Brown by DesignDen  Mythic Greying Cream Brown by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying



Inherited from: Whistler 23244


WHISTLER BROWN by DesignDen  WHISTLER CREAM BROWN by DesignDen  WHISTLER GREYING BROWN by DesignDen  WHISTLER GREYING CREAM BROWN by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Vine 7234


Vine Brown by DesignDen  Vine Brown Cream by DesignDen  Vine Brown Grey by DesignDen Vine Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying


Inherited from: Mabon 6420


Mabon Brown by DesignDen Mabon Brown Cream by DesignDen Mabon Brown Grey by DesignDen  Mabon Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying


Mabon and Vine Nuances

Unique to these base coats only! 

Mabon + Vine Brown Nuances by DesignDen




Inherited from: John WM37


John Brown by DesignDen  John Brown Cream by DesignDen  John Brown Grey by DesignDen  John Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Redcap 9083


Redcap Brown by DesignDen  Redcap Cream Brown by DesignDen  Redcap Greying Brown by DesignDen  Redcap Greying Cream Brown by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Drogo 515


Drogo Brown by DesignDen  Drogo Brown Cream by DesignDen  Drogo Brown Grey by DesignDen Drogo Brown Greying Cream by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying




Inherited from: Oogie Boogie 6310


Oogie Boogie Brown by DesignDen  Oogie Boogie Cream Brown by DesignDen  Oogie Boogie Greying Brown by DesignDen  Oogie Boogie Greying Cream Brown by DesignDen
  Base coat  |  Cream  |  Greying  |  Cream + Greying





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Sims2Freak273's avatar

Pretty please look into adding WM94!!