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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 7, 2017 6:06:52 GMT -5
➤ post one - directory, credit ➤ post two - rules & regulations, staff rules ➤ post three - hierarchy, news & updates
➤ ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 Rainleaf completely did the coding, graphics, and wrote the chance generators. She also typed up the rules, although all the admins went over them and discussed them. The addition to the history was written by her. The map of the lake was edited by Rainleaf.
➤ Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin, and Owen Richardson The history came from the official Warriors site, and therefore is written by Erin Hunter. The artwork used in the main banner and the symbols were made by Rainleaf, but inspired by the symbols drawn by Wayne.
➤ Warriors Wiki The characteristics and territory are displayed on the Clan's page on the Warriors Wiki. It is a collection of information written by Erin Hunter. The herbs, battle moves, warrior code, illnesses and treatments, as well as the ceremonies on the special pages are located on the wiki. This information also comes Erin Hunter as well.
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 7, 2017 10:50:09 GMT -5
Before we jump into the specific restrictions, allow it to be clearly stated that rules may be changed at any time and the admins of this role-play have the right to do so. Of course, it will be discussed, but if there must be an addition, change, or removal, it is not negotiable. We apologize if you do not like it, but we will run the role-play how we feel is suitable and make proper changes to improve the quality. We must also make it clear that if you have not read the rules nor the history or territory, you are stepping off on the wrong foot with us. The information has been arranged the way it has to help make it easier to understand. The work put in should not be ignored and anyone who blatantly ignores it will be directed back to it so they may read it. If you respect us, we will respect you. That brings another important point: respect and courtesy. No one should feel uncomfortable or attacked. If you differ with someone on an opinion, do not attack them for it here, please. If anything in this role-play makes you feel uncomfortable, it is advised you do not join. Allow us to explain one thing: staff are held at a different standard than regular members. If you are a staff member, it is highly advised you read the staff rules to ensure you are following the activity rules. These section is for "regular" members, as it will be far less confusing. Regular members, save for those with a high position, will need to be on at the minimum of four days a week. This may sound a bit strict, but due to the size of the role-play, we must enforce stricter guidelines to ensure our success. The admins and staff attempt to provide the best experience possible and with the absence of members, that experience can not be provided. Admins and their staff will keep a close eye on activity. Every two weeks, there will be a check for inactive members. Obviously there will be consequences for breaking the rule and obviously we will have members who do break those rules. It is unfortunate, but we will still not tolerate it when it happens. Background, relations to other members, and other factors will not and should not influence someone to think that they can become inactive and not pay some kind of price. However, noted hiatuses are acceptable. What is a noted hiatus? Well, if a member knows they will be absent for a week, then they can alert a staff member about their expected absence and will not face any negative consequences for their absence. We kindly ask you do alert us if you are expected to be gone. If you can no longer be a member, it is best to let us know instead of going inactive and possibly create a sour relationship with one or more of the staff members. Of course, we can understand being in a rush one day, but if you can role-play in another role-play, you should at least be able to make a role-play post to move things. We will not allow "greeting" posts to count towards you being on the role-play. Unfortunately, this section will be the longest and hold many rules and regulations. We have organized it into smaller sections, but due to their relation to role-playing, they will be under this section. Again, before we jump into another batch of rules, let us go over the basics that everyone should know and should not do. Power-playing is basically taking a character you do not own and controlling them to do certain deeds and actions. While we have very few exceptions to this rule, it is still frowned upon and may result in a negative consequence. We kindly ask you refrain from doing this and if you feel you are, simply asking should not hurt. In fact, it may be better to check instead of doing whatever. Another issue that can have a few exceptions is spotlighting. The attention of the members and characters should vary depending on the location, time, and importance of what is being role-played. Depending on the "plot" depends on what should take more attention. There will be more discussion about plots, but be sure to be aware of when you should have the spotlight on your character and when you should not. The third common role-playing issue is god-modding. While Warriors has been known to be unrealistic at times and even break their own rules, it will not be allowed here. There have been measures taken to ensure god-modding does not happen in certain cases and during moments when god-modding can be more common, a watchful eye will be present. Finally, the fourth and final big issue: meta-gaming. Meta-gaming typically refers to a character knowing something they should not in canon. An example would be two characters entering a forbidden romance and then a third character randomly knowing about that relationship. If it is not role-played out and with the two giving permission, they can not know about the relationship. How about we move on and get to a part many despise reading. There is a lot of controversy about literacy and role-playing. On the old forums, there were typically four categories a role-play was in. However, we have decided to not exactly label ourselves. Instead, we simply ask for proper spelling and grammar as well as at least five sentences per post. Any less appears as if someone does not care and will not try. Given that the typical paragraph for children is five paragraphs, we are not asking much. You are invited to write more, but be cautious of "fluff." Filler makes the post difficult to read in terms sorting important information out from simple filler. Realism is quite important in this role-play. While the admins and staff will make sure everyone is following basic logic, we feel it should be touched upon that a patrol of three cats cannot properly take on a grown badger without serious injury and in a matter of seconds. In the Warriors universe, there are certain things that can and can not happen, so please abide by those rules and our rules. Now, general role-play rules play along with realism. It is too coincidental when your character gets all of the spotlight, so please do not do that. There will be moments when your character’s plot or spot in the limelight will take front and center. God-modding and meta-gaming are a no go for us, so do not even think about it. Please keep in mind that cats do die. To combat the chance of someone taking the liberty to have all of their cats die or live through a major event, the admins of the Clans will have what is called "chance charts." Depending on the situation, these can have an impact on the Clan or just a few characters. They will be on the discussion page, and will only be used when the situation calls. If you are not comfortable with the chance of your character dying, then please refrain from joining. If someone had been deleted or demoted for actions outside the role-play, we will find a way to make it work within the role-play. Whether it is a quick mention, a scene is played out explaining, or we replace them entirely and have a stand-in character take their place. We have many options to make sure the plot goes on without interruption. Hate to say it, but I do. If someone is deleted, they have a week to come back and everything is fine again. We will have something that matches the season as to why they were out of commission. If they do not come back, a staff member or someone else can take their spot or we will simply state they have died. We are very aware some of it would be seen as poor writing and it would be odd if a bunch of cats just died, but it is what it is. Everyday life can be quite.. frustrating when it repeats. However, it is also a great opportunity that is often overlooked when it comes to developing relationships and cooling off from a major plot. Patrols are often made up on the spot and seems very out of place compared to the books. To kind of create a similar feeling in the books and motivate activity, the member owning the deputy will create a list each Saturday for patrols on each day. This is not to control a character, but initiate others to do something besides waking up and grabbing a piece of prey. We will also bring back the small journey to the Moonpool for apprentices. Unfortunately, this is a small event that even the books have forgotten about, but some readers enjoyed. Of course, there is another small event that many role-plays have possibly forgotten and that is the warrior assessment. Before an apprentice can take on the assessment, they will need to complete six training sessions. Three would be for hunting and three would be for battling. These must be completed before the assessment and before an apprentice can go to the Moonpool and receive their name. Medicine cat apprentices will have two sessions of hunting, two sessions of fighting, and two sessions of medical and spiritual training. The medicine cat will choose the full name for the medicine cat apprentice and leaders will choose the full name for apprentices. Suggestions are welcome, but the leader's word is law. For weather, you may do whatever is possible in the forecast, however be cautious of creating big storms, as the admins may not appreciate it without their consent. When it comes to herbs, be sure to check what herb is available in your territory and what herb is not. This can also create some interaction between the Clans, but make sure you have the admins permission to come onto the page. When you join, please keep in the mind of the characteristics, rules, and any information pertaining to your character. We advise you to not use "handsome" or "beautiful" when describing your character. Why? Well, that is kind of going into god-modding territory. Do not apply for deputy, as leaders will decide on their deputy. Please properly use our form, coding and all. LBGTQ+ characters are welcomed here. Anyone who is against this or tries to argue against this can kindly leave. As for queens and kits, we kindly ask their be a father for the kits. You may ask one of the members if they would like to have a cat father the kits. The two cats do not necessarily have to be mates, either. As for single kits, please do not join with them. We would much rather have room for kits who are born in the Clan over having an overload of orphan kits. While we will also allow permanent queens, we ask you develop them. Regarding relationships, none of the admins mind two different people having their characters join as mates, or a character having a crush on another. As for having two characters being mates and owning them, the two characters must be retired. We also encourage joining and having a character related to others if the member allows it. In the Clans, there will be available spots, so please fill free. We will restrict the amount of outsiders, half-Clan cats, and outside cats who join the Clans. Please keep in mind any cat who is not a full Clan cat or has mixed blood will probably be discriminated against. When it comes to genetics, please be as accurate as you can. The admins either have a chart, a generator, or a basic idea of how genetics may work, so please don't try to pull the wool over our eyes. Any outsiders will be limited in number and restricted to an area. The admins will decide on the number and the outsider will need to remain in a Clan area. They cannot and will not remain in the territory, undiscovered for a long time. They must have a purpose. Now, an important note to make would be that characters cannot be made for the simple purpose of finding a mate. They need to have something besides that to keep them going. Something that can help develop them. At the same time, they also should not be made for the simple purpose of plot. For every warrior that is made, one apprentice may be made. Keep in mind, the maximum amount of apprentices is ten per Clan. While we do ask genders be kept somewhat even, it will be up to the admins to moderate this for their Clans, as every Clan may vary in characters. We will be limiting prefixes to two per Clan, however the cat must be an elder for the prefix to be used again in the same Clan. Allow us to explain. If there is an elder in ShadowClan named Cedarpelt, then there may be a Cedarkit or a Cedarpaw. We will have banned prefixes and suffixes. To check and see which are banned, please refer to the prefix list on the joining page. High ranks of any kind are a privilege. They can be taken away if someone proves to be unqualified. Mentors and apprentices are a great example of such. In most cases, mentors fail to train their apprentices or the apprentice(s) are the typical trope. Be aware of you actions, as it disrupts the overall narrative and have some negative impact. If an apprentice is shown to be too stubborn and refuses to listen, it may result in the assignment of another mentor and a warning to cool it. Even if the mentor is not technically in the wrong, they can and will be penalized for it. Deputies and medicine cats should be active, as well as important characters in the main or minor plots. If you are not, then you will be replaced. You have the chance to be high in the ranks, do not assume you can simply do what you wish. Certain plots will take priority over the others. Events in the main plots that involve all five Clans will play out before any other plots. Minor plots refer to plots that only impact a Clan or possibly two Clans. They will take the second priority, as they involve a decent amount of characters, but still on a smaller scale. Subplots where it is a Clan life event, a fox encounter, or kitting will take the least amount of priority of the three, but still have power over instant drama plots. There will be planning for each event. A week will be the minimum amount of notice when a potential event will take place. Now, plots like kitting may be planned, but if a member of the staff is online, in addition to the medicine cat, then a queen may kit early if it will involve some complications due to early birth. However, not all kittings will proceed like this. If you are unsure about what you may initiate without permission, ask a staff member what is and is not acceptable. The admins and staff of this role-play should be cracking down on poor behavior and general laziness. If a member violates a rule for the first time, they will be issued a warning. Two warnings will equal a star. A star is not something you would want to receive, as you may only have five stars before being deleted. You may rejoin once and will automatically start on the second star. Now, when a member gets to the second star, they cannot not "attend" the Gathering and their characters must remain in camp for two days. For the third star, their apprentices could have an additional training session added on before they become a warrior. If they do not have an apprentice but have a warrior acting as a mentor, their apprentice will be assigned a new mentor for a week and that cat will be sick or under punishment for something. If the member happens to have both, admin may decide on which approach to take. When a fourth star is issued, it will result in previous punishments from before and a week's suspension from that Clan. Now, if they have joined two Clans, the two admins can discuss if this will impact both Clans or just the one. If they show a better attitude in the other Clan, it will only be in the Clan they're not doing so well with. Finally, the fifth star will result in deletion. If a member does rejoin, then they cannot have any special plots, positions, or even apprentices until two weeks in. If the member vastly improves past those two weeks, then the admin can discuss the possibility of cleaning the slate for the member. All staff must be on at least six days a week. You are allowed to be "just checking" your pages, but if you role-play somewhere, you also need to role-play here. Life can get in the way, but if you have time to role-play at another place, you can make a short post here. A simple greeting will not suffice, meaning it needs to be something kind of important. As for legitimately role-playing, you need to at least five days a week. A Clan cannot and will not survive if an admin is inactive. If you feel that you can no longer run your Clan, please tell the other admins. We will begin to discuss our options. Admins that step down will be offered a mod position if they like. However, this may be turned down. This is a process Rainleaf started on WCF. It is not what some think it is, which is that deputies are secondary leaders. This is outside the role-play is among the leaders. In all honesty, this is a last resort. A secondary leader is taken from the current admins. They have either been chosen, volunteered, or assigned to lead and run a Clan if the current admin cannot. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, as admins may take a noted hiatus for vacation, it was inspired by the issue of disappearing admins. In the case of an admin that had just left the forums or the role-play without warning, the secondary leader will run the Clan until a new leader is decided upon. Obviously, the mods and trusted members will be looked at first. This is only for page control, as we will not strip a regular member's character's rank if they happen to be deputy. The previous admin's characters will be killed off or replaced with similar characters. Considering there are many different circumstances this will be activated, it would be best to better explain how it would work in that situation over trying to figure out how to now. We apologize if this looks unorganized, but it's best to wait instead of worrying about everything that can go wrong. Secondary leaders also serve another purpose. They are to monitor the work of the admin they have been assigned to and make sure they are upholding the rules and doing what they are meant to do. If the admin is caught doing something they should not be doing, a penalty will be issued. Before anyone questions this, it will be delivered in the private chat for the staff. Evidence must also be provided. It will be discussed and if the admin being issued the penalty is innocent, as something may have been missed, then the penalty will be taken away. The first penalty is a warning. The second results in temporary loss of their administrative rights except for updating the page. Their leader character will lose a life and fall ill or injured and be unable to do their duties. The secondary leader and the staff of that Clan will handle the administrative rights and the deputy will perform the leader's duties. The third penalty results in the demotion of the admin to a regular member and the page will be remade. Their leader character will retire or step down and the deputy will become leader. Five strikes equal a penalty unless it is a severe case. To prevent issues constantly coming up, the admin and their secondary leader will meet twice a week and discuss issues with the Clan. Strikes may be discussed here. Admins and staff are restricted in the roles they may take. If an admin chooses to have the leader position in their Clan, they can not take the deputy, medicine cat, or the medicine cat position. However, they may take those positions in the other Clans if the admin of that Clan permits. Deputies will be chosen by the admin. While regular members do have the chance to be deputy, they will not always be promoted to mod status because their character is deputy. Mods and trusted members will be looked at first for the position. There will be a rotation for deputy in place, but if all of the admins give their permission, an admin may not have to do this with their Clan. The rotation is simple, if an admin has a leader that dies and the deputy becomes leader, a character belonging to the admin will be deputy. Medicine cats and their apprentices will not be chosen. However, the medicine cat must be alright with getting an apprentice. As for plots, admins will be doing something called "Chance Charts." These are to help push a plot forward and cause conflict within the Clan, as well as create a sense of realism. Admins must be fair with these. If there is a member you do not like, you cannot rig the chances against them. You also cannot rig the chances to where the majority of your characters live or the majority of them die.
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 7:20:44 GMT -5
➤ RiverClan - Cloudedstar [Sand ]; Secondary to WindClan; Note Chirp is the admin for RiverClan ➥ Deputy - DEPUTY NAME [TAG] ➥ Medicine Cat - Cherryfrost [ᴡʜɪᴛᴇᴛʜʀᴏᴀᴛ ] ➥ Medicine Cat Apprentice - Minnowpaw [Maplestone360 ]
➤ ShadowClan - Cinderstar [@silvey ]; Secondary to RiverClan ➥ Deputy - DEPUTY NAME [TAG] ➥ Medicine Cat - MEDICINE CAT NAME [TAG] ➥ Medicine Cat Apprentice - MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE NAME [TAG]
➤ SkyClan - Zephyrstar [Dingo Xylingo ]; Secondary to ShadowClan ➥ Deputy - Specklenose [Dingo Xylingo ] ➥ Medicine Cat - MEDICINE CAT NAME [TAG] ➥ Medicine Cat Apprentice - MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE NAME [TAG]
➤ ThunderClan - Hazelstar [ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 ]; Secondary to SkyClan ➥ Deputy - Ashstone [ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 ] [Note: Chibi will become deputy when she returns] ➥ Medicine Cat - Cloudfire [Brownie ] ➥ Medicine Cat Apprentice - MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE NAME [TAG]
➤ WindClan - Silentstar [Stormwolf ]; Secondary to ThunderClan ➥ Deputy - Smokeheart [Stormwolf ] ➥ Medicine Cat - MEDICINE CAT NAME [TAG] ➥ Medicine Cat Apprentice - MEDICINE CAT APPRENTICE NAME [TAG]
The news section can be a bit tricky at first glance. The "Role-play News" is a section for updates and announcements that are outside of the actual role-play. An example would be a new member joining or closing a rank due to overfill. The "Clan News" section summarizes the events of that day, such as fox attacks, new kits, or new warriors. Be sure to check the news often, as the admin of this Clan may have already updated it. Admins, it is mandatory that the news be update once every week on the Gathering dates. You may summarize the entire week, however it is recommended to update every day to every other day depending on the movement of the role-play. This will include updates of all Clans. They will be in their respective colors. ● Date ● An summary of what happened. ● Date ● An summary of what happened.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 7:50:28 GMT -5
➤ Chibiterasu ➥ Clan you wish to help with: Thunderclan ➥ Role-plays you have ran/led/helped with: There are plenty of roleplays I have helped with from both here and the old forums. I did help with two of your planning pages and for a while, another one called Cliffclan. There will probably be more in the future. ➥ Link to a role-play sample: wcrpforums.com/post/920258 ➥ Anything you wish to tell us? Let me know if you need me to delete this to make room for more posts
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#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁
Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 8:02:42 GMT -5
Hey, Chibi! I figured you come. How are you doing today?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 9:03:48 GMT -5
Hey Rain! XD you have summon me. I am doing good. How about yourself?
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 9:09:15 GMT -5
➤ Xylynx ➥ Clan you wish to run/lead: SkyClan (I assume that's a choice, right? Love me some SkyClan) ➥ Role-plays you have ran/led: Unfortunately, the majority of roleplays I've led are offsite, however, I can link you to one very recent roleplay. I can say I've had seven years of experience running warriors RPs though :3 ➥ Link to a role-play sample: This is an application form, however, it also has a few samples. This is another little sample, and this one is actually a response to another user ➥ Anything you wish to tell us? Eh, I'm in Australia (+8 GMT), though I'm on at all sorts of silly times. If my posts drop in quality, it's likely because typing on my phone kinda sucks You've got ShadowClan twice (I assume the second is SkyClan?) and you're using StarClan's symbol for ThunderClan. Just thought I'd point it out in case you didn't mean that c:
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#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁
Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 9:09:45 GMT -5
I'm doing alright, woke up really early, but that's good. We get a good start. Thanks for asking!
By the way, are you sure you want to be a helper? I'm totally fine with you leading a Clan.
Welcome to the team! Oh my gosh, you're right, Xylynx! That's embarrassing, I'll fix that right away! xD
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 9:12:45 GMT -5
EDIT: I misread it as directed at me because I'm a scrub
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#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 9:16:02 GMT -5
You're not a scrub, don't be so mean to yourself.
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 9:20:17 GMT -5
But I scrub things Yeah, my sense of humour is pretty self-deprecating. I am 100% cool with it though since I'm hella chill c:
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 9:30:56 GMT -5
I'm the same way to be honest. By the way, how are you today?
Edit: I'm going to poof a little here and there because I'm making my mom breakfast.
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 9:34:53 GMT -5
Pretty good. Had my last day of school - off to start my traineeship Monday next week and use that to finish last year of high school. Enthusiasm very high.
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 9:37:04 GMT -5
Oh that's interesting. Where I live, we just do four years of school.
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 9:40:39 GMT -5
I had five years of high school, though I guess it's cut down to four and a third because of my traineeship *shrug*
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Official Queen of Fan Clans
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Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 9:55:08 GMT -5
Mind if I ask what your traineeship is?
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 10:20:48 GMT -5
Just general agriculture. I'm spending two months at a time on farms for about 12-18 months. Fun fun.
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Official Queen of Fan Clans
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 10:24:58 GMT -5
Huh, I've never really heard of that happening. I'm guessing you aren't really excited for it.
Also, redoing the layouts so may poof occasionally?
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Post by Dingo Xylingo on Mar 8, 2017 10:31:36 GMT -5
We decided I'd spend two months at each farm for a variety of experience, rather than 12 months at a single farm. I don't think it's that common of occurance here either. I am genuinely excited for it though, I'm just also a very sarcastic person and that doesn't translate well through text. I am scrub xD
Eh, I'm sort of poofing too. I have some minor plot ideas in general I'm trying to expand on. I'll try and find one relevant to this if I can c:
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Official Queen of Fan Clans
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 10:44:23 GMT -5
That seems like it'll be a bit better, plus some farms will (obviously) run differently. I feel bad for not getting the joke now. xD
If you do, I'd love to hear it! Unfortunately, we're at that spot where we can only do so much.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 13:42:43 GMT -5
➤ 𝒞𝒾𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁 - ❤ ➥ Clan you wish to run/lead: ShadowClan ➥ Role-plays you have ran/led: WindClan and I've led AriaClan on the old forums ➥ Link to a role-play sample: Role-play Sample ➥ ]I will be on every day unless there is a showing at my house, I will try to get on once I'm done cleaning. I won't be one much today I have to leave at 2:00 due to a showing, and I will be heading out to a get together with friends.
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 13:45:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 14:03:38 GMT -5
Whoo! I'm really excited about this XDD, I have no idea's to add on to the plot but hopefully I can think of something.
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Bisexual
#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 14:25:43 GMT -5
Same here! Right now I'm working on the layouts, still.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 14:32:19 GMT -5
I bet they'll be amazing Rain X3
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 14:58:29 GMT -5
The showing was canceled today, so I have more time to be on X3
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Bisexual
#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 15:03:54 GMT -5
That sucks in a way, though.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2017 15:07:40 GMT -5
Yeah, it does but it gives us some time to talk to the insurance to get the roof on our house and the garage fixed.
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Bisexual
#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁
Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
Easing back in
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 20:01:07 GMT -5
I had to lay down earlier because I had a headache and I became dizzy.
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Bisexual
#ffc5c5
Official Queen of Fan Clans
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ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁
Official ThunderClan & ElmClan Leader
Easing back in
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Post by ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 on Mar 8, 2017 23:11:50 GMT -5
Phew! Taking a break from layouts and graphics. While we're waiting for more helpers, we can throw ideas out about rules. I do have a few sets, but they seem outdated in relation to this project. A few ideas for the sections of the rules are: General Rules, Activity, Role-playing*, Characters & Joining, Ranks, and Consequences.
*For the Role-playing section, we can break it down into small sections: Literacy, Realism, Continuity, and Clan Life. By Clan life, I mean general Clan activities and plots as well as regulations to the ranks inside the role-play. The General Rules would detail about how we would like members to read the information as it has been slightly changed and obviously the rules as well as courtesy reminders. We won't allow any discrimination and all of that good stuff. The Activity rules are pretty self explanatory, but I want your inputs on the requirements. I typically go with staff needs to be on five to six days a week and members five to four, but we can lower it. The Consequences are also self-explanatory but will be for just members. We can have staff rules detailing what we should do and shouldn't do. For the Role-playing rules regarding literacy, I think the minimum someone can go is five sentences, maybe three. I know it sounds harsh, but it's a bit lazy and should only be used when you aren't really having a good day with muse or in a hurry. I don't think five sentences would be a difficult minimum, but we can encourage members to write just a little more. Obviously they would have to type with basic writing skills and try their best, but if they aren't trying, it'll be obvious. Realism is a big thing for me, but I am fine with the small exaggerations. I don't think I really need to go into detail because we've all read at least one book and how things work. As for Clan Life, I think people should have their characters be doing things differently each day instead of just waking up and grabbing some food. I also think small plot events like kitting should be "scheduled" so no one tries to conflict with it and there is some organization. I would also like to see your opinions on what we should allow to go on without our consent and what shouldn't. As for the ranks within the role-play, it peeves me when the deputy spot is open and someone makes it blatantly obvious they want it to where it's just their character personality. The person becomes so bent on impressing the leader or admin that they mold the cat into an "ideal" deputy and there is nothing else. They make constant hints and you kinda get put off. I feel like if we make it clear that if someone does this, they will not even be considered, a chance to make someone develop their character without making them just for the goal of a rank. One requirement for deputy is that everyone needs to have an apprentice like in the books. I know this sounds weird, but there are some warriors who have aged and still have yet to get an apprentice. (Birchfall. -cough- -cough-) As for apprentices and mentors, I think the minimum of three training sessions should be a nice requirement, but I'd also like to add on that they need to visit the Moonpool and they need to have their assessment role-played out. The Moonstone trips were something I enjoyed reading about as well as the training sessions and assessments. It can also invite the other members to join in similarly to Dovewing and Ivypool helping the Three B's with their assessment. Everyone enjoys a plot, but what keeps it alive is the filler to a degree. If we make the filler more interesting, we can allow ourselves more time to come up with plots when we complete them. Speaking of main plots, I think we should plan out the events so we aren't guessing when things will happen and idly wait for someone to come on to complete it. Of course, I can understand the issue of the admins not coming on due to personal reasons and just not having time, so I think the secondary leader or the head moderator should have the chance to do the event. It makes the most sense and we won't be stuck in a spot. (Personally, I do not mind having my head moderator or secondary leader temporarily taking control of my cats if I can't get on.) When an apprentice becomes a warrior, I think it would be interesting to have the admin decide the cat's name. The owner of the cat can suggest names, but it is up to the admin. Continuity. Well, I came up with this to fix issues relating to inactive members. If a member gets deleted, we will hold their "spot" until they get back. Now, this will only happen if they have a family relating to other members or in a high position. If they have no clear ties, then we will just say the cats are sick or out hunting. If they do have a family relating to other members' characters, someone can make a replacement if a week has passed since they've been deleted. If they rejoin with the same characters, the replacement will start as a new character or be deleted and the original member's character will take their place. I can understand where there may be issues with "copying" a character. This plan isn't meant to do that, in fact, the replacement character will only be similar to the deleted cat. They would have a different name, slight differences to personality and description enough to where it can fit in the place they are meant to be, but have the chance to be their own character. Their history must be different, obviously. Now, if they are just mates with a cat and do not have biological kits, their entire description can be changed. They can be ginger compared to the original cat being gray. An example:
Say Cyn was deleted for being inactive and she had a she-cat named Ravenwing and was a black she-cat with yellow eyes and mates with Chibi's tom Dustheart. They have three kits who are a black tom, brown tabby she-cat, and a blue tabby. If I was the one to make the character, I would need to make a character that can give the coloring of the kits. I can go with a black cat but maybe add white or make them a tortie. Their name could be Poppyfall. So it isn't as bad as it sounds. As for characters, I think they should be realistic but can have some unrealistic traits. (Ex: Blue eyes on a brown or ginger cat.) If they have kin, they need to be correct in a sense of they must have a relative who has their color. If they are the grandkit of someone and their grandparent is ginger while their parents are gray and brown, ginger can be an option, but the grandparent must exist. If they are just the kit of someone and their parents are gray and brown, they need to be a color possible of those two colorings. Does that make sense? When joining with ranks, the only rank I do not think should be allowed is an orphan kit unless it's plot. We can't guarantee someone will have a queen. Now queens, I am fine with them joining, but we need to know what happened to their mate. While I really hate the idea of a dead mate, I think it is fine in rare cases, otherwise they can (kindly) ask if they can have an expecting queen with someone being their queen's mate. But the tom and she-cat cannot have personality changes due to gaining a mate and being a parent. I am even fine with the person asking if someone can be the father, but no longer be mates. This leads me to the next thing, I don't think a person should have their cats be mates with each other. It's odd. Now as the issue relating to the typical apprentice overload, I think the maximum amount of apprentices each Clan should have is ten at a time. And for every apprentice, a warrior must be made. For family relations, I think we should encourage those ties and someone being connected. Obviously they would need to match genetically, but it would be cool. As I stated in the guidelines, I'm 100% alright with LBGTQ+ cats.
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