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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 9:35:42 GMT -5
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okay please don't leave i can explain I've had this idea for an avatar-based forest tribe for a while now but i'm really bad at getting this stuff together on my own like i'm just full of ideas and don't know what to do with them and i can't code or make layouts but i would very much like to make this a thing and help would be greatly appreciated ♥
okay, so. assuming you've seen the movie Avatar, you should be familiar with how strange their planet & terrain is. you aren't familiar? well i'll tell you what their terrain is like. it's freakin' weird. and i love it. the plants are gorgeous, the trees are humongous, the atmosphere is just... so bizarre. it's just lacking some cats, you know? i'm thinking a tribe or two of cats that live in this type of forest. a lot of the creatures from the movie will be there, like the flying things. (I haven't done my research yet i'm sorry) the cats will be mostly normal, except their tails will probably be similar to the avatars' ponytails. the tribes will have unique traditions and similar names to the clans with some tweaking. like instead of Redfur, it'd be sort of a spunky name like Reddenedpelt Burninghairs Hotcoat
and instead of Bluefoot Chillystep Bluewalker Skytrotter
you get the gist of it.
the biggest thing i have going for this rp idea is fusion. we're all gay here, i'm pretty sure most of you have seen Steven Universe.
there could be a special ops rank of cats that have the ability to fuse. like, the rarest of the rare kinda cats. when two special ops fuse, they become an enormous version of themselves that can take down larger predators and potential prey. it'll simply be a larger cat with extremely long legs, like a savannah cat that's about 4 times its original size.
how the fusion looks depends on the relationship between its two hosts. special ops will have to go through special bonding training to keep their fusions stable.
the more compatible the duo, the stronger/swifter/smarter/normal-looking the fusion. if the duo is incompatible or don't get along well, the fusion will be lacking coordination and it'll look odd (similar to the show in SU). for example, an unstable relationship could create a fusion with two sets of ears or an extra limb. the fur will probably be uneven or a strange color. i know these would be cool designs to us as creators, but to the cats in the rp it would be frightening and discouraging. like, a stable fusion will have even and normal fur that blends in with the environment (so will probably have short, sleek blue or gray fur because everything in that damn forest is blue) and an unstable fusion would create like a fluffy bright orange fusion that doesn't blend into anything and can't catch food cus everything within a 1 mil mile radius can spot it
so, i'm assuming that most of the cats will have gray/blue/blackish fur to blend in with the world they live in. or, we can make multiple tribes and have each tribe live in a completely different color schemed environment, thus making each tribe color unique. it'll be fun to watch a bunch of blue cats try and sneak into a completely orange environment without getting busted
anyways, back to fusion; i want the genders to play a cool role in this as well like
fusion between two females = silver coat, blue eyes fusion between two males = blue coat, gray or brown eyes fusion between male and female = sorta tortoiseshell effect between blue and silver? i don't want this to actually be the case this is just an example of what i desire to come out of it. i was originally gonna make the gender dictate the fusion's characteristics? like intelligence, strength, etc but i feel like that's kinda way too controversial and i cringed a little while writing it. ideas?
an interesting plot point could be that fusion between opposing genders is rare because the differing genetics tend to make fusions unstable? (or something i dunno) but there are two special ops cats that accidentally pull it off (A GARNET AA) and are both praised and judged severely for it? it's not forbidden or anything it's just really hard to pull off
and not any cat can just fuse but i haven't figured out why yet
um that's all i got for now i think i'm sorry this isn't organized but it was like an itch i had to scratch like i couldn't sit down and list everything neatly cus i just had to tell you guys my ideas *-*
if this doesn't pick up tho i'll just let it die ;; and we can pretend this conversation never happened
what i need help with: - layout/coding/maps/just design in general - translating what we come up with into neat sections for the layout (territory and all that). i dunno if you can tell or not but i'm not very organized - writing traditions, territory, plants & foods, ceremonies, all that jazz - ideas for opposing tribes, how many tribes we should do, how they differ, etc - moderators and admins. in the event that i get a 40 hour work week or something, i'd like for the rp to continue moving. so i'll need peeps experienced in owning clans and keeping them entertaining and fun for everyone - deciphering ranks. very important for the special ops role n such. i have a few ideas already but lemme know
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 9:36:06 GMT -5
» random facts & terms to be fixed later «
Chiefs - Tribal leaders. One is appointed through divine right and heritage, whereas the second chief is appointed from becoming mates with the original leader. Original chief is selected from siblings if there are any. Royals - directly related to the chief (siblings and kits). Act as second in command and are next in line to lead. The siblings are next in line until the chiefs have kits. Once the kits are old enough, they take over as next in line to lead. Healer - tribe medicine cat. Is educated in medicine as well as interpreting signs from the ancestors. When it is time for a new leader, the healer chooses the royal most suited physically and mentally to fulfill the role. Hunters - the largest population in the tribe. Responsible for obtaining and maintaining food for the tribe, as well as portioning it and distributing it properly. Fighters - second largest population. Defenders of the tribe. Patrol the territory regularly to fend off predators, sometimes raid other tribes for more prey or territory. Constantly sent on scouting missions for more territory or other things.
sub category: guards - first line of defense against an enemy attack on the camp. are specifically assigned to stay in camp at all times to protect the tribe, and more specifically, the elders, queens, kits and royal kits. Are often perceived as lazy due to how rare camp raids have become. Apprentices - name speaks for itself. They choose what job they want to train under, but are not always granted the job they choose. If they choose a fighter but there are no fighter positions available, then they'll be reassigned to hunting or whatever is available. Matriarchs - tribe queens. Speaks for itself Kits/kittens - are referred to as both, speaks for itself Wise Ones - elders The Ancestors - tribe version of StarClan, speaks for itself
joining form rough draft: Name | Age | Gender | Full Tribal Name brief physical description of cat, specify any unique characteristics. Very brief description of personality (optional). @ username (not screenname. you will be tagged when chara is added) sexuality, rank/role, specific responsibility if there is one (optional).
examples: Tiger | 37 Moons | Tom | Camouflage of Tiger Stripe, a large, broad-shouldered dark brown tabby tom with intensely lit amber eyes. The tabby markings along his back are black, and only his underbelly and right paw are white. | Aɪʀ Heterosexual, Experienced Hunter.
Honeydew | 21 Moons | She-cat | Sweet Honeydew a slender, pale golden she-cat with round blue eyes and a noticeable pink nose. Sweet, kind, and considerate. Sometimes easily intimidated. Not very outspoken. Submissive to authority. | Aɪʀ Homosexual, Hunter, organizes food throughout the day and lets hunters know what to hunt for.
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 9:36:23 GMT -5
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 9:36:33 GMT -5
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 9:36:46 GMT -5
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 2, 2018 9:56:29 GMT -5
this looks.. super freaking cool!
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 10:07:31 GMT -5
» aaaaahh!! yay feedback!! you really think so? because i wasn't sure. i know it'd be super fun to rp tho storywise, i just dunno how to take it a step further «
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 2, 2018 10:13:20 GMT -5
i’d love to help. ^.^ i’m already part of like four planning pages lmao so what’s another one
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 2, 2018 11:23:38 GMT -5
» freakin' goals man. omg yay i dunno where to start. i'd really like to get the basic stuff out of the way, like if there should be multiple tribes, and what the ranks should be. i have a basic concept already but i'm almost positive it needs to be tweaked a bit: «
Title | Title Description ??? - Leader of the tribe. Maybe two leaders, like mates. Or sibling leaders. (Leaning heavily towards siblings leading together) ??? - Second in command. May not be necessary if the tribe is nepotist? can be an advisor instead ??? - healer/medicine cat. Can be a full department, meaning multiple cats train under this? Can be a max number like no greater than 3 meds and 3 apprentices ??? - Special ops cats that can fuse. Go on special missions or do something... specially. Unsure of if they're born to become special ops or are chosen through immense testing or something. Maybe being an op is genetic and few are born. (I'm thinking no more than 6 ops at a time, so 3 fusions total. And the minimum can be 0 if they all die or if none have been born/trained yet.) Special ops can also be a full blown department. Meaning there are special ops cats that can't fuse, but can plan missions and organize raids, etc. Like the scientists from Avatar. ??? - Hunters. In charge of gathering and rationing food to the tribe. ??? - Guardians of the tribe and certain important cats. I'm not sure what rank of cats deserve personal guards but I really like the idea. Perhaps the offspring of the leaders and the leaders' mates? Guardians not assigned to a cat are few, and they usually just keep the camp entrance secured and are always on the lookout for danger (like meerkats heheh). They warn the tribe and the fighters of if they see incoming enemies. They hardly ever leave camp. ??? - Fighters. They defend the tribe like a guardian would, but as offenders and not defenders. Meaning, they go out basically looking for a fight. They're a display for the opposing tribes to fear. They check borders, go on patrols to ensure no one's trespassing, and are sent out on raiding parties or to defend the borders against attacks. If the tribe wants more prey or more territory, the fighters are the ones to make it happen. Basically like warriors, just a bit aggressive. ??? - queens. Kits - Kits. This one's the only easy one to name. ??? - apprentices or trainees. They're either born to fill a certain role, or get to choose what they wanna train as once they turn 6 moons. Or perhaps their parents choose for them, or their leaders choose based off of physical attributes. I dunno. ??? - Elders. ??? - Tribe ancestors. ??? - Civilian cats, maybe? Cats excused from ever having to work. Probably won't make this a thing but it'd be nice plot if some stuck-up civil cats were unappreciative of a small mouse rationed to them by a hunter, and that hunter gets upset about the civil cats complaining when they don't have to work for anything or I dunno. Maybe the leaders can excuse certain cats from duty at any time for whatever reason I dunnooo aaaa
i know it's a lot ;; imma fix this up a little to make it presentable once i have interesting names in mind. i want them to be somewhat unique but not random or weird y'know? I'm really liking "Royals" for the leaders but eh
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 2, 2018 11:37:49 GMT -5
hmm i can think of some names while i’m at work if you’d like
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 2, 2018 12:23:35 GMT -5
queens could be something simple, like den mothers, or they could be called carriers, because they carry the kits? fusion cats could be called welders, or maybe “the halves” bc they’re each one half of a fusion?
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 3, 2018 9:49:11 GMT -5
» Oooo den mothers is very nice and simple I also really like calling them halves. It should be like half-something or something-half, I feel like it needs a second part hmmm... I'm gonna log onto my laptop in a few hours and see what else I can craft «
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 3, 2018 10:56:28 GMT -5
alrighty!
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 6, 2018 9:16:31 GMT -5
»okay so I've decided to change a lot of stuff due to lack of positive feedback
the tribe will still be somewhat avatar based in terms of the forest and territory. except for everything being illuminated blue and purple, things will be lit up as different colors, and only during the night. (like dandelions will have like a yellow glow and stuff) there will be new plants but most of them will be earth-based to prevent confusion. so catmint, lavenders, all that stuff
the cats will have tribe names similar to the tribe of rushing water instead of the naming idea i originally dug up
all the ranks that i could think of are posted on the second post. it's a rough draft
they won't actually be in the avatar forest, the forest will just be based on it. the cats can be whatever color they choose to be (realistically) and wont be limited to appearing similar to the terrain. also, i'm scrapping the idea of fusion entirely because i couldn't figure out how to make it work in character
i'm just gonna keep editing the saved posts until i have enough structure to stand on, and then imma take my layout idea to a layout shop and have someone design it ♥ I've seen some really nice ones that i'm excited about
in the meantime i'm open to more ideas in terms of ceremonies, plant types, anything extra. i need a plot aaaah
you're also free to reserve a character spot if this thing really picks up. i may make a new thread because of how much of a mess i made of this one xD but not until i have a better idea of what i'm doing «
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 6, 2018 9:26:53 GMT -5
no worries about the mess, my planning page is quite chaotic! xD
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Post by Thunderheart57 on Aug 6, 2018 9:33:46 GMT -5
We could have a ceremony similar to the one in Avatar where an apprentice becomes a cave guard or another position by going to a place of spiritual ancestry, have the entire tribe come together, and have the apprentice go into a trance where they can talk to the ancestors. Then, they come back changed in appearance in someway to reflect their new place in tribe society.
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 6, 2018 10:38:18 GMT -5
like, maybe the cats have some kind of bio-luminescent marking that changes when they come back, and each rank has a different luminescence color
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 6, 2018 13:54:39 GMT -5
We could have a ceremony similar to the one in Avatar where an apprentice becomes a cave guard or another position by going to a place of spiritual ancestry, have the entire tribe come together, and have the apprentice go into a trance where they can talk to the ancestors. Then, they come back changed in appearance in someway to reflect their new place in tribe society. » I love this!!!! This also gives me so many ideas how should we go about it? it can be violent, where the apprentice is knocked out by his or her mentor or it can be similar to the clans, where they must touch their nose to a spiritual stone of some sort
or maybe successfully falling into the trance is the first step to being a full-fledged tribe cat, like if they can't fall asleep then it's a sign from the ancestors that the apprentice is not ready to advance (which could be fun cus imagine dragging the entire tribe across the territory only for the apprentice to not be ready... unless the spiritual place is inside the camp but i like the first thought better)
also, how should their appearance change? «
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 6, 2018 14:21:25 GMT -5
like, maybe the cats have some kind of bio-luminescent marking that changes when they come back, and each rank has a different luminescence color Aɪʀ
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Post by Aɪʀ on Aug 6, 2018 14:35:05 GMT -5
»how did i not see this asdfghjnhgfds it's perfect! it's like they're becoming one with their environment too, as many of the things around them glow as well
how often should they glow?? should it be like a nightly things or only during certain occasions? also, should it be a thing where on rare occasions the cat will glow a different color than the job they trained for? «
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Post by Thunderheart57 on Aug 6, 2018 14:37:56 GMT -5
We could have a ceremony similar to the one in Avatar where an apprentice becomes a cave guard or another position by going to a place of spiritual ancestry, have the entire tribe come together, and have the apprentice go into a trance where they can talk to the ancestors. Then, they come back changed in appearance in someway to reflect their new place in tribe society. » I love this!!!! This also gives me so many ideas how should we go about it? it can be violent, where the apprentice is knocked out by his or her mentor or it can be similar to the clans, where they must touch their nose to a spiritual stone of some sort
or maybe successfully falling into the trance is the first step to being a full-fledged tribe cat, like if they can't fall asleep then it's a sign from the ancestors that the apprentice is not ready to advance (which could be fun cus imagine dragging the entire tribe across the territory only for the apprentice to not be ready... unless the spiritual place is inside the camp but i like the first thought better)
also, how should their appearance change? «
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1.) Similar to the Clans, they can touch the stone or whatever. 2.) their appearance would change in terms of markings and eye color to reflect their new position in the Tribe.
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Post by ʙᴜᴍʙʟᴇʙᴇᴇ » on Aug 6, 2018 15:38:48 GMT -5
»how did i not see this asdfghjnhgfds it's perfect! it's like they're becoming one with their environment too, as many of the things around them glow as well
how often should they glow?? should it be like a nightly things or only during certain occasions? also, should it be a thing where on rare occasions the cat will glow a different color than the job they trained for? «
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maybe a nightly thing, but intensity is based on direness / need? like brighter colors mean something is happening? and maybe, if there’s a desperate need for another rank, a couple cats change colors bc they’re compatible with that rank as well
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