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Post by Winona on Oct 7, 2016 10:07:22 GMT -5
I've recently started playing a game called Dog Sled Saga. I'm obsessed, to say the least.
But I thought it would be fun to maybe make a dog sled roleplay on here. Or maybe some kind of dog-like roleplay. Like, a dog kennel roleplay involving some kind of sport or something. I don't know. I just really love dogs because how could you not? XD
I would want it to be kind of management-y. More realistic. Because, realistically, I guess that dog sled teams usually have about twenty dogs? And they switch in dogs depending on conditions and what not. So maybe we could have a cool, dog adoptables roleplay-thing. You know, like those cool adoptables pages in the art forum on the old Warrior Cats roleplay? But a dog version instead of some mythical creature?
I'm gonna stop rambling and just wait to see if people are interested. XD
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 20:07:45 GMT -5
I AM TOTALLY IN. Obviously. I already have a dog RP and can never have enough in my arsenal.
It's funny—I'll sometimes find myself loathing entirely new species (like those Tokotas), but have an everlasting soft spot for new breeds of dog, adoptables, breeding, those little "kennel" things, et cetera. SQUEEE
Not that I think this RP focuses primarily on breeding or anything. Not yet.
Anyway, it'd be nice if everything progressed really quickly. The Wilderness's development was tediously gradual.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 20:17:36 GMT -5
I have a few questions (if you have no idea about any of this, we can always work it out):
1. Will the RP take place from the dog POV, or the musher POV?
2. Are the dogs part of a Greenlandic or native tribe, or . . . ?
3. What is the setting in general?
4. Is the RP refined to racing alone, or will there be other possibilities? I hope there wiill be.
5. Where does the RP take place? Perhaps it could take place in a different world with only indigenous peoples—think Asmundr, Wolves of the Beyond, etc. I think that concept is pretty cool. But it'd also be interesting if there were a secret sled dog team that functioned in a metropolitan environment. That's an entirely different concept, though.
6. What is the style of the names? (e.g. Buddy or Dolly, American pet names, as opposed to Aaruna or Paajoq, normal Greenlandic names)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2016 20:19:01 GMT -5
I''m thrilled to create the designs for the gear—harnesses and collars and stuff. I'm obsessed with that kind of thing.
I'll start researching and double-checking facts about sled dog teams, indigenous and endemic peoples, etc. I'll list my knowledge as I go and post it later.
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 9:11:04 GMT -5
Sorry for not being on -- I've been busy! Dx And this place completely skipped my mind! I'm glad someone replied, though. And I got your message, so thank you. One sec and I will reply to everything...
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 9:20:24 GMT -5
1.) It will mainly take place from the musher's point of view. However, I do not object to there being some rping of dog characters between each other. Perhaps if two mushers are talking, their dogs are interacting a bit. I am perfectly fine with that.
2.) The dogs will be of whatever breed or background that the musher wants. Apparently, a team of Poodles ran in the Iditarod, so I wouldn't be opposed to some mixed breeds or other breeds of dogs, as long as that is kept to a minimum!
3.) Not sure of that yet... perhaps a small area of some sort where everyone functions as a normal community with jobs and the likes, but EVERYONE also participates in various dog sports? We could have separate cities or neighborhoods of sorts where certain things take place. (Ex. Sledtopia has plenty of sled dogs, sled races, and sledding gear available, where as AgilityVille has dogs that are better at agility, agility gear, agility shows.)
4.) I would like it to be available to ALL dogs and dog sports. To curb the fact that there probably wouldn't be a ton of dogs or entrants in things in the beginning, there would be "CPU" teams of sorts that would also run and provide a challenge. Just so that there isn't, say, one person in running and they automatically win first every time.
5.) I wouldn't be opposed to there being some kind of separate world! We could even develop our own standard grade dog that is the only dog available. XD It would obviously vary greatly, but still.
6.) I have no objection to names. If you want to go standard with names like Dolly and Buddy, then so be it. If you want to be more creative, then go ahead. I do know that (at least in the horse world) there are certain standards that different breeds are named from. Such as Icelandic horses are only named after Icelandic words, stock horses are typically named after their parents, etc. So we could inflect something along those lines. Maybe call names could be whatever, but show names follow a special format?
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 9:22:13 GMT -5
Question: Should we make it so that we actually draw the dogs up? That way they aren't text-based, and I think more people would be interested. We would have to limit the amount of breeds at first, of course.
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 10:35:28 GMT -5
So I'm thinking one thing we might want to include could be "personality" or... maybe not. I just know that some dogs are cut out for certain positions, while they struggle in others. Particularly lead dogs.
Anyway, a quick little thing that I gathered in respect to sled dog ranks is:
Lead Dogs These are the dogs in the very front of the team and are probably the most important part. They have to be able to listen to their musher and also make quick decisions to keep the team out of danger because the musher can't always see what is up ahead. This means they must be intelligent and alert at all times. Typically, there used to be one lead dog but now two are more commonly seen.
Swing Dogs Directly behind the lead dogs, swing dogs are usually also lead dogs or leads in training. They are responsible for swinging the team one way or the other and must listen to both the musher and the lead dogs. It is not uncommon for the team to want to run straight after the lead dogs, so the swing dogs are there to bring the sled around in an arc.
Team Dogs They are located behind the swing dogs. Any dog can be a team dog and they make up most of a large dog team. These dogs are the brawn since some of the weight of the dog sled also falls on them. The members of the team dog position can vary from two to four or even more.
Wheel Dogs Right in front of the dog sled and behind the team dogs are the wheel dogs. These dogs have the most demanding job and are typically large and powerful and are also not bothered by the sled right behind them. They are usually even tempered.
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 11:46:35 GMT -5
If we decide to do other sports, at least we won't need quite as much information. XD Probably just competition ranking and what is expected of them for each competition.
I think (I probably already mentioned this somewhere?) we should probably limit the amount of dog breeds that we have just because drawing them, coloring them, genetics... it gets confusing fast. IF we decide to go that in depth. Otherwise, as many breeds as possible would be fine.
Otherwise, I would say that if we're just doing sled dog racing, limit the dog breeds to Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and maybe Alaskan Huskies? Although Alaskan Huskies aren't technically a breed.
If we decide to do more or all dog sports, then maybe we could select one breed from each group to start out with? Such as Siberian Huskies as the working dog, Labradors as the gundog of choice, Bloodhound for hounds, etc.
We could then have people suggest dog breeds and then hold a poll when we decide to add in new breeds. XD
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 11:57:21 GMT -5
I really hope this ends up becoming a thing... I have wanted to make some kind of thing like this for forever. XD
Another thing that needs to be discussed is aging. I made another rp about this, expressly explained in the rules that characters would age and eventually pass, and then ended up with a bunch of people angry at me when I mentioned it and saying to affected their beliefs. -.- So my question is, should we have aging? I would say yes, especially if there's breeding. But maybe only for dogs and not humans to avoid that hatred.
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 19:18:59 GMT -5
I take back my previous statement of allowing any breed -- if we do JUST dog sled racing, we should probably do only northern breeds. Apparently, the same team of Poodles caused running any breed of dog that wasn't Northern bred to become... well, a rule because so many of them were dropped off at checkpoints from hair matting and frozen feet. XD Maybe for the shorter races we could allow it, but for the longer races only have northern breeds?
I think that if we make it like a kennel kind of thing with dogs being adoptable, we should have different ranks. Five dog teams would be the minimum you could run (two wheel dogs, two team dogs, one lead dog) and then as you moved through the ranks, you would enter races that would have larger and larger teams. Such as 5-6 (depending on if you want/have two or one lead dogs), 7-8, 9-10, etc. There's also something called bikejoring and skijoring which is basically where you tie yourself to your dog with a halter and have them pull you. It's a legitimate sport, and it could work out for newbies that have one or two dogs since that's how many you typically have. ... I had some time to think about this. XD
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 20:28:49 GMT -5
Got it.
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 20:30:33 GMT -5
Sorry for the many... many replies. XD It was just every time an idea came to me, I would post again. ^.^"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 20:32:00 GMT -5
Sorry for the many... many replies. XD It was just every time an idea came to me, I would post again. ^.^" Don't worry. I do that as well. You might as well take charge of this, though I might pop in once in a while or if you ask me to. I started another project while you were inactive because I thought you'd, like, quit.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 20:32:18 GMT -5
My mistake
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 20:32:52 GMT -5
I've already finished the majority of the idea, so I can't step down now.
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Post by Winona on Oct 24, 2016 20:35:11 GMT -5
Ah, it's fine. ^.^ What's your idea about? I might be interested.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 21:15:23 GMT -5
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