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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 0:27:51 GMT -5
O_O beautiful....
I'm definitely thinking of a forest for this clan. Maybe there is a section of the territory– namely where the camp is– that looks like that? The rest of it can be thicket and mossy trees and rolling green hills? Something like a mix of celtic forests and the georgian woodland?
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 25, 2016 0:52:36 GMT -5
yess!
I can write up the teritorries, I can find other pictures like that and show them to you as the rest of the territory. ]
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 25, 2016 0:55:26 GMT -5
I like the celtic forest side a lot more... but that it just mee lol
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Post by HvghDuhh on Dec 25, 2016 16:24:13 GMT -5
I was thinking that there should be a plot that will interest people in joining? Like I was thinking that the Medicine cat of one of the sisters clans could be like a evil scientist and perpusally feed that clan like death berries and stuff and the cats of that clan have to figure who/what is doing it? |
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 18:03:06 GMT -5
Just keep in mind that this is all one clan– not four, despite there being four "leaders". The aim for this rp is to have a mostly realistic social structure and hierarchy of an actual feral cat colony. Which is why I'm calling it a "clutter" and not a "clan"
Just as well, there are multiple healers. Those who show an inclination for memorization, a sensitive palette and who are more empathetic will likely become healers but ALL cats know the basics of healing. Including what is poisonous and what is not. Mostly because they aren't quite what we could call a "clan" as we know it. They are essentially a collection of rogues who live together and mostly get a long– No "real" code binds the cats together– just the general agreement that there is no murder within the territory and DEFINITELY no murder of innocents and kits. Also I'm thinking there could be a sort of agreement amongst all the cats that if you have a problem with someone, you have to call them out in an official challenge. Then the Council and the Sisters agree on the verdict and punishment– like a jury of sorts. Alternatively, things could be settled privately as long as the Council and the Sisters remain informed.
HOWEVER I am interested in the "healer gone mad" plot. How would it work in the clutter structure we've got planned?
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Post by HvghDuhh on Dec 25, 2016 18:39:12 GMT -5
Sweet that would be really cool!
And feather I'm not oops I didn't see that! I dunno how it would tie in with the other ideas though. I was just thinking that would be cool!
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 19:02:36 GMT -5
IDEA!! So we could go with the Mad Healer thing as one of three plots. I'm thinking we have one Main plot, and two side plots. One side plot will always be apprentice related, usually a challenge for the week or a game. The Main plot will always involve ever member of the Clan in some way shape or form. The last side plot could be the Mad Healer, perhaps it is a result of the main plot?
The Council is made up of 4 cats, one from each skill discipline. That means, one Healer, one Defender, one Hunter and one Keeper. The cats in the Council are arguably either the best or the most experienced at what they do. Maybe the "Mad Healer" is the Council member, but he or she is framing one of the other healers in the discipline. Maybe there is a red herring, a cat in the healing division who is most unlike what a healer should be culturally and/or socially isolated.
Perhaps the council member was a part of an accident– an incident from the main plot. Perhaps there was a harsh winter, and ice has been lingering long into spring. Maybe the healer slipped and hit their head extremely hard– bruising their brain. That would alter the personality, and the incidents would start gradually. Not so noticable at first. Maybe someone was given the wrong herbs and had some problems with a stomach ache afterwards. Two of the sisters can be for starting an inquisition and the other two can argue that it must be a mistake, that they should trust that it was just a set of weird coincidences. Like Sweet said earlier. Eventually it might escalate to the point where the Sisters can no longer ignore the issue and we can work it from there.
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 25, 2016 19:32:29 GMT -5
what do you mean by a challenge for the week??? I feel like that wouldn't really work, i know there are like games on this site but when I see a role play as in game... wait what do you mean by game??
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 19:44:37 GMT -5
Like, at the end of a week, apprentice groups will be assessed via a challenge or a game. I'll make an announcement on the front page, what games/challenges are available for which age group of apprentices. There can be team work events or individual apprentice group events.
For instance, lets say there are four apprentice groups: A, B, C and D. A and B are older apprentices, while C and D are younger apprentices. Their mentors will collaborate at the beginning of the training week and announce to the apprentices what the challenge/game will be at the end of their training week;which would be Saturday or Sunday Forum Time. A and C are paired up to work together, B and D are paired together as well, all four groups have the goal of capture the opposing team's "flag" or symbol and at the end of the weekend there will be a clear winner. But there WILL be clear rules for these sorts of multi group "games" for the rpers themselves, to prevent god modding and all that. A and C (meaning the apprentices in those groups) will try to get the opposing team's flag. A reward for the winning group would be that they get an extra rest day or they get to veto what the next challenge is for the next week.
So we'd have games like capture the flag, defend the den (at night), relay races, etc. Games that would involve apprentice cooperation and would encourage people to actually rp their apprentices if they got to have little events every week that were fun. Or we could veto this idea all together, I just like the idea of apprentices having mock wars to practice their skills instead of JUST training (which can get boring super quick)
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 19:55:29 GMT -5
Just to clarify: Apprentices will be trained in groups of four. I'm thinking of having them be colloquially referred to as a Class. You know, like in school you'd have a homeroom class?
For instance: Marsh, Wave, Dove and Iris are all 8 moons old. They are all mentored by the same four cats Lily (Healer), Violet (Defender), Rose (Hunter) and Petunia (Keeper) in a class. The mentors alternate days for the disciplines that all four apprentices participate in. So on the rper's Monday, Rose would be the head mentor for the class, with the other three mentors acting as teaching aids. Tuesdays would have Violet teaching, Wednesdays would have Lily, Thursdays would have Petunia and Friday is the class's day of leisure. The Classes are determined by their mentors, as well as their age. Usually there will be enough cats of the same age to be in a class, and if not then the smaller Class will be meshed with another other class for assessments.
Mentors can only train one class at a time. So Lily, Violet, Rose and Petunia will only train Wave, Marsh, Dove and Iris until that Class graduates. Does that makes sense?
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 20:19:21 GMT -5
Made the front page a little more readable ^_^
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 25, 2016 20:20:40 GMT -5
i actually don't think something that could happen, you also gotta think people work on the weekends too like i know i work on the weekends so i wouldn't really work out, In my opinion that just a little bit too complicated.. maybe they could have something like a challenge course as the final assessment. So instead of the assessment the challenge course would determine where they will be place. I don't really that concept as a side plot.
but thats just me.
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 25, 2016 20:24:36 GMT -5
From what you explained about the "game" I just don't think its a good idea because that's something i wouldn't personally like, so other people could might not like it as well when i see rp i think more along the lines of clan roleplaying...
Not trying to put your idea down, i just think that it might be a little much.
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 20:25:53 GMT -5
It IS a bit complicated, isn't it. I totally forgot about work and all that when sifting through my ideas as well. Thank you for keeping my head on the ground ^_^
What about that sort of assessment/game/challenge once a month in the place of a gathering?
Also the game is a part of the clan roleplaying. Just as a hunting patrol and a dawn patrol is. Except the games would be a lot more elaborate, obviously. In terms of capture the flag, the goal of the game is to get the other team's flag and rp that just like you would anything else.
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Post by a diamond's pearl on Dec 25, 2016 20:25:56 GMT -5
Augh, sorry for not being here. I've been really busy with Christmas and everything.
I personally like the idea for apprentices. It sounds interesting. But then again I'll have to agree wirh Bumble on some people being busy with work on weekends.
And just to clarify for me, at the end of the apprenticeship will the mentors be deciding which cats become hunters, defenders, ect due to how good they are at stuff?
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 20:33:03 GMT -5
At the end of the apprenticeship, I was thinking we'd have the apprentices meet with the Council, the Sisters and their mentors. Their mentors would have previously discussed with the Council and the Sisters about where they think each apprentice should go and then the apprentices go in on the date of their ceremony and make a case for where they think they should go. This "arguing your case" would happen at dawn. At sundown, the Sisters come out with the Council and call for the clutter to gather. At that point, the Sisters would assign each placement and in a final act of solidarity the class would stand vigil for the evening.
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 20:37:50 GMT -5
And no worries!! Happy Christmas everyone 
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Post by a diamond's pearl on Dec 25, 2016 20:51:07 GMT -5
Merry Christmas to you too Feather!
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 25, 2016 21:25:35 GMT -5
yeah in a sense I just see that as too much rping for me... it's kinda like battling i have a hard time writing replies for those types of things i don't know why. i think cause the action it uses it's too hard so me to actually see the movement in my head, which makes it hard to write.
It happened with the books and everything like the battle training and actual battles... I was always super confused on how the cats were actually moving if that makes sense. ]
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 25, 2016 22:00:19 GMT -5
Which I get, battling can be kinda difficult. Especially if it's a big battle.
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 26, 2016 14:18:14 GMT -5
No worries Sweet! What do you think we should do about the apprentices?
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 26, 2016 14:32:24 GMT -5
I updating the heading and made some more.
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 27, 2016 22:19:03 GMT -5
So, anyone else have any other ideas? Or should I go ahead and work on a tentative page?
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Post by a diamond's pearl on Dec 27, 2016 22:28:33 GMT -5
I had an idea for history/ancestry of the cluster.
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Post by ♡ Bun ♡ on Dec 27, 2016 22:38:04 GMT -5
I haven't gotten time to write the territory yet but im working on it. ]
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Post by Featherwing on Dec 28, 2016 10:53:04 GMT -5
What's your idea?
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Post by a diamond's pearl on Dec 28, 2016 16:19:39 GMT -5
So I was thinking that maybe their ancesteros were called The First Four(For now) and that was what The Cluster would call their ancestors. LIke the Clans did StarClan, Tribe of Endless Hunting, ect.
So, I haven't really got the whole synopsis on their story just yet because I wanted to ask if the sisters were related by blood or what.
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