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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 4, 2019 20:03:21 GMT -5
Madness Like Me You shiver, staring down at the pool that lies below, its waters glistening and rippling in the moonlight. Before you lies countless dimples in the stone; paw prints left behind from the many visiting cats that came before you, before the chaos. A chill seeps into your fur as you hear screams in your head. Were those real? You perk your ears and listen harder. Surely they weren't. As you shake the feeling of a thousand eyes from your pelt, you step forward cautiously, and lower your muzzle to the water. You are thirsty from your travels across the ravaged lands. A quick drink will not risk your safety to predators or rogues. At the same moment that you touch your muzzle to the icy water, moonlight glints across its small waves and blinds you. You are thrown into a dream.
"AGHHH!" "Kill him! Rip his throat out! Just like we taught you!" Screams echo in the distance, and acrid smells burn your nose as lightning hits all around you. This is a battle.
"Help me!" "Isn't there anything we can do?" "No. We have lost too many. We can no longer help the clans." You watch as starry figures swirl before you in a panic, blinking out. Oozing, slimy shadows swallow them.
"Starclan has abandoned us! We are doomed!" "The Dark Forest has won! Retreat! Save yourselves!" "Our leaders have given up! They have given up on us and the code!" You watch as cats are slaughtered at your paws. You watch as cats flee for the moorlands and the woodlands, the stench of a strong fear swirling behind them. You know neither the dead or the fleeing cats will ever return, and soon they are all gone. You step forward, pushing away the dark masses that harmlessly nip at your paws. You do not fear them. As you sniff the cats that lay battered and broken on the ground, a fiery pelt catches your eye, barely visible in the smoke that billows around you. The cat is breathing! You rush forward and lick the smoke from his nose, willing the rusty tabby to breathe. He coughs.
"There were three, and I was the fourth... but the powers of the stars were nothing. Dark won against light..." He sputters, "She was right you know... about the code... we strayed too far from it. We lost sight of what makes us who we are... warriors."
You frantically pat the tom's back as he hacks, you can tell his life is beginning to fade. "Who?! Who was right?" You don't quite understand what he is talking about, but you feel as though it is important.
"Hollyleaf." The scarred warrior dies, his last breath sweeping back your fur. Then, there is nothing. The shadows that choked you vanish, and the fleeing stars disperse. You are left gazing at just the broken cats in front of you. However, as you feel yourself begin to fade, you hear a voice and look up to see a pair of green eyes in front of you. The stars in her fur become bright as her name repeats in your memory. You will not forget this dream, or this cat.
She begins to speak with the sharpness of ice on her tongue, "The code is gone, do with this land as you see fit. One day warriors may return with true organization and a code, but until then, this place is left to madness like you."
You start, jumping away from the icy water that cools your tongue. As you clear the dream from your head and remember where you are, you realize that you are left with a choice.
"Will I restore the proud history that came before me, or will I let this place succumb to madness like me?"
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Madness Like Me is a semi-realistic jump-in Warriors AU RP that takes place sometime after the battle with the Dark Forest. In this timeline, the clans never won. They created too many enemies as they strayed farther and farther from the warrior code, pride, tradition, and honor in the books, and the Dark Forest became too strong for them to overcome. However, with the end of the clans, came the end of both Starclan and the Dark Forest, as there were no cats left after the battle to believe in them. So now, the lake has been left to the chaos of the wild. It has been ravaged by fire, and in many places, grass refuses to grow due to the amount of blood that was spilled by its past inhabitants. Weeds grow rampant, and predators are constantly slinking through the shadows. The lake is no longer safe, but that does not mean cats no longer live here. After the battle, no true warriors returned, but rumors about the warrior way of life have found their way back to the lake through loners, rogues, and kittypets, and rumors travel fast. Cats have been banding together, some trying to restore the warrior way, and others are doing everything they can to forever end that way of life.
I created this AU as a fun way for busy people like myself to get involved in role playing without having to commit to and be constantly active in a clan. I know many of us are in school, college, or are working right now, and it is hard to find the time to actively post like we used to on the old forums. So hopefully this will be a nice solution! Have fun!
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Information Center: Recent News:- MLM has been created! If you have any suggestions for page/plot improvement, don't hesitate to share them! (:
Season:Current Prophecies:
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 4, 2019 20:03:32 GMT -5
Rules:- All forum rules apply
- Be respectful - I understand that you sometimes may not agree with other members, but ooc fighting will not be tolerated. This should be a fun and relaxed environment for members of all ages. Bullying will not be tolerated.
- Do not spam or obnoxiously advertise - A quick ooc comment for advertising is permitted, provided that it is discretely attached to a character rp post. Advertisement should not be the main point of your posts here.
- Keep things semi-realistic - No god modding, no gary/mary sues. Your character should have realistic strengths and flaws as well as semi-realistic coloration and fur patterns.
- Characters must eventually die - We will not keep strict track of character age in this rp, but in the spirit of keeping things somewhat realistic and fresh, no character may live past 2 years in real life. If a band/tribe/clan leader dies, the thread is passed on to the deputy, highest ranking cat, or a cat who is voted in (depending on the rules of that thread.)
- Do not pretend to be those you are not - Roleplay your character, and your character only. There is no force-mating or killing. Do not pretend to be a high ranking warrior/deputy/leader if you are not. Do not pretend to be a forum mod or a thread's creator. An exception is created when interacting with NPCs (predators, prey, starclan/dark forest characters).
- Romance/Violence/Kitting should follow forum rules - Try to keep things PG13, and if you must, take your rp to PM. Young cats, under the age of 6 moons, cannot physically have kits as they are kits themselves. Apprentice-aged characters should also refrain from kitting.
- Art theft of any sort is not tolerated - Art theft is theft, and anyone who is found stealing will be reported immediately.
- Prophecies can only be introduced by thread creators - You cannot create or act out a prophecy without getting approval from your rp thread's creator. Anyone doing so will have the prophecy portion of their posts skipped over. If a prophecy significantly alters the main plot of this rp (creating a clan, destroying a clan, wiping out cats from multiple clans/groups/tribes, etc..) it must be approved by me.
- Welcome new members - Be polite and try to welcome new members when you get the chance. It is hard to feel accepted into tight knit groups at times. Show new members around and answer their questions if you can.
- Signal non-rp comments as OOC - Use some sort of signal to show when you are talking out of character. Brackets ( (), {}, [] ) are a simple and common form of post separation.
- For activity, character limit, and group/clan/tribe creation rules, read below - Activity and character limit rules will be based on each thread's creator. Future created groups/clans/tribes are allowed to have their own separate rules.
Activity:Activity in this roleplay is encouraged, but not required by any means. This is a jump-in rp, and I know that we are all busy people. Characters will have the opportunity to be added to the main page upon the completion of 10 rp posts. After your first 10 posts, just try to at least respond in rp about once a month. I'm going to be very lenient on this, but just know that waiting longer than a month may result in character description removal from the front page at any given time. You may still rp after removal, but your post count will start over completely.Character Limit: With new members, the current character limit is subject to change based on what I see fit. You may rp more characters than the limit, but only the characters that fall below the limit will be added to the front page. If the current limit is lowered, your current posted character descriptions will be grandfathered in. Limits prevent the front page from becoming cluttered and prevent your characters from becoming stagnant. The current kit limit will also be based on how many posted members we have. The same idea applies for this limit as well. Additionally you may split your characters' kits between members however you like, as long as one kit goes to each parent if it is wanted by each parent. If no parent wants a kit (or character limits have been reached) and no member wants to adopt a kit, the litter dies.
- Current Character Limit - 7
- Current litter limit per queen - 4
Group Creation:With the plot of this rp, character groups, such as bands, clans, and tribes are eventually going to be created. Your character may have followers in this thread. However, if you wish to create your own group thread associated with MLM, you and your character must meet certain criteria. If all criteria is met, you may ask me permission to create your group, and upon approval and creation, I will add its thread link to the main page. To be considered as a group leader and possible new thread creator, your character must:A.) Have a description posted on the main page - This means that you, yourself, must be somewhat active. B.) Reach a certain amount of posts on this thread -- Bands - 50 rp posts (Bands may be turned into Clans/Tribes if your character creates 50+ rp posts in your own thread.)
- Tribes - 100 rp posts
- Clans - 100 rp posts
C.) Obtain the written approval of your followers (other member's characters that will join your group.) - All you need is for other member's characters to say that they would have you as their clan leader in an rp post, and then show it to me.
- Bands - 3 followers' approval (Bands may be turned into Clans/Tribes if there are at least 6 characters in your band.)
- Tribes - 6 followers' approval
- Clans - 6 followers' approval
To be considered a full member of MLM, you must follow all rules. If I notice or am notified that you are breaking our rules, you will get at least one warning. However, if actions are repeated, I may remove your cat's description from the front page, or the link to your clan thread if you are a group leader. Breaking of the forum rules will most likely get you reported by me, or any other forum member viewing or participating in this thread. If you have read the rules, and wish to have your character description added to the front page, put Hollyleaf in the starred (*) area of your 10 post application.
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Joining Form: Only to be completed after your character has reached 10 rp posts. Until then, you may post descriptions however your wish.
Name: Physical Description: Personality: History: Status: Loner/Rogue/Kittypet Gender: Mate: Kits: Kin: Artwork: (Optional) *:
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Battle "Rules": For assistance in determining who wins in a battle, I have found an online dice roller (Here). - Upon entering the chat with your opponent, please change your nickname to either your screen-name or your character name. To do this type in: /nick INSERTNAMEHERE
- To roll, both opponents will type: #D6
- The highest number will win the battle. Rp as you like up to that point.
- You do not have to use this if you do not want to. It's just a helpful tool (:
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 4, 2019 20:03:43 GMT -5
Active Members:
Picture Name โข Status โข Gender โข SN Details Kin
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Relationships: If you wish to create a relationship, contact me and I will add it as soon as I can. Relationships stated in applications will be added automatically. If your cat has a small following, but you don't want to or can't currently create your own band/tribe/clan thread, I will post it here upon request.
None Currently.
Key: X โฅ X = Mates X โฅ X > X, X, X = Mates and their kits X > X โข X โข X = Small group leader and followers/friends/close family
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Confirmed Cat Groups Around the Lake: None currently. All areas around the lake are open. I'm going to work on creating a lake map to illustrate territories, but for now, use your imagination. All territories can be fought over.
Group Application: If you wish to create a thread group associated with MLM, and meet all of the requirements, fill this application out and either post it or send it to me through PM.
Group Leader: The name of your character who wishes to become the leader of a group around the lake. Group Type: Band/Tribe/Clan Group Name: Based on group type. Territory Description: Try to keep this realistic in terms of defense. One leader with only 6 followers cannot defend a Thunderclan sized territory. Only choose lake territories that are open based on other descriptions. Your character's MLM rp post count: Rp posts only. Character names of your approving followers: So that I may search for their approval posts.
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 4, 2019 20:03:53 GMT -5
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 4, 2019 20:04:06 GMT -5
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 4, 2019 20:13:36 GMT -5
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Foxtail sniffed the air as she padded forward, her jaw held slightly open. The scent of pine filled her nose, but she smelled no predators on the wind. She was safe for now. Stepping out of the shadows and off of the springy pine needles, Foxtail let the sunlight of an open area hit her face. She had reached the lake. With a tired sigh she sat down and took a few drinks. She hated this lake and all of the stories that came with it. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ || RESPONDING TO: --- || OOC: Hello everyone! Welcome! Jump on in! ||
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Jan 7, 2019 23:30:13 GMT -5
Dawnwatcher padded through the trees, her eyes darting around the scene fearfully, as if something would pop out at any moment. The permanent scent of blood filled her nose, making her wrinkle in disgust, but she moved on. She felt a pang of hunger. I didn't know I was hungry... She thought, surprised, as she caught the scent of mouse. She dropped into a hunting crouch, her eyes hard and still on the brush. This was former Thunderclan territory. She crept forward, and saw the mouse. It was nibbling on a seed on the roots of a gnarled oak tree. She pounced, and caught the mouse and cut off its shrill squeal. I wish I could have a mouse, but Thunderclan territory is the safest. Dawnwatcher shivered when she remembered padding into the old Riverclan camp, and finding out that a whole pack of foxes had taken over. She had run out as if her tail was on fire. She shook her head and bit into her mouse. Mmmm, delicious...
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 7, 2019 23:57:03 GMT -5
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Foxtail abandoned the lake after she had drank her fill. It wasn't a wise idea to stay out in the open these days. Walking on, she surveyed the land in front of her. Large oak trees began to tower over her as she made her way into the hardwood forest. This must of been the area that used to belong to the legendary Thunderclan. Foxtail huffed. Yeah, real legendary. She thought with a scowl. If they were legendary, they would still exist. The ginger she-cat wasn't too keen on the legends her ex-shadowclan warrior mother had told her. The clans had been weak, and Foxtail believed that they had deserved to be destroyed. She had barely been a kit when the battle had happened, and she couldn't remember anything about clan life. Not that she wanted to. Shaking the stories from her head Foxtail padded on, only to stop at the sound of a shrill squeal. She scented blood on the air, but the scent of a cat lingered behind it. Unsheathing her claws, the green-eyed loner stepped forward, and out from behind a bramble bush. It was time for a little fun. "Ooooh do tell me you plan on sharing that," she meowed, with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She motioned at the mouse that lay beneath the calico she-cat. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ || RESPONDING TO: Waves || OOC: Hi! ||
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Jan 8, 2019 0:41:34 GMT -5
(Hello! Sorry for the late reply) Dawnwatcher's head snapped to the ginger she-cat, her ears laid back. "Who are you? This is just one scrawny mouse; it'll barely feed me, let alone me and you," She meowed uncertainly, her voice wavering. "Please don't hurt me!" She blurted, and stopped abruptly. She frowned and shifted a little. "You can have a little," She murmured. "But not too much. I'm Dawnwatcher of Riverclan, and you look familiar. Who are you?" She asked, her blue gaze searching Redtail's for any sign of hostility. Her ears gradually straightened up and she relaxed. She doesn't look like she'll hurt me, Dawnwatcher thought as she surveyed the ginger she-cat. Her claws were unsheathed, which made Dawnwatcher a little uncomfortable, but the she-cat didn't seem to have any intention to fight. Dawnwatcher nipped a piece off her prey and nudged it towards Redtail. "Here," Dawnwatcher mewed. "Eat it, it's surprisingly good," She mewed as she took another bite from her fresh-kill.
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 8, 2019 21:13:07 GMT -5
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Foxtail grinned from ear to ear as Dawnwatcher offered up a bite. Pressuring cats into sharing meals was getting too easy, and it was beginning to show. The she-cat puffed out her fur, obscuring her plump tummy from view. She didn't really have a reason to manipulate the cats she came across, as the green-eyed warrior was an adept hunter, but she found messing with other cats rather enjoyable. As the other she-cat babbled, Foxtail let her claws slide back in and she padded forward, keeping herself light and dainty on her paws. She nipped at the small scrap of prey. "The name's Foxtail." She took another bite. "So you're a Riverclan cat? Well... I mean, ex-Riverclan cat." The ginger longer paused and flicked her tail towards an area nearby that had been ravaged by the fire of a lightning strike. She continued in a casual tone, "I suppose you could call me ex-Shadowclan, but I grew up outside of clan life. I don't believe in that silly code or whatever you folks used to live by."______________________________________________________________________________________________ || RESPONDING TO: Vanilla Bean || OOC: It's all good. This rp is chill. Rp whenever you can/whenever you want/whenever you feel like it. We're all busy people. ||
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Jan 8, 2019 23:08:54 GMT -5
Dawnwatcher flinched, but kept her gaze on Redtail. She was clearly afraid of her. "O-oh, you came from the clans, too? I stopped believing in the code a long time ago, too. Why should we have to live by it? We can live without the code and still live in peace." She agreed, and timidly nipped another part of her mouse and gave it to Redtail. "You can have it, but only if you don't hurt me," Dawnwatcher murmured. She shifted again, a little tense. What if she hurts me after she eats the mouse? She worried.
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 8, 2019 23:26:15 GMT -5
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Foxtail's whiskers twitched, amused. She however, pushed the mouse back towards Dawnwatcher. "Nah, I'm not in the mood to do anyone damage today. Keep your mouse, you look like you need it more than I do. I'll find something later." She paused and looked the nervous she-cat up and down. "I wouldn't of pegged you as somebody that stopped believing in the code. I came from the clans, yeah, but I was young when the great battle happened. I don't remember much, outside of the stories my Ma used to tell me. From what she said tho, you sure do fit the description of a fish-eater." Foxtail licked her chest, "Not that I'm judging. I like the taste of fish too."______________________________________________________________________________________________ || RESPONDING TO: Vanilla Bean || OOC: --- ||
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Jan 9, 2019 23:51:22 GMT -5
(Sorry, for short response, I have to go) Dawnwatcher nodded gratefully, and ate the mouse quietly. "Thank you for not harming me," She purred as she ate her mouse. She stood up and stretched after she finished. "I'd better be going now." She murmured as she twitched her ears and looked at Redtail with her wide blue eyes. I hope this isn't a trick?
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Post by tigersdoroar on Jan 15, 2019 0:00:40 GMT -5
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The ginger loner watched the she-cat stretch out. Feeling a bit ache-y herself, Foxtail tilted her head sideways until her neck let out a small crack. That felt better. When she returned her focus to Dawnwatcher's statement about leaving, Foxtail let out a frown. "Leaving? But you only just got here." Foxtail padded closer, but she kept her distance at the same time. This cat seemed nervous, and Foxtail wasn't afraid of her, but she still needed to be cautious, just in case. Foxtail walked in a small circle around the she-cat, curling her tail above her own ginger back. She wanted to know more about this "Riverclan" cat. After all, the forest was rather lonely, and a possible acquaintance was never a bad idea. Foxtail wanted to know if she was friend or enemy material. "I can't let you go. Not unless I know if I'm at least going to get the chance to talk to you again. I'd like to get to know you a bit more," Foxtail paused to let her green eyes meet Dawnwatcher's blue ones, "You never know who you're going to meet in this forest, and I'd rather have more friends than foes at the moment."______________________________________________________________________________________________ || RESPONDING TO: Vanilla Bean || OOC: It's all good. I'm probably only going to be able to get a response in per day rn anyways. Life's busy D: ||
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