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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 8, 2019 17:11:40 GMT -5
Welcome
So i've been wanting to make a clan rp for awhile now, and figured now would be a good time since i've seen growth in activity over in fanclans recently. However, I always had a love for multiple clan roleplays, as i feel it creates more interesting plot ideas and more room for creativity. I was looking for 1 or 2 other people to help run either a three clan rp, or a two clan rp center around groups of cats living on an island (semi-tropical). If you're interested feel free to read through the notes i have below and we can begin discussing ideas! Even if you don't want to run a clan, and help you can give is much appreciated!
Below is what I have written/thought of for the following:
- The Clans
- The Climate
- The Plot
I. The Clans
The clans of the island live in relative isolation, with rogues and kittypets rarely crossing the landbridge during low-tide in newleaf. But the island itself limits the amount of territory the clans have, and in times of great famine and strife territory disputes grow by a tenfold. The peace between the island clans is solely dependent on the resources they are provided. Because of this the clans have deep history of wars and battles, and there is bad blood between more than a few families.
Clan Specifics:
While I'm going to let the leaders have creative freedom for a lot of their clans, here a few ideas that may help.
- a clan of swimmers and fishers who dwell on the beach and hunt in the tidepools.
- a clan that lives inland and hunts the birds and other native wildlife and excels at tree-climbing and navigation
- a clan that dwells in sea cave with a second camp they move too during flooding seasons and tropical storms/hurricanes
- a clan who hunts in a more marshy/wetlands section of the island
- etc
The Island itself exists in a semitropical/subtropical biome. These climates typically have hot and humid summers and mild winters with infrequent frost. More specifically, however, the climate would fall under humid subtropical in which rainfall is concentrated in the warmest months. Because the island rarely sees frost, flora like palms trees. fern trees, and others more associated with tropical climates often flourish.
III. The Plot
So far what I have for plot is limited. However, my major ideas are the following: a hurricane/tropical storms hits the island and causes flooding and destroys resources; a drought ravages the island causing prey and herbs to die and makes the landbrigde passable once more, causing clans to debate leaving the island for resources and risking the possibility of getting caught on the mainland; and a plague/disease is spreading fast and with no known cure, spreads rapidly in the isolated environment.
For minor plots I also had a couple ideas, tho I'm always open to more suggestions.
- A leader x deputy/leader x leader forbidden relationship that ends poorly when one invades the other's territory for resources, the other then reveals that the leader/deputy was in a forbidden relationship with someone in their clan as a way to damage their reputation, but realizes after they're expecting kits.
- An apprentice gets seriously injured and can no longer become a warrior. They then try to find away to make themselves useful to the clan whether by becoming a medicine cat, or becoming a sort of clan helper.
- A warrior of one clan accidentally killed a warrior of another in a battle. The kit/kits of this cat vow revenge for their parent, and actively try to figure out their father's murderer, while the killer themselves struggles with whether or not to tell them or keep it hidden forever.
If you're interested feel free to tell me below and we can work on stuff below! Just an fyi i was going to make this a semi-lit rp, but i'd also be open to people wanting to try improving their literacy and am more than willing to help you out with that! If you want to claim a clan, let me know i'll i reserve a spot for you! However, leaders should be able to post a minimum of five lines/sentences a post.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 8, 2019 17:25:27 GMT -5
It's been a while since I joined a clan rp, but I am really liking the sound of what you have so far! The tension between the clans would make things really interesting, and I LOVE when people make multiple clan rps that actually interact a fair amount.
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 8, 2019 19:56:04 GMT -5
(Hey I'm glad your interested! Yeah I feel like a lot of multiple clan rps never really utilize the fact that there are other clans to interact with, which is honestly really disappointing since you can do so much with them. We're you interested in running a clan at all, or just helping/joining? Also did you have a preference on which if the 3 main plot ideas you liked best?)
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Aug 8, 2019 20:07:52 GMT -5
This sounds interesting! I need to get back into roleplaying in clans.
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 8, 2019 20:14:59 GMT -5
Heyo! Honestly same. I've been wanting to rp in a clan for the longest time but just never did.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 9, 2019 9:12:50 GMT -5
(Hey I'm glad your interested! Yeah I feel like a lot of multiple clan rps never really utilize the fact that there are other clans to interact with, which is honestly really disappointing since you can do so much with them. We're you interested in running a clan at all, or just helping/joining? Also did you have a preference on which if the 3 main plot ideas you liked best?) |
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 10, 2019 14:49:48 GMT -5
(Okay chill. I've been trying to find a way to work in all three in my freetime? Like it starts as a drought but the heat makes it easy for this new disease to spread. Because of the drought most of the herb that is effective in treating the illness dries up and becomes useless causing cats to try and cross the landbridge to try and save their clanmates. The drought could then end with a large tropical storm that causes severe flooding and fills over the landbridge and trapping the cats that had tracked to the main land. Idk just spitballing.)
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Post by UnsightlyHeretic831 on Aug 10, 2019 15:33:52 GMT -5
{Sounds good, sorry I was making minecraft mod showcases to post on Pinterest, and I still am so kinda poofy}
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 10, 2019 16:37:01 GMT -5
A combo hit would definitely be interesting! Weโre you wanting to focus on the natural disasters or throw in a fight between clans here and there? That could be good to. Though the clans coming together during the disasters would be a fun change to. Idk, what were you thinking?
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 10, 2019 18:51:00 GMT -5
Hmm I definitely want there to be clan battles and such. Maybe to start out on clan has a grove of the healing herb, and when one clan learns of it they either try to destroy it or take it for themselves. I feel like the major conflict between clans is that they all need more resources to survive and the other clans' territories have those resources. Maybe we could even include leader dynamics? Like one leader is more of a pacifist, one is younger and still trying to prove themselves to their clanmates, and the other is ambitious and all about what's best for their clan, not the others?
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2019 10:07:33 GMT -5
I think that would be good! Maybe the conflict could arise when they are in the middle of, or the beginning of the plague so everyone is scrambling to get the herbs. Since the drought has made it harder to get herbs in general it would make sense why they'd attack even with a sickness going around??
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 11, 2019 10:18:28 GMT -5
Ooo I like that a lot. The attacking clan could also be the first one hit with the illness, so they feel like they have to act quickly before the entire clan becomes infected and too weak to defend themselves.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2019 10:23:43 GMT -5
Yeah! Maybe the clan they attack is the one they have the most beef with, so the clan that was attacked just assumes they don't have a good reason for it. That would also mean the attacking clan couldn't just ask them for herbs since they have a history is hatred between them.
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 11, 2019 10:33:36 GMT -5
Yeah that makes a ton of sense. Maybe the attacking clan also has access to the landbridge on its territory and when the water level drops enough to cross to the mainland they bar the clan with the grove from crossing as revenge. So if the clan wants to send cats to the mainland the patrols have to sneak off during the night when waves and the ocean in general are more dangerous?
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2019 10:37:30 GMT -5
Oooo that could be good! And dangerous. There could also be some betrayal in both clans like 'These specific guards will let you pass if you bring them some herbs.' kinda thing.
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 11, 2019 11:44:01 GMT -5
Yeah, maybe some of the cats in the clan don't agree with their leaders total ban, and are more willing to let others pass. We could also play around with different clan cats who were sent out to the mainland teaming up to try and increase their chances of survival and the tension involved there.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2019 11:46:20 GMT -5
I actually really like the idea of maybe a group of cats, or a few groups, learning to get along and eventually coming back to the clans to try and get them to see the same. Kinda like that one scene in the second Lion King haha. But if you were thinking of something else that would totally be fine to! Just an idea!
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 11, 2019 12:02:25 GMT -5
Omg I loved the lion king sequel as a kid lol. Yeah I definitely like the idea of cats coming back and trying to make the clans get along with each other more. Especially after the devastation of the drought/illness.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2019 12:15:14 GMT -5
Same!! Loving both Kovu and Kiara was a bisexual awakening tbh. The flood could be a turning point, if you wanted. Like they all work together to make it through it and in the end realize that maybe it's better to at least get along at least a little.
Though planning the end might not work since who knows what will happen during the rp. What else did you need to figure out?
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 11, 2019 13:29:46 GMT -5
Yeah we'll have to see how it ends up.
Hmm I guess just the general design of the island could be hammered out? I was going to wait and see if a leader wanted a specific biome/aesthetic for their clan territory but it's better to have a plan and we can always change things up later. I was going to base my clan around a shoreline with access to rocky tidepools and sandy beaches. For the rest if the island I was thinking subtropical forest, with maybe a low point that collects seawater during high tide. We could also play around with underground caves and whatnot.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 11, 2019 15:09:48 GMT -5
I think some underground caves would be super fun no matter what you did with them tbh. Like, they could connect the clans and either the cave clan could take advantage of that or some other clan could find out and accuse them. etc etc. What shape of island are you thinking? I could always throw together something, but it would only be a messy sketch for a general idea haha
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 11, 2019 21:30:22 GMT -5
(ah sorry i was traveling! general shape i was thinking it'd be almost like a crescent, with a large bay cutting into the land. the sand/shoreline would be the largest around the bay, and it would start out as flat fields but would eventually turn into forest. the forest would then be separated into two parts based on high and low ground. the low ground would be very marshy with deep pools of water and cypress trees. the high grounds would be your dry forest, with all trees covered head to toe in moss and lichens.)
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 12, 2019 8:37:52 GMT -5
just an fyi i'm gonna be posting information for my clan so i can begin to organize it. feel free to ignore it!
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 12, 2019 10:52:28 GMT -5
We still need two more leaders yeah? Maybe mention it in the title? I probably won't be able to lead one since I never seem to be able to keep a clan going when I do /:
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 12, 2019 10:57:46 GMT -5
(yeah we need two more. and that's totally fine. if you want a leadership position tho, like medicine cat or deputy, feel free to make em.)
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 12, 2019 11:31:15 GMT -5
quick sketch, what needs to be changed? I kinda just wanna get an image for the island to get a better idea of things :3
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 12, 2019 11:50:40 GMT -5
ooo i like that a lot! i don't really have any big changes in head, i'm just trying to think where the landbridge would be logically.
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 12, 2019 11:53:55 GMT -5
hmmm maybe it could be an extension of the cliffs breaking up the two forests? Like, they have to make their way down the cliffs to get to it? edit: and that would make it in the middle of all the territories pretty much. If a fourth clan wanted to be added it could be in the caves around the cliff sides or something??
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Post by lazy penguin on Aug 12, 2019 12:13:34 GMT -5
that could work. and maybe it's on one side of the cliffs, so that if the other clan wanted access to it, they couldn't just climb own the cliff side on their territory (it would be easier to guard is what i'm trying to say)? i think that could make sense geographically speaking too?
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Post by ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Aug 12, 2019 12:31:52 GMT -5
Yeah! That makes sense. Itโs close enough to all the clans, but one is able to guard it. Works for the story to haha
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