RP Board Planning - Original 5 [opening date: 7/21/2020]

     I can finally post like a normal person! ;3; Okay, so let me reread everything because mobile is hecky.

     Edit: I see I did miss a few posts, so let me make a proper response.

     Rereading everything, I can understand a bit more about four characters, I misread a few things, so I change to agreeing with four cats per Clan. (I was also kinda rushed to reply.)

     As for the tone, perhaps we can have a tail-end plot/response kind of thing? What I mean is, while we get settled in with role-playing with others, the cats simply react to something that doesn't necessarily need plot spots. For example, RiverClan could have just dealt with some flooding and how that impacts them. This can accompany the allies and rivals thing as well.

     Per Clan works for me and it also makes sense.

     Well, it would depend later on. From my experience, high positions are rewards for contribution and high activity with building the project. If we do that, then the positions could end up being filled unless you enforce everyone having one high rank per Clan, which is something I think should be enforced. I'm not too bothered by either, as having open ranks can be inviting to someone, but it can also cause some people to brown nose their way to joining just for a high rank. That can cause an issue if the character (and the person) doesn't fit the role per say.

     Edit: To add on, I think if we allow the ranks to be open, then we need to watch for people joining with someone incompetent in that role just for the sake of drama when that may be happening in one Clan already as a side plot. If someone is too incompetent, then it's questionable how they got that rank in the first place, and can cause trouble in and out of the role-play.

     I agree with pre-established kits getting dibs on apprentice positions.

     I think to prevent orphan kits, it will have to be a plot thing with reasoning. While I see it being more unlikely a kit will be left without a mother in the warmer seasons, it can happen if the mother would naturally have complications with getting pregnant overall. I also think that there should be an established queen that would have no connection with the kit normally other than being a Clanmate.

I think the limit would depend.. Normally when people try to join with them, it's to have them join later or have a forbidden romance. We could base it on how the Clan is going and if they logically would take in an outsider, as I think there should be a reason why there is a loner/rogue/kittypet in the first place. We could also limit them to an NPC role if they are permanently stationed outside the Clan territories. (Ex. Barley, Ravenpaw, Princess)

While there is no limit on medicine cats, I think we should only allow one and their apprentice for now. Perhaps every 25 cats, we can allow another? I know the medicine cat numbers have fluctuated in the recent arcs due to different reasons.