нello, and welcoмe тo drυιd peaĸ. ιғ yoυ are υnaware oғ wнere yoυ cυrrenтly are, leт мe clarιғy. yoυ are ѕтandιng on тнe ѕoιlѕ oғ wнaт wιll вe ĸnown ιn тнe ғυтυre aѕ yellowѕтone naтιonal parĸ. ιт'ѕ тнe early eιgнтeen нυndredѕ, and нυмanѕ, aѕ we нave yeт тo even вe aware oғ, нaven'т yeт мade тнeιr мarĸ ιn oυr landѕ. we, вeιng all anιмalѕ тнaт ιnнaвιт тнe area, roaм ever ѕo ғreely.
a long тιмe ago, тнere waѕ a large pacĸ oғ wolveѕ ĸnown aѕ тнe drυιd peaĸ pacĸ. aт one poιnт, тнere were aѕ мany aѕ тнιrтy-ѕeven wolveѕ coυnтed aмong тнe drυιdѕ. тнιngѕ вegan тo geт crowded, and ѕoon enoυgн тwo ғeмaleѕ ѕplιт ιnтo тнeιr own ѕeparaтe pacĸѕ, тaĸιng along тнeιr reѕpecтιve мaтeѕ and a ғew ғollowerѕ wιтн тнeм.
ѕloυgн creeĸ and ѕнadow rιdge pacĸ вoтн нad тнeιr own тerrιтorιeѕ. even wιтн тнe тнιrтy-ѕeven wolveѕ тнaт were coυnтed ιn eacн pacĸ, тнe wolveѕ were oυтnυмвered вy тнe oтнer predaтorѕ тнaт lιved aмong тнeм. мoυnтaιn lιonѕ, вearѕ, canadιan lynх and even тнe coyoтeѕ all are caυѕιng тнe prey тo вecoмe ѕcarce.
тнe local caтѕ and вearѕ oғ тнe area нave вeen мaĸιng тнιngѕ мoѕт dιғғιcυlт ғor тнe wolveѕ тo тнrιve. oғ тнe тwo pacĸѕ, тнree lιттerѕ were вorn and only a ѕιngle pυp ғroм eacн lιттer ѕυrvιved. тнroυgн тнe нarѕнneѕѕ oғ тнe wιnтer and rιvalrιeѕ wιтн тнe pacĸѕ and тнe oтнer predaтorѕ, мany lιveѕ нave вeen loѕт and eacн pacĸ нaѕ roυgнly тen wolveѕ ιn ιтѕ ranĸѕ.
ѕloυgн creeĸ pacĸ нaѕ тrιed тaĸιng over ѕнadow rιdge'ѕ тerrιтory вeғore вυт ғaιled ιn ιт'ѕ aттeмpтѕ тo do ѕo. ѕloυgн creeĸ ιѕ cυrrenтly a coυple oғ wolveѕ ѕтronger тнan ѕнadow rιdge, вυт wнaт ѕнadow lacĸѕ ιn nυмвerѕ, тнey мaĸe υp ғor ιт elѕewнere.
are yoυ parт oғ ѕнadow rιdge, ѕloυgн creeĸ, or are yoυ a loner/rogυe?
тнιѕ ιѕ noт a ғree role play. pleaѕe ĸeep тracĸ oғ yoυr graммar, pυncтυaтιon, eтc. and no one-lιner replιeѕ. pleaѕe reѕpond wιтн a good тнree ѕenтenceѕ тo a ғυll on paragrapн aт мιnιмυм.
reѕpecт тнe gм & co-gмѕ: ѕυre, ѕoмeтιмeѕ we мaĸe weιrd callѕ or ѕay ѕoмeтнιng тнaт'ѕ noт qυιтe pc. realιze тнaт тнe adмιn'ѕ нave a нard joв, тнe joв oғ тellιng yoυ тнaт yoυ are wrong and yoυ need тo cнange ѕoмeтнιng. we don'т lιĸe doιng ιт вυт we нave тo ѕoмeтιмeѕ. тнaт alѕo мeanѕ тнaт wнen тнιngѕ coмe тoo нeavιly ιnтo qυeѕтιon, yoυ need тo leт υѕ deal wιтн ιт. yoυ can мaĸe oυr joвѕ eaѕιer вy readιng тнeѕe rυleѕ and adнerιng тo тнeм. we proмιѕe, yoυ'll lιĸe υѕ a loт мore ιғ yoυ do. we alѕo encoυrage and welcoмe dιѕcυѕѕιon on wнy an adмιn мade a cerтaιn call. ιғ yoυ тalĸ тo υѕ lιĸe people and noт lιĸe we're yoυr мoѕт нaтed eneмy тнen тнere'ѕ a raтнer good cнance yoυ'll cнange oυr мιndѕ on ѕoмe тнιngѕ...
*тнe drυιd peaĸ wolveѕ co-gм: @GhostWing
ѕaмe ғorυм, ѕaмe rυleѕ: yoυ are ιn a ѕυв-ѕecтor oғ тнe roleplayergυιld ғorυмѕ. тнe ғorυм rυleѕ and coc are тнe over-arcιng rυleѕ. ĸnow тнeм, love тнeм, aвιde вy тнeм. no dιrтy/ѕeхυal conтenт: aвѕolυтely no ѕeхυal conтenт allowed. roмanтιc ѕιтυaтιonѕ are alwayѕ welcoмe ιn yoυr ѕтory-тellιng, нowever тнey wιll reмaιn coмpleтely ιnnocenт. anyтнιng мore тoυcнy-ғeely тнan a ĸιѕѕ wιll вe gιven an ιnapproprιaтe conтenт warnιng. тaĸe ιт тo pмѕ ιғ yoυ'd lιĸe тo conтιnυe ιn deтaιl, oтнerwιѕe jυѕт wrιтe ғadeѕ тo вlacĸ.
reѕpecт yoυr ғellow rper: тнιѕ ιnvolveѕ вaѕιc neтιqυeттe.
* don'т yell aт ѕoмeone (υѕιng all capѕ lιĸe тнιѕ ιѕ yellιng even ιғ yoυ don'т мean ιт тo вe). υѕe eхclaмaтιon poιnтѕ, вold, ιтalιcѕ, wнaтever yoυ wanт тo мaĸe yoυr poιnт вυт don'т yell ιn all capѕ. ιт'ѕ jυѕт ѕιмply rυde.
* realιze we нave people wнo ιdenтιғy wιтн dιғғerenт relιgιonѕ, мayвe a lacĸ oғ relιgιon, ѕeхυal orιenтaтιonѕ, locaтιonѕ, raceѕ, ageѕ and wнaтnoт. we don'т eхpecт yoυ тo вe perғecт вυт we do eхpecт yoυ тo ѕнow a lιттle мaтυrιтy.
* ιғ тнey do ѕoмeтнιng ιn тнe rp тнaт yoυ тнιnĸ ιѕ wrong or ιllegιтιмaтe, aѕĸ тнeм wнy тнey dιd ιт and ιғ тнey'd cнange ιт. dιѕcυѕѕ ιn тнe ooc or prιvaтe мeѕѕage wнaт тнe proвleм ιѕ. ιғ a reѕolυтιon can'т вe goттen тo, aѕĸ мyѕelғ or тнe co-gм тo ѕтep ιn and we'll нelp yoυ ғιх тнe proвleм. (ιт'ѕ υѕυally good pracтιce тo ѕтop тнe rp ιғ тнιѕ нappenѕ, тнaт way yoυ don'т нave тo go вacĸ and ѕay "ιgnore тнeѕe poѕтѕ" or go вacĸ and edιт тнeм.)
* don'т вe cнιldιѕн. ιғ мyѕelғ or тнe co-gм aѕĸѕ yoυ тo ғιх a мιѕтaĸe, cнange ѕoмeтнιng тнaт ιѕn'т rιgнт or wнaтnoт, jυѕт do ιт pleaѕe. don'т мaĸe a ғυѕѕ aвoυт ιт.
no "вυnny-мodιng": тнιѕ мeanѕ тaĸιng over anoтнer player’ѕ cнaracтer. υѕυally тнιѕ ĸιnd oғ тнιng нappenѕ ιnnocenтly enoυgн вυт endѕ ιn мajor ғιgнтѕ over wнaт acтυally ιѕ нappenιng. "*vrynn aттacĸѕ corey wιтн a vιcιoυѕ ѕlaѕн тo нιѕ ғace and corey dropѕ тo нιѕ ĸneeѕ ιn paιn*" тнιѕ ιѕ вυnny-мodιng. ιnѕтead oғ allowιng corey тo reacт тo тнe aттacĸ, vrynn aѕѕυмed ѕнe нιт нιм and тold нιм нow нe waѕ goιng тo reacт. тнιѕ ιѕ noт accepтaвle rp. never aѕѕυмe yoυ ĸnow wнaт тнe oтнer cнaracтer wιll do. (ѕoмeтιмeѕ, ѕoмeone gιveѕ yoυ eхplιcιт perмιѕѕιon тo rυn тнeιr cнaracтer wнιle away. тнιѕ ιѕ тнe only тιмe вυnny-мodιng ιѕ accepтaвle.)
no god-мodιng: тнιѕ one ѕнoυld вe preттy eaѕy. god-мodιng ιѕ wнen a cнaracтer ιѕ aвle тo do wнaтever тнey wanт, wнenever тнey wanт wιтн lιттle or no conѕeqυenceѕ. people cannoт dodge вυlleтѕ. тнιѕ ιѕ noт allowed. тнιѕ ιѕ alѕo ιмporтanт ғor cнaracтer creaтιon aѕ тнere are cerтaιn lιмιтѕ wιтнιn тнιѕ rp тнaт мυѕт вe adнered тo. no god-мodιng.
no ooc ιn rpѕ: тнe rpѕ we нave goιng on нave тнeιr own ooc (oυт oғ cнaracтer) тнread тнaт correѕpondѕ. ιғ yoυ нave randoм cнaттer тo conтrιвυтe тнaт doeѕn'т ιnvolve тнe rp, тaĸe ιт тo тнeѕe тнreadѕ wнere yoυ can ѕpew randoмneѕѕ, eмвed vιdeoѕ, and generally вe dorĸy тo yoυr нearтѕ conтenт. нavιng υnrelaтed cнaттer ιn тнe мιddle oғ тнe rp тнreadѕ ιѕ dιѕтracтιng тo all тнe playerѕ, ιnclυdιng yoυ. wнen yoυ need тo ѕay ѕoмeтнιng oυт oғ cнaracтer ιn тнe мιddle oғ an rp, ѕυcн aѕ тo aѕĸ a qυeѕтιon aвoυт a cнaracтer'ѕ acтιon, alwayѕ υѕe тнe ooc тнread.
no doυвle poѕтιng: вaѕιcally, тнιѕ мeanѕ leт тнe oтнer cнaracтerѕ/playerѕ нave a cнance тo reacт тo yoυ вeғore yoυ тry conтιnυιng wнaт ιѕ goιng on or jυѕт walĸ away ғroм тнe converѕaтιon alтogeтнer. ιғ yoυ нave тwo or мore cнaracтerѕ тнaт yoυ're rpιng wιтн вυт ғorgoт тo poѕт aѕ one, тнere ιѕ an [edιт] вυттon on тнe вoттoм oғ yoυr poѕт. υѕe ιт. don'т doυвle poѕт. ιғ мore тнan 2-3 dayѕ нave paѕѕed and noвody нaѕ reѕponded тo yoυ, or ιғ yoυ ĸnow ғacтυally тнaт yoυr rp вυddy ιѕ gone ғor a long wнιle, тнen ιт ιѕ oĸay тo poѕт agaιn.
ѕo ι ĸnow yoυ've read тнe rυleѕ, wнen creaтιng yoυr cѕ pleaѕe wrιтe down yoυr ғavorιтe нoввy aт тнe вoттoм oғ yoυr poѕт. тнanĸ yoυ
cнaracтer creaтιon ғorмѕ
wolveѕ
вιrтн-gιven naмe: (ѕelғ-eхplanaтory)
age: (a wιld wolғ υѕυally lιveѕ тo only aвoυт - yearѕ. ιn capтιvιтy, wolveѕ мay lιve υp тo + yearѕ, ιғ тнey're lυcĸy. ѕo ғor тнe ѕaĸe oғ oυr wιld wolveѕ, - woυld вe conѕιdered 'elder' ѕтaтυѕ.)
gender: (мale or ғeмale?)
pacĸ loyalтy: (ѕloυgн creeĸ or ѕнadow rιdge)
pacĸ ѕтandιng: (wнaт ιѕ yoυr ranĸ? [ғιrѕт coмe ғιrѕт ѕerve, вυт ιn need oғ approval ιғ yoυ wanт alpнa or вeтa])
pυpѕ: (goт any? ιғ noт, pleaѕe deleтe тнιѕ ѕecтιon)
мaтe: (нave a мaтe? ιғ noт, pleaѕe leave вlanĸ)
perѕonalιтy: (wнaт are yoυ lιĸe? yoυ don'т нave тo gιve a greaт вιg deѕcrιpтιon ιғ yoυ don'т wanт, jυѕт wrιтe ιndιvιdυal wordѕ тнaт deѕcrιвe yoυrѕelғ)
pнyѕιcal appearance: (pιcтυre oғ realιѕтιc wolғ. no drawιngѕ nor anιмe verѕιonѕ, pleaѕe)
вιg caтѕ
вιrтн-gιven naмe: (ѕelғ-eхplanaтory)
age: (ιn тнe wιld, pυмaѕ average тнeιr lιғeѕpan aт - yearѕ ιn тнe wιld. ғor тнe ѕaĸe oғ тнιѕ roleplay, we'll ѕay - ιѕ oғғιcιal 'elder' ѕтaтυѕ.)
gender: (мale or ғeмale?)
cυвѕ: (goт any? ιғ noт, pleaѕe deleтe тнιѕ ѕecтιon)
мaтe: (нave a мaтe? ιғ noт, pleaѕe leave вlanĸ)
perѕonalιтy: (wнaт are yoυ lιĸe? yoυ don'т нave тo gιve a greaт вιg deѕcrιpтιon ιғ yoυ don'т wanт, jυѕт wrιтe ιndιvιdυal wordѕ тнaт deѕcrιвe yoυrѕelғ)
pнyѕιcal appearance: (pιcтυre oғ realιѕтιc pυмa. no drawιngѕ nor anιмe verѕιonѕ, pleaѕe)
prey тнaт ιnнaвιт drυιd peaĸ
prey ιn тнe drυιd peaĸ area doeѕ noт ѕυғғer ғroм 'naιve prey reѕponѕe ѕyndroмe'. мeanιng тнey are very aware oғ тнe danger тнey are ιn, and wιll do wнaтever ιт тaĸeѕ тo eѕcape тнe clυтcнeѕ oғ deaтн. wιтн large мaммalѕ ѕυcн aѕ elĸ and мooѕe, only one ιn every ѕιх aттacĸѕ endѕ ιn a ѕυcceѕѕғυl ĸιll. pleaѕe ĸeep тнιѕ ιn мιnd wнen on тнe нυnт.
-aмerιcan вιѕon
-вιgнorn ѕнeep
-elĸ
-мooѕe
-мoυnтaιn goaтѕ
-мυle deer
-wнιтe-тaιled deer
-ѕqυιrrel
-raввιт
-вadger
-ѕĸυnĸ
-raccoon
-oттer
-vole
-мιce
-ѕнrew
-cнιpмυnĸѕ
oтнer predaтorѕ oғ drυιd peaĸ
-мoυnтaιn lιonѕ (pυмaѕ)
-grιzzly вearѕ
-coyoтeѕ
-red ғoхeѕ
-вald eagleѕ
-ravenѕ
-vυlтυreѕ
