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Interesting Idea! I wanted to include Lizards anyway, and hamsters would kinda fit the role as well!
Hope i can finish Lore and Rules tomorrow, that we finally have a final draft to work with, that will be potentially expanded over time!
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Big-Killa Pack


History

No member of the Big-Killa pack alive today can remember how the Pack was formed, but the story of its origins are told regularly to young rats every night. Many generations ago, a large group of rats on the second level of the Mall Plane were being systematically hunted and wiped out by a group of Skulkers. Faced with the risk of extinction, a single rat emerged that would bring salvation for their kin. Tak-Tak the Trickster discovered the ancient devices used to once catch their kind, known as mouse traps. With this knowledge, he laid a trap to deal with the Skulkers once and for all.

Gathering as many mouse traps as he could, Tak-Tak trapped many living mice within the devices, leaving them out in the open. When the Skulkers came to feast on the easy prey, Tak-Tak led the Rat Warriors from the shadows, encircling the beasts. Many rats fell against the Skulkers, but faced with overwhelming numbers and trapped on all sides, the Skulkers were eventually brought down. The rats proclaimed Tak-Tak the leader of them, and named themselves the Big-Killa Pack, in remembrance of their great victory.

Since then, The Big-Killa Pack has expanded greatly, through no small measure of their enslavement and use of the lesser Mice species. They have built a large, multi-leveled settlement in what they call "The Rainbow Palace(a kid playscape they found and claimed).

Leadership

The Big-Killa Pack is led by the Grand Trickster, the cleverest and most ruthless rat among their Pack. His right to rule comes from the belief that he is the great Tak-Tak reborn, and as such is the only one with the right to lead their mighty hordes in battle. They do not think it weird when the Grand Trickster is killed and replaced by another, as it is simply Tak-Tak playing another trick on his people, becoming ever greater each time.

Territory and Ressurces

The Big-Killa Pack have made their home inside the Rainbow Palace, a massive structure in the already massive Mall Plane. It is many levels in height, with numerous rope bridges and ladders leading up through it. To enter the Palace, one must survive the Sea of Colored Orbs. Many rats have fallen prey to the seemingly easy passage, only to find numerous traps and other deadly machinations planted around the entrance. The only safe way is across a draw bridge that can be lowered across the Sea, the only control for it being a lever in a heavily guarded post on the other side. Near the Rainbow Palace is the Great Reservoir, a magical place that creates water once you push on a small pad. A great canal has been built from the Great Reservoir to the Rainbow Palace, where an entire section has been devoted to agricultural growth, fueled by the single ray of sunlight that breaks through the grey sky above.

Thanks to their history, the rats of the Big-Killa Pack see the mice as a lesser species in every way, and have enslaved them. They act as servants, builders, farmers, and even food sources in time of great need. All rebellions are viciously put down, and the women and children of the mice breed are kept separate from their males, to ensure that they are always working.

Culture and Faith

The Big-Killa Pack are vicious rats. They have enslaved the mice species into a lesser class altogether, using them to do all their manual labor and other tasks. They even use the mice as a food supply if their crops have a bad turn out. They don't see anything wrong with this really, its just the natural order of things. The hunting and killing of Skulkers is a mighty deed many members of the Big-Killa Pack have dedicated their lives to, to follow in the footsteps of the Great Tak-Tak. When warriors rarely bring in the body of a Skulker, they are hailed as holy heroes, with many banquets and feasts thrown in their honor. It is not uncommon for the next Grand Trickster to emerge from the survivors of such expeditions, since few ever return.

The rats of the Big-Killa Pack worship the First Great Trickster, Tak-Tak as the only god. They look up to him as a great leader, and the only one whom shall ever rightfully lead the Pack. Every new leader of the Pack takes the name Grand Trickster, as they are seen as Tak-Tak reborn to take the leadership of his people. Mice are often caught disgracing Tak-Tak, and the accused and their entire bloodline are quick to be rooted out and used as bait for the next Great Hunt.

Army and Warriors

The War-Rats of the Big-Killa Pack are a massive force of troops raised from birth to fight and die for the Pack. Entire generations of rats have been nothing but War-Rats, leading to grand legacies and traditions amongst the Pack. Each warriors is armored in thick leather they gather from nearby leather forest(vest store). The weaponry of the War-Rats vary wildly from warrior to warrior, with most being armed with battle axes(they take the little metal parts from zippers of vests and other clothing and rip it off, before sharpening it and sticking it to the end of bones usually) and spears(same concept). A few warriors, the Grand Trickster among them, are armed with mighty Skulker blades, the claws and teeth of their most hated enemy harvested and forged into weaponry to use in war.

Current Status:
Richness-2
Military-3(Unruly Smalls)
Population-4
Control-3
Ferocity-4(Unruly Smalls)

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Live in fear of the Big-Killa Pack! (Ready to do major revisions, don't known if I did this one right.)
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Tribal Rats, worshiping their long-lost God-King, while living in the old Kiddi-Kingdom! I like what i see so far!
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@ArisenMoon Literally if the word Bamboozle was turned into a tribe of rats.
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Short Note from DM side! I took the liberty to quote some "Expert" Rats from the Nations i already have sheets on, in the Lore section! If anyone dosnt want that, he can scream now!
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@ElgappaJust pondering over some ideas and a couple questions.

1. Is there a limit to what we can set the ranking of our clan's various aspects to? Like I don't plan on ranking everything as 5 and have a rank 1&2 weaknesses in mind, I was just wondering if there was a point limit or some system in place that I missed.

2. Faith as been changed to ferocity but the religions are still involved. Is anything going on there? Just curious since right now I'm going with an idea for a caveman like bunch of fire worshipers being lead by their shaman rat.

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Hey, just so you know, your pack is literally right below mine, and I'll be able to shoot them with stuff. ;) Better get a diplomat up there soon.
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That system will be released tomorrow! But if you go with an balanced approch, a Sheet can already be made, and released Later! Have to do some math to get something Balanced that dosnt force Cheesing

Also great idea! Religion will now be more of a additional Bonus, rather then a drawback
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So. I recently found out that there's this foil stuff on some food packaging. It's basically immune to being cut unless you have a serrated edge and spend some effort getting through it, it'll bend with stabs but won't actually let the blade through too. In short, perfect light body armour.
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Hey... You want some cannons?
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I was thinking that my Pack would be within an enclosed room, with a hole in the roof. And I thought it said there was no gun powder weaponry on this.

If you did start shooting at us, it wouldn't just be a simple cake walk for you Drakey.
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I don't think I'll be making the switch alas. Can't convince myself that I wouldn't lose IC after a few posts.

Best of luck to you all.
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@ArisenMoon Cannons and mortars are fine.

Also, I was offering to sell you sum cannons.
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@Irredeemable Given what I'm presuming is the current state of technology relating to gunpowder, I doubt you want to actually be using mortars unless you want to go through artillery crew on a daily basis.

Early mortars were inefficient at the best of times and extremely dangerous at the worse. The fact that the GM said most gunpowder is old, wet and in otherwise not top quality would suggest that trying to do use mortars would be exceedingly hazardous to one's health and the health of everyone in the nearby area. You're honestly better off just have a catapult or trebuchet with firebombs since at least operating a catapult won't result in the machine itself exploding half the time.
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I wouldn't be entirely against it, but the Big-Killa Pack are going to be more simple tribal rats, so they wouldn't even understand how that stuff worked.
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Finished NS. Their stats are as follows:

Richness - 5
Military - 1
Population - 3
Control - 4
Knowledge 4/5 (Waiting on additional Strengths/Weakness)
Faith - 2

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@Irredeemable Given what I'm presuming is the current state of technology relating to gunpowder, I doubt you want to actually be using mortars unless you want to go through artillery crew on a daily basis.

Early mortars were inefficient at the best of times and extremely dangerous at the worse. The fact that the GM said most gunpowder is old, wet and in otherwise not top quality would suggest that trying to do use mortars would be exceedingly hazardous to one's health and the health of everyone in the nearby area. You're honestly better off just have a catapult or trebuchet with firebombs since at least operating a catapult won't result in the machine itself exploding half the time.


You can have Mortars, but as Clock said, you have to be aware, that your Gunpowder is old, wet and horribly outdated! Sure, a rats life is cheap, and the effect of explosives are Extreamly effective against Skulkers and other Bigger Beasts, yet the trade off is a little understood technology! As such, your gunpowder weaponry would be small and limited, until you can find a reliable source of stable, dry gunpowder.

Still, not gonna ban Mortars from your Clan, even they would be the most primitive form of it! Yet, Lost limbs, should be quite a common sight among their weapon teams. They are not limited by the Technology or understanding, but rather by the powder they work with, which is old, damp blackpowder from Fireworks
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What's that? High crew mortality? PFFFFFFFFFT. Like we care about that.
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