[OOC] The Little Hamlet

[Mae]

@Wayward oof, that's a really stressful shift schedule! Take all the time you need, even though the IC is up I haven't triggered the first event - just a chance for everyone to get a feel for things.

@Dark Cloud Wormwood continues to be an absolute delight. Happy little Kobold and wormy friend singing is just ;_; Wormwood #1 heartstealer of the Hamlet confirmed

@scrawls I was thinking of putting a bunch of NPC interaction in the first post (kids training with Goh, villagers asking Mary for pies, and one of the village kids asking Boro if they could borrow the book he has with him today) but wanted it to be a bit more open. It would definitely be way cooler with PCs getting to know each other.

That being said if anyone feels a little too lost let me know and I shall mobilise some of the villagers

[scrawls]

@MaeAh I see, that makes total sense! I'll just have Boro prepare the library for the day in my first post, and then I'd be happy to have him interact with that village kid who comes by later on with your GM post!

[Timemaster]

@scrawls You could as well bring some books over to a mysterious client that lives somewhere in the woods :P

@MaeQuestion. How does monster evolution and monster training work? Game mechanics wise.

[Dark Cloud]

@Mae I aim to please.

[Enkryption]

@Mae

I'm doing something a little special with my introduction post, but it's going to take a bit longer.

[Timemaster]

@Enkryption Now you made me curios mate!

[Dark Cloud]

Special?

[Enkryption]

Special?

@Dark Cloud

And, secret.

[Dark Cloud]

I see.

[Timemaster]

@Mae Any restrictions on posts? I think I could write one more today/tomorrow.

[Little Bird]

@Mae

Should I, for lack of a better term, set up my character with level 1 type skills?

As a monk, he spends most of his time, meditating, practicing martial arts, or tending to the upkeep of the Monastery.

His main proficiency lies in acrobatics and athleticism.

From a martial standpoint, I'll pull from the DnD stock and give him, for starters, the Flurry of Blows technique; in one attack action he can string together multiple rapid attacks. However you see fit to limit this is OK with me.

His elven heritage, if I'm not mistaken, gives him a degree of Stealth as well.

[Dark Cloud]

Swash kobold wet

[Mae]

@MaeQuestion. How does monster evolution and monster training work? Game mechanics wise.

@Timemaster

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The info below is relevant to anyone interested in Taming creatures.

@TimemasterHere's what you would know at the start of the RP about Creature Taming:

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Creature Taming

Tricks

Most creatures can learn any of the following basic Tricks - which are like very simple, universal skills - after some training, so long as they have the intelligence to do so. Here are the tricks you know of currently:

Attack: The creature attacks apparent enemies. The tamer can direct which target they wish the creature to attack.

Defend: The creature is ready to defend it's Tamer, alternatively it's Tamer can command it to defend a specific creature.

Track: The creature tracks the scent provided to it.

Perform: The creature can perform simple tricks, such as sit up, roll over, speak, ect.

Come: The creature comes to its trainer, even if the creature would not normally want to.

Work: The creature performs a work task, such as carrying a heavy load, pulling a plough or carriage, ect.

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Jobs

Rather then teaching a creature a set of individual tricks, a creature can be assigned a Job, which teaches them a set of tasks specific to one role. This is a more hands off approach as the creature will fulfil its job without oversight, but it can only have one job per creature, and skill gain is decreased slightly while on the Job. Some jobs are slightly harder to learn then others, indicated by [-], [★], [★][★] wth more stars being harder. If you want to specialise a creature it is better to do so through skills, whereas jobs are better to 'automate' regular activities.

Each creature, by default, has one or more jobs it is naturally able to do. A creature can be trained into a job not well suited for it by a determined Trainer (legends speak of a Alchemist who trained a Cockatrice to be livestock and lay them eggs, for example! Or wyverns pulling flying carriages.)

Drovers [★]: Drovers are trained to herd creatures and move them from place to place. They can also be used to flush out shy or hiding creatures.

Mounts [★][★]: Mounts are trained to accept a rider. Unlike the ride trick, they are not picky about who rides them. They will not enter combat and may bolt if put in sufficient danger.

Hunters - [★]: Hunters are trained to accompany their Tamer on hunts and track (and if desired, attack or capture) designated targets.

Livestock - [-]: Livestock tend to be docile, allow themselves to be herded, and can produce resources such as shedding scales or growing wool. Livestock will not accept riders or pull carts.

Workbeast [-]: Workbeast are trained to pull heavy loads, carriages or carry burdens. They are not trained to accept riders typically, and in stressful situations they will react based on their natural instincts.

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Skill Training and Variants

Performing certain actions can help grow a creature in a certain direction (e.g constant running training would encourage speed and speed skills) using a skill over time or in new ways can lead to better skills. Skills are more unique then tricks, which are universal.

A Creature's diet can also turn it into a Variant (some creatures are affected alot by diet, such as slimes, while others aren't as affected, such as giants)

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Variants are generally more powerful or more specialised versions of a creature. More unusually, different circumstances can cause different evolutions to occur for a creature.

In terms of OOC stuff, it's up to you how deep you want to get into the mechanics or if you prefer a chill, lite vibe. You can specialise different skills/variants/assign jobs/specific food as much as you like or watch your creatures develop naturally from what you do IC and see how it evolves. You can choose never to assign a job or track tricks and gain passive skills from actions. Or you can scoop up a rare bird, assign it the livestock job, and let it do its thing in the farm. So whatever is most comfy/fun for you.

If you set some Goals on your character sheet for specific creatures (e.g hunt a wolf, cause Snuggles the owl to gain shadow magic) and let me know I can tailor things a bit better to what you're hoping to achieve or give you an idea what sort of things might help. For example, if you wanted to Tame a wolf in the forest, it may not be guaranteed you'll encounter one on your first trip. But you'd be more likely to encounter a wolf and also its variants / evolutions. Whereas if it was a standard hunting trip without a goal in mind, you're more likely to encounter a broader range of creatures, with random variants possible.

Feel free to use your goals section liberally by the way, everyone. You can have goals for anything you're looking to achieve.

When you use Identify Creature you get some information about that creature. If you haven't encountered it before you'll learn the breed and possibly variant. If you already have encountered the species before, you will still gain information about a specific individual. As If you use it in combat you may have less information, but you can infer things from how it attacks. Encountering different variants and evolutions might grant you knowledge about how to cause those conditions to create that variant/evolution.

I'll put what you know about your Giant Rat friend here for now:

Giant Rat
Job: Giant Rats make good Hunters.
It can learn 5 Tricks. It currently knows 0.
It seems more intelligent then most of its species.
It is an adolescent. It is Male.
It is exceptionally diminutive for it's breed! It is very quick because of its size.
It does not appear to have eaten anything strange recently.

[Mae]

@scrawls sounds like a plan :D

@Enkryption colour me intrigued! Looking forward to what you come up with.

@Mae Any restrictions on posts? I think I could write one more today/tomorrow.

@Timemaster

Nope, totally open posting at your leisure!

@Wayward sorry for the wait on the skills, I hope to have a complete list latest tomorrow. Yung has both intelligence and wisdom, do you want him to have any magic as well? I imagine his meditation might play into that. If you like dnd monk skills would you like missile deflection as well? And since he has max Dexterity and stealth capabilities, he might be able to do some movement things like running along walls /rooftops/rough terrain easy.

@OwO@Dark Cloud I cannot wait to see Wormwood's reaction to Terminator Ingrid emerging from the river xD

[Zeroth]

The info below is relevant to anyone interested in Taming creatures.

@Mae

I saw I had been pinged in this and for a split second thought this applied to Goh training the children.

[Dark Cloud]

Please do not try to rear the Kobold he is not a 'monster'

[Enkryption]

@Enkryption colour me intrigued! Looking forward to what you come up with.

@Mae

I'm going to be SLAMMED at work for the rest of the week, but I finished the hard part for the most part, so I just need to knuckle down whenever I find time. I hope to have a post by the end of Sunday.

[Mae]

@Zeroth reading this I literally cackled.

@Enkryption no worries, take your time!

[The Irish Tree]

Posted. Bow in awe of Cornelius' square tomatoes and oblong melons!

[Enkryption]

Just a suggestion, but, due to the finicky nature of how [*h1], [*h2], and [*h3] interact with [*center], it is better for the "Location", "Action" and "Emotion" to be placed on their own lines, as:

[center][h3][color=90C8AC][b]Nibiria[/b][/color][/h3]
[sup]Interacting with: No-one
[h3]Location: Nibiria's Cottage[color=a9a9a9]|[/color][/h3]
[h3]Action: Relaxing in her study[color=a9a9a9]|[/color][/h3]
[h3]Emotion: Neutral[/h3][/sup][/center]

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Which results in;

Nibiria

Interacting with: No-one

Location: Nibiria's Cottage|

Action: Relaxing in her study|

Emotion: Neutral

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Instead of:

Nibiria

Interacting with: No-one

Location: Nibiria's Cottage| Action: Relaxing in her study| Emotion: Neutral

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I really like the original set up, but it very finicky with bbcode and screen space.