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Post by Kari Kianna on Apr 28, 2005 15:17:08 GMT -5
The whole issue of how long a female should be pregnant with kits was brought to my attention a few days ago.
A kit's birth can be RP'd no earlier than 2 weeks after the intial RP. Keep in mind that Kitsune are able to control whether they become pregnant or not. This is general and doesn't necessarily apply to everyone. I understand that some people frequent the dream more often than others. If there's any question on the amount of time a female needs before the RP of the birth, then speak to me.
Thanky ;D
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Post by Hakumei Senkensha on Apr 29, 2005 7:17:15 GMT -5
What about how long you should RP the kit as a one-tail before bumping them up in numbers? Because, of course, if RP-time were the same as real-time, our characters would never age. Just curious as to how that should work.
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Post by Rydia Aslin on Apr 29, 2005 10:30:51 GMT -5
If we're going to get into the subject of tails, y'might as well define how long a kitsune should have a number before going up to the next. XD
Personally, I think it's up to the RPer - in the two (actual) years I've had Ry, she's stayed at three tails, but Daelin's gone from six to nine in only a year's time. (Of course, there was also the matter of some time-travelling happening there, but.)
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Post by Hakumei Senkensha on Apr 30, 2005 9:12:40 GMT -5
Well lots of people at tailranks are in the middle. That and they can gain tails for reasons other than age, remember. I believe it's somewhere in our lore page, that only a nine tailed kitsune can give tails, but that they CAN be given for certain deeds and tasks and favors and the like. So the older ages isn't *as* big a deal, just if they gain a tail early I think it'd be nice for them to have a story about why. ^^;
Also makes me wonder, with the mixed elementals... would they gain tails slower? Because trying to focus on more than one talent generally makes both powers weaker (think about MMORPGs for a sec - the more magics you try to learn, the less skill you gain at each). Hm, you know, that's a good way to explain the mixed elemental guidelines with new people. Ask if they've ever played Diablo or something like that, and if they have, point out the weakness thing.
Methinks I got onto a tangent. Sorry about that. ^^;
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Post by Kari Kianna on May 4, 2005 19:04:07 GMT -5
Good point, guys. O.o Hadn't really thought of that...
Well, then, here we go.
The general RL time span that a kitsune ages in an RP varies with the amount of time the player spends IC. Take Kari for example. I've kept her at four tails for about three months, then bumped her age up. She's been five-tailed since... um... a few months. I don't bump her tail rank up as much as I do her numerical age. I'm confusing myself... hold on... I'll outline with concrete numbers
birth-about 150 - one tailed - OOC time span*, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 150-about 250 - two tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 250-about 350 - three tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 450-about 550 - four tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 550-about 650 - five tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 650-about 750 - six tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 750-about 850 - seven tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 850-about 950 - eight tailed - OOC time span, at least six weeks, more if you do next to nothing with the character.
about 950-1000 - nine tailed - death is inevitable. If you're ninetailed and you spend more than the alloted six weeks, that character will be subject to banishment.
*This allows the RP'er time to associate with the tail rank and RP it correctly. It will not go down, nor will it increase. A person is to remain this tail rank for the alloted time.
There you have it. If it seems wonky or needs to be improved, don't be shy to let me know. I'll be posting on another thread about what patrons should do with Dom and Sub elements and how/if that affects their aging.
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Post by Rydia Aslin on May 4, 2005 20:26:34 GMT -5
That's a good time line, in the 'at least' sense. Does it have to be strictly followed, though, if the player doesn't want the character to age that quickly? I don't really plan on having Rydia ever get to the upper ranks, if aging at all - hell, she'd be ninetailed and dead already if I followed that thing. XD
A lot of folks are far too attached to their characters as they are, hehe. I do know that some who are ninetailed wouldn't want to have to shove them away suddenly at the end of six weeks... "Whoops, your time's up. Sorry, bud, it's been a good jont, but you're dead now in this world."
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Post by FHH on May 5, 2005 10:09:08 GMT -5
Kari
Mabye you should post your Gestation Time Period(gtp)
on an OOC statue, Ive been asked how long the gtp was before and I couldnt give an educated guess. Mabye you could put something next to the bot, I dont know.
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Post by Kari Kianna on May 5, 2005 12:17:55 GMT -5
Good point Ry, hence why it's "at least". If one loves the charrie so much, then they are welcome to RP them, nine tailed or not. I mean, it's just a guidline and there's only so much I can impose on a game anyhow. I'm not expecting people to follow it like some sort of stone tablet, it's just to dinstinguish stuff. I don't like it when a charrie is a kit for one day then suddenly has five tails...
And the GTP is here on the public boards. The bot already emits the link to the boards, not to mention the numerous times the webpage is posted, via DS or bot emit. If people are that lazy, well, not much I can really do. It's not technically my job to get people off their arses to inform them, esspecially when it's common sense to follow any trusted link that's emitted in a dream. I'd like femmes to be pregnant at least two weeks. This should be ample time to find the RP'ers needed for the number of kits she's having. Aging, well, just look up. Again, that isn't "concrete" per say, but it's a general outline for any with questions. I will allow those who want to age super slow to do so.
My apologies if I seem to contradict myself on anything... AP testing has begun >.<
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Post by Hakumei Senkensha on May 7, 2005 8:56:30 GMT -5
"If you're ninetailed and you spend more than the alloted six weeks, that character will be subject to banishment." Kari, problem with this. Hakumei is a nine tailed kitsune and has been playing since the beginning of Paradise. I thought the rule was just so they didn't up in power too SOON. I am totally not worried about them moving up too late. Because any problems with 9-tailed kitsune falls under the topic of godmoding, which is unpermissable anyway, therefore making that an unnecessary rule.  My characters tend to stay the age they are for the whole udration of play, with the exception of kits. I may bump them up a tail in a few months/years/etc. |
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My characters tend to stay the age they are for the whole udration of play, with the exception of kits. I may bump them up a tail in a few months/years/etc.