A sudden change of species 2.0?

rhombus · **Reply #60 on:** October 15, 2018, 06:02:10 PM

I am certainly open to either idea. Sneak's idea of having Littlefoot understanding leaf-eater but not being able to speak well and needing translation would accomplish much the same objective as forcing him to learn the leaf-eater tongue once more. In either case I can see Chomper and Ruby acting as translator/speech therapist until everyone can again communicate in the leaf-eater language and, as some of them have turned, some instruction in sharptooth would also be a good idea probably.

I too look forward to the drama and unique aspect of helplessness this would cause in some of the members. This will add to the fun of this roleplay I am sure.

rhombus · **Reply #61 on:** October 22, 2018, 06:44:04 PM

@Ducky123 @vonboy @Sneak @DarkWolf91 @jassy @OwlsCantRead @Littlefoot505

Alright, everyone, it looks like things have been settled. That now means that it is time to begin selecting characters.

Though I think this RP will mainly follow the gang and Guido, I have no doubts that they will meet OCs along the way. If you have ideas of OCs that they might meet later on in the RP then feel free to let me know and I can add them to the list. With that in mine, here is the basic plot as of right now:

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Due to the coming of the Time of Great Growing (the gangs are now the equivalent of preteens) the gang begins to grow apart. Cera begins to once more take on the antics of an arrogant threehorn as she struggles to maintain status in a herd based upon dominance; Littlefoot begins to focus on his duties as a future potential herd leader and considers joining with Bron’s herd; Ducky and Petrie begin to grow apart as Petrie begins to take on the solitary mannerisms of a flyer male and Ducky, being a swimmer, remains of a more family-oriented mindset; and Ruby and Chomper out of necessity begin to plan for their eventual departure from the valley. Chomper’s eventual departure and need to become a ‘true sharptooth’ obviously creates some misgivings between the purple sharptooth and the longneck. This eventually culminates in a fight which is hinted at not being an isolated incident.

The night of the latest fight they are all greeted by a weird sleep story that hints at something significant. A ghostly voice tells them some variant of “The broken band has been broken by pride, now it shall be united by being broken. Go forth to this broken land… and protect the land you love.” they then wake up thinking that the sleep story is nonsense. That is until they look at their respective bodies…

I think the gang will be discovered in the morning upon waking, but the valley will not chase them as in the previous roleplays as many of them are still leaf-eaters and can explain things before it gets too ugly. I think the ‘valley knowing’ possibility would allow for some interesting interactions before they go forth on their quest. I do not think that their parents will stop such a quest as the freaked out valley would want them gone anyway out of fear that the ‘curse’ or ‘sickness’ might spread. This would also allow Guido (and perhaps a few others) to go with them as the new flyers will need training.

Though they have no guarantees that they will return to their original forms they all have a feeling that once the quest is completed that they can return to what they once were. Dreams, much like the original one, call to them to go to a particular place. All of them hope that they can return to as they once were.

It will be a journey to restore the friendship that was forged once long ago.
Littlefoot becomes a T Rex
Chomper becomes a longneck
Ducky becomes a flyer
Petrie becomes a swimmer
Spike becomes a fastrunner or bellydragger (whomever picks Spike will choose upon picking him)
Cera becomes a microraptor (a glider like Guido)
Ruby becomes a threehorn or domehead (whomever picks Ruby will choose upon picking her)

And here are the characters that need to be reserved by willing roleplayers. I think that an RPer should be limited to one "gang" role, but that they may take on additional minor characters. I will add people to this list as they declare the characters they wish to reserve.

Characters with a lot of RP time
Littlefoot - Littlefoot505
Chomper - vonboy
Ducky - Ducky123
Petrie - Sovereign
Spike -OwlsCantRead (he chooses bellydragger)
Cera - DarkWolf91
Ruby - rhombus (I choose threehorn)
Guido - jassy

Minor characters
Grandpa Longneck - DarkWolf91
Grandma Longneck - jassy
Topps - OwlsCantRead
Tria - vonboy
Mama Swimmer - Sovereign
Mama Flyer - rhombus

Possible additional minor characters
Shorty
Bron
Ali
Rhett
Chomper's Father - rhombus (if needed)
Chomper's Mother
Ruby's Father - rhombus (if needed)
Ruby's Mother

OCs to be found on the journey later (not to be in the RP until after the gang leaves the valley)
To be determined (let me know in the discussion topic)

vonboy · **Reply #62 on:** October 22, 2018, 06:49:40 PM

I'll just take Chomper for now. Not sure what miner character(s) I'd wanna play yet.

jassy · **Reply #63 on:** October 22, 2018, 08:13:24 PM

I’ll take Guido!

DarkWolf91 · **Reply #64 on:** October 23, 2018, 12:06:23 AM

Ooooh man, this is a hard choice! I'm going to wait to see who everyone else wants to play before I pick... though I'll probably just go for Cera again

Ducky123 · **Reply #65 on:** October 23, 2018, 03:53:05 AM

I would like to express my continued interest in joining this roleplay, however I cannot guarantee yet that I'll participate due to circumstances. If things work out (I'll be able to tell in early november I suppose) I would like to play as either Ducky or Petrie. If someone specifically wants to play one of these two, you may take them but leave the other reserved for me unless I say otherwise.

Sneak · **Reply #66 on:** October 23, 2018, 03:59:26 AM

Since the very start I just knew I wouldn't handle with main characters of gang of seven, and children's guardians are also not preferred. So I would like to be some character that appears much later and plays some role in gang's journey... Maybe even not predator/antagonist. hmm... will think about that.

OwlsCantRead · **Reply #67 on:** October 23, 2018, 08:31:59 AM

Hmmmmm, this is really tricky for me.

I came really late into this thread due to timezones and almost everyone's beaten me to it.

I think I'll go for Spike.

Personally, I couldn't decide between the bellydragger and fastrunner ideas (both sides come up with amazing points), so I threw a coin to call it.

...looks like bellydragger Spike is going to demolish a body of water really soon.

DarkWolf91 · **Reply #68 on:** October 23, 2018, 02:40:49 PM

Looks like most are spoken for! I'll go ahead and take Cera, then

Sovereign · **Reply #69 on:** October 23, 2018, 04:35:21 PM

I think I've spent enough time hesitating so count me in!

I'd like to take Petrie if that's okay.

vonboy · **Reply #70 on:** October 23, 2018, 05:27:21 PM

Quote from: Sneak on October 23, 2018, 03:59:26 AM

Since the very start I just knew I wouldn't handle with main characters of gang of seven, and children's guardians are also not preferred. So I would like to be some character that appears much later and plays some role in gang's journey... Maybe even not predator/antagonist. hmm... will think about that.

You could always play some random leafeater that ends up as dinner for Littlefoot and Spike.

rhombus · **Reply #71 on:** October 23, 2018, 06:17:10 PM

We still have Littlefoot open... perhaps @Littlefoot505 might want to take him?

Sneak · **Reply #72 on:** October 23, 2018, 06:34:19 PM

Quote from: vonboy on October 23, 2018, 05:27:21 PM

Quote from: Sneak on October 23, 2018, 03:59:26 AM
Since the very start I just knew I wouldn't handle with main characters of gang of seven, and children's guardians are also not preferred. So I would like to be some character that appears much later and plays some role in gang's journey... Maybe even not predator/antagonist. hmm... will think about that.
You could always play some random leafeater that ends up as dinner for Littlefoot and Spike.

hmm, since Spike is 5 years younger than flathead, onehorn girl (hey, will we give Cera her two missing horns in story? XD) and smiley swimmer, should he have such food problems?

though I dunno if bellydraggers can eat crawlers very good.

Hey, I don't mind to have SPIKE as dinner! ^^

Littlefoot505 · **Reply #73 on:** October 24, 2018, 11:31:21 AM

I gladly will take Littlefoot

rhombus · **Reply #74 on:** October 24, 2018, 10:08:46 PM

Excellent! We have the main gang established as of right now. Now we just need some takers for some of the minor roles. These roles will probably not get much RP time. Additionally we need to perhaps have some OCs for when the gang go into the Mysterious Beyond. Does anyone have some OCs ideas that they might want to play going forward?

jassy · **Reply #75 on:** October 24, 2018, 10:47:15 PM

I can definitely come up with some sharpteeth characters that the gang might meet along the way (whether that’s a good or bad thing we’ll just have to see

) Of course I’ll need to flesh ‘em out first, but I’d most certainly be game to play some OCs!

Also, I just realized I never actually typed it out in my reply, I’d like to play Grandma Longneck too

DarkWolf91 · **Reply #76 on:** October 24, 2018, 11:45:44 PM

I wouldn't mind playing Grandpa Longneck! And I could probably come up with a few friendly or ambiguous OCs, though it might help if we collaboratively come up with a loose plan for the kind of encounter we'd want them to have first

OwlsCantRead · **Reply #77 on:** October 25, 2018, 01:08:46 AM

I can't think of any OCs off the top of my head, but I'll gladly be willing to take any idea that piques my interest later down the road.

As for minor characters, I think I might try going for Topps. Would be interesting to try to play someone who's quite the opposite of my usual personality.

Ducky123 · **Reply #78 on:** October 25, 2018, 01:30:09 AM

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Does anyone have some OCs ideas that they might want to play going forward?

Sucky?

EDIT: Oh, and this means I'm taking Ducky then, alright!

Sneak · **Reply #79 on:** October 25, 2018, 05:35:49 AM

can I ask: will our roleplay be blind - will we discuss events and write plot beyond moment when gang leaves valley and go to Mysterious Beyond long before these events start? Or we will define future major plot elements and twists even before roleplay starts?

I am thinking about "creating" my OC here. But as I told earlier, since it will appear much later and possibly play some role in gang's adventure.

A sudden change of species 2.0?

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