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Role Play => Role Play Discussion => Topic started by: rhombus on September 18, 2018, 08:26:00 PM

Title: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 18, 2018, 08:26:00 PM
Good evening.  I was talking to Ducky on the Discord server and the subject of the long-dormant “sudden change of species” RP came up.  As you may or may not remember, that was a roleplay in which the gang of seven were turned into various kinds of sharpteeth and were forced to flee the valley.  Sadly, activity in the roleplay slowed down and eventually stopped before the gang had to hunt and accept the reality of their change.  :(petrie

However, with the story that ran alongside the RP now completed, I think that it might be worthwhile to reconsider this idea of transformation in the Land Before Time universe.  If you think the idea of the gang turning into various species might be an interesting idea to pursue in a roleplay and would like to participate in such a roleplay, please say so in this discussion post.  Likewise, I would encourage you to vote in the poll included in this topic.  Please vote for ALL options that sound interesting to you and we can use these feedback to plan the details of the roleplay itself.  And, as always, questions and discussion is welcomed.  I look forward to hearing what you all think of the possibilities.  :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on September 18, 2018, 08:40:38 PM
The initial roleplay inspired The Seven Hunters? I... actually do not recall that. It's probably just me. :P

As I said, I had a shock when I saw the discussion, truly ironic timing since I was going to write a longfic based on this concept (at least some subset of it), but I see no reason why not to have them both up and running simultaneously. (they'll probably end up really different anyway based on whatever plans I drafted up. :P)

Sounds intriguing overall so I would not mind being a part of this. I have enough notes to have some idea of successfully roleplaying as a character in a switching-species scenario. :DD
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 18, 2018, 08:45:16 PM
^^ With the roleplay it is a bit of a long story.  But I had the idea of a 'gang turning into sharpteeth' story for a few years and mentioned it as a kind of a joke in the "What would they do" topic of the forum in 2013.  Ducky123 mentioned that it would make for a good RP or story... and the rest sprung from there.  So you can think of the original RP coming at the same time as the story, but Ducky123 certainly deserves a lot of the credit for inspiring me to actually give fanfic writing a chance.  :yes
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on September 18, 2018, 10:10:11 PM
Ooh, this definitely sounds very interesting!! And it’s been years since I actually participated in a long running RP, and I kind of miss it, so I would definitely be willing to take part in this.  :DD
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on September 18, 2018, 11:15:57 PM
Yay! I've been getting pretty active with RPs, so I think I can handle one more :lol
And the premise is really interesting! I'm game :smile
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on September 19, 2018, 03:05:50 AM
I would like to see gang turned into yellowbellies! :D

Actually, I would like to see how gang changed only into species within the gang without changing between their actual bodies. Cera as Longneck (she would be happy!), Littlefoot as sharpteeth (he would be "happy", I guess), Chomper as longneck (he would be happy to become leafeater? Oo), etc. But I don't see this option, so I chose yellowbellies.  :SmugSpike

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Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks... the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyers the next morning
:lol
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on September 19, 2018, 06:13:11 AM
I'll be honest, I had assumed that yellowbellies was a troll option in Rhombus' poll, but when you put it so eloquently... :sducky
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on September 19, 2018, 11:21:35 AM
Would this idea have a real plot or would it be some series of small adventures (most probably with the third option)? And is the number of players practically limited to seven if the Gang are the main characters of the rp?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 19, 2018, 02:05:19 PM
^ I think at this point we are just considering our options.  Though I had imagined a general narrative where the gang try to either adapt to their condition or change back.  This could, of course, involve mini-adventures as well.  As for characters I think the gang, the parents, and some of the major side characters (Ali, Shorty, etc.) could play a role.  Though in terms of people playing in the roleplay on a regular basis, I think seven might be the limit (unless they encounter some OCs a long the way - which we could incorporate to accommodate additional RPers.)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Littlefoot505 on September 19, 2018, 03:55:44 PM
I’d be interested. I think I like the “various species” option best.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on September 20, 2018, 02:43:56 PM
It could be intriguing if part of the Gang were forced to follow the transformation of their friends to sharpteeth while staying as leafeaters, for sure. The problem here is how to make the premise feel completely fresh again. Everybody turning to flyers could work, too. No matter what you decide, as I said on Discord, I might consider joining this rp at some point. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 20, 2018, 06:15:18 PM
@Ducky123 @OwlsCantRead @jassy @Sovereign @DarkWolf91 @Sneak @Littlefoot505

It looks like this concept (broad as it is) has a lot of interest.  :wow For that reason I think that I will stop the poll so that we can narrow down some of the options in the discussion.  For those of you who are interested in the concept, please make a post indicating your favorite ideas from the top six options in order of preference.  This way I can get a better idea of the relative preferences between the popular options (and possibly do an instant-runoff vote between them).  Also, if you wish, please explain your reasoning using other colored text below each option.

I will start with mine:

1) Transformations happen, but it extends to some of the valley adults as well

I think the focus should be on the gang, but I would not be against a few other dinosaurs perhaps being affected.  For example, if Redclaw and his hench-raptors had to adapt to being leaf-eaters (perhaps going into the valley under aliases and trying to get the kids to help them go back to their meat-eating ways) then I think that would add a lot to any other idea that we use.

2) The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back

I put this one as my top choice as I think it would open up the most possibilities for interpersonal struggle and adapting to seeing the world in a new way.  This is especially true if each member of the gang is transformed against type (into species that are the opposite of their current personalities - Ducky the threehorn, Spike the fastrunner, etc.)

3) Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks... the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyers the next morning

This is an interesting idea because it would be a change to everyone, even Petrie as he would have to adapt to having his friends see the world in what had been his unique way.  The transition to flight would both increase the opportunities for escape if the gang found themselves in trouble, but also increase their ability to get into trouble.  Likewise the reduction in the power sense of smell that Ruby and Chomper had would be an issue they would need to adapt to, as would their greatly improved vision and the need to think in three dimensions.  On the downside, however, this idea reduces the potential variation in everyone's experiences and journey to either acceptance or going back to their original forms (and with the ability to fly I am unsure how many of them would want to go back).

4) The gang gets cursed to change into a new species every few nights and must adapt until they can find a way to break the curse

This maximizes the potential variation in the experiences of the various characters, but it also lessens some of the potential drama.  As, if someone transformed into a sharptooth, for example, they would know it was a temporary situation.  It would also perhaps push the RP into a more crack fic territory, which I am not sure would be a good idea.

5) Same idea as the original RP: the gang gets turned into sharpteeth of various kinds and are kicked out the valley

Been there, done that

6) Petrie and Ducky get swapped (either in species or body)

I would not be against this being part of the RP, but as the sole plot element I think it would be limiting.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on September 20, 2018, 06:36:09 PM
Sorted in preference order.

1) Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks... the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyers the next morning
This one sounds like it would have the most potential, namely because none of the others have experienced flight from Petrie's POV before... it's just something they take for granted. The downside is that everyone's RP experience would be rather limited (as it is basically how each member reacts to the gift of flying) and hence without a strong turn of plot events (Petrie being flying tutor?), this concept might quickly get old.

2) The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back
This one is very high up as well, probably as it's the most basic idea. Especially if as Rhombus says, fate goes for maximum irony. Which, let's be honest, it will just because of the fun involved. The adapt or change back portion may also lead to a decent amount of conflict if some of them decide that they'd rather not change back.

3) The gang gets cursed to change into a new species every few nights and must adapt until they can find a way to break the curse
Maximum experience for everyone being able to write the experience of just about every different species, but it might get overwhelming at times (and possibly crack at times if a random number generator is used)

4) Petrie and Ducky get swapped (either in species or body)
If #3 is finalized as the final option this probably has to happen at some point just for ironies' sake. :^^spike

5) Transformations happen, but it extends to some of the valley adults as well
Granted, if there is more interest there eventually has to be more characters afflicted with this curse/blessing/whatever, right? The one flaw I can think of is that too many cooks spoil the broth, so too many might drag the whole thing to a screeching halt.

6) Chomper gets his wish to be with his friends as a fellow leaf-eater… but ironically they all get changed into sharpteeth at the same time
I think I read a fic with this concept once? Nevertheless, it is still a plausibility, even if it does encroach onto The Seven Hunters quite a bit.

Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on September 21, 2018, 09:35:49 AM
Before I make my list, let me just propose a concept for the change.

I've been very impressed by the japanese movie "Kimi Na No Wa" aka. "Your Name" (remind me to add a link when I get on PC). This movie also has two teenagers swap around every now and then (and they don't know each other) so I'm thinking... could their minds just switch to another body of their circle of friends every so often? Probably best to work with option 4. But alas I should work on my full response
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on September 21, 2018, 09:39:47 AM
(Under construction)

1) Transformations happen, but it extends to some of the valley adults as well

Hmm, I'm not really sure about that one as I feel having everyone including the adults transform just causes a lot of confusion. I feel it should just concern the gang and nobody else :)

2) The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back

In general, this idea will perhaps offer the broadest spectrum of possibilities but somehow mixing it all up doesn't sit so well with me. There's no clear definition who the enemy is and it'll just make things a lot more complicated.

3) Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks... the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyers the next morning

While this idea without doubt will be a lot of fun, it is also very limiting and I think it's not quite what we wanted to go for in the first place but if this idea is well liked I could imagine making it its own RP :P

4) The gang gets cursed to change into a new species every few nights and must adapt until they can find a way to break the curse

Yay for random fun and lots of reimagining of our characters. Seriously, I'd be down :DD

5) Same idea as the original RP: the gang gets turned into sharpteeth of various kinds and are kicked out the valley

Been there, done that. It's still a super interesting idea but I'm still pretty sure TSH has done it already to a point where it'll be hard to be original.

6) Petrie and Ducky get swapped (either in species or body)

If we were to go for a permanent switch and not for 4.) I'd definitely suggest that one.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on September 21, 2018, 11:50:42 AM
0) The Gang of Seven Yellowbellies (Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!)

^^

1) The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back

as I said before: for some reason, I would like to see how they change species between each other only.  Maybe because I imagined it even before I have heard about that old   roleplay or any fanfic.

Plus, I want to add something: I wouldn't like to see full acceptance of their fate in this story. :/ I want to see or how they SUCCEED at the end to return they back to normal, or how they don't stop and continue journey to find a way to make things right.

2) Petrie and Ducky get swapped (either in species or body)

actually, why we need the WHOLE gang to change their species or bodies? I would choose this, if it was named "one of two members of the gang get swapped)
lol, srsl, why such boundaries? Why Littlefoot, Cera, Spike, Chomper or Ruby are worse than these two little crawlers? roarrr! (http://i67.tinypic.com/2mxk3e8.png)

3) Transformations happen, but it extends to some of the valley adults as well

I don't mind to include some single or couple adults as well!

4) Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks... the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyers the next morning

Fliers are amazing... I would like to see it.

5) Same idea as the original RP: the gang gets turned into sharpteeth of various kinds and are kicked out the valley

Already was.

6) Chomper gets his wish to be with his friends as a fellow leaf-eater… but ironically they all get changed into sharpteeth at the same time

well, partly, it is the same

7) The gang gets cursed to change into a new species every few nights and must adapt until they can find a way to break the curse

too complicated

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Edit:

<little offtop>

looooool, I was shot by Google translator.
It translated "0) The Gang of Seven Yellowbellies (Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!)" to "0) Unknown performer - I Love You"

 :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
how. just how.

</offtop>
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on September 24, 2018, 09:00:50 AM
I guess I'll add in my idea from the RP I could never get started a year ago.

Basically, the kids of Seeker's Pack (from the Seven Hunters series of stories) turn into various leaf eater species, and the pack has to go on a journey to the Great valley, so the kids can live there safely.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on September 24, 2018, 01:37:42 PM
I'm most likely not going to be a part of this rp from the beginning but I thought I'd share my thoughts anyway.

1) The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back.

This idea could provide a fresh perspective to the concept as it's quite close to the old plot while adding further, unbridgeable tension inside the Gang itself. The problem here could be the plot later on as it could still go the way of TSH and A Wish Granted. Also, I agree with Sneak that I'd prefer the Gang to be able to change back in the end.

2) Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks... the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyers the next morning.

As has been pointed out, this is a unique and interesting idea and it'd be cool to see a more flyer-based rp. The problem here is the plot following the change as what else could happen but the Gang learning to fly and then having some awkward discussions with their parents? There's no incentive for them to flee the Valley nor to be separated from their families in this scenario. If we go this path, I'd say we need another event to force the Gang to do something more interesting than just explain stuff to their parents and have flight lessons.

3) Chomper gets his wish to be with his friends as a fellow leaf-eater… but ironically they all get changed into sharpteeth at the same time.

This isn't a big twist to the original plotline but if we decide to go for the my first option, I'd like to see Chomper becoming a leafeater for a change.

4) Transformations happen, but it extends to some of the valley adults as well.

This could offer some interesting stuff with the Gang and their parents but I'm not too sure if it would be that interesting in the end.

5) Petrie and Ducky get swapped (either in species or body)

 Rp centered around two characters (and thus two players) wouldn't be too intense but as everyone have stated thus far, it can be one, good plot point of our final idea.

6) Same idea as the original RP: the gang gets turned into sharpteeth of various kinds and are kicked out the valley.

Not too original. It could work if we decided that the plot goes to a different direction than in TSH but I'm not too excited thus far.

7) The gang gets cursed to change into a new species every few nights and must adapt until they can find a way to break the curse.

I fear it would be next to impossible to create a coherent, believable plot with this idea. Again, it could be made to work but right now this seems like a crack fic for me.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on September 26, 2018, 03:13:38 PM
Sorry for the delay in my reply, it took me a while to sort my preferences in order,,,

1) The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back.

This one is my favorite and the one I’m most enthusiastic about because of the possibilities it presents, to put it simply. While I’m fine with either outcome of the story, I think that having them stay as they are would be a great way for them to adapt and create new lives for themselves. :DD

2) Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks...the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyer’s the next morning.

This scenario could be interesting, especially since there are various kinds of flyers the gang could turn into!

3) Transformations happen, but it extends to some of the valley adults as well.

Could also be interesting to see how the adults would react to the transformation.

4) Chomper gets his wish to be with his friends as a fellow leaf eater...but ironically they all get turned into sharpteeth at the same time.

This definitely sounds intriguing enough, but I’d be interested to see how Chomper and his friends adapt.

5) Same idea as the original RP: the gang gets turned into sharpteeth of various kinds are kicked out of the valley.

I could get behind this, but as Sovereign said, it could only hold my interest if it went a different direction than The Seven Hunters.

6) Petrie and Ducky get swapped (either in species or body)

Hmm...not feeling too enthusiastic about this one, as it might end rather quickly and wouldn’t be as action-filled.

7) The gang gets cursed to change into a new species every few nights and must adapt until they can find a way to break the curse.

I feel that this would be too complicated and hard to keep up with. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 26, 2018, 04:09:43 PM
@Ducky123 @DarkWolf91 @vonboy @jassy @Sovereign @Sneak @OwlsCantRead @Littlefoot505

Thank you all for your details responses to the proposed ideas.  :)  Looking at the responses it is clear that there are two ideas that were consistently highly ranked by most of you:

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"The gang gets turned into various species (some sharpteeth, some not) and have to consider how to adapt or change back."

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"Petrie wished for brothers and sisters who were not jerks...the gang were less than impressed when they woke up as flyer’s the next morning."

With that being in mind, how about we combine those two ideas?  Perhaps something turns the gang into various flyers (some sharpbeaks, some omnivores, and some herbivores) and they have to complete a flyer-specific quest in order to potentially turn back?  This would open us up to new flyer OCs, the exploration of new places, the adaption of the gang to new diets and the gift of flight, and the turmoil of if they can (or would want to) go back.  At the same time elements of flyer beliefs and rituals could be brought up.  What do you all think about this idea?  Please vote in the poll and, if you vote yes, also let me know what you think we should consider adding or revising about this idea.  If you vote no then please let me know your objections and what other ideas you would suggest.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.  :yes
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on September 27, 2018, 03:44:14 AM
I prefer the non flyer idea but without anyone turning into a sharptooth species. One would have to consider how to handle Chomper though. Would he be affected as well? Would he turn into a leafeater or stay as he is? Reasons?

(Also did not vote in the poll)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on September 30, 2018, 09:48:06 AM
I, uh, am 50-50 on it. Eventually voted for the non-flyer one for variety's sake. Perhaps just a simple species swap w/o sharptooths being involved?

I mean, don't get me wrong, the flyer idea is great but would probably need some work on to make it viable and iron out the kinks. I might change the vote if I get 100 sold on it. Interestingly, said idea would actually put the one who does Petrie in a unique position, since he already is a flyer, so his change won't be as drastic as the others. Which means... well, what? Will the panicky acrophobic flyer have to lead the others? :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on September 30, 2018, 01:18:13 PM
I was actually kinda split on this, since I’d be very eager to see how the gang would learn to adapt as flyers, as well as all the possibilities that can come with that scenario. However, I did end up choosing the non-flyer option to have as broad of a storyline as possible, but if we came up with an interesting enough storyline for the flyer option, I just might be tempted. :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 30, 2018, 02:20:49 PM
Alright, the mixed idea has failed to get a consensus, so please bear with me a moment as I type up an idea that incorporates the feedback thus far.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 30, 2018, 02:54:57 PM
@DarkWolf91 @vonboy @jassy @Sovereign @Sneak @OwlsCantRead @Littlefoot505

Ducky and I were talking in Discord and we might have a new idea that takes into account what has been suggested thus far.  How about:

The rainbowfaces make a prophecy that if the tensions among the herds is not resolved then their children will be turned into different kinds as a symbol of their discord.  And if that happens then the children will have to cooperate and embark on a long journey to prove that harmony is possible if they ever want to change back into what they once were.  Unfortunately for the kids, the adults do not work out their issues and the kids pay the price.  Now burdened with a new adventure that none of them could have expected, the gang must venture forth to create a new future for them all.  But will they succeed in their journey and gain the option to return to how they were?  And if they do, will they want to go back?

Littlefoot becomes a T Rex
Chomper becomes a longneck
Ducky becomes a flyer
Petrie becomes a swimmer
Spike becomes something else (randomly determined?)
Cera becomes something else (randomly determined?)
Ruby ??? (stay the same, change, if so into what?)

Please vote so that we can find out if this is a plot we can built upon or if we should start again.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on September 30, 2018, 06:54:53 PM
Heh heh heh heh heh... I really like this one. Reminds me of the splintered teamwork and trust required from all of the first movie.

I see that the adults are arguing over nonsense again. I mean, it does make the rainbowfaces look bad but I think by this point they can do whatever they want :Mo
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on September 30, 2018, 11:41:05 PM
Ooh, I really like  with this idea! There’s a lot of possible directions it could go in, especially with the variety in species. I’m down  :lol
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on October 01, 2018, 07:25:21 AM
Things I don't like very much (it's not the same with dislike ;) ) about this idea is:

- Rainbowfaces are involved again... Maybe we can handle without them? :D
- Srsl? Innocent children pay for sins of other dinosaurs? Who/what forces exactly changed their species? If Rainbowfaces themselves - then I hope Sharptooth-Littlefoot would eat them at last! (http://i67.tinypic.com/2mxk3e8.png)

And I would like to see if the most of children WANT to change back.

Also, logic with "children will be turned into different kinds as a symbol of their discord" is not very clear. Why does Chomper turn into Longneck for example? And Litt'efoot's relatives somehow was able to start conflict with sharpteeth inside the valley?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on October 03, 2018, 02:16:31 PM
Because the plot demands it!!! :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 07, 2018, 03:32:03 PM
The transformations look certainly solid but I agree with the points Sneak raised. LBT has supernatural stuff besides the rainbowfaces like the common dreams of longnecks and possibly the bad luck so there could be options in addition to using them again. I have nothing against the rainbowfaces but they're kinda overused in these kinds of stories. In addition, I don't see those two playing with the lives of others like that (that also bothers me a bit in A Wish Granted) so maybe the plot could be revised a bit.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 07, 2018, 03:39:24 PM
Alright, so it looks like we have a consensus on the general plot idea but some misgivings on the contrived plot device that changes the kids.  So let's quantify what I think a consensus has been reached on:

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It seems we have a consensus on this:  [some plot device] warns that if the tensions among the herds is not resolved then their children will be turned into different kinds as a symbol of their discord.  And if that happens then the children will have to cooperate and embark on a long journey to prove that harmony is possible if they ever want to change back into what they once were.  Unfortunately for the kids, the adults do not work out their issues and the kids pay the price.  Now burdened with a new adventure that none of them could have expected, the gang must venture forth to create a new future for them all.  But will they succeed in their journey and gain the option to return to how they were?  And if they do, will they want to go back?

Littlefoot becomes a T Rex
Chomper becomes a longneck
Ducky becomes a flyer
Petrie becomes a swimmer
Spike becomes something else (randomly determined?)
Cera becomes something else (randomly determined?)
Ruby ??? (stay the same, change, if so into what?)

So what we need to determine now is what the random plot device is that manifests the change and what Spike, Cera, and Ruby should turn into.  I am curious to hear everyone's ideas on those points.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on October 07, 2018, 04:14:54 PM
Well, if we wanted to go for something akin to the LBT 10 dreams, I'd certainly support it :) The rainbowface idea was smth I came up with on the spot after all so it ought to be premature in some ways.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 07, 2018, 04:48:51 PM
Well, if we wanted to go for something akin to the LBT 10 dreams, I'd certainly support it :) The rainbowface idea was smth I came up with on the spot after all so it ought to be premature in some ways.

Could it be Sharptooth trolling from the grave? :p  In all seriousness though, something like a dream to make the instrument of the kid's change a mystery would add some drama to the RP.  It would add a "who done it" aspect to the story as well.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 08, 2018, 06:54:54 AM
*random plot device* :Mo
I snickered at that, I'll admit.

Honestly, dreams are fine by me. LBT already has a bit of supernatural in it anyway, so why not heap some ancient dreamy prophecy in there and cartwheel it away. :lol
(above statement might have been a tad too sarcastic, but I really do feel this way)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on October 08, 2018, 08:13:06 AM
hehe, I would like to include some detective/mystery plot about finding out why their species were changed and who is responsible. And it gives a perfect chance to exclude Rainbowfaces I think, since rainbowfaces aren't responsible in this, though they can be a suspects at some time...

Yeah, since there were something supernatural in LBT1 and LBT10 I guess, some dreams, "heart vision", ghosts, or something else can be involved into story as part of main plot.  I think...

And silly me, I reread Rhombus's text about why exactly gang was affected by this "curse", and relaized I possibly misunderstood it. XD
Two question:
- Is there a logic why Littlefoot turns EXACTLY into T-Rex species, and Chomper into longneck? What exactly symbolic meaning of adults' discord is?
- Chomper is affected just because he was at the valley at the wrong time? In logic, he can't be affected because of discord in some society of dinosaurs, where no single member of his kind except of Chomper himself lives in the valley. The same story with Ruby, I guess.

Hmm, we need to work with it.

Could it be Sharptooth trolling from the grave?

I wish... :3

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EDIT:

Waaaait a second...
There was another poll closed yesterday??? Oo
I didn't know. Was there an announcement?
(and why on second page? There's only one page in this topic)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 08, 2018, 09:08:33 AM
hehe, I would like to include some detective/mystery plot about finding out why their species were changed and who is responsible. And it gives a perfect chance to exclude Rainbowfaces I think, since rainbowfaces aren't responsible in this, though they can be a suspects at some time...
I'm a fan of intrigue and mystery, so this I would be down for.

Although it'll certainly be tough to pull a whodunnit with a RP. On paper, the idea and concept sounds awesome, but in execution... I suspect every RPer will turn the mystery even more unsolvable than a locked-door murder mystery with contradictions. :P It might still be possible to pull off, but it'd require a certain level of coordination.

Waaaait a second...
There was another poll closed yesterday??? Oo
I didn't know. Was there an announcement?
(and why on second page? There's only one page in this topic)
I think this was the switch from the flyer idea to the current one? Might be mistaken.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on October 08, 2018, 03:05:19 PM
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- Is there a logic why Littlefoot turns EXACTLY into T-Rex species, and Chomper into longneck? What exactly symbolic meaning of adults' discord is?

I think that would serve more as a way for Littlefoot and Chomper to be in each other's shoes. Same with ducky and Petrie flipping species.

For a compromise, I'm liking this idea. My guess is Spike could be a sharptooth species that would primarily fish for his food, Like Sol from Fyn's fanfiction story. Sorry, not up and up on my dinosaur species. :P

When are we gonna start reserving characters? Everyone probably knows who I would wanna play anyway. :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 08, 2018, 06:46:11 PM
@vonboy

I think that we will begin to reserve characters as soon as the final few details are worked out.  And I do agree with your Spike idea.  He might do well as a bellydragger as that would suit his personality.  I would just feel sorry for all of the fish that will meet their doom through Spike.  :SmugSpike  He could probably wipe out a pond in one sitting.  :p

@Sneak

There was no real official end to the poll.  It was just apparent from the three who voted and everyone who commented that the revised idea had broad support as a starting point.  And Vaughn covered the reasoning behind the species changes quite well in his answer.

@Ducky123 @DarkWolf91 @Sovereign @OwlsCantRead @jassy  (and everyone else who I already mentioned in this topic)

Perhaps we could have Spike change into a bellydragger, as has been suggested, and perhaps Cera turn into something that challenges her previous lifestyle as the gang's tank and makes her more vulnerable?  Perhaps she could become a member of Guido's species - Microraptor gui?  Don't worry I am sure Cera would shut down any romantic overtures really quick.  :p  Some other options that come to mind might be a fastrunner or whatever Wild Arms was.

As for Ruby... what does everyone think about her becoming a threehorn?

The other thing that we need to work out is the exact mechanism that changes the gang.  Perhaps we could have the situation explained as a dream and leave the exact cause hidden for now?

I think once we have these matters worked out then we can pick out our desired characters.   :yes
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on October 08, 2018, 07:14:43 PM
Haha I don't know about that, Guido's quite the charmer, she might not be able to resist him :lol
I do like the three main ideas put out so far, but maybe spike might be funnier as some sort of sharptooth flyer? That way he'd have to worry about not being able to fly if he ate too much :SmugSpike
Though I'm happy with the bellydragger idea too, heheh.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on October 08, 2018, 08:30:03 PM
I really like the idea of Cera being a microraptor! Just imagine her puffing up her little feathers whenever she gets angry  :lol The idea of Spike being a bellydragger also appeals to me, and as for Ruby being a threehorn...I’d love to see the wild trip that would be.  :DD
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 08, 2018, 10:47:00 PM
I like all three suggested species change! :^^spike

Spike as bellydragger is fitting. I'll imagine that he can only flop back to the water after a good meal.

Cera as a Microraptor... now that's classy. I imagine that she'll have loads of trouble adapting, considering her personality is inverse of Guido's. I almost pity Guido considering he's 99.9999999% going to be dragged into her rants. I can imagine the flying lessons.

Ruby as a threehorn would be unlike a standard threehorn. Or would it be? I really don't know, but boy does it sound promising.

Leaving the circumstances vague might be best for now, consideting that a good chunk of the initial portion will be adapting to these changes.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Littlefoot505 on October 09, 2018, 10:05:17 AM
I really like that idea, for a lot of the reasons everyone else said.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on October 09, 2018, 10:34:36 AM
Wait a second, I think we need to set our priorities straight now.

1. So far, I think the main idea was the gang switching species only among each other only. For plot device reasons *snickers* If we want to stick to that, some of the most recent suggestions would merely sabotage the spirit behind the idea.

2. If we were to use suggestions like Spike turning into a bellydragger (a hilarious idea I approve of), we'd have to trash that whole concept we worked out (otherwise the idea behind the transformations would be at fault)

So we have two choices I think. Either we stick to the plan we had (changing among each other due to adult distrust, which has a little plothole called Chomper and Ruby indeed) or we come up with a different reasoning and use these pretty hilarious suggestions instead.

Give me a little while to ponder about it and I'll provide one such scenario
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on October 10, 2018, 12:17:11 AM
I think we should come up with another explanation then, because I love the Microraptor and Bellydragger ideas :lol
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on October 10, 2018, 10:58:48 AM
Ok here goes.

For some reason [plot device] the gang don't get along anymore. Instead of harmonious gameplay, they bicker and argue whenever they meet. When their discord grows too great (huge fight?) they completely break apart. That night, a curious sleepstory haunts them all and when they wake up from it, their bodies have changed. At first panicking, they soon discover a strange, ominous feeling inside them [similar to LBT 10] that tells them where to go. There is no telling whether they'd change back at the end of their long journey but something tells them it would, deep down (just like in LBT 10 where they kinda know something is gonna happen). Desperate, they meet in the middle of the night and leave the valley together. All hoping  that they would one day be able to return to how they were.

It will be a journey to restore the friendship that was forged once long ago.

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Alright, that's the spirit. Now we just need a concept behind the changes. I suggest based on the ideas so far that every dinosaur turns into a species which challenges their faults.

Littlefoot turns into a carnivorous dinosaur.
Cera turns into something small and defenseless. (Not sure if it should be a microraptor. Maybe whatever Hyp is? XD)
Ducky turns into a flyer. (Turns into something strong?)
Petrie turns into a swimmer. (Turns into something strong?)
Spike turns into a bellydragger (because it's funny as hell)
Chomper turns into a longneck. (
Ruby turns into something slow? (Clubtail xD) (Or threehorn)
Any other character joining them?

Not all of our previous suggestions would work nice with that concept so I offered some food for thought. Please discuss. :)

EDIT: Oh and I think they should be older. Teenaged. Old enough to fight sharpteeth. Because that would be awesome.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 10, 2018, 11:47:26 AM
Now that's a concept I really like. :) The rp would start with enough drama and a really strong premise without actually repeating older plot points of other stories. It's a great idea to make this journey also about restoring their friendship as it also offers countless possibilities for the players along the way. The reason for their discord doesn't have to be too complex but it could follow some disaster or tragedy that changes one or two of the Gang or they could simply be growing apart. The transformations also start to look quite spot on. But about the last point, I'd personally prefer the Gang to stay roughly at their normal ages but it's not a major issue for me in the grand scheme of things.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 10, 2018, 03:16:13 PM
I can certainly get behind this idea.  I do share Sovereign's preference for the gang being close to their current age, however.  Perhaps having them in their pre-teens might be a good compromise?  That way they could be strong enough to take on smaller sharpteeth, but still vulnerable to medium and larger ones.  And I also like the idea of some kind of tragedy or hardship changing some of the gang and causing their bonds of friendship to be strained.  Something like a death in a family, for example, might make some of the gang begin to question their adventures and the risks that they take.  That might serve as a good basis to drive a wedge in the gang.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 10, 2018, 09:46:52 PM
I like the idea of strained bonds between the seven as well. Pre-teens (Time of Great Growing-ish?) sounds like a decent age from the consensus, and it'll allow for a little bit more maturity in terms of conversations, banter and interaction.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on October 11, 2018, 03:06:11 PM
Ok, here's my thought:

I generally like your idea, Ducky. :D
When they start from a huge discord, and escape a valley with such discord in their hearts - this is good for me.
And as I said, I like mystic, so their species changing, feelings about trip to some place, and possible further events during their journey - this is what I like!

Still, we need come to agreement with species, because "Spike is bellydragger because it is fun as hell", or simple switching species or turning into species opposite to original one - that's not good, me think. As I see - during, or at the end of journey, they should realize why exactly they changed into what they are now. I think the most of you just want to see Littlefoot as hunter and Chomper as leafeater and all others as swithed species or opposite species, but I think it's not the right start - everything should be logical, reason should be the same for all gang members, and their changes .

I think you understand me. :)
Anyway, if I would be alone with this point, I don't mind, I would easily accept your list of species.

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Oh and I think they should be older. Teenaged. Old enough to fight sharpteeth. Because that would be awesome.
I agree to see gang more grown up, from couple to five years old older. Plus, around this age, kids' temper starts to change, so this is where discord come from.
But ahem. Five years and 0 years old kids "easily" kicked ass of the possibly most dangerous Sharptooth on the planet. And it was OSOM! :D
So I don't think they should be very elder teenagers or something like that. Plus, even if they would be old teenagers, I don't think she would do something in direct fight with sharpteeth like velociraptors - gang are still too young for this.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 11, 2018, 04:02:53 PM
Ok, here's my thought:

I generally like your idea, Ducky. :D
When they start from a huge discord, and escape a valley with such discord in their hearts - this is good for me.
And as I said, I like mystic, so their species changing, feelings about trip to some place, and possible further events during their journey - this is what I like!

Still, we need come to agreement with species, because "Spike is bellydragger because it is fun as hell", or simple switching species or turning into species opposite to original one - that's not good, me think. As I see - during, or at the end of journey, they should realize why exactly they changed into what they are now. I think the most of you just want to see Littlefoot as hunter and Chomper as leafeater and all others as swithed species or opposite species, but I think it's not the right start - everything should be logical, reason should be the same for all gang members, and their changes .

I think you understand me. :)
Anyway, if I would be alone with this point, I don't mind, I would easily accept your list of species.

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Oh and I think they should be older. Teenaged. Old enough to fight sharpteeth. Because that would be awesome.
I agree to see gang more grown up, from couple to five years old older. Plus, around this age, kids' temper starts to change, so this is where discord come from.
But ahem. Five years and 0 years old kids "easily" kicked ass of the possibly most dangerous Sharptooth on the planet. And it was OSOM! :D
So I don't think they should be very elder teenagers or something like that. Plus, even if they would be old teenagers, I don't think she would do something in direct fight with sharpteeth like velociraptors - gang are still too young for this.


I think the switch between Chomper and Littlefoot would make sense from a logical point of view as it would allow them to see the world from the other's point of view.  This logic also works for Ducky and Petrie.  Though Ducky and Petrie are good friends in the series I can see their friendship becoming strained if Petrie begins to take on the more solitary demeanor of the males of his species (assuming they behave as we think his species did back in that time - with little male investment in children or family). By having them swap this could allow them to better see the other's perspective - more family-oriented and vulnerable in the case of swimmers - and more solitary and free in the case of flyers.  So I think Littlefoot, Chomper, Petrie, and Ducky's changes are all logical from this point of view.

As for Cera the change to microraptor would force her to deal with the lack of recourse to her strength, and allow her to see the world from a more vulnerable perspective.  Likewise, as she would have to rely on the wind and thermals to fly, it would force her to be patient and contemplative as opposed to her previous threehorn bravado.

I do agree, however, that Ruby and Spike need a logical reason to change into a certain species.  Does anyone have an idea for those two?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 13, 2018, 10:35:05 AM
Offhand I feel that perhaps since Ruby is always more analytical and cautious about a situation, instead of charging straight in (with a healthy dose of skepticism) like Cera, an argument over managing a situation could force her to see things from a more direct point of view, where she'll learn to be more brash instead of contemplative/worried. This probably could have something to do with her protective big sister-like instinct of Chomper.

Yeah, these words don't quite make sense since I'm typing them after a long day but I hope the general gist of it got across. Rereading it, that viewpoint feels like gibberish... a little off. Hopefully someone can extract something better from that random muse.

As for Spike... :Mo
flat out of ideas for a solid reason besides pure humor. Can someone help assist? :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on October 13, 2018, 10:53:14 AM
Hmm, it's hard to think of one for spike because he really doesn't get all that much development in the series. He's just the "chill guy." Maybe something that forces him to be more active? I think definitely something meat-eating, because if his food isn't easy to find this will force him to be proactive (and probably also grumpy :p )
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 13, 2018, 05:26:05 PM
I'm not completely sure but maybe being a bellydragger would teach him to earn his food for a change with hard work. That dubiously would go for any sharptooth species but maybe Spike would also be forced to take a leading or at least more noticeable role in the Gang due to his newfound brute force instead of mostly relying on his friends? Also, the change from the most peaceful member of the Gang into a large, violent beast would probably be a harsh but eye-opening one.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 13, 2018, 08:45:22 PM
I'm not completely sure but maybe being a bellydragger would teach him to earn his food for a change with hard work. That dubiously would go for any sharptooth species but maybe Spike would also be forced to take a leading or at least more noticeable role in the Gang due to his newfound brute force instead of mostly relying on his friends? Also, the change from the most peaceful member of the Gang into a large, violent beast would probably be a harsh but eye-opening one.

That is a very good point.  So it seems like that we now have a good plot basis for everyone's changes.  Littlefoot to a T Rex. to see Chomper's pov and vice versa; Ducky to a flyer to see Petrie's more solitary pov, and Petrie to swimmer to see her more communal and family-centric perspective; Cera to a microraptor to be forced to deal with situations without her brute strength and to be forced to rely upon patience, and Ruby to a threehorn to force her to sometimes be required to take a less diplomatic and more brute force method to solve her issues; and Spike to a bellydragger to teach him to earn his food through hard work.  Each of those ideas that have been put forth make sense to me and also opens up the door to both dramatic tension and potential humor in the roleplay.

Now, I guess, there is simply the matter of what has caused discord to come between the members of the gang?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 14, 2018, 08:37:00 AM
I can't really think of a specific point of tension (having attitude changes due to Time of Great Growing is a cop-out answer IMO, but perfectly valid), but I'll say this. Considering that almost every single change is to get someone to loosen up their ideals and accept things from another member's of the gang's POV, whatever this discord and tension is between them should probably relate to them all being selfish and sticking up to their personal ideals, (eg. Cera and Littlefoot's brawl at the climax of the first movie, with Littlefoot defending his mother and Cera's "never back down" threehorn attitude that she'd had up to this point.)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 14, 2018, 03:57:06 PM
Alright, I think that we have a basic idea prepared based upon the DMs, PMs, and chats that I have had over the last day.  Nonetheless, I would appreciate a vote either for or against the following proposal.  If it is approved then we can proceed, I do believe, with reserving characters.  :)littlefoot

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 can choose)
Cera becomes a microraptor (a glider like Guido)
Ruby becomes a threehorn or domehead (whomever picks Ruby can choose)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on October 15, 2018, 08:49:39 AM
Only other thing I can think of right now. What languages are the members of the Gang going to speak? I was thinking...

Littlefoot - sharptooth only, since he's a T-rex
Chomper - both, since he could before
Ducky - leafeater only
Petrie - leafeater only
Spike - Not sure if he'll speak, but he'd only understand one, depends on the species he ends up being.
Cera - Leafeater only
Ruby - Both, since she could before

Should that work?

Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on October 15, 2018, 09:16:34 AM
I am not sure Ruby could talk on Sharptooth language before (in this case I mean speak nornal, not only single words or simple short phrases Chomper possibly told her and other friends for fun).

Also, I think Littlefoot still can speak Leafeaterish, because I think only bodies was changed, not their minds and memories. But due to different set of teeth and mouth and other things - he would pronounce words with a big troubles, so maybe he should take some lessons of Teacher Chomper of Sharptooth Beginners School how to speak on Leafeaterish when you're sharptooth with a big teeth. XD And in case if he and Chomper would appear in society of sharpteeth for a short time period or for a while, he can also take lessons of Meateaterish language.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 15, 2018, 10:31:13 AM
Huh. This part completely slipped my mind.

Whatever the case, Chomper (and Ruby?) will probably have to play the role of translator for effective communication between the sharptooth members and the leafeater members of the new gang. It would make for a unique interaction nevertheless as they might end up reliant on a translator till they get affluent with their new/former languages to talk amidst themselves in a large group, especially if said discord is still fresh in their minds and the last thing any of them want is to be reliant on someone else to be able to communicate.

Ah, irony. :OhYou
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 15, 2018, 03:15:16 PM
Yep, this plot idea is a good one. :) As for vonboy's question, I agree with others that the Gang's languages depends on their species with Ruby and Chomper as the translators, at least initially. It brings more potential for further drama. :^^spike
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus 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.  :smile
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus 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.  :DD  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.  :yes

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)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy 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.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on October 22, 2018, 08:13:24 PM
I’ll take Guido! :DD
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 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  :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 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.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 23, 2018, 08:31:59 AM
Hmmmmm, this is really tricky for me. :sducky I came really late into this thread due to timezones and almost everyone's beaten me to it. :P

I think I'll go for Spike. :^^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. :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on October 23, 2018, 02:40:49 PM
Looks like most are spoken for! I'll go ahead and take Cera, then :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 23, 2018, 04:35:21 PM
I think I've spent enough time hesitating so count me in! :D I'd like to take Petrie if that's okay.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on October 23, 2018, 05:27:21 PM
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.   :)littlefoot :^^spike
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 23, 2018, 06:17:10 PM
We still have Littlefoot open... perhaps @Littlefoot505 might want to take him?  :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on October 23, 2018, 06:34:19 PM
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.   :)littlefoot :^^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? (http://i67.tinypic.com/345lieb.png) though I dunno if bellydraggers can eat crawlers very good.

Hey, I don't mind to have SPIKE as dinner! ^^
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Littlefoot505 on October 24, 2018, 11:31:21 AM
I gladly will take Littlefoot  :)littlefoot
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus 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?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy 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 :P) Of course I’ll need to flesh ‘em out first, but I’d most certainly be game to play some OCs! :DD

Also, I just realized I never actually typed it out in my reply, I’d like to play Grandma Longneck too  :smile
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 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 :smile
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead 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.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 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? :sducky :bolt

EDIT: Oh, and this means I'm taking Ducky then, alright!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak 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.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 25, 2018, 09:08:44 AM
Again you do the pickings at night when I'm not around! :lol: Anyway, it's not a big deal. I can well take Mama Swimmer. :) As for OCs, I have none in mind now but I'll think about them later.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on October 25, 2018, 09:19:22 AM
Um, I think we will have the destination they will be heading towards from the start. Otherwise we'd just have them wondering around randomely in the Mysterious Beyond. :P

Other than that, I think how will get there will be kinda up in the air, and can depend on how the characters develop, and what situations they find themselves in. That's how Rhombus said it, I think. Something along the lines of "I'd like the RP to develop organically as much as it can, instead of having everything planned out beforehand."

And I guess I'll pick Tria, too. I've mostly played Topps in previous RPs, so this'll be a nice change. This time, OwlsCantRead can take a stab at being the racist asshole.  :OhYou
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 29, 2018, 10:08:30 AM
@vonboy @Sneak @DarkWolf91 @Littlefoot505 @jassy @OwlsCantRead @Ducky123 @Sovereign

Excellent!  It looks like the major characters and for certain minor characters have been picked out.  I also agree with the others that the OCs for sharpteeth and others can be developed later and show up when the gang get into a position where they might pop up.  I think that right when the gang leave the valley to go into the Mysterious Beyond might be a good place for all of our OC players to begin presenting where their OCs are at and what they are doing.

So we have two more decisions to make, and then I think we can get started!  :DD

1) What should be the mysterious land they are heading to (that they see in their dreams) be?

My proposal is for something like the Lowlands in the Seven Hunters, a rich green area that is bustling with both leaf-eaters and sharpteeth, but I am open to anything.  Whatever it is needs to be mysterious though.

2) When should the RP begin? After the fight (so we can see it in flashbacks from each member)? Or before the fight (so that we have to RP the fight out)?

I have no preference either way.  We just need to make sure that we present that this was the latest spat in a long series of spats as the gang, though still friends, have begun to drift apart to some extent.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on October 29, 2018, 02:18:48 PM
I think it'd be fun to really have a go at each other :smile
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 29, 2018, 04:24:25 PM
I agree that it would be best to begin before the fight as it gives us the opportunity to start the fic on a more dramatic and interesting note. As for the land the Gang will head towards, Lowlands-style would work well but some kind of bog or desert could be cool too. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 29, 2018, 06:27:41 PM
I had to debate on this but I think eventually I'll have to go for before the fight, since the epic miserable final brawl will highly likely be referenced throughout the journey, and in the end said journey is able changing the perceptions the gang had before the fight and to be a more simpler time – when they were best friends as kids.

As long as the end destination is not returning to a canon locale like the Land of Mists or Hanging Rock (they can pass by them) I'm perfectly fine with wherever, although it shouldn't be too outlandish. But since this is a rp, I suspect the characters will be making multiple stopovers before the reach their end goal. Lowlands is a pretty good idea.

Imo, the swamp-like area where Littlefoot and Ducky (and Cera?) are hatched in the first film is my take on it, a sort of reverse journey from their original trek to the Valley, but well... that's not too mysterious, is it. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on October 30, 2018, 10:41:50 AM
I agree, they could be passing all sorts of terrains from rainnforests to deserts and mountainscapes. Some variety surely wuld make it interesting and some practise writing those landscape descriptions can never hurt (I think I'm just getting the hang of it recently)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on October 30, 2018, 11:50:47 AM
So it sounds like we have a pretty strong consensus for the dreamed of area to be like the lowlands (but they will be going through a wide range of territory to get there) and for us to actually roleplay the latest fight.  Are there any objections then to this summation of the following plan?  If there are no objections then I hope to get an initial post ready sometime this weekend and we can finally allow this roleplay to hatch!  :)
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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 we will begin the RP by playing out) 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.  They see an area of lowlands with a mountain range in the distance - mountains that they do not recognize - and hungry sharpteeth chasing after desperate leaf-eaters.  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.

Characters with a lot of RP time
Littlefoot (T Rex) - Anagnos
Chomper (longneck) - vonboy
Ducky (flyer) - Impractical Dino
Petrie (swimmer) - Sovereign  Temporary holder - jassy
Spike (bellydragger) -OwlsCantRead
Cera (glider) - DarkWolf91
Ruby (threehorn) - rhombus
Guido (still a glider) - jassy

Minor characters
Grandpa Longneck - DarkWolf91
Grandma Longneck - jassy
Topps - OwlsCantRead
Tria - vonboy
Mama Swimmer - Sovereign Temporary holder - Anagnos
Mama Flyer - StardustSoldier Temporary holder - 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
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on October 30, 2018, 04:36:23 PM
Yeah, this plan seems good to me. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on October 31, 2018, 10:02:00 AM
Sounds great :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on October 31, 2018, 02:54:34 PM
Sounds good to me!! :DD
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on October 31, 2018, 06:26:41 PM
I'm liking this plan. Excited to get started already. :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on October 31, 2018, 06:49:16 PM
Yeah, the basic backbone and framework seems pretty firm. I'm all good too! :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on November 02, 2018, 02:55:05 AM
Sucky approved  :cheers
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on November 12, 2018, 05:18:45 PM
@vonboy @DarkWolf91 @Littlefoot505 @jassy @OwlsCantRead @Ducky123 @Sovereign

Alright, so who wants to escalate the conflict next?  :p Ruby is going to hold back for the moment as she is more or less a passive observer to the unfolding drama.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on November 13, 2018, 09:37:55 AM
I was thinking of having Chomper try to ram Cera to stop her, but not sure how others would feel of that. :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on November 13, 2018, 08:03:03 PM
Most likely Cera will be the next one, not letting Littlefoot's insult fly, though someone stopping her sounds pretty in-character for a couple of the others to do.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on November 14, 2018, 09:26:08 AM
Spike just casually burps while eating thus distracting the fighters :DD

Ducky doesn't seem to be the one to engage in such a discussion. I could have her try to talk to Littlefoot about the b-word but otherwise I doubt that I'd be able to do much with her in this situation.

Like everyone's posts so far btw good job :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on November 14, 2018, 08:34:28 PM
I guess I can escalate it with Cera, and then Chomper steps in?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on November 15, 2018, 12:33:24 AM
I guess I can escalate it with Cera, and then Chomper steps in?

That sounds pretty in-character to me.  And it would nicely lead to a lead in for Chomper's predator nature to come up in the argument.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on November 16, 2018, 11:53:19 PM
Sounds good to me, Darkwolf.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on November 27, 2018, 01:51:46 AM
 :confused

Was gonna make my next post today (seeing as almost everybody else has already made theirs) but reading things there are two small points I need to raise because I am confused about what actually transpired :P

First, I had the impression from Sovereign's post that Petrie fell in the vicinity of Ducky and Spike somewhat but in Owl's post he's in the middle of the brawl as it seems :lol

Thus, I am unsure what situation to consider reacting to.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on November 27, 2018, 07:07:57 AM
Well, at least I imagined Petrie landing next to the rest of the Gang, probably somewhat close to Ducky. But certainly not to the middle of the fight (or into Cera's side). :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on November 27, 2018, 07:46:49 AM
Rereading, I realized i made a mistake. For some reason, I thought the "he" in "As he crashed into Cera's side" in Sovereign's post was referring to Petrie, but now that I pay closer attention, I realize it's meant to be referring to Chomper!

Oops, my bad! I'll re-edit my post. I agree that Petrie would end up around that area.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on November 27, 2018, 07:53:18 AM
Well, yep, now that I took a look at it, that sentence was quite ambiguous so sorry for that, Owls. :bolt
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on November 27, 2018, 08:02:04 AM
Nah, I don't blame you for it. It was really just unfortunate placing as pronouns are normally fine in prose, but since the next segment of the sentence focused on Petrie being thrown about, I accidentally thought he was the subject of the sentence... even though I'm at partial fault too since the idea of Petrie slamming into Cera and then immediately being in the air to hit the tree branch would be such a weird flight that it probably should have tipped me off that something was off. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on November 27, 2018, 10:50:58 PM
When everyone's had a chance to react I'll go ahead and post for Cera, likely escalating the confrontation even further  :smile
I'm wondering how we want this fight to end? I was thinking maybe after fighting a little more Cera could functionally cut all ties to the group and storm off, but I'm open to other ideas!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Littlefoot505 on November 27, 2018, 11:03:25 PM
I"m honestly not sure what I should post for Littlefoot. Although one thing I did have in mind is that maybe he could get knocked unconscious or have a near-death experience from Cera charging him and then maybe then he wakes up after the species change. Idk if that would work, but it was just a thought.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 03, 2018, 07:19:16 PM
Apologies for the late post, the fanfic voting held me off a little. I hope my post is alright.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on December 20, 2018, 09:04:04 AM
I'm just bumping this RP as it went dormant with the forum going dark for a week.  :p That being said, we do need to determine who is due to post next.  :thinking
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on December 20, 2018, 11:31:32 AM
As I said on Discord, I believe it is Littlefoot or DarkWolf's turn.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on December 21, 2018, 06:43:43 PM
My sister's in town and I've been a bit busy, but I'll try to get a post up sometime over the next few days!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 25, 2018, 12:55:05 PM
LF505 is with family over the holidays too so I don't think he'll get a post up. I suppose we'll push extra hard to make up for the delays after winter break is over :P
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Littlefoot505 on December 25, 2018, 07:13:27 PM
Yeah don't count on me to post quite yet. I'll be back at school on the 5th, so around then is when I probably will do my next post.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on January 20, 2019, 12:46:24 PM
Um... who is next?  Littlefoot505 is off the forum at the moment so does anyone know if he still wants to play his character or not?  In any case the RP has been stagnant for three weeks now and I think that we need to get things moving again.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on January 20, 2019, 02:52:18 PM
I already asked this very same thing on Discord but the fact is, things aren't moving forward if one of the two important characters has no player. Either we wait for LF505's return or we give Littlefoot to another player.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on January 20, 2019, 07:17:30 PM
He is still using discord though so maybe one of us should just message him about it?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on January 21, 2019, 05:14:21 PM
I've talked to LF505 about the situation.  One of us members can take Littlefoot at least temporarily though LF505 has not ruled out coming back to the RP at a later date.  So does anyone in particular want to take Littlefoot on a (potentially) temporary basis?  If no one else wants to then I could do so, but I would prefer to stick to my existing characters.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on January 22, 2019, 07:48:38 AM
I could play him I guess. Ducky doesn't have a big role to play after all and I like writing drama such as is happening at the moment :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on February 02, 2019, 09:53:10 AM
Since LF505 is back I shall assume that I'm not taking Littlefoot after all
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Littlefoot505 on February 02, 2019, 07:50:13 PM
Yeah. I'll try to get a post up ASAP so that we can get the RP going again.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on March 08, 2019, 03:27:32 AM
Dust is gathering on the camera, tumbleweed is rolling across the screen and Cera was yelling angrily. "What's taking you so long so dumb flathead, come back here and finish our fight, geez!

Just a more creative way to say Bump.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on May 09, 2019, 07:36:03 PM
Okay... it has been a month since the last activity in the RP.  From what I can see from the last few posts this could be an opening for anyone else to interject or, perhaps, for each of our characters to make a post showing their internal reactions to what just happened.  For my part, I will make a post for Ruby as soon as Chomper ( @vonboy ) has a post.  I am thinking that Ruby will rush to his side and then escort him away from the (now concluded) mayhem.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on May 09, 2019, 08:12:57 PM
I'll probably follow up after you both as well. I usually prefer having more context clues on the scope of the situation before making introspective posts, kinda am a visual person who likes to capture the situation. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on May 10, 2019, 01:58:01 AM
I think we need to discuss a rough plan from here on so we have a line of action to base our character posts on
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on May 10, 2019, 02:45:36 PM
I thought that the next major scene was supposed to be the nightly transformation? In that case, I'd see the Gang going their own ways for now and have some kind of last evening as themselves. It's unlikely even the rest of the main characters wish to stay together after that display so this would seem to be the most logical way forward. I guess I can post soon enough if no one else wants to even if Petrie's reaction will hardly be the most impactful one.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on May 10, 2019, 11:22:57 PM
I thought that the next major scene was supposed to be the nightly transformation? In that case, I'd see the Gang going their own ways for now and have some kind of last evening as themselves. It's unlikely even the rest of the main characters wish to stay together after that display so this would seem to be the most logical way forward. I guess I can post soon enough if no one else wants to even if Petrie's reaction will hardly be the most impactful one.

Aye, that was the plan I think. Right now we just need some posts to show the gang going away from the fight scene and then, after that, a post or two per character showing their actions before the begin to slumber. Then we can move on to the sleep stories each character has... and then the transformation scenes.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on May 28, 2019, 10:59:47 AM
@Littlefoot505 @DarkWolf91 @vonboy @Sovereign @OwlsCantRead @jassy

Okay, everyone.  Ducky123 will be posting to the roleplay soon and at that point I think all of our characters will have left the argument.  So I think once that happens that we should begin making posts explaining what our characters do/say as they go to bed at their respective nests, and then can come the dream sequences according to our plan.  So if we could all make our pre-sleep story posts in the upcoming week I think that would help move the RP along.  :yes
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on June 19, 2019, 04:31:29 PM
Uhm... I post... now  :facepalm

I would like to raise a concern while I'm here. Littlefoot505 has been MIA for 6 weeks now and there's no telling when and IF he'll ever be back. I suggest finding someone temporary or permanent to take over Littlefoot. Maybe @Anagnos or @StardustSoldier might be up to the task?

Apologies for slowing everything down as always  :boohoo
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on June 19, 2019, 04:42:10 PM
I wouldn't want to intrude on anyone and especially if Littlefoot505 suddenly reappears. But if not, then I would be happy to at least be a temporary help.  :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on June 20, 2019, 06:49:14 AM
I can participate as well if anyone needs me to fill a role, in this thread or elsewhere.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on June 20, 2019, 03:52:40 PM
I have sent a message to LF505 and did not get a response yet.  If I do not hear from him in the next day or so then I think we might take you up on your offer, Anagnos.  :yes With regards to roles in the RP, we still have quite a few that are pending (which I have presented below). It also is not outside of the question that the group might encounter other sharpteeth in the Mysterious Beyond. So you two could select some of these potential characters or you could perhaps join in as OCs (perhaps as a somewhat antagonistic pack or sharptooth flyers?) once the gang is heading outside of the valley on their quest.

Possible additional minor characters
Shorty
Bron
Ali
Rhett
Chomper's Mother
Ruby's Mother
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on June 21, 2019, 01:10:20 AM
Are there other RPs that are currently ongoing? Or just this one?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on June 21, 2019, 03:38:54 AM
I'm down with either of those options. And StardustSoldier, if you mean other LBT roleplays, all I can think of is the LBT roleplay in the style of the original movie.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on June 22, 2019, 10:19:51 AM
I'm down with either of those options. And StardustSoldier, if you mean other LBT roleplays, all I can think of is the LBT roleplay in the style of the original movie.

Well, I have not heard back from Littlefoot505 so if you would like Anagnos, I think we could have you take over the Littlefoot character on at least a temporary basis. If you and StardustSoldier would like to begin planning out OCs for later on in the RP feel free to discuss that in the RP discussion as well. Just keep in mind, at the rate this RP is going, it might be a while until the gang leaves the valley and encounters other sharpteeth.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on June 22, 2019, 10:27:47 AM
Alright, I would be willing to take over Littlefoot for now at least. If the situation changes then I will of course step down if need be. For the OCs, I have begun to think them a little bit today. I don't know what plans StardustSoldier has, but we could maybe perhaps even work something out together? Just a suggestion, of course, if he is interested. Btw, I haven't looked through this entire roleplay yet, but do you have a clear plan about how the RP is going to play out?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on June 22, 2019, 10:38:21 AM
Where is the thread for the current RP?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on June 22, 2019, 10:40:01 AM
You mean this? http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=16201.0
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on June 22, 2019, 10:42:33 AM
It's alright, shortly after I asked I was able to find it. :PAli
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on June 22, 2019, 10:43:36 AM
Yeah... that sounds familiar. :rolleyes
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on June 22, 2019, 05:25:10 PM
Alright, I would be willing to take over Littlefoot for now at least. If the situation changes then I will of course step down if need be. For the OCs, I have begun to think them a little bit today. I don't know what plans StardustSoldier has, but we could maybe perhaps even work something out together? Just a suggestion, of course, if he is interested. Btw, I haven't looked through this entire roleplay yet, but do you have a clear plan about how the RP is going to play out?

We plan on playing out the roleplay and letting it (and the characters) develop as there may, but adhering to this basic format in the plot and theme:

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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 we will begin the RP by playing out) 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.  They see an area of lowlands with a mountain range in the distance - mountains that they do not recognize - and hungry sharpteeth chasing after desperate leaf-eaters.  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.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on June 23, 2019, 03:21:18 AM
Alright, thanks!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on July 09, 2019, 07:25:02 PM
@DarkWolf91 @vonboy @Sovereign @OwlsCantRead @jassy @Anagnos

Okay, everyone, I think it is time to describe our characters going to sleep now.  Do you think we should describe their dream (as mentioned in the plot summary) in the same post, or do you think we should break it up so that we each have separate entries showing our characters going to sleep (and their thoughts) and then another with their dream sequence? For whatever it is worth, if there are no objections, I think I would favor making posts that describe our characters' thoughts before sleep and also their dreams in the same post.  Then the aftermath could be described once everyone has made their character's sleep story entry.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sovereign on July 10, 2019, 04:14:22 PM
I completely second that idea. Splitting those sequences to two posts would take a lot of time and it certainly is time for us to get to the main part of this rp. I'll try to get my post done soon enough.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on July 10, 2019, 05:36:17 PM
I'll see if I can get a post done while I am on vacation though my phone time is usually in the evening and I always end up drunk  :PAli

I'll try not to be too late though, I'll be back in about a week  ;)Cera
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on July 10, 2019, 07:03:27 PM
Yeah it sounds great! I'll try to get a post up by the weekend, hopefully.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on July 11, 2019, 04:32:19 AM
Sounds good. I hope that I can get mine up pretty soon. Dealing with motivation when you just don't have it is kind of a bummer. :sducky
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on July 11, 2019, 10:11:13 AM
Sounds good to me! Will get started on a post as soon as I can :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on August 15, 2019, 06:20:40 PM
@DarkWolf91 @vonboy @Ducky123

It has been quite awhile. We need to finish up the dream and transformation posts.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 09, 2019, 11:49:10 PM
I'm interested in playing. Are there any open character slots?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on September 10, 2019, 04:12:33 PM
did anyone take Littlefoot from LF505? I honestly don't remember lol. I should also post I guess. I'll see what I can do...
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on September 11, 2019, 09:13:26 AM
I have taken over Littlefoot from 505 at least for the time being, the situation will change if he ever returns, however.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 12, 2019, 01:05:09 AM
If Anagnos is currently doing Littlefoot, are there any other characters I could play? And/or is there someone who used to participate in the thread who isn't active right now that I could take over for?

Also, how does the turn order work? What determines who needs to post next?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm just new to this is all.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on September 12, 2019, 11:13:17 AM
I can try to answer them to the best of my ability for you, they might not be up to date, but you'll get the general idea of how things work. I don't think that anyone else here isn't active right now, but jassy apparently was going to play part in this roleplay and I have no clue if she still wants a part in it, but there was a page about who was playing who somewhere around here. And as for the turns in posting... I really think that depends on the individual, but when a new scene must be played out everyone is expected to write about that. I don't think that in which formation it's supposed to play out or if there even is anything like that, but that's how I have managed thus far and the staff will no doubt help you with any other questions. I know rhombus will, that's a fact! :^^spike
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 15, 2019, 06:27:25 PM
Thank you.

@rhombus: Are there any character roles I can take over for? And/or could a new one be added? I'm anxious to get started, but I'm just not really sure where to jump in.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on September 17, 2019, 09:20:53 AM
About turn order, I think it is mostly random as long as people wait to advance the plot until everyone involved in the scene had a chance to react.

As for discussion of how the scenes should play out, I think we are commonly using a middle path between planning it well and allowing everyone to write freely. We basically just discuss the rough outline and let the rest play out. Of course when there are character interactions sometimes we try to keep the others informed of our plans and ideas.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 17, 2019, 07:08:12 PM
Thank you.

@rhombus: Are there any character roles I can take over for? And/or could a new one be added? I'm anxious to get started, but I'm just not really sure where to jump in.

@StardustSoldier

As of right now, the list of active characters can be found here: http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=16174.msg473378#msg473378

It looks like the only available characters at the moment are some that may be used in the future (Shorty, Bron, Ali, Rhett, etc.) but are not in the valley currently. That being said, I am currently doing two main characters (Ruby and Petrie's mother) so if you wanted Petrie's mother I could give you her as a character.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 18, 2019, 12:19:12 AM
@rhombus: Yes please. I would like to have the role of Petrie's mother.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 20, 2019, 11:55:53 AM
@rhombus: Yes please. I would like to have the role of Petrie's mother.

@StardustSoldier Excellent! You now have her role. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on September 28, 2019, 01:29:24 PM
I'm busy finishing up a novella project for a client that's due next week. But once that's done, then I'll write my first post for this RP. Project finished!

Update: So I spoke with rhombus, and it appears that we are still waiting for Ducky and vonboy to write their dream sequences, but otherwise I'm ready anytime.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on October 07, 2019, 09:01:14 PM
@Ducky123: Just a friendly reminder to write up your dream sequence in the "Sudden Change of Species 2.0" RP. :) Regardless, I'll do my post for the Chicken run soon.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on November 27, 2019, 08:36:16 PM
@Ducky123 We really need a post from you shortly if the roleplay is to continue.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on December 15, 2019, 05:19:53 PM
I feel like I'd need Ruby to do something first, before Chomper can do anything else. If we wanna follow up exactly from everyone waking up.

Do we wanna do that, or a "The next morning" kinda thing, where the gang is meeting up?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on December 15, 2019, 06:06:34 PM
Yep, I think it is Ruby's turn.  :thinking I should have a post up later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 16, 2019, 01:58:42 AM
What is the consensus now? Meeting with each other? At night, in the morning? Where? :lol
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on December 16, 2019, 08:53:59 AM
Yeah, like what Ducky123 said, now that Ruby and Chomper have met, I'm curious if it will be a centralized meeting or not.

As in, will everyone coincidentally—probably because of the multiple screams—conjugate together at Chomper's sleeping spot (where Ruby has just noticed Chomper) and meet each other for the first time there, or will there be a bunch of small initial meetups first (eg. Ducky with Petrie, etc) that will eventually result in every separate group of the gang coming together after the pairs/threes understand their scenario?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on December 16, 2019, 01:36:01 PM
I am thinking that a number of smaller meet-ups might happen first. Additionally, in the case of Petrie, it seems likely that his family might notice him first.  In that case, if he can convince Mama Flyer (played by me) who he is, she might eventually be useful in tracking down his friends once it becomes obvious what has happened.  But I will hold off on that until there is some kind of consensus on where to go next.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on December 17, 2019, 11:09:39 AM
Yeah, I agree that there should there be some kind of consensus over which members of the Gang will meet which other first, like a general agreement or poll or something, so that our posts wouldn't contradict and/or be influenced by others. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on December 17, 2019, 01:57:31 PM
@Anagnos @vonboy @Ducky123 @Sovereign @OwlsCantRead @DarkWolf91 @jassy @StardustSoldier

The poll is up!  Please note your preference within the next three days.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on December 17, 2019, 10:25:33 PM
Yeah, after much pondering in Discord, I think the Mama Flyer option is much more unique and direct, allowing for a more natural way for the adults to be in the know... kinda a unique point of this rp compared to The Seven Hunters.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 18, 2019, 05:29:32 AM
If I'm understanding this correctly, 2 and 3 are kinda building on the same concept right?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on December 18, 2019, 12:42:18 PM
If I'm understanding this correctly, 2 and 3 are kinda building on the same concept right?

To some extent, yes.  It is just in option 3 that Mama Flyer is who finds the groups of kids and kind of gets things organized.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 18, 2019, 02:12:03 PM
well, this would give Stardust some screentime, I guess it won't hurt :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on December 20, 2019, 06:05:43 PM
I shall do up my post for Mama Flyer soon. I will aim for this coming Sunday.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on December 21, 2019, 09:03:32 PM
Sorry I missed the vote for this, but I agree that the mother flyer idea is the most straightforward!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on December 22, 2019, 04:38:27 PM
Okay, it might be Monday, but for sure by then. It's halfway done.

Edit: And now it's completely done.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on December 25, 2019, 09:39:55 PM
Alright, I think the Petrie and Mama Flyer conversation will be going on for a bit, but pretty much any of the gang can also make posts at this point. My understanding is that we will be forming groups and then Mama Flyer will eventually track us down.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on December 25, 2019, 09:54:27 PM
Since my last post had bellydragger Spike trudging to a river, and Ducky's post conveniently had flyer Ducky end up in a river down a waterfall, I could have Spike investigate and run into Ducky... who probably might not be as receptive to seeing a bellydragger in the valley out of instinct. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 28, 2019, 07:19:41 PM
I was thinking along those lines myself, good plan. Ducky might try to head back to the nest out of sheer habit and run into Spike halfway. You wanna go ahead with your post or should I make the first step?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on December 28, 2019, 07:20:40 PM
I was thinking along those lines myself, good plan. Ducky might try to head back to the nest out of sheer habit and run into Spike halfway. You wanna go ahead with your post or should I make the first step?
I could make the next post. I've got all day to write, and I need to motivate myself to write. :^^spike

Edit: But on second thought, Spike cannot move, so perhaps it might be better for Ducky to run into Spike and I play a passive reactory role instead of active.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on December 28, 2019, 11:49:11 PM
As we discussed in voice chat earlier, I will *attempt* to write it tomorrow but my moods are hard to predict sometimes and I'm staying up way too late today :D
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on January 02, 2020, 04:08:33 PM
Bump. I think under the current circumstances Chomper, Petrie, Ducky, or any of the others could post at this point.  I, however, need to wait on Chomper's post before Ruby can do anything.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on January 02, 2020, 05:53:05 PM
In regards to Petrie, at least, I think Sovereign was waiting for me to make my next Mama Flyer post. I will try and get that finished this weekend.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on January 02, 2020, 09:37:28 PM
I'm kinda waiting on Ducky to post, but if he's busy and nothing is up by middle of next week I'll make a Spike post. :^^spike
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on January 05, 2020, 08:02:23 PM
Working on mine right now. If it's not finished today, then for sure tomorrow. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on January 06, 2020, 05:40:20 AM
My post might take a while as I'm not exactly certain what I should do. Perhaps Littlefoot and Cera could meet up?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on January 06, 2020, 07:48:09 PM
Yeah, that could work! It would give them a chance to start exploring the conflict they have a bit further, and see how things have developed with this turn of events haha.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Ducky123 on January 07, 2020, 09:14:48 AM
Yeah Littlefoot and Cera would be a good idea
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on January 13, 2020, 01:18:10 PM
For the past couple of days, I've been thinking about what my next post would include and how possibly Littlefoot and Cera could meet up. Basically, my plan is to have Littlefoot stroll around the premises for a while, desperately trying to find a place to hide, when he could accidentally run into Cera. I have no clue as to when I will start writing this post, but I will try my very best not to prolong it too much.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on January 13, 2020, 07:33:48 PM
Sounds like it could work. Darkwolf is busy now, so do keep in mind there's a possibility the tryhard flyer crew might find you both should you stall. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on January 16, 2020, 07:08:02 PM
No worries! I should be able to get in a reply every now and then :smile
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on January 31, 2020, 06:49:49 AM
For the past couple of days, I've been thinking about what my next post would include and how possibly Littlefoot and Cera could meet up. Basically, my plan is to have Littlefoot stroll around the premises for a while, desperately trying to find a place to hide, when he could accidentally run into Cera. I have no clue as to when I will start writing this post, but I will try my very best not to prolong it too much.
Looks like almost everyone had their revelation. Do you want to let your idea play out?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on January 31, 2020, 08:35:31 AM
^Hey, not like I have any other ideas laying around, so this will have to do. I'll get to writing that post as soon as possible. :idea
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on February 11, 2020, 01:27:07 AM
@OwlsCantRead @DarkWolf91 @Ducky123 @Anagnos @jassy @vonboy @StardustSoldier

Bump

It has been over three weeks.  Let's get this roleplay moving again.  I cannot post until Vaughn posts for Chomper, but we do have some other groups that can interact at this point.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on February 11, 2020, 06:46:20 AM
Paging @Anagnos now that he has recovered. :lol We need a Littlefoot to take charge.

If I recall I left my final Spike post open for Ducky to do what he wants but since he is stuck, I might make the first move and whip something up in a few days. I'll just wait to see if any other groups are going to come and intersect us first to help Ducky and Spike out of their conundrum. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on February 11, 2020, 10:41:36 AM
I have a confession to make. I haven't even started writing that post, and I likely will not until the weekend. :neutral
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on February 11, 2020, 04:34:24 PM
I should have time to work on my post this week, but feel free to nudge me with another reminder if I don't get to it soon.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on February 18, 2020, 06:56:46 PM
I'll be sure to to get a post in after Anagnos posts for Littlefoot!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on February 19, 2020, 12:46:27 AM
Again, no promises, but I'll try to work something out this weekend.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on February 22, 2020, 12:49:30 AM
Honestly I’m not too sure what my next post should be about, maybe Guido responds to what Petrie said? Either way, I’ll try and get in a post this weekend as well.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on February 25, 2020, 03:49:00 AM
Alright, people. I lied about writing my post during the weekend. I'll try to concentrate on my post this week, but like always, I can't promise anything because I have zero motivation to do any writing right now. Bear with me here, guys. :neutral
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on February 25, 2020, 04:46:11 AM
I have to say I am sad to see how slow this roleplay and LBT in style of LBT1 goes. 42 and 74 posts for last 1,5 years, and stories are far from being over, considering plot progress...  :(petrie

I would like to see progress a little faster.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on February 25, 2020, 04:56:44 AM
^Easier said than done. All of us have our own private lives to live and as much as I would like to see this roleplay roll again at a fast pace, we have to take everyone's free time into account. I might be on a winter break right now, but that doesn't mean I wish to spend all of my time writing. Patience is the key here.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on February 25, 2020, 10:06:21 PM
I have to say I am sad to see how slow this roleplay and LBT in style of LBT1 goes. 42 and 74 posts for last 1,5 years, and stories are far from being over, considering plot progress...  :(petrie

I would like to see progress a little faster.

I sympathize with you, Sneak. For me personally, it’s a little disheartening to see the crack RP with the Yellowbellies laying dormant for almost 3 months now (not including the more recent January 12th post I made). It is, after all the first RP I ever joined and participated in, so seeing it collecting dust doesn’t fare well with me.

^Easier said than done. All of us have our own private lives to live and as much as I would like to see this roleplay roll again at a fast pace, we have to take everyone's free time into account. I might be on a winter break right now, but that doesn't mean I wish to spend all of my time writing. Patience is the key here.

I do notice a drastic difference between past and current role plays. For one, the older ones seem more casual with the short replies, which means that it would take very little time to conjure up the next line or scene for a role play. Despite the lack of description or formality, it was still enough to drive the story forward and encourage others to keep posting even if their free time is limited. It was fun reading those older RP’s. As with these more recent RP’s, like I already said, each post strives for a set standard of quality, and thus it takes much longer and more thought to produce. Perhaps, sometimes it may be the lack of achieving that standard of writing that discourages one from making that next RP post. Other times, the lack of free time plagues you. A quickly made up paragraph or sentence may not satisfy in your opinion, so you hold off again. Or perhaps, you just forgot the RP entirely...which is something that happens to us once in awhile.

But yeah, this comparison of the past and present wasn’t necessarily made to critique the lack of RP activity, but rather to explore more scenarios and reasonings as to why the RP section may seem dead at times. :yes
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on February 25, 2020, 10:42:30 PM
Alright, my two cents on this. You are right to some extent, but the nature of those older RPs is more akin to a DnD game. It's not necessarily as story-driven, which is what aggrevates us more as we have to wait on people before continuing. If we just type a single sentence, it often isn't enough. There was this exact debate over what one wants to see out of a RP, and many people agreed that the converse would be more arduous, because you have to sift through numerous disorganized messages.

But in both cases there are extenuating circumstances beyond our control. We have had to replace our Littlefoot rper, for one, I think one of the rpers had to exit the other RP, and Chicken Run's host is a bit distracted. Now I'm not saying you guys are wrong. No, you actually have a point - the nature of these rps tends towards longer posts, and we have other priorities. Still, I know it's annoying and easy to get frustrated by lack of progress, but think of it in the shoes of the people actually role-playing, we feel that, but twenty times more.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on February 26, 2020, 12:19:36 AM
Alright, my two cents on this. You are right to some extent, but the nature of those older RPs is more akin to a DnD game. It's not necessarily as story-driven, which is what aggrevates us more as we have to wait on people before continuing. If we just type a single sentence, it often isn't enough. There was this exact debate over what one wants to see out of a RP, and many people agreed that the converse would be more arduous, because you have to sift through numerous disorganized messages.

But in both cases there are extenuating circumstances beyond our control. We have had to replace our Littlefoot rper, for one, I think one of the rpers had to exit the other RP, and Chicken Run's host is a bit distracted. Now I'm not saying you guys are wrong. No, you actually have a point - the nature of these rps tends towards longer posts, and we have other priorities. Still, I know it's annoying and easy to get frustrated by lack of progress, but think of it in the shoes of the people actually role-playing, we feel that, but twenty times more.

While I see your exact reasoning for why these bigger and more elaborative RP posts took precedent over quick and easy single sentences, I slightly disagree with you on one aspect. Sure, single sentence/short posting may cause the reader confusion in terms of which character is following which, but in my opinion they shouldn’t have any problems following along with a story’s progression overall. And while less content is processed for each post, it would eventually accumulate to the same amount of text one would write in a longer RP post of today. At least with that method, you would see a steady flow of activity, which arguably keeps a RP more alive with more garnered attention from the outlying community and the actual thread itself appearing in the recent posts list. For both sides of the spectrum to be satisfied, perhaps a thin but delicate balance must be reached here; one that where a post is fulfilling enough, while at the same time not so cramped like an essay that it might take a huge chunk out of one’s free time to produce.

As for your second paragraph, I totally agree that external factors may play a role in a RP’s lack of activity. Nuff’ said. And yes, in order to truly understand the certain extent of a situation, more often than not the bystander will have to view it in the perspective of the participant. :yes

It makes even harder on the role player to know that there’s desperate people out there who really love your RP, only to realize that you just can’t make another new post, whether because of real life turmoils or due to other factors. :(
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on February 26, 2020, 02:03:27 AM
@ImpracticalDino @OwlsCantRead @Anagnos @Sneak @jassy @vonboy

I empathize with people who are lacking in time as I have had issues in completing some of my desired personal projects on the forum (namely my fanfic prompt responses) but I do think there is a bit of a difference there.  If I fail to make a fanfic in a month, I am not personally inconveniencing others by preventing them from participating in the fanfic prompt challenge.  If, however, I am neglectful in making a post in a roleplay then I could be preventing others from posting if their character's next post is dependent on mine.  As such, I do think that if a person knows that they will be unable to post in the RP for an extended period of time (say, more than one week) then they should temporarily pass the character to someone else, just so that the roleplay itself can continue.  In such a case they can reclaim the character at any time in the future if they get the time to participate again.  I think that would strike the balance between accommodating a person's busy schedule while also being considerate of the other people participating in the RP.

With that in mind, it looks like Darkwolf is waiting on Anagnos before she can post, whereas I am waiting on vonboy before I can post. Jassy might have an opening to post, but it is not required at this moment to move the flyer part of the scene forward.  So, Anagnos and vonboy, if you could post in the next week (or grant temporary authority for someone to post in your place) I would greatly appreciate it. 
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on February 26, 2020, 02:16:10 AM
^With that said, is there currently anyone who's waiting for me to post before they can do anything?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on February 26, 2020, 02:20:11 AM
^With that said, is there currently anyone who's waiting for me to post before they can do anything?

It looks like either you or jassy could post at this point to move the flyer segment of the RP forward.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on February 26, 2020, 03:55:26 AM
I empathize with people who are lacking in time as I have had issues in completing some of my desired personal projects on the forum (namely my fanfic prompt responses) but I do think there is a bit of a difference there.  If I fail to make a fanfic in a month, I am not personally inconveniencing others by preventing them from participating in the fanfic prompt challenge.  If, however, I am neglectful in making a post in a roleplay then I could be preventing others from posting if their character's next post is dependent on mine.  As such, I do think that if a person knows that they will be unable to post in the RP for an extended period of time (say, more than one week) then they should temporarily pass the character to someone else, just so that the roleplay itself can continue.  In such a case they can reclaim the character at any time in the future if they get the time to participate again.  I think that would strike the balance between accommodating a person's busy schedule while also being considerate of the other people participating in the RP.
Sounds as good solution.
Well, maybe, time borders can be determined not so precisely (7 days), but yeah, if you know you can't post for valuable amount of time, then passing control over character to someone other seems fair.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on February 26, 2020, 04:54:49 AM
Good news, I did indeed manage to finally accomplish my strenuous task of writing the next set of the roleplay post on time. Now, everyone can continue with their posts and we'll hopefully get this roleplay rolling again at a decent pace. I'm sorry for the long wait, guys. I've been dealing with a major procrastination period in my life lately due to exhausting myself with the fanfic prompts. I wish I could say that this downtime is now over, but we'll see whether that will continue to burden me.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on February 26, 2020, 07:54:10 AM
@rhombus: While an alternate solution to the one I proposed, that should definitely help move any RP along when one is unable to post for whatever reason for an extended period of time. It's a fair compromise that benefits both parties, where the person who's busy will not have to worry about the burden of making their next post, while at the same time the RP can continue at at a reasonable pace.

I think this discussion is as good as closed for me now. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on February 28, 2020, 10:01:22 PM
Sounds fair to me! Working on a reply now.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on February 29, 2020, 11:06:26 AM
I mulled things over for a bit, and I'm going to withdraw from the roleplays for now. I have too many ongoing projects at the moment, including a couple of paid projects, and things have gotten overwhelming and stressful on my end. I need to clear some other things off my schedule first. Maybe in mid-March, if my schedule is more relaxed by then, I may return to the roleplays, but for now I just need a break.

However, as discussed above, I don't want to stall things. So if anyone wants to take over for any of my characters in the interim, feel free. But if so, please just send me a message first to let me know.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on March 02, 2020, 11:10:06 PM
I mulled things over for a bit, and I'm going to withdraw from the roleplays for now. I have too many ongoing projects at the moment, including a couple of paid projects, and things have gotten overwhelming and stressful on my end. I need to clear some other things off my schedule first. Maybe in mid-March, if my schedule is more relaxed by then, I may return to the roleplays, but for now I just need a break.

However, as discussed above, I don't want to stall things. So if anyone wants to take over for any of my characters in the interim, feel free. But if so, please just send me a message first to let me know.

I just wanted to let everyone know that until Stardustsoldier can re-enter the roleplay I will be, with her consent, taking over Mama Flyer on a temporary basis. I hope that you can return to the RP soon!  :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on March 03, 2020, 06:24:17 PM
We'll see how the rest of the month plays out. My main thing right now is that I just want to get my darned prompt stories finished. I also have a couple other paid projects currently ongoing.

But thank you, Rhombus. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on March 20, 2020, 02:42:10 AM
@ImpracticalDino @OwlsCantRead @Anagnos @Sneak @jassy @vonboy

I can post for Mama Flyer if you think it is her turn to engage in the flyer part of the story. However, I am wondering if any of the other groups should get more interaction before Mama Flyer begins to track them down?  What do all of you think?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on March 20, 2020, 03:36:19 AM
I'd probably have to write another sequence for Littlefoot when he eventually encounters Cera. I can't make any promises when it will be out, but I can certainly try my best to ensure it doesn't stretch into weeks or months. If anyone else wishes to go first, be my guest. ;)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on March 20, 2020, 11:40:20 AM
Ducky is rather busy atm, and I kinda wrote myself into a corner by letting Petrie's shriek (as he tumbles to his DOOOOOOMMMMM) interrupt our conversation as it necessitates either a response from either the swimmer-turned-flyer or from anther party, so I might just wait on Mama Flyer to discover us. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on March 30, 2020, 05:03:32 PM
@ImpracticalDino @OwlsCantRead @Anagnos @Sneak @jassy @vonboy @DarkWolf91

Okay, Ducky has announced in After Midnight that he will be busy preparing for his exam for the next three months, and as a result he will not be available for the roleplay.  He has also announced (https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=16766.msg508440#msg508440) that he does not intend to resume his role once he has more time again.  With all of that in mind, does anyone wish to take over Ducky for the roleplay? I am willing to do so, but right now I already have Ruby and (temporarily) Mama Flyer, so I want to give everyone else a chance if they want the character.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on March 30, 2020, 05:13:32 PM
Hmm...I will admit, the offer is very enticing. I'm not sure if I'm ready to take a huge role in a substantial role play like this, especially since I was never really involved in the RP in the first place, and I only recently came into the discussion to talk about RP inactivity.

But...I suppose I could give it a try if nobody else takes Ducky's role. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on April 03, 2020, 11:09:14 AM
Hmm...I will admit, the offer is very enticing. I'm not sure if I'm ready to take a huge role in a substantial role play like this, especially since I was never really involved in the RP in the first place, and I only recently came into the discussion to talk about RP inactivity.

But...I suppose I could give it a try if nobody else takes Ducky's role. :)

@ImpracticalDino

It looks like you have the character, Impractical. :) Feel free to post whenever you feel appropriate. I think that Ducky has an opening now.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on April 03, 2020, 05:41:40 PM
Wow, you other guys really have faith in me, do you? :p :o

Thanks rhombus! I think I'll probably have a RP post in by the end of this weekend.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on April 04, 2020, 12:10:43 AM
I had dabbled on taking Ducky (conflict of interest+shortage of time) but it looks like Impractical got the role. :)

Please help out Spike, he has been waiting for a response from the swimmer-turned-flyer. :^^spike
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on April 09, 2020, 03:34:23 AM
@OwlsCantRead @ImpracticalDino @Anagnos @jassy

Just to let everyone in the Sudden Change of Species RP know, I have posted for Mama Flyer and Ruby.  So I think that there is an opening now for any of the remaining characters to post.  Ruby and Chomper are now out of the cave, Mama Flyer is waiting on Ducky to say something (or for Spike to grunt something). Cera is waiting on Littlefoot's reply, and it is Guido's turn in the Petrie/Guido conversation.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on April 16, 2020, 03:04:19 PM
Just fyi, Stardust has resumed her role as Mama Flyer.  :)petrie
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on April 21, 2020, 02:43:58 AM
As I mentioned on Discord, if I don't do up my post within the next few days, just nudge me with a reminder.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on April 22, 2020, 05:02:46 PM
As I mentioned on Discord, if I don't do up my post within the next few days, just nudge me with a reminder.

I'm especially glad to see you reprise your old role again. <3
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on April 25, 2020, 10:32:30 AM
Since Sovereign's temporal department, I have to ask:
What would happen with his characters in this roleplay, as well as in this one (https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=15741.0)?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on April 25, 2020, 01:17:33 PM
Since Sovereign's temporal department, I have to ask:
What would happen with his characters in this roleplay, as well as in this one (https://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=15741.0)?

Well, there's not many ways out of this problem we now find ourselves in. Either someone else already in the roleplay has to take control of his characters for now or we find someone new to fill the void.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Sneak on April 25, 2020, 01:38:22 PM
Did Sovereign tell something about transferring characters to someone and chaarcters' near future moves through story?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on April 25, 2020, 01:42:44 PM
Did Sovereign tell something about transferring characters to someone and chaarcters' near future moves through story?

No, he did not. At least to my knowledge. He might have spoken to Rhombus about it.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on April 29, 2020, 01:05:16 PM
@ImpracticalDino @OwlsCantRead @Anagnos @Sneak @jassy @vonboy @DarkWolf91

Okay, so we need to have someone at least temporarily take Sovereign's characters (Petrie and Mama Swimmer).  Though if there are no other takers, I would not mind taking over for MaMa Swimmer.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on May 03, 2020, 11:43:33 AM
For the time being, I'll be withdrawing from the RPs again. The role of Mama Flyer has gone back to Rhombus. I apologize for any inconvenice, but I'm just not in a good headspace right now.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on May 04, 2020, 01:44:39 AM
I could try taking over Petrie for the meantime if no one else wants to, although it might be just a little bit weird since i already have Guido and they were already in the middle of their own conversation, but I think I can make it work. Of course, that’s only if no one else wants to take over for him.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on May 04, 2020, 02:23:46 AM
@ImpracticalDino @OwlsCantRead @Anagnos @Sneak @jassy @vonboy @DarkWolf91

Okay, so we need to have someone at least temporarily take Sovereign's characters (Petrie and Mama Swimmer).  Though if there are no other takers, I would not mind taking over for MaMa Swimmer.

I could also take over Mama Swimmer for the time being. I'm not sure how I would fare with two characters, but I'm willing to try.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on May 04, 2020, 02:28:03 AM
@jassy @Anagnos

Thank you both for replying.  I will go ahead and add you both as temporary holders of those characters.  If at any point you find handling two characters at the same time to be too challenging, just let me know and I can assist.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on May 20, 2020, 01:11:09 PM
@OwlsCantRead @ImpracticalDino

Alright, Mama Flyer's post is now up.  So I think one of you two could go next.

@jassy

Also, I think that Petrie and Guido have an opening if you wish to continue their conversation.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on May 20, 2020, 02:30:52 PM
  Alright, I got my post up for both Petrie and Guido!  :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on May 27, 2020, 10:52:16 AM
I've been going through a rough patch, but I finally gained the motivation to write again, so I'll get something up by the end of the month! :^^spike
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on May 27, 2020, 11:31:02 AM
Now that we're on the subject, should Mama Swimmer be next after you guys? It's been a while since my last post and truth be told I'm itching to get back into writing. :p
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on May 27, 2020, 12:44:44 PM
Hm, Mama Flyer seems to have the idea that she has to keep the children's existence a secret, but I suppose that if Ducky (or Spike) were to vocalize the need to talk to their mom, perhaps she can enter the picture after more of the gang regroup? Or perhaps Mama Swimmer could have decided to do some investigating of her own?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on May 27, 2020, 01:03:17 PM
Hm, Mama Flyer seems to have the idea that she has to keep the children's existence a secret, but I suppose that if Ducky (or Spike) were to vocalize the need to talk to their mom, perhaps she can enter the picture after more of the gang regroup? Or perhaps Mama Swimmer could have decided to do some investigating of her own?

I'll have to think about it, but those ideas sound good. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on May 27, 2020, 04:01:19 PM
Hm, Mama Flyer seems to have the idea that she has to keep the children's existence a secret, but I suppose that if Ducky (or Spike) were to vocalize the need to talk to their mom, perhaps she can enter the picture after more of the gang regroup? Or perhaps Mama Swimmer could have decided to do some investigating of her own?

That is a good idea. :) Right now Mama Flyer is just trying to prevent one of the more stomp-happy valley residents discovering the children. So if someone recommends that she get Mama Swimmer involved then Volant would be open to that idea.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on June 15, 2020, 02:35:20 PM
@OwlsCantRead @ImpracticalDino

I think that one of you two are next.  Ruby and Chomper can reappear once some of the other groups meet up and begin moving as groups.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on June 17, 2020, 10:34:25 AM
Sorry for the hold up. I made my post, so I suppose Impractical is next. :duckyhappy
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on July 11, 2020, 02:46:46 AM
@Anagnos @DarkWolf91

Alright, Ruby and Chomper have now found Littlefoot and Cera.  So I think we can work out these groups interacting with one another, and then it will be time for the others to meet up with us.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on July 11, 2020, 03:49:50 AM
@rhombus

Just to bring this up now, I'm in the process of writing the third chapter for the June fanfiction prompt and I want to finish that one before I take on any other writing duties. So if people are in a hurry to get this roleplay on the move again, we might have to consider someone taking over my characters for a while.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on August 14, 2020, 12:37:08 PM
@Anagnos @vonboy @ImpracticalDino @Sovereign @jassy @OwlsCantRead @DarkWolf91 @StardustSoldier

Well, we have entered into that period of time in the summer when activity winds down for several months.  As such, it might be a good idea to get a general idea of who is available to play the roleplay at the moment.  So, if you see this message, please mention in a reply if you are:

1) Available to play in the roleplay as normal;

2) Not available now, but should be in a few months (in which case we can see about temporary replacements); or

3) Not available to roleplay.

Once I see the general situation we can make changes and hopefully get the roleplay moving again.  As it is I believe we are held up due to waiting on posts from Anagnos's character and Darkwolf's character.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: DarkWolf91 on August 14, 2020, 12:43:42 PM
Hey all, sorry for the long absence! I should be available again now, and I'll take a look at replying soon!
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on August 14, 2020, 01:50:26 PM
I've been available for a long time now, that's not the problem. The problem is that I've lost any and all motivation to write for roleplays right now. That said, I could maybe cook something up during the weekend so we can get this ball rolling again. I make no promises on that, though. :DocSerious
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: jassy on August 14, 2020, 03:21:18 PM
I’m still available! Not sure if Sovereign wants to take over for Petrie again, but I’m fine with playing both characters for now.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: StardustSoldier on August 14, 2020, 07:30:04 PM
I am not available to roleplay at this time.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on August 14, 2020, 09:27:23 PM
I'm available! Just might be a little slow due to school starting up again for me.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on August 14, 2020, 10:56:10 PM
I'm available, but I'm gonna see how my motivation for writing in the roleplay holds up. I'm also not sure how things will play out once school arrives in less than 4 weeks. But I can definitely make the next post when I'm required to do so. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on August 15, 2020, 04:45:08 AM
I wasn't quite sure if it was my turn to post, because part of me is convinced that I had to wait until DarkWolf did her post before I could upload mine. But I don't think that's the end of the world if I took her turn here. Just letting you guys know that I've done my post. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: vonboy on August 21, 2020, 12:38:33 PM
I'm still available to post.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on September 04, 2020, 01:02:18 PM
Would it be impossible to consider that I would continue the scene with Ruby instead of waiting for DarkWolf to do her post first?
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: rhombus on September 04, 2020, 01:20:31 PM
Would it be impossible to consider that I would continue the scene with Ruby instead of waiting for DarkWolf to do her post first?

If you want to go next that is fine.
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: Anagnos on September 04, 2020, 01:23:56 PM
Alright. I just wanted to double-check first before I did anything. Thank you. :)
Title: Re: A sudden change of species 2.0?
Post by: ImpracticalDino on September 05, 2020, 04:42:24 PM
I can do my next post even without Volant, correct?