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Rin

Feb 8, 2018 22:46:21 GMT -5

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Post by Rin on Feb 8, 2018 22:46:21 GMT -5

F&Q

I know there's a lot of info to sift through, so here's a little F&Q where you can hopefully get quicker, simpler answers to any questions you may have. Please, if you are confused, don't be afraid to ask!

1. What does "semi real" mean?
Semi real, for our website, means a majority of how you role play your characters must be realistic to how an actual wolf behaves, but we have a few exceptions, thus the "semi". Our wolves CAN speak english/other human languages to each other (only to each other though; they aren't actually talking animals), can think and feel emotions likes humans, can function in more complicated hierarchies than a realistic wolf pack, and can cry tears. They can also have any eye color, so purple, red, pink, etc. is allowed. Our wolves CANNOT have unrealistic coat colors/markings, use powers of any kind, move in ways unnatural to a wolf, etc.

2. How do I join/how do I make my first character/how do I start role playing?
All of that is covered here in the Beginner's Guide! It will go over how to make your OOC account, how to make a character account, how to submit your app, and ways to get started.

3. Can my character be a red wolf/coywolf/dog/wolf hybrid?
We currently only allow wolves to be played on the site of the following "gray" subspecies to be played: timber, eastern, and arctic. In the future, dogs, maned wolves, red wolves, etc. may be added, but for now, those are the only options.

4. Do I have to join one of the packs/can I make my own pack?
No, you don't have to have any characters in any of the existing packs! You may join as a loner and, if you desire, keep them as such. It is highly recommended you join a pack that doesn't have many members though. As for starting a new pack, this feature will be available in the future, but we would like to only have the main two for now. Your loner is free to gather members and claim themselves to be in a pack, they just won't be made into an official pack (loner land is lawless, so go wild ((; ).

5. Why is there a female King/male Queen?
On TGoL, the terms King and Queen, for the Light and Dark packs at least, are gender neutral, so either sex can have them. Rather, King means leader (or "Alpha") and Queen means second in command (or "Beta").

6. What are the available prey/herbs?
In the spirit of trying to keep things semi-free range, we won't post a list of prey, predators, or herbs that the members have to follow. However, ideally, we'd prefer you to stick with things that could be found in the Rocky Mountains or in regions like them. The Settings thread offers info about this.

7. Can my wolf's history have humans in it?
Yes, their history can have humans in it, so long as it takes place outside of the valley. For whatever reason you wish (nature reserve, location too isolated, etc.) there aren't any people in the valley. With that, humans should never show up in your wolf's threads.

8. Is there a limit to how many characters I can have?
No, you are free to have as many as you can handle, but we do mean that; you are expected to keep them all active, and if too many of them fall inactive while your trying to make more, you will be suspended from making more characters.

9. What is the youngest/oldest my wolf can be?
Characters that aren't being born to an in game couple must be at least 1 year old, and at max, can live to be 12. Your characters WILL age yearly, and you are expected to keep up with this. More on aging here.

10. Where's the RP...?
If you mean, as a person who is signed up with their character, where do you start RPing: there isn't one big group RP. TGoL members RP by basically engaging in several small, one on one or member specific RPs, which they then compile into a thread list to track their character's experience on the site. Large group RPs may crop up from time to time for members of a certain pack, but otherwise, it is up to you, the player, to create threads and start RPing. Again, the Beginner's Guide gives you ideas on how to do this.

11. What does "border" and "HG" mean?
Border Boards are basically the locations that contain the borders for a pack. Both pack members and loners are able to post here, but loners typically post when they wish to join the pack. Otherwise, though loners can safely stand on the other side of the border and not technically be trespassing, patrolling pack wolves may not take kindly to them sitting so suspiciously close to pack land, so they will likely be chased off if they don't intend to join. "HG" mean hunting grounds, which is where larger forms of prey can be found and hunted, like elk, deer, etc.

12. How do we RP if there isn't a King/Queen/etc.?
Since all of these are important roles that the pack couldn't operate without, we will assume IC that they are all filled, so treat any empty OOC spaces as NPCs. For example, if one pack doesn't have a Knight right now, Luna, whom is a Pawn and must be trained, will simply say "Luna returned from her training session with the Knight, her muscles sore from a hard days work". The information is left vague, but acknowledges, in character, that there is a Knight.

Edited Apr 2, 2018 12:18:58 GMT -5 By Rin

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