V. Pack Creation

To create a pack, you have to meet certain requirements.

Current Pack Count: 2/6

Followers:

You need to have four wolves (including yourself) who wish to join with you. How do you get followers? Easy! Simply explain, in character, the morals and codes of your pack-to-be to potential members, and if they like what they hear, you have your followers.

Ranks and Description:

What will your pack's rank names be? Will you think of some clever names or keep it simple with "alpha, beta, etc"? Keep in mind that your pack's rank names cannot be the same as other pack's; this is due to a simple coding issue. Your hunter might end up in someone else's pack on the memberlist if the rank name is the same, for example.

The description is just a little, one paragraph blurb that should tell the reader the name of your pack, who founded it, who leads it now, what morals your pack abides by, and what their goal is (if any). If you choose to think up unusual rank names, you are also required to explain those ranks. You must also be prepared to link the admins to threads where you have recruited followers just so we know you have really done it without metaplay or OOC planning. After you type all of this up, message it to Melisande and one of us will let you know if your pack has been approved and then we'll make their page for you. From then on, you can message us pack updates, new members, and the like.

Territory:

Once your pack is in the green, feel free to claim your first territories, but don't get greedy. For a starting pack, the limit for claimed territories is two, but once your pack starts to grow in numbers you may claim more later on. More information about this is placed below. Be mindful, though. If you wanted to claim Deamer's Paradise and Earth's Scar, it won't work. The lands you claim must be next to each other on the Map.

There are a few territories that will always remain neutral. These include The Sandsea and The Faux Mer. Instead of claiming the whole lake, a pack may instead claim one if he shores. A wolf may not claim the whole Skycutters mountain range, though they may claim either the the Emerald Lake, the Rimane Turbalto, or any other landmark within them.

Your pack will also receive a meeting place. This is yours to make up, and Melisande will create the graphic for your board.

The land limit for your pack is decided by a ratio. As mentioned above, you will receive two lands and a meeting place to start you out. Once your pack has reached fifteen (15) members, you will receive another land. 25 members gets you yet another. 35 gets you another, and so on.

To recap.. Starting: 2 lands and meeting place.
15:3
25:4
35:5

Message Melisande with questions.

VI. Fighting

Fighting, in character, will happen. End of story. Chances are if a character sticks around for any length of time, they will end up in a fight. Succession’s roleplayers are expected to treat fights maturely. They are expected not to godmod, powerplay or otherwise cause problems OOC. If you choose to disrupt OOC over emotional matters IC, action will be taken.

All major fights, in Eden, must have a judge. Major fights can be, but are not restricted to: death matches, fights over rank, fights over land, and fights of high importance. This judge will be either an admin, mod, or a trusted roleplayer of the site, appointed collectively by the mods. The judge cannot be affiliated IC with the fight or packs/events taking place. If there is noone of this nature on-site, someone for Taiyae or another roleplay will be called in. Roleplayers participating in major fights must message a mod to notify them that their fight is taking place and needs a judge. This does not mean that fights must be OOC planned in any way – a fight will usually acquire a judge after it has started. When the judge is selected, he or she will post on the fight thread. Only after the judge posts and is ready can the fight begin, or continue. Simple spars and scuffles can be judged too, but do not require it -- it's at the members' discretion. If the roleplayers in the fight thread deem the judge they received to be unfit or do not agree with his/her judgment, they can collectively appeal to another mod or judge for his/her opinion. This new judge must be approved by the mods.

There are two kinds of dodges in our fighting world: full dodges, and partial dodges.

A full dodge is defined as when a wolf completely evades an attack from an opponent without taking damage. An average wolf may have only one (1) full dodge per fight. Further full dodges will be counted as a form of powerplaying. If the two characters fighting are very far apart in size (one is 150 lbs and the other is 100 lbs, for example) the much smaller wolf will be allowed two (2) full dodges in a fight. If a wolf needs two dodges, they must appeal to a mod, and that mod must post in the fight thread with their verdict. This may happen at any point in a fight.

A partial dodge is defined as when a wolf evades an attack from an opponent but takes damage in different manner than was intended by that opponent. If Joe aims for Bob’s shoulder, but instead bites Bob’s neck, Bob has preformed a partial dodge. For now, there is no limit to how many partial dodges can be performed during a fight, but If at any time a judge feels like a wolf has preformed too many, the privilege will be revoked from that wolf for the duration of the rest of the fight.

Death without consent is allowed in Eden, so if you use up all your full and partial dodges, your opponent’s attacks must hit their intended mark. If this causes a fatality, so be it.

Any mod may pause, resume or stop a fight at any time they choose, as long as they are not directly involved or otherwise biased. Attitude given to any mod, admin or judge will not be taken lightly.

Defenses are important in any fight. They must be restated in every new post, or it will be assume that your wolf is not protecting themselves. Defenses include, but are not limited to:

Neck scrunching, or the pulling tight of one’s neck muscles. This helps prevent an attack to the throat.

Grounding achieved by crouching and claw digging, effectively lending extra balance and strong stance.

Tail tucking, to protect the underbelly and genitals.

Narrowing of the eyes, to help protect from face attacks and sharpen the line of vision.

Folding of the ears to protect ears from getting ripped off in an attack, and to help protect the back of the skull.

Hunched shoulders, to protect the back of the neck and the base of the spine.

Head lowered with tucked chin to help protect the chest and underside of the neck.

The effectiveness of holding a grip is determined by the wolf on whom the grip is being attempted - denying a grip attempt counts as a full dodge. If your wolf pulls away from the grip in the next turn, there must also be severe damage.

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VII. Puppy Development

In Eden, all puppies develop at generally the same speed, no matter what breed, heritage or mutation that they have. The “puppy” stage of a wolf’s life is considered to be from 0 months and 0 years of age to 1 year and 5 months of age. However, even though Succession’s members are expected to follow this standard, packs do not have to place their ranks around it. For example, even if a whelp is considered an adult pack member at eight months, they must still be developing according to the chart below.

First Stage: Baby
Age Range: Newborn to three weeks.

When first born to about two weeks of age, pups have their eyes and ears shut closed, and effectively only can use smell and touch. They are darkly furred, and feed several times a day from their mother's milk, as they are incapable of digesting anything else or even doing much more than crawling. They are approximately one pound in weight, and grow to weigh about seven pounds at the end of this period. During this period, pups are not usually roleplayed. You may, if you would like, but don’t feel obliged.

Second Stage: Toddler
Age Range: Three weeks to Two months

During their next week, the eyes are open and are blue, but vision is very poor for a few weeks. They have some teeth and can begin chewing up regurgitated meat but should still be mainly on milk. Begin trying to stand, howl and walk.

At three weeks of age, they have sufficient motor skills to try crawling out from the den for small play romps at the entrance. Their ears unfold and they can properly hear now, though the ears are often floppy. More of their teeth grow. At four weeks, they lose their extreme puppish features (pug noses and tiny body) and look more like the classical wolf pup, with huge paws, ears, and head. As they hit their first month/five weeks, they begin to be able to walk one mile from the den and feed at the kills, though regurgitation and suckling milk is still common. This might be the time they form their first sentences 'Want moose! Want moose! Me me me!' in-rp. Again, this stage is not usually roleplayed, but you may if it suits your fancy.

Third Stage: Childhood
Age Range: Two to Six months.

At two months, the adults abandon the old den and the pups are finally able to live at the main pack hangout, if any. Adult fur starts growing in, and their eyes begin to change color to their adult coloration very gradually.

Weaning is complete, but the most they can hunt is insects, and small mice if they are lucky.

At about three months, they begin to accompany adults on short hunting trips to see how it is done. Rapid growth begins to set in that will eventually send them into their adult weight. Eyes achieve adult coloration.

Milk teeth are replaced with adult, and for traditional pups born in spring they will begin to grow their winter coat. At six months, they begin to accompany adults in full hunts and may be brought injured deer calves or other animals to play with.

Fourth Stage: Teenager
Age Range: Seven months to one year

Pup growth slows down, now able to make long journeys, and begin to hunt. Coat, size, eyes, senses, and so on should all be fully developed by around one year. In-rp the following year may be spent honing speech, hunting skills, philosophy, and dominance that younger pups cannot master.

Fifth Stage: Young Adult
Age Range: One year to One year and Five Months.

At this age, pups have reached their full stature and proportion. Generally speaking, they are fully physically developed.

Over the next five months, your character will achieve mental and sexual maturity. Other than this, their lives are now their own. However, if a pup misses a crucial point in development, such as learning to speak or hunt, they will be stunted, as it is much harder to learn as an adult than it is as a child.

Congratulations! Your pup has reached maturity!

Aging occurs twice a month, on the first and the 16th. This is a ratio of 1:2. There will be two IC years for every OOC year, and likewise, 2 IC months for every OOC month. Every wolf ages by this time scale, with no exceptions.

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