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Posted by | Adolescent Growing Pains & Patchy Fur |
PancakeCorn (#44407) Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 11:42:45 |
I had no idea what to call this or what section to put it under, so sorry if it's a bit misleading! (Also sorry if its been suggested before! I couldn't see anything like it, but i didn't check too thoroughly!) Anyway, So this is a quick idea me and my friend came up with just a little while ago now, and basically the idea is that you know how occasionally, when entering one of your lions pages on your den, you get a little bit of text that goes along with their personality, and it's just a cute lil thing to give them life, I suppose? Well it's kind of a special version of that for adolescents. Starting from the top, the idea started from a joke about adolescent lions have a percentage of a chance (Say, 25/30% of getting either, in total 50/60% chance of one of them) of getting a decor or mutation like overlay of "patchy" or "overgrown" fur. As I write this, I don't know an awful lot about lions nor how they go about malting or losing fur, but hear me out with this next bit. Going along with the whole "line of text that reflect the lions personality" thing, how about sometimes you could get the chance of having a text pop up on adolescents pages saying about them being miffed off at their overgrown/patchy fur, or if you're not a fan of the fur thing- growing pains, aches and all that stuff. After all, i'm sure all animals going through growth spurts get them. We came up with a few of those little texts, just for the effect. "_____ took a quick peek at her/his reflection after she/he took a drink-Oh my that can't be her/him! His/her fur is all patchy and uneven. Has it been like this all day? How embarrassing!" "_____ was about to get up to greet you, but was quickly distracted by his/her aching legs that have been plaguing him/her for the past week- Ugh! How long was this going to last?!" "_____ was getting irritated by an itch near his/her ear, but was soon much more alarmed to see the remains of his/her freshly itched coat getting caught in the breeze! How can a single lion/lioness even HAVE that much fur?" "_____ stood up to do his/her morning stretch, and was suddenly surprise by at least one entire inch of extra height! Wow, a strong lion/lioness such as his/herself should deserve at least two!" "As you arrive, you notice _____ is valiantly attempting to rip his/her mother's tail/ears to shreds. She is looking at you in an exasperated manner. You pretend you didn't notice." - credit to gråbein (#2988) "You went to greet _____ only to find they were still sleeping from this morning. You had half a mind to wake them up, but, you don't want a grumpy cub on your paws" - credit to Boredinparadise (#22686) Anyway, you get the rough idea! I understand this would take a lot of work to do, especially with the fur overlays and writing everything up, but I thought it was worth a mention, because I'm definitely a HUGE fan of the personality-steered things already in lioden, and this would just be super cute and interesting and it would give more definition to your lions personalities! (And also more chances to see those text boxes~) If anyone has any other suggestions or ideas, or any more of those examples me and my friend attempted to write, please go ahead and share them! This needs a lot of refining either way! C: ~Edit~ I've been getting lots of support on this- and thank you!! It's really nice to hear other people like the idea! But i'd just like to ask again, if you have any opinions, good and bad that you'd like to add to this, then PLEASE comment them! Any ideas too!! It helps so much to further the idea and enhance it! Thanks~! |
Boredinparadise (#22686)
Devastator View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:29:06 |
What about one with their teeth? Predators - as far as I know - have periods where they go through growing with their teeth. This could work for both cubs and adolescents, say a teething process where you get things like them gnawing on you or other things. Mm, on a side note. I WANT TO SEE SOME CUBS TRIPPING OVER THEIR PAWS, M8. And being startled by their own vocalizations. And being flustered and staring at a random male/female in the pride. (Though this would be a bit more confusing if you don't have any other males in the pride). OR-- I have so many ideas for this suggestion 0 players like this post! Like? |
PancakeCorn (#44407)
Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:39:09 |
Teeth! Yes! thats a great idea! Maybe theres more chances of gaining skills of a sort if they "Chew" (play) with certain items? I could see skulls being decent teething chews! And yes! That would be adorable, little bits of texts of cubs discovering new things like eating meat, as you said, tripping over their paws; practicing roars, that would be so adorable! And it would really make it feel like you were dealing with a cub, not just a lion! Those are great ideas! :D Thank you so much for the comment! 0 players like this post! Like? |
Junkyard Punk (#5292)
Amorous View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:40:09 |
Boredinparadise (#22686)
Devastator View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:45:16 |
[BROFIST] But yeah. Another thing, you could have them have reactions - say, adolescents coming back from 'hunts' with something to play with that shows up on an event text. It could even show up in the inventory, but, that's getting ahead of ourselves. Could you just imagine a snarky cub getting flustered when you catch them eyeing a male cub though I know when I was younger I'd get totally flustered. "WHAT, NO, I WASN'T STARING. I WAS JUST.. APPRECIAT- NO, I WAS JUST- SCREW IT, HE'S A BOY. BOY'S HAVE COOTIES. THAT'S MY EXCUSE AND I'M STICKING TO IT." 0 players like this post! Like? |
Junkyard Punk (#5292)
Amorous View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:51:54 |
[whispers] lion kiss chase [smoller whisper] lion kiss chase //fails// im not really making a suggestion there but its the thouGHT 0 players like this post! Like? |
PancakeCorn (#44407)
Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:53:03 |
Ooooh- That could definitely be a great edition! I could see adols coming back with things like skulls, rocks, gems I suppose? And small carcasses like mice and stuff. That could definitely be something to remember for the future! Oh yes! That would be so cute! And older cubs/adolescents attempting (and failing very badly at) flirting with other cobs/adols. That would add so much character! And all in all with a load of new scripts written, if the staff wanted to they could up the chance of seeing the text boxes pop up so you could learn more of your lions personality without it being too repetitive! and @riisu ur a filthy memer get out of my swamp, u but no that's actually a really cute thought 0 players like this post! Like? |
Boredinparadise (#22686)
Devastator View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 15:59:25 |
Here's another idea: Clumsiness. With the growing pains of adolescence often comes not being comfortable in your own skin. Imagine an adolescent dragging a stick and accidentally hitting someone with it. Or talking to their friend and stepping on someone's tail, or things to that effect. ANOTHER NOTE: //whispers Adolescents forming their own friendships with other lions is a do want. Lions forming friendships with other lions in general is a do want. 0 players like this post! Like? |
Junkyard Punk (#5292)
Amorous View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 16:03:04 |
[sees other note] [gASPS] [SLAMS DOWN HANDS] FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP FRIENDSHIP 0 players like this post! Like? |
PancakeCorn (#44407)
Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 16:08:03 |
CLUMSINESS YES I was/am so clumsy alllll the time, and it's definitely a thing adolescents would get! That sounds perfect! fRiENDSHIP OMG To dampen the party a little there would have to be like, certain items to demolish forming friendships i think, or a way to mildly control them so people who wanted certain lions to like/dislike each other wouldnt get that messed up, but apart from that, it would be GREAT! And you could make it really super interactive too! 0 players like this post! Like? |
Boredinparadise (#22686)
Devastator View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 16:14:41 |
Yeah, that's a really good idea. What would happen if friendships affected things in-game, or affected the lion's stats a small amount? That would be pretty cool, tbh, and we're already getting a thing that involves the personalities of all the lions in the claiming thing.. Wonder what would happen if we got something similar to that with the friendships-- We got way off topic. Let me see, growing pains.. is there anything else I had problems with when I was younger.. Temper Tantrums. I am suddenly reminded of all the hundreds of temper tantrums and sulking fits I threw. You know how there's that one thing that affects you and you just need it to be dealt with otherwise you were a sulking mess? Yes. I think Temper Tantrums should be a thing. 0 players like this post! Like? |
PancakeCorn (#44407)
Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 16:20:22 |
Yeah, it's definitely a really good idea to keep in mind for a future post! Especially with the personalities coming into play more, as you said. Temper tantrums would be fun ones to write, too! It could also be a thing that happens more with certain personalities, and with some personalities (Loud, sarcastic, harsh, stubborn, etc)! Temper tantrums should definitely be a thing. 0 players like this post! Like? |
Boredinparadise (#22686)
Devastator View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-26 16:26:25 |
What else.. OH. Sleeping. Adolescents sleep a TON, to the point I think most adults envy them for their ability to sleep so long. "You went to greet _____ only to find they were still sleeping from this morning. You had half a mind to wake them up, but, you don't want a grumpy cub on your paws" 0 players like this post! Like? |
🥭 gråbein 🥭 | G4 ice dorsal (#2988) Punk View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-27 06:43:50 |
I suddenly have a mighty need for piranha teething stage cubs :D Like "As you arrive, you notice Cub is valiantly attempting to rip his/her mother's tail/ears to shreds. She is looking at you in an exasperated manner. You pretend you didn't notice." And having legs so gangly they look and move like baboons. Growing in spurts so their butt is suddenly towering over their shoulders. Having growing pains, and gnawing on their joints in exasperation (idk about cats, but dogs do). And omfg adols bringing smol rats or bones or a particularly delicious stick back from being along on hunting expeditions? TOO CUTE. Shy adols being really flustered around you when you make your daily rounds. Asshole adols wanting to spar with you. Giving you "helpful" tips on your leadership. Adols going through their philosophical stage. Adols realizing uncomfortable truths ("If you're my dad, and mum's dad, and grandma's dad...") Also, domestic kittens supposedly have a food aggression stage that they grow out of on their own. I suppose it would be different with pack animals like lions, but can you imagine a tiny cub hissing and spitting at everyone when being fed... 0 players like this post! Like? |
PancakeCorn (#44407)
Impeccable View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-27 06:56:56 |
@Boredinparadise, sorry for the late reply, i didnt see the notif! D: But yes!! Adols sleeping all day, then maybe having "nap hangovers", that would be great! Do you mind if I put that example in the main post? Just so anyone reading for the first time gets an even better idea? ^u^ @gråbein, I know, right?! It's so cute! And teething wise pretty realistic i'd guess?? Don't quote me though x3 Do you mind if I use that example like with Boredinparadise's? They just add to the cuteness! ^u^ Eeeee! That would be such a good addition too- and if they were really small, common items that only came back occasionally, it would be far from god-modded, and it would fit in perfectly! Sassy, shy, bossy little cubs though?? thats just. It's the best hONESTLY And yeah, I don't have much experience with cats but i've heard that too?? That would be super cute- and you'd get something that hasn't really been done before, sibling bonding! Or, at least, sibling acknowledgment! :D 0 players like this post! Like? |
🥭 gråbein 🥭 | G4 ice dorsal (#2988) Punk View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-02-27 07:00:38 |
Yeah, go ahead! I love the little personality flavour texts on lioden and we can never have too many tbh :') 0 players like this post! Like? |
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