Burned's #Liolocke2022 Progress

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Please note that this is not a discussion thread, and is meant only as a place for me to track my progress. Please do not post here. There is a thread for Liolocke discussion located here. All credit for the LD version of this challenge goes to Lynx, though I've put my own spin on the rules.

TW: This Liolocke is themed on illness! As such, descriptions of illness, pain, and death will be used in order to describe my lions' agony, ESPECIALLY in my younger lions. If you are uncomfortable with these subjects, I suggest you do not proceed any further. The diseases used in this Liolocke are a work of fiction.

Please, do not message on this thread though you are free to dm me about liolocke it would be nice to have a few others to talk to about it! This thread exists so I can track my own progress in this Liolocke. Feel free to participate if you please, and I would love to see your progress too! Please excuse my bad spelling and gramma.

Welcome to Memento Mori (Meaning: Remember death/Remember you die) This challenge I am partaking on will last from 31st January 2022 3:15pm to 31st January 2023 3:15pm (Lioden Time, GMT would be 22:15) Once the Lioden clock strikes 3:15pm Lioden Time on 31st January 2023 my time with this challenge shall end. Within that time, I hope to have one of my kings on the Highest Statted Kings Leaderboard or at least one of my king's sons, Is this challenge possible in one year who knows.

The concept of Liolocke has intrigued me, and after taking a moment to think, I have decided to create one myself. Consider this Liolocke: Hard mode ;)

I have decided to create my liolocke based on
Viseria's Liolocke — https://www.lioden.com/topic.php?id=304429385276&page=2
Kill or Be Killed — https://www.lioden.com/topic.php?id=304429427976
Plagued With Fear — https://www.lioden.com/topic.php?id=304429430727

summary
The Lioden Nuzlocke, or Liolocke, is a Hard Mode game designed to make Lioden more challenging. The stakes are high, the rules are a little insane, and it's certainly a long-term challenge. The reward of achieving your goals, however, is more than worth the effort.

This post lists the rules of Liolocke, and the following posts in the thread will track my day-to-day progress through the challenge. I will try to be consistant and post everyday however their may be days with little to nothing needing to be posted though to make sure I complete the year I will post everyday so expect those days with little to nothing done to have a lot of lore instead.

goals
The Normal goals are to Achieve worthwhile cubs that are direct descendants of my re-rolled king and NCLs. And Achieve consistent breeding that results in cubs with 300+ stats. Stat goal will increase with each new King.

For me my goal is other than to survive and thrive though I do want both of those things, is to get to my first king 1k stats, and with each king after him that goal will be upped, I hope to make it into the leaderboard with one of my kings if not then hopefully one of my king's children will, I want to show the world that even with little time you can get onto the most stat king's leaderboard and you don't need to breed with the most highest stat kings to do so.

the rules
Every challenge needs rules and so here are mine!
(Ones I made / tampered with myself will be marked with a ★!)

★ONE ⟶ I start the Liolocke with nothing. No currency, no items, no lions. However I did give my king an Primal MOD and an event scar, the scar is lore purposes only and I wanted to kick start this Liolocke with something.
● Any items not achieved from my own hard work from this challenge is and should stay burried.
● The Non-Liolocke lions which I will start the game with will be non-participatory in pride upkeep. They exist to be pretty. This won't be a problem for me as I kept none.
● The exception to the non-participation rule for the Non-Liolocke lions is that my lioness(es) will hunt to provide food for non-participators in the initial stages of the game, as there may not be enough Liolocke lions to sustain both themselves and the Non-Liolocke lions. Again won't be a problem for me as I have none pre liolocke lions.
● Any food gathered by Non-Liolocke lions in the initial stages of the game will be discarded once the Non-Liolocke lions have eaten. My king will not eat from it, nor will any Liolocke lions, nor will it be sold. Same as points above.
● Any event currency which I obtained in the past and rolls over into the Liolocke’s duration shall be treated as if it does not exist unless used to purchase an item for a Non-Liolocke lion. This account does not have any event currency on it as it is mostly already spent during the events though the small bit's that remain will be used to buy things during those months and then the items brought will be discarded into the tree where it belongs.

★TWO ⟶ I begin the Liolocke with 1 submale slots and a territory size of 3.
● Because this is not a new account and my territory has already been expanded, in order to ‘expand’ my territory I will have to battle a lion and win to gain territory this must be stated in my battle logs, If I lose a fight to a lion for territory I will lose 1 territory space and will not be allowed to fight for another territory slot till the next rollover.
● If I am lazy or really need to purchase a territory slot instantly I must deposit 250sb into the tree per slot I buy.
● Once I have ‘purchased’ or fought for territory up to my actual territory size, I will then proceed with expansions as per the usual game mechanics.
● Submale slots, frozen slots, and cave slots will be handled in the same fashion. Previously obtained slots will be ‘purchased’ by gifting the currency which will then enable me to use the slots. To purchase the remainding sub slot I have I must deposit 500sb into the tree to again access to it, after that all slots other than territory will work like usual game mechanics.
● Once I have ‘purchased’ slots up to my actual slot count, I will then proceed with expansions as per the usual game mechanics.
● Any territory, submale slots, frozen slots, or cave slots that are taken up by Non-Liolocke lions will be treated as if they do not exist.

★THREE ⟶ I do not purchase lions nor accept gifts from other players. I can accept gifts if it is from the monthly events. When it comes to Lions I may purchase NCLs and Chased NCLs and any herritageless lions from other players. I may only purchase any lions that do not fit into the catagory of Herritageless from other Liolocke Players however it must be stated in my daily logs as well as I must give lore to it otherwise I will be forced to kill them.
● All Liolocke lions will be claimed in Explore or bred. I may keep Non-Liolocke lions in a separate den. Don't have any non-liolocke lions. Other than what is mentioned above.
● I may purchase items from the monkey shop, but only if I am using currency I have earned during my Liolocke challenge.
● I will not transfer items, lions, or apps from my other account to this one. This includes currency.
● I may purchase applicators and decor from other players. All other items - food, toys, etc. - must be earned through Explore or purchased from the Monkey Shop.
● I will not accept gifts from other players, unless they are sent during the December event. If I am gifted, I will pay it forward to someone else unless it is herritageless lions.
● I may sell my own lions and cubs, but only "living" ones.
● I may sell my own items and food, but only if they were obtained during the Liolocke challenge.

★FOUR ⟶ All encounters in Explore will be handled realistically, and their results will be final.
● If my King is defeated in an Explore encounters 3 times, he will be injured and need to rest and will be forbidden from doing any tasks that use energy till next rollover, while I don't know my own strength I do know I need to rest. If I continue to explore and get defeated again then my king in such a weakened state can and will die.
● If my King has an available submale, the submale may instead take the blow and will thus be unable to patrol the rest of the day.
● If my King is defeated by an Elephant or Rhino, this will be considered a lethal defeat. A submale must take the killing blow if available. If no submale is available, my King will be killed and the game will be over.
● I may flee battles that I know I will lose. This does not count as a defeat but as a forfeit, and therefore does not result in the death of my king or a submale.

★FIVE ⟶ All hunts will be handled realistically and as if their results are final.
● Lionesses have 3 chances in their lifetime. If they fail to hunt three times, they will get chased. If 1+ lionesses complete a hunting quest, they will get an extra chance. Each lioness may only have a maximum of 5 chances at a time.
● Neck Scars — Rolling 0 - 50 results in instantaneous death; roll 51 - 100 to survive.
Torn fur, blinded eyes — Rolling 0 - 40 results in infection, and a chance at death. Rolling 41 - 100 ensures survival.
Face, Side, Cheek, Muzzle, Beaten Up, Nose Scratch, Long/Short scars on Right/Left Eye — Rolling 0 - 20 results in infection, and a chance at death. Rolling 31 - 100 ensures survival.
Hip, Shoulder, Nose Ridge, Back Scratch, Belly Scratch, Front/Hind Leg Right/Left scars — Rolling 0 - 10 results in infection, and a chance at death. Rolling 11 - 100 ensures survival.
Lions who get infected but survive will be forced to rest until the next rollover.
● Once a lion/lioness has an infection I will be rolling 0-49 they die from infection 50-100 they survive.

★SIX ⟶ Births
● The survival of my cub is determined at birth. I will roll a die for the following factors:
● Normal, everyday cub with a normal, everyday mother— Rolling 0 - 50 results in death. Rolling 51 - 100 ensures survival.
● Nurturing / Focused mother — Rolling 0 - 40 results in death. Rolling 41 - 100 ensures survival.
● Brutal / Sinister mother — Rolling 0 - 60 results in death. Rolling 61 - 100 ensures survival.
● Each mother may only have two cubs or less per litter. If three / four happen to survive, I will drive away the weakest cub(s).

SEVEN ⟶ Sparring/fighting other lions will be handled realistically.
● If I lose a spar/fight with another player's lion, this will result in my territory downsizing. It will need to be bought or fought for again.
● If I lose territory, I will need to chase the necessary number of cubs/lionesses to scale down to the appropriate size.

★EIGHT ⟶ Cubs and Adolescents lives.
● I may use stat items and toys that were obtained in accordance with Liolocke rules.
● Raising the cub's survival bar will only happen if I play with them. I am only limited to the Play / Tussle / Groom options, and I cannot use toys to further boost this.
● Cubs must be trained daily (if they are of age).
● Until they reach adolescents, cubs shall be named "(Mother name)'s Claw (Male) / Star (Female)"
●Upon becoming an adolescent, my cubs will gain their names! It will be a blend of their father and mother's names.
● Two adolescents may accompany a hunting party.
● If I have a coexisting submale and adolescent male, they must patrol together.
● If my adolescent male has bigger stats than my submale, they get a chance at a spar! This spar happens a month before the adolescent becomes two years old. These rolls will determine their fates:
0 - 50 — The submale wins, and the adolescent must leave the pride.
51 - 100 — The adolescent wins, and the submale must leave the pride

★NINE ⟶ Heirs must have been directly sired by my current King.
● Additionally, my King must sire all cubs in the pride. I will not use outside studs unless they are Liolocke King's or herritageless.
● I may reverse breed to a lioness in a different pride ONLY if that pride is participating in the Liolocke challenge or the lioness is herritageless. Typically, reverse breeding won't happen unless it's for lore purposes.
● Within the pride, lineage is tracked according to the mother. A King will not breed with his daughters nor with female litter mates. All other lionesses in the pride are considered unrelated.

★TEN ⟶ Breeding
● Lions will only have 2 chances at getting a successful pregnancy. If both chances fail, they may try again at next rollover.
● Pregnant mothers must be nested immediately.
● Inbreeding is frowned upon. Should I gain an inbred cub, their chance at death is greatly increased. If I roll a 0 - 75, the cub will perish.
● Inbred lions are infertile. I will not breed an inbred lion at all.
● I will NOT have a broodmother present in this locke. My cubs' survival is based on fate itself.

★ELETHEN ⟶ Illnesses
● Due to the setting of my Liolocke's lore, my adult lions are prone to falling ill. Before my lions' days begin, I will roll a die for the following factors:
Roll 0 - 25 — My lion(ess) is healthy! They can go on about their day.
Roll 26 - 50 — My lion(ess) has caught Meerkat's Cough. They can still hunt and patrol. However, as other lion(esses) are wary around their ill teammate, the ill lioness will have to hunt alone.
Roll 52 - 75 — My lion(ess) has caught Root Foot. Their feet are in too much pain to hunt or patrol. They must rest until the next rollover.
Roll 76 - 100 — My lioness has caught The Vulture's Embrace. This disease is known to cause excruciating pain, and has no known cure. My king will be forced to kill the lion(ess) in order to end their suffering.
● Adolescents have a chance at getting a special illness! However, their immunity is still fairly high due to their age! The above bullet's system follows through here. I will roll a die for the following factors:
● 0 - 50 — My adolescent is healthy!
● 51 - 75 — My adolescent has caught Sloth's Slumber. They are too lethargic to train today.
● 76 - 100 — My adolescent has caught a much more intense version of Sloth's Slumber, a new illness the pride has dubbed Gerenuk's Fall. This is an rare disease which prompts adolescents to die in their sleep.
● Pregnant lionesses are exempt from catching illnesses: an odd anomaly the king had noticed. As soon as they give birth, Pregnant lionesses will now be susceptible to illnesses. If a mother dies, any nursing cubs will be taken with her.
● Cubs are exempt from catching illnesses. Surprisingly, they are immune to these diseases! However, that doesn't mean cubs are invincible...
● Lionesses who were immediately caught in explore will be exempt from catching illnesses until the next rollover.