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Post by Sun on Jan 26, 2008 12:32:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I already suggested this in the cBox but I thought I should bring it up here too. xD
I think a general StormClan timeline would really help tie everyone's histories together. It would just list major events in the Clan, such as births and deaths and warrior ceremonies, in relation to when they would have occurred. The B.C./A.D. factor here would be when RP started in StormClan.
For example:
24 moons B.RP.: Loonfeather, Lightfoot, and Thornflower made warriors. 22 moons B.RP.: Loonfeather leaves StormClan. 0 moons B.RP./A.RP. (before/after RP began): RP in StormClan began! 2 moons A.RP.: Loonfeather returns to StormClan.
If nobody else is willing to write up a list like this, I would be. xD
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Post by Arrow on Jan 27, 2008 18:20:50 GMT -5
Seeing as I haven't the foggiest idea of much that's gone on here, that would be incredibly helpful. Please do write such a thing! =D
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Post by Raven on Jan 27, 2008 18:25:21 GMT -5
YESYES C: I'll type up stuff for my cats if you decide to.
We should include ceremonies, births, battles, deaths and...anything else you want.
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Post by Sun on Jan 27, 2008 18:36:37 GMT -5
I was thinking fairly major stuff like births and deaths and ceremonies would be listed normally, and REALLY big events (RP beginning, Whitestar becoming leader, previous medicine cat dying, the three other Clans disbanding) and so on would be listed in bold. o:
Major enough events: --Births --Deaths (and their causes) --Apprentice ceremonies --Warrior ceremonies --Cats leaving StormClan --Cats returning to or joining StormClan --Anyone got more ideas?
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Post by Raven on Jan 27, 2008 18:57:43 GMT -5
Elder ceremonies, when medicine cat apprentices become medicine cats/get their 'warrior' name. I still think battles xD Name changes, ummm.
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Post by Feather on Jan 28, 2008 15:41:30 GMT -5
I would think name changes, if for a big enough reason (like a horrible tragedy or somesuch) could be listed. I'd agree with major battles too. Maybe bouts of sickness (whitecough, greencough) and floods and things like that?
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Post by Kurali on Jan 28, 2008 15:50:25 GMT -5
Everything worth writing down o:
Unfortunately, I shouldn't be given the responsibilty or writing any part of this becasue it'll never be finished xD; But I do love the idea.
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Post by Ebony on Jan 28, 2008 16:58:20 GMT -5
I meant to reply earlier, but apparently I forgot. XD
But, anyway. This would be a MAJOR project, especially if you were going to list EVERYTHING. I'd suggest getting a small group of people together, and reviewing every cat's history, writing down everything noticeable, and the age of the cat at the time. If you'd feel comfortable with it, consider yourself the project leader, and if you feel a group of people would work faster than you alone, I don't mind if you organize them into sections or assign them certain cats.
If possible, I don't mind stopping time and leaving it at six months if that would help things. Otherwise, the roleplay will get ahead of the project, and you'll have to change all sorts of dates and possibly ages too.
I'd love to help, if you think you'd like to have it. (:
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Post by Ebony on Jan 30, 2008 7:36:13 GMT -5
Bumps for Sun. O:
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Post by Sun on Jan 30, 2008 12:10:54 GMT -5
Maybe we could have multiple timelines for clarity's sake, since there's bound to be a LOT of events during all the moons? One list for deaths, one list for warrior ceremonies, one list for other major events (fights etc.)? And then different people could be assigned a different section to do a list on. xD
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Post by Ebony on Jan 30, 2008 13:28:25 GMT -5
Oooh, that makes things much simpler. c: As far as sections go, so far we have a definite good-to-go on:
Births (Kit, mother/father, date?)
Deaths (Name, circumstance, date?)
Apprentice ceremonies (Name, mentor, date?)
Warrior ceremonies (Name, date?)
Elder ceremonies (New name, date?)
Medicine cat (and apprentice) ceremonies (Name, mentor/apprentice, date?)
Deputy and leader ceremonies (Name, circumstance, date?)
Cats that left (Name, circumstance, date?)
Cats that came back / Joined (Name, circumstance, date?)
Major events: Formation of StormClan and the decline of the other three (possibly?), battles, disease outbreaks, fox/badger attacks?, Clan meetings (or not as important?).
Anything else? O: And who/when do you plan to assign categories to, or how will you choose?
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Post by Sun on Jan 30, 2008 16:19:34 GMT -5
I was hoping for volunteers. xD;
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Post by Feather on Jan 30, 2008 16:46:02 GMT -5
Hmmm. I would volunteer for something simpler, like births, since I'm new here. I'm just a little fuzzy on the point of reference- when exactly is the start of the R.P.? How many moons ago?
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Post by Ebony on Jan 30, 2008 17:12:49 GMT -5
MMM. I volunteer. c: Deaths? And after that then maybe apprentice ceremonies?
The roleplay would have began three months ago, or six months in roleplay time. If you were going to get the birth of every cat, just go through everyone's biographies, and make a note of who was born before that six month time mark, and who was born after. (:
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Post by Sun on Jan 30, 2008 18:10:31 GMT -5
Otay, so we have Births and Deaths (and Apprentice Ceremonies?) taken care of! I'll wait a few days for more volunteers and then just take whatever lists are left -- if someone wants to do one after that, I'll hand them what I have up to that point. xD
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