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This isn’t even based off a certain challenge but more of an amalgamation of challenges I’ve probably read over the years honestly. I wanted to do a royalty challenge but none of them really spoke to me perfectly, usually far too many things for me to keep track of honestly heh. But to sum it up here’s the gist. -Blind gene mode enabled for extra surprise -Tribe limit is 20 for my own sake - Certain traits are seen as more attractive and less attractive (Though this may be waived for story purposes as always-) In this playthrough mask patterning, fishing tail, and nimble fingers are considered more attractive. While no pattern, anteater snout, and heat body are considered less attractive. -Royalty can make and remove rules but while they can implement whatever rules they want, it is more fair to pass these rules by the lead healer as well for their approval. Not doing so may cause their subjects to trust them less or dislike them. -The gem color is based off ranks which are listed below lowest-highest(If it’s just one color than all gems are that color but combos mean different ranks: Orange - Very bad, means they are the lowest of the low. Green inner gem and orange outer gems - Lower than pure green but still have a chance to redeem themselves, usually through a task or mission. Green - Average, just a regular nicheling with nothing super bad nor super good. Pink - Pupsitters, mostly watch over young royalty if there is any but also watch over other pups as well. Blue - Healer, they heal the sick or weak and are respected for it. Green outer gems and a pink inner gem - Guards, watch over royalty and keep an eye on royals children. Blue outer gems and yellow inner gem: Lead healer, commonly converses with royalty to help with decisions and has quite a bit of sway, only being outranked by the royals. Usually the most experienced with healing in the group. Yellow - Royalty, make the big choices and basically control everything, though different rulers have different amounts of micromanaging depending on personality. - The harsh savannah sun beat down upon the grassland, showing no mercy to any creature or plant within its grasp. The dry grass swayed in the gentle breeze that was passing through the hot biome in a way that made it look as if it were dancing like a fancy bird. A rabill had cautiously hopped over to a small puddle of water, a rarity in these scorching grasses, and quickly started to drink from it with the hope of surviving another day under the ruthless sun. A nicheling jumped out and quickly killed the rabill, putting an end to its dreams of living another day, and then turned around and started to walk off with the rabill in their jaws. “You should eat this to regain your energy” The nicheling, a white and brown furred nicheling named Strike, said as he pushed the rabill towards the orange furred nicheling who was currently laying in a nest with a small bundle of red fur curled against her side. “Unless you wanna be even weaker than you are normally” Strike spoke again as he looked at the nicheling who only let out a sigh upon hearing the nicheling’s words. “I know, thank you for the meal Strike” The orange nicheling, named Lava, said as she started to eat the rabill that the poison fanged nicheling had given her. She was actually the Queen, though she didn’t know how much that really meant anymore as her and her mate’s old kingdom had been ravaged by bearyena, leaving her, her mate, and Strike as the only survivors they knew of. The healer didn’t say anything as he turned around and laid down, not really seeing a reason to do anything else at the moment as he felt his duties were done until further notice. After a stretch of silence Clay, the king and the mate of Lava, emerged from the grasses before glancing at the two present nichelings. “Cheery as usual healer?” He asked with no actual malice as he briefly turned his attention towards Strike. The healer glanced in his direction before making a show of rolling his eyes and turning his entire body away from the royal nicheling, though there was a small smile on his face as the mellow attitude of the yellow-eyed nicheling. “He’s perfectly healthy, no health issues that I’ve noticed after checking him” Strike spoke as he turned back around to vaguely gesture towards the small bundle of red fur. Clay nodded before gently walking over to his mate and the pup that sat next to her side. “What should we name him?” Clay asked as he looked at the small pup with affection, already being quite attached despite having just seen the small nicheling for the first time. “You don’t want to name him?” Lava asked with a tilt of her head as she looked at her mate who shook his head with a chuckle. “You’re the one who brought him into this world so you deserve to name him, at least this one” Clay said as he looked up from his newborn pup to look into the eyes of his mate. “Alright, than I think Volcano would suit him” Lava said as she nuzzled the pup which caused him to squeak before settling down once more. “From what I’ve heard from my grandparents they spewed out burning red liquid, the same color as his fur” She continued as she glanced up at her mate for his approval. “It sounds perfect for our little prince. Prince Volcano has a nice ring to it” Clay agreed happily as he looked at his pup once more, knowing that his pup would bring a strong legacy to this island.2 points
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slither even if you aren't an artist you shouldn't steel others art and say its your own \or at least. edit the actual art is I doubt wanna be rude so yeah2 points
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BIG UPDATE TIME! - Prince Volcano had proven himself to be quite a pawful in the short time since he’d been born, constantly trying to get his way and do whatever he wanted without consideration for others. “But I want the berry now!” Volcano squeaked with anger as he looked at his mom who reached a paw out to gently keep the young pup from getting any closer to the cactus. “If you don’t wait for us to de-thorn it you’ll get pricked and that’ll hurt” Lava said in an attempt to soothe her grumpy son, though this just seemed to anger the pup further as he tried to jump at the berry bush instead. Lava gasped but before anything bad happened Clay grabbed his son with his front paws, eliciting a sigh of relief from Lava, before giving his son a stern stare. “Son, you’re going to be a king one day and that means listening to those around you even if you don’t always agree” Clay said as he gently set the pup onto the ground, ignoring the grumbling that came from him. “A king who doesn’t listen to those around him is a foolish one” He continued as he caught his son’s eye and gave him a stern stare to further get his point across. “Just de-thorn it faster” Volcano grumbled as he glared at the ground below him. “Lack of respect for others is also the trait of a foolish king” Clay said as his stare stare turned into a scowl at the way the pup talked to his own mother, who had been the one de-thorning the berry for the young prince. Volcano opened his mouth but shut it upon seeing his dad’s scowl and instead turned away from him and squeezed his eyes shut. Lava looked between her son and her mate a bit on edge before continuing to de-thorn the berry she held in her paws. She gave the berry to her son after de-thorning it and the pup ate it in silence causing the two older nichelings to sigh at their son’s behavior, knowing his attitude could be bad if it didn’t get better. Meanwhile Strike was expanding the territory by clearing the swath of tall grass that drowned the area and made it impossible to see farther than a pawstep in front of himself. His mind had drifted as he did the same repetitive task over and over so he was startled when a sudden ‘ow!’ rang out from below his paws. He quickly took a few steps back and notice a young pup rubbing her nose with her paw while scowling at him. “You hit me with your big paws!” The pup squeaked as her fur fluffed up in anger at the older nicheling. Strike was a bit shocked at the bite this pup had at this age but then remembered how Volcano acted, so honestly he probably shouldn’t be surprised about it. “Not my fault you’re the exact same color as the grass pup, where are your parents anyway?” Strike said as he lifted his snout before sniffing the air for any signs of another nicheling, though he didn’t smell the pup either so he tried to listen as well but heard nothing. “Fire got ‘em” The pup said bluntly enough that it surprised the healer even more than earlier and caused him to whip his head toward the pup, who didn’t react the way most pups would to that information. No crying or yelling…she just stared at him as if she just told him about the weather instead of about her parents dying. While an odd reaction he still didn’t feel right just abandoning a pup in this harsh place so he sighed before speaking. “Well I live in a group of nichelings that you could join, I doubt they’d reject a lone pup” Strike offered as he glanced back in the vague direction of the center of the territory. Finch tilted her head as she looked at the older nicheling for a little bit. “Okay” Was all she responded with but Strike supposed that was answer enough and gestured with his tail to follow him as he turned around and started walking. “The healer finally returns!” Clay said in a joking manner as he saw Strike emerge out the grasses, making the fanged nicheling roll his eyes before moving out of the way to show the yellow pup he brought with him. “A pup! Why did you bring this pup here?” Clay asked as he quickly approached the pup and looked at her, making the pup squint at him and take a step back with bristled fur. Clay took a step back as he noticed the pup’s body language before looking at the healer for an explanation. “She was alone and from what she said her parents were killed because of a wildfire” Strike explained as he looked at the king. Clay nodded before turning his attention toward the pup with a soft smile. “You can live here as long as you’d like little pup” Clay said, trying to look as welcoming as possible as to not unnerve the pup again. At that moment the prince burst out from the grasses with his mother close behind as she tried to keep up with the small pup. Volcano can to a sudden stop as he noticed the new pup. “Who are you?” Volcano said with a sneer as he looked at the new pup, who scowled in return as she heard his tone. “I just joined, why are you so grumpy?” The new pup asked with an annoyed lash of her tail at this red pup’s attitude towards her despite having just met her. “You’re weird and already annoying” Volcano said as he glared at the new pup causing Lava to look at her son. “Volcano! That’s rude” Lava tried to reprimand her son for his behavior but he didn’t even acknowledge his mom’s words at all. The new pup stood onto her four paws with bristled fur as she approached the young prince. Volcano just scowled as she came closer only to be stunned when the new pup raised her right paw and bopped him on the nose with enough force to make him flinch away, while Lava just stared in shock at the actions of this new pup. “Ow, hey that hurt!” Volcano growled as he rubbed his nose. The new pup stuck her tongue out at him before smiling proudly which made Volcano get ready to jump at her before Clay grabbed his son with a sigh. “No fighting you two” Clay said with a stern tone that made his son grumble while the new pup just looked away with a huff, finding it unfair considering that this spoiled pup deserved it in her opinion. “Maybe a bad time but I never got your name pup” Clay spoke, holding tightly onto his son to ensure there were no more shenanigans as he looked towards the newest member of the group. “Finch” The new pup simply said as she looked over at the king before looking at the prince, who scowled at her as she looked at him. “A wonderful name for the newest member of the group” Clay said with a welcoming smile before noticing Lava gesturing towards their son, who was trying to wiggle out of his dad’s hold without any luck. “Well I hope you enjoy living here” Clay said to Finch before turning around and taking his son to a different part of the territory to give him a stern talking to…again. (Time to make up herbs uses in this world-) It had been a bit of time since Finch arrived, most of her interactions with the prince ended up as arguments or attempts to fight so they were kept separated whenever possible. Currently Strike was sorting the very scarce number of herbs that the group had, the dry grasslands provided much fewer herbs than him and the royal’s last home is something he had found out quite quickly. “Can I help?” Finch’s words broke Strike out of his concentration and caused him to glance over and see the pup staring at the herbs with interest and curiosity that he hadn’t seen on any other nicheling. “You sure? It’s pretty boring to just sort herbs, wouldn’t you rather go play or nap?” Strike asked as he set down the herbs he was sorting to instead give the pup his full attention to see if she would change her mind. Finch shook her head and glanced at him before looking at the herbs again so Strike shrugged before deciding to explain it. “These herbs are new to me but from what I’ve picked up the ‘meat’ of the cactus can help fight infections if eaten and can be a good source of water if it’s fresh” Strike started explaining with the pup giving the herbs her complete focus. “And the roots of the cactus are good for stomachaches, and that’s all I know at the moment” He said honestly as a new biome meant new herbs that he was unfamiliar with. “Okay” Finch said as she started to help sort the small amount of herbs, with Strike occasionally making sure she didn’t mix the fresh herbs with the dry ones. Finch and Volcano had grown into teens and Volcano’s parents were currently discussing his attitude toward others. “I thought he would get better but his behavior has gotten even worse” Lava said in a discouraged tone as she rubbed a paw against her face, she was patient but even her patience was wearing thin at their son’s attitude. Clay gently nuzzled his mate in a comforting manner after hearing what she said. “I really hope he won’t treat his soon to be younger sibling the same way” Lava continued as she looked at her mate. “I know, even I’m worried that he’ll make a rotten king that lords his power over those he’s supposed to care for” Clay admitted, feeling as if he had failed at teaching him to be a good king. “But he’s still young, perhaps he’ll grow out of it and become an amazing king” He continued as a way to try and soothe Lava’s worries about their son, not wanting her to stress over something that is out of her control. Lava gave a skeptical look but closed her eyes and took a deep breath before opening them and nodding at her mate with the hope he was right. Volcano and Finch had been left alone after lots of reassurances that they would run if there was danger and that they wouldn’t get in a fight in their absence, which got some side-eye of doubt but eventually relented. It was silent for a long stretch as the two did their own tasks, Volcano was just laying around while Finch sorted some herbs as a way to relax. The prince’s eyes were soon drawn to the neat piles of herbs that Finch had just finished sorting, giving the prince an idea as a venomous grin appeared on his face. He waited until Finch wandered off to grab some food before going over and using his paw to mess up the piles and make it a huge, disorganized pile of herbs that made it look as if a mini tornado had just run through it. He quickly scurried back to the nest he was laying on when he heard the faint sound of pawsteps and waited. Finch returned after eating a berry from a bush inside the territory but stopped in her tracks as she saw the pile of herbs, which were sorted only a little bit ago. She turned toward the prince with her fur bristling and her teeth bared. “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!” She screamed as she noticed the prince’s expression turn to one of arrogance at her anger. “Well you seemed bored so I gave you something to do, so re-organize it” Volcano said with an almost bored wave of his paw towards the pile, fueling Finch’s anger further. “No! You can’t just tell me what to do, especially after that!” Finch snarled as she took a threatening step towards the prince, who just rolled his eyes at her anger. “Yeah I can, I’m a future king so you have to listen to me because you’re below me” Volcano said with a smug grin as he looked at the irate Finch, who’s fur bristled further at his comment. “You’d be a rotten king! I bet you’d just let your subjects starve while you hoard the food!” Finch snapped as she took another step towards the prince. “Well yeah, the royals are the most important nichelings in the group” Volcano said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Finch’s mouth hung open in shock at the complete seriousness of the prince’s tone. Then she lunged at the prince causing him to yelp as soon as her bodyweight bowled into him, easily knocking him over. “Hey get off me!” Volcano said as he tried to shove her off. “No! You’re selfish and you deserve more than a slap on the paw for it!” Finch growled causing a small bubble of fear to rise in the prince but he tried not to let it show, instead trying harder to shove away the winged nicheling but without any results. -Blood mention!- Finch grabbed a thorn from a nearby cactus and swiped it from the top to the bottom of Volcano’s left eye, causing blood to leak out and to create a cut on his face. Volcano screeched and used all his force to push Finch off of him, succeeding this time, before quickly scrambling away from her. The two had a tense stare-off as he felt blood drip down his face from the fresh cut. -End of blood mention- Volcano broke first, turning around and fleeing to hide in one of the nests on the territory that was farther from Finch, making said nicheling scoff at the cowardly action before turning back to the herbs and beginning to re-sort them once more.2 points
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This play through actually started out as the basic challenge, but I forgot so now it’s just a basic play through where they like the rainforest. Family tree can be seen here https://www.familyecho.com Name requests are always appreciated!1 point
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If this is way too similar to someone else's than I apologize but I made my newest playthrough and thought eh why not throw my rules for it out into the world if anyone else wants to play it this way. Also this is heavily leaning towards more story-like playthroughs so note that! So time for the rules! -Blind gene mode enabled for extra surprise -Tribe limit is 20 - Certain traits are seen as more attractive and less attractive (Though this may be waived for story purposes as you see fit) -Royalty can make and remove rules but while they can implement whatever rules they want, it is more fair to pass these rules by the lead healer as well for their approval. Not doing so may cause their subjects to trust them less or dislike them. -The gem color is based off ranks which are listed below lowest-highest(If it’s just one color than all gems are that color but combos mean different ranks: Orange - The lowest of the low. Green inner gem and orange outer gems - Lower than pure green but still have a chance to redeem themselves, usually through a task or mission. Green - Average Pink - Pupsitters, they watch over the young of the group. Blue - Healer, they heal the sick or weak and are respected for it. Green outer gems and a pink inner gem - Guards, watch over royalty and keep them safe. Will probably sacrifice themselves to save the royalty if needed (Though again story purposes may waive that rule if you want it to) Blue outer gems and yellow inner gem: Lead healer, commonly converses with royalty to help with decisions and has quite a bit of sway, only being outranked by the royals. Usually the most experienced with healing in the group. Yellow - Royalty, make the big choices and basically control everything, though different rulers have different amounts of micromanaging depending on personality, the way they were raised, etc.1 point
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a lot of the time i stop updating my playthroughs because i'm distracted playing other games or i can't access my nintendo switch at the moment, or i just don't feel motivated-1 point
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We're on the same wavelength apparently- That's honestly fair, motivation can be really really tough to find sometimes(I mean look at me, I occasionally drop off the face of the forums for like 1-6 months because I lack the motivation to make more story) All I can say is if you can't think of story ideas use a random plot or even random word generator to try and generate ideas. But if you're just bored of the game itself at the moment than I can't really give too much advice, sometimes ya just gotta wait out the boredom. Also thank you! Always nice to hear someone say they enjoy my writing/say my writing is good, always completely makes my day! (I'm still working on that new playthrough btw but I made the mistake of 'watching youtube for just a few videos' and ended up completely forgetting lol)1 point
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AAAA /POS entering with anala since i redesigned her just today!! she's just kind of a selfish trashcan, hardly ever caring about anyone else's survival but her own. her genes are normal ears, ram horns, short snout, big body, runner legs (though one is scarred and basically a deformed paw), normal hind legs and swimming tail also, can i be an emergency santa this year too? :DD edit: she's from a swamp tribe, so if the person drawing her wants to do a background some kind of wetland would be really cool :]1 point
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