Rowan?!

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Ok, we've got a base concept for character creation for my Warrior Cats ttrpg!! It's heavily inspired by Legend in the Mist's tag system

Every tag has two progress clocks divided into sections like in the image above. Every tag starts with 1 full clock. The basic idea is:

- You gain a token when you make the tag hinder you

- You spend a token to make the tag help you

- You fill a section when you act according to the tag

- You empty a section when you act against the tag

- You gain a tag when you fill 1 progress clock for it by acting according to what you want it to be

- You lose a tag when you empty both progress clocks for it by acting against what it pushes you to do

- You change a tag and earn a milestone reward when you fill both progress clocks

Tag Types

- A Reputation is a cat's position with a Clan, whether something they were born into, something they earned over time, or something they've suddenly been thrust into

- A Bond is a connection a character has, usually to another character, but can also be to a place, item, memory, Clan, concept, or ideal

- A Desire is something the character wants and is trying to achieve, which can even be another aspect

- An Ability is something unique the character can do best

- A Personality is a character's overall demeanor

- A Secret is some knowledge the character is hiding at all costs

- A Scar is an event from a character's past that has left them hurt to this day, oftentimes a source of pain and fear

- A Conflict is something challenging the character is currently facing (or running away from)

- An Ideal is a belief about the way the world is and/or the way it should be that the character holds onto strongly, for better or for worse

- A Possession is something the character owns or carries with them, usually an object

This is subject to potential changes in the future

[rowannothere]

Decided to test out the card decks I bought from The Story Engine site and wanted to share what I came up with! I have all 3 main decks + expansion/booster packs, but just in PDF form, hence the sticky notes haha. I'll also leave my little opinion on the decks at the bottom for anyone interested :) Note that I am not sponsored by Story Engine, I'm not even a big platform in the slightest anyways LOL

This is my setup so far! We'll go through each note individually and I'll try to explain the connections I made between them. I also left some questions to answer about each note in another post, so if you like this post you should look forward to that! Also, feel free to provide your own thoughts about this, whether that be interpretations of connections between notes, potential answers to unanswered questions, or opinions on The Story Engine as a whole :) I'd love to see what y'all think! I've been cooped up in my house for weeks and this has been my only entertainment LMAO so I'm eager to talk with people about it

Ok so 1st + 2nd cards--I really coulda combined them to make this easier to understand but it's alright.

Character (we'll call them A) has a pet or guardian animal and created a notable item. This'll be important later because both those things will connect to other notes, but that's all you need to know for now! Here are some questions to keep in mind while we continue, though:

- Who is A's guardian animal? Why do they have one? How did they meet?

- What item did A create? How and for what purpose? Why is it notable?

On the next sticky note are A's goal & conflict for the storyline. They want to release a monster, but they will be banished from the place they love most. Interesting, right? Following the first arrow, we'll go look at the card directly below it: the Creature! But first, some questions to keep in mind:

- What is this monster? Why does A want to release it? Why is it considered a monster? How does A plan to release it?

- What is the place A loves most, and why do they love it so much? Why would they be banished from it, and how would they react to being banished?

Now let's take a look at The Creature! It is venomous and/or poisonous and considered sacred or blasphemous by a faction... interesting! First, I'm gonna use this note to answer some questions we had earlier, just based on the arrows we've seen leading to it so far:

- This Creature is A's guardian animal, and the same monster A wants to release!

Not much, but I don't want to answer all the questions right away, I wanna leave something open to interpret later. So, let's follow the next arrow to the faction that considers Creature sacred/blasphemous, but first, some questions to think about:

- Why does Faction consider Creature sacred/blasphemous?

Now, Faction ousted a former leader, has confusing or contradictory founding texts, and wants to open an ancient door that can only be unlocked by a certain item 👀 Super cool! This doesn't answer any questions for me right now, so we'll move on to the leader they ousted, but questions first, of course!:

- Who is the former leader they ousted and why were they ousted?

- What do the founding texts say and how are they confusing/contradictory? What actually happened, and why is this changed in the texts?

- Why do they want to open this door? Where does it lead? Why can it only be unlocked by a certain item?

Okay, now for the ousted former leader of Faction! We'll call this character B. B's accomplishments were erased from history, they have body art of a creature, item, or location, and they want to restore or repair a legendary artifact :0 I don't really think this answers any questions for me yet, at least not on its own, so let's just ask our new questions then move on to the artifact :)

- What accomplishments did B make that were erased from history? Who erased them, how, and why?

- What is the body art depicting and why is this important to B?

- What is the legendary artifact B wants to restore and why? How do they plan to restore it?

Now let's look at said artifact! It is destroyed a little bit each time it's used and wrongly thought to be destroyed in an event, which has an arrow connecting to the next note. Okay, so, let's answer some questions just based on the arrow connections so far:

- A created this item. Faction wants to use it to open a door. B wants to restore it.

Now for some extra questions before we move on:

- Why is it destroyed a little each time it's used? What is it used for?

- What is the event in which it was thought to be destroyed? Why do people think it's destroyed? Why isn't it actually destroyed? Who knows it isn't destroyed, and how do they know?

And here's the event! All it says is "a grim tithe to a powerful entity has come due." Very spooky lol! This isn't too much to work off of for answers, but it does open up some new questions:

- What is the tithe and who owes it? Are they able to pay it?

- Who is the powerful entity this tithe is owed to, and how do they plan to claim it? Why do they want this tithe in the first place?

The arrow here actually leads us to the "powerful entity", so let's take a look!

Now the deity is where things really start falling into place and get interesting! The deity is followed by a swarm of something (which connects to Creature with its arrow), is vulnerable to a legendary object (which connects to Artifact with its arrow), and wants to gain entry to a location of power (which will lead us to the next note with its arrow). This helps me come up with an answer to a recent question:

- The tithe owed to them is Artifact.

As for the questions it raises:

- Why do swarms of Creature follow them?

- Why are they vulnerable to Artifact?

- What is the location they want to gain entry to and why?

Now, lastly, for the location the deity wants to gain entry to. It's found or settled by Faction and is the supposed site of a gateway to another world... 👀 I think this card does answer a question right off the bat:

- The Artifact is used to open this gateway.

And for our final set of questions to answer:

- How did Faction find Location, and why did they choose to settle in it?

- What other world does this gateway lead to, if the rumors are even true at all?

And that's all I have for now! I'll come back and answer all these questions another time, for now I'm pooped out after spending several hours on this haha.

As promised, my honest opinions on these decks: Overall, I like them, but I'm always hesitant to spend so much money on hobbies and this felt like a very self-indulgent purchase even if I used gift money on it, so I was nervous about it and still sort of am. I'm not sure how much use I'll get out of it, but it's been fun so far! However, the cards start to feel repetitive after a while (which is inevitable with so many cards!) and I really wish they used the same types of cards for each deck to make them easier to combine. I'm sure there are plenty of free alternatives to this system for those who can't afford it, and I'm even considering making my own free alternative to post here just for fun! But if you can swing it, I do think these decks have plenty of potential and are super useful for getting your creativity flowing :) I know I've been talking a LOT, but I also want to say that if you can come up with a creative new way to use these cards, absolutely do so! I love the question/answer mechanic I came up with, and I'm planning to try drawing more cards to answer some questions I've left unanswered here, though that feels like it'll start a neverending rabbit hole of cards so I probably need to put a cap on how many cards I should draw. I also think it'd be a neat idea to take just your favorite prompts from this deck and make an idea board out of it, then try to connect them into one story, instead of drawing randomly, but you'd have a lotta prompts to sift through first LOL. Might actually try that though...

[rowannothere]

Wanderhome-Inspired Setting: Time Periods

Literally just me yapping about Wanderhome worldbuilding

Period 1: Fully Feral

The apocalypse that wiped out mankind was recent enough for some elders to remember it, and animals are still adapting to having just gained full sentience and sapience.

• Anatomy stays roughly the same; quadrupeds stay on all fours, birds don't get hands, etc. Hybrids of animals not in the same taxonomical family are unheard of at the moment.

• Clothes & tools are specialized for specific species' needs; bags for pouchless animals to carry things without filling their mouths, lightweight armor for vulnerable animals that depend on speed, etc. However, some animals refuse to wear clothes or use tools at all, since it's "too much like man" and they believe mankind's development of things like these led to their downfall.

• The Common language is still in early development, so most animals still primarily speak their mother tongue but can still communicate on a rudimentary level.

• Societies are starting to form, primarily between animals of the same species, though sometimes animals on the same level of the food chain may join each other's communities. However, most solitary animals refuse to join societies at all, believing it will only lead them down the same path of destruction as mankind.

• Predators still need to eat meat, so alliances between levels of the food chain are rare and strained, but they do exist in some places for certain reasons.

• Bugs are getting bigger and stronger as time wears on, and some animals have even begun to domesticate them—the idea of predators eating bug & fish instead of other awakened animals is growing more and more commonplace.

• The Animi (spirits) are still powerful and revered; each species has different interpretations of the Animi and worships different Animi, which frequently causes tension.

Period 2: Slightly Anthro

The apocalypse that wiped out mankind was several generations ago, and the world has changed considerably, including its inhabitants.

• Anatomy becomes slightly more humanoid; all animals now walk on two legs and have something akin to hands, but sizes still vary wildly depending on species and hybrids are still very uncommon due to this size disparity.

• Clothes & tools have more general uses and can be used by any animal, which makes them easier to mass produce.

• Every animal now knows the Common language as well as their mother tongue, to keep their heritage intact while allowing everyone to communicate.

• Civilizations are growing much larger and more inclusive by the day, but that comes with the inevitable conflict between them over resources and ideology, and their governments are starting to repeat mankind's mistakes.

• Most predators now eat only bugs and fish, so trust is starting to grow between levels of the food chain, though there are still the occasional predator cases that leave some prey in fear and lead them to stereotype and hold prejudice against predators.

• With a surplus of food and safety in societies, animals have had time to create their own arts, sports, and traditions, and some are starting to study fields like science, math, and philosophy.

• Beliefs on Animi are starting to mix and change, which makes some Animi angry, as they feel they're being forgotten. What's worse is that some are, and as their worshipers dwindle, so does their power.

Period 3: Fairly Anthro

The apocalypse that ended mankind is now told only in myths and ancient history lessons, and animalfolk are desperately trying to avoid repeating mankind's mistakes.

• Anatomy is fairly humanoid while still retaining most animalistic features, and since all animalfolk are now about the same size, hybrids are much more common, though sometimes frowned upon by those that wish to conserve their past.

• Clothes & tools have become as advanced as mankind's was before they left, but very little is machine made yet due to commonfolk's active protests against machines.

• All animalfolk now know Common, and native languages are starting to be forgotten as animalfolk lose their reasons to maintain them.

• The lands had been united under one rule for many generations until very recently; the downfall of the Empire began when a star fell from the sky and decimated the capital, killing the heirless Empress. A power struggle ensued between the nobility and the war went on for several years, until a commonfolk, of all animalfolk, slaughtered the rest of their competition and claimed the throne. At first, the King was a fair and benevolent ruler, but when he began to rebuild atop the Fallen Star, something changed. He became a horrible tyrant, and eventually a rebellion rose and overtook him, replacing him with a new leader. This leader has only been in power for a few years, but things are starting to look up for the Haeth as they finally enter an era of peace, having sworn off the violence their land was once drenched in.

• All animalfolk now only eat bugs and fish. These large bugs are also often used as pets and beasts of burden; tame ants are the new equivalent of loyal dogs, spiders now the equivalent of loving cats, and grasshoppers, dragonflies, and water striders are all used for land, air, and sea travel.

• There are now countless Animi, each with a small domain and an even smaller pool of power, and animalfolk often only worship local Animi, if they worship any at all. Examples of Animi domains could include Animi of homecooked meals or discarded objects.

• Animalfolk are starting to wonder what happened to mankind, and could it happen to them, too?

[rowannothere]

If I made a google doc guide to creating OCs for a Warriors FanClan would y'all read it? :0 Just press the "yes" poll button and/or like the message if so :D it'll help motivate me if people are interested, but if not then I won't worry about putting too much effort into it /lh (Details on what I'd include in this guide under the poll!)

FanClan Guide?

Yes

No

Voting ended onOct 22, 2025

i'm trynna work on a basic outline for it rn but staring at a blank page is hard LOL but uh. Ik I have a LOTTA rlly detailed stuff I wanna include, like:

- "playbooks" for Clans & character archetypes (kinda similar to d&d classes but entirely lore-focused and excluding any mechanics; a better example would be Wanderhome playbooks, so I've included images of a fanmade Wanderhome playbook by HyperAware on itch.io as an example :)

- "mini-guides" on specific clan roles and how to write them (healer guide would get a list of common sicknesses & injuries + herbs to treat them & extra info on said herbs such as how to identify them & their growth conditions and locations, warrior guide would get a list of fighting & hunting techniques + types of animals one may encounter in different areas & information on said animals such as their appearance & behavior, how to track them, how to hunt/fight them, etc.)

- A perchance name generator with 1,000+ prefixes & suffixes, each with meanings ascribed to them. With this generator, you can "save" prefixes & suffixes you like so they won't change when you press the randomize button again, you can input a prefix or suffix and it'll output the other side of the name for you, you can filter the names by themes using checkboxes, and you can input pronouns at the bottom to get a pre-written paragraph displaying a name and pronouns you'd like to test out. This would also come with a "name dictionary" in case you want to look through all the prefixes/suffixes and their meanings yourself.

That's it for now! Feel free to share if you're interested :D

[rowannothere]

Cookie Run MLP AU

Cookie Run but ponies...

The Beasts being corrupted by shadow magic like Stygian & Luna. They were born alicorns and had represented the previous Elements of Harmony; Mystic Flour being Healing, Burning Spice being Strength, Shadow Milk being Sorcery, Silent Salt being Bravery, and Eternal Sugar being Beauty--the last former element of harmony was Hope, which I'm not quite sure what to do with yet tbh. I'll either have to make a sixth Beast & Ancient pair for this or just ignore the unused elements. Alternatively, though, I'm vaguely aware of a theory circulating about Gingerbrave & The Ultimate Cookie being the holders of a sixth soul jam, so I could just wait to see if that's how it actually plays out and use that 👀 After being corrupted, the Beasts were trapped in The Tree of Harmony, which would be guarded by the Changelings for centuries to come.

The Ancients being born normal ponies who eventually came to represent the new Elements of Harmony; Pure Vanilla being Kindness, White Lily being Honesty, Dark Cacao being Loyalty, Golden Cheese being Generosity, and Hollyberry being Laughter. Again, no sixth Ancient, so no Element of Magic (yet). They also became alicorns upon earning their titles as the new Elements of Harmony and each ruled over a respective kingdom for quite some time, until the Dark Flour War. Having been started when White Lily was corrupted into Dark Enchantress, the Dark Flour War resulted in Pure Vanilla going missing (and being presumed dead), which left his Kingdom in shambles. Most of Golden Cheese's Kingdom was destroyed, as well, though actually I'm not sure if I wanna go the same route of them living in a digital utopia after death tbh, so maybe it wasn't LOL. Or maybe it WAS but she rebuilds and embraces change idk.

The Dragons get to stay dragons in this, and Sugarteara is full of seaponies. The Legendaries... hmm not sure what to do with them quite yet ngl. Also uncertain how the Witches will translate into this setting, since they're a pretty integral part of Cookie Run lore but MLP doesn't have any divine creators, much less divine creators with a scandalous secret that would turn their own creations against them. Gingerbrave & friends I MIGHT set up to become the next wielders of the Elements of Harmony, but I haven't figured out much more about them, either. Maybe, for the sake of scope, I could keep this as a Beast & Ancients centric AU, at least until I figure out what I wanna do with all the other characters.

Is this worth writing a fic about LOL

[rowannothere]

II'm thinking about doing a fic similar to Jambound for Eternal Sugar & Hollyberry cuz it sounds fun lol, but I haven't finished Jambound yet so I probably should to see if there's anything going on with the other Beasts towards the end (I'm on chapter 27 outta 31 rn)

Anyways, count this post as an interest check--if you're interested pls like the post!

[rowannothere]

Family Dynamic Prompts

Here are some of my favorite family dynamics I've found or come up with over the years, I likely can't use them all so any are free to grab for adaptations :)

- Grumpy dad, sunshine daughter (bonus points if the daughter goes thru a rebellious phase & the daughter adopted the dad & the dad is overprotective & the dad has to do silly little girl stuff with her as a kid like dressing up as a fairy princess)

- Sunshine dad, grumpy daughter (bonus points if the dad is kind of a himbo & the daughter sets him up with someone Parent Trap style or if he's remarried and she hates her stepfamily but he's just trying to make the best of it, also bonus points if he constantly embarrasses her on purpose)

- Older sister with younger brothers who's learned how to fight because said brothers get bullied a lot at school

- Found family that hates each other at first but comes to love each other after some forced proximity making them work together. They still argue all the time, though.

- Found family who are villains but they've always had each others' backs after the world turned its back on them, they're the type of villains with something to protect.

- Twins who are in constant competition for their parents' approval (and everything else).

- Twins who are partners in crime (bonus points if there's an older sibling who's always there to pull them out of trouble)

[rowannothere]

I've been coming up with my own scene ideas for a story with characters based HEAVILY on the MLP mane 6 and thought they made really sweet prompts, so I'm sharing them! Lmk if ya use em, I'd love to read it :D Today I'll be doing...

Vacation Themed Prompts!

Packing

- One character is over-packing and fussing about what they'll need. They've packed multiple suitcases, full of whatever's relevant to the character! Maybe clothes for a particularly fashionable character or lots of medical supplies for a particularly anxious character?

- One character hasn't even packed yet and they leave in 15 minutes, but they insist it'll be alright and go on to pack very basic items. Later on, they end up realizing they forgot something important! Perhaps a bathing suit, sunscreen, underwear, toothpaste, etc.?

- One character is only packing survival essentials as if the apocalypse will begin the moment they step foot out of the house...

- One character has mostly just packed "fun" things, leaving behind several necessary items!

- One character finds they don't have room to pack their comfort item. What are they going to do?

Road Trip/Plane Flight

- (Road trip) The characters start arguing over what music to play or what food to get.

- (Road trip) The car breaks down in the middle of nowhere!

- (Road trip) The passengers are singing songs and playing road trip games very loudly and obnoxiously, much to the annoyance of the driver. "Punch buggy, no punch-backs!!" and "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we--"

- (Road trip) The characters have quite a bit of trouble trying to read a map and end up so, so lost...

- (Road trip) The characters need to find a place to sleep for the night, what do they do? Oh I can smell the "not enough beds" trope from miles away...

- (Plane flight) A baby is crying on the flight, how do the characters react?

- (Plane flight) There's a bit of turbulence and Character A freaks out, having to be comforted by Character B.

- (Plane flight) One of the characters gets airsick.

- (Plane flight) Airline food sucks, write about that. Idk I've never been on a plane HELP

Camping

- The characters go fishing, but one keeps whining about how long it's taking and scaring away the fish, one can't get the line untangled, and/or one keeps pulling up trash.

- The characters play capture the flag!

- The characters go hiking. One keeps pointing out all the cool wildlife while one is worried about getting muddy and sunburnt and attracting bugs. Perhaps one trips and the other has to carry them back to the tent?

- The characters roast s'mores, sing songs, and tell spooky stories by the campfire, cuddling together for comfort and warmth as they listen to the tale of the local ghost that haunts the forest.

- The characters go kayaking and one tries to stand on the kayak, causing them both to tip over into the water! Now they're sopping wet and cold :(

Disney

- A few characters argue over the best way to get the sword out of the stone in fantasyland

- "A coke here costs HOW MUCH?”

- One of the characters is nervous about meeting a mascot

- “I dare you to drink the water in small world”

- Which character would get more excited about certain animals on Kilimanjaro Safari?

- A ride breaks down with the characters on it!

- Character A learns not to ride rollercoasters with Character B anymore after Character B vomits on them.

- The lines are sooo long... what do your characters do? Do they try to kill time somehow or try to evade the lines?

- A character has a breakdown due to all the noise :(

Beach Day

- Building a sand castle! Who can do it better?

- One character just tans and reads in the sun while everyone else is having fun, despite being encouraged several times to join them.

- While swimming, a character thinks they see a shark and panics!

- Someone's at the beach with a metal detector for some reason.

- Searching for seashells :) Can you really hear the ocean in them?

- Someone finds a note in a bottle in the water! What does it say?

- Playing beach ball!

- A moonlit stroll along the shore... lol

- What if one character has a fear of water?

[rowannothere]

Feline Xenofiction Prompts

Write about a stray black housecat who's shot by some stupid teens with a BB-gun on Halloween night and is rescued by a witch to become her familiar. What happens next? (Below are some further prompts)

A spell goes wrong and the cat is transported into a mythical realm and must find a way back home with a new group of misfits like them.

The cat is taken to a school for familiars. Are they still an outcast there, or do they finally feel at home?

The cat and her witch meet another witch who has a feline familiar like the protagonist but ginger. I like to think this turns out as a sunshine x grumpy (cottagecore x goth? 👀) & enemies to lovers prompt, but of course the direction is up to you!

This doesn't have to be set in modern times--what if the black cat was a witch's familiar during the Salem Witch Trials and they and their human have to flee?

Write about a Pride of lionesses who realize they don't need their lazy lion and overthrow him. They had already done all the hunting, the mothering, the protecting, etc. anyways. What happens next? (Below are some further prompts)

A young lioness starts to grow a mane. What does this mean for her? How does the rest of the Pride react? Is she even, well, a she?

The Pride sets up a democratic system in which every eligible lioness is able to vote on Pride decisions. Nothing more to this prompt I just thought this was a cool idea on its own lol

The Pride soon becomes concerned about how their lineages will continue, so they start adopting cubs that would've been killed by the new lions in other Prides. Perhaps a pair of lesbian lionesses save a male cub... what will happen when he grows up? Will he be exiled from the Pride or treated just like any other lioness?

Write about a housecat who's been granted nine lives, but these lives aren't consecutive. The cat lives through nine different time periods. What do they see? (Below are some further prompts)

One life could be set in Ancient Egypt, where they were worshipped as the Pharaoh's cat.

One life could be set during the Salem Witch Trials, in which their owner is accused of being a witch. After this I ran out of ideas oops

Write about the life of a famous cat, like Unsinkable Sam, the WWII ship cat who survived the sinking of 3 ships, Félicette, the only cat sent to space who survived, Faith, the mother cat who raised her kitten in a church that was actively being bombed, Oscar, who was able to predict when hospice patients were about to die and would curl up in their laps, Tara, who saved her boy from a dog attack, or Scarlett, who saved her kittens one by one from a housefire despite the burns she gained in the process.

Write about your own pet cat(s)! What is their day to day life like? What happened in their past?

Write about a cat who can shapeshift, inspired by the term "copycat".

Write about a kleptomaniac cat, inspired by the term "cat burglar".

[rowannothere]

I'm gonna start a little series where I post xenofiction prompts just for fun, I might use some for my own project but I don't mind any of these being adapted! They'll be tagged xenofic prompt and sorted by species :) I'll also link each here.

[cats-of-eden-valley]

is there a like..... xenomoggy discord maybe.................. idk im very new to this-

There is not and while I have definitely thought about making one I am generally speaking not the optimal community leader because I am a little guy with 4+ diagnoses and I already struggle to manage the server I already have lol

[rowannothere]

My friends and I are actually making a xenofiction server, there's only one already on Discord and it's 18+ so we're making our own >:D It's gonna be super fun, I can invite people when it's ready!

[rowannothere]

I am a comedy genius /j

But I now have these two AUs that I absolutely love they’re so silly goofy, I might infodump ab them soon:

One is the Warriors medicine cats but they’re in a medical drama (which normally is a tv genre but I’d just make it a book tbh bc I’m not putting THAT much effort into a spoof thing lol). They’re vets but the drama remains LMAO. Think House MD or Grey’s Anatomy.

Another is a comedy buddy cop show (well, book) featuring the cast of the first arc. Fireheart is working to solve the disappearance of his former partner, Redtail, with Graystripe while flirting with a very annoyed Sandstorm, Tigerclaw is a corrupt cop who killed Redtail to cover up his crimes, and Scourge runs an underground crime business. Think Brooklyn 99 or Psych.

[troutfur]

For that first one, is it like a world of anthro cats and the cats just so happen to be treated as if they were regular house cats, are the meddies the only humans and the rest of the cast is regular cats, or is everyone human. Because if it's the second I'd be FASCINATED to know what happens to familial relationships. Like, how in the world is Jayfeather, for example, a sibling to two cats?

[rowannothere]

I was thinking of just making them all humans, I’m double thinking the vet thing because oo drama about them having to operate on their family and friends! But if I can have both that’d be even more fun and kinda hilarious so I’ll think about the second option 👀 If you have any ideas I’m open! :)

Edit: Alternatively I could keep them as feral cats, I’d have to move the timeline around if I wanna keep every notable medicine cat (Goosefeather, Yellowfang, Jayfeather, Mothwing, Leafpool, Cinderpelt, Alderheart, all those cats and probably more) in the story but like I could imagine them in a Guardians situation (group from the books who took in cats to heal them then churned them out afterwards if u didnt already know) and they’re performing cat surgery that’d be funny AND dramatic

[rowannothere]

Alternative mystery fourth answer my friend just suggested—there’s already humans who operate on other humans, humans who operate on animals, cats who operate on other cats/animals, but… what about cats who operate on humans. I have NO CLUE how I could manage to make this make sense but it’s fuckin hilarious

Edit with an idea: What if I do a bit of worldbuilding (my beloved <3) for this AU? There could be 3 main species: humans, hybrids, and ferals.

Humans have the highest level of sentience, intelligence, etc.—they follow their own unique moral codes, even.

Hybrids are a mix of human and animal due to genetic mutations. They often feel conflicted between the pull of the two different worlds they were born into, between sentience, intelligence, and morality or survival and primal instincts. Some are simply born into animal bodies with human-like minds, some are born into a human-like body with animalistic features, and some have the ability to shift between both forms, though this isn’t always voluntary. This is the species of our medicine cats.

Ferals act only on instinct, they’re just your typical animals you’d encounter in the real world.

[rowannothere]

I am a comedy genius /j

But I now have these two AUs that I absolutely love they’re so silly goofy, I might infodump ab them soon:

One is the Warriors medicine cats but they’re in a medical drama (which normally is a tv genre but I’d just make it a book tbh bc I’m not putting THAT much effort into a spoof thing lol). They’re vets but the drama remains LMAO. Think House MD or Grey’s Anatomy.

Another is a comedy buddy cop show (well, book) featuring the cast of the first arc. Fireheart is working to solve the disappearance of his former partner, Redtail, with Graystripe while flirting with a very annoyed Sandstorm, Tigerclaw is a corrupt cop who killed Redtail to cover up his crimes, and Scourge runs an underground crime business. Think Brooklyn 99 or Psych.

[troutfur]

For that first one, is it like a world of anthro cats and the cats just so happen to be treated as if they were regular house cats, are the meddies the only humans and the rest of the cast is regular cats, or is everyone human. Because if it's the second I'd be FASCINATED to know what happens to familial relationships. Like, how in the world is Jayfeather, for example, a sibling to two cats?

[rowannothere]

I was thinking of just making them all humans, I’m double thinking the vet thing because oo drama about them having to operate on their family and friends! But if I can have both that’d be even more fun and kinda hilarious so I’ll think about the second option 👀 If you have any ideas I’m open! :)

Edit: Alternatively I could keep them as feral cats, I’d have to move the timeline around if I wanna keep every notable medicine cat (Goosefeather, Yellowfang, Jayfeather, Mothwing, Leafpool, Cinderpelt, Alderheart, all those cats and probably more) in the story but like I could imagine them in a Guardians situation (group from the books who took in cats to heal them then churned them out afterwards if u didnt already know) and they’re performing cat surgery that’d be funny AND dramatic

[rowannothere]

I am a comedy genius /j

But I now have these two AUs that I absolutely love they’re so silly goofy, I might infodump ab them soon:

One is the Warriors medicine cats but they’re in a medical drama (which normally is a tv genre but I’d just make it a book tbh bc I’m not putting THAT much effort into a spoof thing lol). They’re vets but the drama remains LMAO. Think House MD or Grey’s Anatomy.

Another is a comedy buddy cop show (well, book) featuring the cast of the first arc. Fireheart is working to solve the disappearance of his former partner, Redtail, with Graystripe while flirting with a very annoyed Sandstorm, Tigerclaw is a corrupt cop who killed Redtail to cover up his crimes, and Scourge runs an underground crime business. Think Brooklyn 99 or Psych.

[rowannothere]

Hi, I’m looking for other writers to join me on a warriors rewrite! We’ll pitch and vote on ideas about how to rewrite the series together, such as plot, character rearranging, etc. :)

I want a team because rewriting the whole series myself is quite the daunting task, so I’d like to separate it by book or by chapter between a team of people ^^

Thank you for considering, comment on this or dm me if you’d like to join. Preferably you should have discord so I can add you to a server but if not we can probably work something out.

Oh! And I forgot to mention, I’ll be writing more about my current rewrite ideas soon to see if anyone’s interested.

[whats-this-mustelid]

I just think that 'animals are living intelligent creatures that have feelings and deserve to be respected' and 'when done properly farming is beneficial to both people and animals and there's nothing wrong with raising and killing animals for food, clothing, and other products' are concepts that very much can and should coexist

[rowannothere]

OMG SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS

[thedreadvampy]

you gotta be able to say "die"

you gotta be able to say "suicide"

you gotta be able to talk about "sex"

they're uncomfortable topics, YEAH for SURE

because LIFE is uncomfortable. Death and suicide and sex and pain are straight up going to happen. not having words for the way it discomforts you doesn't make it more comfortable, it just makes you less able to reach out about it.

even more vital, you gotta be able to say words like "rape", "abuse", "queer" or "racist". cause we fought fucking hard to name those experiences. to identify "rape" as distinct from "sex" and "racism" as distinct from "acceptable behaviour" and "queer" as distinct from "invert"

like the function of communication is not to minimise immediate discomfort. we gotta be able to talk about stuff that's hard or sucks or causes difficult conversations.

[rowannothere]

Not talking about something doesn’t make it go away.