SITE // WIDE // PLOT ?

[CHEL!]

*I was hoping this small idea would spark some more activity around site + advertising.

Well to kick things up around here, I had a small idea. How about a site wide plot? I bet this would pick up some muse for others, and overall make things a bit more interesting. I do have a few ideas listed below:

• Pack wars? Either it be a few against one, or everyone against each other. This idea is a bit overused, but it does make things a bit more exciting.
  
• Cults and Gangs? A small group of loners, or wolves who break apart from their packs. Only to come together as one small gang, plotting to overthrow other packs.
  
• New lives / heirs? An alpha pair could be expecting pups, that would shake things up.
  

Those were just a few thoughts I had. Nothing too extravagant. I wanna hear some feedback and ideas from you guys :3 What do you think? Anything to add? Disagree to anything? Post your answers here ^^

[[A.n.y.u]]

We actually have a site-wide plot planned already xD you guys just don't know about it yet. But it's going to be revealed along with the new skin at the end of the activity check this week. We've been discussing it for a little while, and it's going to give the site a bit of a darker side. And it might make people think a little harder before posting at the Stone.

Anyways, that doesn't mean we can't use some of your ideas. I will say that plots centering around pack wars or groups of loners causing havoc are a little cliche and tend to be harder to orchestrate, since getting everyone involved is harder.

As for an alpha pair...we don't really have one yet. There is, of course, Malady and Laya, but no one really knows where that is going to go.

haha. That does remind me of a mini-plot Everfrost had the first time it opened, before I closed it and started over. Rostyn had mated with a female and she was expecting pups. Around the same time he had decided to wander onto another pack territory and interfere with their affairs just for the hell of it. The plan was that when Rostyn's pups were born the alpha that he had pissed off would attempt to steal the pups, but would only succeed in getting one or two. He would then raise them to hate Rostyn, if he managed to keep them. It created some interesting relationships and if we had managed to go through with it then it could have become a site-wide plot.

Anyways, that's not really an idea (though it could be) and that's really all of the input I have <_< sorry.

[`` AVARTI]

I got some ideas for future plots and some add ons/suggestions to the other ideas presented. :)


What if the alphas were challenged? I know on one site, after a member posts so many in character posts ( or they base it on how long the member has been playing alpha--say, a week or two weeks since they got it ) they may challenge the current alpha for the alpha rank. As long, as I have know this site Rostyn and Kerr have both been alphas and, not to sound...snooty... ( cuz I am only suggesting this for plot sake. you know you guys rock and I love you. xD ) but, I think it's high time some character challenged them for the spot ( and, maybe was "allowed" to win it for again drama sake. Kerr or Rostyn could always get it back later on ) I think that could mix things up and cause some drama.

Another, idea is similar to anyu's plot with Rostyn and the pups and is kind of an add on/twist to it---maybe, that you could say that Rostyn female was promised alphena ( this is of course up to you... lol ) in order to gain what he wanted ( basically, the right to breed and create heirs ). This female could come and, stir trouble for said pack, along with the pups the other male raises to come to hate Rostyn ( threatening that one, or both, of the pups will come fight him and, the elder of the two will take over if Rostyn doesn't step down or something? ). That could or would create a good amount of drama.

Yet another idea, is to bring in NPC accounts that cause trouble for the wolves. Like, a hunter or even larger animals (bears, cougars..and the like) who could cause mayhem for the wolves. Also, there could be a "godly" (a wolf that has a quality the others don't--like they are even larger than the Crandell wolves and possess some kind of very rare magic) wolf type NPC that is a wolf who can add fear into the packs.

[[A.n.y.u]]

Alphas can be challenged. There's no rule against it. Of course, there are no rules allowing it, either. Perhaps I should add that in. Anyways, if someone wants to challenge they can. But I'm not going to create a plot that centers around an alpha losing power. And I'm not going to allow someone to win. All of that has to be fair. And that's more of a mini-plot than a site-wide plot. Most of these are, I think, because they don't actually affect everyone.

Your second idea is good, though it wouldn't work with Rostyn. If another alpha wanted to do it, though, that would be cool. Still, it's more of a mini-plot than a site-wide plot.

As for NPC accounts, we have the one creature account (that we never use). I don't want anything other than that running around. And a single wolf with godly powers would center too much around a single person, so I'm not too keen on a plot like that for the site. That, and I don't want super-powered wolves running around.

Some of your ideas would work as side-plots, but couldn't be attached to or part of the main plot, really.

[kerrighor]

most of these sound like mini-plots to me, or just way to cliche to actually put up. no offense, but i think some ideas that really grab from the site, its origins, and culture would be better.

personally, i dislike plots that focus on just pack rivalries, ones that are focused on just one wolf causing trouble, or just one pack, or center around any one (or two) person's character(s) for the plot. you guys can do all the character related stuff in mini-plots, i just don't think they'd carry over onto the site.

we do have a plan for the site that could add a bit of pack tension. that's still in the works. but for the most part we have a side-wide plot that everyone can trace smaller member-driven plots through.

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[`` AVARTI]

Heh, yeah I see what you mean.

Can't wait to see what this secret site wide plot is about.

-squeals-

Maybe, one future site wide plot could be the stones vanish for a time or random ones become tainted with some kind of poison being, or are hoarded and, guarded by some outside force? The latter I know could be complicated to work around due to the way the stones are 'earned'. But, hey...it's just something to think about. lol.

......Sorry, I just love coming up with stuff. I will shush nowa so this doesn't drag on and onnnn and onnn. xD

you guys can always PM me anyways. xDDD

[kerrighor]

lol we have one Stone, not multiple ones. the stones are just our money system and have nothing to do with the plot itself.

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<sub>-finally skitters in from being dead for like ever- I
personally like the idea of the stones vanishing and
getting tainted. It's a little dark, and I remember it
was mentioned that someone didn't want the plot to
necessarily go dark, but perhaps it could sorta make
a rift between those with powers and those without?

Maybe do the whole pack wars along that. Magic
versus none magic? Or perhaps while the stone is
gone aka vanished, all the powers of the wolves also
disappear, and it causes the packs to go into a
Who Dunnit sorta game and that leads to some tension.

I don't know, you don't have to listen to me since
I haven't exactly been around to much. xC</sub>

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[`` AVARTI]

xDDD. that's what I meant. shoot me. :P

but yeah... before I totally loose face. I is retarded. -shushes-

[CHEL!]

I like Kerr's idea about grabbing some ideas from the sites origins, etc. But since Anyu said that you guys already have a plot forming, there's really no point in this thread anymore xD But I guess we can still pitch ideas?

[kerrighor]

sure! just because we can't use them all on their own doesn't mean we can't add or do them later. i mean, we staff are pretty slow with plots and it took a bit for us to mold the current idea which is going to take a bit of work!

we are going to add more legends and things to the site. the blank thread for that will be filled in soon.

maybe just wait till the plot is shown to everyone this weekend? because when the activity check ends the new stuff is going up.

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