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And I'm still trying to get out the thought of Milo speaking like a girl out of my brain!

lol alright i'm going with cat then

character sheet coming in a bit

oh, final question: can i have kind of like a pseudo-npc? like, a character that isnt very major but that i'll sometimes play if i feel like lightening things up a bit?

Maybe.

ok

Damn, I don't know what animal I should go with. There's too many to choose from.

What are your personal favorites?

Too many. Excluding the 'forbidden' species, there's Badgers, Weasels, Ferrets, Wild Cats, Regular Cats, Pointy-Eared Dogs, Boars, Aardvarks, Microbats, Megabats, Seagulls, Puffins, Blue-Footed Boobies, Owls, Parrots, Monitor Lizards, Tortoises, Frogs, Toads, Lionfish, Piranhas, Gastropods, Spiders, Scorpions, Bees, Wasps, Flies, Cicadas, Stag Beetles, and probably some others I'm forgetting.

If it helps, I was thinking of going for a 'shifty' kind of archetype. Like the sort of animal that would appear on a poster with the words 'Would YOU Buy A Used Car From This Creature?' next to it. But that could theoretically be anything.

edited 23rd Mar '16 11:28:07 AM by PresidentStalkeyes

Weasel? Opossum? Chameleon?

That would be cool.

• Name: Nightstar, Princess of the Forest
• Species: Black cat
• Age: young adult
• Abilities:
  • Night vision: A creature of the night, she can easily find her way around in the darkness.
  • Agility: Can jump onto high fences and balance on them perfectly.
  • Hunting: Has an appetite for small rodents and is very good at catching them.
  • Scavenging: Having lived in the woods for some time, she can find ways to survive when times are tough.
  • Paint Making: She likes to dye her fur with paint made from berries and herbs found in the woods.
• Gender: Female
• Personality: Usually very laid-back, she can take things in stride. Also very determined, whether it be during the hunt or when performing simpler tasks, she does not give up untill she achieves her end goal. And maybe just a little vain, with a slight sense of self-importance.
• Appearance: Hold up Imma sketch something out real quick

and for my potential other character:

• Name: Alicia
• Species: Black widow spider
• Age: adult
• Abilities:
  • Web spinning: Obviously.
  • Fly catching: Duh.
  • Socialization: She's a people person.
• Personality: Pretty friendly, but not very bright. Likes to make friends and eat bugs and expand her home.
• Appearance:

Nightstar, Princess of the Forest

Nightstar, Princess of the Forest

What is she, some sort of princess?

Either way, you're in.

i couldnt think of a decent name so i went with something warrior cats style

edited 23rd Mar '16 11:36:41 AM by Brahian1

all of my characters would have had titles like that btw

soandso, mountain prince

whatshisface, king of the penthouse

Maybe Tenebres? It is French for "darkness".

nah, i like nightstar

her name was originally nighshade (after the flower) but changed to star when she became princess :p

So, she is royalty?

Shit.

princess is a technical term

she leads a small clan of kitty cats :p

I see. They must be the long-time enemies of the Hanging Tree, the community of mice.

Alright, finished the sketch

Gonna jump in soon

ayyy

soon I'm gonna sleep

sorry

Here's something for yer.

• Name: Nixon.
• Species: Ferret.
• Age: 8 (which is quite old).
• Abilities:
  • Literate: He can read! Shocking, I know. That's not to say he would automatically understand everything he's reading, though.
  • Savvy: He's more knowledgeable on human habits than most animals. He also pays much attention to people's characters. He's also, to some degree, more tech-savvy than most animals, knowing the basics of the big machines.
  • Smooth Talker: A carry-over from his days as a housepet.
  • Collector: He maintains a small collection of various bits of garbage the humans have left lying around. His most prized possession is an old Walkman he found on a park trail, with a mixtape of classic songs still on it.
• Gender: Male (yep, another one).
• Personality: Nixon is not necessarily a Grumpy Old Man, but he does think that his 'wisdom' entitles him to speak bluntly when he needs to, and otherwise look down on those uppity youngsters who think they know everything. He was formerly a housepet from the "Windy City" before some odd humans kidnapped him and some other animals and had them released into the wild. His time as a housepet has given him a different perspective on humans than most. He figured out ways to manipulate them into giving him food or various fun objects to play with. Therefore, he thinks of humans less as Cthulhu and more as a bunch of Almighty Idiots. Where others see danger in the multi-layered giants, he sees opportunity. It helps that his time under human care has given him a degree of knowledge on human culture, if not a complete one. Most of it comes from the scraps of old newspaper his owners put in his cage. He distinctly remembers reading about a legendary trickster called Richard Nixon, who he has named himself after. Since his 'unfortunate escape', he's been spending his time trying to destroy everyone's hope in The Promised Land and instead accept that humans will one day overrun them, and that it's better to reap the benefits of this than dwell on the downsides.

edited 23rd Mar '16 4:54:38 PM by PresidentStalkeyes

Ooh, a Red Oni foil to Jericho!

"and otherwise look down on those uppity youngsters who think they know everything"

he and nightstar will get along nicely :p

This is awesome, guys!

Wait, why did you say Milo sounded like a girl, arcada? And have a good night!

edited 23rd Mar '16 1:44:13 PM by cake1

That certainly seems to be the case.

edited 23rd Mar '16 1:44:11 PM by PresidentStalkeyes

@cake1: Because I thought you were a girl.