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Clan Bans

All Clans

General

  • Names that contain the word ‘Moon’ or ‘Star’: Due to religious significance.
  • Names that contain words outside the cats realm of experience.
  • Part-Rogue/Loner/Kittypet Clan Members: Permitted only when RPed on screen.
  • Loners, Rogues or Kittypets turned Clan Cat: Permitted only when RPed on screen.
  • Mixed Clan Lineages: Permitted only when it happens IC. (Examples include TC x RC Cats)

Admin Approval Only

  • Names that contain the word ‘Crystal’: Religiously significant as it references the Moonstone.
  • Kits/Apprentices who are named after great cats: The religious connotations of naming a young cat after a great cat is thought to bring the attention of StarClan on them before they are ready. Such names are generally earned. (Includes ‘Lion’, ‘Tiger’, ‘Cheetah’, ‘Jaguar’)

Special

  • CREATED APPRENTICES: Created apprentices will only EVER be arranged in litters by game administrators. Check the applications board if this sort of character is what you want to see if they are available. 
  • CREATED KITS: In favor of creating deep IC Bonds and maintaining an intensive continuity, CoSC is not currently permitted created kits. When kits are available they will appear in the viewer as Adoptable Characters.
  • CREATED QUEENS: CoSC does not permit litters with NPCs parents or litters to have been born in cats histories. We also do not consider Queen to be a rank a cat keeps when it is not raising kits or currently pregnant. In accordance you cannot create a queen.

ThunderClan

  • GREEN EYES: Cats with green eyes are not currently permitted.
  • AMBER EYES: Cats with golden-amber eyes are not currently permitted.
  • DILUTE TORTIES: Cats with dilute tortie patterns are not currently permitted.
  • SEMI-FORIEGN BUILD: Cats with a semi-foreign build are not currently permitted.
  • LIVING WARRIOR NPCS: Living NPC cats with the Warrior rank are not currently permitted.
  • FEMALE CATS: Cats who are biologically female are not currently permitted.

RiverClan

  • GREEN EYES: Cats with green eyes are not currently permitted.
  • TICKED COATS: Cats with ticked tabby patterns are not currently permitted.
  • TORTIE/CALICO TOMS: Male cats with tortie/calico patterns are not currently permitted.

WindClan

  • GREEN EYES: Cats with green eyes are not currently permitted.
  • SEMI-COBBY CATS: Cats with the semi-cobby build are not currently permitted.

ShadowClan

  • AMBER EYES: Cats with amber eyes are not currently permitted.
  • CLASSIC TABBIES: Cats with classic tabby coats are not currently permitted
  • MALE CATS: Cats who are biologically male are not currently permitted.

Bans Compilations: ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, Bloodline

Character Sheet Expectations

All Characters

Genetic Possibilities

All characters approved at CoSC are required to be genetically possible in real life. This is because our Litters Department requires characters to be genotyped to be eligible to procreate, and cats who are not possible in real life cannot be genotyped. While eye colors are permitted a much greater amount of leeway (we do not restrict eye colors by coat color as in real life genetics, but unnatural colors are not permitted) pelt colors and patterns must be ones that exist in real life. Further details on genetically possible coat colors can be found in the Genetics Department.

The colors of the parents need to be derived from the color of the character and any siblings. If you need help working out the genetics, please consult one of the helpful game administrators.

Grammar & Spelling

Passable grammar is expected, and sheets are expected to at least have been passed through a spellcheck program. In fact, your browser may have a built in spell-check function that you can take advantage of!

Clan Cats

  1. Personality: This must be a paragraph comprised of 3 complete sentences. Longer is encouraged and preferred.
  2. Appearance: This must be a paragraph comprised of 3 complete sentences. Longer is encouraged and preferred.
  3. History: Your character’s history must be within the parameters of the game history, and characters from the ‘Warriors’ books are not permitted to be used in your history.
    • Minimum Kit History Length: A complete paragraph of at least 4 sentences.
    • Minimum Apprentice History Length: At least 2 paragraphs of at least 4 sentences each.
    • Minimum Warrior History Length: At least 3 paragraphs of at least 4 sentences each, plus an additional 4 sentences per year over the age of 2.
  4. Parents: The parents must be named on PCs. They may ONLY be omitted from the sheets of NPC Characters. Prior to approval of the character, please select “Pending Dame” or “Pending Sire” to indicate you will create the NPCs following approval of the character.

Feral/Semi-feral Cats

  1. Personality: This must be a complete paragraph of at least four lines. Longer is encouraged.
  2. Appearance: This must be a complete paragraph of at least four lines. Longer is encouraged and preferred
  3. History: The base history must be 3 complete paragraphs of at least four lines each. For each year over two that the character has lived, add an additional four line paragraph.
  4. Parents: The parents must be named on PCs. They may ONLY be omitted from the sheets of NPC Characters. Prior to approval of the character, please select “Pending Dame” or “Pending Sire” to indicate you will create the NPCs following approval of the character.

Domestic Cats

  1. Personality: This must be a complete paragraph of at least four lines. Longer is encouraged.
  2. Appearance: This must be a complete paragraph of at least four lines. Longer is encouraged and preferred
  3. History: The base history must be 2 complete paragraphs of at least four lines each. For each year over two that the character has lived, add an additional four line paragraph.
  4. Parents: The parents must be named on PCs. They may ONLY be omitted from the sheets of NPC Characters. Prior to approval of the character, please select “Pending Dame” or “Pending Sire” to indicate you will create the NPCs following approval of the character.

Character Slot Proposal

Do you have a plot idea but lack the needed slots to make your idea happen? If yes please fill out the request form below for the Administration Team to consider. If they agree that the plot should happen you are eligible for a Specially Granted Character Slot so you can make your idea happen!

Please enter your CoSC Username.
Plot will Potentially Effect*
Please try to accurately communicate which area(s) of the game have the potential to be effected by fallout from the plot idea.
Please provide a brief summary of the plot idea you have and the character that would be created to fulfill the roll in the plot that requires an extra slot.
The name of the character you would be creating if this idea is approved.

Slots

Character Slot Allotment

One (1) Character Before Roleplay

Until ten (10) role playing posts have been made, a player only has access to a single character belonging to one of the four clans (ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, or ShadowClan).

After ten (10) Role Play Posts

  • 4 non-elder Clan Character Slots.
  • 1 Domestic Cat Character Slot.
  • 1 Feral or Semi-feral Character Slot.
  • Unlimited Clan Elder Slots.

Normal Character Slots

Each player is permitted the following total normal character slots with which to create characters to use in role play once they have reached 10 role play posts.

  • Clan Characters: Each player is granted four (4) Clan Character Slots that may be used to create cats who are members of ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan and/or ShadowClan.
  • Domestic Cat: Each player is granted one (1) Domestic Cat Character Slot that may be used to create a Domestic Feline (These are called Kittypets at most games).
  • Feral/Semi-Feral Character: Each player who meets the requirements for the creation of Feral and/or Semi-feral characters as listed on the Non-Clan Character Creation Page is eligible to create one (1) Feral or Semi-feral character. (These are called Rogues and Loners at most games).

Special Character Slots

Special character slots are those granted via a few very special circumstances based on contributions to the game by way of finances, game information, or plot creation. You may receive extra character slots for the following reasons.

  • Special Administrative Grant for use in a plot. Slots received in this way are linked to a character and will only remain with the player as long as the character does. To request an extra slot to support a plot, please fill out this form.
  • Financial Donation to the site The details of this program have not been finalized, but all past donators will be given whatever slot rewards are appropriate for the donations already made.
  • Non-financial Donation to the site The details of this program have not been finalized, but all donations already made that qualify will result in the proper rewards.
  • Other reasons seen fit by the administrative team. This type is incredibly rare and issued only in extenuating circumstances. This will include things like a character becoming deeply entangled in game plot in a way that the staff feels should be released from tying up a slot. These slots are not permeant and are linked to the character in question.

Character Limitations

Pending Character Limitations

No player may have more than one (1) character undergoing the approvals process at one time unless the additional pending characters are covered by an exception. This is to prevent huge backlogs and problems with excessive characters pending belonging to a single player at once.

Exception: NPC as Related to Approved PCs – When a player is creating the NPC parent/sibling/mentor sheets of their PCs, the entire group of NPCs related to that PC may be pending simultaneously so long as no new PCs are in progress.

Ranked Character Limitations

No player may have more than two (2) ranked characters, one (1) from each of the two classifications of rank type, unless the situation is specifically addressed by an exception. These two ranked characters cannot reside in the same clan.

Rank Classifications

  • Leadership: Leader or Deputy
  • Spiritual: Medicine Cat or Medicine Cat’s Apprentice

Exceptions

  • Administrators: Admins may NPC Leader or Spiritual Ranks as required.
  • Moderators: Mods may NPC Leader or Spiritual Ranks as required, with permission of the Administration.

Non-slotted Characters

Certain types of characters do not count towards filling any of the character slots in the previous category. These non-slotted characters fall into the following types.

  • Elder Clan Member: Each player has an unlimited number of slots for elders that do not count towards your Clan Character Slot Limit.
  • Non-Player Characters (NPC): NPCs do not count towards your character slot limits, but are generally limited to creating parents for your PC (which are preferred to have passed on, in most cases, or expected to pass on fairly early in the character’s developing IC History). Players may be asked to eliminate excessive NPCs to make room for PCs at any time, and are expected to comply with this request.
  • Rank Application Characters: Characters acquired through a ranks application such as a leader or medicine cat do not use slots.

Non-transfer of Slot Types

Character slots cannot be transferred or traded between types. If you do not wish to play a character of a certain type, you cannot transfer that slot to turn it into another type.

Resolving Violations

Any time in which a violation of limitations policies occur, the player is expected to report to the admins and surrender characters until they fall back within limits or promptly arrange a death for the excess character.

Players found hiding violations will not get to select which characters they surrender. Selections will instead be made by the game administration.

Character

These rules reflect the basic expectations for characters at CoSC.

This document is subject to change without notice. Changes will be announced on the forum when they are made.

Characters

  • must be approved before they appear in Role Play.
  • must comply with all bans set by the game staff.
  • must meet the quality & length expectations set by the game staff.
  • must be genetically feasible based on bloodline source.

Slots

  • Slots are limited thusly after ten (10) role-play posts:
    • 4 non-elder Clan Character Slots.
    • 1 Domestic Cat Character Slot.
    • 1 Feral or Semi-feral Character Slot.
    • Unlimited Clan Elder Slots.
    • Unlimited (staff approved) Non-player Characters.
    • Rank application filled positions are exempt from slot restrictions.
  • Ranks are limited thusly:
    • 1 character may be of leader or deputy rank.
    • 1 character may be of Medicine Cat of Medicine Cat’s apprentice rank.
  • Special Slots may be received in the following ways:
    • Special Administrative Grant for use in a plot.
    • Financial Donation to the site
    • Non-financial Donation to the site
    • Other reasons seen fit by the administrative team.