The Endless Forest: The War has Begun

BluedeerLegend18's picture
He lurks in your forest...





Fooling others with kindness




Deep inside he is a natural killer...




Destined to bring Darkness to the forest




We must destroy him...




But in order to do that, we must end your Endless Forest.






The war has begun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAVLXk9QWA

--------

A long, long tale will finally end.

The story of the broken prince will end as he falls to the ground, dead.

His blood will spill, covering the floor with red.

No more darkness after this war.

Or so they thought.

The Endless Forest has always been peaceful, where deer are happy and run around and play.

Until today.

The King of Peace has declared war with the Endless Forest.

If we win, the King will never bother the Endless Forest again and we will all be safe.

If we fail, the Endless Forest will never exist again.

Will we win?

Or will we fail?

--------

"Kill fire with fire",

Said the King.

He has turned some of the deer in the Endless Forest into soldiers.

The system somewhat works like a zombie invasion.

Some of the deer in the Endless Forest have turned to the King's side. Their sets have disappeared and now they are pure black (Beluga pelt, Orca mask, Beluga antlers). They have forgotten who they are. They're only object is to kill.

They have a specific target- Pierce, but they are also here to destroy the Endless Forest. They start fires that burn the forest and they can also start droughts or floods.

They can also turn other deer to the King's side- by biting them. They turn completely black and forget who they are, and then their objective is to destroy the forest and kill Pierce. If you don't want your deer to be bitten, please tell us!

However, there are good deer too. Some deer have decided to make an army and keep the forest safe. But the black deer have the power to bite them too.

Others are neutral and run from the war to keep safe. But they are not immune to the bites of the black deer...

--------

Okay, The Endless Forest never had a war, no?

Well, this is the beginning of it's first war.

I know someones going to say "NO THE FOREST MUST BE PEACEFULZ AND STUFFS".

I'm not trying to bring violence into the Endless Forest world, I'm actually trying to bring fun. A war in a video game is more fun than one in real life, right? That's what I'm trying to do, I want the forest to have more fun Community Fun, even if it isn't fun to our deer.

There will be battles in-forest, between the good side (good deer, including Pierce) and the bad side (black deer).

Of course, I won't let the black deer win the war, because we can't let the Endless Forest die, right? Although there will be battles where the black deer win, and the good deer will be beaten. I will also allow the black deer to hurt Pierce when they see him. Hopefully there will be no deaths here, but if you have an inactive character that you want to kill off, you are free to go into battle and kill them.

I plan to be at least five battles in the forest. If the black deer have won most of the battles then there will be some more until the good deer have won more battles.

How to win a battle: The other army either all surrender, run away, or die. You have won this battle.

--------

Which side will you join?

Bad Side (black deer)

Bad Side's Theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2PKEQ2lwcA&feature=related

Description:

If you want to join this side, choose one or more of your deer. They are brainwashed. They have forgotten everything. They are turned pure black. They have forgotten everything they wanted, for now their objective is to kill and destroy.

The black deer are not as dangerous as The Dark King (or Prince), but they can cause major damage.

When you are not in battle, you roam around the forest, biting other deer to turn them into one of you.

If you join this side, it is recommended you look up the biographies of characters on the good team and neutral team to see what powers they have and what actions they use.

If your deer joins this side and had powers, he/she does not have those powers anymore. Look at actions to see what powers your deer has.

Black deer don't really die, but they are not immortal. When they "die", they turn into their regular form. They get their powers and appearance back. But most of the time, some of their brain is still black (like turned into the color black as Black deer's brains are black), meaning that they still might want to destroy the forest or still might not remember who they are and don't know what happened. They basically have two lives, when their first life dies they turn back into their original form.

But it takes a LOT for a black deer to "die", they need to be beyond wounded, they actually need to die so they become a regular deer again. I don't want a black deer to be hit one time and then suddenly he/she's back to normal. Another way for them to turn back is if the war ends and the Good/Neutral side wins, and they haven't "died", they will turn back into a normal deer. But, if the Bad side wins, they still are black deer and will destroy the forest.

Set:

Beluga pelt, Orca mask, Beluga antlers. If your character you want to use has a zombie spell (Skull mask, Zombie antlers, Zombie pelt), you are free to keep that spell. Up to player if he/she can use mini spell.

Your Mission:

Kill Pierce and destroy the Forest!

Actions:

Amazement+Moo=Lightning bursts. Used to shock and stun deer, giving them the perfect chance to attack.

Taunt+roar= Shooting flames from mouth. The fire will leave major burns on a body.

Hearing and shaking head constantly= Biting the deer. This will turn the deer into a black deer.

Rear+bow= Surrender a battle. If the other deer see this and surrender too they will do this too.

Amazement+Rofl= Your deer fell to the ground from a blow. You can either run away or get back up and fight.

Logoff= Your deer has "died". The next time you log in your character is back to his/her original form, but may not remember who he/she is or still might try to kill Pierce/destroy the forest, etc.

Other actions are up to the player.

Rules:

1. Do not bite deer that are not in the war. Even neutral side means they are involved in the war.
2. No Mary Sueing. The Black deer have certain powers to use.
3. Don't turn back into your deer's original form after just a few blows. Like I said your deer has to actually die to turn back.
4. Do not bite another deer in battle.

Characters

Aiattaua
Illrose
Ezra
Insidious
Cay Lynn
Galene


Good Side

Good and Neutral side's theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyL9_tW_g_c&feature=related

Set:

The character's set.

Description:

If you want to join this side, you must save the forest from the black deer. But remember- the black deer can bite you, and you may become one of them.

If you are in a battle and one of the deer bites you, you must run away from battle and get your set. Remember, if you have a zombie spell, you may keep that spell.

The Good deer don't have actions like the black deer, but if your character has powers you are free to use them. This is why the Good team is more powerful than the bad team, we have more unique powers, they don't.

Your mission:

Save Pierce and the Forest!

Actions:

Rear+bow= Surrender a battle. If the other deer see this and surrender too they will do this too.

Amazement+Rofl= Your deer fell to the ground from a blow. You can either run away or get back up and fight.

Logoff= Your deer has died. Use this if you want to kill off your character.

Other actions are up to player.

Rules:

1. No Mary Sues, meaning don't use super awesome powers to kill all the black deer.
2. Being on the good side means the Black Deer have permission to bite you. Unless you tell us you do not wish to be bitten.
3. You are free not to fight in every battle.
4. SING AN AWESOME BATTLE SONG WHEN FIGHTING. (jk, jk)

Characters

Pierce
Voice
Honeyfur
Natali
Darkweaver
Archellius
Zera
Jade

Neutral Side

If you join this side, you are neither on the good side or bad side. You try to keep safe from the bloodshed. But beware, black deer roam the forest now, their teeth yearning to bite...

If you join this side, you are still in the war, but you don't do anything. This is basically giving permission for the black deer to bite you. If you are not interested in being in the war or not wanting to be bitten, do not pick any of the sides and ignore this thread. We will not bother you.

Set: The character's set
Actions: Up to player

Characters

Dareh
Nanetta
Mr.Sanguine
Rascal
Hexane

--------

Number of battles: 5
Battles fought: 0
Battles won by Bad Side: 0
Battles won by Good side: 0
War won by: No one yet
Next Battle: I plan the next battle to be after Pierce is out of his coma, whenever that is, and I plan it to be somewhere near the pond.

There will be a war,
It will end it all,
There will be a war,
It will decide the Forest's fate.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

I know someone is going to

I know someone is going to say "NO NO PLEASE DELETE THIS THE FOREST MUST BE PEACEFUL AND HAPPY AND FAMILY FRIENDLY". I'm not trying to bring violence, I'm trying to bring fun. This will also show more about Pierce's character.

If you don't like this, ignore, we won't bother you in-forest. I'm going by haters gonna hate here, so read this before you say ANYTHING about the forest being peaceful.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

If you need help with your

If you need help with your Black deer set I'll try to keep Voice on a lot so she can help you. Bow and I'll get the message.

If you have a windowed game, I recommend you open another game and give yourself the set. If your comp can't handle two games at once, I can still help you Eye
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.

Turk will enjoy this

Turk will enjoy this immensely I think, battle means plenty of wounded and dead for him and the other vultures to scavenge. I would ask that Turk not be bitten however, since I don't want him involved in this beyond his role as a battle-field scavenger. This is Turk's pictogram.

^ What Tera said, applying to

^ What Tera said, applying to all my characters, please.

The Vultures will enjoy this. This is Clutch's pictogram.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Okay, thanks, we will not

Okay, thanks, we will not bite the Vultures Eye
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

bump

bump
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
uwharrie's picture

Nane would be Nuetral ^^

Nane would be Nuetral ^^
BouncyDeer1's picture

Natali will of course join

Natali will of course join the Good side even though she's a fawn and can't do much she loves helping others and if this means helping all of the deer she will fight until she gets bitten or the war is over =)

Thank you Kaoori for this drawing!Natali looks beautiful =D
Honeyfur's picture

Honeyfur will be on the Good

Honeyfur will be on the Good side ^^
And don't worry about the little ones; she'll remain in her dragon form whenever she encounters a black deer ;]
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Got Honeyfur and Natali

Got Honeyfur and Natali added. Eye

Also bumping, and shouting out we need way more black deer. Feel free to use more than one of your deer, like I did Eye

Also, if one of the deer you want to be a black deer has a zombie spell you are free to keep that spell.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
benevolence's picture

Is this for everyone?

Is this for everyone?
Mr.Sanguine's picture

Mr.Sanguine {and all related

Mr.Sanguine {and all related forms}
It's complex I suppose. He wouldn't participate in an active way, he's not the type to go about looking to be a hero. But if a black deer wandered near him and attacked him, he would fight back, or if they attacked an innocent bystander, he would help.

You can bite him all you want, but it won't do anything other than damage him like a normal creature's bite would. He's too ethereal, you could strip him to the bone and he'd walk around as a skeleton haha.
Feel free to interact as you wish, though I won't be seeking anything out intentionally.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

benevolence- Yes! you are

benevolence- Yes! you are allowed to do whatever you or completely ignore this!

Mr.Sanguine- So he's neutral?
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
Mr.Sanguine's picture

True Neutral If he sees a

True Neutral

If he sees a black deer being ganged up on he's just as liable to help them as he is the good deer, should he fancy it.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Bumping and also shouting out

Bumping and also shouting out we need more black deer.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Sorry for another bump.

Sorry for another bump.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
BouncyDeer1's picture

Oh can you put more than one

Oh can you put more than one character for each player here?If you can put Rascal in the neutral side please. Thanks =)

Thank you Kaoori for this drawing!Natali looks beautiful =D
HexStag's picture

Here is the bio link for

Here is the bio link for Hexane
He is my main character but ill probably be using Insidious more for the war.
Ill get the bio for Insidious up as soon as the picture for his bio is done being colored. Ill need its inspiration to write his bio sense im stumped at the moment.
Zergarikiaka's picture

Even though he'd usually

Even though he'd usually favor the side of villainy, I think I'll volunteer my Darkweaver and his son Archelius for the side of good. |D; The good guys might need a friggin' beast with his own bite on their side if all it takes is a bite to switch them to the side of the king.
Their real incentive to protect a forest that their not necessarilly fond of: Of course, protecting the graves at the ruins from being ruined. :F

Darkweaver - http://endlessforest.org/community/darkweavers-bio
Archellius - http://endlessforest.org/community/necro-archelius-mancer
Snowsauria's picture

I have figured I'll let

I have figured I'll let Illrose be brainwashed to join the dark side. But since she already have the zombie antlers and skull I just have to give her the beluga pelt, yes?

But one question, will this war be played out in-game as a special event?
Because when I turn Illrose into a black deer I will play her as one in-game, but she will of course not use her powers until there is an actual war going on. (:
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Zerg- I'll have them join ^^

Zerg- I'll have them join ^^

Snow- Yes, all that Illrose needs is the beluga pelt. Although her real appearance will be much different then her appearance in-game, just remember that. I suggest using the two-window trick to help get the pelt on your own. And yes, the battles will be in game, although I plan on making an RP thread for the final battle.

Speaking of battles, I planned and thought of where the battles will be. Not sure when, but here's what I thought of:

First Battle: At the pond, either in the water or right beside the pond
Second Battle: At the Ruins
Third Battle: Near or at De Drinkplatts
Fourth Battle: In the Blue Bowl
Fifth Battle (if this will be the final one): At the Twin Gods
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
Zergarikiaka's picture

Now as a side thought... If

Now as a side thought...
If you see a black deer using the bite action right away, do you have to immediatly honor it (especially if it's used RIGHT at the start of a fight, in which case that's just uncool), or can you make the judgement call on whether the bite lands? (Especially if there's a reasonable amount of space between fighters.)
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Since I'll try to have one of

Since I'll try to have one of my deer there, I might be able to make a judgement on whether he bit you on not. Although here's how I would do it- if the deer's head swings near or on the body, that's a bite. If the deer are a feet apart, then the Black deer have missed.

So perhaps both of the players can make a judgement too.

About the start of a battle... I think I will have to make a rule that the black deer have to wait at least one or two minutes to bite a deer. Besides, they do not always have to bite the deer, they have the power to wound or kill the deer to.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
Mr.Sanguine's picture

When it comes to Roleplay. It

When it comes to Roleplay. It is always up to the person playing a character what sort of damage they have taken. Otherwise it's considered God modding
(:
BluedeerLegend18's picture

God Modding is when a player

God Modding is when a player is invincible/never misses, etc. I do not see what is god modding here.

The player should probably just take a close look at how the black deer bit anyways.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
Zergarikiaka's picture

Personally I think it should

Personally I think it should be up to the player who's OC is in question of being bitten, whether they think the bite landed. Also, maybe it should be more like five minutes rather than one or two, since only a few minutes into it both deer may very well have too much energy on both sides and still logically fend off teeth. It's harder to dodge a bite when tired, I'd think.

But that's just me. XD;
BluedeerLegend18's picture

I'm not really sure, I'm just

I'm not really sure, I'm just afraid no matter how close the black deer bites or how still the deer is, they will say they missed every time. That is God Modding. I do not want god modding here.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
Mr.Sanguine's picture

Quote:-It can be killing or

Quote:
-It can be killing or injuring a character without the player's express permission.
-It can be when they simply can’t be hit and dodge all attacks or anything for this matter aimed at them.
-It can also be using other characters that other people RP with. In other words, if you do not RP as
_____, then you cannot have _____ say anything, or do anything, without the player's express permission.


I've been roleplaying for a good few years (:

Godmodding. Power Playing. Etc. (:
Just saying.

Not that it would affect Mr.Sanguine, I'm just offering my opinion |D
Zergarikiaka's picture

Same here. Been RPing since I

Same here. Been RPing since I was 11, and now I'm 21. XD;

Anyway, considering the fact of "Honor" in RP, people don't generally RP fights out that result in a character being unharmed. Even the biggest, nastiest characters get injured.
Mr.Sanguine's picture

oh, no no I wasn't talking

oh, no no I wasn't talking about injuries, just the bites in particular, since for most deer, it's going to mean they're forced to switch sides haha.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

If you are wondering, once a

If you are wondering, once a deer turns into a black deer, they are basically healed, although they can be weakened again.

I've made another rule: No biting while in-battle. The only time a black deer can bite another is when they are not in battle, and looking for more innocent deer to force into their team.
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
BouncyDeer1's picture

I was wondering since Natali

I was wondering since Natali is of course supposed to get bit or something I think um can fawns get that black deer pelt?I have never seen another fawn with it and never got that pelt...Can Natali just be all naked or something?Lol all naked Natali Laughing out loud

Thank you Kaoori for this drawing!Natali looks beautiful =D
HexStag's picture

I will be using a fawn too.

I will be using a fawn too. The Baluga pelt can't be casted so may i suggest leting fawns use the Orca one instead?
Here is a link that tells you what pelts can be casted on fawns: Link
BluedeerLegend18's picture

Orca or the DotD pelt for

Orca or the DotD pelt for fawns =)
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
BouncyDeer1's picture

Oh ok ty =)

Oh ok ty =)

Thank you Kaoori for this drawing!Natali looks beautiful =D

You can put Erza down as a

You can put Erza down as a black deer, but Zera down as good. This'll be fun, juggling the two XD

Edit: I have just one problem, though - I don't have hot keys, so everything's done by mouse which make it hard to combine actions :/
HexStag's picture

Finally got that bio for

Finally got that bio for Insidious done. Im not at all happy with it but it will do until i get the muse to fix it up. You can add him to the Dark Deer side now, or keep him neutral. Whatever floats your submarine xD
uwharrie's picture

You might as well put my doe

You might as well put my doe Jade on the goodside...
Although she may or may not be on that side only to help Illrose back to her normal self ^^
Samorn's picture

This is so tempting but I

This is so tempting but I leave on Friday for a short vacation and I don't want to promise anything just yet, haha. It definitely intrigues me in terms of story possibilities for my deer. Right now I'm toying with the idea of being neutral with battles and close encounters, but not necessarily being bitten. Then again, Samorn as a black deer is tempting. Ahem, anyway, I'm rambling now. I'll have to think about it :]
z.m123's picture

Well, me and SnowSauria, have

Well, me and SnowSauria, have been e-mailing each other and stuffs, I'll tell you when Cay gets bitten. c:
z.m123's picture

You can add Cay. c: Lol,

You can add Cay. c:
Lol, totally forgot my last comment. xD

... Hell yeah! > (track)

... Hell yeah! >Laughing out loud (track)



I've gotta say, I've noticed

I've gotta say, I've noticed that some players are frowning upon the powers the black deer have. I myself find them a little godmod.

As much as I like plots and things like this, just a suggstion, but maybe you could contain them to the actual wars? Because then it's a little fairer.

I don't mean to rant or put a downer on anything, but some people seem to be staying out of the plot because of this :/

BouncyDeer1 can you please

BouncyDeer1 can you please fix the coding of your signature or remove it, the comments of blogs you've posted in (as I am sure you've seen) are messing up after every comment you make. Please fix this issue as soon as you can. Smiling
Honeyfur's picture

I have to agree with Bluejay.

I have to agree with Bluejay. It is, in a way, god moding. I know HF has powers of her own, but she at least has enough sanity to constrain herself and use them when absolutely necessary. These black deer, because of what they are, wouldn't hold back. So perhaps you could replace their powers with something else? I'm not trying to control how you run the plot, but it's just that several players don't see their powers very fair.
Snowsauria's picture

Even though I have created a

Even though I have created a black deer I do agree with the others, I also mentioned it to you before. The powers is a bit too much. (:
Samorn's picture

I'm inclined to agree. I want

I'm inclined to agree. I want to clarify that I don't see it as a problem with violence, just a problem with it being BLACK DEER GOD vs. pathetic little deer. I'm more than intrigued by the plot of having deer bitten, struggling with sanity, having a battle but to basically be like, "Welp, anybody can get bitten and you can't stop it and then we've got these cool awesome powers that will ABSOLUTELY make you fall down/do this/do that" isn't really something that appeals to me.

For me, acting out a fight scene in the forest with all of these complicated actions is confusing and I don't really know how'd you organize it properly (as in, making sure enough black deer and enough good deer are available on a specific day in a specific place to fight a giant battle). I know people have fights in the forest but I run a full screen game and minimizing it crashes it so I couldn't go to this thread, see what this action means and act appropriately. This is kind of unrelated but I just want to clarify my reasons for hesitating on joining this particular plot.
HexStag's picture

I could agree with this. One

I could agree with this. One of my characters is going to be a Black Deer but he isn't going to go around using his powers 24/7. He'd only use them after suffering mental trauma or when enraged by something but id make his powers limited. God modding is something I frown upon :/

God modding is a big

God modding is a big no-no.

And, despite you requesting us not to say this, I must say that this is a poor plot in a game that was designed to avoid this kind of thing. It's a peaceful social screensaver, not World of Warcraft or Call of Duty. Want violence, play those.

Not to dispute or bash in-game violence, which I appreciate, but a full-on war isn't something you put in The Endless Forest.
Samorn's picture

I'll agree with Ryff on this

I'll agree with Ryff on this one. I don't really agree with purposely putting in a war in TEF, especially one that doesn't seem entirely thought out (from my perspective). I can understand a fight, I know others do this too, but a lot of battles in a peaceful environment probably doesn't appeal to many people. If the god modding doesn't throw them off, that probably does.