I don't know about you, but I would kill to play as a grumpy old stag all day. It'd be as fun as playing as a fawn, except better because you get to nag at all the younger players.

After you play The Endless Forest for a year(?), you can get the option to play as an Elder Stag. The option would be accessible in the Display Menu, much alike the Fawn Option.

There's more under the cut though, but beware, it's going to be heavy with images as I post more and more Elder pelts.
I got the idea from Sharptwoth mentioning it at this thread, by the way. But I wanted to make a separate thread about it since it hasn't been discussed thoroughly before -- at least to my knowledge.

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Elder Stags would have gameplay mechanics similar to that as a fawn's. Because your magic isn't as strong as it used to be, pelts, masks, antlers, etc. will wear off over time. On the bright side, you have access to exclusive pelts like the one below.




I'll be posting more "Elder" versions of pelts from time to time, by the way.

Elder pelts function like fawn pelts. Some look slightly different from their former selves, others look exactly the same, and then there are the completely exclusive pelts that look RADICALLY different from the rest (kind of like the Purple Sugar Plum fawn pelt).

Without any magic on you, you would just be grey with equally boring antlers -- much like the Version 1 deer -- except more grumpy.

Additionally, playing as an Elder Stag would make you taller and lankier than those pesky youngsters. However, by default, your antlers would be broken off to exaggerate your age, so don't expect into getting many fights.

Like a fawn, mooing would also sound different. Instead, it would be noticeably weaker, and much quieter. Though I'm not sure if we should have elder stags sound like dying animals, or like cute, dainty old deer. Either way, I would still be using it to yell at fawns to get off my lawn.

Also, I'm thinking that maybe the Elder Stag option should be an unlockable feature?
For example, players have to wait a year(?) in real time in order for it to appear on their display menu? Or maybe something similar?

I don't know, what do y'all think about this?

This thread is also going to be rewritten after I get more pictures done, because I need to put the default up at the very top, and I don't have it yet at the moment.

Also art is definitely not my forte, so pardon the poor lineart and messy coloring.