Rock Hound RP/Event Blog

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Just a note guys, we're probably going to end up killing the remaining rock hounds in the current rock hound roleplay. This'll mean I may not do any more FeralHeart-based rock hound activity since it was so difficult to coordinate them. So anyway, if you want to participate in the roleplay and fight some of the remaining rock hounds, feel free to join in, but when they're gone, they're gone. I'll make a note on the roleplay as to which varieties are officially killed off when it gets to that point.

Thank you all for the interest, roleplays, stories, artwork, and participation in this event! I'm glad it went so well Eye

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This is for events that need to be written about the Rock Hounds but not necessarily in their own story. I'll post little updates on events that occur, such as crystal purifications and maybe Iugulare's thoughts on what is going on.

Anyone who would like to write their own Rock Hound Encounter stories can do those here instead of making individual blogs, but that's strictly up to you. Even if anyone wants to just draw a comic or a picture (or a series of pictures) of their deer facing a rock hound or ripping the crystal out, I'll even count that as a 'victory'.

Don't forget the eye/crystal colors and abilities:



Omega Varieties
(Attack more wildly and untrained compared to Alphas)



Red
Enhanced strength
(Red Rock Hounds can often overpower even the toughest of deer)



Blue
Stronger defenses/more endurance
(Blue Rock Hounds can take much damage without wearing down)



Green
Regeneration
(Green Rock Hounds can heal their bones quickly)



Yellow
Enhanced speed and reflexes
(Yellow Rock Hounds are extremely swift and agile)


Alpha varieties
(Much deadlier than the Omegas as they have been trained to hunt)



Purple
Invisibility
(Purple Rock Hounds can cloak to their surroundings, appearing invisible to their prey)



Orange
More Potent Infection + Infection 'spitting'
(Orange Rock Hounds can quickly infect and paralyze their prey, leaving them vulnerable. They can fire their infection from long distances and are extremely accurate)

Thanks again to Anjali for those drawings!

And with that, feel free to track this and/or participate in the event.

Just need to point something out guys...

The 'Alpha' rock hounds, the orange and purple varieties, are supposed to be very difficult to fight. While it isn't required, I think your deer should either get help fighting them or have a very long, drawn out fight against them. They're supposed to be the top hunters of the rock hounds and not fall so easily compared to the 'Omega' varieties. A lone deer should have a difficult fight against one alone, unless they're an experienced fighter, but even so they should have a tough fight ahead of them.

From now on, I want to see more realistic fights against the 'Alpha' rock hounds.


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Tally of Crytals -

Omegas -
Red Crystals - 0
Blue Crystals - 2
Green Crystals - 4
Yellow Crystals - 3

Alphas -
Purple Crystals - 4
Orange Crystals - 4

Crystals Unaccounted For - 1 (the purple crystal Nathaniel is studying)
Crystals Captured - 1
Crystals Purified - 112

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Rock Hound Victories (Hall of Fame)

Red - Blixt, Blue, Cay Lynn x 2, Erza, Ignaciaqua x 4, Illrose x 3, Ishibaba, Iugulare, Liam, Peirce, Phion, Phobos, Quad, Nathaniel x 2, Numb, Zephyr, Zera x 2

Blue - Chess, Hiroshi, Hrym, Illrose x 4, Iugulare, Kaides, Nathaniel x 3, Peirce, Phion x 3, Quad x 2, Ren Shi, Sakina, Scape, Spirited One, Teradeer, Trunks, Wings, Zephyr, Zera

Green - Honeyfur, Illrose x 3, Ishibaba, Iugulare, Kahlan, Kylar, Liam, Nathaniel x 2, Nekumbra, Peirce x 2, Phion, Quad x 4, Roe x 2, Saanra, Shoe, Spirited One x 2, Woden, Zera

Yellow - Caw, Chess, Erza, Illrose x 3, Kaides, Kinsha, Leviathann, Mattie/Vandetta, Mr. Sanguine, Nathaniel, Nekumbra x 3, Niki, Peirce, Phion x 3, Quad, Roe, Tangle, Voice, Wings, Zephyr, Zera x 2

Purple - Anirapio, Blixt, Erza, Illrose x 2, Kahlan x 3, Mattie, Nathaniel x 2, Niki, Zephyr, Zera

Orange - Cay Lynn, Ignaciaqua, Illrose x 3, Iugulare x2, Nathaniel, Quad x 3, Zera x 2

White - Kahlan

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In Memory - characters killed by rock hounds

Caw, played by QuadRaptor. "The Fall of the Islander"

Clementine, played by Dinamo. "A Hellish Way to End"
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No that was a flashback,

No that was a flashback, basically saying how the Rock Hounds came into the Endless Forest. There won't be any more than the 100 that were created (there's 80 or so left roaming though so feel free to fight some more Eye )
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Aah, okay ♥

Aah, okay ♥
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There are still 82 rock

There are still 82 rock hounds running rampant in the Endless Forest, so anyone who would like to face one, please feel free to! I will also mention that it does not even have to be a written story...I know at least one person working on a comic, and I suppose even if anyone wants to just draw a picture (or a series of pictures) of their deer facing a rock hound or ripping the crystal out, I'll even count that as a 'victory'.

Not that I'm desperate for this to be over or anything, just letting you know now that you can draw out a rock hound fight if you don't write all that much.

Or maybe we could do some kind of ongoing roleplay, though I don't usually do RPs all that much. Dunno, any suggestions you guys have are great.
BluedeerLegend18's picture

I think this should turn into

I think this should turn into an RP. BTW new story with my Voice.
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In case it gets missed cuz

In case it gets missed cuz the title I gave isn't really clear... |D; I drew something for this. I wasn't sure about how to write anything, so I showed Numb defeating one. Might not be too difficult for a werewolf-deer anyway.
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Thanks for all the

Thanks for all the participation! I was surprised to find not only Pega's drawing and BDL's story, but also Trigger_Mortis and Eyestrain did rock hound artwork tonight too!

And while you guys were busy on those, I was working on my own idea...



I'm not the best at roleplaying but I think this would be a fun, interesting way to have more rock hound fights. I know my time on the computer is limited but I would love to roleplay these out sometime, at least a few.

I did one story including my

I did one story including my Clementine and a yellow Rock Hound. <3

http://endlessforest.org/community/clementinea-hellish-way-end-rock-hound-story

O.O.... Wow Quad.... They

O.O.... Wow Quad....
They look amazing. =D

I actually have Kaides and Wings in FH, but I don't know if they would want to go up against the rockhounds again. Hmm... I'd have to think abot it.
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I play Feral Heart! I'd love

I play Feral Heart! I'd love to fight a rock hound in FH.

Also, Voice killed a green rock hound, and Peirce killed a yellow, just to let you know.
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Oh I thought Voice was the

Oh I thought Voice was the one that killed the yellow, and the green wasn't captured as you wrote:

"Peirce was about to pick up the crystal when the wolf barked and ran away. Forgetting all about the crystal, Peirce and Voice walked away.

The glowing crystal started to shake, and out came an owl skeleton, with green eyes, then flew up to a nearby tree...."

I'll add that Peirce and Voice both defeated the yellow, but please clarify what happened with the green one.

Actually no worries, i listed that one with the 'unaccounted for' crystals for now.
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Illrose have taken down a

Illrose have taken down a second rock hound. This time she took both crystals to the Twin Gods' hill so she don't have to carry them with her anymore. ^^
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Totals have been updated. I

Totals have been updated. I also have included a memorial section for those characters killed by Rock Hounds.

I had a rock hound in the TEF map on FH, but since noone showed up, I'm logged out for now. He may be back in later though
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Maybe tonight I'll toss a

Maybe tonight I'll toss a blue-eyed rock hound into FeralHeart for anyone interested in roleplaying. Hopefully it will be pretty fun, but I've only roleplayed a few times on there.

I'll assure you, though, that I do not god-mod, but do expect the fight to be somewhat difficult, especially a blue rock hound having strong defenses.

Around what time? I was

Around what time? I was planning on running around sometime today, so at least I'll have something to do xD
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Maybe 8:00-10:00 PM CST for

Maybe 8:00-10:00 PM CST for me, refer to this for times where you live. This is iffy, though, since I'm frequently having to stop what I'm doing on the computer to take care of stuff at home, but I'll try to make this work for tonight.

It'll be in the TEF map if that's okay, I wouldn't want anyone not involved with the event distracting us. Also i may need some tips on how to properly roleplay XD!!

We can have multiple rock hound fights (I.E. if there's a variety you'd rather fight than a blue, I can easily switch. I just was thinking blue by default since they are the most abundant right now) and multiple people can participate if they'd like.

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I think I'm going to make these schedule-based instead of me randomly jumping on and waiting to see if anyone comes XD

There's a TEF map in

There's a TEF map in FH??

Awesome... =D
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All righty, I think I'll be

All righty, I think I'll be doing this! Just gotta choose a color... Or three |D

Edit: Here is my post :3 I shall add more as I complete it!
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X3 take on as many as you'd

X3 take on as many as you'd like, but keep in mind that most deer tend to fight one at a time, as more than one can be pretty challenging. At least two deer have died from packs of 3 or 4 rock hounds at one time, so keep that in mind.
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Yeah, I saw. I'm still trying

Yeah, I saw. I'm still trying to figure out the details... It's just so dang hard to decide on one color x3
BluedeerLegend18's picture

I have access to FH right

I have access to FH right now, but I won't tomorrow. Quad, can you go to FH today? I wanna fight a rock hound in fh while I still have a chance!
I have a Master's degree in Wumbology.
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Well...The other day my

Well...The other day my computer started acting up. This is what it's doing, and it's been making my games run badly as well as my internet act up.

So I sadly need to postpone it...kind of indefinitely until I can get this fixed. It may be a long while.


I think my computer is pretty much fixed, at least the best I can make it. I'm on FH right now with Haru and Skitties, and they did a Blue rock hound fight (my first RP on there). Sorry I didn't get to you this weekend, if it wasn't for my computer acting up I would have.

I will note though that I will be pretty free next weekend since I have the house to myself, so maybe we can plan it then.
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Tracking, finally. >_>

Tracking, finally. >_>

Signature by Roo ♥
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I'll make an update soon for

I'll make an update soon for the Rock Hounds, but there is a new way to defeat them. Prolonged sun exposure will make the rock hounds' body bubble and steam much like they're boiling, and after a while they will collapse, the infection dying from the light.

The reason for this is because of the nature of the infection, this is a possible way to defeat a rock hound. However, it does involve endurance as you'd be chased by the rock hound for quite some time. Unless you were able to weaken or incapacitate them. In addition, the two varieties that would really fall for this are red and blue rock hounds, as the yellow rock hounds would not be so easy to out run due to their agility, and the greens would heal too quickly for the sunlight to affect them.

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Something else - Gglidden suggested that maybe Iugulare replaces some of the fallen rock hounds with two more varieties - orange and purple. Here are a few powers suggested:

Purple - Invisibility (though temporary) or chameleon cloaking
"summoning" other rock hounds or being able to summon other skeletons in the ground (i.e. irish elk skeletons) to fight alongside it

Orange - Sniping/long range abilities (cobra spitting)
Fireballs or fire based abilities

This is not set in stone but if you like or dislike the idea of there being 50 more rock hounds (25 of each of these new varieties), let me know!
OkamiLugia's picture

Hmm, these new varieties

Hmm, these new varieties sound even more menacing, especially the purple. Maybe fewer of these guys? I like the sound of them though :3
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Yeah Gglidden thought that

Yeah Gglidden thought that they could be rarer varieties, maybe there would be 10-15 of each rather than 25. I'm not sure anyway.

I really like the invisibility idea, but for the orange one I don't really know. Trying to think of a really neat power for it.

Also maybe the deer could mistake these new varieties, thinking the orange-eye is really a red-eye and a purple-eye is really a blue-eye. A fatal error there, thinking they know how to fight them, when really they're dealing with an entirely different variety.


Hmm...another thought I have for an orange-eye is that when it bites someone it's going after, maybe it's infection is more potent than the others, so it infects much more rapidly. Maybe it has a higher success rate of 'zombifying' or otherwise stunning whoever it's fighting, giving it the perfect opportunity to rip their throat out (or if Iugulare wants to keep them as a minion, that may happen too)

.....maybe the purple and orange rock hounds are the alpha wolves, so they're much more efficient hunters?


Edit - Vote for what you think here!

Track. This seems really

Track. This seems really interesting. (8

This sounds extremely

This sounds extremely interesting.... Time to start writing!
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With a new set of crystals

With a new set of crystals purified, Michael and Auriea then had the sudden realization when studying the strange wolves that appeared from them.

"Do you notice...these are all omegas?", Michael asked.

"I can't tell. What do you mean by that?", Auriea asked.

"Well these ones are much more clumsy. They have not been trained very well. I'm starting to wonder if these are really the lowest ranking wolves from the Sonoma Tribe.", Michael said.

"Do you mean that...there could be more out there? Stronger, better ones than these?", Auriea questioned.

Michael sighed, "Considering what I know about wolves...there will be more, and they will be far superior to these ones in every way. We'd better keep an eye out for any more that seem suspicious."


The twin gods did not realize how right they were, for even as they spoke, Iugulare was busy working on more crystals...and more rock hounds...
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Ren Shi: -cracks her

Ren Shi: -cracks her "knuckles"- Time for me to get to training. B|


I'm still not sure if I'll do another, but I just had to reply x3

Here It Is !! This took me



This took me quite a long time... Hope it's okay... I used Quad and Illrose (only the names!) in it. I think it's also the first purple Rock Hound fight.
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Chaotic Fighting I wrote

Chaotic Fighting

I wrote another one, I hope you don't mind.
--Mick--
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Tracking! Gonna do a story

Tracking! Gonna do a story for this later =]
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Just need to point something

Just need to point something out guys...

The 'Alpha' rock hounds, the orange and purple varieties, are supposed to be very difficult to fight. While it isn't required, I think your deer should either get help fighting them or have a very long, drawn out fight against them. They're supposed to be the top hunters of the rock hounds and not fall so easily compared to the 'Omega' varieties. A lone deer should have a difficult fight against one alone, unless they're an experienced fighter, but even so they should have a tough fight ahead of them.

From now on, I want to see more realistic fights against the 'Alpha' rock hounds.



In other news...



The Alphas are in FeralHeart now.

Going to do another. It'll be

Going to do another.
It'll be realistic, I actually don't know if the hound will lose this time.
we'll seeeee

XxX

XxX
Hart's picture

Tracking. Might MSN ya soon.

Tracking. Might MSN ya soon. Sticking out tongue

Huh, didn't realise you'd

Huh, didn't realise you'd already put it up, but here's the other one . That's gonna be all from me - no more Rock Hound fights for Erza or Zera, even though it was really fun to write ^^
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(oop)

This one is a little (read:

This one is a little (read: VERY) different to the things written here. It's written from an orange Rock Hound's POV - weird, I know, but it's... interesting writing from their POV ^^
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I finally got my story done

I finally got my story done =]

Predator vs. Prey (Honeyfur vs. Rockhound)

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Thanks guys! Honeyfur, I'll

Thanks guys! Honeyfur, I'll get to yours tomorrow, pretty beat from the long day I had today. But it looks like it was pretty awesome since you've already gotten like 15 comments on it XD

Zyzzy, did you remove your story? I didn't get a chance to read it.
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Rofl ok, take your time! ^^

Rofl ok, take your time! ^^
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A red-eyed rock hound was

A red-eyed rock hound was forced to make a choice - suffer the wrath of Blue's smile or leap off of Red Hill to it's death.





It chose the latter.

Actually, I think we decided that Blue had cast a spell on the rock hound, and the light produced burns his infection, so he ran away, Blue following, smiling and humming the entire time.

And quite frankly, I don't blame the rock hound. Blue's unconditional love is a fate worse than death Eye
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I love how Blue doesn't seem

I love how Blue doesn't seem to realize what happened in that shot. XD Though he really was aware the whole time. >>;

Here's the comic I said I'd draw.

A-Ah. I would love to

A-Ah. I would love to participate in this..
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Gah, this sounds so very

Gah, this sounds so very awesome! I made a couple of TEF-related characters already, but I need to add you on my friends list so I can track ya down. XP In case if you were wondering who I am in-game, my username is sushicorgi.
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Is this still going on? I'm

Is this still going on? I'm planning on having my deer have a fight with one.I found this event perfect for Phobos's inner story ^^


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Yeah it sure is! Feel free

Yeah it sure is! Feel free to write your story, just make sure you include the power for whichever rock hound you choose. It'll help me with tallying crystals and numbers remaining.
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here is mine

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100TH POST IS MINE. Just a

100TH POST IS MINE.

Just a question about the Rock Hounds, well, actually, more an infection question. Well, two questions, one about rock hounds and one about the infection.

-If the orange rock hounds can shoot fire balls, does that mean water can hurt them?
-can fire defeat the infection?
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