Pup Aging [wip]

[°Vindict°]

These charts will be based on excelerated pup aging. One is the average doubled chart and another is rate based on maturity. Either one seems acceptable but I prefer the latter.

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[atrb=width,200][bg=ccdd77] Kukkien	[bg=C6C07A] 3.5 days, eyes open, can nibble regurgitated meat, becomes roleplayable 1 wks, ears open, play outside the den 2-4 wks, weaning process 3-7 wks, eyes gradually change from blue to adult color 5 wks - 1 mos and 2 wks, watch and learn hunting skills 1 mos and 2 wks, adult pelt/hair present 2-3 mos, actively participate in hunts 3 mos skeletal growth complete 5 mos and 2 wks, able to survive without parents 6 mos, sexual maturity; accelerated growth stops 1 year, begins to age by normal time
[bg=ccdd77] Sennyo	[bg=A8A368] 2 wks, eyes open, can nibble regurgitated meat, becomes roleplayable 3 wks, ears open, play outside the den 5-7 wks, weaning process 5 wks - 3 mos, eyes gradually change from blue to adult color 3 mos - 4 mos and 2 wks, watch and learn hunting skills 6 mos, adult pelt/hair present 6-12 mos, actively participate in hunts 1 year, skeletal growth complete 1 year and 3 mos, able to survive without parents 1 year and 6 mos, sexual maturity; accelerated growth stops 3 years, begins to age by normal time

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Lumen

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4 wks, eyes open, can nibble regurgitated meat, becomes roleplayable
6 wks, ears open, play outside the den
1--15 wks, weaning process
10-24 wks, eyes gradually change from blue to adult color
6 mos - 9 mos, watch and learn hunting skills
1 year, adult pelt/hair present
1 year-1 year and 6 mos, actively participate in hunts
2 years, skeletal growth complete
2 year and 6 mos, able to survive without parents
3 years, sexual maturity; accelerated growth stops
6 years, begins to age by normal time

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Everyone Else

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1 wk, eyes open, can nibble regurgitated meat, becomes roleplayable
1 wk and 3 days, ears open, play outside the den
2 wks and 3 days - 5 wks, weaning process
4-8 wks, eyes gradually change from blue to adult color
6 wks - 3 mos, watch and learn hunting skills
3 mos, adult pelt/hair present
3-4 mos, actively participate in hunts
6 mos, skeletal growth complete
9 mos, able to survive without parents
1 year, sexual maturity; accelerated growth stops
2 years, begins to age by normal time

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Or as Cypress has suggested, we can just do away with this system altogether. Though I'm not sure people would want to breed their characters if they can't play their pups within a certain timeframe.

[Scorch]

I have to agree with the chart you have presented Crow, in order to encourage the use of pup characters I think this advance form of aging would be more conducive to activity and perhaps encourage members to keep their pups.

[Cy]

Would this be rl time? Or wolf time? Because sexual maturity for an average wolf is 2 years old. If two years passes in one real life year, then that would make sense (saying one rl year), despite that not all the adults age the same time.

[°Vindict°]

my bad, i forgot to post and do the second chart... >_<

basically the second chart makes them all full grown by one real time year, but that makes some grow faster than others...

it's just hard to rp lumen or sennyo pups but if you do it this way... it kinda works easier???

and i took this straight from the character guide and shortened it to real time. also, we should include separate times for keiyou and when they learn to fly and there was another wolf species i was wondering when the learn to do something... but i forgot xD

oh! wait! I just wanted to make sure we have something laid out in stone and when they stop growing quickly. it's after they've been around for one full real length year right? cause it's not in the character guide how fast the grow or when it stops.

[Scorch]

Ok, so I think I understand, one year in real time=the amount of time it takes for the pup to reach sexual maturity, no matter the species. In game time that just means that certain species will age faster in that one year of real life. I think that after that one year everything slows back down to coincide with real time aging, ie one year real life=one year game life. If I understand right in any case.

[°Vindict°]

yes, though I'm still thinking longer species like lumen and sennyo should stay accelerated that much until middle aged maybe?

like they grow a year every month or every other month?

not trying to make them more complicated, just trying to make it more realistic for them to die of older age like other species.

[Cy]

The longer and shorter lived species reach sexual maturity at a different age, Som.

No matter how we slice it, it is going to be complicated. Part of the reason that I am not always a fan of rapid pup aging. A lupus puppy born in year five, will be two in year six. Inconsistencies like that bother me, but I understand why some people like it.

I'd prefer the longer lived species to only accelerate their growth to sexual maturity, Not after it. Because then we will have a lumen turn six in barely three years, if that.

[°Crow°]

yeah, but either way we have it where they grow a whole year fast and then what? they stay two the next year even if they would be turning three xD?

Like my pup wystar.. he's gunna be one tech on thanksgiving but because of rapid aging he will be two and fully mature... does that mean next year he will be three? or stay two for another year then after that turn three?

[Cypress]

0_0.... I actually really like that idea. Have them freeze for a year after they accelerate a year....It fixes the continuity problem. Perhaps we would have to ask Art and the rest of the staff/members what they think about that.

[Cy]

So far the staff really like this idea. I think it will be implemented shortly. Thank you SO much for your help Crow, I am awarding you 50 pp for your assistance.