Dangers abound and the learning curve for survival is steep as you step into the pack life of Raptor at Heart. Strangers from around the world suddenly find themselves torn from their lives, timeline and bodies and slammed, together, into the midst of the ancient Cretaceous period, assuming their new lives as velociraptors. Each member of the pack of confused, lost predators retains their personality, intelligence and mind from the life they held before. The instincts of the velociraptor lie buried beneath them, sometimes lurking to the surface and slowly melding into the very personalities of the 'chosen'.
Can these lost souls survive their new lives, or will the hostile world they now inhabit consume them in a spray of blood and become their grave?
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Raptor at Heart. This story will run tandem as I write it as an actual mini novel, so the content you get will be fresh and the actions you take just may influence how it is written, if not your very survival.
I'm looking for 4-8 interested role players to join the pack as it begins. Keep in mind, this is very much a survival RP and you will need to think not only as a human, but as a predator and a team to thrive. You are no longer human and, in turn, not everything that your human mind expects you to be capable of will be effective as you learn to handle and tend to your new body and its needs.
Stats may or may not be openly given, though your physical form as a raptor will be depicted to you upon your arrival.
Please post here if you are interested, as well as note me a human character background, to include your character name, the country you are from, gender, age and a basic background to include the occupation [if any] of your character. This will impact how you become depicted on arrival, though there are no single, identifiable factors that will influence your raptor form.
There will be NPCs initially, though at minimum 3 of them will be dead within the first day or two of in game time. The survival, or loss, of your pack members can mean the difference of life and death.
Some specifics:
- The velociraptors depicted are based on a mix of scientifically correct velociraptor and Jurassic Parks Velociraptor.
- They are intelligent, supporting the factoid of the characters human side continuing to exist.
- They are larger than the scientific version of the raptor
- They have some of the feathery adornments of the scientific version.
- While human characters noted to me might be a specific gender, that does not guarantee your raptor self will be that gender; a decent mix of each will be met.
- The active player list will not exceed 8, but if someone dies, anyone waiting to join in will join the pack, though they will not have the same knowledge and experience as those who have been going longer and will need to learn, adjust, etc to catch up...or die.
- If no one is 'in line' anyone whose character died is welcome to be tumbled in again as a new raptor, though like anyone joining the game at a later date they will have to 'catch up'. The new raptor will be new to the pack entirely and have no affiliations, possibly even garnering undue distrust, aggressiveness or even violence from their 'old' pack-mates as instincts and time have changed who they are. This applies to complete newcomers as well.
- There is no way back to the human world; the changes are all permanent.
- Be wary how much you allow your human side to influence you. It can help you at times, though it is equally likely to cause you problems.
- The world is a threatening, primal place and dangerous to tackle alone.
- They can be idiots, and will sometimes/often/always [case pending] need you to survive and learn. NPC's that survive long enough and learn enough will eventually bring benefits to the table to make the effort of keeping them alive etc worth it.
- The smart or stupid moves of an NPC can directly impact you and your pack. Perhaps one finds a source of small, easy to catch creatures early on, making it easier to learn to use your raptor bodies. Perhaps another wandered away alone too far and is now fleeing back to camp with a Trex on his tail and wetting him or herself in terror...and possibly causing the trex to go after one of you instead of its terrified prey gets away.
- Be wary of an NPCs intentions. They might be learning with you as a pack, but that doesn't mean they can all be trusted.
- The NPCs are only 'Alphas' initially, and will in all likelihood not re-assume the position.
More will be added to this as necessary. Feel free to ask any questions you may have or for any clarifications you need.
Player List:
- Gathersingredients - Lauren Mckenzie - Female Raptor
- Jibjib - Terrence Merrick - Male Raptor
- BadgeAddict - Alex McCarthy - Male Raptor
- Beandip - Nathan Hoff - Male Raptor
- Samwiser - Sam Wilson - Female Raptor
- Theis2 - John Hansen - Female Raptor
- Nikohl - Brigitte - Female Raptor
- Kurik - Brock Peterson - Male Raptor