HPU: Richardson Valley OOC

[Keeshah]

Welcome to the Richardson Valley OOC!!!

Richardson Valley was once a small farming community, in well, a valley. The freshwater rivers that flowed through valley made the land quite fertile. Unfortunately, with the boom and bust cycle of the economy, many of the farmers faced bankruptcy.

About the same time, Realities we amazed at the commercial success of “Pet Friendly Communities,” such as the very well known Babylon Gardens, originally developed by Henry Milton (rumored that it was built with the intentions that his pet ferrets would have a comfortable place to live). Of course, this caused a number of these pet friendly communities to pop up.

Realities took advantage of Richardson Valley’s bankruptcy, and bought the land to develop it into an entire town that would be considered pet friendly.

Do you like animals? Have pets? Do you dislike leash laws? Want your pets to have more freedom in a safe and friendly environment?
Then come to Richardson Valley, where nearly every person has a pet! Wonderful housing with large backyards always ensures a safe place for your pets to roam outside the house. Shops are especially tailored to accommodate all types of pets and suit their needs. We also boast one of the largest Dog Parks around! What’s more, there’s even a close-by animal clinic and our widely acclaimed obedience center for wayward troubled pets.
But one of the best parts of Richardson Valley is it’s proximity to nature. Freshwater rivers run through the town most the year, and woods and mountain trails boarder the town, which hold a brilliant waterfall. The nearby estuary is home to many interesting wildlife, and with a short 1 hour drive to the beach, you and your furry friends will always have a place to enjoy outside! And if the great outdoors isn’t enjoyable to you, then the city of Reno is only a short 40 minute drive away! Great for those who have a need to commute.

Major events that have occurred in the past;
An assault upon the town by a pack of pets gone feral.
Pets having run in's with animal control, ending in a pet full-on assault on the animal control holding cells.
Aliens visitation! capturing pets to transplant to a new world, while experimenting upon the ones they were leaving behind. (could they still be out there, watching?)((Que X-files theme))

Come live in Richardson Valley, where you and your pet can live comfortably. In the first and longest running RP on Housepets.

If you have a need to place Richardson Valley somewhere on a map, it best fits here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado_ ... California

A map of Richardson Valley.. (South is up, North is down)

Remember to read the General forum rules, as well as these local house rules.

General rules.
#1, Each player is allowed to have two (2) main characters.
If the player shows the RP ability to handle more main characters, and has a record of posting reliability this limit can be increased to up to a max of (4) main characters at the GM's discretion. (This increase will be rare, as should something happen to the player's ability to post, it could cripple several arcs all at once.)

#2, Each player is allow (4) secondary characters.
This is usually going to be the pets owners, their (human) children, shop keepers of the store the player is running.

#3, Pop-up characters
These are NPC's which are usually the workers at the various shops and stores, that the Players can take control of as needed. (Like the Hippi Dippy Surfer Dude, who is now working at the Wall.)

#4, Guest characters
These are special event character/s run by a player, that will only be around for one story arc. at GM's approval.

#5, RV has a limit of fifteen (15) active players.
There has been a debate about the need for player limits of late, at this time i will generally keep around this number, as some players have had trouble keeping track of the RP with a large group of players in it.

#6, Richardson Valley is intended to be realistic.
No toon physics, Law enforcement and animal control will react in a realistic and determined way. injuries will not be healed by the next post.

#7, No magic.
Sorry, Richardson valley is a magical dead zone.


Posting rules.
#1, RV has had a min. posting rate of once per day.
Everyone should be endeavoring to, at least make this daily post if at all possible.
I realize this is not always possible, but an attempt should be made.
The reason for this is to keep the Roleplay days/Arc's from dragging on, and on, and on, like they have been for a while now. Waiting on one or several people to post. Inactivity is the biggest killer of RP's.

#2, RV has a max. posting rate of (5) posts per day.
This rule is to keep two characters chatting back and forth with each other, from spamming up the board. making it hard for the others to keep track of whats going on in the RP.

#3, If you have been waiting (2) days for someone to post, send them a PageMail.
Be Nice! they might have just suddenly gotten too busy in RL, to check up on the RP board.

#4, If you have been waiting (3) days for someone to post, and they have not responded to the PM. you are now to go on without them.
This means leaving them behind, perhaps leaving a trail so they can catch-up when they return from being AWOL. Or evoking Special Rule #3. taking minor control of the other character, so your character can escape and keep active in the RP.

#5, Don't go IDLE!!!
There will be times when your character will be off by themselves, you are still expected to post for them! What are they doing while there off alone?

#6, If you have not posted in the RP for a week, (7) days. you will go on the inactive list. If you have not posted in the RP for two weeks, (14) days. you will be dropped from the RP.
Sorry to be so draconian about this, but we have way too many characters that go silent for weeks or months at a time. I have to figure that if you have not posted in the RP for two weeks, you not really interested in being in the RP in the first place.
This rule will not be applied to those who "state in the OOC" that they are going to be away, for any reason. (vacation, finals, sickness, or just needing a break from the RP.) Altho i would ask that you disengage your characters from the RP, if at all possible.
Nor would this rule be enforced, if you go AWOL do to events that you couldn't control. (computer malfunctions/virus, power loss, loss of net-access) Do try to let us know that your having problems, or give a forewarning ( hey all. a hurricane is coming my way, i may disappear for a while).

#7, You can only control your own characters
What this means is, you can't control what happens to another players character in your post. (I.E. you can't do.. "X" tosses a banana peal on the ground in front of "Y's" character, laughing manically, as he slips and goes crashing down the stairs.) "X" can throw a water balloon at "Y". then "Y" in their reply post. says if it hits, and what damage it does. (If someone does post an outcome for your character in their post, you are free to post your alternative outcome, which will then become the official happening.)

#8, Controlling another player's characters??
On occasion, One player may cede control of there character/s to another for a short time. Notice must given in the OOC before the caretaker player can begin posting for them.

So your ready to join in on the fun? This is how you do it.
#1. Post a note in this OOC thread asking if there is room to join.
#2. If yes, read the last 10 pages of the RP, that should give you some idea of what is going on in the RP at that time. Sometimes you will be able to jump right in, other times you might have to wait for a break or ending of a story arc, before you can join in.
#3. Create a character that fits in with the neighborhood, giving it as much of a detailed background as possible.
#3a. The complete explanation on how to fully make a character sheet is detailed here.
https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=35004#p35004
#4. Since some people, Well.. namely me, your friendly GM. *x.-* couldn't tell when someone speaking vs, just thinking about stuff. We now have speaking colors. A speaking color is used, whenever the character says anything aloud.
So you will need to choose a speaking color for each of your characters, that is not already in use by another character. A list of the active characters and the speaking colors that they are using is listed below.
#5. Post the character sheet to the main OOC, and this RV's OOC thread. After it is given a review, and any concerns ironed out. You will be given the green light to post your introduction post into RV's RP thread.

Richardson Valley is still recruiting!

Residents:

Keeshah (GM)
Rav/Ravage - German King Shepard, Dog, Male - #BF0000
Str-7 Per-6 End-7 Cha-5 Int-5 Agi-6 Luck-6
Sara and Rav's House #(68)
Secondary characters: Sara Ligerr-#0040FF
Lucky - Red Fox (Domesticated), Male - #FF8000
Str-5 Per-8 End-6 Cha-3 Int-5 Agi-6 Luck-9
The Henderson house is at #(81)
Secondary character: Mr. Henderson - #000000


hypernovatic
Kayla Thomas - Silver Fox, Female - #40BF00
Str-5 Per-6 End-5 Cha-7 Int-7 Agi-6 Luck-6
Kayla's house is #(81)


D-Singer
Blood - Coydog (German Shepard dominant), Dog, Male - #800000
Str-7 Per-6 End-8 Cha-5 Int-6 Agi-8 Luck-2
Trevor and Blood's trailer is at #(37)
Secondary character: Dustin - #Bold


Hotep the psychic
Hotep Raikii - Black German Shepard mix, Male - #BF0000
Str-5 Per-8 End-6 Cha-4 Int-10 Agi-5 Luck-2
Hotep's house is ???


Argent
Cinnamon (Sixtoes) - Pine marten - Male - #B06060
Str-4 Per-3 End-4 Cha-5 Int-10 Agi-8 Luck-8
Sixtoes's home is a cage in the Zoo.
Pitchpipe - White-tailed Jackrabbit - female - #B06060
Str-7 Per-5 End-9 Cha-4 Int-6 Agi-7 Luck-4
Pitchpipe's burrow is at ??


Civilization
Alphabites - Ferret - Male - #808000
Str-8 Per-7 End-8 Cha-3 Int-7 Agi-6 Luck-3
Alphabytes home is at #(57)


MoonyTheDwarf
Moony - Abyssinian cat - Male - #8080FF
Str-5 Per-6 End-4 Cha-7 Int-10 Agi-5 Luck-5
Moon's cat tree loft is at #(83)


Deske
Yukon - Norwegian Elkhound - Male - #666699
Str-6 Per-6 End-8 Cha-5 Int-6 Agi-7 Luck-4
Yukon is at house #(62)


Serence ice fox
Selene - Arctic Fox - Female - #BF00FF
Str-6 Per-8 End-7 Cha-4 Int-7 Agi-7 Luck-3
Selene's house is #(47)


Neon Icy Wings
Rosal McGee - Cat/Feline, Male - #FF40FF
Str-6 Per-3 End-8 Cha-6 Int-4 Agi-8 Luck-7
Rosal is in house #(13)


Welsh Halfwit
David Campbell - Old English Sheepdog - Male - #8000FF
Str-7 Per-8 End-9 Cha-5 Int-4 Agi-4 Luck-6
David's house is #(57)


Hlaoroo
Fletcher O’Hare - Flemish Giant Rabbit - Female - #50C878
Str-7 Per-6 End-4 Cha-8 Int-6 Agi-8 Luck-3
Fletcher's hutch is at #(66)
Samantha “Sam/Sammy” Hopkins - Yellow Dutch Rabbit - Female - #CD853F
Str-6 Per-8 End-5 Cha-7 Int-6 Agi-4 Luck-6
Sam's hutch is at #(19)


22xander
Tribble - Chinchilla - Male - #912F2F
Str-2 Per-6 End-4 Cha-5 Int-10 Agi-5 Luck-10
Tribble's shuttlecraft is at #(78)


AnimeNerd88
Melody - Munchkin Cat Mix - Female - #40FFFF
Str-4 Per-6 End-7 Cha-5 Int-9 Agi-4 Luck-7
Melody's house is at #(70)


Rocco Rex
Kotyc Skirata - German Shepherd Dog - Female - #FF0000
Str-6 Per-6 End-5 Cha-5 Int-7 Agi-7 Luck-6
Kotyc's doggie house is at ??

Rav's barn - Fort Venison is at location #(56)

Departed Characters...


kurowolfe
Petir Puteh - Domestic cat, Male - #808080
Str-7 Per-9 End-4 Cha-7 Int-5 Agi-2 Luck-4
Pertir's cat house is at #(25)


Rhyzer
Carlito - American Bombay Cat, Male - #8040FF
Str-6 Per-8 End-6 Cha-4 Int-7 Agi-8 Luck-3
Carlito's house is at #(77)
Secondary character : Thomas Velázquez - #000040


MrNeonShot
Jet Torrens - Labrador mix - Male - #0080BF
Str-7 Per-7 End-6 Cha-10 Int-6 Agi-5 Luck-7
Marcy "Mars" Torrens - Tabby cat - Female - #800000
Str-9 Per-3 End-9 Cha-3 Int-5 Agi-7 Luck-6


Korakc
Cameron Miller - Border Collie, Male - #008000
Str-5 Per-5 End-4 Cha-7 Int-10 Agi-5 Luck-6
Cam's house is #(30)


hanDesu
Han - Fennec fox, Female - #FF8040
Str-2 Per-8 End-2 Cha-3 Int-8 Agi-8 Luck-3
Han's owners rents house #(16)
James #0000BF an Mika


TheInsaneMaster
Reinhold Mäkelä - Redfox, Male - #BF4040
Str-4 Per-5 End-7 Cha-6 Int-10 Agi-7 Luck-5
Reinhold's foxhole is at #6


ThrasherBlades
Viking - White Germain Shepherd, Male - #00BFFF
Str-7 Per-6 End-6 Cha-5 Int-6 Agi-8 Luck-4
Eva and Viking Hurley's house is at #(45)
Secondary character:Eva - #4080FF


Esper
Alexander (Skates) - Akita Inu, Dog, Male - #0000FF
Str-4 Per-3 End-4 Cha-8 Int-8 Agi-10 Luck-5
The Saint Claire house is at #(78)


Seth
Alex - Akita, Dog, Male - #000080
Str-5 Per-8 End-8 Cha-4 Int-8 Agi-5 Luck-4
Alex's house is at #(33)


Caelei
Magnus - Great Dane, Male - #004040
Str-10 Per-5 End-8 Cha-7 Int-2 Agi-3 Luck-5
Pavelle - Common Raccoon, Female - #BF0040
Str-3 Per-7 End-3 Cha-5 Int-9 Agi-10 Luck-5
Felix - Common Raccoon, Male - #40BF00
Str-6 Per-7 End-3 Cha-3 Int-8 Agi-10 Luck-5
The Nelson house is at #(80)
Secondary characters: Mr. Nelson - #400040 Magsie - #FF40BF


Megawolf
Kyle - Siberian Husky, Dog, Male - #0080FF
Str-7 Per-5 End-7 Cha-4 Int-8 Agi-5 Luck-6
Kyle is Homeless Oh Noes!


QuartzOrren
Terrelius Light - Husky mixed with Terrier - male -#000000
Str-7 Per-8 End-5 Cha-3 Int-8 Agi-7 Luck-4
Terrelius house is at #(46)


Construction Boots
Widget - Ocicat, Cat, Male - #804000
Str-4 Per-4 End-8 Cha-4 Int-5 Agi-10 Luck-7
The Grant house is at #(19)


Russiarules1
Dimitri - Siberian Husky Dog, Male - #808000
Str-5 Per-7 End-5 Cha-8 Int-7 Agi-6 Luck-4
Eliot and Dimitri's house is at #(44)
Secondary character:Eliot - #800000


Guest:
RockstarRaccoon
Sid - Cat, Male - #804080
Str-7 Per-6/4 End-6 Cha-4/6 Int-6 Agi-7 Luck-4
Sid's home is wherever he happens to be.

[ArgentFlame]

Hey guys, can we try to end this day quickly, I think some people are waiting on the next day.

[Teh Brawler]

Hey guys, can we try to end this day quickly, I think some people are waiting on the next day.

Seconded :3 I'm not playing a huge part, anyways.
Out of curiosity, are we having a time warp as soon as this day ends?

[Buckdida]

Hey guys, can we try to end this day quickly, I think some people are waiting on the next day.

Seconded :3 I'm not playing a huge part, anyways.
Out of curiosity, are we having a time warp as soon as this day ends?

Yes, I think so. The question is...

How long?

I think the range we're setting is anywhere from the end of spring to the beginning of summer. Note that we can still change the seasons with a hat drop...I mean, it's an RP.

So...we're what, mid-spring? We'd could just say about a two week skip, and put ourselves at the end of spring. Ding!

[Teh Brawler]

Hey guys, can we try to end this day quickly, I think some people are waiting on the next day.

Seconded :3 I'm not playing a huge part, anyways.
Out of curiosity, are we having a time warp as soon as this day ends?

Yes, I think so. The question is...

How long?

I think the range we're setting is anywhere from the end of spring to the beginning of summer. Note that we can still change the seasons with a hat drop...I mean, it's an RP.

So...we're what, mid-spring? We'd could just say about a two week skip, and put ourselves at the end of spring. Ding!

Yeah, I like that idea. It allows for some freedom to finish up any spring activities.

[Kalvin]

I'm fine with a 2 week time skip. Maybe I can work Bal back in after that. As long as we actually time skip this time.

[Alex]

Yeah, a 2-weeks time warp really sounds good. And I want to end this day, too. It's kinda boring, TBH.

[Jimmy Jazz]

Sure, time skip bomb sounds just fine to me. SET 'ER FOR TWO WEEKS AND MAKE 'ER GO BOOM.

[Kalvin]

Hey Keeshah, you really need to stop reading other pets' minds about stuff. Venison thought in his head about Magnus... Sorry if I sound nit-picky or anything.

[Kaido]

Just thought I'd post to say that... I haven't really been posting a lot, but it's not because I've given up on the RP. My PC broke so I haven't been able to access the internet too much.

Hopefully it'll be fixed soon and I'll start posting more.

(This is the right place to post this, right?)

[Teh Brawler]

Just thought I'd post to say that... I haven't really been posting a lot, but it's not because I've given up on the RP. My PC broke so I haven't been able to access the internet too much.

Hopefully it'll be fixed soon and I'll start posting more.

(This is the right place to post this, right?)

Indeed it is.
And while you're present (sorta), any word on where Laxan is?

[Kaido]

Indeed it is.
And while you're present (sorta), any word on where Laxan is?

Yeah, she's still around and checking the forums. If you need her, you could PM her and I'll tell her to check the forums next time she's on. =P

[Buckdida]

Hey Keeshah, you really need to stop reading other pets' minds about stuff. Venison thought in his head about Magnus... Sorry if I sound nit-picky or anything.

Eh, this time I decided to just roll with it and change my post. It works. Ven's trying to change the subject, so...

[Keeshah]

Hey Keeshah, you really need to stop reading other pets' minds about stuff. Venison thought in his head about Magnus... Sorry if I sound nit-picky or anything.

Oh snap.. i did that.... AGAIN?? (sigh)

Buck's italics are my kryptonite!!!!

[EchoFireant]

perhaps italics and underline to solve your kryptonite?

[Keeshah]

perhaps italics and underline to solve your kryptonite?

Or maybe a rule that, speaking parts must be done in color,
So us OLD people don't make fools of are selves...

[Buckdida]

perhaps italics and underline to solve your kryptonite?

Or maybe a rule that, speaking parts must be done in color,
So us OLD people don't make fools of are selves...

But what if we do it in highlighter yellow? Isn't that hard to read as well? I know some of my older teachers HATE this.
Anyway, I decided to roll with it for once. Forget it, and carry on!

[Alex]

Hm..... Venison x Pavelle, anyone?
.........

I bet he'd leave if someone starts sprouting stories about that....

[Keeshah]

Hm..... Venison x Pavelle, anyone?
.........

I bet he'd leave if someone starts sprouting stories about that....

What? you mean that is not how they make coonhounds?

[Ebly]

Hm..... Venison x Pavelle, anyone?

roleplay shipping?

brb suicide

[Teh Brawler]

Hm..... Venison x Pavelle, anyone?

roleplay shipping?

brb suicide

Wait hold on Ebly it was a joke

[Ebly]

Hm..... Venison x Pavelle, anyone?

roleplay shipping?

brb suicide

Wait hold on Ebly it was a joke

oh sorry guys i thought you were always serious all of the time
just like me

[Buckdida]

It was a good thing I didn't make a joke about mod powers in regards to that shipping. It probably would have went over worse than Ebly's joke.

>_>
<_<

What?

[EchoFireant]

Ah, forgot bout the time skip. It's a go for me.

[Teh Brawler]

Ah, forgot bout the time skip. It's a go for me.

Wait, does that mean the time skip's already happened?

[Buckdida]

Ah, forgot bout the time skip. It's a go for me.

Wait, does that mean the time skip's already happened?

Nope. Not yet. It seems we are just agreeing that the time skip can happen.

For the pets in the hospital, we should be able to wrap this up soon, and jump forth into the future.

[Alex]

Guys, I have to ask you all something about RV - Could we, please, please, cut the AC arcs for a while? I'm really tired of them, and they're getting boring. If you really want to bring up AC in every day we RP, then could you make some officers normal? So far, all of them are drunk jerks who probably escaped from jail and got a job in AC because their neighbor's cousin is working there or something.

[Buckdida]

Uh...actually, we're still stuck on the same arc and we're trying to finish it out, but it keeps getting extended.

Don't worry, Joseph is a sane one. I didn't expect to have to write another post for him this arc, though.

We NEED to finish up. We find Magnus, then end it and get on with it. I've finished all my important stuff, and I think just about everyone else has too.

The fact that most of us have finals and such right about now doesn't help though...

[D-Singer]

I’ll be posting later this evening to finish up before the time skip. Please be patient.

[Buckdida]

OKAY!

Is everyone ready to time skip?

Huh huh huh?

Target: End of spring/Beginning of summer
ETA: Two weeks

Engage warp drive...

Hey, there's like, 14 other levers that need to be pulled at the same time. You guys wanna help?

[Alex]

Yes! Finally the time warp! We can post now, right? But the first one to posts must announce the time warp, and everyone has to give a rough description of what their characters did during those two weeks.

[Keeshah]

Yes! Finally the time warp! We can post now, right? But the first one to posts must announce the time warp, and everyone has to give a rough description of what their characters did during those two weeks.

No not yet..

need teh_brawler an Sara to do there Dinner date, an get Pav-Rav-Del home in the morning, then we can do the time warp again..

AN i have the time warp post all set to go too..

[Alex]

But Keesh, everyone is waiting for the next day. Can't they cancel the date? It has been a troublesome date for Sara, after all. I'm sure Teh Brawler is waiting for the next day, too.

[EchoFireant]

That would be a super long post that I would like to read XD

[ArgentFlame]

I'm definitely ready for the time warp.

[caelei]

Keesh, I wasn't planning on doing the whole 'come home in morning' process for Pavelle... I just thought that it would be assumed that she and Rav and Del (and Tory?) came home in the morning, since that was mentioned earlier in the RP...

[Buckdida]

Yes! Finally the time warp! We can post now, right? But the first one to posts must announce the time warp, and everyone has to give a rough description of what their characters did during those two weeks.

No not yet..

need teh_brawler an Sara to do there Dinner date, an get Pav-Rav-Del home in the morning, then we can do the time warp again..

AN i have the time warp post all set to go too..

I'm going to slap you

Basically, we've had players waiting for a while. Just communicate with Brawler and put the date in your time warp post. Since it's only two characters that can't involve ANY of the rest of us, do it in PM's. We've already forced the others to wait long enough.

EDIT: And they're humans.

Com'on, we need confirmation from everyone before we skip. Let's gooooo! Com'on!

[Jimmy Jazz]

GO DO IT, FASTER. GUYS. CONFIRM THIS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER CONFIRMED BEFORE.

[D-Singer]

It's already been said, but just to be official I’m good to go.

[mathgrant]

I know you guys have promised to reduce the drama and stuff, but even without the heavy drama, I've come to realize that I don't know what it would take for me to actually truly enjoy RPing in any setting (this one or otherwise). I may contemplate leaving after the time skip. It's not official until I've written Brian out of the story by having him move or die, though. I mean, I don't think it would be honorable to leave you guys hanging, right?

I don't know what I'll do, honestly. I'll try to get back into things after the time skip, but I make no promises. I can handle drama if it's lighthearted enough and sparse enough. *shrugs* Don't worry about me, really. The way I see it, everyone else in the RP has seniority over me, and I have no right to tell them how I'd like to RP -- especially when I don't know whether I'd enjoy RPing at all. Just RP whatever you guys want, and I'll leave and let someone more interesting and awesome than Brian take my place if I don't feel like I'm enjoying it.

I feel more comfortable RPing in RV with what few friends I've made on the forum (including Teh Brawler, Dylan, Missingo, and ArgentFlame) than in the other neighborhoods, so don't offer to move me to either of them. Either I'll stay in RV and enjoy it, or I'll leave RPing entirely. End of subject.