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d6CatClans System Playtesting - Y4 Winter

This is part of my d6CatClans pen&paper solo system.

On we go.

Season Start

We open the season with a good omen, which is pleasant after last season. Provided I don't have the memory of a goldfish and keep in mind I have it, that'll give me a free meter table reroll this season. Which we might need. Situations tick down. Notably, the loner lion finally pads elsewhere.

Meters. Low Scarcity and high Triage, but neither in overflow yet. Trespass and Discontent are low, but we still have rolls. Our spy situation with Thorncloud and Dew leads to an ambush trap that Bluestripe falls into. Since there's lethal intent involved, I'm going to check for severe injury. There is severe injury. Is it worse than that? Yes. 

In a series of rolls, I determine that Dew intended to cause Bluestripe to drown, but he got trapped in a mud wallow instead, able to breath and weakly call for help, but unable to free himself alone. He was eventually found by his clanmates, but his eyes and ears ended up badly infected from the experience. Bluestripe is severely injured at present and if he survives, dice say that his sight and hearing prospects will be in steep decline. He is maimed. 

Dew still thinks she killed him. Thorncloud has distressed, mixed feelings.

And we still have Discontent to roll about.

Scaleheart is irritable, and her irritation explodes at the latest chatter about Rainstar's scent on the border. She confronta Duskstar openly, asking why Rainstar hasn't been driven off permanently yet. Duskstar's silent for a time, then simply agrees. Perhaps she's thinking of Liontail's words. She says that Rainstar's presence will not be even passingly tolerated any longer - any patrol that encounters her is to ensure she isn't seen again. The same goes for any other HarrowClan cats lingering from this point on.

After, Hoofpelt asks if that isn't going too far. Duskstar points out that letting potentially vengeful cats linger on the border is only a threat. Not long after, Hoofpelt goes looking for Rainstar. He finds Dew instead - or rather, she spies him. He calls out when he hears her scurrying away, but he doesn't find her.

Eveningeye hears him, finds him, and asks if he's looking for Rainstar. Hoofpelt doesn't answer right away. Eveningeye says he won't tell. Hoofpelt says he just wants to talk to her. Eveningeye takes him to the meeting place and they find Rainstar - Rainheart, she insists.

Hoofpelt says she needs to leave, and tells her about Duskstar's announcement. Rainstar says she has nowhere to go, and nowhere she wants to go. Hoofpelt asks if she knows anything about Bluestripe's accident. She doesn't. She asks if it happened because the clan is looking for her. Hoofpelt lies and says yes. Rainstar weighs, and says she'll move to live closer to the Moonfang - perhaps that will be far enough. Hoofpelt watches her go. He tells Eveningeye to stop meeting with her. Eveningeye says he just wanted to know his half-kin better. Hoofpelt says he has plenty of kin in the clan to worry about.

Winter, Moon 1

Ages up. Elephantpaw becomes a warrior, Elephantstep, to be commended for a fierce and strong attitude. He gains LP. Honorary words are said for Gnupaw and Rhinokit as well. Egretface is expecting three new kits by Acaciafur. Duskstar for now overlooks the prospect of retiring Bluestripe, allowing him the chance to die as a warrior if Shadecloud cannot save him.

Winter patient rolls. We somehow get by with no new patients... until the last roll where we get two regular patients and one severe one in a mini sickness outbreak. Wallowpelt, Emberstorm, and Gazellepaw, respectively. Still within Triage Limit - for now.

Hoofpelt grants a seasonal bonus success to medicine. Eveningeye helps with medicine, worried about his brother, and Saltfur curiously trails after. Shadecloud gives a seasonal LP to Sunwhisker. Yes, he has sibling favoritism.

Winter success needs.

Hunting - Hoofpelt, Sunwhisker, Acaciafur, Thorncloud

Border - Spottedstorm, Batpaw, Scaleheart, Lilypaw

Medicine - Shadecloud, Brightpaw, Saltfur, Eveningeye

Hunting. Just barely do they scratch out a neutral success. They find a clanmate in distress. Dogfur, restless to hunt, went out by himself and has become stuck in thick mud. The patrol manages to pull Dogfur out, but the tom is severely shaken and exhausted - he ends up going to Shadecloud's den with general injury. Acaciafur is distressed over all the mud incidents, and asks Hoofpelt to confine the apprentices - his kits - to camp until the dampness settles. Hoofpelt says he'll consider it.

Border. A neutral success is had, in a patrol marked by general chatter. Batpaw and Lilypaw lead the bulk of that, with Spottedstorm too distracted and Scaleheart too frustrated to hush them. Both she-cat apprentices are worried about their brother, Gazellepaw, and Lilypaw wants to bring him prey to give him strength. Batpaw points out that Shadecloud's not letting anyone near the sick cats. Lilypaw hopes Brightpaw doesn't get sick. Both apprentices gain seasonal skillups, considering the logistics of the clan between them.

Medicine. Despite Hoofpelt's assist, the medicine crew just barely eeks out a neutral success. Only one severe case can be helped this moon, between Bluestripe and Gazellepaw. I decide to make it a diceroll. Gazellepaw is lost. Brightpaw gains a seasonal skillup, learning the hard way that you can't save everyone.

All remaining patients are tended.

Winter, Moon 2

Ages up. Duskstar holds a ceremony to retire Bluestripe. Galeclaw surprises cats by saying it is time for him as well - no cat ever thought he would admit it, least of all soon. He walks to join his son in the ceremony. He reminds Duskstar of a cat in their old home, an elder who'd survived harsh injury and won, honored with a valiant name for it. Duskstar gets the hint and asks the failing-hearing Bluestripe if he would have such a name. He says he may not be able to hear it much longer, and says he just got stuck in mud. Galeclaw shows a touch of gentleness in saying no cat chooses what ruins their claws.

Duskstar considers and names him Wither-eye, and tells him she is sure he will serve his clan for many seasons to come. Bluestripe, now Withereye, bows his head. Galeclaw and Withereye move to the as-yet-unused elders' den.

No other new ceremonies. Sootstorm is now expecting a kit of ambiguous siring. 

Patients. The dice do not favor us this time, as we get a total of *14* new patients. The sickness resurges, to the distress of the medicine cats. Many warriors, both apprentices, a queen, Galeclaw, and almost Shadecloud - our medicine cat is spared by Hoofpelt spending an LP to be the recipient instead. We have both Triage and Scarcity tables to roll. Triage Limit up, but Discontent up too. Acaciafur gives extra food to Egretface when no one is looking. Sootstorm loses her expecting status. Nothing comes of the Discontent rise.

Hunting - Acaciafur, Eveningeye, Emberstorm

Border - Raypelt, Sootstorm, Nightstorm, Duskstar

Medicine - Shadecloud, Brightpaw, Sunwhisker, Scaleheart

Hunting. Neutral success. Eveningeye tries to keep everyone's spirits up with optimistic talk and friendly nudges.

Border. Neutral success. Things are a little awkward between Duskstar and the three former HarrowClan. It's a quiet, focused patrol.

Medicine. Bane failure. Scaleheart becomes a severe patient crossing into next moon when she tries to assist the medicine cats, but accidentally bites a poisonous leaf when she mistakes it for a requested one. Shadecloud is furious, and no extra patients may be cured this moon without LP.

Patients. We have fifteen patients and six Triage Limit. Brightpaw, Sunwhisker, Dogfur, Elephantstep, Sootstorm and Emberstorm contribute LP for expanding the Limit. Twelve limit. Including Scaleheart, three cats will cross into the next moon as severe patients, while the rest recover for now. Scaleheart, Starlingkit, and Galeclaw remain sick into next moon. Galeclaw's skill dips again from the severity. These three will require medicine patrol successes or a miracle next moon.

Winter, Moon 3

Ages up. No new ceremonies. Egretface delivers, but one of her kits is stillborn, and we don't really have the bandwidth to try to save it.

Grasskit - ginger tabby tom

Headstrong, L0/0, ?0

Healthy, Moons 0

Scratchkit - brightly patterned calico she-cat with noticeable tabby patches

Cautious, L0/0, ?0

Healthy, Moons 0

Patients. Nine new ones. With a good medicine patrol and some staggering into next moon, we should be able to save most cats. First, Triage table. Through the Night - one cat expands the Limit by 2, but becomes severe themselves while helping. I'm going to say it's Duskstar, and the dice confirm it. It's spread thoroughly in the kits and apprentices again, and both of our elders are sick. Wallowpelt gets sick a lot. The dice don't like him.

Hunting. Acaciafur, Sootstorm, Emberstorm, Nightstorm.

Border. Spottedstorm, Saltfur, Twilightwind, Hazeclaw.

Medicine. Shadecloud, Brightpaw, Hoofpelt, Eveningeye.

Hunting. Failure, bane table. I make some less petty suggestions, but the dice ultimately decide that the cause of the failure is that Sootstorm and Nightstorm are almost to a point of clawing and hissing over... Eveningeye, apparently. Popular guy, apparently, despite my making him low odds on that roll. I'm not sure they've ever actually broached anything with him or noticed he's still padding after Saltfur, but the hissy fits on this patrol are legendary. Emberstorm moves to the other side of Acaciafur. Acaciafur feels very old.

Border. We eek out a neutral success, bereft of the dramas plaguing the hunters. Twilightwind and Hazeclaw try to distract from the rough season by teasing Saltfur about whether she and Eveningeye are ever gonna end the will-they-or-won't-they. 

Later: Saltfur is now expecting 3 kits.

Medicine. Neutral success. We can save one severe case. We have four: Duskstar, Scaleheart, Starlingkit, and Galeclaw. I will roll two guanteed failures. The last I'll have to decide - or Shadecloud will. Galeclaw and Scaleheart (Lilypaw needs a new mentor) are lost to wet season illness. Shadecloud chooses to save his son over his leader. Duskstar dies her final death. 

No severe cases remain. Ten patients remain.

But it isn't quite time for a new season.

Hoofpelt must go to the Moonfang.

Leader Transition

Shadecloud and his brother go to the Moonfang, and enter the cave beneath the saber-cat's ancient maw. Hoofpelt goes to sleep.

(1) The brown tabby is greeted by his mother, Brightfoot. He has mixed feelings at the sight of her, but she presses her nose to his. "With this life," she says, "I give you lonely fortitude. The life of a leader is not always one of shared burdens, and some paths you will walk alone." He sees glimpses of her lonely journey from the old home, sees that old home too, and feels the desperation of all things familiar falling away in wake of the drive to keep moving forward. Brightfoot steps away.

(2) She is replaced by Liontail, Hoofpelt's imemdiate predecessor. She is scarred and rugged, and her eyes shine with defiance. Her nose presses to his. "With this life I give you self-sacrifice. A leader's calling is to set aside your own needs - be they physical or otherwise - for the good of those who place trust in you." He senses all of her fierce protectiveness of the borders, tastes the blood of HarrowClan again. She is gone when Hoofpelt opens his eyes from it.

(3) The next cat makes Hoofpelt flinch - it is Rainstar, who he didn't know until now to be dead. It was a cruel wet season. But her nose to his, she says softly, "With this life I give you hope. It will not serve you by itself. But let it keep you steady in grim times, when all other succor seems lost. Use it to never lose sight of what you fight for."

(4) Next comes one that Hoofpelt does not recognize. A large grey tabby, chest splashed with white, paws like a lion. "I am Hillstar," says the cat. "I led HarrowClan before Rainstar." He presses his nose to Hoofpelt's. "With this life I give you skepticism. It takes strength to fight, but perhaps it would have been better had I learned sooner of the strength to question. Question your traditions, question your truths - and most of all question yourself."

(5) He's shouldered past by Galeclaw, strong and proud as once ever he was, and Galeclaw presses his nose to Hoofpelt. "With this life I give you strength. Steady now. You are a kit no more, but the stone the clan clings to lest the storms wash it away. Question as Hillstar said if you must, but don't let it stay you from your task."

(6) Hoofpelt's heart breaks to see his first apprentice, Scaleheart. But it is as though a weight has lifted from her. "With this life I give you ferocity. You'll need it, softclaw," she adds fondly, harkening to her swift exceeding of him in a fight. He senses her agility and dexterity in battle, the fierce pumping of blood in her ears when she was injured fighting HarrowClan, and the immense intoxication of adrenaline as she pursued intruders. His claws flick out with the sensations, but then she's away.

(7) His other apprentice replaces her. Fogpaw was lost in the flood, and Hoofpelt is struck by the memory of how small she was, then and now. She stretches up her nose to his. "With this life I give you compassion. Use it to care for all of your clan great and small - and perhaps those beyond it."

(8) Leaving Hoofpelt that to chew on, the apprentice retreats and is replaced by Hoofpelt's half-sister, Cragfang, lost in the war upon HarrowClan. Hoofpelt stares at her. "You were so young," he says, with fresh realization and pain. Cragfang presses her nose to his. "With this life," she says, "I give you curiosity. Skepticism is well and good, but the world is so much bigger than us. Use curiosity to guide you in trials beyond the border."

(9) Last but not least to come is Duskstar. Her eye is still clouded, but her pelt and manner shine with youthful vigor and dignity. She stops to study him, but only for a moment. "With this life I give you wisdom and flexibility and love. StormClan's new home is assured for now, and bountiful seasons await. The wet seasons of my time are behind you. Lead StormClan into a pleasant warmth as the waters recede. Your old life is no more - I name you Hoofstar, and welcome you as leader of StormClan."

His new name echoes and echoes within the cave, long after Hoofstar emerges. He goes home. He surprises the clan by naming Raypelt - the older former HarrowClan cat - as his new deputy, and he gives her the remainder of Lilypaw's training.

Wallowpelt and Thorncloud remain patients into the next moon, becoming severe. All others tended.

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d6CatClans System Playtesting - Y4 Autumn

This is part of my d6CatClans pen&paper solo system.

On we go.

Season Start.

Frick. General Event Table gives us Major Physical Disaster. +2 Triage and Scarcity for the Season. d3 cats will die. d3 will be injured. Two die. Two are injured. What happened? Dice say flash flood, as the dry season ends with a sudden rainfall. 

The clan is awakened by a yowl of alarm as one of the older warriors realizes what is happening. Cats scramble to get to safety. Water rises fast in the camp. Emberpaw notices Fogpaw struggling and lunges to help her - he's almost swept away himself, soaked cold, and when Nightpaw and Sootpaw drag his shaking form from the muck, the smallest apprentice is nowhere to be seen. Elephantpaw lets out a screech for Gnupaw as the clan takes to higher ground, but she doesn't answer. Egretface nearly drowns trying to ensure her kits get to safety, grasped in the jaws of warriors.

When all settles, Hoofpelt numbly comes to sit beside Twilightwind and speak softly to her. She cries out - the last of her litter is gone.

Fogpaw and Gnupaw join their ancestors. Emberpaw and Egretface are injured. Most of the clan's prey and herbs have been swept away, and the territory thrashed in the meanwhile.

Situations tick down. The Quality Herb Stores situation is lost. 

Meters. Scarcity and Triage are high, but probably manageable. Trespass low, no incident. Discontent low, fraternization complication. I roll and determine Hyenasong is expecting Shadecloud's kit. Hopefully they don't look like their daddy.

Autumn, Moon 1

Ages up. Dogpaw becomes a warrior, Dogfur. He is commended for tireless service to the clan. Egretface's kits become apprentices, but one is singled out - Brightkit becomes Brightpaw, apprentice medicine cat. A few cats jest that Shadecloud's snippiness and Brightpaw's impatience will make for a cranky medicine den.

Lilypaw, Batpaw, and Gazellepaw are apprenticed to Scaleheart, Spottedstorm, and Sunwhisker. Lots of Ss. Scaleheart's matchup in particular is made in hopes that Lilypaw's sweet disposition will mellow out the moody warrior, and somewhat vice versa. Egretface moves to the warriors' den and the nursery is left empty for the first time in seasons - though it won't be for long. No new queens besides Hyenasong. No new litters. 

We have three patients this season. Duskstar and Twilightwind are sick, while Nightpaw has strained herself helping rescue the kits during the flood. They join Emberpaw and Egretface in the sniffles-den. We're at Triage Limit now, so hopefully nothing else happens.

Saltfur is allowed to return to normal duties, but she lingers to help Shadecloud this moon.

Hunting - Sunwhisker, Gazellepaw, Hoofpelt, Thorncloud

Border - Spottedstorm, Batpaw, Scaleheart, Lilypaw

Medicine - Shadecloud, Brightpaw, Saltfur

Hunting. Neutral success. Gazellepaw gets seasonal skillup, and uses LP for another when he catches a familiar scent from his nursery days. The four find Twilightwind out of the medicine den, ambling and whispering for her kits in sickness-hazed distress. She freezes when she sees Hoofpelt, then quietly beseeches him to tell her Fogpaw's been found. The distraught deputy reminds her that Fogpaw is dead.

Thorncloud hesitantly steps forward, mumbling something about how Twilightwind looks like her mother. Even through the haze, Twilightwind comprehends what she doesn't say, and moves to lick the young she-cat's head. "I know I don't look like her," Thorncloud says quietly. "But - if you need someone..."

Twilightwind rests her nose against Thorncloud's head, and her purrs are sorrow-choked but grateful.

Border. Neutral success, but both apprentices get seasonal skillups. Batpaw and Lilypaw are enthusiastic, and the mother-daughter pair that comprise their mentors watch the roving young cats with a sense of balm to pains of late. Spottedstorm comments that Batpaw looks like her father (Acaciafur) did, back when Mudwhisker was mentoring him many moons ago. Scaleheart admits it's hard to imagine Acaciafur as a kit. Spottedstorm laughs and says that he sulked for moons about his warrior ceremony being late. Dogpaw worries that her ceremony will be late - Spottedstorm assures her than Duskstar isn't going anywhere.

Medicine. Neutral success. Shadecloud becomes irritated with Brightpaw's own prickliness and assigns the apprentice to clean out the dens, lest they make cats sick. Brightpaw sulks. Saltfur comes to help him. He doesn't exactly feel better, but he feels less alone.

Shadecloud gives a seasonal LP to Hoofpelt, warning his brother that Duskstar won't live forever. Hoofpelt says he thinks she has some moons left in her. Shadecloud says that's what every car has, until they don't. Hoofpelt sighs and says he wishes Shadecloud wasn't so jaded. Shadecloud says that maybe he'd be less so if the clan didn't spend his early moons acting like he was going to poison them on purpose. He adds that if anyone whispers about Brightpaw like that too, he *will* poison them. Leaning to assume Shadecloud is exaggerating for effect, Hoofpelt says he won't tolerate such talk about Brightpaw.

Patients are all tended.

Autumn, Moon 2

Ages up. No new ceremonies. No new queens. No new litters.

Patients: Two. Galeclaw and Spottedstorm acquire minor cuts and tears after dirt gives way during a patrol and sends them into a thornbush. Galeclaw in particular finds himself stiffening with the aches.

Hunting - Hoofpelt, Acaciafur, Emberpaw, Thorncloud

Border - Scaleheart, Lilypaw, Raypelt, Elephantpaw

Medicine - Shadecloud, Brightpaw

Hunting. Boon success. Emberpaw and Thorncloud start chatting, and Emberpaw admits that he missed her and Dewpaw when they left the nursery back in HarrowClan, and nips that he was disappointed when they didn't come to StormClan right away. He says they'd promised to look out for them and teach them all the best moves. Thorncloud's swayed by it and says that he's doing really well under Acaciafur. Emberpaw asks if anyone's been rude to her for HarrowClan roots. She shrugs it off and alludes that her mother being Rainheart earns more than that does. Emberpaw wonders if that's why Dew stays away - because she looks more like their mother. Thorncloud changes the subject, but there's a teensy seed planted in her stance as a spy.

Border. Boon success, and Elephantpaw gets his seasonal skillup. The patrol encounters Rainstar's scent. Lilypaw wonders why she's sticking around still. Scaleheart side-eyes Raypelt, but Raypelt just says that Rainstar never fully fit in in HarrowClan - the clan rallied around her because of Deepleaf's assurances and Rainstar's prowess, but both started showing cracks after a season or two. Raypelt supposes that Rainstar's miserable - too long too loyal to the wrong clan, a clan that doesn't exist anymore. Elephantpaw says that if he finds her in the territory, he'll make sure she gets the message to leave. Raypelt simply nods, leaving Scaleheart's fur unruffled.

Medicine. Neutral success. Shadecloud has dreams of a stampede - but when he looks upon where the hoofbeats are coming from, he sees the clan, pelts rippling and muscles strong. A good omen for his brother's potential rise? He isn't sure. He keeps it to himself, other than to reassure Duskstar in her choice of deputy.

All patients cleared.

Autumn, Moon 3

Ages up. It is time for the former HarrowClan kits to become warriors. Duskstar looks over the clan as she speaks. She says that the first warrior she ever named was Spottedstorm - for surety that StormClan would survive yet. And it has. And now she will bestow the rare naming upon not one cat, but three, reaffirming once and for all that these three new warriors not only are loyal and worthy of their names, but that they are StormClan warriors to be proud of - and no one should question this. She names them Sootstorm, Emberstorm, and Nightstorm, thanks them for their steadiness and surety and curiosity that have carried them through rougher moons. All gain LP. No new queens.

Hyenasong delivers her kit, though it's rough and the kit's life is uncertain.

Starlingkit - black tom with amber eyes

Tactical, L0/0, ?0

Healthy, Moons 0

And of course he ends up being the spitting image of his medicine cat father Shadecloud. If no one else in the clan has caught on since Liontail's death, it's only a matter of time. Hopefully he doesn't become leader someday, as that would make a funny name.

No new patients.

Hunting - Hoofpelt, Sunwhisker, Gazellepaw, Egretface

Border - Galeclaw, Spottedstorm, Batpaw, Eveningeye

Medicine - Shadecloud, Brightpaw

Hunting. Neutral success. The hunt goes fine, but in eagerness to show off to his mother, Gazellepaw leads a wild goose chase when he swears he smells something strange - it turns out to be a vulture, and intrigue turns to disgust. Sunwhisier reminds Gazellepaw that he ought not be so quick to run off.

Border. Boon success. Galeclaw gains an LP when the patrol encounters Rainstar. She corrects that it's Rainheart, and Galeclaw says that a name given by the ancestors is not so easily stripped away. He calls her a disappointment. He attacks, sending her fleeing when her survival instincts kick in. Batpaw calls after her to not come back.

Later in camp, Batpaw mentions the encounter loudly to other apprentices. Duskstar overhears and tells them not to discuss Rainstar. Eveningeye slips out of camp.

Medicine. Neutral success. Shadecloud navigates Brightpaw through learning the herb stores. Brightpaw asks if it's true Shadecloud learned from a HarrowClan cat. Shadecloud says it is. Brightpaw asks if it's true HarrowClan cats didn't believe in healing warriors who failed in battle. Shadecloud bats him on the ear and calls that absurd.

When they go to tend Starlingkit, Brightpaw comments that he looks like Shadecloud. Shadecloud scoffs and ignores it.

All patients tended.

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d6CatClans System Playtesting - Y4 Summer

This is part of my d6CatClans pen&paper solo system.

On we go.

Season Start

We get another good omen - a free reroll on the meter tables if we need it. No seasonal situations. Situation timers tick down. It's the dry season - high Scarcity season. And we'll definitely be strained.

Meters. Scarcity is high and Triage relatively low. Outside of severe cases, Triage shouldn't be a problem this season. Scarcity, however, we immediately need to roll on the event table. Five cats become patients due to the resource strain. That's well within the Triage Limit, but they can't do anything active, lest risk worsening. Our patients are... Fogkit, Batkit, Brightkit, Galeclaw, and Saltfur.

Galeclaw's been getting unwell so often that I'm going to see if he has any deeper issues on the rise. The dice say yes - he's developed a general malaise that leaves him increasingly short of breath and worn out. Shadecloud observes as much, and suggests it may be time for Galeclaw to retire early. Galeclaw rejects the idea for now. However, he will begin to experience skill reductions when he becomes unwell - starting now. Once one of our best fighters, Galeclaw's skill dips a level.

Trespass and Discontent are low, but the former table gives us the worst on our one roll of it - a Trespass situation kills. I use our reroll. We get a fraternization complication instead, and since we don't have any outsider situations, this technically needn't be anything. I decide to have it be a new one and do a couple checks. It would seem that Rainstar lingered near the territory and Eveningeye has found himself in the unexpected-for-him position of covering up for his half-sister. 

Nothing off the Discontent table. On we go.

Summer, Moon 1

Ages up. Sunwhisker (and Hazeclaw)'s kits become apprentices: Elephantpaw and Gnupaw. They are assigned to Raypelt and Hyenasong. The outsiders receiving apprentices raises some uncertain mews, but Hyenasong is popular enough, and Elephantpaw is a pawful enough that Raypelt is more chuckled at than squinted at eventually. No new queens. No new litters.

Hunting - Acaciafur, Emberpaw, Hyenasong, Gnupaw

Border - Hazeclaw, Dogpaw, Wallowpelt, Sootpaw

Medicine - Shadecloud

Exploration - Sunwhisker, Bluestripe, Scaleheart

Hunting. Neutral success. Apprentices get seasonal skillups. The hunters find Galeclaw practicing combat moves alone. He's clearly sore. Hyenasong asks him if he could help talk the apprentices through some basic moves. He snaps to not patronize him and walks off in a grump, wheezing with unwellness. Acaciafur spends an LP on Emberpaw's skill.

Border. Neutral success. Apprentices get seasonal skillups. A strange sound is heard. Rainstar retreats without being noticed. Dogpaw tries to challenge Sootpaw to a spar. Sootpaw only does when Wallowpelt says to.

Medicine. Neutral success. Shadecloud focuses on tending to his patients. He informs Duskstar of his observations of Galeclaw and talk with the tom. Duskstar declines to force her mate to retire yet.

Exploration. Hunting and exploring is inhibited by odd noises in the brush. The patrol has no major incidents, but they aren't heading home soon either. They finally come face to face with Dew and Thorn later in the moon. Sunwhisker hesitates at seeing the young cats. Bluestripe flexes his claws. Scaleheart tells them they need to leave - this is to be StormClan territory now. Thorn timidly says she's changed her mind and would like to join StormClan. Dew snorts in exasperation. Bluestripe says absolutely not. Scaleheart wavers, but only just - she says it's too late, and that she won't have a murderer's kits in her clan. Bluestripe concurs. Sunwhisker asks why Thorn changed her mind.

Thorn says she doesn't want to be alone, and Dew doesn't want her around. Dew calls her a stupid kit and says she told her this was pointless, but she was entertained to see it. Dew stalks off after kicking dirt at Thorn. Thorn makes sad noises.

Bluestripe wavers and Sunwhisker's sympathy sways. Scaleheart remains reserved. Thorn says she'll go. It's okay.

Sunwhisker says wait - she can stick with the patrol, and they can ask Duskstar when they get back. Thorn stays. Later, when they're resting and she's more settled, Thorn begins talking quietly about how awful it was in HarrowClan and so on. The others nod along.

New Situation:  (T) The Spy: Rainstar's daughters have conspired together to plant one as a spy in StormClan, to find a way to take down the clan from inside.

All patients are tended.

Summer, Moon 2

Ages up. Twilightwind's daughter Fogpaw is apprenticed to Hoofpelt. We have so many apprentices. No new queens. No new kits. No new patients. Scarcity Table roll. Discontent +1. No incident.

Hoofpelt grants bonus success to the hunting patrol.

Hunting - Hoofpelt, Fogpaw, Acaciafur, Emberpaw

Border - Eveningeye, Nightpaw, Raypelt, Elephantpaw

Medicine - Shadecloud, Saltfur

Exploration - Sunwhisker, Bluestripe, Scaleheart, Thorn

Hunting. Boon success, leading to a bonus skill point. Dice give it to Hoofpelt - bringing him to a skill five cat, which will be nice if he succeeds Duskstar. Fogpaw also gains a seasonal skill point. Fogpaw scoffs at Emberpaw's dry comments, and is completely thrilled that her mentor is the deputy. Emberpaw says Duskstar showed favoritism to her grandkit. Fogpaw denies it. Hoofpelt tells them both they should be hunting, not arguing.

Border. Boon success. The apprentices gain their seasonal skill points. While the apprentices spar, Raypelt quietly tells Eveningeye that she can smell Rainstar on him. He calmly replies that she says it's only Rainheart, now. Raypelt says he looks a little like her. He says they're half-kin by Galeclaw. They talk more, quietly. Raypelt says that it would probably be better if Rainheart left before things get out of paw. Eveningeye is noncommital, but his situation reduces its timer.

Medicine. Bane failure. Shadecloud enlists Saltfur's help to try to talk to Galeclaw about retiring, but it only leads to the tom verbally clawing their ears off. Shadecloud gives as good as he gets, berating Galeclaw for being stubborn and ranting that the whole clan acts like he's part HarrowClan and avoids him. Galeclaw calls him a whiny kit and stalks off.

Exploration. Hunting is just barely passed. The patrol discovers a bounty of poisonous plants in the area (-1 Triage). Thorn comments that sometimes sick cats were put down in that way, she'd heard. Bluestripe calls it barbaric. Sunwhisker notices Scaleheart licking her paws. The patrol is concerned, but Scaleheart doesn't get ill. The patrol starts back toward the old HarrowClan warrens to fill in the entrances.

No patients this moon.

Summer, Moon 3

Ages up. No new ceremonies. No new queens. No new litters. One new patient: Gnupaw. Scarcity Table roll. Raypelt becomes a severe patient due to feeding others first and ignoring herself.

Hunting - Acaciafur, Emberpaw, Hoofpelt, Fogpaw

Border - Galeclaw, Eveningeye, Nightpaw, Spottedstorm

Medicine - Shadecloud, Saltfur

Exploration - Sunwhisker, Bluestripe, Scaleheart, Thorn

Hunting. Boon success. A strong haul is made. The imminent end of the season is palpable. Even Emberpaw's attitude mellows amid the hunt, when Acaciafur praises him.

Border. A boon success, leading to another skillup that goes to Nightpaw (alongside seasonal skillup). Nightpaw and Eveningeye find themselves smartly debating new spots for boundary markers. Galeclaw openly scoffs at Nightpaw and mutters that she'll probably leave the clan sooner or later. Nightpaw tells Eveningeye that she's not bothered by the grumpy old tom.

Medicine. Neutral success. Shadecloud experiences odd signs, awakening with a taste of salt on his tongue. He keeps it to himself, as he is often prone in such. 

Exploration. Hunting is successful. The patrol encounters Rainstar at the edge of the old HarrowClan territory. Scaleheart and Sunwhisker are immediately hostile, with Bluestripe on edge and Thorn looking away. Bluestripe says she's supposed to be gone. Rainstar says it is only Rainheart now, and that she will be. She says Hartsong and Cinderflower are already long away with no signs of turning back.

Sunwhisker asks if she looked Mudwhisker in the eye when she did it. Rainheart says she didn't kill him. Scaleheart guesses she let other cats do it for her. Rainheart says she's made mistakes.

Thorn says she hopes the ancestors reject Rainheart when she dies - what cat hasn't she failed? Bluestripe tells Rainheart to go. She does. 

Scaleheart follows. She returns with tufts of fur in her claws and says she feels better now. Thorn asks if she killed Rainheart. Scaleheart says no. She wants Rainheart to live with her mistakes. And a scar to remember her by. Sunwhisker tells Scaleheart her father wouldn't have done so.

Scaleheart says that if it weren't for Rainheart, Mudwhisker could tell her so himself.

The exploration patrol travels back home. Duskstar is initially reluctant to accept Thorn, but is pressured into doing so with LP spent by Scaleheart. Thorn is surprised by the support. Scaleheart says to just keep her distance. Thorn is renamed to Thorncloud.

All patients are tended. The moon and season come to a close.

Changes

As the patrol bane tables become easy to avoid after a while, I have decided to implement a shift such that the hard season (usually winter) requires one more addition success to achieve either neutral (so 2) and boon (so 4) tables. Boon and bane tables have also generally been overhauled to be slightly more dangerous and slightly more rewarding respectively.

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