#i have some shadowsight stuff i’m working on

[skuffypaw]

waiter waiter more black mold please

[barrenclan]

I can't remember if I've sent this before, so sorry if i did, but for a song suggestion, muck and mire by brown bird as a general song for the old leaders dealing w their dying clans n stuff

MUSIC SUGGESTION BIG POST PT. 1:

Over the past few months I have gotten a lot of song suggestions that I haven't answered, and as I suspect I've been shadowbanned by Tumblr for posting too many asks (or some other esoteric reason; I'm working on it), I'm gonna answer them all in one fell swoop. So if you've suggested a song, it's prolly gonna be in here.

A folksy song like this does sound like it would be for a story set in the countryside of the Great Plains, so that works well. And it being about the old Clans and leaders is an interesting one, nice call.

"I must drag my body through the muck and mire/ Gather branches for its funeral pyre/ Twigs I would rather twist into nests/ Or whittle wooden wings and fly"

"I'd call on my lord but he can't help me now"

I agree, this is a good song for that last issue. Pinepaw wondering why he ever looked up to Cootstorm as a mentor, and Blacknose's view of her being tarnished as well.

"With a sorrow in our hearts we can play And I look up to you When we hear different sounds that the heartless do Wakeful at night looking everywhere for You Why do I look up to you?"

Aw, this is that Shadowsight AMV song! I love that video. Yeah, this fits Hush Puppy well, poor lady.

"I’m unprepared And so unrelaxed But he calms me down I’m thankful for that"

You're right, it does have uneasy vibes as a song, very PATFW core. I like these lyrics in particular lining up with the two generations we have in the story.

"First we were babies, we're birthing and dying Then we were children, we're playing and crying And then we're teenagers and smoking and fucking But now we're all grown up and we're sadly sighing"

I can basically staple the entirety of the Crane Wives discography to Slugpelt's forehead.

"If you woke and I was gone From the house that we made our home Would it bend you, break you, overtake your heart Like it did my own?" <- That is literally so accurate

"The only peace I have ever known Is the peace I made with you I won't move, but I can't stay here"

"I try to keep it in my head The need to leave this empty bed And be nobody instead"

[wc-confessions]

Hey there, moderator. I'm wondering if it's fine to ask you questions about your own warriors opinions? Such as:

favorite or least favorite character, ship, book, or arc

any unpopular opinions? something you like that most people dislike, or something you dislike that most people like

what your ideal warriors rewrite looks like

any ocs you would like to share

other people are always sending in their opinions so i'm curious about your own opinions. I apologize if you have answered some of these questions already and I didn't see

oooh thank you for sending these! i’ve actually answered most of them before in the past but as i’ve said my opinions change a lot, esp regarding favourites, so i’m always going to answer differently lol

my favourite character is tigerclaw. i don’t care what anyone says, early warriors he was a good, complex villain and every other villain after wishes they were as good as him. he had a lot of potential and i really hate how in tpb there were a lot of throw away concepts, particularly regarding his character. least favourite off the top of my head is hmm jayfeather. interesting character but his awful personality and the fact that in the end he doesn’t actually do anything major made me lose interest in him. i love him in fanon tho.

worst ship: nightheart/sunbeam makes me vomit atm. i’m a big shadowsight/sunbeam fan rn they are so gay. tnp was a pretty boring arc but had interesting ideas, and i think pot wasnt very good at all but i think the characters had potential.

unpopular opinions (?)...the prophecies begins had its issues but imo will always be the most well written story from the erins. while i don’t like the way they are written sometimes purely for annoying repetitive conflict, i do like tigerheart and onestar as characters and leaders. breezepelt and nightcloud are good characters and i love crowfeather’s complex relationship with them. silverstream didnt do shit shes literally another average love interest idk why theres intense hatred for her.

i was actually writing a rewrite for tpb but eventually it just became an original work that i really enjoy working on. but my ideal warriors, unrelated to my work, is sort of like: there’s no code so the cats being ‘wild and free’ makes more sense, the clowders are one and there are no borders. conflict mostly comes from scrapping for food, family drama, drama between families, and murder. the clowders see other cats as equals, and are mostly indifferent on kittypets but are interested in their relationship with humans as they are rarely seen in the woods. annd i think less evil dictators as antagonists.

i actually do not have any warriors ocs </3 but i will share my ocs from my story soon once i get some stuff worked out. idk if it will be on here tho or on my main

[stickstone]

Warrior Cats D&D Classes

Just gonna be doing the protagonists and a few others, might do some more later! I am skipping over Brambleclaw because I do not respect him and don’t want to devote too much energy to him.

Firestar: Fighter, it’s commonly seen as the beginner class and I think that fits Firestar well. For subclass I’d probably say Eldritch Knight because I like the idea of Firestar utilizing both physical attacks and magical ones.

Leafpool: Life Domain Cleric. It’s a pretty standard medicine cat one but, with Leafpool being the first medicine cat protagonist we got I feel like it fits her.

Squirrelflight: Big Ranger energy! I’d probably say Horizon Walker. I see Squirrelflight as being very mobile and constantly moving, so Horizon Walker fits her a lot for me!

Mothwing: Ok here me out: Bard Mothwing. It’s a support class, and also it’s just very fun I love this one a lot! For subclass, I think College of Lore suits her best.

Jayfeather: Circle of Stars Druid. Ok I’ve actually thought about this one a lot, so buckle up. Circle of Stars Druids have something called a star map, something they use to chart out the stars and harness their magic. I was thinking it would be cool if the stick was Jayfeather’s star map. Furthermore, Rock was the previous owner of this star map and his soul is attached to it, serving as a very disgruntled mentor figure (always a fun thing to have in d&d).

Lionblaze: I feel like I don’t even need to explain why Lionblaze would be a Barbarian. Path of the Zealot seems like a fun choice, what with the refusing to die and favored by the heavens stuff.

Hollyleaf: Oathbreaker Paladin. Everything about this has Hollyleaf vibes.

Dovewing: I really love Wild Magic Sorcerer Dovewing. It fits her so well while also being a fun take on the character!

Ivypool: To go along with Dovewing, I was initially thinking Ivypool could be a Warlock. Since Sorcerers are born with their magic, I thought it would be interesting if Ivypool sought her magic from a different and darker source. But then I realized that I’d have to make all the Dark Forest trainees be Warlocks and something about that bored me a little bit? So I had an epiphany. The Dark Forest doesn’t grant anyone any magical abilities, but it teaches them how to hone those abilities. And Ivypool is training as a Wizard. For subclass I think Bladesinger would be really fun.

Gray Wing: Wizard, probably Order of Scribes.

Clear Sky: Oh boy that’s an interesting one! Honestly I think a Rogue would work, and specifically a Scout would suit him well.

Thunder: Barbarian, probably a Storm Herald because uh. Haha storm.

Star Flower: Arcane Trickster Rogue. I like the idea of Clear Sky and Star Flower both being rogues but of different subclasses, it suits their general energy.

Alderheart: Way of Mercy Monk, I just think it would be neat.

Sparkpelt: Cavalier Fighter, thought it would be fun to give her the same base class as Firestar but with a different subclass

Needletail: Warlock, her patron is Darktail (a strange water elemental guy who’s formed a cult, patron type is a Fathomless)

Violetshine: Starts off as one of Darktail’s Warlocks, but breaks her pact with him. For awhile, she’s powerless and without a patron. However, Darktail’s victims end up merging to form a new Fathomless patron. Needletail is the one who appears to Violetshine the most, though.

Tree: Circle of Land Druid. It fits almost too well!

Twigbranch: I feel bad because I can’t really think of anything interesting for Twigbranch? I’m so sorry but I genuinely don’t know. Maybe Ranger? Hunter subclass ig.

Bristlefrost: Bard College of Whispers, it suits her really well and I love it a lot.

Rootspring: Phantom Rogue, which is a favorite class (and subclass) of mine. It just fits? Phantom Rogues have the ability to see and communicate with ghosts, just like Rootspring, and they fit Rootspring way better than any of the other ghost related classes I can think of.

Shadowsight: Now, this is a really fun one. I was torn between Warlock and Cleric when I realized that not only did multiclassing exist, it was also a really cool idea to combine two very different classes into one! I think he’d be Order Domain and Pact of the Fiend. It really is just a fun dichotomy that suits Shadowsight really well.

[aquatic-batt]

hey so I guess I never made an announcement saying that I was leaving Tumblr which I guess is kind of a good thing because right now I don’t plan on truly leaving?

I’m definitely going to continue taking a break from posting full art pieces. if you want to see me posting those, take a look at my carrd to see my other socials that I am active on

that being said, I think I’m going to be coming back solely for the purpose of continuing the Warriors Files au. I can’t promise how active I will be because I’m busy with school as well, but I’d hate to just leave this au behind because whenever I do work on it I have a lot of fun with it. I’ll be answering asks I get about it (even if infrequently) as well as discussing other ideas regarding it. so I hope you guys are interested in seeing that au continue!

(incoming spoilers for the Broken Code!)

additionally I mayyyy make an au for wc as well surrounding Shadowsight’s inability to contact StarClan and Bristlefrost’s death. I don’t have many ideas rn so I won’t go into detail but I’ll add some stuff here as I brainstorm

[twilights-800-cats]

Rewriting The Broken Code

I know it’s a little premature, what with there only being 4 of the 6 books out yet, but I wanted to jot down my thoughts on how I would improve The Broken Code.

Personally, I don’t think it’s a bad arc - the plot is the most unique by far and has a lot of potential to go into interesting places and it really feels like the Erins are pushing into those interesting directions - but there are things I would like to change about it.

No, this isn’t a promise that I will be rewriting tBC in the future, lol. These thoughts are put down without the need to change much from previous arcs.

The Protagonists

Bristlefrost - I feel like her role in the story would be more improved, and interesting, if she were to spend the first half of the arc as Bramblefake’s willing comrade. She wants what’s best for ThunderClan, like any other loyal warrior, and she wants to bring back StarClan by punishing the Codebreakers. That’s what her leader has ordered, and a Clan leader’s word is law.

I want her to be Bramblefake’s most loyal lackey, and then see the cracks in his façade and slowly realize the wrongs she’s committing. I want her to really work hard to put things right - and realize that loyalty doesn’t mean sacrificing one’s free will. Perhaps her relationship with Rootspring can help her come to see this, see that the warrior code needs changing and that the Clans need changing, too.

Perhaps Flipclaw or Thriftear could die and help push this? idk, but I really like the idea of “evil” Bristlefrost, who slowly begins to realize that she’s been the bad guy all along, and that Bramblefake was playing with her emotions after she was rejected by Stemleaf.

Shadowsight - not many changes for Shadowsight. Personally, I do like the idea of a medicine cat tricked by a malevolent spirit into delivering false signs - it has a lot of potential.

However, one major thing I would change about Shadowsight’s arc is that he is an only kit - Lightleap and Pouncestep? Nonexistent. This would intensify the isolation that Shadowsight feels when it’s revealed that he has been delivering false signs, and heighten the overprotectiveness of Tigerheartstar and Dovewing, who treat Shadowsight with no small amount of favoritism (to the chagrin of his Clanmates).

This would very easily push Shadowsight to a point where he seeks to befriend just about anyone - cats from other Clans, rogues, loners, and even a spirit that seems to be whispering prophecies in only HIS ears... 

Rootspring - not too many changes for Rootspring, either. I do like his character and how he grows from a petulant child to a rather mature, emotionally sound adult. I would do a lot more with his connection to the Sisters and his powers, and add in more conflicts with Tree and more bonding moments with Violetshine and Hawkwing.

Perhaps he’s trained as a medicine cat from the start? His little stint as a medicine cat was an interesting idea but it came far too late to really mean anything imo - plus, it might give him some cute interactions with Shadowsight.

The Villain(s)

Ashfur - I’ve been over this before, but I’m not in love with the idea of Ashfur being the villain - but if he has to be...

I want him to play on Bristlefrost’s feelings of rejection and court her to his side. After all, this is a pain they share! It would give Ashfur and Bristlefrost some interesting interactions, and definitely open up a lot of opportunities for him to be, y’know, creepy ass Ashfur.

I want Ashfur to bring up how abusive Bramblestar has been to Squirrelflight. I enjoy how frightening their dynamic is in the books, so I would want to keep that.

I want him to really screw with ThunderClan. Exile cats. Kill cats! Who are all these strangers to him, anyway? What do they matter? I want him to surround himself with loyalists and make it really, really hard for him to be deposed.

Other Ideas - I pointed out that a character could be made from wholecloth to take Ashfur’s place, and in some ways I really think that this is how it should go... but thinking more, I don’t think I want to get rid of Ashfur completely.

Hear me out - multiple imposters. Multiple spirits who have possessed the recently-dead and are manipulating the Clans from within, turning them against Codebreakers and the other Clans. Ashfur takes ThunderClan all for himself, and perhaps gets a little too single-minded in his pursuit of Squirrelflight.

This would get the other Clans in the picture. More Clan-on-Clan battles, more deaths - more spirits for this Grand Schemer to use. More chaos. Rather than spending two chapters of a book doing nothing but trying to figure out what to do with one spirit, there’s an infestation to try and figure out!

And when they finally reveal the true architect behind it all, it really doesn’t matter who they are or why they did it - the flaws have been revealed. The warrior code has been smashed, and it needs to be remade, or destroyed.

Other Stuff I’d Do

I want Bramblestar to DIE. Not just because I don’t like his character, but because I think it would be a great way to pit ThunderClan against the other Clans even more, for even MORE conflict - they killed Bramblestar, but this problem is still escalating. They thought removing him was the key, but it’s not, and Squirrelflight and ThunderClan are pissed. Take Mistystar too while I’m at it...

I want more cats to leave the Clans. It’s only natural! Things are going haywire, and not just in ThunderClan. Cats move off and form their own groups, or maybe just leave to become kittypets. Most that left don’t want to return. A good way to cull the Clan numbers without too many deaths, and maybe those that come back don’t always come back alone.

Each Clan copes with losing StarClan in their own way. Some still hold violently to their beliefs (WindClan or RiverClan). Others might seek different solutions (SkyClan or ShadowClan). Some might be lost (ThunderClan), and some might just fall apart. Either way, it would make Clan-to-Clan conflict have more depth, and show more insight into the other Clans’ problems... and maybe make RiverClan relevant again.

Rewrite the Code. Obviously, this would all end with the warrior code being rewritten and, possibly, the Clans themselves changing. Perhaps they become more open, more willing to accept one another while still doing what makes them unique. 

[mysterywhiteboyy]

1.) StarClan

2.) Fireheart

3.) Either works. When I RP, I usually use mollie, but I’m chill with she-cat

4.) When I make OC’s, the prefix is usually an appearance trait or a personality trait. And the suffix is usually whatever I think sounds cool LOL

5.) Most of the Dark Forest v StarClan v Clans battle in OotS. That shit is so stupid and it was never explained how it worked.

6.) (most of these were either made in Middle School or are mock-clans😭) BeachClan, ThistleClan, DawnClan, ButtClan (mock-clan, you can laugh), and ShootingClan (another joke clan) BeachClan is my personal favorite, because as their name suggests, they live by the beach and I think that’s cool :) some of my OC’s in that clan are Pondstep and Eelthorn. Really proud of their names.

7.) I’ve got a tortie tom named Robin in WindClan (I just used the traditional clans before I made my own with a friend)

8.) I headcanon a lot of the characters as LGBTQ+, but my favorite ones are queer Ravenpaw, aro/ace Hawkfrost, bisexual Sandstorm, lesbian Mousefur, and trans ftm Rowanstar :)

9.) Mmm, I don’t think that cats nearing “elders den age” should be appointment deputy, but if they were appointed at a young age and still are deputy, I think it’s fine

10.) I hate Ashfur being the imposter. Honestly, I never even got to the book where he was revealed because I already knew it was him and it was going to be boring. The love triangle thing with him, Squirrel, and Bramble was interesting at first, but now it’s just been milked wayyy too much. Ashfur’s just annoying now instead of being an interesting character (debatable that he ever was in the first place)

11.) No. But do I enjoy them? Yes

12.) Hmm, I really like Squirrelflight and Shadowsight’s names! I despise whatever the hell Heavystep has going on

13.) They’re “insults” are more funny rather than, I don’t know, insulting? I wish the books were more adult/teen-directed (arguably, they are, with some of the themes they have) and I wish they could actually swear😭

14.) I think it was Hazelfur, I don’t remember if I rolled more than once

15.) I’ve read everything up until Darkness Within + a few super editions and novella’s. Other than that, I’ve just heard from others abt what’s happening

16.) Mmm, I strongly prefer original names to avoid confusion, but I don’t mind them, I s’pose

17.) I personally like semi-realism, in the way that they behave physically like cats, but there can be stuff like male torties and calicos. I don’t mind purple eyes, either. Nothing about the series is realistic (well, you know what I mean-), so I say just have fun with it, who cars if it’s not genetically accurate or whatnot? Now, bright green fur and rainbow eyes I draw the line at💀

I’m curious so please tell me. Reblog in the tags (or in a straight-up reblog, do what you want) with answers to the following:

Starclan or StarClan?

Fireheart or FireHeart?

Are female cats called mollies or she-cats?

Is your preferred naming style traditional (as in prefix refers to appearance and is restricted to locale and suffix refers to the individual’s traits)? Lyrical (anything goes)? Canon only (only uses prefixes and suffixes canon has used)? Some hybrid of them? Something else entirely?

Name one thing you consider not canon. Explaining why is optional. It can be a book, an event, whatever.

Do you have any fanclans? Gush about them if you’d like.

If you’ve answered yes to the above, how many tortie/calico toms are in them? I’m not judging; I’ve got a tortie tom in my own fanclans.

How many canon characters do you interpret as LGBT+? No need to go over who exactly, just “this is the amount of characters” is all I want to know, but if you want to go over who you think is LGBT+, go right on ahead.

Is age a deterrent for choosing a cat as leader? Example, Squirrelflight, Crowfeather, and Reedwhisker are nearly old enough for the elders’ den.

How pleased are you with revelation of the Imposter’s identity? As in, are you pleased with who it is? If not, who would you have preferred instead?

Would you consider the Warriors books good in terms of overall quality?

What’s one warrior name you really love? What warrior name do you really hate?

Do you find clan expletives/insults charming, weird, fitting, or something else I can’t think of? Words like foxdung, mousebrain, etc.

Do you have a government-assigned warrior name? What is it? Did you “cheat” to get it or did you roll with the first thing you got?

Do you actually still read the books or do you just get the synopses from second-hand sources like the wiki or a friend?

When you make Warriors OCs, are you okay with using a name that belongs to a canon cat? Is importance a factor? (Such as you’ll use Appledawn, but not Jayfeather)

How much does realism matter to you? Do your battlecat OCs follow realistic cat behaviors with a slightly more intelligent mind, or are they human minds in fuzzy coats? Are your designs realistic, stylized realistic, semi-realistic, semi-fanciful, or entirely fanciful (note that if a fanclan setting’s gimmick is “warriors, but they’re also monsters!” this doesn’t really count)? Do they age realistically? Are real-life genetic quirks treated with the same weight as they are in real life (tortoiseshell toms, vitilago, blue-eyed white cats, albinism, etc)? Are disabilities (either born with or gained) realistically handled with your cats?

I am so curious for the outcome of this thing.

Also this should be a no-brainer, but I feel I need to say this outright. DON’T MOCK OTHER PEOPLE FOR THEIR PREFERENCES OR SAY THEY’RE LESS VALID BECAUSE OF ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. This is so I can gather data, not for people laugh at others for not having the right opinion.