by eltonn » Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:40 am
@Blizzard heck yes 'she's half the age of jayfeather but she's super mega talented yes u will never b leik her evah2211!!1'
something that annoys me in the warrior fandom is ages.
This is a bit of a PSA.
i may begin a rant, just a warning, as this topic really triggers me. A LOT.
i see so many clans filled with nothnig but cats age 28moons and under, including the leader and deputy. WELL...
lets do some math. Usually, you don't get an apprentice right after you become a warrior, they wait at LEAST 6 more moons, usually much longer! So, no apprentice until 18 moons at least. That apprentice graduates when you are 24 moons. Of course, i highly doubt the current deputy/leader will suddenly die at that point, and im sure there are much more qualified cats than a 24 moon cat (which is 2 years, pretty young, btw). So you won't actually become deputy until 40+ moons due to other cats being more qualified. Still then, the leaders live a long while, so you won't immidiately become leader unless disastor strikes. So leaders should be 55+ moons imo. I've roleplayed a 41 moon leader before, but that was because the previous leader had been killed by a dog.
I'm sorry, but leaders that are like 20 moons trigger me. It isn't realistic.
Let's look at Jayfeather. How old do you think he is? OH HEY LOOK, HE'S 70 AND SPRY AS EVER!!
Elders are another thing that annoys me. People are like 'oh no my cat is 30 moons she's so old she needs to be an elder!111!'
no. please, please, you are hurting me, no.
In the books, Mousefur didn't retire until she was 120 moons. Purdy is like 170 moons. Squirrelflight is 104 moons and {minor spoiler} had kits. So, no. Please make sure your elders are at least 120+ moons unless they retire due to permanent injury, like Longtails blindness, or a mental condition leaving them unfit to be a warrior.
I'm not directing this at anyone in any way. I just feel like the community needs to be more aware about correct cat aging. Usually, cats don't survive to Purdy's age in the wild. In my opinion, since he was a kittypet, he had vaccines that are helping him live longer.
Also, on the topic of Millie. I don't mind her. She mothered some great children, aha... I love Bumblestripe, his name is so adorable. The fact that [spoiler] Dovewing doesn't like him because of his name is bothersome.. ITS NOT A BAD NAME DOVEWING >:( [[the erins stated that dovewing probably didnt like bumblestripe back because she didnt like his name, which is immature as heck]]
..why do my posts on here always turn into essays..
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