Post by ENGLISH on Oct 8, 2013 0:12:11 GMT -5
how to get a high position
High positions are open to any active members. We like to see a variety of RPers "in power", so we encourage only one high position per person. However, if we are having difficulty filling positions, one member may have as many as two high positions, but the characters must be in different clans and must be different types of positions. So if you already play a leader or deputy, you can only play a medicine cat or MCA of another clan.
When there is an open position with no successor (ie. a clan's leader and deputy both die, a medicine cat dies without an apprentice), we will hold auditions for the role.
If a deputy dies or retires, the leader and the admin will work together to nominate a new deputy from the clan's active warriors who have mentored at least one apprentice. Leaders will obviously want certain cats based on merit, personality, etc. but admins must take into consideration OOC things such as RPer activity, trustworthiness, etc.
If a medicine cat apprentice quits or dies, a similar process occurs. However, since medicine is a special calling, we will first ask for any interested active apprentices to submit their names. The medicine cat and staff will work together to decide on a suitable apprentice.
Note: Both leaders and medicine cats may choose to hold auditions for their successor.
Important! We have a "running activity check" on people who roleplay high position characters. If you haven't logged in for more than two weeks without alerting an admin (via PM or the away board), you may lose your high position characters.
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Leaders are not immortal. If you are a leader, you must keep count of your lives and notify an admin each time you lose one. When you have lost your ninth life, you must relinquish the position. It might not seem fair, but everyone wants a turn to be leader.
Medicine cat apprentices will not become full medicine cats until after their mentor dies. However, if they do not already have a warrior name, apprentices may receive their full name anytime after they have completed one of each of the following threads:
- herb "training" with their mentor (looking for herbs and/or learning about their healing properties)
- healing a patient (with or without the help of their mentor)
- visiting the Moonstone with other medicine cats at the half-moon