Full Guide: Loot Areas

1. All loot areas are considered "Advanced". Characters gain 1 level every 20 posts, and creatures gain 1 level every 5 posts.
2. The "pets can only be in one place at a time" rule is in effect here.
3. Each character may have only two active threads in each loot area. If you have two active threads, at least one of them must be collaborative (involving at least one other character).
4. Whether or not you started the thread, you may only participate in two total at any given time. To join or start a new thread beyond that, you must lock your previous one.
5. Your roleplaying posts must be numbered either at the beginning or the end of each post. This helps staff track your posts for rolls. If you are RPing with another character, number your posts cumulatively (character A makes post 1, character B makes post 2, and so on).

Each area has creatures you might encounter while exploring. Unlike items and pocketpets, however, a creature must be 'tamed' before you can keep it. Taming includes a brief roleplay encounter of your character trying to convince the creature to come with you.

When you find a creature, staff will post the image of the creature and let you know what the creature is doing. Then, you write out the encounter, including what the creature is doing while you are trying to tame it. You must follow the prompt (for example, if the creature is described as skittish, you must write it being skittish), but exactly what happens is up to you.

As part of the prompt, staff will also give you a range of posts you can make. For example: Make 3-5 posts to tame the creature. This counter starts immediately and you cannot make more or less posts than the range allows. (You cannot make posts before starting your 3-5 posts, and you cannot make additional posts after the 5.) In character, you do not have to approach the creature immediately, but you will have to show that you have tamed the creature before finishing. If you find more than one creature at the same time, staff will give you a larger post count to accommodate both creatures.

Once you are done with your posts, include the word 'DONE' very clearly at the start or end of your post and wait for staff to check it. Staff will either let you know that you've successfully tamed the creature, or they will let you try again if you weren't successful. You only get one chance to try again before the creature runs off, so make sure to follow the prompt!

This can slow down your exploration, so you can opt out by putting "Creature Encounters: Off" in your first post. Please make it very clear and easy to see so staff members don't miss it! If you don't specify either way, staff will assume creature encounters are on.