Frequently Asked Questions

## Commonly asked questions

#### What is an MYO?

* MYO stands for Make Your Own. This will allow you to make one gran using a base that Bee or an admin can give you which you then submit to Bee who will decide to accept the design or not and bring the Granthrow into the group.

#### Are there any events or special things going on?

* Several around the year for different occasions as well as raffles and other fun rp opportunities.

#### How does Territory/packs work?

* A single square of territory will be randomly assigned to your granthrow you can however purchase more territory. Large packs are owned by the admins but you’re welcome to apply to the different ones to have your gran join them. Smaller family packs are ok but usually are just between related grans like parents and cubs or siblings and the like.

#### How is territory decided/can I pick my own place on the map?

* Territory is decided based off your grans physical traits (amount of fur, size, coloring, mutations, etc), and you can't pick specific coordinates, however you can say that you'd like a particular geographic feature (lots of trees, near water, in mountains etc.).

#### How do I get territory on the map?

* Message Mani or Ghosty and they'll be sure to put you on the updated map!

#### How does breeding work?

* Females give birth to a certain number of cubs based on their size 4 usually being the absolute max with 5 being rare if using a fertility flower. Usually, the one setting up the breeding pays bee the fee though that can be discussed between the two owners. The breeding fee is based on traits and any sort of mutation or special base. Some owners may ask for a stud fee of sorts usually one of the cubs or a small amount of money for using their male or female. There are also special items you can use in breeding to increase chances of more cubs or mutations or traits that you want. Females do have a cool-down of one rl month but males do not.

#### How do Pinecones work?

Pinecones are an in-world currency that you can gain through rp, writing, events, or drawings that involve your grans they can act as an alternative currency to actual money and can be a nice way to get those special breeding or decorative items without draining your wallet.

#### How do I get MYO lines?

* Check with the staff, or just post a message in the general chat. There are a few copies floating around :).

#### Can I share characters/art that isn't granthrow related?

* Mentioning them every now and then is perfectly fine but no pictures/excessive info on them. If people would like to know more they are free to DM you about it.

#### I can't afford some of these auctions, is there a cheaper option?

* Yes! You can make your own granthrow, or get a custom. If you're hoping for cubs, check and see if an all common trait male/female are available to breed with your all common MYO, as this will get you 3-4 cubs too! Either way, an all common breeding and an all common custom only cost 30£.
* Alternatively you can enter free raffles that are held by both staff and sometimes other members.

#### Can I draw my own adult lines when my cub is old enough?

* Yep! You need to get the final product approved by Bee, but you can definitely draw your own.

#### Can I pay someone other than Bee to do the adult lines?

* No, but if someone offers to draw the lines for free, that's completely okay. Again, get the final lines approved from Bee before posting.

#### Where can I find -insert any board here-

* Type "in:board name" into the search bar, and jump to the first post and it'll take you right there.

#### Can I advertise for my own commissions?

* Yes and no. If it's granthrow related, yes. If it's just general art then no.

#### Can I share my MYO/Custom plans?

* Of course! We encourage it to be posted in the #granthrow-art channel but it's fine if it's in the general chat.

#### Can I advertise for my own closed species?

* We would like to keep the granthrow discord specific to granthrow as much as possible, so advertising anything not granthrow related is currently not allowed.

#### Can I make a god/pack/pack leader?

* Deities, packs, and pack leaders are all run by the staff team, to keep things monitored and fair <3.

#### Can I breed with a deity?

* Absolutely so long as you obtain the extremely rare item unique to each deity. This only comes around once a year and a deity can only breed once a year so keep an eye out for them!

#### How do STATS work?

* All Granthrow come with stats; Strength, Resilience, Wisdom, Charisma, and Dexterity.
* Strength
	+ Mostly used for the fighting pit or when defending a territory
* Resilience
	+ Granthrow with high resilience are less likely to get sick and sounds heal quicker
* Widsom
	+ Won't get yourself into as many sticky situations and may become in handy in some of the events
* Charisma
	+ This will come in handy when trading
	+ The higher the charisma, the cheaper things will be
	+ The hardest stat to get but can be very useful
* Dexterity
	+ If you have a very high dexterity, you can create your own decor should you collect the right items
	+ You can also trade/sell these items
* You can increase your stats by fighting in the fighting pits, partaking in events, and just other general life experience
* Cubs are given stats depending on the parents

#### What is the probability of traits and mutations passing on?

* All of that information is located over on the Breeding page.

#### How do I know if a name is taken?

* Simply search here for the name, as well as any other potential spellings of the name, and the introductions-and-naming chat on the discord.

#### What if I can't find a page I'm looking for on the discord?

* A lot of pages are linked on the discord in multiple places but you can always search here as well. If the page doesn't exist on here then we likely haven't made it just yet and are working on it.

#### How does studding/surrogates work?

* When you to to the stud/surrogate board and pick out a male/female you want to breed with, you will see a breeding fee and a stud fee/requirements to breed section. The breeding fee is how much it costs to breed with that gran. That money goes to Bee. The stud fee/requirements to breed are what the owner of the gran wants in order for you to breed with their gran. This can be a cub from the litter, money, or pinecones. This goes to the owner of the gran you're breeding with.

#### Are there rules about making my character?

* Yes and no. There are guidelines to how these species act in general but you can mess around with them. Here is a good how-to on the very basics of what your characters need.

#### Are we allowed to redesign or MYOs if we want to? And if so, how many times can we do that? And what happens to the old design?

* Absolutely! We totally understand falling out of love with a design and don't want you stuck with something you don't want anymore. You can only do this once every 6 months after the first one, which is 1 month, to try to keep it to a minimum. When you remake your MYO the old design gets raffled to the community either to just Newbies/Members with five or less grans or to everyone, your choice!

#### Do granthrows take baths/use water to clean themselves, or do they do self-grooming like cats?

* Why not both? Jokes aside, yes Grans groom themselves like cats but when needed they will take a bath in the closest body of water.

#### Can you share granthrow/can a granthrow have multiple owners, if the proper documentation is provided with both parties agreeing on the terms?

* Simple answer: No

#### Can you do a split breeding even if only one of the participants owns both grans? And if so, would you share the cubs?

* Simple answer: Yes!

#### Can grans (and other species) subsist off berries or other vegetation or is it meat diet only?

* Absolutely! They're omnivores, based on bears with their diets. Some do eat more meat than others like Granthera or Alkeru but all that is explained in each species profile.

## Breeding Mechanic FAQ

***All Changes to the breeding system took effect as of November 13th, 2020***

Q: Why did the breeding system change?

* A: The Breeding system was changed to make it easier and fairer to split cubs.

Q: Why was the number of cubs changed?

* A: For Quality over Quantity. Would you rather have 3 high-quality things over 6 lower-quality things?

Q: Since the number of cubs was changed, does that raise the chances for better traits?

* A: Yes! Chances of better traits are now increased;
	+ UC traits 1-2, (instead of 1-3)
	+ R traits 1-4, (Instead of 1-6)
	+ L traits 1-6 (Instead of 1-8)

Q: Did the Mutation chance increase with the new breeding mechanic?

* A: Yup! It goes as followers
	+ 1-15 (instead 1-20) and 1-8 with a bear heart.
	+ 1-8 if one parent has that mutation (instead of 1-12) and 1-4 if a bear heart is used.
	+ if both parents have the mutation it's 1-4 of the cub getting it, and 1-2 if a bear heart is used.

Q: Why do we have to specify in the breeding forum who gets first pick?

* A: There were disagreements in the past about who got first pick and fights broke out because of it.

Q: What if you are friends and don’t need to decide who gets first pick?

* A: Sometimes friends disagree, not everyone can agree on the same thing all the time, and sometimes disagreements do arise.

Q: Do we have to specify who gets first pick when posting our breeding forums?

* A: Yes, this is a MUST. If you guys can’t decide amongst you, then ask bee for a coin toss.

Q: What if you can’t decide who gets first pick?

* A: If you can’t decide who gets the first pick, Bee will do a coin toss and determine from there who gets to pick first.

Q: What is a single Breeding?

* A: A Breeding you are purchasing for you and only you.

Q: What is a Paired breeding?

* A: A Breeding between you and someone else.

Q: What if the person I’m breeding with requires 1 cub but I’m the one paying?

* A: That is considered a paired breeding as the stud/queen owner is also getting a cub.

Q: So if there is a chance I get 4 (four) cubs and the other person only wants 1 (one) What happens to the extra cub?

* A: Well, you would get 3 (three) instead of 2 (two).

Q: So how does it work if I’m getting the breeding for myself?

* A: If you are getting the breeding solely for yourself it would look a little like this
* Cub Chances:
	+ L 1-2
	+ R 2-3
	+ UC (large) 3-4
	+ C 4
	+ UC (small) 4

Q: How would it work if I used a fertility flower on the breeding for myself?

* A: It will up the chances of your cubs by 1 (one) until you get to UC Large, so it would look like this
* Cub Chances:
	+ L 2-3 (instead of 1-2)
	+ R 3-4 (instead of 2-3)
	+ \*UC Large 4 (Instead of 3-4) Check with Bee!
	+ C 4
	+ UC Small 4

Q: How many cubs can I get if I do a normal paired breeding without a Fertility flower?

* A: A Paired breeding without a Fertility flower will look like this,
	+ L 2
	+ R 2
	+ UC Large 2 or 4
	+ C 4 \*
	+ UC Small 4 \*
	+ \*Keep in mind that C and UC small grans will always have 4 (four) no matter what\*

Q: What if I use a Fertility flower on a paired breeding?

* A: Using a Fertility flower on a Paired breeding up the chance of your cubs by 2 (two) until you get to C, so it would look something like this;
	+ L 2 \*
	+ R 4 (instead of 2)
	+ UC Large 4 (instead of 2 because you are guaranteed 4 with a fertility flower) \*\*
	+ C 4 \*
	+ UC Small 4 \*
	+ \*Fertility flowers have no effect on L, C, or UC Small Females in breedings done by two people
	+ \*\*Fertility flowers ONLY guarantee 4 (four) cubs with UC Large grans during paired breedings

Q: What if I do a Paired breeding but I want to raffle off the second cub I get, can I do that?

* A: Yes, yes you can.

Q: I want to breed with someone but I don’t like the requirements to breed with them, what do I do?

* A: Simple, don’t breed with them.

Q: Why were inbreeding mutations added?

* A: To give it more realism, when you inbreed you will sometimes if often than not, get some funky-looking animals so why not bring it to the game for a little added fun?

Q: Do I have to inbreed my grans to get an inbred Mutation?

* A: Yes.

Q: Do inbreed mutations pass down?

* A: No

Q: Can I use 2 males for an inbred litter?

* A: No

Q: Will all my cubs die if I do an inbred litter?

* A: No, at least 1 (one) Cub will survive.

Q: Are there livable inbred mutations, if so, what are they?

* A: Yes, there are inbred mutations that are livable such as;
	+ Missing/1 Eye (Cyclopia)
	+ “Pug” Face
	+ Elongated bottom Jaw
	+ Infertility
	+ Extra Toes
	+ Cleft lip

Q: Are there inbred Mutations that are Semi Fatal?

* A: Yup;
	+ Extra limbs
	+ No eyes/ears/etc
	+ Larger head/misshapen skull
	+ Twisted limbs
	+ Missing half end of the body
	+ Missing front legs
	+ 2 Heads
	+ Fused Limbs
	+ Paralyzed from the waist down

Q: Are there any mutations that are Fatal?

* A: Yes,
	+ Heart born outside of the body

Q: Are there different stages of inbred Mutations?

* A: All of this information can be found in the Breeding page at the bottom.

Q: What are the chances of getting inbred cubs?

A: All of this information can be found in the Breeding page at the bottom.