The Tests

**The Tests** was a roleplay created by Mapledrift for roleplayers of BlogClan. Created in April of 2018 and going until October of the same year, it was a smash hit and the first official blog roleplay, sparking two sequels and dozens of roleplays created by a variety of BlogClanners.

The Tests is centered around the chance to be a god, created via the god Harnor, who offers mortals a chance to escape their world and become immortal, also promising that their goals will be fulfilled, such as finding their long-lost family. Powers are also included.

Many cats, naturally, join over the course, whether for power, love, or something else. It becomes a chance for many to connect with others and discover themselves.

The world outside of The Tests was rich too - the roleplay inspired skits, practical jokes, and was a popular topic among many chat threads, especially the several romances that kept up throughout. It continues to be something of legend status, and another roleplay has never quite achieved its success, with it having several firsts on BlogClan, mainly being one of the only roleplays to have a final ending.

## **Info**

**Created by:** Mapledrift

**Started:** April 10th, 2018

**Ended:** October 10th, 2018

**Duration:** 7 months

**Waits:** 7

**Tests:** 6

## **Timeline**

The Tests begin with Harnor, one of the gods of the Tests world, offering living cats a chance to become gods, achieve immortality, gain powers, and/or reunite with lost loved ones. Many cats almost instantly take up the offer, in which they are transported to a dangerous and violent world, where the god's promises suddenly aren't what they seem.

Tension begins to build right away, and the first death happens in the very first Test. Cats start forming alliances, bonds, enemies, and mates.

Things grow more violent and intense as time goes on, albeit Wren, one of the Tests participants, possessed by Harnor and her brother's mate being forced to kill her. Things heat as powers are received, and a new layer of distrust and suspicion arises as Harnor forces Forgotten cats to take up the Tests.

Most cats by now know that something is wrong, a fight with a life-size plant monster amplifying these thoughts. Cats want their freedom, and just want to go back home.

The climax of the roleplay is during Test 6, in which all Tests participants are possessed for a fight to the death, and Harnor is overthrown shortly after. He later comes back, where the cats learn the real reason he initiated the Tests: He's losing his power as a god and needs to leach others' strength.

Harnor is finally defeated, and the cats are left in a paradise-like land, immortal and able to see whomever they wish.

## **Rise to Fame**

Initially, the Tests was obscure and not very well-known, only a few blog members partaking in it.

Around the time of the second Test, popularity grew, with more and more members becoming interested. Skits were born, and it suddenly became a topic of discussion. The Tests was finally emerging from the shadows, starting a legacy that would continue in the years to come.

The next few months went smoothly, with the roleplay being interesting, but not at its true peak yet. More and more characters were made, and the world around it expanded, more and more time devoted to it from members that engaged.

The Tests reached its peak popularity around Wait 5, with the new edition of Forgotten characters. Almost everyone on the blog was in the roleplay, and it was the main go-to for ships, polls, and debates and discussions. Activity rates on the roleplay page soared. It was something that everyone had heard of, and it was enjoying its time in the spotlight.

Though its fame still remained, after Wait 6 and beyond, activity began to slow, and other topics started to take over the Tests's corner. It was eventually ended exactly six months after its premiere, with Tests members old and new who hadn't posted in months coming back for the finale. Though it was over, it still remained a point of interest, eventually leading to sequels.