Trait Guide (HW)

Regular adopts may have Minor edits , accessories, and scars. (limited to 2 minor edits on one adopt)
50’s may have unlimited minor edits (on base)
100’s may have major edits and will be custom lined
Restricted traits are reserved for events/special occasions

Founder customs may only have scars, no accessories or edits. Founders can be Short fur, Long fur, or hairless, and cannot be Munchkins.

Only special adopts (50s,100s, and event adopts) can be custom lined. Custom lined should be limited because a universal lineset(s) make edits more easy to decipher.

- There is a chance between 1-4 kittens in a litter.

If one user is breeding, its 45% of 1, 40% chance of 2, 10% chance of 3, and 5% chance of 4.

If TWO users are breeding, its 85% chance of 2, 10% chance of 3, and 5% chance of 4.

Kittens have a 15% chance of receiving a mutation if mutations are allowed.
1-60= minor mutation, 61-84= color/marking mutation, 85-100 = major mutations

Hunter's woods has been divided into Minor and Major edits.

Minor edits pass at 40%. (80%, if both parents have it).

Major edits pass at 20% (40% if both parents have it).

Short fur and long fur cats can have kittens that are long fur or short fur as the artist prefers. (They can be either or regardless of parents)

If one hairless or munchkin cat is present, its 50/50 if the kit will be that one or the type of the other parent.
If both parents are one type, they will be that type of fur transfer.
Examples:
short fur x long fur can be short fur or long fur.
short fur x short fur can be short fur or long fur
short fur x hairless rolls 50/50 hairless, or long fur/short fur choice
short fur x munchkin rolls 50/50 munchkin, or long fur/short fur choice
munchkin x munchkin will be munchkin
munchkin x hairless will roll 50/50 for munchkin or hairless

Breeding Items

Food coloring adds a random color to the palette generated here; you can use as many as you like

Edit magnifier doubles chance of present edits passing. (100% on minor if both parents have it.)

Edit magnifiers can NOT be stacked

Mutation booster doubles chance of mutations.

30% initial mutation chance, 1-49= minor mutation, 50-70= color/marking mutation, 71-100 = major mutations

Mutation boosters CAN be stacked (up to 2).

Stacked (2) is 45% initial mutation chance, 1-29 = minor mutation,30-59 = color/marking mutation, 60-100= large mutation

Non-Rarity Edits

Non-rarity edits are edits that generally don't change the physical makeup of a cat drastically or are essentially tied to story-reasoning. These are edits that are NOT rolled for when breeding. They are at the artist's discretion if they want to add them or not.

Non rarity edits include:
-Scars
-Accessories
-Unusual coloration (LIMITED)
-Weight/Build
-Expression
-Disabilities (Blindness,deafness,ect)
-Powers/magic
-Whiskers
-Any combination of furs/tails on the BASE lineart.
-Size
-Tattoos

Scarring

There is no limit on size of scars (within reasonable boundary- you can’t have a lion with a design made up 70% of scars). Scars can be applied with prompts to either adults or kits. The design of the cat must still be 'legible' around the scars. Ear nicks, small gouges, slight disfigurement (like a twisted paw, kinked tail,ect) are all plausible with minor scars. Missing/whited eye from scarring is considered a minor scar.

Scarring DOES NOT PASS in breedings (As kits won't inherit their parents scars, of course.) Artists may still at them add their discretion.

Large Scarring

Large scarring is a bit more limited and at a higher cost. These are more drastic scars that make it harder to make out the design and change more about the lion. These include missing limbs, missing tails, ect.

Scarring DOES NOT PASS in breedings (As kits won't inherit their parents scars, of course.) Artists may still add them at their discretion.

Accessories

Accessories are entirely free reign to the owner of the cat to add in any artwork/personal refs they like. HOWEVER, accessories placed on the cat's official ref must be added with the according item. This is to encourage development, and discourage having multiple extra refs.
If accessories are added, a ref without them must be available or available upon request in the event an artist needs it for something like nursery batches or a potential future owner of the cat requests it.

Accessory additions do not need to be approved, but be aware you may be asked to change them if they fall outside of the guidelines or are added without the appropriate requirements.
Accessories DO NOT PASS in breedings, but the artists may still add them at their discretion.

Unusual coloration

Unusual/unnatural colors are considered non-rarity, as they are not rolled for traits. Unusual colored parents can have unusual colored offspring without a nursery roll. HOWEVER: They cannot be added normally, as they are limited. They can be added with a medium or above MYO (Or a 50-or 100 adopt). Or may be available through events/special occasions. This includes non-natural colors like blues, greens, purples, neons/ect. They may also be added through breeding items, or random breeding mutations.

Weight/build
A cat's weight or physical build (as depicted in artwork) or on the reference as chubbier/skinnier/bulkier/ect is at the user or artist's desire. It is not considered an edit as long as it doesn't alter the physical proportions/skeleton of the lion itself.

Weight doesn't pass in breedings, but artists may add them at their discretion.

Weight edits do need to be approved (to make sure the design hasn't been altered) But you do not need an item/prompt to add them.

Expression

Expression changes/eye changes/stylistic face changes are considered expression edits and may be added freely to more personalize a cat. Things like flicked back or perked ears are also fine as long as they maintain the original ear shape. Redrawing the eyes to suit your style is acceptable. Very minor muzzle/nose edits (to suit expressions, without changing the physical shape) are acceptable.

Expression edits do not need to be approved, and don't need an item or prompt to add, but be aware you may be asked to change them if they fall outside of the guidelines.

Disabilities

Disabilities such as blindness, deafness, muteness,ect are considered developmental choices, and are not considered edits. Feel free to add/utilize them at your discretion in your writing and art. If you want the physical/visible alteration (like white eyes to make the blindness visible on the reference) you can add this with a scar edit.

Powers/Magic

Powers/magical abilities are considered developmental choices, and are not an edit in writing or personal art. HOWEVER: it is considered an elemental edit *large edit* if you want magical elements directly visible on the official reference (as a constant magical output/formation and rolled for edit). You can give your cats any abilities that you want for writing purposes.

Whiskers

General whiskers (brow whiskers, face whiskers,ect) are not considered edits and are free to add or move around at your desire. Whiskers should be made up of simple lines, but can be any shape, density, or placement on the face you prefer as long as it's within reason. Crooked whiskers are fine.

If the whiskers have an addition beyond a simple line (baubles,feathered ends,ect) they are considered a Minor edit.

Basic fur edits

The base can be altered/erased to include mixing furs that are already on the basic lines. This includes combining long and short fur (like erasing a short fur lineset's neck to replace it with the long fur's neck instead, or erasing a long fur tail to give them a hairless tail.

Size
Your cats can be any size you write them at. Their height doesn't matter as long as they have normal proportions.

Tattoos

Tattoos can be added to your lion/hyena at will, but a ref must be able to be provided without them. Like scarring, they cannot pass in breeding and cannot cover an expansive amount of the body.

Minor edits in HW are edits that change under approximately 25% of the cats body. They can be any edit, as long as they only alter about 25% of the lineart.
(Obviously, determining 25% can vary and may be determined on a case by case basis- but for the most part, minor edits are considered edits that are rather small.)

Minor edits have a 40% chance of passing if 1 parent has it, and an 80% chance of passing if both parents have it

Minor edits can include (but are not limited to)

-Fangs/teeth
-Partial fur edits
-Tail edits
-Hair on the head
-Small elemental powers/features
-Small horns
-Ear edits
-Small muzzle edits
-Claws
-Halos
-Very small (chibi) wings
-Backmanes
-Small fin/feather/fur/scale/plant growth
-Small glowing features

Major edits in HW are edits that change OVER approximately 25% of the cats body. They can be any edit that isn't considered a minor edit.
(Obviously, determining 25% can vary and may be determined on a case by case basis- but for the most part, major edits are considered edits that are significant alterations)

Major edits have a 20% chance of passing if 1 parent has it, and a 40% chance of passing if both parents have it

Major edits can include (but are not limited to)

-Halfblood/fullblood edits
-Mertails
-Large wings
-Complete fur edits
-Multiple heads
-Robotic additions
-Extra limbs
-Extra tails
-Gene splicing
-Large body edits