Hey there! I'm a big fan of Nuzlockes and similar challenges even if I'm quite bad at them, and I've been playing Flight Rising in various locke challenge configurations on and off for several years. Now, as I'm getting set up on Lorwolf, I'm considering the idea of playing a similar challenge here, and wondering what people think.

IDK how much I actually care about collecting and customizing wolves, after all, and I'm curious about the sort of storyline such play could create, even if it's only in my head or written up very briefly.

Here's my ideas the challenge mechanics:

Wolves could not be bought from the Flea Market; new wolves could only enter the pack through breeding or befriending.

There would be some way in which wolves in the challenge could “die” and have to be released, though progens would be exempt from this as they can't be released. Given what I've observed from my gameplay I don't think wolves should “die” just from falling in the auto-battler but the party still wins, but I think there should be a penalty if the entire party falls in the campaign – either one or all of the wolves in the party would have to be released.

Thoughts?

(To forestall some potential comments, I'm not suggesting that anyone other than myself do this, and I know it doesn't align with how most people enjoy the site. I, however, don't have a ton of interest in simply collecting and dressing wolves, so I'm thinking of going for it.)

I'd say go for it! It's your pack you can do what you want with them.

If you wanted to be tougher you could still have them have to be released/sold if they fail in battle- since wolves still earn exp from finding items in the campaign (I'm pretty sure they do anyway). So you wouldn't have to have them fight each battle prompt but if you do and they fail then that's that I guess. Unless you were thinking of them having no choice but to interact with every prompt in which case what you have now seems like it'll work nicely instead. Either way I think you should go with whatever rules that seems more fun to you, since it's your pack's personal challenge and all.

i think this is a great idea! it's a good way to transfer over FR's nuzlocke type challenges. i've never done one myself, but i love spectating them. i have so many subbed-to threads in FR's challenge forum i read lol.

i do like the idea that wolves only get released upon a full party wipe, because you still win the encounter otherwise. which one dies you could leave up to a dice roll or coin flip maybe?

Wow, this site really needs a way to get notified of people posting on your threads.

I think I might go with it. Strictly, I'd have to sell the two puppies I already bought, since they weren't acquired through Nuzlocke-acceptable means, but I'm not super attached to them, so I think I will. If I do that, then I've technically already been playing by the rules, since the only wolves who've ever fallen in battle are my progens, and they're immortal in this challenge.

@Abysea

I usually go ahead and interact with every encounter I get since it feels like a waste of stamina otherwise, but I might have to be more strategic … but yeah sometimes I don't even watch the auto battle, so it feels better to me to just say if it's a victory, all the wolves are fine.

@divine

Mm, or maybe the entire party is lost on a full party wipe … That seems so punishing, but it does make sense. Eh, maybe it'll be a dice roll to determine how many wolves are lost and then another one to determine which ones. I'll have to put together a more coherent set of rules.

@Bees - I would be super interested in seeing your Nuzlocke unfold! If you make a thread dedicated to tracking all the stuff that happens, I would totally bookmark <3

@Poe

I would make a thread but I'm not sure there's a good spot for it! Maybe Writing Share … Though I'm not sure if I actually intend to write anything for it. I'm usually too burnt out to do more than a few paragraphs of summary for my FR lorelocke.