Expecting parents must fill out this form in order to receive their pup numbers and statistics.
Mother Form [b]Wolf Name[/b]: [b]Wolf Breed[/b]: [b]Wolf Age[/b]: [b]Link to Thread[/b]: [b]Thread Start Date[/b]: [b]Link to Biography[/b]: [b]Possible Inheritable Traits[/b]: [b]Item(s) Purchased For Litter[/b]:
Father Form [b]Wolf Name[/b]: [b]Wolf Breed[/b]: [b]Wolf Age[/b]: [b]Link to Biography[/b]: [b]Possible Inheritable Traits[/b]: [b]Item(s) Purchased For Litter[/b]:
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Have you been left wondering just how it is that the staff comes up with the statistics for your pups? Well, this gives you a little bit of insight into the pup selection process and just how it works. The bulk of the work comes from a random number generator which is used to decide a variety of factors.
The first step is for the staff member to glean any inheritable traits from the parents' biographies. This includes coat colors, eye colors, illnesses, and (potentially) can extend to extended family if any is present on the site. This creates the Inheritable Traits along with the Eye Colors and Coat Colors each litter has available to them.
The second step is to determine whether or not the pair conceives pups in the first place. A newly instituted step is using the number generator to determine whether there was conception or not. A normal pair's odds at pups are a 1/3 chance. However, if there are reproductive problems from either parent, the odds are decreased. Matings where one parent wolf has reproductive problems reduces the odds to 1/6, where both parents having reproductive problems will reduce the odds to 1/9.
Once it is determined whether or not the mating wolves receive pups, then there is the determination of how many are conceived. If the two wolves are from the same breed (i.e. both Grey Wolves) then the average litter size from that breed is plugged into the generator and the number of pups popping up is the total number of pups in the litter. If the wolves are of two different breeds, then the smallest number to the highest number for each breed is the range. (i.e. an Appennine/Iranian litter would have a range of 1-7 pups possible)
The generator is then used to determine the number of live births. For a standard litter of four pups, the generator would be set from 0-4, and the number produced is the number of living pups. This means that even if a pair conceives, they can still have a litter full of stillborn pups.
Inherited traits are assigned one by one based on the number of living pups. Say 3 pups from the 4 pup litter survive. For each inheritable trait, there is a 1/2 chance of it being inherited at all in the litter for each parent that carries that trait. Once traits are determined, the generator would be set from 0-3 to see how many of the pups receive that trait. If the trait is only to 1-2 of the pups, then the number generator is used to assign which pup receives that trait. This is repeated for each inheritable trait.
Occasionally, traits that are not listed as inheritable (ex. dwarfism) will be assigned to the litter. This is usually at the staff's discretion. The runt will be assigned with the random number generator, but if it conflicts with another trait, such as Increased Size, it may be moved to another pup.