Oh Snap 4 - Culture of the Colonies

[@rowanheart8122]

Oak Colony just gives dumbass energy and I'm here for it

[@rawcookiedough7518]

I want to be their friend, who's with me?

[@sonianordez6888]

@@rawcookiedough7518 Me too if i were a cat i'd like too be an Oak colony keeper,herbalist and mentor i'd really like playing and kits and herbs

[@rawcookiedough7518]

@@sonianordez6888 I'd be a keeper too but for crafty and making stuff side of it

[@TennelleFlowers]

Love it! So much lovely art! :3 It was so much fun really diving into our Colony's cultures and world building. That's the kind of stuff that gets my brain going. I love my shitty Field babies.

[@captainsnapdragon]

I also love the angy Field lads!

[@StarseekertheNightwing13]

@@captainsnapdragon’Angy field lads’ XD ❤❤😅

[@cristiniarguedini6186]

So basicly Marsh:big and buff introverted gym guys Field:tiny angry fundamenralist Oak:big protective dummy but nice River:the Hot one that is talented Just jocking ofcourse

[@Kensuke22]

Jocking? 😂

[@RoselinBooksOfficial]

That ranking is making me want to do some DND with this world, ngl...

[@pepperminttea8155]

lol I'd be glad to help you create a homebrew world if you'd like

[@echxingmelody]

I wanna take a Field Colony Bard! (Or something if we're using that class system lol)

[@HONEYDROPGALAXY]

Omg yes

[@starcycle4308]

YES PLEASE I would watch

[@katbailey1334]

I WANNA PLAY OML

[@piathekitty]

ah yes. the four genders: jocks, punks, preps and emos. joke's aside, another lovely video ✨ i saw you uploaded this just as i was looking for something to watch while i had dinner and it made my night

[@curiosityspace9194]

This lore is better than Warriors can't even lie I don't understand how you people come up with such amazing shit

[@CarlottaStudios]

I’m right there with you in thinking that shorter, more scripted videos make information easier to retain than longer, unscripted ones, so thank you very much for making this video to further clarify stuff from the lore stream! Also, as someone who’s an absolute nerd for fantasy cultures and stuff, I nearly screamed out loud when I saw this video in my notifications!!!

[@mswolfy811]

It's both much more organized and much more compacted (no long search through a 2 hour video for 5 words when they swap topics so much, while here you can just know the topic to find it)

[@at1asjay334]

I love how the changes helped make the story better instead of being an obstacle- even though I don’t know a ton about the story, I’ve noticed little things (like how marshlanders are usually good at fighting predators which makes Rainfall’s comment at the gathering even more insulting and it just generally makes more sense). I’m just SO EXCITED to see where the story goes!

[@mako_1135]

I love this so much! I've already started creating with some of the lore and I came up with a Colony called Plateau Colony. It's a plateau type of terrain with red sand and open land, so a lot of the cats are big so that they can fight off above predators like hawks and other big birds but at the same time they're quick and fairly strong because they have to jump from rock to rock to just get up to their camp.

[@OrcaAnimus2292]

What do those rangers hunt for food?

[@mako_1135]

@@OrcaAnimus2292 they mostly eat stuff like lizards and desert hares but they sometimes catch birds by borders

[@coffeethelynx4072]

As soon as you said ‘some times field colony steals kittens from renagades’ I came up with about 50 evil au’s EVIL NIGHTPOOL AND CATCHER VILLAIN COUPLE AND BABIES

[@coffeethelynx4072]

@@OrcaAnimus2292 yeah I know that why I said aus

[@coffeethelynx4072]

@@OrcaAnimus2292 I’m saying that in a alternate universe nightpool and catcher could go evil find out that they were stolen from there mom

[@OrcaAnimus2292]

@@coffeethelynx4072 Oh

[@Fennelfawn]

OH I JUST SAW THIS IN MY FEED AND THIS WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND I’M SO HAPPY Oh, and I love the colony culture! It’s inspired me to distance my own original story from the Warriors lore and adopt something that closer resembles the Clouded Moon lore. Your lore is so creative and has inspired me to start working on a Clouded Moon animatic!

[@graysonboi9301]

Gosh rping the colony territory would be a lot more fun then basic warriors rp what a fun group a kitty cat politics

[@ashdragonton3939]

Wonderful!! I've been trying to learn as much about the Colony Culture because I find it fascinating and honestly a breath of fresh air from the constant clan and warriors stuff that, to be honest, isn't as deep and thought out as Colony culture, since the Colonies have such a broad perspective and very different aspects to each one, making them much more unique and different than any clan I've seen.

[@nightmarishkesii827]

I love this lore so much, i even started to make my own colony up to kinda fit into this universe. There kinda like the skyclan of this universe but they actually live in the desert. Their official name will be either the Desert colony or Dune colony their 'captain' is called Sahara (cause ya know). Though to some of the alliance colonies they just call them renegade colony since they accept cats no matter the background and their not really apart of the alliance. So you really don't need to be tested to get in, so you see cats of many lives walking in the sands of this colony.

[@BumbleTus]

I'm SO in love with the lore and world building y'all have created. This is fantastic. And I gushed about it at Tennelle and Whitney's stream but I love the new naming convention. Perfect. So many possibilities!

[@AmyJ_ThaFurryWitch]

Hey! I came over here from Tennelle's latest episode about the keepers. The lore is so rich I can eat it by the spoonful! Thank you so much for this, and I can't wait to see where the project goes❤

[@nicorozner7417]

Groups of cats having different cultures, lifestyles and traditions? Background characters having personalities? The ancestors not being used to force lazy plots into existence? This is insane! I love it!

[@TheBathypelagicZone]

This has to be one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen...

[@aimlessopossum]

If I was a ranger I'd love to live in Oak Colony, it fits me perfectly!

[@drawesomejulia]

Basically: Captains have plot armor

[@XxxYoursTrulyxxX]

I ADORE Finchflight's design! She's so pretty! Although, don't get me wrong, the others look amazing too! You're such a good artist!

[@AmberAngelle]

me @ me: don't create a river colony oc me: ........but pretty water cats.... real talk tho, love the culture and worldbuilding stuff like this. And i'm not gonna lie, I'm digging river colony.

[@shadowwolf7880]

I loooove your style so much! At the end I noticed that, in fact, you kept everything you talked about in your drawings (for example: Field Colony cat being really thin or River Colony cat having really pretty fur) - AND I LOVE IT

[@sarcasticsquiggles1512]

I added up all the points for all the colonies and wanted to see who was objectively the best. I guessed that it would be River, Marsh, Field and Oak from worst to best. And they all land at 72 total *except* Field who lands at 75. I never thought it would be so close! Great vid Snap! I look forward to more

[@frowny_face2349]

All my oc’s started as warriors but there a ton of story holes that just didn’t make sense so when y’all did this, oh I went crazy I love so much and I just said y’all are all colony cats now have fun!! This world leaves so much to the imagination but also has very clear guidelines to follow. That’s the type of fantasy world I’m into, I love it so much thank you for creating such an amazing world!❤️❤️

[@mswolfy811]

I was feeling like an OC of this would be great to make but then I kinda realized my main sona, Ember/Emberpatch, fits into Marsh perfectly. A little bit bigger and heavier (despite being just a tad short uwu) *INSANELY* protective of kits (and got /quite/ a few of her own), pretty friendly, not alllllways the smartest but pretty okay and just a tendency to do slightly smarter things than a good few of those around her (more for her having any cunning at all, her intelligence would be pretty average for her colony), not the fastest but can make it places when she needs to, not as precise as she could be but pretty alright (maybe just slightly less than the colony average), not intimidating most of the time but if she actually gets mad (which isn't easy, she's not highly aggressive at all, very loving and empathetic) then she could be pretty scary, maybe a couple boxes higher tenacity than her colony average especially if another life is at risk but knows when to quit sometimes, about average spirituality of the colony, maybe a box or two less strength because a portion of her size is her fluff and she is kinda smaller because of her height, and decently charismatic (closer to Oak's average) because she's a soft fluffball who's very kind and is short and calm even when she's being a bit colder and less friendly, almost never outright aggressive, just pretty and smart and seemingly harmless. *TL;DR* Charisma is about the only stat of hers that varies too strongly from Marsh Colony, maybe cunning a bit much too but not so severely.

[@Smallhyenas]

I was just thinking about rewatching episode 3 today!! So glad I can watch a new episode about the behind the scenes and lore of this series. Look forward to more episodes!

[@moonblossom_IDK]

I think it's so cool how you guys all have kinda the same style cuz it would make things sooooo easy!

[@catss1234]

Your voice AGH you're an angel brought from heaven with your soft calming voice aaa

[@JB-pr2ob]

i love the changes you made about the lore. it's so inspiring and makes me want to make up my own fantasy cat world! and the ranking system i think is a very good idea. since this project has multiple people working on it, i doubt you have this problem, for for single-person projects it can be easy to have favoritism towards one group over others, so having a ranking chart like the one in the video and having a certain number of pips for each group helps to give each group the attention and world building they need while making them unique from the others. it's a really good idea! the shorter video structure is much better imo. while i love listening to streams and long videos as background noise while i work on other things, i tend to space out and not listen to a lot of it. the shorter video structure makes it easier to not get distracted. one criticism i have though is the font you used when talking about the ancestor's law. it's kind of hard to read and hurts my eyes a bit. idk if i'm the only one who had that problem tho

[@darkwood_8224]

I know this was uploaded 5 months ago but I wanted to say this project, and especially this video, has been super inspirational to get me to keep working on my own worldbuilding project, and what sort of world will set up a good story. Thank you so much for doing this and making it so accessible!

[@TheSaint876]

Goodness, I'm learning a lot more on Clouded Moon than on Warriors! My favorite Colony is Oak Colony and I love the Herbalists! Edit: Also, I love the artwork you showed off where the mother made her daughter an herb bag at 6:24.

[@sNazzy_nazzy]

These videos are such a damn treat, thank you for this look into your project! I know fan projects are something many people want to get involved in, but don't know anything about how they work, so these videos are a public service.

[@lydiaweber8112]

Hmmm…with Wind colonies habits of stealing kits from renegades…and Oak colonies habits of accepting renegades…there is a possibility of Wind colony stealing kits from a renegade who later joins Oak colony…the possibilities that brings is rather fun to think about.

[@PlutoPigeon]

I feel like I could fall asleep to this it’s so peaceful

[@Rain_fawn]

That you for this! I have been following clouded moon for about 2-3 years now and really wanted to watch the stream explaining all this, but I have ADD and can’t find myself sitting there for 2 hours without getting antsy and wanting to do something else, this helped a lot and now I can continue following and loving this series just as much as I did before and maybe even more! By the way great drawings :)

[@CelesteTreecat]

Finally had time to sit down and really absorb all this, and it is such a delight! You and the team are really talented and it was just a lot of fun learning about the world you've created. Definitely inspiring, definitely going to make the obligatory OC... can never have enough fuzzy gay healers. ♥

[@ry4876]

I’m excited for the next episode, do you have an estimate of when it will come out?

[@metaco1589]

This was so fun!! I love learning about the lore!

[@maura_edwards]

The way that they celebrate their “holidays” are so wholesome (except the day of the dead but I like the way they put gifts on their graves it’s so sad but also shows how they really are their own society) I also am in love with this story!! There was so much thought out into this new system and it shows!! I cant wait for the next episode to come out!

[@sunnygirl122]

My OC Snowfeather would be perfect for the Marsh colony she's a massive bulky woman and her long fur helps that as well with her thick "mane" and long buff legs. Not to mention she's highly aggressive and smart and hates almost all cat's ^^'

[@kittypickely9689]

Your voice is honestly so calming...

[@JuliusDuck]

All the colonies are great, but Oak colony has it's special place in my heart. A lil dumb but big hearted cats

[@PLA12555]

These are such fun videos, I really enjoy listening to you talk about clouded moon and its lore, I can't wait till the next video!

[@jittercritter]

This is making me want to make my rather large warriors fanfic it’s own thing. I already have a sort of AU that vastly alters the culture of the books

[@ameliakuennen4961]

Love the world building and the thought you all have put into this, really makes me want to put more thought into the different groups/kingdoms I have in my own fictional world (not at all warriors based, but still fun). Really loved watching this! Looking forward to a part two!!

[@vaddlliinz3338]

Those traditions existing made me really happy for some reason 🥺💕

[@pyrrhus1129]

Oh snap! It's another amazing video! Thank you Snapdragon!

[@stapoldypropagandaaccount]

i just calculated the averages of the Colonies, and if my math was correct, i got this: River: 6 Marsh: 6 Oak: 6 Field: 6.25 Field Colony is therefore the best (if i was correct)

[@pinkajou656]

I want a cat named fuzzy peach right this moment.

[@ayakings3711]

This so amazing I love how deep you go into world building.

[@someoneimsure]

Now this is the video I have been waiting for!!

[@The_Mind_Electric_number_1_fan]

I love this I've been waiting for a non 2 hour long video about it that oeaple can came back to thanks lol

[@quoopquoop6655]

This is more interesting than "normal" warriors, really nice info.

[@mads2135]

These videos make me soo excited about this project. The care and detail put into it makes me inspired and I'm so hyped for the next video!! Keep it up ❤️👍

[@apricity_void]

Yay! Next episode, let’s go!

[@starcycle4308]

I love this so much!!! I could imagine Oak Colony giving off chaotic good idiot vibes and I'm LIVING for it. When/if you go into the individual colonies can you please do them first?

[@captainsnapdragon]

Oak Colony is sort of mine to develop (we all own everything, but break up the colonies between us in a way), so I will probably do that one first, yeah.

[@starcycle4308]

@@captainsnapdragon Yay! Also, I love the videos and the general energy your channel just kinda radiates. I always come out of a video feeling great and wanting to make friends or improve relationships with the ones I have. Thank you for brightening my day :)

[@stormy5547]

I love listening to your videos on Clouded moon, I've been non-stop listening to them as I do some art work. Good Videos! Can't wait for the next one!

[@2devious724]

I know the story isn't necessarily supposed to take place in a specific real-life location, but I like the idea of the colonies being in Mexico. The climate matches and there's a lot of potential for biodiversity. Also could you imagine the cats having to deal with a Jaguar?

[@leosunger]

This is very helpful. I'm making very first story. At first it was used to be a fanfiction of the Warriors series but I watch the lore stream and thought of this ranking system could be useful, as long I give credit to you and the team. And I promise I will give credit 100%!

[@its_ya_boi_hawk2024]

Low key want to make a character based off the colonies, I honestly love this new lore. It’s so cool and interesting and I’m getting so many ideas and I’m so inspired now

[@fablednorth3011]

I swear to god I hope Peach's ranger name has something to do with her big floof.

[@Violet-gh6bc]

Your videos are amazing!

[@lexijasmine2506]

Let’s go!!! Another oh snap episode!!!

[@featherlikescartoons5098]

Great video, I love stuff like this!

[@yumekoslefttoenail6746]

Do you guys have any plans on making guides on how to make fan characters in this universe? or even just planning on making playlists that have everything you'd need to know to create a role play based on this series?

[@topazdrake42]

as someone who is always up at sunrise and sunset, I feel like if I were in a colony it would be in Marsh...and I'd be a keeper because I really love playing with my niece and nephew as well as telling stories to them

[@ANNEKE1999]

That one dislike was a renegade trying to become a member of Field Colony but failed.

[@LinxSphinx]

Marsh Colony! We love our big buff boys!

[@lemitak3867]

Oh my god… 😭 …The way you colored the boxes in…VISUAL ASMR

[@TheCherri306]

Thanks for this vid! I wanted to find out about the changes, but I agree about the scripted videos for info dumps 😁❤️

[@abidaabida1624]

i hope we get an update on clouded moon soon. it seems really cool.

[@happy_being6662]

I am amazed by all this fascinating new colony culture and how much love you put in this story :3 (I also started to develop each clan of my story to be very different from each other before I heard about new lore of Clouded Moon and now my jerk part really wants to steal some of its aspects - special days of elders, kits, etc. can I take this and not just copy your ideas of this special days related to the spirit religion of CM but connect them to religion and beliefs of my clans?)

[@Spectorwing]

Wait are we allowed to make fan characters? Yes! I think I would fit into oak colony, I'm the type to question authority and religion. My unwillingness to actually give in is also a detriment. I think I would also be able to work in marsh. My family is more muscular and we aren't small or skinny people by any means. I also don't have a lot of skills so can relate. This was really fun ty for doing it!

[@DreamworldStudios_222]

PeachFluff, huh? I'm smelling a dig at that way, way ,way out of this world mane! Although in my opinion, she's gonna be named SunnyPeach, because she just seems like a ray of sunshine for her colony!

[@anthares96]

i really love the idea of the sundown challenge

[@queenofthecosmos5020]

So excited!

[@cordncourtney9650]

Petition to give Peach's Ranger name as FuzzyPeach its just Aaaaa

[@skylarlee9691]

Woah Snap instead of Oh Snap! I haven't watched the Lore Stream yet (and I absolutely will), I've only read the lore doc, but this answers a couple of details I haven't known yet such as Marsh Colony's new-claw training or Mistyclaw's father, and I love the representation of pips to show the various traits of the Colonies. One question, though: if you weren't trying to balance them exactly, would Field Colony's spirituality be 12 pips instead of 11? Or is there an in-universe reason for it? A great video nonetheless, the background music/sounds are soothing but not distracting! And the timestamps are a wonderful addition, thank you so much for adding them! Another quick question: what was Mistyclaw's father's full title, if it's not a spoiler? Love from a Clouded Moon fanatic. ❤

[@captainsnapdragon]

Hm... I guess Field Colony's spirituality would probably be 12 if it wasn't exactly balanced lol. For Poolglare, he is mostly just a historical figure that isn't brought up much, so we haven't given him a Captain Title yet. I'd probably call him The Steady Current or something like that.

[@pantherbeastly3934]

If I were a Lake colony cat, I would either be in the River or Marsh colony, since I really like water and mud.

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

I hope Peach's ranger name is either Fuzzypeach (for her neckfloof) or Sweetpeach (due to her personality). I loved the colony ranking!

[@DawnDoMinecraft]

I love all the colonies but my most favorite is field colony. Their speed is one I relate to a lot and how they basically fight is how I would if I was in clouded moon or in warriors. Sadly I do not relate to their spirituality and question it but I love field colony

[@sunnybunnyloveyougirl5043]

Oh i loved this it was so cool listen to and watch XD

[@rosinlapsi]

So I'd like to make sure. Can we make our own Colonies with semi same ideas?

[@computercat4281]

Hello! A random question: Are the Captain, Second, and envoys able to train new-claws of their own while in their leadership positions?

[@TennelleFlowers]

Yes! Though they often wouldn't unless the Mentors already had new-claws and the their weren't any rangers waiting to train a new-claw.

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

"One good hit from a Marshlander could probably wreak a Fieldlander's day." (Wildfur attacks Goldenpelt.) *Later* Spottedshadow: Mind telling me what happened? Wildfur: I... didn't know my own strength. Spottedshadow: *giggle* That's always the way.

[@QuirkOverhaul]

There's definitely gonna be tigerstar/brokenstar like character in this series, and their definitely gonna be from Marsh colony.

[@fabplays6559]

Actually, it’s River Colony. Rain!!

[@wolfkitty42]

Koff Koff RIVER COLONY

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

Hawkshell seems to be more like pre-mental breakdown Bluestar if you ask me. Rainfall from River Colony on the other hand...

[@luvulfurz_64]

FEILD! They are the best 💖💖💖

[@ironvlogger9712]

I'm hoping beyond hope that Peach's full name will be Peach Lion. In honor of her glorious floofy mane

[@spottedtime]

I think this was announced to the general public, that Peach’s full name won’t be a reflection of her fluffy mane.

[@ironvlogger9712]

@@spottedtime darn it💔

[@suburito5370]

>3 the council makes me think of nobility influencing the king and liberum veto ("finally free" from latin, it's phraze that if used cancels everying that was decided and ends the meeting or just ends the meeting). I can't think of enything else than RainFall saying "free the council" or something like this when the decizions made aren't in her favor

[@nyxanimations1679]

I love these videos

[@hollowspirit923]

how did you come up with such a good story, and so different, yet almost the same as warrior cats?

[@Tensh1_Kaiwai]

what program do you use to draw?

[@bananathewolf5589]

And yet in the first episode they use warrior cat terms...? Was that used for simplicity to ease people into the show before the culture and ranks were polished?

[@RoselinBooksOfficial]

When we started the project, we had intended for it to be a Warriors fan series. However, Working Partners started issuing take-down notices for fan products on sites like RedBubble, including Tennelle's art for what was then "StarClan Battles". We decided after this happened to remake the series as an original property. While it wasn't our first choice, we don't regret doing so, as this has allowed us to create and explore lots of new ideas for the story and world. We're very excited for the new direction of Clouded Moon! We will eventually upload a re-made version of Episode One that uses the updated terms; we are currently leaving the original up as a thank-you to the people who helped make it possible.

[@bananathewolf5589]

@@RoselinBooksOfficial ah I see Well i really enjoy the concept of these Colonies! It's really interesting and unique Ooh just an idea but what if you two hosted a discord roleplay server for it? So we can make our own stories in the colonies Just an idea

[@Ueglqbroqvrj]

Hi! I have a question. If I credit you guys, can I write my own story about colonies? Different colonies, not the lake alliance. I love this idea!

[@Eli77468]

I am hooked

[@sunnybunnyloveyougirl5043]

May i ask what app you are using draw the cats :3

[@pebblestorm._.845]

MORE EPISODESSS UPLOAD UPLOAD I KNOW YOUR NOT DEAD!

[@ultragalaxy06]

Are we able to make ocs with this lore??

[@jinx_76]

i loved the botw joke