Member Questions

I feel like the same rules that apply to Wolf characters should apply to Wild Fauna characters in conflict scenarios. NO ONE is allowed to metagame. Wolves can't do it, birds can't do it, bears can't do it. 

When you say this:

Birds can be assumed to "spy" on any private thread and ruin plots they weren't meant to be involved in.

If it's assumed, it's metagaming. Nudge it.

As far as an advantage in conflict scenarios, we have safeguards in place for wolves not to take advantage of those scenarios. Why would adding wild fauna into the mix make it different? You can't have an overpowered wolf make every hit in a fight, you can't swarm a thread with members that are on the other side of the map — ergo, your bear character shouldn't automatically turn the tide for the pack it's fighting for, because that's metagaming.

And to me, the rule is more restrictive on the Wild Fauna characters that DO exist and it's based on unlikely hypotheticals. It just doesn't happen. And so I agree with your sentence:

a good rule of thumb is "does this feel unfair to other members" when using wild fauna.  Are you using them in a way that gives your favored side an advantage? If so, then don't.

Which to me, eliminates the need for the "no aiding in combat rule" because a Wild Fauna character being actively played is subject to the same metagaming standards as a Wolf character.

The only wild fauna that should be held to this rule are NPCs, IMHO.

EDIT: I am addressing Starr; I was beaten to the punch by like three other posters LOL