Post by Alexander Micheals on Mar 17, 2012 15:43:06 GMT
Here at Racing For Home we have several main character groups which your character might fit into. The group that you choose for your character will affect their experience here on the site.
JOCKEYS ride racehorses. They tend to be small, light and need to watch their diets and fitness levels. Jockeys get paid a fixed fee for each race they ride in, as well as receiving a cut of any earnings a horse makes. Most jockeys on Racing For Home will start out as apprentices under one of the main stables, however with a staff member's permission they may have been jockeys in another country, or have been to the newly opened jockey school.
TRAINERS have a difficult job - they must train the horses to run on the track and to run well. While trainers are able to own their own racehorses they will mostly rely on the business of owners. Perform well, and they are likely to receive more business. Perform poorly, they will likely loose business. The best way to get into the training business is to intern at one of the existing stables.
OWNERS have a pretty simple life. They own racehorses, employ someone else to train it, and get most of the spoils if a horse makes anything. The thing that owner's need to watch most closely is their trainer's performance. If the trainer isn't doing so well maybe they should look at moving to another stable. Owners start with the ability to create THREE racehorses rather than the regular 2.
TRACK STAFF come in a number of guises. They can own racehorses, but most will not when they are first created. Exercise riders, veterinary surgeons, farriers, grooms and handlers are all classed as track staff.
CIVILIANS don't own racehorses and they don't work at the track. They live normal, everyday lives. Some will come to the track to watch races, some will aspire to become one of those lucky enough to be part of the racing industry and the rest will not be bothered about the track at all - unless they are animal rights protesters of course! Civilians start with £25,000.
JOCKEYS ride racehorses. They tend to be small, light and need to watch their diets and fitness levels. Jockeys get paid a fixed fee for each race they ride in, as well as receiving a cut of any earnings a horse makes. Most jockeys on Racing For Home will start out as apprentices under one of the main stables, however with a staff member's permission they may have been jockeys in another country, or have been to the newly opened jockey school.
TRAINERS have a difficult job - they must train the horses to run on the track and to run well. While trainers are able to own their own racehorses they will mostly rely on the business of owners. Perform well, and they are likely to receive more business. Perform poorly, they will likely loose business. The best way to get into the training business is to intern at one of the existing stables.
OWNERS have a pretty simple life. They own racehorses, employ someone else to train it, and get most of the spoils if a horse makes anything. The thing that owner's need to watch most closely is their trainer's performance. If the trainer isn't doing so well maybe they should look at moving to another stable. Owners start with the ability to create THREE racehorses rather than the regular 2.
TRACK STAFF come in a number of guises. They can own racehorses, but most will not when they are first created. Exercise riders, veterinary surgeons, farriers, grooms and handlers are all classed as track staff.
CIVILIANS don't own racehorses and they don't work at the track. They live normal, everyday lives. Some will come to the track to watch races, some will aspire to become one of those lucky enough to be part of the racing industry and the rest will not be bothered about the track at all - unless they are animal rights protesters of course! Civilians start with £25,000.