Welcome to Canis Major

a wolf and animal rpg (role-playing game)

Canis is a writing community for play-by-post (forum-based), freeform roleplay set in a fictional dream world in the intrusion fantasy genre. Most characters on Canis are wolves; many play elements are focused around wolves and canids, but the world makes room for a large variety of other animal characters such as dogs, horses, cats, bears, deer, and many, many more.

Our community is focused on flexibility, creativity, and collaboration. That boils down to a few important features:

  • There is no set activity requirement to write
  • The setting and plot are member-created and staff-supported
  • The game is continuously improved to increase fun and decrease stress

Learn more in our Rulebook!

News Feed [Announcements]

#1
02-12-2025, 07:07 PM
This thread is made with the intention of keeping an active news feed for quick updates regarding gameplay, bugs, events, or anything else that might be relayed through our discord announcements so that members are not missing anything for choosing to not participate in our server (minus site outage updates for obvious reasons).

Any questions regarding updates may be asked in ask the staff or via direct message to a preferred staff member should you not be part of the discord. We will try to update announcement posts with questions and their answers from the discord if they prove to need clarification!
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#2
02-12-2025, 09:40 PM
I just wanna say yall are crazy and inspiring. The site has been (re)open for 43 days and there are:
350 user accounts (avg 8/day)
513 threads (avg 12/day)
2,264 posts (avg 53/day)

Thank you so much for your creativity, your flexibility, and your passsion. You make this site what it is and we're so happy to have y'all here ❤️
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#3
02-12-2025, 10:49 PM
We didn't realize the individual adopts form was posting incorrectly but it is now fixed and posts to the correct thread (link)
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#4
02-13-2025, 11:39 PM
Introducing our new annual Valentine's Day event!
Welcome to Mapenzi, an isolated island seemingly separated and untravelable from the main lands of Canis, yet somehow it is still Canis. This is an opt-in event, meaning if you would like to not participate, continue writing as normal!

For everyone else, love is in the air, or maybe love is just a dream? Mapenzi is accessible each time your character goes to sleep.

Read more HERE
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#5
02-20-2025, 03:23 PM
Toyhouse World!

For those of you that have a toyhouse account, we do have a toyhouse world (click here). Feel free to request membership and add your characters! <3
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#6
02-20-2025, 11:27 PM
Hey all. With the new site and fresh community, I want to take a moment and thank all of you for being here and sharing in the joy and creativity of writing. This is what we always wanted Canis to be, and what we strive to protect.

For the sake of full transparency, please know that we did ban someone today for harassment, doxxing, and other unacceptable behavior. We approach such behavior with zero tolerance, as long as proof is provided. If anyone ever harasses you, spreads rumors about you, or otherwise makes you feel uncomfortable, please come to us. We will nip it in the bud.

If you have questions, feel free to approach me in my DMs, and I will answer to the best of my ability.
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#7
8 hours ago
Hi I made a list of free assets for the community: https://canismajor-rpg.com/showthread.php?tid=712 hope it helps
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