FAQ

[utopiamods]

Preliminary questions

Do I have to know a lot about Shitsurakuen to play in this game?
Nope! The game system and general setting are based on the manga, but there are significant differences to make the game more user-friendly. Everything is explained on our Exaclan and Setting pages.

Is this a memory loss game?
Not exactly, but sort of. Every character loses ten memories upon arrival in the game, but what quantifies "one memory" is really up to you. A single memory could be knowledge of one specific fact, how to perform a skill, a period of time from your character's life, or something else; see Memories for more information. At least some of the lost memories should be important, but it's also recommended to make some of them silly, pointless things like how to tie shoelaces, or what apples are.

Note that any characters apping from Shitsurakuen are required to lose a specific memory; speak with a mod before apping from this series.

Is there a game chat?
Yes! It is exaclan. You should be able to self invite, but if you can't just let a mod know and we will happily invite you in!

I don't have AIM but I want to participate in the chat; what can I do?
Well, you could get AIM, since it's a pretty useful chat client anyway, but there are online clients that simulate AIM if you don't want to download the program, such as Meebo.

Can I join chat if I'm not in the game already?
Yes! Although you might be mobbed by enthusiastic players if you mention you're thinking of apping. If you're not sure yet who to app, and can't see anything you like on our Wanted Characters page, why not ask in chat?

Do you have a wiki?
Yes! It's there for you to put up pages about your characters, and for lists of fun things. All of the important game information is here on utopiamods, though.

Is it just me, or does this game look ridiculously complicated?
It's not just you. While the essentials of the game are fairly simple -- 'you're in a school, go fight this person using a weapon you just pulled out of your friend's chest' -- there are an excess of rules because not every character will bother to read up on them. Each character will have a different experience with the Exaclan system precisely because they will have read and learned to exploit different rules and features of the game.

Why are the staff characters fandom characters?
Unlike a lot of game NPCs that exist on the periphery, the staff characters of Rakuen are very involved in the day-to-day workings of the game. Whilst they are facilitators of plot or character movement, that isn't their only role; they are also a constant part of the setting, there to help or hinder as needed. Gamewise, they are the remnants of the last iteration of the Exaclan game in Rakuen, and proof that the game can be won. That is to say, they are played as normal characters who were promoted (or cursed) to remain as a natural part of the system, and when the time comes to reach endgame, six of the current characters - whether mod-controlled or not - will become staff themselves.

That being said, we reasoned that we as players would be more involved with and invested in fandom characters, and they are more easily invested in by the playerbase besides. In Rakuen you actually get to see how the NPCs (as inappropriate as that name is) operate and think, and that makes them more involved and less estranged from the general flow of the game.

What is your activity check?
AC will be held once a month. To pass AC you must show that you have done either one post or two comment threads (of any size) in that month, further more it must be in an open (so not closed or locked to certain characters) post. Those on hiatus are exempt from AC. We understand that people have busy real lives and things come up, so if you ever can't make AC and haven't been on hiatus for whatever reason come and talk to the mods or ask for a second chance when AC comes around.

What the hell are 'Neulings'
Neuling is basically just the German equivalent of 'newbie'. Two of our mods are German speaking and Neuling sounds cuter.

Application questions

I know you're giving invite codes to players for their character journals, but how do I apply if I don't have a personal journal?
For the time being, Dreamwidth does not require invite codes. But if they ever turn them back on, you could go over to dw_codesharing and find a code there, or if there's nothing there, use OpenID to post your application.

How many characters can I have?
Six is the current limit, though this may be increased in the future.

Can I app more than one character from the same series or source?
If doing so would mean significant interaction between the two characters, then no. If the characters only have their series in common and have never/rarely met and you think you can cope with it, then go ahead!

What sort of characters can I apply for?
Fictional characters from almost all published works are allowed, so long as they are able to wield weapons, we also accept OC's and AU's (see below for more information on AU's). Since powers are nullified (no telekinesis, etc.), that means opposable thumbs are required at the very least, unless the character is dextrous enough to wield a weapon in an unorthodox way, eg. holding a sword in their mouth or between their sparkly hooves.

• If a character is unable to fight or wield a weapon, we may consider allowing them so long as they are given the Pact upgrade. Please speak to a mod prior to apping in this case!

Can I app a character who is dead in canon?
Characters who have died in their canon may be applied for, and will find themselves alive and corporeal in Rakuen. However, they will take massive damage from healing and light-type attacks.

Is there an age limit on characters?
Not at all! They can be any age from single-digit kids to supernatural beings hundreds of years old. Or natural beings eighty years old, or your general thirty- or forty-something-years-old character. Any character over 18 is employed as a teacher; in your app please state what subject you would like your character to teach.

What about AUs?

Rakuen is very much open to AU's, Canon Crossover AU's, Canon OC's and Game transplants. The app is the exactly the same, just give us all the information in the background part of the application process. For AU's or crossovers please provide a link to the original canon as well as giving an explanation of the alternative universe as mods may not be familiar with all canons.

Do you let OUs and AUs to be in the game simultaneously?
Yes, we do! Currently the limit is 1 OU and up to 2 AU versions of any character.

Do I have to choose a typical weapon?
Not at all! Weapons span every conceivable type, and more besides. Feel free to have a frying pan, an origami crane or a magical wand; anything that can potentially be used in a fight can be a weapon form as long as it's not organic or alive. If your character would better suit a weaker weapon or a joke item, go for that! If you aren't sure what weapon to pick, ask a mod and we'll be happy to give you some suggestions.

How do you all come up with these weird weapon names?
Well, some characters will have a named weapon already. They're the easy ones. Otherwise, it's a good idea to look through lists of mythological characters -- weapons are often named after angels, demons or spirits. Alternatively, it could be a word or name that has special meaning to your character, such as the name of a loved one.

How do I come up with upgrades?
Think about your character. Do they have any special powers in their canon? If not, what are their strengths and skills? Do they have an elemental alignment or affinity? If you're still having a lot of trouble, try popping into our AIM chat to see if anyone would be willing to help.

Alternatively, check the upgrade list and choose some arbitrarily. It must be noted that you should not choose all five of their upgrades from the Abilities page - please ensure that at least two are other types, such as Boost, Conditions or Elemental.

The character I want to apply for is on the reserve list!
You can still app them! But we're going to wait until the reserver submits their application before we judge yours. (If they wind up dropping the reserve, or if the time period runs out, we'll go ahead and judge yours as normal.) When apping a character who is currently reserved, make sure to put "CHALLENGE" in your app subject line so we'll be extra sure to notice!

Gameplay questions

How many IRL days are there to an IC day?

Mostly, Rakuen Revolution runs at a 2:1 scale. However, in between each round there is an OOC week's rest, although IC it only lasts for one day, Saturday (though backtagging and making threads set in the previous round is encouraged). Round change then lasts four days and is IC Sunday. The week then follows a 2:1 ratio until the following Saturday.



To make things a little easier to keep track of Ketsu created a calender with the OOC and IC dates.

Okay so my character is really powerful and can blow everyone up...
All supernatural/superhuman powers are nullified upon arrival in Rakuen. That means no flying, no teleporting, no energy blasts, no psychic powers. However, some semblance of these powers will remain in the form of Weapon Upgrades.

Above-average intelligence, speed, and strength will remain as long as they aren't out of bounds for what humans can accomplish in the real world. If your character has extra limbs - even wings - or various other non-human traits that are a natural part of their body, they may keep those, too.

Can I break the fourth wall?
Nope! If refraining would be a major problem, we recommend you seal those memories as one of your character's lost ten, and we recommend you don't unseal them.

How does everyone communicate if they speak different languages?
The Exaclan system is MAGIC.

Seriously, though, part of the Exaclan software will translate all languages spoken into your character's native language, or the one they are most competent in/expect to hear. If you're Japanese, everyone will be speaking Japanese. If you're German, everyone will be speaking German, and so on. A conscious effort to speak in a particular language will override the program and leave it untranslated. All textbooks and text not written by hand are translated automatically, meaning that a single math book will look different for everyone.

If a character has forgotten how to speak and/or read a particular language, the system will use their second language. If they aren't competent in any other language, they'll just hear or read their forgotten language without comprehending it.

Do we have some sort of spiffy communicator for everyone to use?
A PDA can be purchased from Recette for fifteen raks, and you can upgrade it with a video and voice function for ten additional raks. They're much cheaper on your character's first arrival week, so consider buying one then or, if you wait until later, getting a newbie to buy for you. If you don't want to shell out for a PDA, you can use one of the computer rooms around campus to make posts.

Online posts as well as in-person posts should be put on rakuen. Use the tag !!online - fortitude, !!online - conquest, or !!online - rakuen on any online posts.

Tags? How do those work?
In Rakuen, you should put your character's tag on any post they have made or replied to. In addition, the tags !!online - fortitude, !!online - conquest or !!online - rakuen should be used on online posts in rakuen. In exaclanarena the tags !!conquest, !!fortitude and !!interschool should be used depending on what kind of battle it is. There is another special tag, !!round change, which is only for mod use on the updated player/weapon lists that go up at the start of each round.

Whether your character is posting or commenting, they should use the same tag. If you need to find all top-level posts made by a specific character, use the URL form http://rakuen.dreamwidth.org/?poster=USERNAME instead.

What happens to dropped characters?
A character who is dropped vanishes from the school. Where they were standing, a text box briefly appears which reads, "ERROR 404: USER COULD NOT BE FOUND". They leave behind a Memory Charm that contains a memory, either one of the ten from their application, or a memory of something that happened in-game, as well an upgrade ring that contains one of their upgrades, both of which can be found in a particular location, depending on their status at the time of the drop:

• On top of their pillow on their bed in the dorm room to which they were assigned, if the character was a Player or a Discard.
  
• On their current Player's pillow, if the character was an owned, un-Linked Weapon.
  
• On their Link partner's pillow, if the character was Linked.

These items will appear regardless of whether the character had unlocked any of their upgrades or memories; as such, it need not be something that they had unlocked during their time in the game.

To drop a character, please comment to this post; to see a list of dropped characters and what they have left behind, see this page.

What happens to my character if I go on hiatus?
Characters can either be put on autopilot, where it is assumed they continue with their lives in the background, or they can be put into a coma. On the day you start your hiatus, they will collapse suddenly and be taken to the infirmary. They'll stay there, unresponsive, until you return and wake them up.

It is your choice what happens to your character when they are on hiatus, though we recommend that if your character is a Player and you must take a hiatus that you put them into the infirmary so that the system can pick an emergency Player.

To go on hiatus please comment here.

Can I canon update?
Yes you can. IC this process happens overnight; they will fall asleep as usual and experiance the missing time while they sleep. It will feel completely real but when they wake up only a night will have passed. Any new physical marks/scars will have appeared overnight as well.

Alternatively if you wish to take your character back in canon, or switch from an AU to an OU version of that character they will disappear on Friday evening and reappear on the train the next Saturday. They will not remember being in Rakuen though.

How do I canon update?
To canon update please comment to the app page with "Canon Update" in the subject line. Please give your characters name, canon and school as well as the new canon point and a paragraph or two describing how this changes your character, what new things they will have experienced and how this might make them react to situations differently. If you have any questions about canon updating please ask a mod.

Can my character die in game?
Yes. Though characters cannot die during Exaclan battles due to their virtual nature, they are free to die at other times. When they die, their body will near-instantly disappear from where it fell, and the character will wake up in bed anywhere between one minute and 24 hours after the moment of death.

The first time they die, their items will be in a neat pile at the bottom of their bed. For subsequent times, they will have to go to the site of their death in person and collect their items, which will be surrounded by a glowing orb. Other characters are welcome to try and steal dead characters' items before they get there, but obviously OOC permission must be given first.

On the table next to their bed there will be an upgrade ring. This is an undead ring; when worn it gives the wearer Undead status. More information can be found here, near the bottom of the page.

Exaclan questions

How is it decided who is a Player and who is a Weapon?
At any given time, a small proportion of each school's population consists of Players, while everyone else is Weapons. Different characters are chosen as Players each round; someone who is a Player one week may be a Weapon next week. ICly, this choice is random. OOCly, the Players are chosen at random from a group of people who have signed their characters up.

Do we have to log battles?
You're free to log battles out, or not, as you like. Either way, you'll need to record the outcome of each battle on our Battle Records page. You can also keep your own records if you like.

If you choose to log your battles ICly, please post them on exaclanarena.

Can a Player draw a Weapon outside of battle?
Yes! A Player can draw a Weapon to look at it, practice using it, or for some more unorthodox purpose only you can imagine. However, it is against Exaclan rules to attack another Player outside of battle.

What happens if my character loses too many raks?
If a character has zero raks, they may not spend any more. However, they may still lose raks to penalties and so forth. If a character dips into negative raks, the penalty applies to everyone but that character (also excluding staff characters). One hour from the time when the character went below zero, a random character will be chosen and subjected to the warning penalty -- an extremely painful headache strong enough to make them collapse -- for five minutes. This will continue, with a different person being chosen at random every hour until the character who incurred the penalty has zero or more raks. Of course, a character will only be chosen for the headache if their mun volunteers.

Please let a moderator know if one of your characters drops below zero raks -- and remains there for an hour or more -- so that action can be taken.

Why aren't Players and Weapons segregated by sex like in Shitsurakuen?
One of the things we like so much about Shitsurakuen is the message it sends about gender relations and how sexism is hurtful to everyone. Unfortunately, though, making all the Players male and all the Weapons female wouldn't work as well in a panfandom RP as it does in the source canon, for several reasons:

• People tend to RP male characters more than female characters, so there would be a major lack of Weapons;
  
• Things would get very touchy if people apped intersex, genderqueer, or transgender characters, and we don't want to deny any characters just because they don't fit into the gender binary;
  
• One of the major points of the male dominance system in Shitsurakuen is that boys raised in such an environment internalize the messages they're fed; male characters ported in from other settings would behave quite differently from the boys in Shitsurakuen, perhaps even to the point of refusing to battle to avoid subjugating women. Obviously, this would be a problem.

So, we decided that everyone would have the potential to be either a Weapon or a Player, with the roles switching around every Round. We thought this would be the fairest thing to do, as well as providing the most gameplay potential.

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Comments

[leftthesafetyon]

Since several characters may try it ICly, what will happen if one tries to follow the train tracks off the island or tries to escape in some other way?

[utopiamods]

Any character who tries to follow the train tracks off the island might get about halfway before suddenly hearing a train whistle, then blacking out and waking up on the station platform.

Someone who tries to take a boat out will, if they row out past a certain distance, suddenly find themselves back at the boathouse. The same goes for people who try to swim out, assuming they don't drown first.

[jesters]

Hello there, I have a couple of questions!

First, my partner and I have two canon characters who had been playing for the past year and a half at a game whose premise had some similarities to this one. We are looking to find a new home for both of them, but we are wanting to keep their memories of each other in tact. Would this game allow CR transference of this kind?

Secondly, the impression I'm under from looking at this game so far is that all Weapons are NPCs. Is this the case, or could someone app their character in as a Weapon rather than a Player?

Thank you very much for your time :)

[utopiamods]

Hey there!

Transferring characters from other games falls under our AU rules. That is, it's entirely case-by-case. Feel free to IM a mod - I'm currently contactable via Got Materia on AIM. There are some general rules; for example, memories of other canons should be suppressed in most cases to avoid clashing with current casts, but keeping memories between two characters should be fine.

As to the Weapon-Player system, characters are both. Every round - that is, every in-game week and real life fortnight - a quarter of the student population are randomly selected as Players, and the other 75% act as their Weapon pool. The following round, a new group is selected. This maintains a 1:3 Player-Weapon ratio through the game.

[esoteric_rose]

Hello! This is more a clarification on the last question asked here-if someone applied a character from another game, what sort of things does this OOCly and ICly entail? I did see that you said "suppression of memories of non-canon characters", but would there be additional rules that should be kept in mind?

Additionally, would it be possible to transfer a character from a game on Livejournal?

[utopiamods]

ICly: they remember what you will of the previous game as if it were another part of their canon. You will have to discuss with a mod depending on which game this is. If significant changes to appearance or personality have resulted, they will have to be explained and justified.

OOCly: there are no rules specifically, although due to the game's relative youth, we reserve the right to make rules in reaction to any problems that might arise.

Transferring a character from LJ is entirely possible.

[maiiau]

Does the magical translation thing work with illiterate characters, or will they also have to learn to read and write? Additionally, is there a system that will read text-based things to such a character?

[utopiamods]

Illiteracy stays, they'll have to learn in Rakuen or have someone read it out to them. The PDAs have a voice/video function that includes a textreader, but it's in the bonus bundle rather than the basic communicator.

[portaling]

Hello! I was wondering -- if someone disappears in their canon (or AU canon, as it may be) completely, and for good, would that count as 'dying'? They are erased from existence, but I wasn't quite sure if that's the same.

[utopiamods]

Yes for the purposes of Rakuen that counts as dying and they will have undead status as a weapon.

[houndmaster]

Question regarding characters that can be applied for. What is the standing on characters that have a canon, but barely are in it? For example, this girl is part of a prototype series that is only 12 minutes long and is considered an archetype to another character in the actual series that was born from it. She has only a few speaking lines, but enough to possibly draw a personality from. However, she more than likely would be headcanon and fan speculation for the most part.

So in short: do you accept characters from prototypes and incomplete works? More information about this series in particular can be found here.

mod hi

[allurprincess]

We do, with the same caveats as OCs and AUs - a good app and a casual heads up to the mods so we know what to look for.

Having read through the info, Misaya is definitely playable. Go for it!

[houndmaster]

Awesome, thanks for the heads up. Time to see if I can enable a cast with me ;D

[nephentes_rajah]

Quick question about teaching: is that an IC decision on what class they want to teach, or is it a situation where they arrive and then when they report for their work they are told: "oh, you now teach [x] class. here is your syllabus and class roster"?

[utopiamods]

It is a case of them turning up and being told the subject they are to teach, but the character has to make up the syllabus and lesson plans themselves.

[nephentes_rajah]

Can memories of basic skills ONLY be unlocked through Memory Charm upgrades, or will a character be able to re-learn it through outside assistance?

For the example of forgetting how to tie shoelaces, would it be a matter of having (a) a third party show them how to do it, and then they could remember that, (b) they would only remember that someone tied their shoes or helped them but not retain the skill, or (c) they would not even know what it means to tie their shoes even when shown?

[utopiamods]

Hi! If it's a lost memory it can only be regained during a memory charm. Using your example of tying shoes, if someone where to show them they would forget the information immediately, accompanied by a headache, they would not remember who showed them.

[nephentes_rajah]

Understood! Thank you for the swift response.

[nephentes_rajah]

And not to spam, but since this isn't covered under the language section:

How would communicating with sign language be handled? If a character apping in could not speak out loud, but knew sign language, would that be treated as something that the system could translate to others who know a different format of sign language? Like for example someone who knows the style taught in Japan, versus ASL taught in America.

I am guessing this would be treated as overriding the translation "deliberately", but I just wanted to be sure.

--also, would there be classes for this that are not necessarily taught by PCs, or would it not be part of the standard curriculum?

[utopiamods]

Yes, the language would be overridden but it would be rather more clumsy - they would see the movements normally, but understand it as though they knew that sign language as well as their own. We'd leave it to your discretion how this was handled IC.

Several characters are offering tuition in various sign language variations for the sake of teaching friends how to communicate properly, but it isn't an official class.

[nephentes_rajah]

That is an interesting compromise. Thank you very much for the answer!

[stoatallymad]

Raile promises to drag me into chat tomorrow but I'm impatient/excited, so I'll ask here anyway.

I'm considering apping an OC (I understand this will have to be discussed with a mod anyway) who is, essentially, a stoat that became human by soaking up some divine magic. What exactly would ability-stripping mean for an inherently magical character like that? Would he retain his humanity at all? If so, would he still be able to switch between stoat and human forms? Just trying to determine if he'd really be playable here.

[utopiamods]

He would be made permanently human unless you absolutely wanted them to be stuck as a stoat, he can have a power return glitch to regain the power to shift, but for normal RP purposes he would be suspended in human form and magicless.

[stoatallymad]

All right, thanks. Would there be an IC explanation or would it just be a mystery? Also, what other discussion would need to happen before I would start working on an app?

[utopiamods]

The IC explanation would be mostly a mystery. The staff would just assure him that this is normal, people lose their powers and sometimes the system turn people human that usually are not.

As for further discussion, just a quick heads up about the world and character. Elle is on hiatus at the moment but feel free to contact me (Katy) or Ru, or even just quickly explain in response to this. Just a quick paragraph will do unless we see any issues, in which case we will contact you.

[stoatallymad]

Gotcha. I'll go ahead and explain here, I think.

The world sort of started out as high fantasy and gradually morphed into a more industrial revolution era slightly steampunky deal. There's pretty typical fantasy races, though they don't take quite the traditional forms (elves have tails because loltree-dwellers, dwarves are mostly blind and have bizzare ears for better sound localization, that sort of thing) Magic exists, pulling its power from the gods; as such, it's generally concentrated in their clergy with a few exceptions. Firifale's one because he was(un?)lucky enough to have been in an area with lots of residual magic from a skirmish between some gods, and it sort of infected him. Technology in the world is just starting to take off. The main form of technology is based around mechanical constructs and a crystal core imbued with magic, which sort of acts like a computer chip to program movements and act as a partial power source. The only really notable current political event is a civil war in a nearby country that was a monarchy, though all bets are off because their queen recently turned into a dragon and flew away. (Long story, that.) The story is actually about the woman who accidentally caused the civil war and some people who are trying to fix it. They wanted to use Firifale's magic to create some illusionary disasters and make it look like the gods were breaking through from the celestial realm they're sealed off in-- the whole 'unite against a common enemy' idea-- so that's basically his role in the story.

Firifale himself is a pretty simple and straightforward character. If I may c/p from my information post... The watchword for Firifale is ‘extremely’; as in ‘extremely excitable’, ‘extremely friendly’ , ‘extremely energetic’, and ‘extremely bad impulse control.’ Since he only gained self-awareness recently, the world is still new and he wants to learn everything and do everything, as soon as possible, with no time to stop and think about what makes sense. He's pretty social and he likes people until they give him a very good reason not to, most of the time. He's still an animal at heart though and driven largely by instinct-- though he's much more 'fight' than 'flight'. He also has kind of odd speech patterns because language is hard (short choppy sentences, diction not quite on the spot), but he'll probably learn his way out of those eventually. All in all he's upbeat and friendly, but totally weird and a little overwhelming.

Um. I think that's it, unless you have any other questions? Sorry it got so long! He also has an info post on his journal from an old OC DR, if you feel the need to check that out. Though some of the world info might be out-dated. Like I said, it's changed a bit.

[utopiamods]

Thank you for the information! It all looks good and Firifale seems like an interesting character, let us know if you have any other questions or such about apping!

[incomingstopsign]

You said in the FAQ that supernatural/superhuman powers are nullified upon arrival and that regular above-average traits are allowed, but what about super-strength/endurance with no supernatural origin that are technically within regular human acomplishment? More specifically, Shizuo has super strength (enough to rip out street signs and vending machines) and an extremely high pain threshold, and it's suggested that the super strength is more of a scientific thing in that his brain doesn't have the natural limiters that normal humans do that keep them from accessing their full strength potential at the risk of hurting themselves-- so he was able to lift buses, but hurt himself a lot because of it. In canon, he accumulates a high pain threshold/endurance over time since he kept hurting himself, so he no longer has the injury problem, but that's about as much as canon explains. They're technically in the realms of regular human abilitiy, but human ability regular humans shouldn't be able to regularly access like he can. Would these abilities be completely nerfed in favor of weapon upgrades, only mildly nerfed, or not at all?

The super strength/endurance is also an important part of his character and life experience, so I don't want to cheat or anything, but I don't want to change him too much from who he is in canon. So I suppose I could also seal away his knowledge of said abilities with memory loss?Sorry this is kind of complicated hahaha

[utopiamods]

In this case we would say that he can keep the self destructive strength, we would ask that you make sure other players are aware of this etc and use discretion in how it is RPed, but since having this level of strength is actually a disadvantage when dealing with human Weapons it is fine to keep it at full.

[incomingstopsign]

Alright, I'll make sure to be careful! Thank you very much!

[pennypincher]

Raks question!

So an owned weapon of someone who wins a round gets four raks. Does that only count if they're owned at the time the player wins? Or do any weapons vowed with after that point also get the raks?

[utopiamods]

Those who are owned by the player at the point of the win condition get the four raks. Any vowed to or won after that point do not.

[pennypincher]

Thanks!

[mutesician]

I asked when applying, but it didn't get answered: Can Louis bring any of his personal possessions, since he usually carries them around his neck at all times, or will they all disappear? I assume he would be able to buy them back if that was the case, but I just want to make sure.

Also, how would he wear his Upgrade Rings? His right foot was slit so that it has "fingers," so he could probably double up on there, but could he also get a "charm bracelet" of sorts to hold them?

Wow, that ended up longer than I thought.

[utopiamods]

Oops yeah we forgot to answer this on your app! What kind of personal possessions are they? If they are round his neck at the time of pull point then yes, they should come with him like clothes do.

As for upgrade rings, he could either double them up on his foot but if that would make movement etc difficult he would be given bigger 'rings' which are more like necklaces, with a pendant that shows the symbol, to be worn around his neck.

Hope this answers the questions!

[mutesician]

Ah, he has a trumpet, a slate and chalk, a medal, and he used to have a waterproof moneybag, but he gave that away when he didn't need it anymore.

And yay! Because all of those have some sentimental value to him.

[pepto]

Small question regarding the characterization of minor characters and the use of OU/AU. How much fanon/headcanon would be considered "too much" for a character to still be considered OU? The one I'm considering apping has only appeared briefly in canon, but, since she's a Hetalia character, and thus represents an entire nation with customs, history, international policies, traditions, and stereotypes to draw upon, one could conceivably flesh her out into something playable.

What's your policy on things like this? Would she count as OU? AU? OC, even?

[utopiamods]

The character would be fine to app for but we would most likely count them as an AU character since most of the information is your own headcanon but she appears in canon however briefly so wouldn't count as an OC.

I hope this answers your question!

Sandra in Frau journal

[xxxpriest]

So I said I had a few questions, here they are:

1) Frau is dead, but he walks around and interacts with people as if he was still alive. The only proof that he's dead in his canon is that he doesn't have a heartbeat and he does not have the ability to regulate heat and cold. The question is, he is a very light oriented character despite being dead, who will that work?

2) A sillier question, what if they forget most of the things from their canon that would help with the subject I plan on them teaching? Ie. Frau forgets the exact wording of the Barsburg church bible, but I want him to teach Religious Studies.

[utopiamods]

1) He can still be undead and have a light aspect, every rule has an exception! I believe Dolorosa has undead + light (or cure), so yes, he can have both.

2) He can forget the subject he would teach. He can stumble his way through it, if you don't mind him getting headaches every time he has to teach.

[xxxpriest]

1) Yay!

2) No problem, sounds fun!

[toneoftherats]

This may seem like a silly question, but do the communicators have a zoom or enlarge function?

[utopiamods]

Yes you can zoom or enlarge text, and the upgraded voice/video version also has a zoom in function.

[toneoftherats]

Thank you. :)

[were_all_mad_here]

So I'm thinking about apping the Cheshire Cat.

Normally he does all sorts of weird things like popping off his head, walking on his hind legs like a person, seeming to have opposable thumbs, and disappearing. I figure he won't be doing any of his disappearing acts, but I was wondering if he would still at least be able to contort his body in impossible and cartoonish ways?

In past games it has been explained as a biological component, that his body is more like an invertebrate than an actual cat. This allows him to even do simpler tasks like holding a sword or using the communicator.

[utopiamods]

Neulings get 20 raks when they arrive!

[notabunnylawyer]

Hello!

I'm working on an application for this game, and my character Apollo Justice has a lie detection skill that's described as being a version of kinetic vision - it works via a sort of hyper-focus that kicks in when he sees tension in others. He wears a bracelet that helps him to use it, but without he's not skilled enough to know when to focus properly.

Since this ability is canonly described as being genetically inherited, would he be able to retain it when coming into the game?

[utopiamods]

Hello!

Sorry about the late reply! This ability would still be taken away even though it is genetically inherited as it is still a supernatural power.

If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask!

[notabunnylawyer]

Okay, thank you!