Getting Started - READ THIS FIRST

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Getting Started - READ THIS FIRST

Postby Narrator » Thu May 28, 2015 1:19 am

Registering an Account

Please register an account with your characters first and last name with a space in between (eg: James Doe, Jane Smith, etc.)

Due to the sheer amount of spam bots flooding the queue, accounts need to be manually activated and you need to tell us the account name. The easiest way to do so is to hop into our Discord channel by clicking right here.
I encourage everyone to do that anyway, since we're a friendly bunch and hang out there to talk, whether it's about the game or just OOC chatter.

The Mod Team currently consists of:
Samantha McManus (Traveler on Discord)
Nailah Weaver (Atropha on Discord)

Once the account is approved you can post your character application by creating a new thread in the Applications Forum. Once approved by two moderators it'll be moved to the Active Character section. See the post below for details on the application itself.
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Re: Getting Started

Postby Narrator » Thu May 28, 2015 1:22 am

Character Application


While it's not 100% necessary to follow the standard format, in general a standard application is much easier for the moderators to read, and therefore to approve quickly. If you have some super creative idea for an application that won't use the standard format, feel free to surprise us. If you're more worried about the content than the format, as most people are, just copy the following text and paste it into your application, so you can get started on writing up your student right away.



Name: First Last
Codename: optional
Age: Most characters should be 17-20 years old
Country of Origin: optional
Hometown: optional
Birthday: optional


Power: A description of the character's power and their level of control goes here. It doesn’t have to be the most unique power ever, but it’s an integral aspect to the character and warrants some thought. Leave yourself some room for advancement. The character would have learned how to be in control of their power but might still be prone to struggling with it under stressful or emotionally taxing circumstances. Give us a rough idea of the extent of your character's control and limitations in using their power. For ideas, there's an article here as well as a whole Wiki here.
Keep it reasonable. That means no canon characters (or siblings, children, spouses of canon chars), no omnipotent supermen and try to keep the powers somewhat thematic to each other. For instance, telepathy often comes along with telekinesis or super strength with toughness.

Personality: Give us a quick couple of sentences about how your character behaves and interacts with others and what they’re like. It doesn’t have to be exhaustive and a character’s personality often only truly develops during actual play. Just have a general idea of what you’re going for.

Description: Describe the character physically. This is a great tool for people who look the biography up later, so be general, and more focused on say, clothing style than a particular outfit. If they have any significant physical mutations you can describe that here as well.

Background: Explain anything you think is important and interesting about the character's personal history and circumstances. How and when did their mutation manifest itself and do they have a specific reason or goal for coming to XU? Write at least a couple sentences, but it can be longer if you want. If there are any secrets in your characters backstory that you don't want to give away then please PM a mod with those, so we can approve them.


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[b]Name:[/b] First Last
[b]Codename:[/b] optional
[b]Age:[/b] Most characters should be 17-20 years old
[b]Country of Origin:[/b] optional
[b]Hometown:[/b] optional
[b]Birthday:[/b] optional


[b]Power:[/b] Description of your characters mutant power, include limitations and level of control.

[b]Personality:[/b] Quick summary of what kind of person your character is.

[b]Description:[/b] What does your character look like?

[b]Background:[/b] What has your character's life been like so far.
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Re: Getting Started

Postby Narrator » Thu May 28, 2015 1:22 am

Character Advancement

The game world we play in is a dynamic one. We try to keep the setting vibrant and fluid, and part of that fluidity is how the characters evolve over time.

Character progression is a good thing. It can get pretty boring to keep playing the exact same character, and having a plan for advancement is a great idea. Most of these changes will be informal and player driven. We don't have an approval process that governs when a character can "level up" or the direction that characters are "allowed" to take. As with most of our moderation philosophy here, we prefer to believe that less is more on our end. At times we may give feedback or ask for clarification on the direction that a character is taking, usually with an eye to greater harmony. Just as we don't want to have characters that are terribly similar at the creation stage, we prefer to see characters grow in unique directions as much as possible.

Character advancement can be woven into the story in many ways. Downtime periods are ideal to have a "training montage" that explains where a new talent comes from. Working with the various teacher characters for one-on-one tutoring can also give opportunities for role-play and advancement. Informal practice (i.e. not in the context of the X-Teams) also works well. If you're having trouble coming up with a good direction to go or a fun justification, feel free to PM a mod or post something in the OOC forum or Plot Farm asking for help.

Please use discretion, of course. Just as a starting character who can do everything is boring to play with/around, characters who become too powerful or who overlap with too many others can be less interesting for other players to role-play with. If in doubt, ask! We're always happy to help.
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