| 1. Character Creation and Growth; The first one is always the most important. | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 27 2018, 02:51 AM (13 Views) | |
| Steakfries | Jun 27 2018, 02:51 AM Post #1 |
![]()
Best Boss
|
Character Creation and Growth Primer Unlike most roleplays, Outer Heaven hardly has any regulation when it comes to character creation or growth. With some exceptions, it's mostly left up to the roleplayers to do both. This system of trust allows it easier to go into roleplays and gives the staff time to focus on providing interesting and fun story hooks. There is no restriction as to who you can and can't play. Video games, anime, western television and cartoons, books, original characters, webcomics, wrestling personas, there's no limits. The only limit of who you can play is who's willing to play with you. Don't expect anyone to play a long if you play a character based entirely around a meme, or play an original character that falls into Mary Sue territory. Characters retain all of their abilities and knowledge from whatever point you pluck them out of their stories, assuming they're not locals of Outer Heaven itself. Any nerfs to a characters abilities are made by player choice. Edited by Steakfries, Jun 27 2018, 02:52 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| Steakfries | Jun 28 2018, 06:17 AM Post #2 |
![]()
Best Boss
|
Claiming, Switching and Forbidden Characters Claiming a character is as simple as filling out the basic info for them and posting in the character storage section, as there is no process of scrutiny. While theoretically the number of characters you can play are infinite, it is suggested to be considerate and realistic with the amount of characters you think you can handle. All disputes are held in a case-by-case basis, but there are some general expectations when picking a character.
Switching and Retiring Switching a character is putting them to rest in order to find something more appealing towards the roleplayers style or preferences. Without a strict character limit or application process, switching might be a bit more rare than on other sights but still a possibility. Switching can also come as a result of character death or other circumstances resulting in a character being indisposed for an extensive period of time or potentially forever, relegating them to role of an NPC or out of the RP forever. While somewhat harmless, just like not claiming a bunch of characters one does not switch too often for the sake of ensuring you do not waste yours and other roleplayers time. It's worth noting that retiring a character can often result in a character becoming forbidden. Forbidden Characters Forbidden characters are the result of characters being permanently retired, relegated to an NPC role or having undergone a character death. These characters often have had such a notable impact across the boards lore that someone else or new playing these characters can result in many complications in both RP and out of character. Alternate versions of characters of characters are possible, despite this. It also goes without saying any character being actively played by someone can be considered 'forbidden.' As of right now, there are no characters that fall under this category. |
![]() |
|
| Steakfries | Jun 30 2018, 05:06 AM Post #3 |
![]()
Best Boss
|
Character Form The character form exists to provide both information to others unfamiliar with your character and to allow roleplayers to analyze and come up with ways to describe facets of their character. While you can start RPing immediately after posting, it's generally a good idea to have someone look over your form. While it will likely never be the case, if it is found a form has been made from copy-pasting information from sources like wikis, contain factually wrong information, or just generally end up too much of a mess, a staff member may step in and investigate the reasons why and may potentially put on hold or stop any attempts to use the character. All-in-all, it's best to put one's best foot forward when filling the form. All forms will be posted in the Character Archives. Character Form These forms are often the baseline of your character and will likely never need to be edited. Any changes done during RP are recommended to be remarked upon in the Character Sheet proper described in the character growth section. The form itself is mostly just a means of showing a grasp of ones character, as well as a way to look back on all the changes and developments one has accomplished during the course of their RP. Feel free to also copy paste parts of you form into the Character Sheet proper when starting out. Edited by Steakfries, Jul 1 2018, 12:11 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · Rules and Information · Next Topic » |







12:16 AM Jul 11