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 Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:37 pm
The current Management Q&A is here! Remember, as the shop changes some of these questions and answers are no longer relevant and have been re-answered/updated, so if you find an answer to a question here, please double check with staff that the information is still relevant!Shazari here -- guys, please don't use text formatting in your posts in this thread, it makes it difficult for us to do our replies. Thanks!=================== Hi everybody! Borg here -- okay, I lie. codalion here, and I represent the faceless borg masses of the GMing crew: in other words, Natsube, rosemilk, Shazari, CuterThanYou, Professional Prophet and myself. It's come to our attention that some people are afraid or shy of PMing and talking to the GMs, or some GMs and not others, at any rate, and we would like to pull back the curtain and make it known that any and all of us are always available and happy to answer your questions. We're also aware that players have ongoing questions and concerns that they may be hesitant to voice. So we're opening this up as a Q&A thread for the main RP and management staff, for all your RP and management concerns. The way this works is that you can post to this thread with a question or concern and one or more of us will edit in an answer below your post, to keep this thread organized and make sure we answer everyone. Every answer we give will be an individual answer, so you know who exactly everything is coming from -- it should look something like this: Quote: Hi, I'm a player and I have a question about X. My question is: X, Y, and Z? codalion: Hi, Player! The answer to your question is Y.
rosemilk: Chiming in after Coda, I agree with everything she's said but I also think Z.
Shazari: Coda and Rose are insane. X.Hopefully this will not actually come to pass. However, the point is, we are not a faceless Party ruling this motherland and we hope to be more accessible to your questions and concerns on a personal level. If you're not comfortable voicing these in public, feel free to PM either the Space Cauldron or any one of us individually -- and I do mean any one of us individually. We're here to help you and our first concern is making this a happy and fun RP experience for everyone here -- and while we may not be able to answer all your questions to your satisfaction, we really want to answer all your questions. We only ask that you keep it civil and perhaps keep personal frustrations to personal PMs; while we don't want to have to do much moderation of this thread, we will have to put an end to any personal attacking going on. That being said, please don't be afraid to ask questions here about management or the RP, even if you think they sound obvious -- that's exactly what we're here for. I'll do my best to answer any PMs I get in a timely fashion. I can't speak for the others, but I am pretty sure they would do the same. So have no fear, have at it and let's try to make this a more crystal-clear and open-doors facility for everyone. Be seeing you, Coda
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:54 pm
To kick this off, in case no one wants to go first, I'll start out with a question that actually has (I think) a pretty straightforward (though detailed!) answer, but that may be something people always wondered but were afraid to ask.
I was wondering, is it okay to use other people's characters, or shop NPC characters, in your solo stories so long as you have permission to use them and they approve what you've written?
rosemilk: From my perspective, as the person who owns the largest amount of shop NPC characters -- Astraea-Luna and Charonite for one, though Astraea's a more typical NPC -- it is COMPLETELY FINE to use them in your solo stories. It's also fine to assume, ie: if you throw me a quick PM and say, 'is it okay for Charonite to have said this,' or 'is it okay for Astraea to have said this,' I can give you a quick yea-nay.
There is a blanket permission for everyone to have assumed that Luna has awoken your senshi character and for Charonite to have awoken your Negaverser so long as we're all clear and fine on why they were chosen for Negaverse.
In terms of other people's characters: it's an ask-before-use, and give a quick ask on what you'd like to use them for. Here's an example: if you're a Zodiac, and you'd like to say, 'Captain Aries asked my character to patrol double-time around the city to pick up the slack!', you can just PM me, I will say yes, and you can use that in your solos or even as an assumption in other RPs to your heart's content. I think it's important for Captain characters to let this happen -- there's going to be lots of meetings I don't RP, including orders!
Rosemilk out. smile
Shazari: Great answer -- I'll absolutely co-sign the above. I'd add that if you're making extensive use of someone's character, or you're just feeling unsure, it's a great idea to send the character's player your post before you put it up and just ask them to give you a last thumbs-up that everything seems to look in-character to them.
It also might be worth saying that, well, having other characters appear in your solo stories isn't a bad thing, or something that needs to be avoided -- it can be really difficult to write your solo stories as though your character exists in a vaccuum, or only surrounded by their own family members, and our aim isn't to make your lives harder! I think Nerissa has featured in a couple of my solos for Thuban, as they're best friends.
And, of course, I'd encourage and of you whose characters might have reason to, to visit comatose Laney in the hospital -- that's something I hope you'll take advantage of. <3
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:02 pm
AWKWARD QUESTION THAT I HAVE BEEN PUZZLING OVER SINCE THE OPAL CRYSTAL GETTING STOLEN:
What exactly is the significance of the Opal Crystal being stolen to the Zodiac Guard, other than the obvious OMG PRINCESS'S CRYSTAL GOT STOLEN? I never watched the show except the first season, so clearly I never made it to Black Moon. I've been wondering if this will effect Virgo's Zodiac powers at all (since it does affect her quite a lot otherwise) since I think I heard somewhere Chronos can no longer use her Princess-level powers (the tiara magic stuff)? I could be totally wrong! But I don't know, so bringing the question to you guys~...
tl;dr: Does the loss of the Opal Crystal mean Zodiac powers will be lessened?
Shazari: I'm sure you're not the only one wondering -- perfect question for Staff Q&A. <3 This is one I originally bounced off an answer to in the shop thread, so I think that's probably why it's been mostly lost to the ether -- our shop's so fast-moving. At the current time, none of the Zodiac Senshi powers have been affected, nor are they likely to be -- think the Sailor Moon R movie, where the inners outlive the Silver Crystal even when it shatters. Chronos herself is more deeply impacted -- she can still use the powers she typically has access to in her sailor fuku: season escalation, tiara action. She can even still transform into her princess dress, not that that's any real use -- what she can't do is use any of the powers she could only formerly use in her princess form. At present, anyway!
The Zodiacs are likely reasonably concerned -- much as the Parallels are -- about what might happen to their royal if the stolen Great Crystal should be used, or altered, or destroyed: would something terrible happen? Would it kill their princess? Would they fail in their mission as a team? Would it summon the headless horseman? So those are things you can keep in mind as far as planning. The Great Crystal is the hub of each senshi court/kingdom because it's the single greatest power source that team has at hand, it's like stealing a country's one, single, tactical nuclear warhead. (I don't know if this answers your question or if I just went off on a tangent that describes the plot of the movie Broken Arrow.)
rosemilk: Chiming in with Shazari here, everything she's said is correct. The Zodiac Opal Crystal is also massively symbolic in terms of powers -- as well of being the symbol of the team, it's the only thing that would ever be able to prop the Zodiacs up to a new level in terms of power, they've lost their tactical warhead as Shaz pointed out, and without it there's a big risk they'd never be able to take down Chaos again. They've lost their trump card.
And as Aries says, they've lost theirs, and now the enemy has THEIR trump card. It's not just about what they've lost, but what the enemy has gained. There's even the fear that Wiseman and Black Lady could destroy Chronos through it.
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 6:43 pm
*holds up hand* I have one!!!
Okay, so we have one or two reborn cannon characters showing up here and there: will the original senshi be showing up and if so, will it be made an event? Or pre-determined?
rosemilk: The canon senshi in terms of how, why and when they will show up is still going to be kept mysterious -- but let's just say they are all going to show up in terms of the Inner and Outer Courts, as well as Serenity and Endymion. smile
In terms of other canon senshi and characters, they may be spread between events, pre-determined, etc, etc. Just look at Wiseman. As for the Inner and Outer courts, we're keeping mum!
codalion: I'd also add that our intention is for most of the important "canons" to be distributed among as many players as possible -- because after all, no one likes playing with themselves or with the same tiny group of people! The reason why it appears that important canons seem to be going to GMs and staff right now is because the GMing role that faction leaders and major villains play. Characters that are responsible for driving the plot and creating plots for PCs to participate in are as much NPCs as anything else.
In the end, our decisions on what players will play canon characters are ultimately subjective and we cannot promise a mathematically evenhanded distribution. We determine this based on what we think the plot requires, what responsibilities the player would have to be able to handle, and how well we think they'd work with existing players and characters that they'd need to interact with. It's a complicated decision. However, we want as many people to have as much fun as possible, and this is always our primary concern.
Canon characters are extras, and a character absolutely does not have to be a canon to be a main character, or integral to the plot. The only advice I can give is the advice I'd give to anyone -- be a good sport, an active player, be proactive with plots for your character and easygoing about adjusting them to fit game needs, and you'll have fun whether or not you "get" a canon.
A lot of decisions as to what canon characters will come into play at all, and how we'll determine who plays them, are still up in the air. If you broke into our hideout to find the secret plans, you'd actually just find a bunch of pizza delivery menus. And used Clue scorecards. But unlike the show itself, our plot is not one that centers around Sailor Moon Saves The Day, or Sailor Moon Is The Most Important Person In This Universe, because that's just not any fun for anyone -- and canon characters will not be the only, or even primary, savers of the day.
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:02 pm
Two questions:
First Question:
I know I pm'd Shaz with this question and got an answer. However I figured other people might be wondering this/would like to know.
"Can a Soul take over it's host body without transforming?" (Worded greatly better as well. I think/hope.)
Shazari: Yes; a parallel soul can take over its host at any time it feels necessary -- however, it won't take over its host willy-nilly -- having to do this too often leads to a case where the starseed will start to reject the host body; i.e. constantly taking over the host would kill your character (not desirable!).
I also have a question involving BP characters.
Do they get their memories back when they upgrade? Or does it greatly depend on what they're upgraded to? Like say If Azzo was upgraded to Negaverse, would he remember that Nealite made him kill Melody? Would he remember anything about BP at all? (ETC)
(I feel like I'm forgetting a question but eh.... We'll stick with those for now.)
codalion: Another GM can feel free to overrule me, but I don't think there are any current plans for BP characters to get their memories back? Like, I'm not sure how that would work anyway, their memories aren't repressed IIRC, they're gone. I may be wrong, though, I was not a mastermind behind BP!
rosemilk: All current students who are not Zodiacs do not have their BP memories. However, there's been so many ifs, ands or buts that if at any time (barring Seiana, who I've talked to) I said that a senshi would regain their BP memories, please PM me so that I can lay that question to rest for us all. Sorry about my dropping the ball here.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:51 am
This probably seems like a really silly and random question, but I was wondering what, if any, position the phrase "Sailor Scout" holds in shop canon? As far as I'm aware it was just a translation convention of the American dub, but is it in use at all in this timeline, or has it entirely been replaced with sailor senshi?
codalion: Not the Word of God here, more the Word of St. Peter, but -- as far as I know this stuff is totally informal. Sailor senshi is the official-ish term, but I don't think there would be any objection to sailor soldier or sailor scout, given as this game is full of English-speaking characters.
Shazari: Concur. I usually use "sailor soldier" rather than "sailor senshi," but "sailor scout" is fine by me too -- either way I myself usually bypass the japanese wording in-story. I also tend to use "uniform" instead of "fuku," and "transformation" instead of "henshin" -- but these are matters of personal storytelling preference for me, and I'm hunky-dory regardless of what you choose to use. Threrefore, thumbs-up from me on 'sailor scout.'
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:27 pm
I'M BACK WITH MORE DUMB QUESTIONS heart
1-- Okay, so I was writing a solo and came to a sudden and terrible realization and this sudden, terrible realization is: I don't know how far Virgo would remember the Silver Millenium? And I guess this is a good question for anyone with an old soul, original or not, but exactly how much would Virgo remember? A lot about the Zodiacs, since they were like a tightly-knit group of tight-knittedness, closer than the H and O of H2O, but what would she remember of the Moon Court?
rosemilk: Virgo should remember the Silver Millenium -- definitely about the Zodiacs, utterly and completely! The Zodiacs only got to go rarely to big shindigs as they were out Holding The LIne, but she'd remember stuff OF the Moon Court -- it's more like being the military in one country but knowing who's the president in the next one. She wasn't likely to have had tea with Serenity, nor any of the Zodiacs barring Chronos/Eon/Zue?/Aries?.
But she grew up in the Lunar arena (ie, the solar system) so she would have known a lot OF the Lunar court.
2-- I was looking over the taken/forbidden spheres thing in the Application Quests forum. And I noticed that the spheres of Loss, Negligence, Bursting and Doubt were in with the other Parallel Cavalier's spheres, but the outer cavs have spheres like Jungle and the Uncharted. Does that mean these spheres are open?
Shazari: Yes, absolutely -- thank you so much for pointing that out. Those were some of the original parallel cav spheres and, as you noticed, are indeed no longer in use. We'll absolutely strike them from the list, and they are now welcome to be quested for once more. Very sorry for that oversight. <3
3-- I think this has already been answered but maybe it would help to have it out here in the open as opposed to lost in the (very big and intimidating) thread? (SPLITTING THIS UP SINCE IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE TWO QUESTIONS):
Can schoolkids carry around weapons if they have a legitimate reason--such as a kid in fencing lessons having their epee, or someone learning a weapons-related martial arts having that particular weapon, etc (NUNCHUCKS).
Additionally, how much damage can a schoolkid do to a youma? It's highly doubtful they could actually defeat one, but what are the lines of believability here?
Cuter: I don't see any reason why a student couldn't carry around a 'weapon' with them, as long as everything's kept in perspective. Your example with a fencing student carrying their epee is reasonable, but a regular Jane Doe wouldn't be toting around a samurai sword or switchblade on a whim. While students are significantly weaker than senshi/Negaverse officers, they aren't entirely defenseless. I would stay away from things like guns, however, as they are far too OP and there would be very very few reasons for a civilian, much less a student, to have their hands on a gun.
As far as damage goes (and please correct me if I'm wrong here, ladies), I think it would really depend on the youma? While it would take a senshi to destroy it, I don't see why a student couldn't cause damage to it, depending on the weapon/method used. A senshi using a pole to impale a youma would be just as effective as a civilian using a pole to impale it. I would just keep in mind that in the realm of reality, most schoolkids would probably run away or freak out over a monster, as opposed to attacking it head-on?
Shazari: Beautiful answer, totally agree -- though I do think in certain circumstances it could be possible for non-senshi/negas to kill a youma; we're all about humans being capable beings too, and a determined group of regular people with some ingenuity could figure out ways to defeat giant monsters. (Perhaps with more casualties.)
OK, that's all I have this time around :T
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:16 pm
I was encouraged to ask the question here, so:
-Shazari told me that in the Black Moon kingdom, there are several languages in use (though of course all cavaliers and senshis from there are assumed to speak the same one for simplicity). Any more details on that? Are they similar to some of our Earth's languages? Am I allowed to make up one of those languages to a degree (should I get a parallel senshi whose hobby is linguistics)?
Shazari: Happy to answer this here! This being a solar system with multiple populated planets, there are definitely many languages just as there are in our world. The assumption we make to keep things simple is that there's also a "common language" which all of the parallel senshi and cavaliers have learned/can speak (in addition to whatever other languages they speak) so they can all talk to their teammates. However, please feel not only welcome but encouraged to come up with whatever details you think help to flesh out your character/quest, as we're very welcoming to player contributions in making the parallels a diverse, interesting, and all-around awesome group to play in and play with. <3 In short, go right ahead!
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:09 pm
Q - How do the schools stack up against each other in academic standards? Crystal as touted as being more of a finishing school/arts school than your average run of the mill school. Do they thusly put less strain on academics or is it the same as Meadowview?
Cuter: As Crystal is a school for privileged young women, I would imagine academics would actually be stressed moreso than they would be at Meadowview. It takes scholarships and wealth to get into Crystal - I'm sure their education program is rigorous and demanding. They have a reputation to uphold, so while they may focus on grace, morality and molding young women into proper young ladies, they'll also have the best education that Daddy's pocketbook can afford.
Q - There's been mention of a Destiny Heights University, what kind of school is it? Is it a high-end institution where only the smartest can go, or is it just a general college where anyone with decent grades can get into? Also, are a few terms at Sovereign Heights required to get into the University, or can you go straight out of high school?
Thanks!
codalion: Can't answer the rest, but SH's entirely optional to my knowledge, both for story purposes and to be the most flexible to the playerbase.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:02 pm
LOOK MORE QUESTIONS I am full of them.
Q - Is Astraea-Luna the only cat that can teleport in an emergency?
Q - I am assuming all cats have head lasers. Can they fire them only once per battle as they are an emergency tactic?
rosemilk: Guardian cats:
-- Can change into a human form at will.
-- Can fire a blast out of their star in cat form that's weak, but will nonetheless have an effect. Kinetic energy blast.
-- Can sense all Lunar Court senshi, unawakened and awakened.
-- Can produce cellphones.
-- Can produce henshin pens.
-- Can sense Negaversers who have gone into their Negaverse form.
Corrupted cats are marginally different in that they do not get the kinetic energy blast. Being in human form weakens a cat and makes them easier to track for Negaversers.
To expand on this re: your questions, only Luna can currently teleport, firing your laser twice would have your cat conk out! Re: other cats teleporting -- we're working on it. smile
Q - About how strong is a Captain's youma/monster in comparison to a first-level senshi or lieutenant?
Cuter: I've always envisioned the Captain's youma being on equal level as any other youma that people use in their battles vs the senshi, the only difference being that THIS youma was a personal one assigned to the Captain. Maybe slightly more powerful than the average youma, but then again, senshi and lieutenants are already more powerful than regular civilians, so the two could be considered equal adversaries. Like in the manga/show, each youma had their weaknesses/strengths, so it would depend on the youma and its abilities to judge the 'power' level, not to mention the attacks the first-level senshi could be using against it. As far as versus goes, I don't imagine that the youma could take on more than 1-2 opponents, with 2 pushing it (again, depending on the attacks used on it).
(Rose, gals, please correct me on this one if I'm leading anyone astray!)
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:12 pm
Do all eternal scouts have wings like nerissa and nova? <3
rosemilk: It's actually a winged buttbow*, but yes!
*Winged buttbow will not give user power of flight
Natsube: Yes! Though this does not give your scout the ability to fly. Imagine the wings like a very very strange buttbow.*
*please see Rose and I answering things at exactly the same time.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:35 pm
I LOVE THIS THREADQ - What tolerances do senshi/negaversers gain as they rank up? Do they get sick as easily? Temperature tolerances? Like, can they go to the North Pole in a fuku and be totally ok if a little chilly? Cuter: When Negaverse officers level up, they are losing part of their humanity in the process (as Charonite explained to Nealite when she was promoted to Captain). In doing this, they do indeed become less susceptible to things like temperature, as they are slowly becoming less human as they change. As they still ARE human, however, they are also still capable of becoming sick (as Charonite showed evidence of in this RP). I assume the senshi gain tolerances as well, but I'm going to let one of the more pro-senshi ladies confirm that (gogo baddies!)rosemilk: Senshi won't tolerate temperature necessarily or get sick less. It's a very physical skillset without edging into fortitude buffs -- if you're a senshi of a specific element (say, winter?) you could ostensibly handle cold more. You're still going to get just as sick no matter WHAT you're the senshi of (unless you're the senshi of not getting sick).Q - If we're going from schoolkid to non-SH graduated adult are we allowed to give references/suggestions as to how we would like them to look or is that a no? codalion: Absolutely, I think it makes things easier on our artists and more ideal for everyone all around! Just as long as you keep in mind that guidelines are guidelines and they do their best.Shazari: Seconded. I provided clothing refs for Lizzy as far as an outfit she could put Gene in, which I think was helpful as a possible starting point for her, and she did amazingly with it <3rosemilk: Thirded.Q - When a cat goes human, how far away does a Negaverser have to be before they cannot sense them? rosemilk: I'd say that Negaversers can pick up a cat within about a half-mile radius due to the energy expended. Same for senshi with a corrupted cat. It's just like a really loud, janglingly sour note.Q - If for some reason you are way into your character and do not want them to go past x stage, is that doable? codalion: I think so! I can't see why not! For certain factions you may have to come up for RP reasons why they're not upgrading as normal, but you'd have to check with your faction specs. Keep in mind if you choose to go this route, it may be a headache for us if you change your mind and do want the rest of your art after all.Shazari: Unless you're totally non-roleplaying, your character won't be upgraded unless you put in an upgrade request for them -- so yes, you can progress more slowly than the guidelines demand, if you wish to. <3rosemilk: Thirded, ho ho.Cuter: As far as I know, you would simply refrain from posting them in the growths thread and continue to RP as normal. I know of at least one Negaverse officer that intends on remaining Captain and never advancing further in ranks; it's honestly up to you and knowing your character's capabilities. If it doesn't make sense IC for them to rank up, then by all means, don't make them rank up. But, as Coda pointed out, it's best you think this through before you make your decision! Q - Are we allowed to change the profile for an established character? (ie: flaws and virtues?) If so, do they need to be re-approved with two stamps? codalion: They probably need to be run by a GM, and we encourage that you guys wait to do this till you're certain your character has actually significantly evolved through RP, not anytime you feel like playing a different character. This is a case by case basis. We stress the importance of making a character at the outset that you do want to play, and then later being able to tweak the profile to accommodate any natural changes that have come about through play.Shazari: Aptly put. <3Q - You cannot start counting RPs towards growth until you get the art for your next stage, right? For example, I can submit Albali for Super, but cannot count RPs towards Eternal until I get her Super art, no matter how many I do. Shazari: I believe you're correct!Cuter: Correct! Once you receive your art for the growth, any RPs done after that point will count towards your next growth. When I was waiting for Nealite to grow to her Captain stage, all the additional RPs I did after posting for her Captain counted towards nothing. It wasn't until Captain Nealite's art physically showed up that I could start working her towards her General stage. Each time you get art, it's turning back your timeclock - you start fresh and new to get your character developed to their next stage! Q - Cell phones, do they pop out with henshin pens now? Cuter: For the sake of keeping things from getting too confusing, I'm going to say yes, they'll get their phones when they get their henshin pens (Rose, please correct me if I'm wrong on that one!). rosemilk: You get the cellphone automatically with the pen. smile Q - WHAT COUNTRY IS DESTINY CITY IN? I'm assuming English is the 'official language'. Is it landlocked or near water or? I might have missed details on this front, but I am personally confused so couldn't hurt to ask? codalion: AMERICA! ******** YEAH! COMIN' TO SAVE THE ********' DAY YEAH!
As far as I can tell, America Until Proven Otherwise, Unspecified State Probably Near A River And A Coast And Some Mountains And Some Other Stuff Too. It started out a bit more neutral when the shop was a little more lighthearted in tone, but now that we're doing more with character ethnicities and backgrounds it's a lot easier to set it in a real country than in Imaginary Country, and los Estados Unidos is the most familiar country to most of our playerbase. This is the impression I've gotten from rose, anyhow.Shazari: As far as I know, nebulously somewhere in America.rosemilk: And definitely landlocked.Q - Does the shop move in real time? Like, in shop time it's totally March right now? codalion: More or less! We try and bump shop time along roughly with real time, but it will lag or skip ahead for plot, RP and event reasons.Shazari: This is how I tend to play it, too.Q - Is it alright to have students/senshi who have lost family memebers/friends to the Negaverse? codalion: Will check with the rest of the divine bureaucracy on this one, but I certainly don't see why not. These are real things happening to real people, after all, not humanity-less redshirts. Those starseeds have got to come from somewhere.Shazari: I'd be all for it. Obviously we hope not everyone will run out and kill a beloved parent/sibling, as then the losses become just an ocean of sad tales, but generally I've got no problem with death being real and tangible.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:39 pm
If we're getting a custom from natsu, and they're not in school and already at a job, do we get civilian art in their jobs instead of school stages automatically (provided we send lizzy the info) or is there some other procedure for it? codalion: Artists, feel free to check me before I wreck me, but I'm pretty sure adult characters get their adult civs just like student characters get their student civs.rosemilk: Coda's correct.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:10 pm
1) Are there limits to what kind of jobs your character can have? Like say if I wanted a bounty hunter or sexy wannabe stripper(extreme example)?
codalion: Yes and no. It's like any other aspect of a character background -- weeded out in the application/questing process if it's simply unworkable, and dependent on context. We don't want to say that there is any character job that absolutely no character can ever have, but use your common sense here: if it seems ludicrous, this probably isn't the exception. If your common sense tells you your bounty-stripper-assassin will probably not make it through, they probably won't. Ask if you're unsure!
2) Will there ever be another event like Barren Pines?
Cuter: If you mean having 60+ students thrown into a torturous situation with probable death or senshi-awakening... no. But cool events are planned, certainly! biggrin
codalion: But loads of students and torturous situations, on the other hand -- well, let's just say we have events planned. <3
3) If a civilian has their star seed stolen by the negaverse, do they turn into youma? Or just die?
Cuter: They either die or fall into a comatose state; no youma-turning to my knowledge, that was simply a fun twist with the BP event!
4) (This might be a 'we can't answer that yet' question) Do chibi-chibi's and chibis as they age have their senshi forms grow in that way as well? Or do they stay locked in that particular 'stage'?
Cuter: Time will tell on this one <3
5) Do tattoo's count as part of the eternal stage or does it have to be tattoo's that are already there?
Natsube: It should be tattoos that are already there; Nerissa's were asked to be put on specifically, her outfit was fairly similar to her super stage. Tattoos take a fair bit of time so it is not something you are going to see regularly.
If it is something that has happened through RPing, then we can definitely talk.
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:15 pm
I have a question about this thread, actually. Should personal or specific questions be asked here, or PMed to an appropriate mod? For example, I've been meaning to ask for clarification on a couple aspects of Aquairus' ability that have been preventing me from replying to certain threads, but I'm unsure who to ask.
Shazari: Either way's fine, so long as you don't mind people seeing your question. Otherwise if it's something we all want to give input on, we'll post it up in the Admin forum and try and gather our thoughts for you there, so whomever received the PM can PM you back a response. <3
Also a simpler question: what's the shop stance on mid-year graduation? I'd imagine this would be an issue especially affecting former BPers and transfer students, where they might end up finally getting all their credits partway through the year. Is a situation like that allowed, or discouraged for uniformity's sake?
Shazari: Interesting question -- I'm no authority, but if I were to hazard a guess, I'd guess this happens at the private schools (Crystal Academy and Hillworth) but not at the public (Meadowview). However, particularly at Meadowview, students who are short some credits may find themselves completing them in summer school instead. <3
Thank you!
rosemilk: For the Barren Pines students we'd ask that you don't graduate this year unless you are dropping out of school. You've missed quite a bit of schooling and will need to catch up -- you'll probably need an extra semester, at least (until December).
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