[RESOURCE] Management Q&A

[Das Tor]

For characters that are already won/approved, is it possible to tweak their families a little? Like say a sibling has been mentioned, but they haven't really been mentioned by name, and aren't in play. Just that the relation exists. (For example, a younger brother has been mentioned by character A. Player A has an idea for him later down the road that doesn't entirely match what was originally written down (such as name), or Player B wins character B and they're perfect for a younger brother to character A.)

Absolutely! You can tweak personal family histories in situations like this, but if the character has been mentioned or is important to the backstory of other player's characters, you should just make sure they know about the changes!  

[LP]

so in regards to Never Corner a Cat rp, would this RP count as the youma rp for cat's battle requirements if used or would they not be youma since the man was distinctly human?

This does not count as the one youma battle! This was a special battle/shop event so you are still able to use another youma RP to help fulfill your cat's requirements!  

[Silverah]

Hypothetically, how would the "Sensing potential knights" quest be completed by a descendant knight? They do not have past lives, and therefore cannot unlock past life memories related to the topic. Even a knight who has completed the "Final Farewell" quest is not guaranteed to be the same rank as their ancestor and therefore unlikely to have any relevant memories. Will the quest be updated at some point in the future should a descendant knight reach fourth stage, or are they just s**t outta luck?

Should a Descendant Knight reach fourth stage we will make sure that they are able to sense potential knight candidates! This skill is not promised to only Reincarnated knight and when we have our first Descendant Royal Knight, we will make sure they have the same opportunities!  

[Ivynian]

Do Mauvians...have litters? Or more like humans and generally one at a time unless there's a special case with the zygote for twins/triplets/etc?

Mauvians, if breeding, should typically have only a single offspring! This is something that might need to be approved in the shop before it can be played due to the unique nature of Mauvians, but it is unlikely that they would have more than one 'kitten' at a time!  

[Whimsical Blue]

Some half youma questions!

Do half youma get a glamour to use to hide their youma bits when out on missions? I seem to remember this from a PM strick showed me, but I wanted to just make sure. It says they can use it for about 3 hours at a time before needing to recharge.

To go along with that:

When a half youma officer uses their glamour, do they always appear as their old civilian self, or can they tailor the image with clothing, hair changes, colors etc?

As a half youma can't power down, their uniform would be their only clothing. Can they take all of it off? What if it's damaged, can they regenerate it or does it do that on its own? I assume it keeps itself clean and whole despite constant wear since it's magical. At this point, might they be able to summon/dismiss it or bits of it like they could their weapon...?

Half youma can assume a civilian disguise where their youma bits are hidden or don't seem to appear! This consumes a lot of energy so it does need some time to recharge! When a half youma assumes a civilian identity, they always appear as their old civilian self, however there is nothing to stop them from putting on a wig or other disguise!

Half youma may also take their clothing off if they like and resummon their clothing if they need to! It takes very little energy to resummon a fresh uniform, so if theirs becomes too damaged they can just focus and magically freshen it up!  

[Ivynian]

This is going to get a little rules technical like Magic: The Gathering -

For any combination of spells (whether senshi/senshi, senshi/knight, knight/knight, etc) and in any multiples, how is order of resolution determined?
Especially in the cases of effects overlap!

Case in point-
Sailor Pancake's magic is a fear effect. She points at a target and they're compelled to run around like a fraidy cat for 30 seconds.
Knight Bacon's magic is a box with a pinecone in it. opening the box and channeling makes anyone nearby in 10ft DESPERATELY want the pinecone.

If they both cast, which effect takes place first? Or is it not a matter of firsts but of a confused half running around and half desperately trying to get back to the pinecone? Or something else entirely?

This is up to the player and can be determined on a case by case basis; either the attacks can occur in order or can affect a target at the same time. Attacks can either affect in the order they are cast (such as, the players can decide if one attack hits and then another) or they can decide if both attacks hit at the same time (so if you have a nausea spell and an anger spell and they are both used in a battle, the player can decide if their character gets nauseous and then angry or nauseous and angry). Some attacks would work better together than others (for example if you have a berserker spell used and someone else uses a lethargy spell, where you suddenly have a lethargic berskerer) so rather than saying that magic has to be dealt with in a certain way, this is something that a player can interpret however they like!  

[Ivynian]

Negaverse Crystal Communicators -
they take a little chaos energy from their owner officer to use them to send messages, right?

Also, in the case that an officer is taken captive (whether Present time or Meta/Shadows of the Resistance), can order characters take the communicators off them? If they can, can they listen in to the broad communique and officer specific ones to that crystal (the way you might with a stolen handheld transceiver)?

They take a miniscule amount of energy to send single messages, but sending large messages/mass messages can be more draining!

If an officer is taken captive, Order characters can take the communicators off of them, however the Negaverse Agent should be able to summon it back to them like they would their weapon. The order characters who take the crystal cannot make the crystal work, however, as only chaos energy gives it the charge it needs to function. The crystal might light up when it is trying to receive a message, but without a Negaverser holding the crystal, the message would not be delivered. An order character could try and force the agent to hold the crystal so they could eavesdrop, though!  

[Ivynian]

Not sure if this one has been answered before, or if there are already instances of precedent out there in RP -

1- Can starseed-space be accessed through the back of an opponent?
2- If accessed through the back, can a starseed be pulled from behind, instead of from the fore/Chest?

It can be accessed through the back! Just aim for where the center of the chest would be! A starseed can also be pulled from behind instead of from the chest!  

[Noir Songbird]

Can Corrupted Eternals summon lower-level officers like Generals can? This feels like a skillset they ought to have given that they presumably have the same authority as a General and not being able to call their subordinates over would kind of undermine that, but the info thread doesn't say, so I thought I'd ask!

Yes! Since there have been some shifts for equality in the Negaverse, it would be fair for Corrupted Eternals to summon lower-level officers!  

[SpaceSalt]

It says in the info thread that Negaverse corrupted senshi have magic that mirrors the original. What about in cases when mirroring the effect is really difficult? What about senshi magic that originally had a dark or harmful bent even in the White Moon? Is altering their magic attacks necessary or just an option?

It is not necessary! The Negaverse's corrupted senshi magic is supposed to be darker/more evil and a majority of Order Senshi magic is not geared to be such. If you corrupt an Order Senshi, you do not need to revise this if you are happy with the attack they have!  

[Ivynian]

The Space Cauldron

It seems like Destiny City is always suffering from terrible night terrors!

But while some have been relieved of their constant affliction*, some continue on and are even magnified in concentrated clusters around the city area. Something restless but important seems to be shifting in the dream world.

*This is a transition of the nightmares leading up to the meta for use in a new plot. There has been a shift that has caused some of the nightmares to linger and possibly even increase in severity.

DF Q&A

Are the nightmares that led up to the meta still happening in the 'present' timeline outside of the meta?

Are they still happening IN the meta (having persisted for 5 years)?

If you would like! It is very possible that characters could still be having nightmares in the present timeline or in the meta; if your character is not as affected by the war or sleeps like a log you could easily brush them off as no longer being affected by them, but if you would like for your character to still be afflicted, this is perfectly reasonable!

Can we get some more information on suggestions of how to run this in the case that (since the option is in players hands) the Meta Nightmares have continued? Especially since those featured everyone being turned to stone and the world ending, how would these be made worse?

And what imagery we are supposed to be using for this 'shifted' focus?

Players are not restricted to specific imagery and the dreams their characters experience can be tailored to each individual! The main focus of these dreams are simply nightmares, terror, and oblivion, though however the player and character chooses to interpret it in the way of imagery and its effects are 100% in the player's hands!

The nightmares may worsen both in terms of subject content or how it affects your character; they might be losing more sleep, or awaken with stronger and more adverse stresses and feelings, or it may be worse in the sense it recurs with more frequency—these are all up for player interpretation!  

[Sami-Fire]

How ICly controllable is where a senshi ends up after a planet teleport? So far the precedent seems to be "random"/where they "need" to go, but could a senshi perhaps try to control where they end up after getting more familiar with their planet?

This is a neat idea and it seems perfectly reasonable that the more comfortable a senshi is with their teleporting power and the more familiar they are with their homeworld that they would be able to direct where they are teleporting!