Reincarnation
OOC Limitations and Requirements:
• No more than one reincarnation, per player, per year.
• Player must have owned the character they wish to reincarnate.
• The character the player wishes to have reincarnated needs a history of 10 breeding-length RPs OR involvement in a shop or pride meta that led to their death.*
• Characters with difficult/incendiary histories may be denied reincarnation, or may have restrictions put upon them.
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*Exceptions:
• Because SoA is such an old shop, and there are a fair number of characters who passed before this change to the lore, each player may bring back one previously deceased character (must have died prior to 2/24/2019) for 'free,' with no requirements aside from ownership. Additionally, each player may reincarnate one previously deceased character with halved requirements (5 breeding-length RPs).
• These exceptions still count towards the one-per-year rule.
• Voluntarily offing a character in a personal plot or during a metaplot where it is optional but still your choice does not qualify as an exception. This exception only applies to characters who were given out as plot items and their deaths dictated.
• Because SoA is such an old shop, and there are a fair number of characters who passed before this change to the lore, each player may bring back one previously deceased character (must have died prior to 2/24/2019) for 'free,' with no requirements aside from ownership. Additionally, each player may reincarnate one previously deceased character with halved requirements (5 breeding-length RPs).
• These exceptions still count towards the one-per-year rule.
• Voluntarily offing a character in a personal plot or during a metaplot where it is optional but still your choice does not qualify as an exception. This exception only applies to characters who were given out as plot items and their deaths dictated.
Appearance:
• There are no species or gender limitations, anyone can come back as anything.
• Characters should not look recognizable across reincarnations, and may retain only ONE physical trait: eye color, a small markings, etc.
• This physical trait may not be one that is exclusive to the family they were originally born into (i.e. Masuka's 'curse' mark) unless they are being born back into that family.
• A character cannot be reincarnated as a cosplay, even if they were previously a cosplay.
Obtainment:
• Reincarnations must begin at cub/pup/baby stage.
• Reincarnations must be obtained as customs or breeding customs.
• If a reincarnation is obtained via breeding custom, the owners of both parents MUST approve it.
• If a reincarnation obtained via breeding custom is a character who previously wronged or killed an ancestor of that family, the player of the character who was wronged or killed will also need to grant permission.
• At this point in time, new characters cannot be written as reincarnations: this mechanic is only open to characters who have been played and have passed away.
IC Limitations:
• A reincarnated character may NOT have the same name, or a variation of it.
• Except in shop meta circumstances, reincarnated characters will not remember their previous lives, even in dreams or even if they are seers.
• Only a handful of characters exist in the shop that would recognize a character as reincarnated (Mkodi, Death, Souls, Rebirth, Nchekwube of the N'ezi-ozu); seers and most gods will not be able to tell.
• Please do not make requests to the players of the above-listed characters to have them reveal your character's history, as they will not do so; the most they can reveal is that the character is a rebirth, with no details whatsoever.
• A character may be drawn to or repulsed by certain things, people, or places, but they will be unaware as to why (they may fall in love with the reincarnation person they had loved in a previous life, be afraid of water if they drowned, etc.); they should not, however, feel drawn to their family nor have a reaction to hearing their previous name (this block is in place to prevent them from learning who they were); the most feeling they should ever get about something or someone is very vague deja vu/heebie jeebies.
• Reincarnations have been made a possibility so that characters have a chance at a new start for a new life, which is why we are being so strict about them not being able to discover who they were. This mechanic has not been introduced just so they can be exactly the same person and do all the same things, to fuel a ton of angst or open old wounds, to restart or take over their old pride, etc.
The Process:
•You must fill out the form below and wait for approval. Keep in mind that some characters, as stated above, may be denied at the shop's discretion, or you may be required to make changes.
•You may only have one form active at a time. If you have multiple characters you're interested in reincarnating, you'll have to prioritize.
•'One per year' applies to calendar year, so you could have a character reincarnated in December of 2019, then another in January of 2020...but then nothing again until 2021, and so on.
•The form must be filled out in its entirety: no TBDs or lack of visual reference. Plan ahead, have everything ironed out before you post.
[b]SoA's Original Name:[/b]
[b]SoA's Original Image(s):[/b]
[b]SoA's New Name:[/b] (remember, this should not be related to their old name)
[b]Reference Image for Reincarnated Form:[/b]
[b]Summary of Original History+Personality:[/b]
[b]Are you pursuing this as a regular custom or breeding custom?:[/b]
[b]If breeding custom, into what pairing? Have you obtained permission from the parents' owners?[/b] (if you own one parent, you must still get permission from the other)
[b]List 10 RPs of appropriate length here:[/b] (OR 5 if character passed prior to mm/dd/2019 OR link to pride metaplot involvement that required/resulted in their death)
[b]Indicate here that you have read all of the above and agree to comply to the rules and regulations involved in character reincarnation, and understand that if you break the rules, the character may be revoked:[/b] Yes/No
