Creating a Citizen
A
Citizen can be any of the standard five Halloween races -
Demon,
Ghost,
Undead,
Reaper, or
Monster. They can be related to Amityville characters (with player permission) as family, friends, enemies, employers, etc. or they can be entirely new! Citizens can be roleplayed within the Halloween Town guild and can earn various bonuses through RP, just like Amityville graduates.
You can make as many Citizens as you feel up to playing; however, there are several things we'd like you to keep in mind. The first is that there are no "claims" in TiH, so we'd appreciate it if Citizens weren't made simply to have a species or natural ability 'first'. Also, Citizens come with the default stats of a
Y1 student, so you won't be able to create super-powerful overlords with personal armies.
When you create your Citizen character, be
reasonable - while your Citizen may own a store or bank (see below), they do not automatically have
the wealthiest bank in Halloween or something. These Citizens are the general populace of Halloween, ordinary creatures by Halloween standards. While you can certainly work your way into positions of power and influence, and a certain amount of such things can be written into your Citizen's backstory, your Citizen is absolutely not going to start out as the God-King of Halloween or something.
Additionally, your Citizen must follow the basic guidelines for Halloween characters - no hybrid characters (i.e. no half-monster half-demons) and no cosplays (like, you can have
a vampire, but you can't have Dracula). Think of this as creating a quest, without the limitation of the character having to be school-age. You still must follow shop rules and work into the setting, so things like "family hunts down humans for sport," "was originally human and then turned into a monster by a demon," etc. are not appropriate for Citizens either.
For more information on specific issues that Citizens might encounter, please see our FAQ below!
What does a Citizen get once I create them?Upon creation, all Citizens are assumed to have the following:
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STATS equivalent to a Y1 Amityville student (so 30 HP).
- ONE
Natural Ability, appropriate to their species.
- ONE
FEAR Ability, at the level of a Y1 Amityville student.
- ONE
small house or other dwelling - 'home' threads are like Amityville/Hunter Dorm threads and serve to record your character's life.
- ONE
small business, if desired.
Each of these aspects can be improved by spending RP points in exchange for upgrades. Basically, the more you RP and involve your character in the world, the more abilities, resources, and power they can potentially gain.
How can I make my own Citizen?All Citizens must go through an approval process before being RPed, just as how Amityville students/Hunters/Horsemen must be approved before being officially enrolled. Again, in order to assure that all Citizens are being played by people familiar with our shop setting, we require that all players have an Amityville student, Hunter, or Horseman that has reached the second stage. Also, TiH
does not provide artwork for Citizen-class characters.
Got all that? Then you can fill out the form below and make a thread in the
Halloween Registry subforum!
Remember, you need to wait for GM approval before starting roleplay or creating a journal thread for your Citizen.
