(again, ripped off from t'vic, with minimal editing)
First of all, take a look around. Please be aware that game is only just begun, and the place is still being built and fixed up. Read some character sheets and peruse the out of character boards. Decide if you like what you see. Check out
the wiki If you like what you see, start to think about a character. Adapted characters (those created for another game or freestyle rp)
may not be brought over without Staff approval. Since you will register with a character name, think of something – this can be changed if and as your concept changes. Someone on Staff should nearly always be available to tell you what we need and suggest some ideas to tie your character with others, as connexions betwixt characters are very important in this game. We have a list of some rough archetypes we always need more of right here. Please be advised that these are not your only options, this is just to get you started!
Savants, criminals, whores, theatre-types, idle rich, thief-takers, puritans, court fops, Royal Society fellows, and even pirates, for crying out loud!!!
(Also, Supernaturals, alchemists, and Secret Agents!!!)
If you don’t immediately have a clear idea for a character, please contact medusa. There are about a bagillion characters just waiting to be adopted! If any of these characters strikes your fancy, please let medusa know. We’ll get you in touch with the person who first built the character, if you like, and let you know any secrets or history the character might possess. (Many, many characters have secret backgrounds; a database is kept of all these.) Orphaned characters make a wonderful first character, because you can learn the game and world without worrying about forming a personality and history from the ground up.
If you decide to make a character, simply use the provided character sheet and write them up, then post them into New Characters. Although you may (obviously) not post in character until your character is ratified, feel free to read the out of character boards, post on them, and get in touch with other players for ideas.
About Character Applications:
- your sig line must contain a link to your character sheet
- please make sure you have an aim sn or at least a dependable e-mail, and put them into your profile information and on your sheet so that staff members can contact you. This will get you accepted much more speedily.
- although you may not play on the boards until your character is ratified, anyone who has a character sheet posted (or who's concept has been submitted to a staff member) may post on the OOC boards.
- Character sheets are what other players see. The 'truth', if markedly different, is for Staff eyes *only*.
- The types of characters that need staff approval of the concept are supernaturals, Agents, any Peerage higher than a Viscount, most mad scientist types, and anyone with an alter-ego or secret life that dramatically differs from their public life. Mundane characters may simply be posted.
Some Things to Remember:
- Each character comes into game with links to at least two others. One of these must be secret. Staff and the Monarch will help you figure out your connexions. No-one comes into game with no-one at all to interact with.
- That said, you will likely have more fun if you make a character that can and will interact often with others.
- Not all characters will be accepted. Don't take it personally.
- The staff are busy people. Please be patient with us. If asked to make changes to your character, be cooperative. This will speed ratification.
- The staff are here to help you. Don't be afraid to contact them. Don't be afraid to ask for ideas and suggestions.
- Want to have a place in the over-reaching plot arc of this game? It's rewarding and fun! There are a great many ways you can make a character to figure in The Plot, if you wish to. Just pm medusa and say so!
