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Have a question that you couldn't find the answer to in the Rules or elsewhere? You've come to the right place. If you don't see the answer to your question here, leave a comment here and we'll answer you.

Prospective Player FAQ
Is this a crack game?
What is the pacing like?
How long do plots last?
What’s a spoiler post?
When do plots go up?
What kind of plots are there?
Is there a chat or anything?

Application FAQ
What is the App Cycle like? What is the Reserve Cycle like?
What are you looking for in the first person and third person writing samples?
Are OCs and AU's allowed?
Can I reduce the powers of my character?
How many characters can a person app at one time?
The character I would like to app is a very minor character with little source material?
My character is from something obscure, hard to find, or something that isn't available in English.
My character has a familiar/summon, can they still have it?
My character already has a device/item that would fulfill the functions of the Blackberry. Can it access the network/can they use it as such?
What's allowable/not allowable in terms of weapons, and is replacement ammunition available?
My character has a non-standard diet or special requirements for survival, how are those handled?
My app is so long it would fill up 3878748483974 comments. Can I just link you to my journal?
Can I app an anime version of a character, when cast members are playing manga / viseversa?
Are duplicates allowed?
Should I mention the difference and which version I’m using so you can include it on the Taken list?
For non-anime characters, do these same rules apply for things like book vs. movie verses?
How do you handle 4th walling characters as fictional?
Does the same go for any possibly real life historical figures? (EG the Assassin's Creed Leonardo)
How do canon-updates/canon-resets work here?

Misc FAQ
How did my character arrive at the manor?
How does the dice system work?
What happens if my character is injured but doesn't die?
What happens when the house gets damaged?
What happens to my character while I'm on hiatus?
There's a plot I don't want my character involved in/around for, for one reason or another.
What happens when someone drops?
For the app's writing samples, is it okay to link to threads we've already done?
Who are the mods and how do I get in touch with them if I have an urgent question?


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(frozen comment) There's a plot I don't want my character involved in/around for, for one reason or another.

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There's a few reasons that you might not want your character subjected to a plot; things that would break them to the point that they're unplayable, things you're not comfortable putting them through, plots that'd be insta-lethal for your character, or things that would cause a muse-ragequit, are all examples of perfectly valid reasons! If you don't want to be involved in a plot with one or more characters, feel free to contact one of the Mods, PM the mod account, or leave messages on the plot/spoiler posts!

In cases like that, there's two ways it can be handled. If it's something where the basic environment is the same and it's something silly like a genderswitch that just affects individuals, and you're OK with it going on around you, you can just opt out of your character being affected; this can even go for things like the "Childhood fears" plot where characters were haunted by things they'd be afraid of - for that week, your character is still present, and can interact with everyone else while they're affected, but they, themselves, aren't a victim of the plot.

If it's something where there's a drastic environment switch, or being present at all would pose a problem, then characters can be put into the same kind of "absence" that would be used for long hiatuses; their nameplate is there, their room is still present with all their belongings (although non-roommates couldn't get in), but they're nowhere to be found, and when the plot is over, they're put back where they'd been before; it's lost time - to them, a couple seconds ago it was "a week ago" and the last plot.

Also, in the case of characters that're nonhuman/subject to special restrictions, if a plot is something they wouldn't be able to interact with or that would be inherently lethal to them, we do allow options to have them temporarily adapted - for example, whatever condition or weakness would make it impossible for them being "waived" for the week, a nonhuman character being turned human, etc.; one example that has happened is Alessa Gillespie of Silent Hill, normally played as "Her body is semi-comatose and in her room, what you interact with is a sort of psychic projection/'haunting'" - for something like the Titanic plot, where that would be prohibitive, she's had her body temporarily restored for the length of that plot. You are encouraged, if you choose an option like this, to take full advantage of how disorienting and/or confusing this might be for the character.