Post by pie on Mar 12, 2016 8:51:08 GMT -5
FAQ
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Will be edited if need be. Hopefully, you'll find the answers you've been looking for here, but remember to check out the site rules if you have yet to do so. Feel free to contact a staff member for further questions!
Yes! Check out the canon claims thread!
Well, uh, the answer to this is both yes and no. While we don't have any rules against it, it is highly advisable to run this idea past whoever it is that is playing that canon character. If the canon character isn't taken, we ask that you don't until someone picks up that character, at which point you can discuss it with them.
Everyone has headcanons at one point or another. It may be something personal to a character, like maybe they're left handed or are an avid fan of Varric's novels. Or it may be something deeply involved in the lore, or affects a large group of people. If it is something that affects characters, setting, or lore across the site, we ask that you first run it past the staff, just to be safe.
Go hit up the Face Claims thread! Unless you're taking screenshots from in-game or the like, the answer is yes. If you have trouble finding suitable faces go ahead and grab one of the staff members and we can help. We recommend the casts of medieval shows such as Game of Thrones or Vikings since it's easier to find graphics! It's not really necessary though, and is a purely cosmetic choice. Remember, graphics do NOT have to reflect the site setting.
While we don't have a cap on how many characters one can have in total, we do restrict the amount of canons that a player can take. You are allowed two canons, only one of which is allowed to be a main canon (i.e. one that is extremely pivotal to site plot such as Divine Victoria, the Arishok, King Alistair).
Both the icons for your miniprofile and application are 100x100 px, though any square image should work as there is an auto-resize function. The large image for the avatar is 250x350 px. If you have problems editing your images, ribbet and imgur (as well as several other online apps such as picresize) provide basic image editing services. Otherwise, contact the staff through cbox, discord, or pm!
Navigate to your profile and click on the 'Groups' tab. It should lead you to a list of groups, and on the right column you should see the option to 'join group'. Click on the respective group to join it and ta-da! You're sorted and ready to roll. If you are interested in creating your own group, contact a staff member and we'll help get you set up!
At the bottom of 'personal' when editing your profile you may notice there is a option for 'music'. All you have to do is host your music of choice on a hosting platform such as kiwi6, copy the link and paste it in the respective field. What a neat way to add a character's theme song, right?
While some details are left in the air until certain canons are taken, here's a general overview of what's happened so far!
They're pretty rad, but definitely not compulsory! Feel free to post in whatever style you'd like, since template hunting can be quite a pain sometimes. If you do want some formatting but don't really want to go through the trouble of recolouring and editing, you can find a very simple post template coded by yours truly that somewhat matches the site skin. There are two versions available: iconless or with icon. Use them as you like!
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CAN I PLAY A CANON? |
Yes! Check out the canon claims thread!
CAN MY CHARACTER HAVE A PREDETERMINED RELATIONSHIP WITH A CANON? |
Well, uh, the answer to this is both yes and no. While we don't have any rules against it, it is highly advisable to run this idea past whoever it is that is playing that canon character. If the canon character isn't taken, we ask that you don't until someone picks up that character, at which point you can discuss it with them.
CAN I BRING IN MY OWN HEADCANONS? |
Everyone has headcanons at one point or another. It may be something personal to a character, like maybe they're left handed or are an avid fan of Varric's novels. Or it may be something deeply involved in the lore, or affects a large group of people. If it is something that affects characters, setting, or lore across the site, we ask that you first run it past the staff, just to be safe.
DOES MY FACECLAIM HAVE TO BE REAL? |
Go hit up the Face Claims thread! Unless you're taking screenshots from in-game or the like, the answer is yes. If you have trouble finding suitable faces go ahead and grab one of the staff members and we can help. We recommend the casts of medieval shows such as Game of Thrones or Vikings since it's easier to find graphics! It's not really necessary though, and is a purely cosmetic choice. Remember, graphics do NOT have to reflect the site setting.
HOW MANY CHARACTERS CAN I HAVE? |
While we don't have a cap on how many characters one can have in total, we do restrict the amount of canons that a player can take. You are allowed two canons, only one of which is allowed to be a main canon (i.e. one that is extremely pivotal to site plot such as Divine Victoria, the Arishok, King Alistair).
WHAT ARE THE IMAGE DIMENSIONS AROUND THE FORUM? |
Both the icons for your miniprofile and application are 100x100 px, though any square image should work as there is an auto-resize function. The large image for the avatar is 250x350 px. If you have problems editing your images, ribbet and imgur (as well as several other online apps such as picresize) provide basic image editing services. Otherwise, contact the staff through cbox, discord, or pm!
WHAT ABOUT CHARACTER GROUPS? |
Navigate to your profile and click on the 'Groups' tab. It should lead you to a list of groups, and on the right column you should see the option to 'join group'. Click on the respective group to join it and ta-da! You're sorted and ready to roll. If you are interested in creating your own group, contact a staff member and we'll help get you set up!
HOW DO I ADD MUSIC TO MY CHARACTER'S MINIPROFILE? |
At the bottom of 'personal' when editing your profile you may notice there is a option for 'music'. All you have to do is host your music of choice on a hosting platform such as kiwi6, copy the link and paste it in the respective field. What a neat way to add a character's theme song, right?
WHAT'S THE WORLD STATE LIKE? |
While some details are left in the air until certain canons are taken, here's a general overview of what's happened so far!
ARE POST TEMPLATES MANDATORY? |
They're pretty rad, but definitely not compulsory! Feel free to post in whatever style you'd like, since template hunting can be quite a pain sometimes. If you do want some formatting but don't really want to go through the trouble of recolouring and editing, you can find a very simple post template coded by yours truly that somewhat matches the site skin. There are two versions available: iconless or with icon. Use them as you like!
HELPFUL LINKS |
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