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Character Creation / +1'd Characters
« on: September 11, 2016, 06:05:31 PM »
Post in this thread with a link to a profile that you have approved, but still needs a second approval.

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Character Creation / How does Character Reviewing Work?
« on: September 11, 2016, 06:04:23 PM »
Getting Approved

Your character needs two others to approve your profile before its accepted. Before that, they may suggest changes or tell you of things in your profile that don't make sense or don't work. If you wish to defend or debate your profile before making the changes, its your decision. We can often be convinced to allow some things if more details about the subject are added, but not always.

Reviewing characters may only be done by someone on the list of Staff members and Assistants below.

Any Staff Member, per this list.

Once your character has two approvals, it will be moved to the appropriate Approved Characters section. You should edit your signature to include a link to the character. The steps below may help guide you through that process.

Step 1:Copy the link to your approved character from your URL bar.

Step 2:Locate the Profile button in the bar along the top of the webpage. It looks like this.

Step 3:Hover over "Modify Profile" and select "Forum Profile" from the drop-down menu. It will look like this.

Step 4:In the signature box at the bottom of this page, type in the following, substituting my character link and name for yours. Like this.

Step 5:Hit change profile. All done!



Work in Progress Characters

We have a Work in Progress board where you may post profiles that you are still working on, or would like to have others help you with. All members of the forums may review characters that are WIP, however all comments in this board are unofficial. Exercise caution when reading reviews in here.

Once you think your character is ready, repost the character in the main board as a full profile for review.



Editing

If you need to edit your character after they have been approved, go to the character editing forums.

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Character Creation / Character Template and Rules
« on: September 11, 2016, 05:40:50 PM »
Character Creation Rules & Template

  • Originality. Don't copy characters created by others. This includes characters on this site and characters from other sources. Create your own unique character. Alluding to a character or theme is acceptable.
  • Details. Your profile is used to give other's an image of your character. They cannot see what you imagine your character to be, so you should describe and detail your character so accurately and concisely so they have as clear an image as possible.
    • Strengths and Weaknesses. Character flaws are often what make characters feel unique and complete. Nobody is perfect, and playing off those flaws can lead to interesting and good writing. Both personality and physical flaws should be present, and they should be remembered when playing the character.
  • Consider what you are writing. You should research aspects of your character and learn more about them. If your character has one green and one blue eye, you should be able to explain why their eyes are like that beyond the "cool" factor. Adding details creates a character, but describing those details, how and why they exist, are what make the character complete. Being knowledgeable about these things will make your profile and your in-character roleplaying feel more real and be more interesting.
  • Damage Values. Tournemant style combat threads have combatents auras listed out in "meters" from 1-100%. Attacks in these threads are made with the damage value added to them so that the other person knows how much they should take. Do not add the damage values for weapons and semblance in your profile, damage depends on more than just your personal character! In a battle you need to consider the environment, situation, your opponent's aura pool, etc. Decide on values then, not now.
  • Template. Use of the template is required. Alterations may be made, such as adding new sections or removing ones that do not apply to the character. When editing it, make sure to keep the formatting consistent for ease of reading.
    • Limit. One character in character creation at a time. If you have a good reason to post more than one at the same time(Example: Twins/siblings), ask the staff on Discord, or via Private Message. You may have a character in character creation and a character in WiP, or multiple characters in WIP, but not more than one character in character creation.



Template. Copy and paste it into your profile to begin.

[/list]
Code: [Select]
[size=18px][u][b]CHARACTER[/b][/u][/size]

[b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Age:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Species and Gender:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Symbol:[/u][/b]  Sample Text

[b][u]Occupation:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Appearance:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]History:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Personality:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Aura and Semblance:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Combat Behavior:[/u][/b]  Sample Text

[size=18px][u][b]WEAPON[/b][/u][/size]

[b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Primary Form:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Secondary Form:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Tertiary Form:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]Dust Functions:[/u][/b] Sample Text

[b][u]History:[/u][/b] Sample Text



BBCode Basics

The following code, when placed in a post will output the results below. Not that the character's name and age are placed AFTER the [/b] tag.
Code: [Select]
[size=18px][u][b]CHARACTER[/b][/u][/size]

[b][u]Name:[/u][/b] Kirkka Scarlet

[b][u]Age:[/u][/b] 30

CHARACTER

Name: Kirkka Scarlet

Age: 30


If you need further help with BBCode, try googling it. There are many websites with guides to help you learn to use it. The buttons above the post box can also give you the code so you have no need to memorize it if you don't wish to.

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