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2 questions!
1.) for characters without powers or weapons, since they have nothing to regain, will they be able to pick up powers during the game?
2.) if a character would from the start just go by their true/real name (he is this dumb im sorry), is that fine?
2.5) sorry, if a character is someone who has a lot of aliases in canon could we just have their true name be their name they identify with and use one of their many aliases for every day use?
<-- this brought to you by someone who's brain goes a little like sludge when i consider giving characters completely new names
1.) for characters without powers or weapons, since they have nothing to regain, will they be able to pick up powers during the game?
2.) if a character would from the start just go by their true/real name (he is this dumb im sorry), is that fine?
2.5) sorry, if a character is someone who has a lot of aliases in canon could we just have their true name be their name they identify with and use one of their many aliases for every day use?
<-- this brought to you by someone who's brain goes a little like sludge when i consider giving characters completely new names
Edited 2025-07-02 16:45 (UTC)
1) Spoilers! There is no system for them to gain permanent powers/abilities, but I do recognize the NORMIE PROBLEM and have a mechanic in place to give them a bit more of an edge in game c:
2) Yes! There is nothing stopping him from doing that on an OOC level. However, please keep in mind the power of true names in the setting. If a spooky ghost overhears him using it, then he could possibly be used as a puppet/weapon for said spooky ghost and wind up being turned against other characters in the setting. Which some people have fun with OOCly, but it is something I feel is necessary to warn for!
2.5) Any alias used in canon is a "true name" for purposes of this game. So they'd have to come up with an entirely new one!
And as a small suggestion if coming up with new names is hard, when I play in teamnesia games I love letting my CR come up with nicknames for my characters. So that is an option if you don't mind being given something cute by a teammate! c:
2) Yes! There is nothing stopping him from doing that on an OOC level. However, please keep in mind the power of true names in the setting. If a spooky ghost overhears him using it, then he could possibly be used as a puppet/weapon for said spooky ghost and wind up being turned against other characters in the setting. Which some people have fun with OOCly, but it is something I feel is necessary to warn for!
2.5) Any alias used in canon is a "true name" for purposes of this game. So they'd have to come up with an entirely new one!
And as a small suggestion if coming up with new names is hard, when I play in teamnesia games I love letting my CR come up with nicknames for my characters. So that is an option if you don't mind being given something cute by a teammate! c:
Edited 2025-07-02 17:52 (UTC)
Question! If I have a character who [Gokumon Nadeshiko spoilers][has a constitution that naturally attracts monsters, much like Anzen's curse, can I still play with that even if she doesn't get sorted onto Anzen? Obviously I would play it as being weaker/less attractive than Anzen's version of it where relevant, but I wanted to check if that kind of overlap is okay at all!]
[Since the ability does overlap with Anzen's, I'll say that a) it is a "power" from home that will have to be regained via the power/item regain system, and b) it will never be as effective as Anzen's curse! It may be able to attract small creatures, but they will always be weaker; she will not be able to pull any strong ghosts with her canon ability. It also won't trigger nearly as much as Anzen's. I hope that's a good compromise!]
Nope, none at all! Characters apped after death will wake up with all death wounds mysteriously healed. dwbi!
Canon incorporeality is also okay to play with, and you can treat it just like canon does if you want! I think it'd be so funny.
Canon incorporeality is also okay to play with, and you can treat it just like canon does if you want! I think it'd be so funny.
Dumb question, but...
Suppose you're apping a character with an alter-ego. Not quite an alternate personality. Not a 'ghost' or other entity that is hanging around attached to the character and is 'along for the ride'. Each one either considers themselves completely separate. Example, one believes the second one is someone else entirely. The other believes the first one doesn't exist.
I'll go ahead and say, Ryoko Otonashi believes Junko Enoshima is an entirely different person and has no idea she herself is a lobotomized (over-simplification, but lets go with that) Junko Enoshima. Junko Enoshima occasionally creeps into Ryoko's personality or otherwise outright takes over her consciousness. She believes "Ryoko Otonashi never existed in the first place."
In which case... would the name thing transfer over for both? Ryoko occasionally talks about Junko Enoshima without knowing the truth about herself. So would someone knowing the name Junko Enoshima count as her true name, or only when Junko Enoshima occasionally hijacks her consciousness?
Suppose you're apping a character with an alter-ego. Not quite an alternate personality. Not a 'ghost' or other entity that is hanging around attached to the character and is 'along for the ride'. Each one either considers themselves completely separate. Example, one believes the second one is someone else entirely. The other believes the first one doesn't exist.
I'll go ahead and say, Ryoko Otonashi believes Junko Enoshima is an entirely different person and has no idea she herself is a lobotomized (over-simplification, but lets go with that) Junko Enoshima. Junko Enoshima occasionally creeps into Ryoko's personality or otherwise outright takes over her consciousness. She believes "Ryoko Otonashi never existed in the first place."
In which case... would the name thing transfer over for both? Ryoko occasionally talks about Junko Enoshima without knowing the truth about herself. So would someone knowing the name Junko Enoshima count as her true name, or only when Junko Enoshima occasionally hijacks her consciousness?
Edited (sorry for the edits. html makes fools of us all.) 2025-07-07 10:17 (UTC)
In these circumstances, the true name thing would transfer over to both, but [only when Junko takes over her consciousness]. So both [Ryoko and Junko] would be the character's true name, with the latter only applying when [Junko] is active. WOW THAT'S A LOT OF SPOILER TEXT. That way Ryoko can talk about [Junko] in the third person without giving away that it's one of her true names!
I HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE, if not please poke me and I'll try to clarify more, sobs.
I HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE, if not please poke me and I'll try to clarify more, sobs.
Not immediately! The game will open without a network or any form of long-distance contact. You can save your inbox post though because mutter mumble spoilers, there will be one eventually!
HMMMM I will say player's choice with that one! The initial arrival game has some element of physical injury to it, but it won't be severe. So if you don't mind playing with mild injuries on top of canon's less-mild injuries, then you're welcome to keep them!
They will also heal at the game's expedited rate throughout the course of the next IC week or so.
They will also heal at the game's expedited rate throughout the course of the next IC week or so.
SO OK might be apping Murderbot/SecUnit, which is a construct that is made of both machine parts and cloned human tissue. It looks human, but it's not and hates being mistaken for one. Can I say that it has its armor/suit that includes a face obscuring helmet + voice modulator so that it can pretend it is a Beep Boop Noface Robot? Obv I will nerf things like actually being cool space armor; it's mostly just the machine face and voice mod I wanna keep.
its skintight armor so it can for sure be worn under a school uniform for Maximum Kawaii
I'm trying to find just the suit without the armor plating WHICH I KNOW EXISTS ALEX SKARSGARD LOVES TO GO ON TIKTOK WITH IT ON but if you google "murderbot armor" basically just that without the plating part, just the silver stuff underneath.
I'm trying to find just the suit without the armor plating WHICH I KNOW EXISTS ALEX SKARSGARD LOVES TO GO ON TIKTOK WITH IT ON but if you google "murderbot armor" basically just that without the plating part, just the silver stuff underneath.
Edited 2025-07-15 22:44 (UTC)
Regarding Shiawase's curse! For it to be in effect does the touching have to be skin to skin contact, or does it still count if there's fabric or armour or what have you will in between (e.g. grabbing someone by the sleeve, if a character is wearing gloves, etc.)?
It does not have to be skin to skin contact! Any kind of touch, even over layers of fabric, and and will trigger the effect.
Hewwo Al, I'm here to be a problem child.
If it's not a huge inconvenience, would it be possible to remove color:#111; from the yearbook profile code? Since it's defining a font color it makes it unreadable on different dw skins that use darkmode colors. I know it's prolly too late for everyone who's already done their codes but for... the future....
If it's not a huge inconvenience, would it be possible to remove color:#111; from the yearbook profile code? Since it's defining a font color it makes it unreadable on different dw skins that use darkmode colors. I know it's prolly too late for everyone who's already done their codes but for... the future....
Done! I will also make a li'l announcement in the discord so other people can remove it from their yearbook codes even if they already have them set up. Thank you for noticing this and pointing it out!
OKAY regarding names: If your character canonically has a stupidass code name (IT'S LITERALLY THE FUCKING LETTER "C"), would that also count as a name they Shouldn't Use?
YEP. Any kind of name they go by in canon (code name, nickname, etc etc) counts as "true name" for purposes of the game. No reusing identities!
The most unimportant question yet, but...
If we want to play a bit fast and loose with flowers does that work, or are you looking for more traditional flowers? Like where are we standing on something like millet?
If we want to play a bit fast and loose with flowers does that work, or are you looking for more traditional flowers? Like where are we standing on something like millet?
Fast and loose is perfectly okay! Any kind of plant life would be acceptable; I say flowers but you can also use the millet or trees or ferns or EVEN MUSHROOMS. Follow your heart!
Hello! I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but would it be possible to get a dicebot in the discord server? Just for those of us who like rolling for silly things in threads.
YES, I can make this happen! Gimme a bit as I figure out how it works but I will aim to have one up sometime today!
Edited 2025-07-19 14:25 (UTC)
silly question i meant to ask earlier, are the flower tattoos in on ly one location on the character or could i do, oh say, one wrapped around her arm and another around her leg-
Follow your heart! You can make the tattoo as small or as large, as simple or as not, as connected or disjointed, as you'd like. As long as you're keeping with the plant theme (see here for what I mean by that) the sky is the limit!
So, powers are gone when the game starts. The teams section mentions,
"Those who are spiritually/magically attuned may notice something strange about these tattoos: they reek of cursed magic."
Does some very basic level of magical senses slip under the power restriction, just enough to sense basic stuff like "this is cursed", "this other person is magic", etc.?
"Those who are spiritually/magically attuned may notice something strange about these tattoos: they reek of cursed magic."
Does some very basic level of magical senses slip under the power restriction, just enough to sense basic stuff like "this is cursed", "this other person is magic", etc.?
YEAH, you can keep those kinds of senses! I don't consider them "powers" as much as like. . . someone's ability to see or smell, so they remain in tact.
HELLO AL
when the kids are released from their initial game room, will they be able to scavenge make-up anywhere in the school
when the kids are released from their initial game room, will they be able to scavenge make-up anywhere in the school
help
NO. . . NOT YET. . . perhaps in the future, though!
NO. . . NOT YET. . . perhaps in the future, though!
Player's choice! They can have team names written on them, or nothing at all. Or even some kind of cute encouraging saying? Follow your heart!
looks at my mans slicked back hair
looks at the game
sweats
hi, once the initial game is finished and characters are free to roam around, is there hair product... anywhere in the school? in the dorm bathroom maybe?
looks at the game
sweats
hi, once the initial game is finished and characters are free to roam around, is there hair product... anywhere in the school? in the dorm bathroom maybe?
if by "hair product" you mean "shampoo and conditioner," then yes! that will be in the dorm rooms!
but if you mean anything fancier than that for our stylish characters. . . nope, not yet. PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE, ALONG WITH MAKE UP, THOUGH!
but if you mean anything fancier than that for our stylish characters. . . nope, not yet. PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE, ALONG WITH MAKE UP, THOUGH!
ANOTHER QUESTION
SecUnit has an internal drive full of tv. Not infinite, but also the full runs of several long shows (all from thousands of years in the future) which it can project for shared viewing. Is it OK for it to still have this?
SecUnit has an internal drive full of tv. Not infinite, but also the full runs of several long shows (all from thousands of years in the future) which it can project for shared viewing. Is it OK for it to still have this?
omg
yes! that's cute. HOST A MOVIE NIGHT, SECUNIT
yes! that's cute. HOST A MOVIE NIGHT, SECUNIT
Helllooo!
So the Project Sekai kids have their phones that are able to access their specific group of Vocaloids, so sort of a series of questions, with the addendum that I know they'd need to regain their phones first and they would just be phones at the moment until later regains (if I read your answers correctly).
1. Would they be able to eventually regain the ability to access talking to their Vocaloids?
2. Would they be able to enter their SEKAI? ("they" just being the ones who had original access to it)
3. Are there... any phone chargers around to be found
So the Project Sekai kids have their phones that are able to access their specific group of Vocaloids, so sort of a series of questions, with the addendum that I know they'd need to regain their phones first and they would just be phones at the moment until later regains (if I read your answers correctly).
1. Would they be able to eventually regain the ability to access talking to their Vocaloids?
2. Would they be able to enter their SEKAI? ("they" just being the ones who had original access to it)
3. Are there... any phone chargers around to be found
scoops up my proseka kids
1) yes!
2) yep, and they can take other people into this pocket dimensions with them, but like. maybe only one at a time
3) no :) that will have to be another regain
eta: ALSO OBVS THE POCKET DIMENSION CANNOT BE USED TO ESCAPE FUTURE PE CLASSES, but if you want to use it as a clever way to avoid the NPC ghosts, that would be okay!
1) yes!
2) yep, and they can take other people into this pocket dimensions with them, but like. maybe only one at a time
3) no :) that will have to be another regain
eta: ALSO OBVS THE POCKET DIMENSION CANNOT BE USED TO ESCAPE FUTURE PE CLASSES, but if you want to use it as a clever way to avoid the NPC ghosts, that would be okay!
Edited 2025-07-21 15:30 (UTC)
hi darling al, i have a pow...ers...ish? question.
you may recall from yingying, who never did anything wrong, and also from my app, that Sinners like raven suffer from Mania infection, which gives them their powers and also corrupts them mentally and physically. mania is not always traditionally contagious, but at times, especially periods of high stress as a sinner begins to deteriorate and become irreversibly mutated, it can spread to the environment and others. it's stupid video game power baked into the worldbuilding, but that's the like, most basic understanding of it. there's a much longer and more technical loredump here if necessary.
long question short: when raven begins to regain her powers, will i be able to play her mania infection as active alongside them, too? will she be able to mentally and physically deteriorate under stressors? i was thinking it would play really nicely with the curse effect of yakuyoke too, as long as the mental effects of the infection were also in play for her (but if not, no worries! luckily she is kind of kooky enough on her own that her personality wouldn't change much).
(i would also be happy to introduce effects into general play as well for other players who want their characters to feel a little sickie if that was ever something you wanted to incorporate into the game or events, too, obviously never against another player's will, and not to any severe extent, just for fun flavor.)
secondary question, much shorter and straightforward: would she be able to get her hands on an ink supply and/or other writing materials/paper in the art room?
EDIT WAIT ONE MORE. if someone has the name of a common animal and other people name that animal, does that count as a true name reveal in any way? raven summons ink birds, and you'll never guess what kind they are. since this could cause problems both for our ravens and our crows, i just want to make sure!
thanks so much! you are the best! ♥
you may recall from yingying, who never did anything wrong, and also from my app, that Sinners like raven suffer from Mania infection, which gives them their powers and also corrupts them mentally and physically. mania is not always traditionally contagious, but at times, especially periods of high stress as a sinner begins to deteriorate and become irreversibly mutated, it can spread to the environment and others. it's stupid video game power baked into the worldbuilding, but that's the like, most basic understanding of it. there's a much longer and more technical loredump here if necessary.
long question short: when raven begins to regain her powers, will i be able to play her mania infection as active alongside them, too? will she be able to mentally and physically deteriorate under stressors? i was thinking it would play really nicely with the curse effect of yakuyoke too, as long as the mental effects of the infection were also in play for her (but if not, no worries! luckily she is kind of kooky enough on her own that her personality wouldn't change much).
(i would also be happy to introduce effects into general play as well for other players who want their characters to feel a little sickie if that was ever something you wanted to incorporate into the game or events, too, obviously never against another player's will, and not to any severe extent, just for fun flavor.)
secondary question, much shorter and straightforward: would she be able to get her hands on an ink supply and/or other writing materials/paper in the art room?
EDIT WAIT ONE MORE. if someone has the name of a common animal and other people name that animal, does that count as a true name reveal in any way? raven summons ink birds, and you'll never guess what kind they are. since this could cause problems both for our ravens and our crows, i just want to make sure!
thanks so much! you are the best! ♥
Edited (SORRY ILU THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT) 2025-07-21 04:10 (UTC)
1) YES you may 100% do this with mania if you'd like! You are free to spread it to other characters (with, ofc, ooc permission) as well. I think it's a cool thing to play with and encourage any and all creativity regarding it, hehe. Especially in conjugation with Yakuyoke's curse!
2) Yep, she would!
3) NAW THAT'D BE FINE, the spell isn't THAT finnicky, lmfao. You can use those common words in conversation just as long as you aren't, like. Saying AND MY NAME IS RAVEN at the same time. Intent is important, here!
2) Yep, she would!
3) NAW THAT'D BE FINE, the spell isn't THAT finnicky, lmfao. You can use those common words in conversation just as long as you aren't, like. Saying AND MY NAME IS RAVEN at the same time. Intent is important, here!
For item regains from home, I know that they cannot be game breaking or healing in any way, but what about things that are pocket dimension-y? Basically in this particular case I am talking about a painted scroll that Zuo Le was gifted that sucks him and whoever happens to be near him into the painting. The world of the painting is heavily limited in scope and size, and has to eventually be vacated (and I also assume it would leave them slightly vulnerable even as a means of escape, in that the scroll could be picked up by whatever is nearest to it at the time), but it is technically a transportation to another "world" of sorts, so I'm not sure how where that stands on game breaking.
I'd be willing to play with a lot of limitations and potential dangers in using it, but I know it can open a can of worms with acceptable items here, so would something like that even be able to work? Or best to leave that kind of item back in their own world?
I'd be willing to play with a lot of limitations and potential dangers in using it, but I know it can open a can of worms with acceptable items here, so would something like that even be able to work? Or best to leave that kind of item back in their own world?
since I let the proseka girls keep their sekai dimensions, I'll let Zuo Le keep his, too! definitely limit the pocket dimension size to like. . . the size of a single classroom, though; i don't want someone to be exploring an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WORLD in their pocket dimension rofl. all of your other limitations and dangers of using it sound good too!
and like with the sekais, Zuo Le will not be able to jump into the pocket dimension to escape PE class. he can use it to escape from other ghosts, but beware leaving the painting behind, hehe.
and like with the sekais, Zuo Le will not be able to jump into the pocket dimension to escape PE class. he can use it to escape from other ghosts, but beware leaving the painting behind, hehe.
in regards to the team-coloured book in their dorm, is it the same book as the one found in the starting classroom game? and is it possible to write in it like a normal journal?
they are the same, yes! the notebook would reappear in the dorm rooms once teams made their way there after the minigame. and characters may write in it like a normal journal if they'd like! no matter how much they write, the journal never seems to run out of pages. i'll give you guys editing access to the gdocs tomorrow and ask that if your character writes in it to record it somehow, for POSTERITY. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS
for the record, nothing will write back to them, even if they try to directly address "kenkou," et al.
for the record, nothing will write back to them, even if they try to directly address "kenkou," et al.
not yet! stay tuned for that in the future c:
is it possible to find tea or instant coffee in the cafeteria at all?
yep! but it's like, SUPER cheap tea, and the kind of dehydrated instant coffee that you rehydrate by dissolving in hot water. characters will not be able to find the packages to make these things themselves, either; the drinks will simply be prepared for them. there are also no tea kettles nor coffee makers in the cafeteria.
Edited (pre-prepared wtf al??) 2025-07-22 05:37 (UTC)
A mix of both! WE CAN BE IN DINO NUGGETS VILLE AND OMURICE VILLE
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