Potential CR Planning: Pre-game

[undergroundmods]

Potential CR Planning

Hello! This post is for all prospective players to discuss their characters' AU backgrounds with canonmates and other characters, and to establish pre-existing CR (character relations). The aim is to help you figure out what to write in the background section of your application and to give you a starting point for building CR when you join the game.

You can use this post to:

• Share your ideas on how you'd like to adapt your character's background to the game.
• Ask questions and request feedback on your AU plans.
• Discuss potential shared history with canonmates and build in cross-canon CR.

Please note that nothing discussed here is guaranteed, since not all prospective players will submit an app or be accepted into the game, while others will app without having commented to this post. After the first application round, there will be a follow-up CR planning post for accepted players to confirm initial plans, make changes, and look for new CR.

This post is intended to be an open discussion between prospective players, but I'm happy to answer any mod questions you might have too. Happy planning!

Comments

QUESTIONS

[undergroundmods]

Any questions for the mod, ask 'em here.

Re: QUESTIONS

[torestoreorder]

Hey! Gosh I'm so excited for this game but I have some questions! 1) Would it be possible for a meta human to have a fae child, assuming their meta comes from fae blood? Can the power grow with generations? Or would it be necessary for the child to be kidnapped and come back a changeling?

Secondly, on the apps, I'm a little confused by what you mean when you say role. So for instance, this guy here is a CEO of a big company, and I'd like to throw the company into the mix here. Would that be something to write down in role? Or is it limited only to the factions and such?

[undergroundmods]

Hello!

1) Yes, if the other parent was fae or part-fae, or if the child was born in the Other Realm. It's more likely that power would dilute over generations if those generations are human.

2) The role section is primarily to say which faction(s) your character might be affiliated with and how you see them fitting into those factions. But you can also include what else your character does outside of their faction! So yes, your character being a CEO would be relevant to mention. That's why the application guide asks what your character does for a living – it's about figuring out where they are within the setting as a whole.

[torestoreorder]

Didn't even realize I switched in number systems half way through. That's what I get for asking on my phone. But thank you!

[aproperdoctor]

Iiiiii don't know if this is the place to ask this, but it's sort of vaguely relevant! (And yeah, I know I already asked questions on the faq, whoops.)

I'm interested in apping Martha as a witch, and it just occurred to me that working for the Redbright Institute might be roughly equivalent to UNIT/Torchwood (not in methodology, obviously, but as a general character parallel) and that a school that teaches metahumans would probably need resident medical types for...well, accidents. Would this be a feasible thing?

[torestoreorder]

ahhHHHHHHHHH MARTHA YES

[undergroundmods]

That would indeed be a feasible thing!

[kleptofaeniac]

Is or can there be a black market for spells? I'm really interested in having Kenzi be in on this or starting this if it's not going to be a thing already.

[undergroundmods]

Yes. Absolutely.

[kleptofaeniac]

swaaaaaaaaaag

[kleptofaeniac]

Oh i'm an idiot and i forgot to ask my other questions! Can a human sell these spells and magical trinkets? I would like to either have kenzi be a witch doing this or have a witch inside the covens who either give her the stuff premade or just give her the instructions on how to make the stuff, sort of making her a not-witch?

The purpose of her making this junk would be basically not as high quality spells but you don't need to do it on the up and up and they're cheaper.

[undergroundmods]

A human could sell spellbooks and magical items if they got hold of them, yes. Creating a magical item does require magical power though, so they would have to be pre-made by a witch.

[kleptofaeniac]

Roger that!

Re: QUESTIONS

[entitles]

How old are fae allowed to be? Balem is anywhere between 15,000-90,000 in canon which I figure is TOO DAMN OLD but I was thinking of having him born around Ancient Greek civilization (around 800 BC).

[undergroundmods]

As old as you like! There is no limit on fae age.

[entitles]

Oh neat, thanks!

Re: QUESTIONS

[megidoomed]

Question - is it only vanilla humans who can become ghosts, or are metahumans/witches/halfblooded fae/anything with vanilla mixed in applicable too? Aradia's starting as a ghost, so it's really only for backstory purposes, but I'm curious nonetheless.


also, hi everybody!

[undergroundmods]

Fae cannot become ghosts. Other than that, anyone can!

[megidoomed]

Thank ye kindly :D

Re: QUESTIONS

[whatmenfear]

Firstly, am super excited for this.

Secondly, quick question: given that Vlad settles in London at some point during the 1800s, would it be plausible to assume that he would have at least managed to have attained the rank of Earl? I don't want him to start out too high but at the same time I do want to take into account his age and the fact that he probably wouldn't have sat around on his hands.

[undergroundmods]

Yes, certainly! You can request a ranking of 3-4 in your app, and it sounds like Vlad would very much be an appropriate character for that level.

[whatmenfear]

Excellent! I think I'll stick with 3 to start, since it's a solid enough position to begin with.