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singing_arda) wrote2014-11-13 12:08 am
singing_arda) wrote2014-11-13 12:08 am
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Claim requests
Arda Marred does not require an application, but rather a character claim that still needs to be approved by the mods. This is a bit like the little sibling of an application: It is shorter and more aimed towards making it easier for other players to get the gist of your character. The audience of your info post is primarily other players. We do reserve the right to decline claims or request revisions before the claim is approved. To place a claim, the following is needed:
✦ The character may be neither held for someone else nor already claimed.
✦ They must have an info post on their journal that uses the info post form and seems acceptable to the mods.
✦ Be one of the allowed character types as listed on the FAQs.
Format
✦ In the subject line, please write: Character Type | Character Name | Canon | Held/Not Held
✦ Please use one comment for each character.
✦ If this is a re-claim of a dropped or idled character, please also write "re-claim" in the subject line.
✦ If you run out of subject line space, just continue the rest of the info underneath the in reply.
✦ To request a character with an animal companion co-claim please add a note in your reply, and whether or not that companion is essential or non-essential.
Please note the following:
While you are allowed to place a claim at any time, claims are only processed from the 8th to the 15th of any given month. Please try not to post on the very last day, because claims can take several days to process.
We have a hard max of three AUs of the same character. That means that there should be one canon spot always available, and three AU spots. These AUs must also be different from each other. We will be using time stamps to determine processing order during claims.
Due to the nature of highly varied character types, some claims may take longer than others because more than one mod has to look at them for whatever reason. If you are "skipped" please understand that you are not forgotten, we simply need to take more time with your claim.
Due to the nature of allowing so many different character types and duplicates, many times "judgement calls" have to be made in terms of what characters are allowed, not allowed, or need to be AU. Some situations are going to be tricky! Power adjustment, questions, and revision requests won't be uncommon. But never fear! We're here to help you get in, rather than keep you out.
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Canon Character | Merriman Lyon | Dark is Rising | Not Held
Player who referred you: Self
Full Canon Title: The Dark is Rising Sequence
Character Name: Merriman Lyon
Info post: Here
Revisions
As you might have figured, there's a number of things to be said about his abilities. Most of which are similar restrictions we’ve given to Will.
- Merriman will be capable of dying in Arda Marred. You can maintain that he will not die of age, natural causes or illness, but ultimately, he needs to be able to die.
-Old Speech/Languages:
Regarding Old Speech: Old Speech will be automatically mutually intelligible only with magical characters from worlds where a similar concept of “all magical beings have a common language” exists. For all other magical beings (for example Tolkien dragons) the general rule on languages applies (see below).
Regarding understanding languages: We discussed how to work with this in a way that wouldn’t potentially trouble other players (for example when there are languages that are kept secret by their speakers) and came to an opt-in solution that we’d like to offer you:
Merriman will be able to understand languages that are not English (or otherwise “normally learned” languages) or Westron, but only under the following circumstances: Inside an interaction in which all participants have given you permission to understand/speak the character’s language.
Outside of such interactions (when alone or when a character who hasn’t given permission for this language is present) he will not be able to speak, write, read or understand “foreign” languages.
Please add a question along the lines of “is it okay if Merriman knows your character’s language(s) when interacting with them” on your opt-in post.
Examples:
Merriman talks to Bob who has given permission: Ability intact.
Merriman talks to Bob and Jenny, Jenny has not given permission: Ability broken.
Merriman talks to Betty who has given permission for Swedish but not for Finnish: He’ll know Swedish but not Finnish.
Merriman finds a book and is alone: Ability broken.
-Timetravel will be out, other abilities that involve the control of time should be used sparingly; if they involve another character, you must get their player's permission ahead of using it. Please include a note to this end in your opt-in post.
- His maximum travel speed through enchantment will be 10 days of foot travel per day.
- Visions about the future will be limited to objects. It will be done by either asking a player about the object in question if it is theirs, or if he finds an object at any map site just ask a mod if there is a vision to be had. Please use this one sparingly.
- For all telepathic/memory powers, you'll need a note on your opt-in post.
That said.
Please structure your opt-in post so that it only contains the powers that people can/may actually opt into.
In the opt-out post, please be a bit more specific about the content that people might opt out of. Is it just the stabbity violence, or are there triggering forms of violence/other things that you might bring up?
Everything else looks good, so as soon as you edit your opt in and opt out and tell us if you're okay with the above restrictions, you are good to go!
Re: Revisions
I believe all revisions have been made, with one exception as I have a question on it!
That question being about him needing to die. I know that Will has been given the option of losing his human form and reverting to a pillar of light instead of actually dying - could that same exception be given to Merriman? The effect would be the same, in that he'd be taken out of game play for a certain amount of time.
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Re: Death – That death mechanic works! He’ll turn into a pillar of light for the duration that another character would be gone, but make sure to still talk to Ardruna should you plan to kill him off.
One last note - This one is totally my bad for missing it the first time around, but as you've probably figured yourself he'd be using the music mechanic for some of his abilities.
Specifically this is the reason why his powers have gone wonky, and it means that he'll be able to hear that the world is discordant, and all melodies that he hears in it will be discordant too.
If we’re all good there, all that needs to be done is for you to put a few notes in your info post about what you’ve agreed to above – (Modifications to his telepathy, mind speech and time travel/seeing the future).
Thank you for your patience!
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I've added in the limit for his death mechanic. I'm a bit confused by what you mean with his telepathy, mind speech, and time travel/future seeing limits? Do you mean for the opt in post? I've done that :) And have added at the bottom in the info page that various things won't be used/won't often be used...if that helps?
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Welcome to Arda Marred!
Your character is considered a canon character and will take a canon spot
Your character tag will be dark is rising: merriman lyon
Your character's starter location is Deepwood
Please reply to this comment with the journal you will use for this character while in game. After that, please check out this link for OOC and IC instructions.
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No problem! Sweet. I'll be using this account for him!