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GENERAL FAQ. So what's this game's deal? We're glad you asked! Welcome to Awash, a character-driven game focused on the mystery of a colorless town, the restoration of said color, and the consequences that come of each and every character choice. With eerie, folkloric overtones and a mix of exploratory and quest events, the game's plot will depend entirely on the choices, relationships and solutions characters make. What is the IC/OOC day ratio? The game will run on a 1:1 IC:OOC day ratio! Each IC day will be equivalent to one OOC day. Does the game have a plot? It does! The game will have an overarching plot, with monthly events and character quests that will contribute to it. That said, the path of the plot will be decided entirely by the characters, as there will be no NPCs or other factors to determine it for them. There are no NPCs? Awash will have no NPCs, and zero NPC influence. While the Town itself may display its approval or disapproval for character actions in the form of events, there will otherwise be zero NPC interaction. There are no other people living in the town outside of the player characters as well. My character has a color? You bet! Each character will be assigned a hexadecimal color upon entering the Town. This will correlate to a shade of color that represents the character and their impact on the world around them. They will only know this shade by their log-in on their laptop, but it will fall into one of three general colors -- red, blue and yellow. This color will have a large impact on what sorts of color they bring back to the Town, what sorts of quests appear to be offered at all, and even the possible impacts and outcomes of those quests. It's individual for each and every character, and no two characters will be able to have the exact same impact on the Town! OOCly, this color will be assigned to characters in their app acceptance, depending on which color is chosen for the character. If you have a preference for a particular hexidecimal color, feel free to request an untaken one, or the mods will assign one to them! So what sorts of things can my characters do? Well... anything, really! The only thing stopping them is their own (or other player characters') conscience, after all! If you want to delve into the creepy colorless woods, you can do that! If you want to burn down half the town, you can do that too, though other characters may not be happy about it. The sky's the limit, so feel free to contact us if you'd like to spread your wings. My character can burn down the town/murder someone/be a terrible person? Yep, nothing's going to stop you; there's no NPC-run law enforcement, no laws against it, but... well, there's no guarantee the Town isn't going to dislike it, either. If you'd like to do anything like this, please contact us so we can give you the formal go ahead, and let you know what sorts of events will be happening around it! The Town isn't 100% sentient, but it isn't entirely dead, either. Large changes to it will have an impact on the sorts of quests characters receive, the sorts of events that will occur, and other, similar scenarios. If your plot involves any other players, please be certain to get their permission first! So what happens if my character dies? They'll come back -- in two days! That said... they'll come back a little different. When they return, they will be almost sketch-like; they will be white, with zero features to say who they are, and an inability to speak at all. Over the course of another two days, they will slowly regain their features, colors, and their ability to speak again. What order they regain these things is up to you. They will be themselves and be able to process what is happening, but will not be able to interact with others the way they would like to. Similarly, while they are sketchy, characters can interact with laptops but will be unable to log into their own, as if somehow there's a strange error when they try to get into their own laptop. This effect will fade away as they are no longer sketchy; for example, if they are only mostly restored, they can log into their laptop but it will be glitchy and difficult to work with until they are completely restored to normal. However, their death will also cause the Town to lose some of the color that has been restored -- and their close CR will lose a memory of your character permanently. You are welcome to plot out who will forget and what will be forgotten with other players. Please let us know in your character's color log when your character is killed so we can tell everyone what color has faded away! The character's body remains exactly where the character died, unless other characters pick it up or do something with it. The body will start to fade, colors in the body draining away until all that's left is little more than a greyish shell, at which point the body collapses into dust. The entire process takes place within the first day after death. Will my characters have their powers? Yes, they will. We're not going to restrict characters' powers or limit them. However, we do ask that you use your best judgement in what characters can do, and be fair to your fellow players! Similarly, some of the mysteries and quests of the town won't be able to be solved by brute strength or special powers, so never fear if your character is a little less powered up; they'll have their time to shine too. Can I do anything I want with my character's powers? That's our hope! If your character has some cool power or canon ability, bring it to us and let's figure out how to work it into the game! We absolutely want people to have the freedom to make use of their characters' abilities and strengths, even in a place like this town, so please feel free to contact us so we can make it happen. Do keep in mind that some things might not work quite the same as it used to, though... who knows what'll happen. What is the Town like? The Town is divided into three “districts”, named Ruga, Bluo, Flavo on rusting, colorless plates pinned to buildings. It's impossible, right now, to tell which buildings are which. There is no color, writing, or anything to make it clear, and the buildings are empty. For now, the only thing differentiating the districts is the style of the buildings. In Ruga, the buildings appear to be brick, though as colorless as the rest, lining cobblestone streets. In Bluo, there are many canals and even boat housing on top of colorless, unmoving water. At least, it's probably water, though it just eerily looks grey. In Flavo, the buildings are more akin to cottages and the scenery more of a quiet woods. In the middle of the town, in an otherwise empty circular area, there is a well, as colorless as the rest of the town. Please see the locations page for more information. So my character will live in these buildings? Your character will be assigned a home via a letter when they arrive, but they by no means have to stay there. They can move as they please, and nothing will stop them. It's not like there's currency here, after all. Please go here to change or check your housing. My character is a vampire/cannibal/etc, what now? Good luck with that! We look forward to seeing how you handle that one, and so does the Town. (In all seriousness, if you'd like to brainstorm ways to make playing your character more fun or interesting in Awash, please feel free to contact us so we can figure out how best to make things work for your character!) So is there a network? There isn't a classic network; the characters won't be given phones or portable communication devices. They will, however, all find a laptop when they enter their living space. This laptop will be open to a single page -- an old school forum, grey, black and white only. It's weird that they don't need to be plugged in, but you can't drag them far from your current place of residence, or they shut off. Characters will all have an account to post to this forum as they please; their handle will be their hexadecimal color, and their font will also be that color (no matter how they might try to change it). (Sorry, yellows, people might have to highlight your font. It's going to be a headache.) For the sake of OOC play, please use either black, or write your tags in black as well if you intend to use your character's font color for forum tags, for the sake of readability! (Naturally, at the start, everyone's text color will appear black regardless -- oh well.) No other webpages can be visited from this laptop; in fact, it doesn't seem as though it's connected to any internet at all. The only thing that can be accessed is this forum page -- and a writing program a la Microsoft Word, if you want to write things for yourself. (There's also a pretty cheesy paint program with minimal functionality to draw things, but... none of the color's been restored yet, so what good is that?) Please keep in mind that all posts and replies are public on the forum. Therefore, threadjacking can happen and is in fact encouraged on forum posts. Aside from the forum, characters can also private message each other in either e-mail or instant message/texting fashion, though unfortunately both characters will have to be home and on their laptops to do so! If a character is trying to meet up with someone and forgets some details, they're outta luck, friends. Tell me more about Quests. Quests will be one of the driving factors of the game as a whole. Every month, a new set of Quests will be posted, at which point players can choose to participate in them. Successfully completing a quest will restore color, and perhaps other perks. Being unsuccessful... well, that might have a few consequences. ICly, these Quests are posted on a Mysterious Forum Post that seems to be stickied on the forum itself. Its title is simply UNTITLED, and it seems to have been posted by someone with the handle #FFFFFF, but there's no other information. Every month, those Quests will be posted, either flat out, as rhymes or as riddles, at which point the characters can discuss, sign up for and figure out how to go about dealing with them themselves. Granted, there's nobody there forcing them to do it, so they could just ignore them too if they really, really wanted to... but that might be a bad idea. Please be aware that from an ooc perspective, quests may only be done to be turned in for reward in the month they are posted so that we can keep track of color changes! In other words, July's posted quests can only be completed in the month of July if you want a reward for doing so! How far can characters go into the forest? As far as they want to! Please contact us if your character intends to go into the woods, so we can let you know what they'll experience and find. Characters can go as far away from the Town as they'd like; the forest isn't inexhaustible, though it will certainly take a fair amount of work and travel to get through it. Further experiences will depend on individual adventures, and will be given on a case-by-case basis. What will my character eat? I don't know, what will your character eat? They're going to have to figure that out, because there isn't much in the way of food in the Town. Whatever food there is, such as wildberries in the woods, is currently colorless and flavorless. It tastes and feels like ash. If characters want bread, vegetables, etc, they will have to find a way to make that happen -- which is pretty doable for those who are innovative. There are wild vegetables that can be found in the nearby fringes of the forest or in the Flavo district, and wheat can be found in the forest, nearby -- basically, if it's a basic food ingredient, it's likely around somewhere, and you're welcome to have your characters find it! That said, there are more than enough fruits, nuts, wild vegetables and herbs, and (very strange looking) animals and fish to hunt for food; if they work for it, nobody will go hungry. Thankfully? Everything that has its color restored has its taste restored as well. What can I expect from events? Events will be a mix of uncanny, strange and just plain creepy -- alongside the occasional light-hearted, adventurous or mundane. There will be a great deal of folklorish or fairy tale-esque imagery and experiences as the characters try to live their lives in the town. The overall theme is that the events will all pertain to the overall, arching plot of the game: restoring color to the town (or removing it). Game-wide events will occur once a month, and Quests will also be posted monthly, at the beginning of each month. Those will likely have overarching effects that will allow for mingle logs! We highly encourage players to post their own mingle logs as their characters affect the game and setting! So how does restoring color to the town work? Great question! We will require each character to keep a post in their journal to track important threads and experiences they've had each month. The code for this can be found here, and will be submitted each AC. Please see the section about Color Logs in the Mechanics section of the FAQ below for more information. Each month, the mods will take those pages and from there, compile what colors have been restored in which ways. These colors will be listed in each monthly mod post. Your character's personal color will have an impact on that, as we hope to have an inclusive experience and character driven restoration of the Town's color! Be aware, some experiences may change or even take away previous colors as well -- it's up to the characters to figure out what experiences have what impact. APPLICATION FAQ. What characters can I app? Canon characters from games, books, anime, movies, comics/webcomics, TV, etc whose apps will be more than 75% canon (and thus 25% headcanon or less) and OCs will be accepted at this time! You may not app a real life person, but characters based off of real life people who are nonetheless fictional characters are appable (ie characters from Sengoku BASARA). Rule 63s will also not be appable at this time. There are no minimum age requirements for characters, though if your character is exceptionally young (ie around 7 or 8) we may need to ask for justification in their application. Unfortunately, we will not be accepting CRAUs or Canon OCs at this time, nor will AUs be accepted. Can my character bring along their Cute Animal Companion? If their animal companion is the sort to be with them 90% of the time, absolutely! Robots, and similar sentient companions are also more than welcome. A Pokemon trainer can absolutely bring along the Pokemon they had with them in Pokeballs, for example, for a maximum of six Pokemon on them. Please just be reasonable with what sorts of animals you're bringing with you, and how many! We may ask you to tone it down in your app if we feel it will not work in the game. What about my animal/robot/etc character? Animal characters, robot characters, and all of the above are entirely appable! Animals will remain animals and robots will remain robots, though if they are over 7' tall they will be made smaller for ease of interaction with the Town. For other cases, please feel free to ask below so we can help with case-by-case situations! How many characters can I app? There will be a player cap of 80 for the game. Each player can have up to two characters, for a total maximum character cap of 160. We will accept applications from new players until the player cap has been filled. There is no cap on second characters for current players. What other app restrictions are there? For the sake of fairness, there will be a cast cap of six per canon. Likewise, each player can only play one character per cast. Due to the size of the game and cast caps, no doubles will be allowed -- this includes characters such as Joshua from TWEWY and Joshua from Kingdom Hearts, as well as more removed examples such as Steve Rogers from MCU versus Steve Rogers from the comics. New canons cannot be immediately applied from. There will be a two month wait period following a canon's English release date. If there is no projected English release date, it will be a two month wait from the canon's original release date. Characters from canons that have not been translated to English are allowed, but we will require translated material to judge the app by, whether translated by the player or another source. If you have any questions about the appability of your character, please don't hesitate to ask! Are app challenges allowed? We will not be accepting app challenges at this time, for the sake of completely unbiased judging of apps. What about when we hit the player cap? Currently, we are sticking to a bimonthly app schedule. This will only change if there is an exceptionally small number of slots for new players. What about apping a second character? When the game has hit player cap, applications will open on a bimonthly basis to allow people to app a second character. A new TDM will only be posted once every other round, but please feel free to use the previous one to get samples! However, to be eligible for a second character, you must have passed AC at least once with your current character. MECHANICS FAQ. What is AC like? Activity Check will be 25 comments, submitted across a minimum of three threads and a maximum of five threads, or one post and one to two additional thread(s) of 10 comments. Activity Check can be submitted at any time during the month; due to this, there will be no Activity Check exemptions granted. Because of the capped nature of the game, there will be no strikes. Please come to the mods ahead of time if there are concerns to be discussed. Hiatuses must span the length of two weeks within the month of that Activity Check to grant Activity Check exemption. No hiatus can be taken two months in a row. One month is the maximum hiatus length; if you require longer than that, please come to us directly so we can talk it over. Further information on how to submit AC, and what AC will look like can be found here at the AC guide; please be sure to give it a read! What format should we use for logs? Please use the below format when posting logs to the log comm: <b>WHO:</b> <b>WHERE:</b> <b>WHEN:</b> <b>WHAT:</b> <b>WARNINGS:</b> So what's this color log? Every character will have an OOC color log kept in their journal (the code can be found here), in which you will record events that had an impact on your character. Those can be large, emotional things such as having CR die, or something as simple as making a new friend, depending on what sort of person your character is. It's up to player discretion to decide what counts as "impactful" when it comes to your character! The requirements are loose, so feel free to have fun with it and be creative -- what matters to each character will be very different! A link to this log will be required for AC, as we'll be using this log to keep track of what color changes happen in Awash. Only turning in that link will not count as your threads for AC, but you're more than welcome to either use those threads or to use entirely different threads for AC. It's up to you! The log is simply a good way to keep track of what impactful things have happened in the game. How do hiatuses work? Don't worry, your character doesn't disappear! In fact, wherever they were when the hiatus takes effect, they'll... well, they'll stay there. As a marble statue. The statue is vulnerable to breaking, so everyone better be careful/hopefully they're not in a vulnerable position when it happens, so they don't lose an arm. If a character were to lose an arm/limb/etc while as a statue, the corresponding limb will be broken when they are restored to their normal self. (Naturally, all hiatus breakages must be plotted out beforehand between players!) Of course, if you don't want to play with this mechanic, you can always just have your character on autopilot for the duration of your hiatus; please be sure to mark which it will be so that your gamemates know what to play with while you are gone! What about drops? When your character is dropped, they disappear as if they were never there. Their laptop disappears, and their handle will be struck through on the forum for all previous posts made by them. However, all posts and comments they've made will remain. Otherwise... well, just a little bit of color will disappear from the world, as if it was never there. What if I want to canon update my character? You mosey on over here! After your canon update is approved, your character will be out of action for a couple of days; they'll disappear entirely from the Town for three or four IC days, after wandering into the forest as if in a trance. They'll return with their new canon memories and experiences, and no shoes. Weird! If a character ever wants to follow another into the forest for their canon update, let us know! That said, canon updates will follow the same two month rule as new canons, for fairness and the sake of spoilers. What about HMDs? TDMs? Intro logs? There will be a HMD every other month, anon-enabled. While it will not be required to post to it, we do encourage it! Intro logs will be posted for so long as there are regular app rounds; when the game cap is met, events will be posted to welcome newcomers into the game while still being more open to the game at large. A new TDM will be posted every other app round; please feel free to use any previous TDMs to get samples if a new one has not been posted recently!

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(frozen comment) Extended FAQ

[awashmods]

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• What state do characters arrive in? | 2/24/18
• Canon cast cap clarification: 1, 2 | 2/24/18
• Estimation of the length of the plot? | 2/24/18
• Handling characters that are mostly blind? | 2/24/18
• What Hex colors can characters have? | 2/24/18
• Clarification on the doubles rule | 2/24/18
• Clarification on appable canon points. | 2/24/18
• Bringing in electronics? | 2/25/18
• Character disabilities and how they'll be handled? | 2/25/18
• Are proxy reserves allowed? | 2/25/18
• Can characters post from others' laptops? | 2/25/18
• Are people's reflections affected by the lack of color? | 2/25/18
• Is there a moon? | 2/25/18
• What is the water like? | 2/25/18
• Clarification on application samples | 2/25/18
• In game commerce and apping dead characters? | 2/26/18
• Laptop range and inventory limits? | 2/28/18
• Regaining items from home? | 3/01/18
• How does the language barrier work? | 3/13/18
• Housing layouts? | 3/14/18
• Can things be crafted from the nature around town? | 3/15/18
• Are fatal wounds healed upon arrival? | 3/16/18
• Can the date be found anywhere? | 3/16/18
• Town layout clarification? | 3/17/18
• Can posts be made anonymously on the forum? | 3/17/18
• Further clarification re: breaking and building laptops | 3/19/18
• What does food brought from home taste like? | 3/20/18
• What are the supplies in the Town like? | 3/22/18
• Can clothing be found in the Town? | 3/25/18
• Are there consequences for cutting down trees? | 4/02/18
• What language are things written in? | 4/02/18
• What sorts of meeting places are in the Town? | 4/02/18
• Customizing the Color Log? | 4/04/18
• Are three-way threads still considered threads with the same character for AC? | 4/09/18
• When on hiatus, does the character's hexcode username change? | 4/10/18
• Can the history of an app be bulletpoints? | 4/17/18
• Is there any indoor plumbing in the Town? | 4/17/18
• What sorts of items can be brought in? | 4/19/18
• How do sign languages work? | 4/21/18
• Can instruments be found in the Town? | 4/21/18
• Is there a graveyard in the Town? | 4/29/18

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Feel free to ask questions below this thread! Please be aware that character specific questions have, for the most part, been omitted from this list; it would be a huge help if you would glance through the FAQ if you have a character-specific question, to see if it's been asked before!

[worlds]

Hello! Apologies if I missed it, but will characters arrive in the game in the state they were in canon (e.g. injured)?

Thank you!

[awashmods]

Hello! Characters will absolutely arrive in the state they were in in canon, to the extent that would be the most fun for you to play with! If their injuries would be fatal, for instance, they can be somewhat healed so the character is actually capable of moving about and interacting with others. Any permanent injuries, such as lost limbs or diseases, will remain intact.

We hope that helps, and thank you for your interest!

[hellzone]

Is there a minimum age requirement for appable characters (ex: can't app any characters under 16 or something like that)?

[awashmods]

Hello!

There isn't a minimum age requirement, no! If a character is exceedingly young (ie 7 or 8, or along those lines), we may ask for justification for their presence in the game in your application, but generally speaking, there are no restrictions. We hope that helps!

[(Anonymous)]

Hi there! Game looks like a lot of fun; I hope it goes well!

For the sake of clarity re: canon cap, could you give some details on how you'll be approaching franchise-type canons of different types, please?

I'm thinking of maybe something like Final Fantasy, which has several titles in very different worlds and scenarios, versus something like Fate/, where there are separate titles but a more related universe.

Do you folks have any set rules on how you'll be approaching these types of canons? Thanks in advance!

[awashmods]

Hello! Thank you for your interest and well wishes!

Regarding long-spanning canons with multiple titles, we'll have to take them on a case-by-case basis to decide what's most fair. For example, a canon like Final Fantasy, which has multiple separate stories and completely separate casts, will constitute separate canons. The cast cap will be 6 for Final Fantasy I, for instance, and 6 for Final Fantasy XV.

For more interwoven canons, such as Fate/, we'll be judging based off of how separate the canons are from each other, if that makes sense! For instance, Fate/Stay Night and the anime will both have the same 6 character cap, Fate/ Grand Order, as its own separate game, will also have a cap of 6 characters on its own. Spin-offs that tie directly into the games will fit into those caps--for example, with Persona, Persona Q characters Rei and Zen would fit into either the Persona 3 or Persona 4 cap, depending on which route they come from.

Our goal is to simply keep the game from being overrun by one cast, but we want to be as fair as possible, and we definitely don't want to hold back anyone's fun. We may end up asking for help from players on more case-by-case basis canons that we are less familiar with as a mod team to try to be as fair as possible.

We hope that makes sense!

[(Anonymous)]

Hi! I see that there is no age limit, but if I app a younger character, would it be possible to age them up a few years? Basically to make them an age that other characters would feel more comfortable interacting with. Thanks!

[awashmods]

Hello!

If they appear canonly at that age, you're more than welcome to app them at that age! Unfortunately, at this time we're only accepting characters as they are in canon, so if they do not appear at that age, we'll have to ask that you app them as their canon age.

Thank you for your interest!

[redarrowqueen]

Spin off on the cast numbers question!

For something like Netflix!Marvel and DCTV is each show on its own or are all the shows lumped together for numbers?

Also going to ask about weapons on behalf of my archer: would her bow and arrows be allowed?

[awashmods]

Hello!

First of all, she's more than welcome to bring in her bow and arrows, yes!

For the sake of numbers, we will have to have DCTV and Netflix!Marvel be a combined cast cap, unfortunately! Since they're set in the same universe, and for the sake of trying to keep the game from being skewed too much towards one cast, we'll be considering them all one cast. Gotham will be considered a separate cast, as it's a separate continuum entirely, and the DCEU and DC comics will also be considered separate casts.

We hope that helps, and that it seems fair!

[soursweet]

okay so do cute robot companions count as "cute animal companions"? This looks lit and I have a character in mind who brings her small drone friend everywhere.

[awashmods]

Hello! Cute robot companions can absolutely fall into the cute animal companions category, she's more than welcome to bring her drone with her.

Thank you for your interest!

[reveris]

Hello! Am I blind (which is totally legit possible) and missed it, or is this game modded anonymously?

[awashmods]

Hello! It is modded anonymously, that's correct!

[maple_syrup_can]

Well wishes with the game! It's a neat premise!

Regarding the plot - how long do you anticipate it will take for the plot to be completed? I imagine a lot of that will depend on what the characters do, but any estimate?

[awashmods]

Hello! Thank you very much for your well wishes and compliments, we appreciate it!

It is difficult to estimate, as it will be entirely character driven, and some character actions may set the plot back just as well as drive it forward. As of right now, we're not anticipating the game ending for at least two years, at the very soonest!

We hope that helps and answers your question!

[holloweyed]

Hi mods! I have a character-specific question, but I'll try to keep it brief. Break's eyesight has deteriorated with use of his canon power, which he will no longer have to use in the game setting. However, at the canon point I'm think of, he is pretty much unable to distinguish faces and colors, but can still see masses (he can't read, but recognizes people are wearing robes, etc). Would it be better for future game mechanics that I consider an earlier canon point where he can see more clearly, or would he be able to get by with certain things with the aid of other characters?

I'm sorry if this seems like a stupid question (sorry for the second notif)! I mainly wonder if it'll be too much trouble if he were, say, left on his own at the start of the game, or whatever else future events might entail.

[awashmods]

Hello!

While there will be events in the future that may separate characters, they will always be at player discretion; in other words, it'll always be up to you if you want him to be around other people, or by himself. While the color mechanic is a large part of the game's plot, there will be other cues to help Break figure out what's going on, if you'd prefer to go the route of him not having his eyesight! For example, there will likely be setting changes, events in reaction to certain colors, and similar things.

With regards to the laptops in particular, there's always the possibility of a (possibly janky) text to speech function and vice versa; it really depends on what you'd have the most fun playing with! If you'd rather play him at a later canonpoint without his sight, we can definitely work with you to make it doable.

[swordfucker]

Hello! I see that powers aren't capped, but Owari no Seraph's universe has some weird circumstances with demons so I wanted to check.

Guren is a half demon himself and uses a demon blade called Mahiru-no-yo, who is the demon incarnation of his dead ex-lover. She can talk to Guren from his heart space and manifest (visible only to him) in the real world. She's not her old self, but because she is working off Guren's desires and memories, she can use those memories of her old self to further taunt Guren. Is this possible to play around with (a la him talking to himself like a crazy person in tags), or is she too much of a second character and I should cut off the communication between them?

[awashmods]

Hello!

With the circumstances you've described, it should be possible to bring that sword along with him without issues. If the demon incarnation is separate from the actual character to that extent, you're welcome to bring her along to play with, especially since others are unable to see or interact with her.

We hope that helps!

[exequte]

How do the colors work? There's the three categories, but there's way more hex codes than would fit neatly into 'red, blue, or yellow' - white, grey, green, purple, etc etc, and not all of them can be divided by 'which foundation color has the highest contributing factor' since the color code formulas use green instead of yellow.

Are the only available colors divided into something that could reasonably fit into 'red, blue, or yellow' or are complimentary or neutral colors also available, and if so how would those be divided?

[awashmods]

Hello!

That's correct; if you choose a hex code for your character on your own, we'll ask that it's something that could reasonably fit into red, blue or yellow! Other colors will be introduced to the game via other methods, such as quest rewards, during events, or similar situations.

We hope that helps and makes more sense!

[(Anonymous)]

Would someone like The Doctor fall under the no doubles rule given each version is very much his own man/woman (due to the incoming actress)? Same question for Sherlock Holmes given the different variations (especially RDJ being more vintage compared to BBC (Cumberbatch) and Elementary (Miller))?

TIA!

[awashmods]

Hello!

As of right now, the separate Doctors will all be considered the same character, due to the fact that they share memories, and are reincarnations of themselves, if that makes sense! Since one could hypothetically canon update from one doctor to the next, we'll be counting them as the same character, and only one could be apped at a time.

Sherlock Holmes, on the other hand, is a wildly different character from multiple different canons, and multiple could be apped without issue.

We hope that helps!

question(s) on appable canon points

[(Anonymous)]

Hello! What is your stance on apping a character from a different point in their timeline? For example; a character in their late 30s and canon sometimes shows flashbacks of them as a teenager, around 16 years old. Canon completely glosses over any prior history, however. Age 1-15 would be complete headcanon. Would the character be appable as a teenager (16+) since there's a lot less concurrent history to work with, or would you accept an app that fills in gaps with headcanon based on how they are as an adult? Would showing personality differences matter more than the history?

[awashmods]

Hello!

If the character's application will be mostly headcanon for their appearance at that point, we'll unfortunately have to ask that you app them at the age that you have more information for them! While there would be basis for their personality from how they are at 30, the majority of the app would be headcanon and conjecture, and so have to say no for consistency's sake.

Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your interest!

[danzan]

Hi, I love the premise horrendously -- and can't for the life of me pick which muse to put in, but.

Seeing how there's no power cap and Logan here can't die save for decapitation or getting shot by an adamantium bullet, I was wondering if that had to be nerfed somewhat or if there might be a handwave-y mineable mineral/metal similar to adamantium in the world? Assuming I app him in, anyway.

I really hope the game goes well; I love colour-based stories, and you guys have built a solid foundation so far!

[awashmods]

Hello! Thank you for your interest and your compliments; we really appreciate it!

We can absolutely make sure there's a handwave-y mineral deposit in the game if that would be more fun for you to play with; there's a lot of uncharted ground in the forest, so it could be plenty easy to stumble across there.

We hope that helps, and thank you again for the well wishes!

[reallifedwrp]

I'm sorry if I missed this somewhere, but I was wondering about electronics that don't connect to the internet/cell service (or cells doing things that don't require service.)

Would Prompto be able to bring his digital camera? Would there be any way in the houses to charge it?

[awashmods]

Hello!

Prompto would absolutely be able to bring his digital camera, though charging would be a more difficult situation; there are occasional outlets in some of the buildings, but none of them really connect to anything that's really useable at this point. That said, some sort of solution could absolutely be created by the characters, or given as a quest reward should it become necessary, so don't let that stop you from having him bring it in!

[tendershepherd]

Hey there!

I'm in love with this premise and everything I've read so far for the game.

So Sorey's powers are a little weird. He'd need other people from his cast (seraphim specifically) in order to use the majority of his powers outside of Tales of Zestiria, but on his own his only real power is that he can see what normally goes unseen by normal people and sense malevolence to a certain extent.

I didn't find anything about it in the info or FAQ, but 1) Would there be anything like ghosts for him to see, or would he potentially be able to see the folklore creatures you plan to incorporate before they become plot relevant? And 2) Is there any negativity permeating the town that he could potentially sense? (Malevolence is basically negativity and negative emotions and stuff like that)

[awashmods]

Hello!

Thank you for your compliments; we really appreciate them, and we're glad you're enjoying things so far!

1. There aren't any ghosts in the Town, but we would absolutely love to work with Sorey's powers for plot relevant reasons; that's the sort of thing that would be perfect to work with in some event situations where he'd be one of few to be able to see some of the things going on! That aside, there are absolutely some folklorish creatures that only he would be able to see in the woods; while there are no ghosts, there are fairy-esque creatures (think a more "classic", older depiction of fairies) that spend most of their time watching, that only he would be able to see. You're more than welcome to draw upon any folklore or fairy tales you please for those creatures; the only thing is that they will all be slightly off, in the sense that none of them are capable of speech or seemingly understanding him, even if not all of them are violent. Go wild and be creative!

2. Absolutely, there is a strong underlying sense of negativity and malevolence permeating the entire town. It's at its strongest at the well, in the center of the town. This will likely jump and change depending on the events that occur; we'll be happy to work with you on what he'll sense then!

We hope that helps!

[(Anonymous)]

How would disabilities be faced in game? I'm thinking along the lines of Professor X's wheelchair, Matt Murdock's blindness (along with his extra abilities) and Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (circa Gotham) using his umbrella as a cane.

[awashmods]

Hello!

Disabilities will remain intact as they are in canon; you're more than welcome to assume that there are more easily accessible aspects to the town in some ways (ie homes without stairs, and the like), though there will be parts of the town that are still falling apart and difficult for them to handle. If there's any way to make playing such a character easier, or any concerns that you have with playing them, please feel free to come to us so we can make it easier to work with them with the setting!

[(Anonymous)]

Would Alexander Hamilton circa Lin Manuel Miranda's play be allowed?

[awashmods]

Hello!

Hamilton would be allowed, as the play is a fictional depiction of historical events.

We hope that helps!

[izanyagi]

Hello mods! First of all, I wish you all the luck with your new game!

I just had a question regarding reserves; since I'll be in the subway at 9pm EST (work ends at 8:50 for me) without internet access due to it being an underground subway, do you allow proxy reserves as long as I reply confirming it as soon as I can (which should be less than an hour)? I'm sorry for asking, but it will fall in the 30 minutes of the work day that I have no access at all.

Thank you, and have a great day!

[awashmods]

Hello! Thank you for your well wishes and your interest; we really appreciate it!

Proxy reserves are absolutely fine, yes! We're aware that work schedules and timezones especially can be tricky, especially in a first come first serve basis like with reserves. So long as you confirm the proxy reserve after the fact, you're more than welcome to have someone reserve for you.

We hope that helps, and we'll add that to the reserves page to make certain it's clear!

[windeity]

Hello mods, just a quick question! In terms of the laptops (and this may be irrelevant and Dumb now that I think about it), can characters post on the forum from other characters' laptops? i.e. can they just log in to any old laptop and post wherever they're at or do they have to be in their own home posting from their own laptop?

[awashmods]

Hello!

It's not a dumb question at all, thank you for asking! Characters can absolutely post from other characters' laptops, but if they do, they'll be using that characters' hexadecimal handle. There's no way to log in and out on said laptops, in other words! Too bad there really aren't any security measures to stop someone from doing that.

We hope that helps!

[bethelight]

Quick questions! Are people's reflections also affected by the lack of color in the world? For example, if a character looks at their reflection in a pond or stream?

[awashmods]

Hello!

That's correct! People's reflections will also be entirely lacking in color for now, so if anyone's ever wanted to see what they'd look like without their color scheme, now's the time!

[imperialsun]

Hello again mods!

I have a question that just popped up while doing the test drive meme and I couldn't see anything mentioned about this (I might have missed if, and if so, I apologize); does this world have a moon (or two or three) and if so, does it (or they) follow a particular cycle?

[awashmods]

Hello!

The world does indeed have a (single) moon, which will pop up...eventually! It's always there, of course, but can't really be seen all too well against the night sky with the state of things right now. Eventually it'll be easier to see. For the sake of simplicity, the moon will follow the current year's moon cycle.

[(Anonymous)]

I have a question about the water specifically!

You say it's grey and unmoving, so I assume it's not effected by wind or anything like that. However, does it react normally if the characters interact with it by skipping rocks, scooping it up, jumping in it, etc?

[awashmods]

Hello!

That's correct! The water is not affected by wind, but it will be affected by player action. Players can absolutely jump in it and it will create the usual water ripple effect or splash, and similarly with skipped rocks or touching it in general. It simply doesn't move on its own, or when not impacted by player action.

We hope that helps!

[calydonian]

Hello!

Fate/ Servants needs a source of magical energy to stay materialized in whatever world they're in. Usually, that source is via contract with their Master (but there are other not as sufficient methods to get it). My question is that if one were to app a Servant into the game, what would be the mechanics for their survivability?

Would they have to find a Master to contract with right away or resort to the other not as sufficient methods, or would the world of Awash have some way to sustain them (at least for a little while)?

[awashmods]

Hello!

In the case of Fate/ Servants, they can absolutely be sustained by the Town itself, just in a somewhat less useful way than when they contract with a Master! It'll be more than enough to survive on, it just simply won't be as strong a source as a direct tie to a Master. The Town itself is what will be giving them the energy to live on; they'll likely be able to tell that that's where that connection is coming from, and should they choose to tie themselves to a Master, that connection will then be severed (and re-established as need be).

Please feel free to assume that it gives them as much energy as would be the most fun for you to play with!

We hope that helps!