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• Game Overview • About Myths • Pacing • Posting Format • Activity Requirements • • Fourthwalling • God Houses • Powers • Curses/Events • Player Plots • In-Game Death • • Canon Updating • Hiatusing • Dropping •

IC Game Mechanics

• Arrival • Leaving the City • Business/Currency • City Composition • Laws/Justice • • Contacting NPCs • Technology • Language • Pregnancy • Licenses •

Bracelets

• Bracelet Overview • Names/Anonymity • Hacking • Losing the Bracelet • SOS Button

World Info

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Comments

[revolves.livejournal.com]

I have some questions about how Heimdall's damage-draining powers work! Most of these I think I can already guess at, but it's best to be thorough, haha.

Exactly what a higher-level person can do- I'm assuming 'wounds' probably means things with blood leaking all over the place, but what about broken bones? Other internal injuries? Furthermore, is it possible to 'heal' someone only part of the way? In other words, turning a big cut into a small/medium-sized one on both participants?

Kind of related, but I'm assuming that the pain-relief-only power from the first level is still available later too, right? If there's someone who can actually heal nearby, no need to hurt themselves for realsies, after all. Also, can they pick and choose what to 'fix?' As in, someone with two gashes- can they relieve all the pain of both injuries, but only take on one to their own body?

Lastly, what is the 'range' of the pain relief? Must the two people be close to one another, or can the Heimdall person wander off to the other side of the city and still be covering the pain of someone's massive papercut? Uh, or must they be in physical contact in general or--?

[asgardmods]

"Wounds" actually pretty much applies to any injury. Broken bones and internal injuries and even damage from illnesses can be transferred, with the severity and extent limited by the user's level. Controlling exactly how much of an injury the user is taking on becomes easier by level -- a Level Two damage drain user would have a hard time turning a gash to a specifically sized smaller cut, but a Level Three user would find it pretty easy. Being specific about which injuries they use their abilities on is universal, so even Level One users can pick and choose.

All abilities are cumulative, so for any power Level Two will still have all of Level One's abilities, and Level Three will have both Level Two and Level One.

As for range, physical contact is only required for powers that effect another user if it's stated in the description. In general just being close is enough, but if they can't see what they're dealing with it'll be harder to use. Basically the person the ability is being used on needs to be in range of sight unless the user is both max level and very, very good at concentrating.

[trendy]

Hi there! This is kind of a personal nitpicky/minor question, buuuuut I'm planning to app a character this cycle that fits into the Baldr house and I planned on going with the power Regeneration-- but he's a character that has quite a few major physical scars that are a big part of who he is, so I was just wondering if Regeneration somehow would take those away and I'd have to choose Flight to keep them, or if just because he acquired them from home they wouldn't be affected?

[asgardmods]

He could keep the scars, since they're old wounds and nothing that really needs to be healed in the now. :)

[liarflower]

Question about pets--

I know the FAQ says characters can BRING a pet along with them when they arrive, but can they also come into possession of a new pet while in Asgard?

[asgardmods]

Yep! The animals in Asgard are like the people, so it'll be hard to identify one cat from another at first, but if a particular animal is given attention it'll gain colour and individuality no problem. It should only take a week or so for one animal to become entirely normal if it's kept inside with someone.

[holmes_fanatic]

These are such finicky, individual questions that I feel bad about putting them up here but you never know, someone might have a character in a similar position at some point, so!

First off: Does the hospital have a lab that could be used to analyse fingerprints/tissue samples? I'm guessing that the grey people don't have any use for an actual forensics unit/autopsy unit, but if they do that would be brilliant for me.

Secondly, as Conan is a small child I started him off with a kid-level job -- working for the post office in a delivery capacity part time -- basically a glorified paper boy. Pay and hours reflect his (apparent) age! However, he's been doing this a while now. While working part time is an advantage in that it allows him plenty of time to run around the city talking to people and organising emergency kits, if this changes in the future and a full time job becomes more desirable, could I promote him? He's recruited other people for the post office, he's been prompt and reliable in deliveries etc, etc. He is also pretty sure that he could get the lovely people of Hel to write him a stunning reference.

Thirdly! (so sorry) This might fall under business maybe, but if Conan was to put up posters advertising his services as a detective (finding lost pets, misplaced items, solving mysteries) would that be cool or should I put that in the buisinesses section?

Many thanks!

[asgardmods]

Sorry for the wait on response here! :(

FIRST: yes, there are medical labs, so he could probably use it for forensics!

SECOND: since Conan is a Traveller, the natives will let him hold adult positions and the like if he seems capable of doing so. There aren't any real rules about age limits for most things in the existing society (no drinking age, no minimum working age, etc), so moving up in career would be based on his merits rather than age. :)

THIRD: If it's just him doing it as a hobby, you don't need to apply as a business. However, if he wants to start a concrete agency with an office and potential employees/successors should he be dropped, we'd like it to be listed as a business!

[rewrites]

Are there penguins in the petting zoo?

[asgardmods]

Nope! It's pretty basic easy-to-care-for field animals like rabbits, goats, sheep, maybe a donkey or pony. Things that are typically domestic. :)

[tenera]

Hi there! I just have a question about the bracelet's texting capabilities. Lilly is blind, and as such, cannot see or send text messages. Shall we assume that the bracelet comes with screen-reading capabilities/Braille keyboard, or will she just be unable to send and read texts?

[asgardmods]

Yes, that'll work just fine! :) You can assume her bracelet has modifications in the software to accommodate her blindness.

[hellmaid]

Hey! I just wanted to know whether or not a character from Baldr with the power of flight can have wings if they didn't have them previously. I'm apping a character whose major motif has to do with wings, but she doesn't actually have any, and I just thought it would be a nice little touch if she could get them upon arriving in Asgard. Of course, if that can't be done, that's fine too! Just asking out of curiosity!

[asgardmods]

Wings aren't part of the flight power, so unfortunately no. :(

[exhunter]

Sorry to bother you, but I have a question!

This is for characters who work and are able to get paid housing. Would it be possible to put three people in a two person apartment?

[asgardmods]

Nope! The number of people allowed in the apartments is st by the lease. Think of it as occupancy laws. A third person could crash for a week or two, but they'd all be kicked out if they stayed above occupancy for long.

[kreissmas]

questionnn-- what animals can be found in the city? i doubt there'll be anything decent for noel to hunt, but he's the kind to go looking anyway.

[asgardmods]

It's the same sorts of animals in most cities. There are stray cats and dogs, birds, rabbits and squirrels in the park and whatnot. Possibly foxes. If he were looking to hunt, he'd probably be able to find wild geese. There's also the eight-legged horses available but those are domestic.

[myreach]

aaaand back with another (more important) question for a potential character. i'm assuming garrus wouldn't become any less turian upon entering asgard (they can use all required tech, and their thick skin doesn't provide any extra armor, only slight radiation protection), but he actually can't consume normal human food. the exact codex entry is as follows:

The food of humans, asari, or salarians (who evolved in levo-amino acid-based biospheres), will at best pass through turian systems without providing any nutrition. At worst, it will trigger an allergic reaction that can be fatal if not immediately treated.

suffice to say, even if it doesn't outright kill him, he won't be surviving on human food alone-- so my question is, will he be able to find suitable food/drink in asgard, or will he be adapted to consume normal human stuff?

[asgardmods]

Hey there and no problem! :)

He'll be able to keep his natural diet as long as it's something that could feasibly be obtained. If it's a very specific vegetation or chemical of his home planet or something exceedingly rare it'd probably be better to have him adapted, but if it's something like raw iron ore or even liquid nitrogen or just anything that could be reasonably found in a mostly-modern world, it's fine to leave him as-is.

[criticizes]

Hey there! A question about paid housing. We have three characters who will be living together, but two of them aren't willing to pay. One of them has a moderate wage and has been saving up, but it's not a great amount.

So we were wondering--Baldr housing could be afforded, but it only has room for two people. If two characters were willing to share a room, would three people be allowed? Or would you prefer if they stayed in, say, Odin housing and we assume their funds are a little stretched?

[asgardmods]

The occupancy limits on paid housing are strict, so you wouldn't be able to put more than two people in a 1-2 person unit. Thy'd have to be on tight budget in a bigger place.

[unburning]

Question! What about a character like Dany, who spends some of her time with at least one of her dragons physically on her? They have no magic, to be sure, but they are still dragons, will she have to come to the city without them or can we assume that they will, for example, simply not grow to be huge in the game and stay small and by that, not a threat to anyone?

[asgardmods]

sorry for the wait on the answer here!

She would be able to have one, and whatever size it came in as it would be stuck at. We've had a few larger dragon-like creatures, so as long as they aren't sapient characters and don't give too much power, one could come in as a pet.

[parasiteye]

WHAT ABOUT ZOMBIES. I mean like--characters who were never alive, they were just "created" a zombie. How are they treated? Like if their arm fell off would it be a "oops, /reattaches with string" sort of deal or what?

[asgardmods]

Typical zombie resistance to injury would count as an unfair advantage, so that wouldn't be allowed. A zombie would be able to keep neutral traits like appearance, flesh cravings if they have them, lack of need for sleep, etc, but they'd have to take normal damage.

[predestination]

Hopefully this will make sense, but I have a question about a certain detail mentioned in the FAQ.

The character I'm planning to app this round goes around pretending to be a paraplegic. In the FAQ it says characters will be guided from the room where they're briefed about Asgard to the entrance of their respective district, but how will this go if the character refuses to (or for the benefit of anybody planning on apping a legitimate paraplegic now or in the future, can't) walk? Will they be dragged there in some way or another?

[asgardmods]

If a character is unable to walk, it's safe to assume that they'll be provided with a wheelchair. It'll be one that has to be manually pushed rather than a motor-powered one, but they'll be given one and helped into it by the maid, who will also push them as far as she usually guides! Given that the character is faking for whatever reason, if they are aware that they can walk you can assume they aren't given those provisions if you'd like, but you can also have them provided for if it suits you better!

All of the major locations should be wheelchair accessible, and all the Halls are now big enough to have elevators. :) If the character moves to paid housing it's fine to assume there's modifications to their unit to suit them too.

[canmakemore]

So I have a question about Freya House's Power Transfer powers. When a power transfer happens, how long does it last? Will the character who's had the power taken from them be without that amount of power indefinitely until it's returned, or does it come back after a certain amount of time? And on that note, how long will the recipient of the power in the transfer have that power? I assume it's not permanent, but I haven't seen specifics on how long exactly it lasts.

[asgardmods]

Hello! We'll be adding all of that into the revamped pages, so thanks for reminding us! For now someone recently asked about Damage Drain on the mod contact page right over here and we included how power transfer works in essence. To give more details, the energy given lasts until it's used normally through the use of that person's powers, and the person it's taken from regenerates at the same rate they normally would after using their energy normally, so it's just a matter of getting rest and building their energy back up.

Question!

[pinkyswearsis]

I was told that characters get healed to a degree but I don't actually see it anywhere. I would prefer that Nunnally remain blind and crippled upon her arrival, unless she absolutely has to be made otherwise.

[asgardmods]

Hey there! That is no problem at all. :) A wheelchair can be provided and everything as per this question, and the bracelet can be equipped with a screen reader for blind characters! The healing is mostly for those who come in with fresh injuries or terminal illness, so it doesn't have to apply to things like Nunnally's condition at all.

[unnaturalpause]

Hi there What is last minute app questions? Oh right last minute enabling self >> I have a question actually about a characters canon powers. Namely about James Watson from Sanctuary (this account) and his enhanced intelligence. In canon it's his power, and is biological in nature, and it ramps his intelligence and deductive reasoning up to Sherlock Holmes levels of genius (he is an intelligent man himself without it but this makes it even more so). Would he be able to keep it or would he be coming in without?

[asgardmods]

Anything that's considered a special power is generally nerfed. Also we feel that super-deduction could be difficult to manage in relation to godmoding and infomoding issues (it would be difficult to gather the kind of special info he would have with those skills, and hard to keep it fair if he had it). Due to the nature of this ability, if it would cause characterization issues to remove it enitrely we'll be willing to have it just dumbed down to "humanly possible in the real world", but otherwise if there is a clear difference in canon between "with power" and "without power", we'd prefer it to be "without power" in Asgard. Thanks!

[pyritic]

Two questions!

1) Can a person still have some memory of what they did while their bracelet was lost, though they lacked a sense of self at the time? My character will forget anything for the time being due to a curse anyway, but I'm curious.

2) Springboarding from 1, If a player comes back from hiatus and finds a log/action post affecting NPCs, do you guys mind us backtagging it with the character sans bracelet (gray and probably hazily unidentifiable and all) and having them recall it later?

[asgardmods]

Hello!

1. They could possibly have some vague and/or scattered memories, yes!

2. We don't see why not! :) Have at.

[lifewithoutrest]

Wrong journal, but it happens to be convenient. I've been toying with the notion of apping Nikola Tesla from Sanctuary, but before I do, I'd like to know exactly what he'll have to lose/how much his abilities would need to be limited.

Nikola is a vampire, not in the usual sense, but still a vampire. Genetically. Being a vampire, you have the typical claws, fangs, super strength, super speed, immortality. Besides that, he can conduct/generate electricity, and at the canon point I would be taking him from, he would also have magnetic abilities. The latter essentially makes him a human magnet, but he does have some control over it. It also works at an electromagnetic level, making him even better with technology. He is THE Nikola Tesla, if that gives you any insight. So he's a genius, an inventor and a scientist.

Clearly, he has some advantages here, but I'd like a better idea of how much you would want me to limit/nullify because he's only willing to be altered so much.

[asgardmods]

Hi there! Really sorry for the wait!

We're afraid that regardless of the explanation for powers in canon, everything has to be taken down to the same "an exceptional real life human/olypmic athlete could do this". To a slight extent, saying "his sight/hearing senses are a little better than a human's" and "his nails are a bit sharper" is fine, but it needs to be absolutely minimal. There aren't any exceptions to that rule!

[lifestupid]

Possibly the silliest question but I didn't see anything about it. Say characters want to build their own weapons (or in Gokudera's case, Dynamite)... is that possible?

[asgardmods]

It sure is! Some players run a weapon's shop here, if that's interesting, but aside from that if the materials are feasibly available in the city (suiting technology levels and being something a city would practically have), they can build whatever they like!

[pyritic]

Actually one more question, just to make sure I have this straight. A Level 3 upgrade needs four consecutive months, right? I stumbled in activity after getting Cloud to level two and I want to be sure if that reset him completely on the four months needed for it.

[asgardmods]

Hey there! We're not super-strict on that, so if you just slipped up once, we'll still accept the application!

[burntviolet]

I think this question wasn't covered by others above, so I'll put it here now.

I've had it planned to make Hanako recommend a book to the network. This book is actually Twilight, but I am aware that fourthwalling is not allowed here, so I'm looking for a way to make this work without breaking the rule.

Is it possible to perhaps change the title and name of all characters, and keep the book's story similar to the original? This way Hanako and others will never recognize any Twilight character that comes here in Asgard, and there could be shenanigans that will in no way bring to question the fictionaliy of said characters. Is this a good idea?

[asgardmods]

Hello! That is entirely possible and encouraged! So long as it doesn't actually break the fourth wall, having references to things just with changed names is completely A-OK!

[gelbana]

Pardon me, I have a question.

What if, for example you were going to canon update a character oocly, but their changes were so drastic they needed to change god houses.

Would the appear in the new house? How would you approach this?

[asgardmods]

Since canon updates ICly happen like long "dreams" during sleep, you could assume that a character changing houses would wake up in their new house with all of their stuff moved! If they have paid housing, it'd just be the gem in their bracelet changing colour and their powers also changing.

If you're going to do a big update like that, make sure you comment to taken with the new house and power as well as the personality changes, and to rooming if they're moving!

[debunk]

Question here about technology! Would Pokedexes be considered too advanced and therefore be nerfed? They're basically just electronic encyclopedias, but I wanted to make sure. 0u0

[asgardmods]

I think the Pokedex wouldn't be anything beyond what, say, a 3DS could accomplish in the real world, so it should be fine!

[conquistador]

In the premise it says the character is given a map of the city. Am I to assume that the map given is the one found on the locations page? And if so, are the locations labeled on it in any particular way? Like, is it literally just a map with symbols tossed on it without explanations or is it a map with symbols + a key of some sort to explain what is what?

[asgardmods]

The map they get is quite a bit more detailed, actually! It has the more minor streets laid out and plenty of text labels, so they can actually find their way around. The one on the locations page is simplified since we didn't want to set quite that much detail in stone.