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basythiamods) wrote2025-08-06 03:10 pm
basythiamods) wrote2025-08-06 03:10 pm
(PROBABLY) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
App & Play Questions
✧ What kind of characters can I play?
✧ Do characters keep their canon powers?
✧ My character has really weird death circumstances, will this be a problem?
✧ My character was killed in (gross brutal way/disappeared into sparkles/eaten/really wrinkly and old/etc), will they awaken like that?
✧ What if my character has prosthetics/an android body/non-flesh/etc? Where does their scar/brand go?
✧ Who can app?
✧ Can I play more than one character?
✧ What are activity requirements for the game?
Characters from any media canon, original characters, and OCs from canon universes are all playable. Newly released canons/characters must be at minimum a month old before becoming appable.
Silent protagonists (ex: pokemon, fe3h, etc) may be playable on a case-by-case basis.
CRAU/PGAU characters may be playable with significant amnesia.
Malleable MMO and RPG protagonists (ex: FFXIV, Baldur’s Gate 3) are not playable.
All characters should be at minimum 17 years of age.
✧ Do characters keep their canon powers?
Characters do not have full canon powers. They arrive with a ghost of their canon powers and will be exhausted trying to use them too much. Examples below:
Shooting fireballs -> small hand lighter amount of fire
Growing plants to maturity -> germinate one seed
Psychokinesis -> bend a single spoon halfway
Some powers will be unavailable entirely due to overlap with powers obtainable within the game from gods or otherwise. This includes healing, forms of telepathy/empathic bond/magic gps/etc, and purification holy or otherwise. This may change as the game progresses.
Characters MAY regain powers... eventually.
Some powers will be unavailable entirely due to overlap with powers obtainable within the game from gods or otherwise. This includes healing, forms of telepathy/empathic bond/magic gps/etc, and purification holy or otherwise. This may change as the game progresses.
✧ My character has really weird death circumstances, will this be a problem?
Probably not, but ask below for more specifics.
✧ My character was killed in (gross brutal way/disappeared into sparkles/eaten/really wrinkly and old/etc), will they awaken like that?
No, they will revive at their “peak” (ie, whatever physical appearance you want to play them as with some exceptions-- see below) and be more or less whole and healthy.
✧ What if my character has prosthetics/an android body/non-flesh/etc? Where does their scar/brand go?
Characters with non-flesh prosthetics/robot parts/etc will be revived with entirely flesh bodies– they will have opportunities to regain their “real” bodies later. If for some reason this is impossible (i.e. playing a sentient robot/ai/ghost/shadow monster type with no flesh form whatsoever) comment below and we will discuss options for you.
✧ Who can app?
Anyone!
✧ Can I play more than one character?
Not at this time.
✧ What are activity requirements for the game?
AC will be 30 comments monthly, with a minimum requirement of one (1) thread with teammates and one (1) thread with anyone else, OR running a prayer post where the host is present and threading.
In-Game Details
✧ What if my character really doesn’t want to survive/etc?
✧ What does “somewhat optional” amnesia mean?
✧ What is the “dipsao?”
✧ So what is “the corruption?”
✧ You mentioned monster transformation before. What’s that about?
✧ What makes a character transform?
✧ What happens if a character gets injured/killed?
✧ Do characters have to play in games to gain “purity?”
✧ Why should my characters care about purifying the corruption?
Whether they wanted to or not before, they no longer have any choice in the matter. Whether this manifests as an “outside” force to their thoughts or their natural instincts taking over is up to the player to decide. Choose what’s most fun!
✧ What does “somewhat optional” amnesia mean?
Characters will be afflicted with very spotty amnesia: gaps in memory, memories feeling “sticky,” or having memories entirely replaced with visions of unknown places, people, or things. The intensity of these and the content can vary between players and I will help curate.
All characters will lose memory of their name.
✧ What is the “dipsao?”
Another name for the corruption.
✧ So what is “the corruption?”
The corruption is a mysterious substance that infects and infests biological matter within Basythia, and outside of it. This includes your character. Think of it like black slime mold.
✧ You mentioned monster transformation before. What’s that about?
The corruption can manifest in a few different ways, but primarily will show itself with heightened emotions or physical stimulus, usually resulting in a beastly appearance (or partially so). How exactly this manifests aesthetically is up to the player.
The corruption is always black, viscous, and may be oily or sticky to the touch. While it can mimic the appearance of things like fur, feathers, or scales, it will not feel like them. Characters should get used to being slightly gooey during these times.
✧ What makes a character transform?
Heightened emotional or physical response. The severity is up to the player.
✧ What happens if a character gets injured/killed?
Generally, their corruption will temporarily worsen. How this manifests will depend on the way they were harmed, so hit up a mod.
✧ Do characters have to play in games to gain “purity?”
No, purity from games is team-wide. Personal purity is won through joining and leading prayers, but can also be pooled for the team.
✧ Why should my characters care about purifying the corruption?
They don’t necessarily have to, but they will know instinctively that not doing so will likely be apocalyptically bad for them, and regardless of their feelings on survival before they died they certainly have the drive to survive now. They’ve been brought back to life, after all. Further details will be revealed through play.
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