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Mathiau is right, you can effectively make your character as self-insert as you'd like, but they do need their own name and backstory. In this RP you generally roleplay as a character in the third person, not as yourself. So, feel free to base your character on yourself, but they do need a 3rd person, somewhat independent identity for the RP itself. Welcome! :]

Of course! Happy to help. Another good thing about these kinds of weaknesses is that they're built into the character and into each interaction, so you don't forget about them ---- Editing this in so I don't double-post here ----- Hi @Channelknight Fadran! I'm not a mod but if you want to discuss any questions about your new character in terms of how to build them, where to put them, etc, you can do that here! The Characters thread is solely for submission and mod feedback, so if you're interested in workshopping your character this is the place to be :] I noticed in your character sheet that you mentioned your character has a "slight attunement to Surgebinding" which will almost certainly put you into OP territory. If you want to make a Radiant character, go for it! But you'll almost certainly need to pick two or fewer Surges to fit into the point cap.

Giving someone a weakness can be a great way to deepen their character in addition to allowing you to stack abilities. I always like to give my characters weaknesses that are a good inverse to their strengths. Perhaps Desmund could be naturally colorblind, for example, and his Heightenings are the only thing that "cures" this. It could be a reason why he doesn't Awaken as often or as highly as he could otherwise, since he doesn't want to lose his color recognition ability. Maybe he has a hand tremor, which would interfere with his ability to Forge or play music. Or perhaps he has sustained nerve damage in one of his hands, that would cause him to have to re-learn some aspects of his Forgery and musical arts in new ways. Maybe that's something he's looking for in the AV. Lots of people approach weaknesses in a kind of random "what can I get away with" manner, as a way to allow their character to be even more powerful. But the right weakness often makes a character who they are, or motivates them through their character arc in ways you couldn't expect. For example, my Tineye character has terrible eyesight when not burning Tin. Her reliance on her ability to see everything that needs to be seen, as the Counterintelligence Department Head of the DA, is pushing her closer and closer toward savantism and all its negative effects. In her compensating for one weakness, she is effectively slowly creating another one for herself.

*blows steam off fingers*

Sure thing! You'll want to read this post in particular - it is basically a current summation of both the reason for the festival and the rough cosmology of the current iteration of the Alleyverse this Era. When you've read that bit, most of what you need to know is: the Festival of Rebirth is a masked summer festival that takes place annually in Alleycity. It's full of people doing festival-type things, so if you skip through the thread you'll find characters moving about, eating, interacting in small groups, etc. The main "thing" happening in there right now revolves around some people trying to apprehend a man who aided a prisoner in breaking out of a transport van. However, this is not the only thing happening in the thread, so you could easily riff off of any number of other smaller interactions happening too.

Hello there! We currently have an open plot working right now revolving around an annual festival, and it's basically a free-for-all with smaller mini-plots happening between groups of characters. That would probably be the closest and easiest thing to 'hop into' with little preamble. There's usually a more robust Tavern-type thread going but we currently don't have something like that actively working. I could probably spin up a pop-up tavern atmosphere within the festival thread, some kind of outdoor beer garden type thing where people could come in and out, if enough people are interested. I plan on having one of my characters meet up with another at some point in that kind of environment anyway, so I wouldn't be opposed to it. In general, starting your own plot thread can be tricky especially if you're new or don't have a lot of people who are already on board to participate. If you do have an idea, however, feel free to pitch it here! If you get some interest, then you're good to go. Welcome!

Someone from the DA may be in touch shortly However, in this current Era it's a secretive society that recruits sparingly, so you may want to get in with the Scholar's Guild first, and if you're interested in joining the DA, we could work out a plan for how best to get your character introduced, recruited, and put into the right department. I'm personally a fan of RPing guild recruitment, my main character was recruited from her initial designation of "unaffiliated" and the experience was lots of fun. If you're interested in joining the Scholar's Guild (your best public bet for Cosmere knowledge in the AV at this time) you'll want to contact @Rushu42 :]

Spymistress doodles.

Lita had to utilize the majority of her espionage training to avoid breaking out into furious giggles, instead waiting for Resh to finish his third introduction with a quiet smile on her face. If only every man were so genuine, she thought with both amusement and longing, memory straying to Kaldemar and the covered patio barroom. I'd know every last thing in this entire city within a fortnight. "No apologies needed," Lita said, grinning. "I'm hardly some noble lady, after all. Just someone who's tailor owed her a few favors." She tapped one slender finger against her upper lip for one moment before continuing. "As for my night, it has been... unpredictable, shall we say. And yet, the night is still new! All these people, all the lights and music - there is just so much to see and to do. Planning for the Festival is all well and good, but everyone knows that all good plans fall to bits after a few drinks and a turn around the bonfire. Better to expect nothing, and let the night unfold as it may. I find that the city is far more willing to divulge its secrets when you least expect it." Some of that was true, at least, though even as she spoke Lita had dozens of DoCI personnel combing the city, waiting, watching. Knowledge was power. But in her experience, going with her instincts had always been the wisest course of action. Following that boundless, insatiable curiosity had led her to her current position, after all. The sensing, the capturing of a secret that no one else could find - that was a pleasure that only a Tineye could truly appreciate. "I like to wander on nights like tonight," Lita said. "You meet so many interesting people." She gestured towards Resh. "I'd invite you to accompany me in my wandering, but it would be terribly unladylike of me to suggest you leave your friends." "However, we've already established that I'm no lady," she said, one corner of her mouth hooking upward into something lovely, but sharp. "So, the offer stands." @Fatebreaker

NPCs that exist solely to get put through the meat grinder of your character probably won’t be a problem since they won’t last more than one scene

We <3 Frosting A little Era 5 Vivica and Bennington for your viewing pleasure.

The whole point of a Radiant character is to progress them through their oaths. Honestly, there has got to be a way to allow for this, otherwise we're just reducing a Radiant to its power level instead of the interplay between progression and brokenness.

This is definitely a question for @Fatebreaker, he'd know best on this one.

If your character has never been in the Alleyverse before this Era, they should not have timeline confusion as they are effectively entering a whole, complete universe with its own history and events. The only people who are changed are the ones who have been here before the re-spiking. The shift is supposed to be permanent, but it will eventually begin to degrade. What is kept at the end of the Era in terms of character development or alteration is up to the discretion of each RPer, so if you really like your changed character, you can keep them totally changed, or just keep some alterations, etc.

It was a quiet evening on the third floor of the Cognitive Ward. Dinner had been distributed, visitors had departed, and the day's scheduled events had wrapped up. The quiet continued behind the door of Room 8 - a pleasant, contented sort of quiet broken only by the soft scratching of pencil against paper. Room 8 was decently spacious, with a little nook for a bed, a window, and even its own bathroom facility. While sterile in original design, the room showed signs of long-term occupancy, and those signs softened the clinical air into something more domestic. The room was lit by the soft yellow glow of a lamp perched on the corner of a little desk facing the far wall. It wasn't quite cozy, but it was tidy. Vivica sat with her legs curled beneath her, sketching contentedly and occasionally glancing up at the window. Through the glass, she could see the city and all its merrymakers traipsing through the streets wearing all of their fantastical costumes. She pointedly ignored the bright spot in the center of the city; that would be the bonfire, which she did not think about. It had been a very good day today, and Vivica did not want to ruin it by thinking about unpleasant things. Instead, she renewed her attention to the drawing before her. It was one of her best. "I think this is one of my best," she announced seemingly to no one, her voice a cheerful soprano. "What do you think?" A gentle violet nimbus of light floated into view as Bennington drifted down towards the paper and then executed a gleeful loop in the air. The little octopus had a body the size of an acorn squash, and emitted a soft light that ranged anywhere from light violet to deep indigo. He was also a hallucination - but Vivica didn't tell that to Bennington. Being aware of her insanity didn't mean she had to be rude, after all. Vivica grinned. "I hope he likes it!" Bennington wiggled two of his appendages in agreement as Vivica carefully set her latest drawing to the side. Then, she got up from the desk and went to brush her hair, making sure she looked presentable. It had been a good week, and the staff had let her start dressing herself again. That was always exciting, because it meant she could wear her Baking Coat. It looked a lot like a doctor's lab coat, but it was different. No one else seemed to understand the difference, but that was alright. She'd worn a coat very similar to this one in her other life, except that coat had been covered in significantly more frosting. Sometimes, she dreamed about frosting. She still remembered how it felt between her fingers: thick, sticky, and hot. They didn't allow Vivica to play with frosting here in the Cognitive Ward, so her Baking Coat was still white. "Do you think he'll come?" She crossed to her door and peered out the little window that was set in its center. Bennington floated over to join her vigil. Strictly speaking, visiting hours were over at the Cognitive Ward - but the staff always made an exception for the Professor. Vivica had a feeling he might turn up; he wasn't much for running around in the city streets during the Festival. Maybe he was also avoiding the bonfires, like she was. It seemed like something he would do. The Professor was very sensible. "I hope he comes," she said, fingertips curling over the little window frame as she peered into the hallway outside. "Maybe he'll bring coffee! Wouldn't that be nice, Bennington?" The little octopus executed three rapid loops in response, glow brightening. Vivica's smile widened in agreement, and the two of them continued watching the third floor hallway, awaiting their favorite - and only - visitor.

Alright well clearly the people against this idea have way stronger opinions than the ones for it - I for one don’t care - so can we call it solved and move on? Edit: I'm going to just post in the old hospital thread. If I need to move something at some point, just tell me.

Please tag me when a decision is made!

Well, whenever this gets ironed out properly, I'd like to know one way or another. This seems to be a moderation issue now, regardless of anything else. So, we'll figure it out I suppose.

Alright, well, I really don't mind so much as long as I don't have to wait for whoever runs the hospital thread (whoever that even is) to respond to me or my characters, if I can just kind of write my own thing or write interaction, that's fine with me. Or, I can create a separate thread just for a mental health clinic, that way the hospital can be kept for people who are hurt or sick, but this could be like a special center, more niche in scope.

I'm not sure if Alleycity is really in the business of forcing people to stay inside the Cognitive ward, this isn't exactly Victorian England But if he was violent to himself or others that would probably be a different story, or if he wasn't able to care for himself, etc.

Sure, I don't actually care. But Voidus suggested it might be a good idea to make a new one. So, whatever! Really, I just want to start RPing my crazy character, and I need somewhere to put her. So wherever that is, I just want to nail it down.

Well also, you don't need to put everyone in there who is a little crazy, but if you need some place for them to go, this is as good a place as any

Hi everyone. @Voidus and I were chatting and figured it could be beneficial to make another, more updated hospital/clinic thread that didn't have unfinished plot strings in it like the old hospital thread from... a long while ago. If you have an injured character, you can take them there, and also if your character is having a mental breakdown, or you need a place to house a mentally unstable character, you can put them there too. We brainstormed calling it the Alleycity Recovery Center, or the ARC. I have considered breaking the facility into three "wings": Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual. Physical damage and recovery is pretty obvious. Cognitive would be for your more mentally unstable characters. And Spiritual damage sounds... complicated. Maybe someone who is still alive after poorly-done hemalurgy, or something of the sort. In any case, I really just needed somewhere to stick Vivica, and since we definitely have lots of characters that either get hurt or go insane, it seemed like a reasonable thread. But, I wanted to check first :]

It would simply be like going to any other world for the first time. You enter, and the world you see and experience is the one that is happening. Since all the inhabitants and the universe itself is bending under the shift, your new character will only know what they know, so to speak.