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ddd_news2008-04-14 01:02 pm
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Hi there! We were hearing some uncertainty about Death Policies on DDD and we'd like to reiterate what we have set and let you guys know upfront what's up.
The biggest issue is some have decided to kill off their characters under the assumption they can bring them back whenever and haven't really given any thought to how they're going to be brought back so please keep that in mind. Also, if you only kill your character off for a few hours/a day, maybe you should think about why you even want to? Some plots call for it, and thats understandable but it cheapens the affect of death on other characters. We don't want the attitude of death to be "Oh, ____ died? Yeah, they'll be back soon." That being said, we also don't want to put any limitations on death because they really don't happen that often (more than they used to, but still!) but consider this a friendly reminder to put more thought into your plots. As fun as angst is, well thought out angst is better!
Also, we kindly request that should you kill and revive a character, that the revival technique be in some way related to your character's world. Please mind that not all worlds are connected through their underworld/hell/heaven! It's different and realistically it should be hard for someone not from that world to revive them because of that. Feel free to continue using techniques (for example, the revival ring) to get around that, just don't abuse them.
Death plots -- even if they're small and/or affect maybe one character-- need to be approved by a moderator.
The biggest issue is some have decided to kill off their characters under the assumption they can bring them back whenever and haven't really given any thought to how they're going to be brought back so please keep that in mind. Also, if you only kill your character off for a few hours/a day, maybe you should think about why you even want to? Some plots call for it, and thats understandable but it cheapens the affect of death on other characters. We don't want the attitude of death to be "Oh, ____ died? Yeah, they'll be back soon." That being said, we also don't want to put any limitations on death because they really don't happen that often (more than they used to, but still!) but consider this a friendly reminder to put more thought into your plots. As fun as angst is, well thought out angst is better!
Also, we kindly request that should you kill and revive a character, that the revival technique be in some way related to your character's world. Please mind that not all worlds are connected through their underworld/hell/heaven! It's different and realistically it should be hard for someone not from that world to revive them because of that. Feel free to continue using techniques (for example, the revival ring) to get around that, just don't abuse them.
All in all nothing has changed just wanted to remind you of the current policy~! :D
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...now I'm tempted to app the character who was dropped. It would make for an interesting plot if I got accepted, but oh... the playercesting. THE PLAYERCESTING.
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D-do whatever you want! Maybe poke around some PW communities and see if anyone would pick him/her up?
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Perhaps.
I'll discuss the situation with the PW muns directly involved and see if we can come up with something. To be honest, I'd been wanting to app that character for a while now, if they'd ever become available... I just don't want to monopolize the PW characters. XD; I mean, it'd only be three, if I got accepted... and truthfully, as I'm sure many have noticed, PW characters do have a high drop rate here (I don't know why ;-;), so... I'm not sure what I'm getting at.
MUCH THINKING WILL BE HAD.
[Edit] ...done. Much thinking will be done. I don't know how you can 'have' thinking. >_>