Post by President Bao on Jul 26, 2014 14:01:41 GMT
((Plan is to update this as we go, so if you (new or existing members) find any other questions/answers you think would be useful, let me know ))
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First up, if you have no already done so, then as a new/potential members, you should definitely have a read over the rules posted here: wodsouls.freeforums.net/thread/9/rules-wod-souls
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Question: Does this place use stats?
Answer: We use Power level, Zeni and Shoki (afterlife currency) only, meaning that things don't become overly convoluted or restrictive but still retains an easy way of comparing combat effectiveness and achieving progression as you work your way upwards. For more information on how power influences battle, refer to the thread here: wodsouls.freeforums.net/thread/11/combat
Other elements that come into play during a battle are the racial abilities of your chosen race, types of techniques you use and tactics such as technique charging to increase their power output; wodsouls.freeforums.net/thread/10/techniques-types-tiers-charging
Either way, we're open to all levels of RP, so as long as you're not breaking any rules you should be fine
Other elements that come into play during a battle are the racial abilities of your chosen race, types of techniques you use and tactics such as technique charging to increase their power output; wodsouls.freeforums.net/thread/10/techniques-types-tiers-charging
Either way, we're open to all levels of RP, so as long as you're not breaking any rules you should be fine
TL;DR - We use Power Level, Zeni and Shoki
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Question: Does this site allow canon characters?
For example, my own character President Bao Zi'bub is, perhaps somewhat obviously, inspired by Mr Satan. When someone takes on the role of a canon character in a roleplay, it is inevitable that their own interpretations and twists on the characters personality or mannerisms will emerge, as no one can ever truly be perfectly faithful to the original. Added to which, the simple act of having played out a differing set of events, where you interact differently with the canons and original-characters people have made, will also change the path a character's development takes. In essence, people are using the canon as a basis for their own fanon version anyway, so no need to worry about someone taking your favourite canon before you or being constrained in how you decide to interpret or present the character. Go the next step, get out there and become 'the next goku/krillin/yamcha/gohan' or 'the new piccolo/vegeta/frieza/cell/buu'. We're glad to have you on board | DBO has many canon-inspired characters |
TL;DR - You may draw inspiration from canon characters, but we're set long after their time. eg. Bao = Mr Satan.
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Question: What About knowing about/being friends with Canon Characters?
Answer: As mentioned above, and in the timeline thread here, Souls is set long after the events of Z(2000 years), in order to give us extra freedom with our characters and provide your own characters with a chance to shine. The Z warriors have come and passed into myth and legend, details lost to the erosion of time and possibly even names dropped into obscurity.
After all, how many 2000 year old people do you know anything about?
Essentially, we have an unspoken(well, not so unspoken now) veto on mentions of canon characters by name. If you really want to make a reference to the events/people from dragonball, Be subtle and clever with your references, it's much more fun that way
After all, how many 2000 year old people do you know anything about?
Essentially, we have an unspoken(well, not so unspoken now) veto on mentions of canon characters by name. If you really want to make a reference to the events/people from dragonball, Be subtle and clever with your references, it's much more fun that way
TL;DR - We're set 2000 years in the future, unfortunately that means that you will not have been pals with Goku when you were young.
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Question: Can I be part of Staff?
Answer: Indeed you can, though to start with I'd request you actually make a character and start roleplaying first(can't exactly help others if you haven't even properly joined yourself). After that, you will need to either approach the staff team or be approached by the head admins.
TL;DR - someone whose looking to be staff would of course be fully willing to read all rules and information rather than relying on a tl;dr