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May. 1st, 2008

[info]strix

A question about meta knowledge for the MOD

Okay, so my character comes from modern earth, and is very hip with new subcultures and such, it's the only thing keeping her 2,000 year old self sane. So presumably my character reads books and goes to the movies and has an interest in manga and plays World of Warcraft. So does she know that some of these people are from stories? Does she recognize that fact? Or is that sort of meta level recognition not allowed?

AND, if it is, is she allowed to use that information if she's happened to have read that book/seen that movie in particular?

I am thinking specifically of Scrubs, Transformers, and Death Note here. If my person tells another person that they're a character in a book she read, how is that going to pan out?

*is confused*

How should I address this?

Apr. 28th, 2008

[info]1st_lord

Due to Some Confusion!

An explanation about the 'journals'! Since some of us are new to this kind of RPG.

They are not journals. Yes, this may blow your mind. Yes, we use them similar to online journals, but what are they really? Online journals (unless you're a rarity) are not used like typical journals. They're communication devices.

They come in whatever form would fit your character's perception of the world - so yes, for the more modern folks who would understand it, they're probably coming off as some messaging board or online journal system. For everyone else? Who knows?

For Alice Elliot, it's a book that writes itself in the different handwritings of each character (when she makes a post and they start responding.)

For someone else, it may be a high tech communication device that transmits and records voices.

It's simply a communication system. It is not really a journal. A [private] entry will be considered something made just for oneself, that other characters can't read. But you could also, say, write a letter and wrap it up for safekeeping under your pillow and mark it [Private//Letter] or something to note that.

When a character writes something, or communicates in any way in first person that isn't directly in front of someone, you use the journals somehow. That's really how it goes. Feel free to ask questions though!

EDIT: Another creative way to use the system would be, for example, if Lucifer left an 'orb' for someone. When the person went into their room, the orb would activate and the character would hear Lucifer's message. So feel free to get wacky with it!

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