✮ THE MODLY TRIO ¬ (colligomods) wrote in colligo, @ 2011-05-17 10:41:00 |
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Hello lovelies!
Just a note from the mods real quick to cover a few questions we've been asked regarding a recent gamewide development. Namely, the Collector's decision to bring various places/things/beings from other realities to Colligo.
For the most part, this is meant to signify a shift in the game. Now that the city isn't shut off from the rest of the planet, and exploration is possible even if living outside of the city currently is not, the Collector wants reasons for people to want to stick around too. Which is why he's decided to allow things from home to start popping up. However, we of course don't want things to get completely out of hand, so there are a few guidelines.
• Any being that can likely be played in the game as a character cannot be brought to the city. However if it is not very likely anyone will play that being and/or it is basically impossible to do so in this sort of game setting, they can show up in an NPC capacity. (Example: Sally, the mermaid from Sanctuary, cannot feasibly be played in the city. Therefore, she is an NPC. However Big Guy (read: Bigfoot) from the same show could theoretically be played so therefore he cannot be brought in as an NPC.)
• The places that arrive need to have some reason for being in the city and must not be able to be recreated in the city without the Collector's help. (Example: The Hogwart's Quidditch Pitch can be recreated as it is something that cannot be easily duplicated and serves a purpose given all the Quidditch players and those interested in the sport. The Forbidden Forest, however, would not be allowed as there is already a forest in the city that can easily house the various magical creatures found in the one near Hogwarts.)
• In regards to items showing up, this is very similar (for those of you who were here at the time) to the Christmas gifts the characters received in December of last year. We're talking items from home, typically personal in nature to the character, that ideally has some sort of significance/reason for being in the city. This is a good opportunity to get things here that might help with future plots and/or give characters in-game fodder. The only thing we ask is that there not be any duplicates of items already in the city. (So, for example, if Harry Potter got Godric Gryffindor's sword, Neville Longbottom (if we had one, of course) could not get the same item.) In the next few days, as more things begin to arrive, we will also be putting up a list to help keep track of everything so this won't be something you'll be required to simply know. And obviously if two of the same item exists in canon, even if it is just an upgrade of an older item, both versions are allowed. (Example: The TARDIS changed quite a bit after Ten's regeneration, so both the Tenth Doctor and the Eleventh Doctor has TARDIS' as they are not exactly the same item and both exist clearly in their fandom.)
As each situation is unique and this is something fairly new that can impact the game in a large way, we ask for the time being that anyone who wants to bring in any item/being/place from home that they please ask us first. You can feel free to respond to this post, if you would like, or you can also contact us via our mod post.
Thanks and if you have any comments or questions, feel free to ask!
~ Jessy, on behalf of the Colligo Mod Squad