「ＦＡＱ」

[uastaff]

✧ FAQ

[ MECHANICS ]
What communities do we use for posts?
The main community is going to be plus_ultra and will be used for logs and network posts. lowkeyultra will be the OOC community where you'll see announcements and player chatter and such. abunchofquirks is the meme community for all your dumb fun needs.

What's the current IRL:Game Day ratio
1:1

What's the network?
While quirks have allowed technology to advance faster than ever, people still use many of the same avenues of communication we do now. Play it like a super popular message board like 2chan. Use personal character inboxes for texting purposes.

Can you explain ‘missions’?
Many questions about how to read the missions chart can be located on the first sheet labeled as ‘FAQ’, but we recently added this mechanic to encourage activity and ideas for players to explore of their own accord, without the explicit label of the activity being noted as “hero” or “villain” movement. This’ll allow you to explore the grey areas a little more and in the end, you can determine once it all plays out what you would take the points for (either Rank or Notoriety).

Can I decline the points?
You can, but we discourage it. If a villain does something over-the-top and makes a big scene, it’s hard to argue their notoriety in general will be low. They’re going to be looked at as a ‘Most Wanted’ regardless, so there’s no real benefit to declining it. Many Notoriety options will have a “0” option anyway.
For Heroes, it makes more sense for them to generally try to stay out of the public eye and ask not to be reported (i.e. Aizawa’s quirk is beneficial if people don’t know about him and his skills), however in some cases, a name or rumor is unavoidable if they act as heroes in the public eye.

[ QUIRKS ]

Does my character have to have a quirk?
Absolutely not! In fact, 20% of the world's population is lacking in one, so if you want to play the quirkless character, you're welcomed to it. But bear in mind that characters are not being transplanted from their original worlds and still require an AU background.

You are also welcomed to play a character that has a quirk and is hiding it. Since some quirks don't always manifest in obvious ways, it's easy enough to say your character has hid it if you like.

What if my character has an ability in canon?
Build upon it! You don't have to get rid of it entirely, but we want to encourage expanding on its weaknesses and physical limitations. For example, a character can create explosions, but after awhile, their hands start to sustain a lot of damage and it becomes painful to execute.

Are there quirk-type limitations?
Besides what we ask of you on an individual level, we’re noticing from the workshops that a lot of quirks are incredibly similar in style, so if we start to notice that those quirks are coming in after a good handful have already been apped in, we are likely going to decline it. Elemental quirks are especially prone to being very same-y, so if you want to wield fire, please make it a creative method for doing so.

It is worth noting that elemental quirks are not very common in this world, but they aren’t out of the question.

My character needs a weapon/tool/costume piece for their quirk!
A lot of quirks do! Some quirks cannot be controlled absolutely (i.e. Kaminari Denki cannot just shoot someone with his electricity. He needs a tool to help guide it, and even then it requires precise placement.), but don’t fret! That is what the Support businesses are for! They create gadgets and other objects that help optimize quirks, or just make life easier and more convenient for those that have problematic mutations and so on. If they require a weapon, include it in their quirk profile.

[ CHARACTERS ]

Do you accept original characters (OCs)?
Sure do! And before you ask, the apps are treated the same, too.

Will there be a cast/ game cap?
None currently planned.

My character isn’t actually human!
For AU purposes, your character will now be a mutant. Hooray! All substances of their form are of this world, no matter how bizarre it seems, but that’s the fun part of the mutation quirk anyway! Just understand that everything can essentially be scientifically explained in some fashion or another, which is what allows us and other players’ characters to be able to determine a weakness, too. They’re welcome to bluff, though, but know most people aren’t going to buy it.

My character is a minor character.
Don’t sweat it. We accept OCs, so walking headcanons aren’t out of the question, either, but for the sake of other players in your canon, try to keep it as accurate as possible. (As accurate as you can be in an AU setting, anyway.)

I want to play a villain, but it's difficult to cause trouble as it becomes obvious OOCly.
And we totally get that. Our solution would be to place a request to run a player plot. It doesn't have to be big, but if your villain-type badass wants to start some fires or cause some weird earthquakes, the mods will have you covered! Once the idea is approved or reviewed/expanded upon in discussion, a mod can write up a post, run it by the player, then post it for people to react to. This way you don't ever have to reveal your motives and can ICly operate as a villain would.

What should I do if I want to app someone from the My Hero Academia series?
Unfortunately we will be declining apps from the canon series to avoid confusion in terms of timelines/canon points - especially with a series that is ongoing and only three or so years in. The other idea behind this move is to allow non-canon characters to flourish in this setting without the canon cast overwhelming it.

What if I want to app an AU version of an MHA character?
These will be declined as well.

What do we do if we pick up someone that was apped previously?
To make it less confusing for previous CR, there’s a rather weird situation happening in the area. People have been known to suddenly up and vanish and seem to return with little to no memories and completely different quirks—or no quirks at all.
It’s an epidemic that seems to take its roots in a villainous organization, but heroes and the police force alike are stumped as to narrowing down the source beyond a few thugs carrying quirk-cancelling bullets around. The effect is temporary in most cases, but some people are returning as completely new entities.
The other option is to pick up where someone previously left off. Same AU, with a history of CR. It’s a little more complicated but we won’t deny the option if the player is insistent.
That being said, dropped characters are fair game. Someone can pick up/reserve a dropped Non-OC character immediately if apps are open at that time. You relinquish your play rights to that character in PLUS ULTRA! if you submit the drop form unless you reach out to a mod right away to withdraw the drop.
Unless the creator of said OC is cool with you playing them. Then... by all means.

What if my question isn't answered here?
Then ask below in the comments!

Comments

[ladytakamaki]

question! is there a wait time on new canons, such as persona 5?

[uastaff]

I'd like to say give it a month, but if you really feel the character isn't that spoiler-ly, then I don't see a problem. In the end, we can't know every canon and what is and isn't spoiler, so we depend on the player to make a judgment call to help us along.

[ladytakamaki]

thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

an app question: can samples be linked if we end up posting to the test drive meme, or do we have to write a new one?

[uastaff]

TDM is okay!

[zukizuki]

Quick question! Are minor/background characters appable? Characters that mostly serve as backstory information, one scene wonders, that kind of thing.

[explodokills]

Considering we accept OCs, I don't see why not if you can build upon them enough. Walking head canons aren't a sin if they're lacking, imo.

[zukizuki]

Good to know. Thanks!

[(Anonymous)]

What is the language setup in this game? I read it takes place in Japan and tourists are present, but would we need to AU in our characters knowing Japanese in order to succeed in the setting? Or is there some sort of RP language magic going on?

[uastaff]

Japanese would be the language of choice, but honestly, I think RP language magic might be best here. I'd say use it as you will, especially if it would serve your character's play better. Recognize it's there if you want.

In context, there's an American girl who speaks fluently and formally for the most part, but sometimes people teach her to say weird shit so there's that!

[enthraller]

For the app samples, do we have to use a TDM thread or write something new up, or can we use threads from other games or PSLs?

[uastaff]

All these options are fine, actually! As long as it's from within the last year.

[enthraller]

Awesome, thank you!

[glassestsukkomi]

Another quick app sample question! What length do samples need to be? Like, a word count or a comment count.

[uastaff]

I'm not too stressed on the length as much as the content. If you can show what they're like in two sentences then go for it.

[(Anonymous)]

Since this is an AU setting, for characters younger or older than a certain point, is it expected that they be aged up or down to match a required limit?

For example, one character I'm considering is no older than 8; obviously, you would not see an 8 year old in High School however, which in a setting where so many will be students there, is a bit of an issue.

[explodokills]

It would be best to adjust their age accordingly.

[soft_focus]

So this is a somewhat odd question, but assuming I provided details for both characters, would apping someone sharing their body with another in a symbiotic or even semi-parasitic relationship be allowed?

I would be keeping the duplicity involved in mind when designing the quirk(s) to keep things balanced out. I just feel like it would be interesting to work with and play out if possible (plus, one of the pair sharing is...almost impossible to app in typical circumstances, so I feel confident in saying it wouldn't muck with anyone's plans)

I can give more details on why this question Exists if needed haha.

[uastaff]

Actually, this isn't a really unusual scenario for this world. Tokoyami has a similar quirk. Dark Shadow speaks on its own and actually is difficult to control when it gets darker, so it almost operates as a separate entity.

I think you'll be fine to do that.

[soft_focus]

AWESOME

I'll just include name/personality stuff for the pair together and...go from there then yeah.

This'll be going in the app workshop so I GUESS PEOPLE WILL SEE IT THERE (Thank you for the quick reply!)

[(Anonymous)]

How do you treat canon point differences or different versions of character canons, i.e. a character coming from current timeline of the anime adaptation vs the manga version?

[uastaff]

The best we can do to make it work is similar to what's presented in the last paragraph above. Other characters will likely be confused, but that's about the nature of many games when there's time shenanigans going on.

[oozora]

I should have asked this earlier--

If we make an AU version of a character and give them an AU name and use their canon name as an alias, which name do we use for tags/general purpose things?

For example, if someone wanted to app, say, a cat from Warrior Cats, decided to give their cat a human name and use their cat name as their alias, what name should be listed for their tag?

[uastaff]

Whatever the character's original name is, should someone app them after the other drops.

[bubblings]

Is there a way Hiyori would be able to keep a dog at the dorms? Starting off she would sneak it in, but there's only so long you can keep that a secret. Would there be any chance for her to keep it there? She lives faaaar far away from her family so she can't just leave it with them if it doesn't work out, so I thought I should ask here first since there's no way she would return it to the shelter after adopting it.

[uastaff]

Canonically speaking, smaller animals seem easy enough to conceal and such, even if they're not allowed, but ultimately it would be up to anyone playing the teachers to make that call.

The rule is no pets... so she can only try to hide it.

[wherenoonegoes]

I'm interested in apping Hiccup here as a teacher, but was wondering if the ability to turn lizards into dragons by constant contact was viable as quirk, mostly because I also wanted to bring in Toothless.

[explodokills]

IF IT GETS A TOOTHLESS 'ROUND THESE PARTS, HELL YEAH

But really, I could see this being similar to how the meatball quirk works.

[killectric]

So I'm interested in apping Killua as a villain. Long story short, his family is controlling and manipulative and want Killua to take up the family profession of assassination. It's not something he enjoys doing, and I wanted the same to be true in his AU. This way I could have a little character arc planned for him where he switches from villain to hero.

So I have 2 questions.

1) Is it okay to make assumptions about his family in the AU so I can make him a villain not by his own volition? He'll do it because he doesn't know anything else, etc.
2) Can a villain later become a hero?

[uastaff]

1) Totally. I can review any additional details in the quirkshop/application.

2) Absolutely! I've essentially made the listing for this optional because we don't want anyone to feel locked in.

[killectric]

Awesome! Then I'll hit up the quirkshop sometime soon.