New Imprints & Game Opening

[tabularasa_mods]

Grand Opening Tabula Rasa is now officially open! An intro mingle will be going up shortly to help everyone with getting settled in. Players are also welcome to create their own open and closed posts on the game's main community now. Please refer to the Tag & Posting Guide on the main RP community for help with setting up new posts.

Before we get into the new imprints, some quick housekeeping:

▶ The Imprints page has been updated to mention that imprint costs cannot be split between two characters, as well as a short explanation about submitting similar imprints to strengthen their effects.

▶ The section on the FAQ regarding cast and franchise caps has been updated. Upon further reflection, we feel some of the examples we gave were in a gray area and have decided to handle the categorization of franchises on a purely case-by-case basis. If a cast or franchise is already at its cap and you'd like to apply for a character whose canon may fall under that cap, please ask ahead of time so we can evaluate the situation.

▶ We have updated the samples requirements on the Application to include threads from other Dreamwidth games, memes, and private storylines. These new options will go into effect starting with our next app cycle.

▶ The section for Species on the State of the World page has been removed, and a Bestiary page has been added instead.

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20 new imprints have been added to the game’s setting, including 7 locations and 4 unique species. Due to the large amount of new information being added this round, please see the Locations and Bestiary pages for the full details.

If your character's imprints didn't make it in, don't fret! This is only the first round of applicant imprints. The next imprint round will be posted sometime before the end of July.

If you have any questions for the mods about the newly added imprints, you can leave a comment in the questions thread below. You may also use the comments section of this post to discuss plotting ideas with other players.

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QUESTIONS

[tabularasa_mods]

If you have any questions about the newly added imprints, please leave a comment here and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

[theforgottenboy]

Hello! So I see there's snow on the mountaintop/ruins, but is it cold in those areas as well? Or is the temperature normal everywhere for now?

[tabularasa_mods]

Both the summit and the ruins are indeed cold! It's included in the description for both locations.

"The temperature abruptly drops the moment one steps into the snow-covered areas of the summit - snowflakes fall steadily from above at all times, though it's uncertain where they’re coming from."

[theforgottenboy]

Ah okay, don't mind me I just can't read lmdfskl. Thank you!

[mightdoriya]

This isn't an imprint question- hopefully that's okay- but it is somewhat related!

Should we assume the items that we detailed on our apps are going to be on our characters' persons when the world finishes forming around them?

[tabularasa_mods]

It's related to arrivals, so close enough! Yes, characters will arrive with whatever inventory is listed on their app. If you'd like to say something has fallen off them or ended up on the other side of the setting during transit, though, you're welcome to get creative!

[mightdoriya]

Awesome, thanks mods!

[mightdoriya]

OH ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION that I just thought of- if I hypothetically wanted Izuku to get accidentally followed by an overly-aggressively attention seeking bunny-pidgey-cat-rabbit thing that he ends up keeping with him...would that be a thing I'd be allowed to do?

[tabularasa_mods]

Absolutely! Remember to be a responsible pet owner, Izuku.

[mightdoriya]

He'll feed and water it every day!

[rotomphone]

A question about Hammerlocke Ruins! Will Raihan's Dynamax Band react to the Power Spot that is under the stadium in canon, or will it not due to the concept of Dynamax energy and the like not existing yet?

[tabularasa_mods]

Dynamax energy doesn't exist, so unfortunately not!

[rotomphone]

Figured as much! Thanks for the speedy reply! c:

[forethinking]

Hi mods!

About Heavenly Blanc, is it ok to assume some things got carried over, such as a crossword magazine or random Ren items in the attic?

Thank you!

[tabularasa_mods]

Common, everyday items will appear along with scenery imprints, so you're welcome to assume Ren might find some familiar or useful objects laying around if it'd make sense for them to be there. As long as it's within reason and not something like finding a katana stashed in a closet you're fine to assume whatever you'd like.

On the topic of things such as books and magazines, that's a little more complicated! The world doesn't have a very strong grasp of writing yet, so simple phrases and titles like the Heavenly Blanc's sign and menus are about as much as it knows how to handle. Any actual books generated by the world will either be pure gibberish or completely blank, like the pamphlets in Hammerlocke's info booth. Ren is welcome to treat some gibberish books like crosswords anyway, though!

These are good questions, so we'll be updating the FAQ and State of the World pages shortly to reflect this. Thanks for asking!