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• So, you're really okay with us using a lot of headcanon for our characters/applications?

  Yup! This is a more relaxed approach to games and we really want to embrace the creative side of RP
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• What source material can I apply from?

  A canon must be available in English for at least 30 days for characters to be applicable. We will regulate
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• Would a character with unusual physical traits i.e. wings, in nill's case, still have those physical traits when arriving in Folkmore?

  Yes, they absolutely would still have those same traits!
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• Do CRAU characters still have any physical changes/additions from their prior game?

  Your character's CRAU can be as exact as you would like it to be! If you want them to maintain
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• Can we apply for “next generation” canon OCs?

  I'm wondering about the permissibility of *next-generation* canon OCs (aka gen2 Canon OCs), i.e. children of canon characters from some
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• Is there forced humanization in this game, or can we app nonhuman characters?

  There is no requirement of forced humanization. You can app nonhuman characters who remain nonhuman, or you can humanize them.
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• Are malleable protagonists (specifically the Warden from Dragon Age: Origins) allowed?

  Absolutely! You would just list what choices your version of the protagonist made in their history section and shape the
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• Are there age restrictions on playable characters?

  Nope! Characters of all age are allowed to be applied for.
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• Will there be any sort of caps on the game?

  Nope. We do not have cast, player, or game caps. Folkmore encourages players to take on any character they’re curious
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• How many characters can I play and what type?

  After you have been invited by a player or mod, you can apply up to three characters per cycle. **There is
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• Can I play really obscure, unknown, or background characters with minimal information? What about playing general worldwide mythological characters like Hades or Cupid?

  Absolutely! Since this game is invite-only and focused on a more relaxed style of role-playing, we don't have a huge
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• Can I play characters from the same franchise?

  Yup! Just be considerate and responsible; you are welcome to play two main characters from an ensemble with ten main
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• What about massive characters like mecha robots? Or tiny creatures like fairies?

  Both are allowed! If it's considered sapient, you can almost definitely app it. The former's body would merely be
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• My character is dead / fatally injured at the canon point I want to take them from! Is that okay?

  Absolutely! Characters can arrive in Folkmore either already healed (with or without scars) or they can arrive in bad shape.
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• Are there any species restrictions in general?

  Nope! All sentient species are playable in the setting,
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• When it comes to apping game NPCs who interact heavily with the PC, is there a particular way you would want that handled or is that left to cast discretion?

  Left to cast discretion! We know there are plenty of games where NPCs in the setting are fleshed out enough
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• Hi, I'm just writing for clarification - it's fine to write something like a Non-Warrior of Light OC from FFXIV, as long as they don't have any relation to NPCs besides maybe like "Oh, I've heard your name because you're famous?"

  Correct! That would be completely fine. As long as the disconnect can be explained through means of "Oh I've heard
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• Asking this here as a follow-up to malleable protagonists: is more than one version from a specific game allowed in Folkmore at the same time even if they share the same pre-game start origin? Would that fit within the "four versions" presently allowed, under the alternate timeline clause?

  Yes, we would consider that an alternate timeline clause for sure! This applies to malleable protagonists such as Dragon Age
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• I was wondering how you guys feel if I app... well, literally Death themselves? This lady right here. Because she's not a god or a deity, she just is and is well, kind of godmod-y? The wikipedia article on her and the source material says she's everywhere even if she's also somewhere, and she knows everyone.

  That is fine! We have a few characters that transcend typical boundaries and mostly the game's setting/Thirteen naturally nerfs those
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• I know you said that multiple inquisitors with the same origin would be alright, does that hold true for the warrior of light from ffxiv?

  After reviewing the canon, the mod team has reclassified WoLs as silent protagonist and not malleable. If players wish to
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