1) There will be an Awakening log for the the first group of applicants, which will be about 3 weeks into the game's start, giving people time to play out their AUs, get a few clues from AppleNET, and interact before their eyes are opened.
In future rounds, the timing of Awakenings may change slightly (due to plot lines), but each reservation round should have typically the same amount of time (3-4 weeks) before a character Awakens. Anything that deviates from the norm will be marked clearly on the reservation post (for example, say we have, for plot reasons a group of people who are awakened only after a few days from joining the game).
Additionally, you'll still have plenty of time after Awakeing for your character to deal with balancing their AU life with what they've learned about their real life as well.
2) If you need to fill in blanks in a Canon AU character's backstory, you can definitely refer back to original version of the character to flesh things out. Just make sure it's clear in your application when you're inferring things from the source canon or using headcanon to fill in the blanks. If we feel that the application relies too heavily on headcanon (more than 50% of the application), we will either ask for revisions for more canon support or we may reject the application if we feel there isn't enough canon material for the character to be applicable.
3) This is actually a great suggestion, and we'll make sure to offer it during the first AU planning post (and subsequent ones) for players who want to get RNGd with others!
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In future rounds, the timing of Awakenings may change slightly (due to plot lines), but each reservation round should have typically the same amount of time (3-4 weeks) before a character Awakens. Anything that deviates from the norm will be marked clearly on the reservation post (for example, say we have, for plot reasons a group of people who are awakened only after a few days from joining the game).
Additionally, you'll still have plenty of time after Awakeing for your character to deal with balancing their AU life with what they've learned about their real life as well.
2) If you need to fill in blanks in a Canon AU character's backstory, you can definitely refer back to original version of the character to flesh things out. Just make sure it's clear in your application when you're inferring things from the source canon or using headcanon to fill in the blanks. If we feel that the application relies too heavily on headcanon (more than 50% of the application), we will either ask for revisions for more canon support or we may reject the application if we feel there isn't enough canon material for the character to be applicable.
3) This is actually a great suggestion, and we'll make sure to offer it during the first AU planning post (and subsequent ones) for players who want to get RNGd with others!