cordibus: (Hearto)
cordibus ([personal profile] cordibus) wrote2017-04-16 12:37 am
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
Entry tags:

Frequently Asked Questions

Info
Join
World
Communities
+
There are (what we think) are questions you may have about the game. If you have more, feel free to reply below with one!

Skip to a section:
GENERAL ⚫ APPLICATION ⚫ GAME WORLD

General Questions
What is this game?
Recursion is about characters awakening to new powers while finding out the life they've been living is a lie, regaining their memories of their homeworlds, and fighting back during the night to find the answers to their many questions.

I know nothing about the Persona video games. Will I still enjoy this game?
You don't need canon knowledge since Recursion is a self-contained story. It's inspired by Persona 3, 4 & 5 and are a few reoccurring themes from the Persona universe (such as the Velvet Room and the Shopping Channel), but newcomers will be able to understand what is going on. Persona usage has also been modified from the games to be very simple and easy to play, with strong emphasis on group participation.

What does being Awakened or The Awakening mean?
Before characters regain their lost memories, they are more or less a clog in the city's system. However, once they remember their old memories, they become an Awakened. The process of regaining those memories is called The Awakening. Most Awakenings are very hard for the characters both physically and mentally.

What canon(s) can I apply from?
We accept canon characters and canon AUs (such as Cloud from Kingdom Hearts and so on). You may also apply an OC, a CRAU (with up to 1 previous game's history), or a Fandom OC (although these will also be judged on a case-by-case basis). Player-created main characters, such as the protagonists of Mass Effect or Dragon Age games, will be judged case to case basis.

What are the Activity Check Requirements?
There are two ways to make AC! One is an open network post, log, or top level plus 7 comments. The other is 10 total comments. You can use multiple threads for AC!

Additionally, there is a bonus system used to modify personas and gain new group skills and weapon upgrades. While these may be based on post count, this is not always the case. Typical bonuses examples are request to tag new players, starting threads with a specific prompt, or doing a log that is detailed in the Velvet Room Requests. These are changed slightly every AC month.

▲ TOP | ▼ NEXT


Application Questions
What can my character bring with them?
Due to the game's premise, your character has nothing from their old world - no powers, no weapons, no clothing. As far as they know, they've been living in Eddan their entire lives. While it may be possible to regain certain items and powers down the line, essentially all characters start off the same with one Persona, one weapon and one gun.

Can I apply for a character that is dead in canon?
Yes! That will make for a very interesting Awakening.

I play a robot/pony/non humanoid. Will they keep their original form?
Not all the time. During the day, they will keep the human forms that they were given in this world, but after Awakening, they will revert to their original forms at night. Any character above eight feet will also be reduced to that height.

As a note: other Awakened characters can also catch glimpses of the character's real form during the day. The best way to explain it is that it works a lot like the anime Wolf's Rain, where humans see the wolves as humans only, but the wolves see each other as wolves. It can sometimes lead to comical situations. (How is that pony driving that car?? Don't let the pigeon drive the bus!)

My character can already summon a Persona. Do they have to start over like everyone else?
Yes. Summoning from the heart is different from other Persona summoning methods. Since their other Personas are 'locked up' in their mind, they will not be able to access them.

Can I apply as resident of the Velvet Room?
Yes. However, they will be unable to use their powers just like the other Persona canon characters.

Can I create my Persona by myself?
As part of your application, you will be asked to list your choice for your character's Persona's branch type, styles, and passives along with your chosen Heart Demon. Once this is approved by the mods and you're given your spells, you're ready for the next step.

Players are free to design what their character's Persona looks like when summoned.

What can a Demonic Persona look like?
Anything your heart desires. The demons can look humanoid or be based off objects and general descriptions are included on the Demons page for you to use (or not use) as inspiration. The maximum height of a persona is three times the character's height (but it can be tiny as well, if you like). Here is a list of various examples from Persona 4 to give you ideas.

Players can draw on their character's canon for inspiration for Persona design. A Pokemon trainer might have a Pokemon-like demonic persona, for example, or characters who had alternate selves in their canons might see traits of that form in their demonic Persona. Just keep in mind that it can't look exactly like something from canon..

▲ TOP | ▼ NEXT


Game World
What is the city like? How come my characters never noticed anything wrong?
How come will be something characters will learn as the game progresses. However, for the most part, the city's populace acts normal and the city itself looks like any other city in the world. Citizens go to work, attend school, obey the traffic laws, browse the internet and post terrible memes... It is only when a character is Awakened that they notice that a few things are off - for example while there is an airport, no one ever seems to leave; the world news tends to be repetitive and almost...bland; and all the buses bound for locations outside the city seem to be indefinitely delayed. There is also an imposed curfew after nightfall due to some ongoing murders the news never seems to give much detail about...

Additionally, while their non-Awakened family are not their 'true' family, they will still feel like family. They may worry about them, warn them to be careful, and check up on them from time to time. Players are freely allowed to play and NPC their other family members once accepted, or even make plans with new players to form families.

Of course, this answer will change as the game progresses. The seeds of rebellion may need to be sowed in places beyond this city...

Can my character leave the city?
Currently, no. Again, planes and buses out of the city always seem to be delayed and vehicles attempting to leave will either break down near the city's bridges or accidents will happen, blocking traffic. Don't ask 'normal' citizens about it either, since they won't realize it seems weird. After all, there are plenty of people coming in.

Can my character create a stink about the situation or go to the media regarding the anomalies?
For the most part, they'll just get treated like a crazy person. It might draw unwanted attention and ire and paint a target on their back. Remember, it's a rebellion, but it's meant to be a stealthy, nightly one. Trying to force out the truth by shocking it into those who aren't Awakened can be extremely dangerous and highly lethal to normal citizens.

Where does my character stay and live?
They continue to stay with their families lead the same life they had in the city before being Awakened. Exchange students can live in student dorms. There's no specific area for players to live in. As long as it seems reasonable, we will let you do as you want. Planning at night for the rebellion tends to be done in closed homes and the main school, Green Valley.

Why plan at the school?
In part, as a callback to the Persona series. Story-wise, the school harbors many of its own secrets and areas to discover. Since there are 10,000 students from all grades aged between 4-30, a few more there won't draw that much attention. It is also where the two Telephone Viruses, Luci and Lily, lead the Awakened after their first full night.

Who are Luci and Lily?
They claim to be Viruses working with the Velvet Room. While themselves not residents, they have their own purposes to fulfill and are ready to help the Awakened in any way they can. Just don't expect them to explain everything. They enjoy riddles and making characters think for themselves.

What happens if I drop?
There are two options when a character is dropped. The most common is that a character's heart wasn't able to take on the task of rebellion for long and they revert to their 'sleeping' state just like they were before being Awakened.

Characters who are dropped that had relationships to other characters in the game (say they believed they were father and son before being Awakened) would typically lose that connection and the remaining Awakened characters would not be able to reawaken them and reestablish the same relationship. In simple terms, a dropped character would lose their old life and start a new one somewhere else in the city. There is some small comfort that they are out there, still alive. However, lately thiat has changed and the dropped characters can stay close with their family, they simply won't remember their time as 'Awakened'.

Which brings us to the second option: death. It is possible for a character to become a victim of the murders or fall to the Shadows in battle. However, an outright death should be planned with any close CR since it may be highly traumatic for whatever characters are left behind in the aftermath. If we find out that the character's death drop wasn't brought to the attention of close castmates or close city AU castmates or if we get a private complaint that they weren't contacted, the death will instead be treated as a normal drop. Note that their death does not mean that the character cannot be apped for again, however they will need to be a different version of that character and will not have the previous memories of being Awakened.