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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">They are to </del>be at least 18 years of age<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>or the age of adulthood for their [[Races|race]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">They should </del>have the mental and emotional faculties of an adult <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and be </del>capable of adult decision-making<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, even if they are expressly considered naive</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Characters must </ins>be at least 18 years of age or the age of adulthood for their [[Races|race]]. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Even if they are naive, they must </ins>have the mental and emotional faculties of an adult capable of adult decision-making.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The [[Backgrounds|background]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of the </del>character <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">should have some correlation to any choice made in-game </del>and furthermore be plausible <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for a character entering the world </del>at the <code>3rd level</code>, or the <code>5th level</code> <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">should a </del>[[Mist Token]] option <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">be </del>selected. Characters cannot claim <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an "absence" </del>or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"theft" </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a former </del>power as an excuse for <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>low level. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Recall that </del>''The Domains of Dread'' is a low-medium gothic <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">horror </del>fantasy and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">therefore </del>implausible or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">otherwise </del>high magic backstories are more likely to be rejected <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">during the [[Applications and </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Allowlist|</del>application<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </del>process.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">backstory given for a character must have some relevance to the </ins>[[Backgrounds|background]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">selected for them during [[Character Creation|</ins>character <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">creation]], </ins>and furthermore <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">should </ins>be plausible at the <code>3rd level</code>, or the <code>5th level</code> <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with the </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mist Tokens|</ins>Mist Token]] option selected. Characters cannot claim <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“absence” </ins>or <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“theft” </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">preexisting </ins>power as an excuse for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their </ins>low level. ''The Domains of Dread'' is a low-medium <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">magic </ins>gothic fantasy and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">likewise </ins>implausible or high magic backstories are more likely to be rejected <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </ins>the application process.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># [[Glossary|Outlanders]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">who enter </del>the world at the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><code></del>3rd level<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></code> ''</del>cannot<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' </del>have <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">had </del>any <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">previous </del>experience or time spent in the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Realms of Terror - when </del>they enter the world is also the first time they <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">have entered </del>the demiplane <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fictionally</del>. If they <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are entering </del>the world at the <code>5th level</code> then they are allowed to have spent up to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">60 days </del>inside the demiplane <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fictionally </del>and have been Misted to their spawn location rather than to the demiplane as a whole.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># [[Glossary|Outlanders]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">entering </ins>the world at the 3rd level cannot have any <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prior </ins>experience or time spent in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">demiplane—when </ins>they enter the world is also <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fictionally </ins>the first time they <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enter </ins>the demiplane. If they <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">enter </ins>the world at the <code>5th level</code> then they are allowed to have spent up to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">3 months </ins>inside the demiplane and have been Misted to their spawn location rather than to the demiplane as a whole.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">as much to the Game Masters during the </del>application <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">process</del>. Illegitimate or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">otherwise </del>disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disclose their character's circumstances during </del>the application process <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">so that the world may react appropriately to their existence</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or aristocratic families</ins>, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">likewise in their </ins>application. Illegitimate or disowned members of these houses <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or families </ins>do not have to take the Mist Token option, but <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their circumstances </ins>should still <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">be disclosed as part of </ins>the application process.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">should </del>not work jobs associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">details </del>in a backstory <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </del>acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are approached </del>responsibly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">must </ins>not work jobs <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or professions </ins>associated with proximity to erotic roleplay<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>per the [[Game Rules]]. Having <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">worked </ins>these <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">professions </ins>in a backstory <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </ins>acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">written </ins>responsibly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters must have a viable first and last name, no matter if what they <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">will provide </del>to other characters <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">will differ</del>. No character may have a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"true name" that </del>is a mononym or title. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">They should not be </del>references to famous people, even if fictional.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters must have a viable first and last name, no matter if what they <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">supply </ins>to other characters <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">differs</ins>. No character may have a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“true name” which </ins>is a mononym or title. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">No </ins>references to famous people <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are allowed</ins>, even if fictional.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">should </del>have relevance to the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character's </del>backstory and present circumstances. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Class </del>as an in<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-</del>character ideologue is far more <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">relevant </del>in ''The Domains of Dread'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">than what may </del>be <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">past experience. Please read </del>the class <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">page </del>prior to applying. While <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">certain </del>liberties are expected and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </del>welcome, classes with narrow alignment<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">/</del>conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">especially </del>subject to scrutiny. It should be assumed that if a class <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </del>archetype is evil only<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>such as [[Dark Knight]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>there exists expectation <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to define </del>those characters <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</del>beyond<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' </del>mere acts of evil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">archetype must </ins>have <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">some </ins>relevance to the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character’s </ins>backstory and present circumstances. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It should be noted that class archetype </ins>as an in character ideologue is far more <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">prevalent </ins>in ''The Domains of Dread''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. It will </ins>be <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">expected that </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">article regarding their </ins>class <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">archetype has been read </ins>prior to applying. While <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">artistic </ins>liberties <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and divergences </ins>are expected and welcome, classes with narrow alignment <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </ins>conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are subject to scrutiny. It should be assumed that if a class archetype is evil only such as [[Dark Knight<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|Dark Knight’s</ins>]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">then </ins>there exists <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>expectation <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </ins>those characters <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">will be defined </ins>beyond mere acts of evil.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">without being </del>a [[Dread Figure]]. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">If </del>it <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">player's </del>intent <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from the beginning </del>to angle a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character's </del>story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">may </del>help in the telling. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It is acknowledged that antagonist </del>play is difficult and often best aided by Game <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Masters - however</del>, if the character is <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</del>not<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'' </del>a Dread Figure, then they must observe <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">all rules regarding character </del>versus <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character conflict accordingly</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in ''The Domains of Dread'', even if they are not </ins>a [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Dread Figures|</ins>Dread Figure]]. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Should </ins>it <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">be </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">player’s </ins>intent to angle a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character’s </ins>story toward <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">becoming </ins>any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are aware to </ins>help in the telling. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Antagonist </ins>play is difficult and often best aided by Game <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Masters—however</ins>, if the character is not <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">yet </ins>a Dread Figure, then they must observe <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the [[Character </ins>versus <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Character Rules]] and do not enjoy Dread Figure specific exemptions</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">presents </del>their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">one's </del>mind are also acceptable so long as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">changes are </del>disclosed to the Game Masters where <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">particularly </del>relevant, such as membership to a noble house or the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character's "true name"</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">might present </ins>their backstory <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to other characters </ins>are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the player </ins>changing <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their </ins>mind are also acceptable so long as the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">alteration is </ins>disclosed to the Game Masters where <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">especially </ins>relevant, such as membership to a noble house or <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">family or about </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character’s “true name”</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A </del>player may have <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">up to </del>2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">third </del>character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">which character </del>should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">you are as a </del>player to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">get around the </del>active character limit <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">will be </del>grounds for being removed from <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">play</del>''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</del>''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Any </ins>player may have <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><code></ins>2<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></code> </ins>characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">3rd </ins>character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">whom </ins>should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>player <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is in order </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">circumvent this </ins>active character limit <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </ins>grounds for being removed from ''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Domains of Dread</ins>''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Augusthttps://www.thedomainsofdread.com/w/index.php?title=Character_Restrictions&diff=531&oldid=prevAugust at 23:27, 12 April 20252025-04-12T23:27:06Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership to a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership to a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">banned </del>from play''.''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">removed </ins>from play''.''</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </del>a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to </ins>a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from play''.''</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from play''.''</div></td></tr>
</table>Augusthttps://www.thedomainsofdread.com/w/index.php?title=Character_Restrictions&diff=529&oldid=prevAugust at 23:26, 12 April 20252025-04-12T23:26:03Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters should not work jobs associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these details in a backstory are acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and are approached responsibly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters should not work jobs associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these details in a backstory are acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and are approached responsibly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters must have a viable first and last name, no matter if what they will provide to other characters will differ. No character may have a "true name" that is a mononym or title. They should not be references to famous people, even if fictional.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters must have a viable first and last name, no matter if what they will provide to other characters will differ. No character may have a "true name" that is a mononym or title. They should not be references to famous people, even if fictional.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in addition to their bespoke application form</del>. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership of a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership of a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from play''.''</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from play''.''</div></td></tr>
</table>Augusthttps://www.thedomainsofdread.com/w/index.php?title=Character_Restrictions&diff=528&oldid=prevAugust at 23:25, 12 April 20252025-04-12T23:25:21Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing as much to the Game Masters during the application process. Illegitimate or otherwise disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still disclose their character's circumstances during the application process so that the world may react appropriately to their existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing as much to the Game Masters during the application process. Illegitimate or otherwise disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still disclose their character's circumstances during the application process so that the world may react appropriately to their existence.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters should not work <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">professions </del>associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these details in a backstory are acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and are approached <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with care</del>.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters should not work <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jobs </ins>associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these details in a backstory are acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and are approached <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">responsibly</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters must have a viable first and last name, no matter if what they will provide to other characters will differ. No character may have a "true name" that is a mononym or title. They should not be references to famous people, even if fictional.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters must have a viable first and last name, no matter if what they will provide to other characters will differ. No character may have a "true name" that is a mononym or title. They should not be references to famous people, even if fictional.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny in addition to their bespoke application form. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny in addition to their bespoke application form. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The [[Backgrounds|background]] of the character should have some correlation to any choice made in-game and furthermore be plausible for a character entering the world at the <code>3rd level</code>, or the <code>5th level</code> should a [[Mist Token]] option be selected. Characters cannot claim an "absence" or "theft" of a former power as an excuse for a low level. Recall that ''The Domains of Dread'' is a low-medium gothic horror fantasy and therefore implausible or otherwise high magic backstories are more likely to be rejected during the [[Applications and the Allowlist|application]] process.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The [[Backgrounds|background]] of the character should have some correlation to any choice made in-game and furthermore be plausible for a character entering the world at the <code>3rd level</code>, or the <code>5th level</code> should a [[Mist Token]] option be selected. Characters cannot claim an "absence" or "theft" of a former power as an excuse for a low level. Recall that ''The Domains of Dread'' is a low-medium gothic horror fantasy and therefore implausible or otherwise high magic backstories are more likely to be rejected during the [[Applications and the Allowlist|application]] process.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># [[Glossary|Outlanders]] who enter the world at the <code>3rd level</code> ''cannot'' have had any previous experience or time spent in the Realms of Terror - when they enter the world is also the first time they have entered the demiplane fictionally. If they are entering the world at the <code><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">4th </del>level</code> then they are allowed to have spent up to 60 days inside the demiplane fictionally and have been Misted to their spawn location rather than to the demiplane as a whole.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># [[Glossary|Outlanders]] who enter the world at the <code>3rd level</code> ''cannot'' have had any previous experience or time spent in the Realms of Terror - when they enter the world is also the first time they have entered the demiplane fictionally. If they are entering the world at the <code><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">5th </ins>level</code> then they are allowed to have spent up to 60 days inside the demiplane fictionally and have been Misted to their spawn location rather than to the demiplane as a whole.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing as much to the Game Masters during the application process. Illegitimate or otherwise disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still disclose their character's circumstances during the application process so that the world may react appropriately to their existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing as much to the Game Masters during the application process. Illegitimate or otherwise disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still disclose their character's circumstances during the application process so that the world may react appropriately to their existence.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters should not work professions associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these details in a backstory are acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and are approached with care.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Characters should not work professions associated with proximity to erotic roleplay per the [[Game Rules]]. Having these details in a backstory are acceptable so long as they are no longer relevant and are approached with care.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># They are to be at least 18 years of age, or the age of adulthood for their [[Races|race]]. They should have the mental and emotional faculties of an adult and be capable of adult decision-making, even if they are expressly considered naive.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># They are to be at least 18 years of age, or the age of adulthood for their [[Races|race]]. They should have the mental and emotional faculties of an adult and be capable of adult decision-making, even if they are expressly considered naive.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The [[Backgrounds|background]] of the character should have some correlation to any choice made in-game and furthermore be plausible for a character entering the world at the <code>3rd level</code>, or the <code><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">4th </del>level</code> should a [[Mist Token]] option be selected. Characters cannot claim an "absence" or "theft" of a former power as an excuse for a low level. Recall that ''The Domains of Dread'' is a low-medium gothic horror fantasy and therefore implausible or otherwise high magic backstories are more likely to be rejected during the [[Applications and the Allowlist|application]] process.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The [[Backgrounds|background]] of the character should have some correlation to any choice made in-game and furthermore be plausible for a character entering the world at the <code>3rd level</code>, or the <code><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">5th </ins>level</code> should a [[Mist Token]] option be selected. Characters cannot claim an "absence" or "theft" of a former power as an excuse for a low level. Recall that ''The Domains of Dread'' is a low-medium gothic horror fantasy and therefore implausible or otherwise high magic backstories are more likely to be rejected during the [[Applications and the Allowlist|application]] process.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># [[Glossary|Outlanders]] who enter the world at the <code>3rd level</code> ''cannot'' have had any previous experience or time spent in the Realms of Terror - when they enter the world is also the first time they have entered the demiplane fictionally. If they are entering the world at the <code>4th level</code> then they are allowed to have spent up to 60 days inside the demiplane fictionally and have been Misted to their spawn location rather than to the demiplane as a whole.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># [[Glossary|Outlanders]] who enter the world at the <code>3rd level</code> ''cannot'' have had any previous experience or time spent in the Realms of Terror - when they enter the world is also the first time they have entered the demiplane fictionally. If they are entering the world at the <code>4th level</code> then they are allowed to have spent up to 60 days inside the demiplane fictionally and have been Misted to their spawn location rather than to the demiplane as a whole.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing as much to the Game Masters during the application process. Illegitimate or otherwise disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still disclose their character's circumstances during the application process so that the world may react appropriately to their existence.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Natives cannot be the legitimate members of noble houses, even minor ones, without taking the Mist Token option and expressing as much to the Game Masters during the application process. Illegitimate or otherwise disowned members of these houses do not have to take the Mist Token option, but should still disclose their character's circumstances during the application process so that the world may react appropriately to their existence.</div></td></tr>
</table>Augusthttps://www.thedomainsofdread.com/w/index.php?title=Character_Restrictions&diff=440&oldid=prevAugust at 12:10, 21 March 20252025-03-21T12:10:50Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership of a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind are also acceptable so long as that the changes are disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership of a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from ''<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Domains of Dread</del>.''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">play</ins>''.''</div></td></tr>
</table>Augusthttps://www.thedomainsofdread.com/w/index.php?title=Character_Restrictions&diff=439&oldid=prevAugust at 11:52, 21 March 20252025-03-21T11:52:20Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny in addition to their bespoke application form. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># The choice of [[Classes and Archetypes|class]] should have relevance to the character's backstory and present circumstances. Class as an in-character ideologue is far more relevant in ''The Domains of Dread'' than what may be past experience. Please read the class page prior to applying. While certain liberties are expected and are welcome, classes with narrow alignment/conduct requirements such as [[Paladin]] are especially subject to scrutiny in addition to their bespoke application form. It should be assumed that if a class or archetype is evil only, such as [[Dark Knight]], there exists expectation to define those characters ''beyond'' mere acts of evil.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Any character may be an antagonist without being a [[Dread Figure]]. If it is the player's intent from the beginning to angle a character's story toward any of the available Dread Figure templates, that should be disclosed during the application process so that Game Masters may help in the telling. It is acknowledged that antagonist play is difficult and often best aided by Game Masters - however, if the character is ''not'' a Dread Figure, then they must observe all rules regarding character versus character conflict accordingly.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </del>also acceptable so long as that the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">change is </del>disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership of a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># Falsehoods in how a character presents their backstory are acceptable, but anything provided to the Game Masters during the application process should be the truth. Deviations from the application due to changing one's mind <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </ins>also acceptable so long as that the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">changes are </ins>disclosed to the Game Masters where particularly relevant, such as membership of a noble house or the character's "true name".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from ''The Domains of Dread.''</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div># A player may have up to 2 characters who do not have Dread Figure templates active at a time. If a third character is applied for, Game Masters will inquire as to which character should be shelved to make room for the incoming character. Attempting to misrepresent who you are as a player to get around the active character limit will be grounds for being banned from ''The Domains of Dread.''</div></td></tr>
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