Is there a minimum height restriction?This suggestion is to put some basic rules on what a player character can be. The rules I'm proposing are:
- Player characters should be a reasonable size, which is to say they should be able to fit in most RP locations and vehicles. I know we have a few huge ID-SOLs and Trolls out there, and they could be grandfathered in, but we should probably limit characters to being something like 3 meters or smaller, and no smaller than a mini-neko or FARS drone.
Honestly, this - I think it'd be good to set these up as guidelines and strongly recommended restrictions on characters, to not-so-subtly encourage players into RPing with characters that fit said criteria. Taking away the "hardness" that would come from making these restrictions into actual RULES would still allow an experienced or knowledgeable RPer to still make something that's not quite "normal".I think these guidelines are pretty good, especially for new players to help them with make a first character that is going to fit in well and give them that first good taste to the Star Army. However, I wouldn't want it to be a forced set of rules. Experienced members who have been around awhile and know more about the cannon of the game could probably make characters outside these guidelines that work well.
I think these guidelines are pretty good, especially for new players to help them with make a first character that is going to fit in well and give them that first good taste to the Star Army. However, I wouldn't want it to be a forced set of rules. Experienced members who have been around awhile and know more about the cannon of the game could probably make characters outside these guidelines that work well.
Definitely agree, I understand the general purpose of these guidelines, but they should be guidelines and not hard restrictions as there are ways to roleplay characters that don't meet these guidelines. Also like Soban said for the character size one, some species in general already go outside those guidelines, mini-neko can technically be smaller than 8 inches, and if the idea is that characters should be able to fit in most RP vehicles there's already quite a few that Separa'Shans aren't compatible with both because of their tail's size and lack of legs for things like pedals.Honestly, this - I think it'd be good to set these up as guidelines and strongly recommended restrictions on characters, to not-so-subtly encourage players into RPing with characters that fit said criteria. Taking away the "hardness" that would come from making these restrictions into actual RULES would still allow an experienced or knowledgeable RPer to still make something that's not quite "normal".
This is why I officially downvoted the original post, but otherwise support the actual idea being discussed in this thread.
In Earth years that's 13 or 14. There's no reason Nepleslia should be using kids to fight its wars. It's a good example of why this rule should be a thing.literally have a 16-year old PC in my infantry plot after all
Pot, I would very much like to introduce you to my good friend Kettle. (Frankly a lot of this is caused by the fact that EVERYONE must use Yamataian years even outside of Yamatai)In Earth years that's 13 or 14. There's no reason Nepleslia should be using kids to fight its wars. It's a good example of why this rule should be a thing.
i think its a bit harder since neko are adults at like 3 months old (and lets be frank the excuse that they have machine learning and are mature after 3 months wouldn't hold up in court if you tried to explain that to a fed who wouldn't sympathize when they bring up some of the art people make of their neko PCs who are only a couple of years old)
Examples of everything suggested in the opening post have already made it through GMs and character reviewers even though they're character elements that go against common sense. Seems better to reign it in for the future than it is to have even more characters who would need adjustments if it came down to it. It's easier to make what's acceptable clear from the get-go than it is to tell somebody that their character needs a retcon because their GM's approval amounted to a rubber stamp and a gold star sticker.We lose nothing by simply having it as a recommendation, whereas we lose something by having it as a hard rule. And we have character review mods for a reason and GMs should be able to decide what can be in their plots without some overbearing authority
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