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FAQs
How does DW roleplay work, anyway?
It's pretty simple. Pick a character from a pre-existing body of work (henceforth known as canon) or make your own and put together an application. The mods will review it and either ask you for additional information or changes, or approve you. After that, join the communities you are instructed to join with the journal you made for the character you are playing and then you're good to go! You are free to post to the communities for the general actions of your characters, or reply to other character posts. This game is a "community" game, so all activity takes place within the community itself, not the journals.
What are the general rules here?
Pretty standard stuff. Don't god-mod another character without explicit permission, be respectful of each other, check with other people before you launch huge character plots (especially involving injury or death, the latter of which MUST be cleared with the mods as it involves special considerations and reactions), f-lock and warn any explicit content, and don't metagame (that is, don't use out-of-character knowledge in-character).
How many characters may I app?
5 per player, no more than 2 from a single canon. As far as roles, no more than 2 Enforcers and 1 Councilor, or 3 Enforcers and 0 Councilors. The maximum number of characters per player can be extended, and it requires doing double the activity required to pass the activity check with all five of your current characters.
So what exactly is Confuto Ordinatio?
Confuto Ordinatio is the headquarters of a huge, multi-planar governing body responsible for making sure the planes don't accidentally bump into each other or overlap and everyone stays in their own world.
They're not doing a very good job.
What does an Agent do?
Slave labor. OK, OK, indentured servitude. Basically, agents are the loyal, overworked, and underpaid foot-soldiers of Confuto Ordinatio. They toil for meager pay and housing "benefits" to keep the planes intact, all the while conforming to the thousands of petty little rules and restrictions the council comes up with. They are vital to the organization in that they actually know what's going on and usually have some idea of how to fix things or at least do damage control. An agent is constantly on the go, traveling between worlds, solving problems and making things right. Usually.
How about the Enforcers and Councilors?
Enforcers are essentially elevated Agents; a police chief is a good parallel. They tend to be more administrative, putting together teams for larger jobs and adjudicating job distribution. Enforcers can go on jobs themselves, but they usually do so at the head of an Agent team.
Councilors are the upper crust of society. Highly respected and prestigious, they routinely vote on new ordinances and laws to be made within the compound. As such, their votes carry a high price, though a good councilor will not ask too much for their vote, least they appear greedy.
That's awesome! I want to go to this world!
Go right ahead! In Planeocracy, most characters can visit any world that exists in our game at will. Usually it's a good idea to blend in with the natives, identify the problem, solve it efficiently and get out. Unfortunately, after the psychiatric evaluations were axed in the last round of budget cuts, as well as the regular Agent salaries, they'll let pretty much anybody in these days. Confuto Ordinatio has managed to maintain it's secrecy through liberal application of memory wipe technology, but we'll see how long that lasts.
I know our forms may change, what about our clothes?
Coloration would remain unchanged, but generally characters will be outfitted in clothing that would be found in that world to help the agents blend in, though occasionally it does glitch out and leave in clothing that does exist on that world but is not typical for the area.
How does time and continuity work within worlds?
Confuto Ordinatio itself exists outside of time, and you are generally able to visit any time period you wish within a world. That said, events are generally expected to proceed as they should within the canon. While you can create small ripples, you are not allowed to fully change events that have or are supposed to happen. What it does mean is characters can be applied from different points within the canon, although if the character is slated to die or become gravely injured at a certain point, they cannot change that.
In addition, characters can be advanced through their canon pretty much at will, though significant changes should be cleared through the mods for organizational purposes. As characters can return to their world whenever they want and to any time period they want, they can continue to advance their story and progress in growth and development.
How do I pick up jobs?
Earning Platinum is completed totally through commission, after the council voted to axe Agent and Enforcer salaries due to budget constraints. On occasion, specific jobs will be posted and logged by the mods, but otherwise, feel free to make up your own assignments and log them out amongst yourselves. The idea behind jobs is you are all required to do random, often menial things to earn your keep, which gives you something to post about. So be creative!
How do I move up on the corporate ladder?
Bribes. Seriously. These things are always about who you know rather than how well you perform. Advancing in Confuto Ordinatio usually involves standing out and getting in good with enough councilors to get a promotion bill proposed and bribe it through.
I want to make laws! How do I make laws?
If you yourself are a councilor or you know someone who is, you can have them propose a bill. Bills can be proposed here, after which a mod will reply with the cost to bribe it through. If you have enough money, you can pass it and it is now law within Confuto Ordinatio, strictly and legally binding as long as someone is watching and knows that the law exists. Depending on the number of councilors you know, you may be able to get a reduction on the cost of bribes, although they are free to demand a different price for their vote instead
How does world integration work?
Whenever a character from a new canon is applied, a gate to their world opens up and is rerouted into Confuto Ordinatio's Hall of Gates. That location is now accessible to all Confuto Ordinatio Agents, who can travel there at will through use of their Gate Keys. When posting from a world, simply apply the tag to your post in the community so we know where it's going on. Worlds also naturally impose limitations on the scope and form of your abilities, so powers that work in one world may work differently or not at all in another.
Can I app an OC?
Of course! OCs are welcome, although there are some rules. OCs that are part of a pre-existing canon world cannot come in with any relationships with a canon character, and OCs from a player-created world must have enough information on their world for us to integrate and the player who created the world must be willing to allow other OCs to app into their pre-established world if desired. OCs can also be tailored to the setting and be residents of Confuto Ordinatio, so long as they're made within the general feel of the game.
If you wish to app an OC from someone else's original setting, you MUST contact them and get permission.
Can I app more than one version of a character?
AUs of characters are permitted on a case-to-case basis, and versions of characters from different timelines are prohibited. With AUs, canon or well-established AUs are generally permissible, whereas player-made AUs require additional evaluation. Furthermore, there should be some visible difference between the AU and canon character, and any player-made AUs also require approval from the player of the canon version of the character, if applicable.
Do canons with different continuities count as an AU to each other?
If there's a severe difference such as between Sailor Moon and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon or between Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Acid, yes. Of course, canon alternate universes do count as AUs (e.g. The World Ends With You's 'Another Day', Code Geass' 'Nightmare of Nunnally').
Can I app a crack version of a character?
No. While the game is generally intended to have a light feel, there are certain standards it holds itself and its players to. Crack versions do not fit into this criteria and are banned.
Can I app a character and take their history from another RP or dressing room?
No. While it might make sense to some degree, it's simply too hard to decide case-by-case whether or not it'd work with the game, so it is not allowed.
Can I app a character who previously dropped or idled out?
Of course! ICly, when a character is dropped their Gate Key is revoked and they are sent home, with their memories wiped in 5-7 business days. You may reapply a dropped character with or without their memories of having been in Confuto Ordinatio before at your prerogative; the memory wiping is about as efficient as anything else in the organization.
I'm in, but where's my tag?
Generally, a character tag is created within twenty-four hours of the character's acceptance. However, due to the way journals work, it only shows up on the list once it's manually typed in, then it'll automatically fill itself in next time. If it says the tag isn't valid, then ask a mod to see what happened.
Is there an OOC chat?
Yes, there is! It's on AIM, and the title is "planeocracy". If that doesn't work, "planeochat" has been used sometimes due to recent troubles with AIM. If you can't get in on your own, feel free to contact one of the mods and ask them for an invite.
I want to ask something you didn't answer here.
Go right ahead! Simply reply to this post with your question and we will answer it in 5-7 business days!
Maybe even sooner!
It's pretty simple. Pick a character from a pre-existing body of work (henceforth known as canon) or make your own and put together an application. The mods will review it and either ask you for additional information or changes, or approve you. After that, join the communities you are instructed to join with the journal you made for the character you are playing and then you're good to go! You are free to post to the communities for the general actions of your characters, or reply to other character posts. This game is a "community" game, so all activity takes place within the community itself, not the journals.
What are the general rules here?
Pretty standard stuff. Don't god-mod another character without explicit permission, be respectful of each other, check with other people before you launch huge character plots (especially involving injury or death, the latter of which MUST be cleared with the mods as it involves special considerations and reactions), f-lock and warn any explicit content, and don't metagame (that is, don't use out-of-character knowledge in-character).
How many characters may I app?
5 per player, no more than 2 from a single canon. As far as roles, no more than 2 Enforcers and 1 Councilor, or 3 Enforcers and 0 Councilors. The maximum number of characters per player can be extended, and it requires doing double the activity required to pass the activity check with all five of your current characters.
So what exactly is Confuto Ordinatio?
Confuto Ordinatio is the headquarters of a huge, multi-planar governing body responsible for making sure the planes don't accidentally bump into each other or overlap and everyone stays in their own world.
They're not doing a very good job.
What does an Agent do?
Slave labor. OK, OK, indentured servitude. Basically, agents are the loyal, overworked, and underpaid foot-soldiers of Confuto Ordinatio. They toil for meager pay and housing "benefits" to keep the planes intact, all the while conforming to the thousands of petty little rules and restrictions the council comes up with. They are vital to the organization in that they actually know what's going on and usually have some idea of how to fix things or at least do damage control. An agent is constantly on the go, traveling between worlds, solving problems and making things right. Usually.
How about the Enforcers and Councilors?
Enforcers are essentially elevated Agents; a police chief is a good parallel. They tend to be more administrative, putting together teams for larger jobs and adjudicating job distribution. Enforcers can go on jobs themselves, but they usually do so at the head of an Agent team.
Councilors are the upper crust of society. Highly respected and prestigious, they routinely vote on new ordinances and laws to be made within the compound. As such, their votes carry a high price, though a good councilor will not ask too much for their vote, least they appear greedy.
That's awesome! I want to go to this world!
Go right ahead! In Planeocracy, most characters can visit any world that exists in our game at will. Usually it's a good idea to blend in with the natives, identify the problem, solve it efficiently and get out. Unfortunately, after the psychiatric evaluations were axed in the last round of budget cuts, as well as the regular Agent salaries, they'll let pretty much anybody in these days. Confuto Ordinatio has managed to maintain it's secrecy through liberal application of memory wipe technology, but we'll see how long that lasts.
I know our forms may change, what about our clothes?
Coloration would remain unchanged, but generally characters will be outfitted in clothing that would be found in that world to help the agents blend in, though occasionally it does glitch out and leave in clothing that does exist on that world but is not typical for the area.
How does time and continuity work within worlds?
Confuto Ordinatio itself exists outside of time, and you are generally able to visit any time period you wish within a world. That said, events are generally expected to proceed as they should within the canon. While you can create small ripples, you are not allowed to fully change events that have or are supposed to happen. What it does mean is characters can be applied from different points within the canon, although if the character is slated to die or become gravely injured at a certain point, they cannot change that.
In addition, characters can be advanced through their canon pretty much at will, though significant changes should be cleared through the mods for organizational purposes. As characters can return to their world whenever they want and to any time period they want, they can continue to advance their story and progress in growth and development.
How do I pick up jobs?
Earning Platinum is completed totally through commission, after the council voted to axe Agent and Enforcer salaries due to budget constraints. On occasion, specific jobs will be posted and logged by the mods, but otherwise, feel free to make up your own assignments and log them out amongst yourselves. The idea behind jobs is you are all required to do random, often menial things to earn your keep, which gives you something to post about. So be creative!
How do I move up on the corporate ladder?
Bribes. Seriously. These things are always about who you know rather than how well you perform. Advancing in Confuto Ordinatio usually involves standing out and getting in good with enough councilors to get a promotion bill proposed and bribe it through.
I want to make laws! How do I make laws?
If you yourself are a councilor or you know someone who is, you can have them propose a bill. Bills can be proposed here, after which a mod will reply with the cost to bribe it through. If you have enough money, you can pass it and it is now law within Confuto Ordinatio, strictly and legally binding as long as someone is watching and knows that the law exists. Depending on the number of councilors you know, you may be able to get a reduction on the cost of bribes, although they are free to demand a different price for their vote instead
How does world integration work?
Whenever a character from a new canon is applied, a gate to their world opens up and is rerouted into Confuto Ordinatio's Hall of Gates. That location is now accessible to all Confuto Ordinatio Agents, who can travel there at will through use of their Gate Keys. When posting from a world, simply apply the tag to your post in the community so we know where it's going on. Worlds also naturally impose limitations on the scope and form of your abilities, so powers that work in one world may work differently or not at all in another.
Can I app an OC?
Of course! OCs are welcome, although there are some rules. OCs that are part of a pre-existing canon world cannot come in with any relationships with a canon character, and OCs from a player-created world must have enough information on their world for us to integrate and the player who created the world must be willing to allow other OCs to app into their pre-established world if desired. OCs can also be tailored to the setting and be residents of Confuto Ordinatio, so long as they're made within the general feel of the game.
If you wish to app an OC from someone else's original setting, you MUST contact them and get permission.
Can I app more than one version of a character?
AUs of characters are permitted on a case-to-case basis, and versions of characters from different timelines are prohibited. With AUs, canon or well-established AUs are generally permissible, whereas player-made AUs require additional evaluation. Furthermore, there should be some visible difference between the AU and canon character, and any player-made AUs also require approval from the player of the canon version of the character, if applicable.
Do canons with different continuities count as an AU to each other?
If there's a severe difference such as between Sailor Moon and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon or between Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Acid, yes. Of course, canon alternate universes do count as AUs (e.g. The World Ends With You's 'Another Day', Code Geass' 'Nightmare of Nunnally').
Can I app a crack version of a character?
No. While the game is generally intended to have a light feel, there are certain standards it holds itself and its players to. Crack versions do not fit into this criteria and are banned.
Can I app a character and take their history from another RP or dressing room?
No. While it might make sense to some degree, it's simply too hard to decide case-by-case whether or not it'd work with the game, so it is not allowed.
Can I app a character who previously dropped or idled out?
Of course! ICly, when a character is dropped their Gate Key is revoked and they are sent home, with their memories wiped in 5-7 business days. You may reapply a dropped character with or without their memories of having been in Confuto Ordinatio before at your prerogative; the memory wiping is about as efficient as anything else in the organization.
I'm in, but where's my tag?
Generally, a character tag is created within twenty-four hours of the character's acceptance. However, due to the way journals work, it only shows up on the list once it's manually typed in, then it'll automatically fill itself in next time. If it says the tag isn't valid, then ask a mod to see what happened.
Is there an OOC chat?
Yes, there is! It's on AIM, and the title is "planeocracy". If that doesn't work, "planeochat" has been used sometimes due to recent troubles with AIM. If you can't get in on your own, feel free to contact one of the mods and ask them for an invite.
I want to ask something you didn't answer here.
Go right ahead! Simply reply to this post with your question and we will answer it in 5-7 business days!
Maybe even sooner!