Post by Unison Sign on Jul 17, 2015 4:29:49 GMT -7
This is going to be a simple FAQ sheet for Elysium members that are transferring over to Unison Sign. Here I'm going to list the major changes to the site as well as give you instructions on how to transfer your old character or clan.
First off, let's go through the changes.
With those changes out of the way, let's talk about characters. For those of you that want to get to role playing immediately, I have good news. If you have an approved character from the second iteration of Elysium (May 2015 - July 2015) then you can jump straight into Unison Sign with that same character without needing to be approved. There is a catch though. Before you can start role playing you must be familiar with our new world. This means reading our history and the board descriptions. You must also begin work on your modified profile ASAP. Because we are now in a completely alternate world you will have to rewrite your entire history (unless you wrote a very general history that didn't reference the world state at all, in which case you simply need to put your old profile into the new template). You'll have until the end of July to finish this new profile before you're locked out from role playing until you get it done.
In addition to this all ryo you have on your characters now will transfer over to your new character. This can be an old character that you've transferred over or a completely new character, it doesn't matter. If you earned the money on Elysium, we'll let you use it on Unison Sign as well.
Finally, regarding custom clans. This will be covered in more detail in a later post but I wanted to give you some information here as well. Clans will be instrumental in the shaping of the plot on Unison Sign. If you are an early bird you'll be able to take your imagined clan and insert it directly into our sites plot. This means you can have a custom board to yourself, create your own village or even become a major antagonist to other shinobi. If you had a clan on Elysium, we encourage you to convert it to Unison Sign. All clans that had previously approved jutsu or kekkei genkai will automatically have those reapproved for their new clan without modifications (unless the kekkei genkai or jutsu referred to stats, which no longer exist). As for the clan, they will need to be rewritten for our new world and plot.
So that's it. If you're unclear on anything I've posted up in here or you have other questions regarding the changes we've made or the revamp please check out this thread.
First off, let's go through the changes.
- The stat system has been removed completely. We are now a statless, freeform roleplay.
- We have created a completely different shinobi world, not related to the original canon world. With this we also have a new original history and plot.
- Only two shinobi villages currently exist. Three more are in the works In Character, but the members will largely be responsible for their creation.
- Unison Sign will feature "story arcs" in the form of major world events that you can participate in. The actual role play itself though is sandbox to an extent and you can freely do whatever you like.
- Because the villages are only a few months old there are no official shinobi ranks. Ranks have been changed to be an IC mechanic that will not affect your character's abilities or permissions. These ranks may even differ from village to village.
- Advanced Nature Transformations are no longer considered kekkei genkai. You can use whatever elements you want without wasting your custom kekkei genkai. For more information on this read the new kekkei genkai guidelines.
- All of guidelines have been modified in some way; Some slightly, others significantly. This includes jutsu, items, summoning, clans, kekkei genkai, and senjutsu.
- Your Bingo Book entry is now directly connected to your character application.
- Ryo will now be much easier to attain through regular posting.
- You will no longer get any free jutsu or items when you create your character. Instead you will get a set amount of ryo and will have to use this to purchase your starting loadout.
With those changes out of the way, let's talk about characters. For those of you that want to get to role playing immediately, I have good news. If you have an approved character from the second iteration of Elysium (May 2015 - July 2015) then you can jump straight into Unison Sign with that same character without needing to be approved. There is a catch though. Before you can start role playing you must be familiar with our new world. This means reading our history and the board descriptions. You must also begin work on your modified profile ASAP. Because we are now in a completely alternate world you will have to rewrite your entire history (unless you wrote a very general history that didn't reference the world state at all, in which case you simply need to put your old profile into the new template). You'll have until the end of July to finish this new profile before you're locked out from role playing until you get it done.
In addition to this all ryo you have on your characters now will transfer over to your new character. This can be an old character that you've transferred over or a completely new character, it doesn't matter. If you earned the money on Elysium, we'll let you use it on Unison Sign as well.
Finally, regarding custom clans. This will be covered in more detail in a later post but I wanted to give you some information here as well. Clans will be instrumental in the shaping of the plot on Unison Sign. If you are an early bird you'll be able to take your imagined clan and insert it directly into our sites plot. This means you can have a custom board to yourself, create your own village or even become a major antagonist to other shinobi. If you had a clan on Elysium, we encourage you to convert it to Unison Sign. All clans that had previously approved jutsu or kekkei genkai will automatically have those reapproved for their new clan without modifications (unless the kekkei genkai or jutsu referred to stats, which no longer exist). As for the clan, they will need to be rewritten for our new world and plot.
So that's it. If you're unclear on anything I've posted up in here or you have other questions regarding the changes we've made or the revamp please check out this thread.
