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[melodiesmods]

What exactly is Melodies of Life? Melodies of Life is a panfandom RP based on the Final Fantasy series. It is a mix between original elements and elements borrowed from various Final Fantasy games. Themes and story-lines explored in the game are meant to be reminiscent of what can be found in your average Final Fantasy game. The game also takes inspiration from other video games series, mostly RPGs published by Square-Enix. Melodies of Life is meant to be an adventure/exploration game with a focus on plot, but there are also some slice of life elements for those who enjoy them, with a development similar to that of a Final Fantasy game. Because they come from another world, the characters possess Crystals and can switch between Jobs. Because of this, they are considered to be the legendary "Heroes of Light". They are expected to save this world from the disasters that are currently affecting it. So how does it all work? The Queen of Crystallis mysteriously disappeared exactly one week before the arrival of the first batch of Heroes. However, she left instructions to Biggs, Wedge, Jessie and Artemicion. She asked Artemicion to assign one Moogle to each hero who would wake up in Aqures Ixen. Meanwhile, she asked Biggs, Wedge and Jessie to take care of the Kingdom and help the Heroes in any possible way. The idea is simple. The people of Aqures Ixen hope the heroes who will somehow save their world. In return for the heroes' help, they give them everything they need to live-- Housing, foods and weapons. They will also regularly give missions to the heroes. Sometimes these missions will be about helping the people of Crystallis, sometimes about finding clues as to how and why they were summoned to this world. But the Heroes do not have to wait for the government of Aqures Ixen to tell them to go and explore. They can do it on their own, of course. What if my character does not care about saving this world? They don't have to! But they may care about going home someday, and to do so they'll have to pierce the secrets of the Crystals. That, and if the legends are to be believed, should it destroy Crystallis, the world-eating calamity could very well move on to their homeworld next. Maybe protecting Crystallis is the only way characters have to protect their own worlds. What is the time scale in this game? We follow real time, so 1:1. It's to say, one IC day for one OOC day. What about Crystallis? Crystallis is a large world with many cities and mysteries to uncover-- This world has two moons, the largest one is blue and the smallest one is red. Once a year, there is a dual full moon, when both moons are full at the same time. This event will be mentioned in a mod-post when it'll happen. Events and missions will progressively lead characters to unveil the mysteries of this world, but using the basic information on the location map, characters are free to explore on their own during player plots if they so wish. This world is big, how is my character supposed to explore it without spending weeks walking around? There are plenty of transport means available in the world of Crystallis. Airship is by far the fastest and most efficient transport means. An Airship leaves from Aqures Ixen every other day (Airship departure dates are written in the monthly information post) and stop at most major city in the world, save for plot-locked locations. When a specific event happens in a specific point on the world map, NPCs will arrange for an airship to take characters there, from the military airport in Aqures Ixen. What about non-city location? Then you've got Chocobos. It will be offered very early on for characters to capture and raise their own Chocobos. Additionally, Chocobos can be taken onto Airships. With Chocobos and Airships, any location in Crystallis is easily accessible in a matter of days, even for neophytes. What does neophyte mean? Beginner, novice. You'd know it if you had played Birth by Sleep. Why does this game have Mognet and not a regular Network? Two reasons. First of all, this game is meant to have a focus on Logs versus Network, and regular networks tend to detract from logs. As explained on the Mognet information page, Mognet is a very efficient mail service and can be used, to an extent, to communicate as you would with a normal network. It only takes some time for replies to be received and sent. Second, whilst in a few Final Fantasy game characters do have cellphones or some efficient networks, in the vast majority of the Final Fantasy series, communication is a problem. To stay true to the series, this game hence opts for a communication method that isn't perfect, but good enough for characters to keep in touch and converse. When do reservations and applications open? Reservations open the last week of every month and stay open for one week, whereas applications open the first week of every month and last for one week as well. Can I challenge reserves or applications? Sorry, but no. If you want to app a character who's been reserved, you may try once the reserve expires or if the character has not been app'd yet. Can I app a character after his/her death? Of course. Your character will be alive and healthy upon waking up in Crystallis. What kind of characters can I app? Canon characters, original characters, game transplants and fandom alternate universe can all be app'd to this game. What about alternate version of the same character within a canon? If an alternate, separate version of the same character exists within canon, both can be app'd. For example, let's take the Mirror Universe from Star Trek. In the one hand you have James T. Kirk, Captain at Starfleet who got his position fair and square. On the other hand, you have James T. Kirk, Captain at the Terran Empire who got his position by killing his superior officers. In spite of both being James T. Kirk, they exist separately from each other and are altogether different characters. As such, both can be app'd into the game. However, now let's take a Final Fantasy IV example. Rydia as a child and Rydia as an adult differ a lot and do not appear at the same time. Yet, in spite of differences, they are the exact same character, only at different canon points. As such, only one of them can be app'd into the game. What about the same character who exists in different games? It depends if they're exactly the same, or an alternate self. For example, Squall in Kingdom Hearts is a different character from Squall in Final Fantasy VIII, and as such both can be app'd into the game. However, Squall from Dissidia and Squall from Final Fantasy VIII are the same character. Hence, only one of them can be app'd to the game. If you want to app Squall from Dissidia, you will have to app his FFVIII self and pick a Dissidia canon point. What about Fandom AUs? They are allowed within reason. Applications requirements will be stricter and the AU characters have to be recognizable as a version of themselves. For example, you can app an AU where Riku and Sora from Kingdom Hearts swapped roles, with Riku now the the Hero of the story. This, however, is not an excuse to rewrite Riku's and Sora's personalities to your liking and ignore the core of what they are. Changes ought to be present, but they both should retain traits of the original character and be recognizable as a version of said character. If they differ too much from the original character in such a way that they might as well be an OC, the app will be rejected. Likewise, if they barely differ from the original character, the app might be rejected as well. AUs are not to be used as excuses to app already taken canon characters. So, there can be two versions of the same character? That's right. One slot is reserved for the character from the original canon, the other is reserved for the Fandom AU or Game Transplant version. Taking the earlier Kirk example, there could be an exponential multiplication of Kirks in no time thanks to canon alternate universes. However, mods reserve the right to put a cap on how many version of a character can be app'd should a specific character threatens to take over the game. We love Kirk, but not that much. What about Game Transplants? Game Transplants will count toward the AU Slot. Game transplant are expected to have gone through some character development at their previous game, and as such we expect them to be different from their canon selves, even though they should still be recognizable as a version of the original character. Like for Fandom AUs, game transplants are not to be used as an excuse to app an already taken canon character. Mods reserve the right to reject an app if it is used as such. So there cannot be an AU and Game Transplant of the same character at once? Correct. Because both count toward the same AU slot, if a game transplant of say, Cloud, is app'd into the game and accepted, an AU of Cloud cannot be app'd at the same time. Are Canon OCs allowed? Yes and No. No in that, you cannot create character out of anywhere and insert them into a canon.For example, you cannot app a student from Hogwarts who doesn't have his own existence in the books, nor can you app a resident of Midgar who doesn't exist as an established character in FFVII. Yes in that you can app MMORPG player characters (WoW, FFXI, FFXIV...). Furthermore, characters from a series who exist and got some screen time, enough to justify being app'd, but not enough to write a proper application, can be applied as canon OCs. Characters with so little screen time should always be app'd as AUs. How many characters can I app into the game? The current limit is four characters by player. You can reserve up to two characters for an app round, and apply for two characters as well. A fifth and sixth can be applied for; however, you will need to provide double AC proof for all four of your characters prior to applying. You cannot have more than six characters in the game. What do the Crystals look like? The shape of the Crystals varies depending on the characters. They can look like regular Crystals, whereas they can take on a shapes that hold significance to the characters. They are always of a size where characters can hold them without any problems. All Crystals are Red at the beginning, but as time passes, they become violet and then blue. It takes one year for the Crystal to become entirely blue, only six months if a character participates actively in events. We leave it to player's discretion to choose how fast their crystal change in colors, within the time limits mentioned here. Dying at least once will instantly turn the Crystal blue. With each subsequent death, the Crystal will take on a darker shade of blue, until becoming pitch black upon reaching five deaths. A character who never dies will never have his/her Crystal darken. Why do the Crystals change colors? Who knows? It's probably not important, don't worry about it. What if my character loses his/her Crystal? It will materialize back to their side after a few days or instantly if they consciously call it back. My character got a disease and needs a treatment. What can I do? Your character does not need a treatment any more. Whatever diseases characters had back in their homeworld, they are gone. Remember, without Jobs, characters are at a blank slate and are "normal" humans. All their powers are gone, and diseases along with them. Of course, their diseases may return in the context of certain events, but that is another story. My character is handicapped, can I still app him/her Of course, and we let it to players' discretion to choose whether they will still be handicapped, or if their handicap will be gone upon awakening in Crystallis. Can my character have a pet from home? Yes, so long as it is not too big of a pet (see, a dog). The pet will awaken alongside them in Crystallis. Death, Hiatus and Drop rules apply the same way to pets as they do to characters. However, pets do not have their own Crystal. It is possible for a pet to not fall in Crystal Stasis even if its owner does. In this case, the pet can be kept by another character. Larger pets may be regained during events, or characters may try and ask Jessie if she can bring the pet to Crystallis. Why would Jessie be able to bring a pet to Crystallis? Not only pets, but items as well. The Crystals are the links between the homeworlds and Crystallis. By manipulating the Crystals, Jessie may be able to draw into Crystallis things that were (or will be) attached to the characters, such as possessions and pets. Other sentient people cannot be brought this way, however, nor can too large items. Can I smash the fourth-wall? It is on an individual basis. Make sure to always ask for the other players' permissions before breaking the fourth-wall. As far as the game itself is concerned, all knowledge of the Final Fantasy series, and of any RPG series published by Square-Enix (Dragon Quest, Star Ocean, etc) is banned. As such, characters cannot realize they are within a setting based on Final Fantasy. Can I app characters from the Final Fantasy series? Of course. The only characters from the series who cannot be app'd are Gilgamesh (any incarnation), Artemicion (any incarnation) and the Summons. Everyone else is free game! What about language barrier? Thanks to the Crystals, everything is auto-translated. Characters can understand each other and read texts written in foreign language without problems. This includes the languages spoken by people in Crystallis. There is one exception to this rule, and it is when a character purposefully speaks in another language. In this case, other characters will not be able to understand what is being said unless they know of this language. The language of the Ancients isn't translated either. However, these problems can be palliated with the final skill of the Scholar Job. What is Magitek? In the world of Crystallis, Magitek is a word used to designate Ancient technology revived thanks to modern magic. It is a recent discovery and it has drastically improved the level of life in Crystallis. Magitek is present mostly in the form of Airships. The two greatest research centers can be found in Aqures Ixen and the Imperial City of Hera. Whilst Magitek is only at its infancy, the Heran Empire has built an entire city based on it. I find the lack of information regarding this "Heran Empire" disturbing. So do we! And, that was not a question. But information about the Empire will be revealed as the plot progresses, as most of the plot revolves around the Empire's doings. I can't do AC this month too! May I ask for a third chance or go on Hiatus two months in a row? Normally, no. However, please contact the moderators if you plan on missing AC for two consecutive months and have a legit excuse. If you really are going through some major problems and think you may come back after the second missed AC, we'll work something out. What happens when my character dies? A character who dies will be incapacitated for an entire week. As for the process-- The dead character will crystallize ten minutes after the time of death (if there is a body left), in a state called Crystal Stasis. After a couple seconds, the crystallized character will fade away along with their Crystal, only to re-appear in the vicinity of the Crystal of Fire in Aqures Ixen after one day. Six days after that, they will exit Crystal Stasis completely healed and healthy, and their Crystal will re-appear at their side. The final skill of the White Mage job can revive a character before they fall into Crystal Stasis. What happens during Hiatus? Your character will fall into Crystal Stasis. Upon falling into Crystal Stasis, characters will automatically disappear and reappear next to the Crystal of Fire. There, they will be taken to the hospital. Doctors will take care of them alongside all dead or dropped characters. This can be avoided by putting a character on auto-pilot. Wait, what is that about dropped characters? All dropped characters fall into Crystal Stasis and are kept in the hospital, same than if they were on Hiatus. No one knows why some characters fall into Crystal Stasis, as normally it happens only when a character dies. Characters in-game can visit dropped characters any time. This also means that as far as in-game characters are concerned, dropped characters are still there and haven't returned to their homeworlds, they're simply in Crystal Stasis. What if I app an android or an otherwise artificial lifeform? They're now humans! Isn't that exciting? Their external appearances will be identical to that of their android selves, but the inside is now flesh and blood. Computer Programs or otherwise immaterial (Tron, Matrix characters, etc) beings will be given a human body upon arriving in Crystallis. What if I app a gigantic character? They will be scaled down to human size, which means a giant may be anywhere from six to nine foot tall in Crystallis. When can I app from a new canon? You can app characters from a new canon two months after the official release of the source material. How does Canon Update works? It works similarly to hiatus and drops in that characters will fall in Crystal Stasis for a total of seven days. Upon waking up, characters will have been updated to their new canon point. Physical appearance will be updated accordingly. They will feel however as though they never really left Crystallis, and are now simply remembering something that had already happened, rather than living something new. If you want to canon update, please post a notice in a Hiatus post about it, and warn your fellow players through an OOC Post. Additionally, you can chose to downgrade your character's canon point: it works the same as a canon update. What about Pokemons? Characters from the Pokemon world will be able to have two Pokemons with them upon waking up. They will not be stored in Pokeball, and they will have to be small Pokemons. Bigger Pokemons will have to be regained the same way than bigger pets can be regained. Furthermore, Pokemons will have whatsoever no power or abilities beyond that of dogs and cats. However, a Limit Break may involve calling upon a Pokemon's real powers. What about Limit Breaks? The Limit Break is when your character is at death's doorstep, or at the very least extremely weakened. It is generally an overpowered attack, beyond the powers given by Jobs, and it can only be used once a week. It doesn't have to be an attack, it can be a healing spell, a defensive spell, etc. It can and should be overpowered compared to normal attacks, but not so overpowered that it is game breaking. Characters who had powers in their homeworlds will be able to use one of their powers during the limit break. Powerless characters are free to make up from scratch a fitting limit break. What are the Crystals? There are many different kind of Crystals. The Four Great Crystals are thought to be the source of life in Crystallis and the pillars that maintain the world. The Crystals held by the Heroes are a mystery, but the legends say they contain the power to defeat the Calamity from the Skies. Aside from these special crystals, there are countless smaller, less significant Crystals all over the world. They are the source of magic, and they are infused into young men and women at the age of eighteen when they have chosen which Job they want to develop. On top of that, Crystals are now fundamental in the development of Magitek, as the magic power they contain is used to activate Ancient technologies. Does technology function? Yes, but there is no electricity, so you won't be able to recharge your technological stuff unless you build something that converts energy from regular Crystals into electricity. It is possible and it is a project that can be undertaken by players any time. Jessie will lend characters her data on Crystal Energy if they so desire. Isn't trying to convert Crystals into electricity a bad idea? Probably, but so long as characters do it only to power up their cellphones and not entire cities, there is probably very little risk of seeing this going wrong. Oh, and if they do power up their cellphones or laptops-- Wireless communications will not work, thanks to interference from the Crystals. Every other functions will work normally. Do characters age? Absolutely, at a regular rate. And if your character couldn't age in their homeworld because they were Immortal-- Well, they're no longer immortal, so aging is totally a thing for them now. I messaged a mod ten minutes ago and I still don't have a reply. What can I do? Waiting is your best option here. Moderators will always do their best to reply in the briefest delays, but sometimes these pesky things named "lives" may get in the way. If after one week you don't hear of us, you may start kicking and screaming, rightfully so. Until then, patience is mother of all virtues. What is Blitzball? Blitzball, aside from being the single best sport in existence, is an imaginary sport taken straight from Final Fantasy X. It is played in a gigantic sphere of water and is similar to all sports ending with -ball. In short, you gotta score as often as possible. People desiring to play Blitzball will be given a special potion enabling them to breath underwater for the duration of the game. It is an extremely popular sport in Crystallis. Moderators will most likely not use Blitzball in events (okay, maybe we will at least once). This is mostly a feature for players to use if they so wish. If you want extra details on how this game is played, you will find everything you need here. Are there any other activities of note? Triple Triad is a popular card game in the world of Crystallis. There are hundreds of different cards-- Which the players will have the possibility to find or make themselves. Triple Triad activities will not be moderated (Blitzball and Triple Triad could be a RP on their own). Wait, could my character get a card with his/her face on it? Of course! The Queen of Cards lives in Balicea. If asked, she will be more than happy to craft a card with your character's face on it. What about Jobs? Jobs are cast unto the characters when they first awaken in Crystallis. Jobs all specialize in something, and characters can equip up to two at the same time. They can switch every two weeks. To do so, they have to ask their assigned Moogle, as only Moogles know how to change Jobs. They cannot do it during events or missions. New Jobs will be acquired throughout events. Characters who missed the event will be able to get new Jobs through Jessie. And there are plenty of combinations to try. Job Combinations? Yes. Someone equipping a Dragoon and a Monk, with the jumps and agility of the dragoons combined to the martial arts of the Monk, could pull off a combat style a la Matrix. Likewise, someone equipping Thief and Dragoon could essentially have the speed of an assassin. There are plenty of options, try them out! What about clothing? Upon awakening in Crystallis, characters will don the default clothes of the Job they're wielding. These clothes may vary from the pictures on the Job page, but you get the idea. If your character got similar Jobs back in their homeworld, they may be wearing the clothes they would for this Job back home. Characters can ask their Moogles to magically swap clothes-- In an instant, they can switch between the default clothes for either of their Job, or the Freelancer clothes: it's to say the clothes they were wearing back in their homeworlds. Of course, they can also get out and buy or make some new clothes if they don't like any of those choices. My characters got Ifrit as a summon back home. Can they summon Ifrit from their world? Yes and no. They can summon an Ifrit that will share the likeness of the Ifrit they are familiar with, but the size and attacks will be that of Crystallis' Ifrit. In short, they can, but the changes will be aesthetic only. Same goes for all summons. What is the currency and how can my character make some money? The currency in Crystallis are the Gils. Gils can be obtained by working, it will be offered at a later point for Heroes to take on Employment. They can also be obtained by defeating monsters. Because handling money is doomed to fail, Moderators will not be looking after every characters' wallets. That's something for you to handle or handwave yourself as necessary. Feel free to ask your questions here!

Logs Community ♦ Mognet Community ♦ OOC Community ♦ Crack Community

Game	Players	World	Other
Premise	Applications	Job List	Employments
Rules	Reservations	NPCs / Contact	Hospital
FAQ	Taken Characters	Job/Regain Quests	Races
Locations	Hiatus/Drop	Guilds	Eidolons
Mognet	Player Contact	Bestiary	Mod Contact
Aqures Ixen	Player Plots	Monster Arena	Suggestions
Legends	Housing	Doppelgangers	Credits
The Enterprise	Quest Board	Laboratory	Oaka's Shop

Comments

[alwaysfaithful]

Excuse me. I'm a little confused on the 'Limit Break' section of the app. I'm not sure what to put there, particularly since the character in question isn't from a Final Fantasy game. Suggestions?

[melodiesmods]

You can put anything! Limit breaks are for everyone and not limited to Final Fantasy characters only. For a very short instant, the characters' real powers can express themselves-- Or their inner potential, for those who did not have powers back in their homeworld. It is an OP move compared to regular Job skills, but not so OP that it becomes game breaking.

It may be one of the powers your character had back in his homeworld: For example, it could be an attack or a transformation (in the case of a transformation, it would have to be limited in time, such as a few minutes), etc etc. If your character didn't have any power back home, then be creative and make up a limit break fitting for your character. For characters with Pokemon, the limit break may revolve around their Pokemon, etc.

[comeoutswinging]

I have a few questions about the selasemantics on some things already answered, but ill ask away anyhow.

1) If there is a job not available now, but it is far more fitting to a new character, is there a way to app with that job iincoming or should I wait.
1-corollary) Said job is berserker. Knowing its a lackluster job (per its FFV iteration) are you willing to take suggestions on building the class to be equal to others, and more appealing overall?

2) I understand that machine-type characters mist be made human, but what is the rule to those who have no human parallel or humanoid appearance? (Such ad Robo from Chrono Trigger).
2-corollary) I'm interested in apping a character from SD Gundam (whom is based on a historical figure). What might be the case on making this charcter in the game? Could they keep their short 2-foot stature and appearance (as the fact they're "metal" has no special effect, they need to eat and drink as normal humans, nor do they house any weaponry or circuitry), or would they, too, be humanized. If so, do they take their historical counterpart's appearance or one more suited to their stature. (Kan'u ZZ Gundam has an epic beard in this case, so child-like is out). I apologize for the over analysis on this.

3) How are canon main characters with little dialog or defined personality handled? Typically this is your "silent protagonist" type that is defined by where the plot takes him and being the hero, rather than anythng he says. Are they written as OCs or is personality left to the player's interpretation? (Also Benjamin from Mystic Quest falls under this.)

[melodiesmods]

1/ No, only Jobs currently on the list are available, to new and ancient characters alike. A Job such as berserker couldn't be chosen at the moment.

We do listen to suggestions, but we make no promise as to which Jobs will be introduced in the coming months and as to what their skillset will be, as we introduce Jobs in regard to the nature of events and we build them to be balanced.

2/ The exterior of the character would keep the robotic appearance (such as an armor they cannot take off, though it would be breakable) but the inside would be different-- Though they couldn't ascertain in which way.

Such characters could keep their metallic exterior and be app'd as specified above.

3/ For such characters, players are allowed to use headcanons, but what happens throughout the game has to be taken into consideration. For example, Link from the Legend of Zelda is a silent protagonist, but his actions and reactions throughout the game define his personality in no small part. He never says a word, but displays courage, aversion to characters like Ganondorf and Ghirahim, desire to protect people-- All of which reveals aspects of his personality and as such should be used in the application.

[spraycansoul]

A bit of an odd question but...

How AU would be too AU for this game? Basically, what I want to know is if a crossover AU - say... idk, PersonaxTWEWY where both casts co-exist but their stories are somewhat altered to accommodate the foreign party - is acceptable for the AU slot or if that would be too much.

Other than that, a friend and I just want to say that the mognet is adorable. Moogle Mail and moogle grooming was the best part of Crystal Chronicles...

[melodiesmods]

It would be too much. Such an AU would be possible in a setting where two series are already crossed in a fashion that makes casts co-existing and stories intertwining possible (such as TWEWY and Kingdom Hearts, as it is implied the world of TWEWY may exist as one of the many worlds existing in the KH Universe), but otherwise it would not be accepted for the AU slot.

And thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

If the MMO OCs are appable I have a few questions. If I misread something ignore me because I'm a silly, silly anon. If they've already been answered I'm also sorry. Mobile makes for terrible searching.

1.In some MMOs we see that some classes are specifically tied to something, nature, elements or some divine power. Now as those classes don't exist in the game but limit breaks can be designed around them, could they temporarily regain that ability or no? Say warcraft has shamans who are able to speak and hear the elements. Since such a class doesn't exist they can't do so normally. If it's part of their limit break to use shaman powers, could they re-hear them for that short time?

2. MMO races can obviously be very strange looking. Some can be plant-like humanoids, seven foot something cool colored aliens, small fuzzy creatures and so on. Would they for any reason be forced to have their appearance changed upon arrival? What would pass "too tall" or and is there the problem of being too tiny? Too...not human?

3. If apped, what one do the world history section? In an mmo case there's plenty of wiki's to each to detail the world or worlds. Would that be used or should the player give a run down of it themselves?

[melodiesmods]

Yes, playable characters from MMO are appable.

1. Yes, a limit break doesn't have to be limited to one single attack or move. While the limit break is centered around a move in particular, other abilities that are a part of the character in their homeworld may return during the limit break. In your example, they could regain for a brief amount of time the ability to speak and hear the elements. In the same vein, an android could turn back into his robotic self for the duration of his limit break and be able to do super-calculation, a program could go back to being a mass of data, etc.

2. No, they can keep their appearance as is. Not being human isn't a problem at all. Like with all other characters in the game however, their abilities will be at a blank slate when not equipped with any Job, aside from abilities necessary to their survival (for examples, a character with no legs whose only means of transportation is flying will keep his/her ability to fly, regardless of Jobs).

Anything beyond nine foot tall pass for too tall and may have to be reduced, and there is no problem with being tiny. Tiny characters remain tiny.

3. In the case of MMO playable characters, a Wiki Link is fine for the world history section, so long as it pertains to the character.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, so Job costumes! I have a few questions related to them!

1) How much variation can exist between the costumes that appear as the default in the Job section and what the characters actually wear? I was thinking along the lines of FF3 DS rather than, say, FF5 or X-2; while the Job costumes are clearly standardized, each character has small variants like different clothing cuts, patterns, and colors. Is that the case here? Could, say, a character from a game with color-coded factions who showed up as a Warrior be in blue armor instead of the default red? Can a character with a special pattern like a family crest have it show up on their Job clothing somewhere?

2) You mentioned earlier that characters with Job systems in their canon could wear their canon's job clothing variants, but what about characters from canons without Job systems whose would-be Freelancer clothing highly resembles that of a Job? For example, would a character who's a textbook example of a Dark Knight and already wears heavy, Western-style black armor be able to have that as their Dark Knight outfit rather than their Freelancer outfit? If so, could their actually Freelancer clothing be another outfit from their canon or, if they lack that, some original outfit from this world? (Mostly, I just don't want to face the conundrum of having all three outfits of one of my potential characters being armor, without anything to "dress down" to when he's doing the whole slice-of-life thing, especially in the early game when he won't have the money to buy new clothing and lacks the skills to tailor something himself.)

2-2) Provided that 2 is within the realm of possibility, can a character's Job outfit be an alternate outfit from canon? In the case of one of my canons, the characters' outfits are redesigned with every main game that comes out, and some of those costumes look more like certain jobs than others. Can their Job outfit be the more fitting outfit, even if they might have never canonically worn it?

Thank you for your time! I know that these questions are kind of silly when most people are handwaving the whole costume thing entirely, but I always thought that switching outfits was one of the cooler parts of the Job System.

[melodiesmods]

1) Yes, variations are allowed for costumes. In most Final Fantasy games, Jobs' costumes are adapted to better represent the personality and story of each characters when they equip a Job, regardless of the Job. Likewise, in Melodies of Life Job costumes can come with such variations.

2) Yes. If for example you decide to app, say Sauron from the Lord of the Rings, the armor shown in the movies would work just fine as his default for Dark Knight. Likewise, if you app Vivi from Final Fantasy IX, his default works just fine for the Black Mage Job. In this case, yes the Freelancer outfit could be another set of clothes from their homeworlds or from Crystallis itself, should they lack any.

3) Yes. So long as the outfit fits the Job pattern (ie, armor for knights, robes for white mages, etc), it is a possibility.

You're welcome! If you need more precision, do not hesitate asking again.

[comeoutswinging]

I have a question about OC implants... Hopefully such a thing is allowed? A character I'd like to app has run the full length of an RP that is now ended and closed, but was an OC with his own plot and storyline (played out through the course of the RP itself.).

I grasp this counts and an AU but it's an OC as well... I just wonder if there are any specific semantics in regards to this rare situation.

[melodiesmods]

OC Implants are allowed. They would be counted as OU Characters, as OCs are unique and as such there cannot be two versions of them in the game. The OC application form should be used, with specific details concerning the ancient game and how they evolved throughout it.

[ninjasin]

Reading the material presented here, it says characters can come in with their possessions and Jessie can also bring in possessions from a character's home world for them. If a character is rich in their home world through legitimate means, such as a business and inheritance, can they come into the game with a fair amount of money already or ask Jessie for it?

[melodiesmods]

They can come with money or ask for it, but the currency from their homeworld would have no value in Crystallis. They may however sell precious metals to get money, or trade some of their things if they are rare/precious, particularly in places like Aerilon.

[buttonmashing]

Hello! I'm wondering if Sabin's ridiculous strength would be stripped like any other canon power? My first thought is that yes, it probably would be, but just want to make sure.

[melodiesmods]

Yes. With Freelancer he would be as strong as a human can possibly be, but with the Monk Job he would be a lot closer to his canon level of strength.

[nankurunaisa]

Haha, wow, I was looking at the bestiary and finishing up my application when I noticed this game is home to some extremely evil hamsters. In the FAQ, it lists that it's okay to take pets from home as long as they aren't big, and I was planning on having Hibiki bring her own hamster since she spends most of her time with him in canon. Is that still cool? Will people glare at her for carrying around a seemingly deadly creature? Is it just Not Recommended? I don't want to bring Hamuzou in if people are going to try and kill him, so I figured I'd ask first...

[melodiesmods]

It's still cool! She may get some surprised (and scared) glares thrown her way along with questions on how she managed to tame one of the deadly and poisonous Hamster, but no one will try to kill her Hamster. They'll run away very fast, if anything.

[zeonfunnelcake]

I apping in as a merchant, and I'm wondering where the starting funds come from. It says 'not suitable for a poor character' sure, but mine is pretty much the Queen Regent of a number of space colonies and the leader of a huge military complex, in her own world, her access to funds would be near inexhaustible by one person. So how dose that carry over or translate into this new world?

Sorry if it's a strange question, but yeah. >.>// (I also just put my app in)

[melodiesmods]

She can come with money from her world, but the currency from her homeworld will have no value in Crystallis. She may however sell precious metals to get money, or trade some things if they are rare/precious, particularly in places like Aerilon to get a starting fund. Getting an employment, defeating monsters or asking her Moogle for a little bit of help are all ways to get starting Gils.

[nodreamsorhonor]

Okay, so I have been planning to Canon Update Genesis here after this last plot, but I can't find where I can put in the request. Do I just use the same form for a hiatus and just make a note about it being a canon update?

[melodiesmods]

Our bad! We have added a form for Canon Updates in the Hiatus post, please use this for canon updating and feel free to post in the OOC Comm to warn your fellow players once your update ongoing.

[fusedshadows]

Hey Mods! Just a quick job related question so I don't assume too much, heh. For Illusionists, the job is pretty obsolete without a crystal of illusion it sounds like. Do characters with this job automatically have a crystal of illusion equipped as well, or is it a special object obtained through other means (ie. a quest, idk)?

[melodiesmods]

It is a special object obtained through other means (either incoming plot events or side quests). No worries, the other skills of the Job still all work, only the final one is inaccessible without the crystal of illusion.

[aselfishwish]

I also have a job related question! My character came in as a Chocobo Knight as one of the starting jobs, and one of the initial moves is a Chocobo Summon. Does the character have to go catch one for this move to work, or since they started out with the job is there a Chocobo automatically "tuned" to them already?

[melodiesmods]

She can summon a Chocobo that will obey her, though this will be a basic yellow Chocobo. If she wants one of different color, she'll have to go capture it herself.

[2hell_weride]

I am a Blacksmith Armorer in the game already. I am proud of this.

However I've begun to wonder what manner of materials and metals can be found/scavenged/mined around the world we know and what are the approximate value and rarity of them?

I imagine 'common' Final Fantasy materials can be found; iron, bronze, silver, gold. What of the more 'higher tier' ones like damascus, diamond, crystals, ohirilacum, platinum. And what about other 'notable' metals from other worlds (that are represented by characters present), such as Rainbow Shells and Gundanium/Gundarium (Luna Titanium). I'm not going to cry to have them, but, knowing what I can have and find would be rather spiffy, for myself and for those players looking to ICly upgrade their gear. (after all, isn't it the metal that determines how many damage they can has?)

[melodiesmods]

Indeed, metals common to the Final Fantasy franchise can be found, though with the same rarity as you could expect from metals in the real world (ie, finding iron is not so hard, finding gold on the other is a trial in itself). Rarer metals can be found but in, of course, smaller quantities and for the most part they have to be bought. Mythril and Orichalcum are found in the Mythril Mine but are extremely rare; so it is unlikely they can be bought at the moment, it would ask a lot of months of work before a character can pretend having enough money to do that.

Crystals can be obtained solely by characters with the final skill of the Thief Job. Metals from other worlds are not present in Crystallis, even if there are characters representing said world.

[nofarplaneyet]

Quick question. If I were to app Auron, could he be both from Final Fantasy X AND KHII? I realize that for every other character in the KH Universe they are the AU versions of themselves. Auron seems to be the exception as being the same individual in both places. Dude gets around. If not, that's okay, but I thought I'd ask first.

[melodiesmods]

You could not app Auron from both the Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts II canon at once. However, you could app an AU version of KH Auron and have his background be Final Fantasy X in this AU. You could also app KH Auron as an OU and do this, but the AU application may give you more freedom to do that as KH Auron's background is left ambiguous.

[wellnow]

A question about jobs!

Red Mages have "no specialty," or the lowest magical ability, but Summoners have the highest. Would having both jobs equipped give that character a mid level/average magical ability? Would being a mage prior to arriving in game affect their skill at all? Kuja is ...probably the strongest mage in his canon so.

[melodiesmods]

Having been a mage prior to arriving in Crystallis would allow him to be more familiar with his Job and magic in general, and so easilly get used to it and how to cast spells, elemental weaknesses and the likes; but wouldn't affect the potential/might of his magic. However, the Summoner Job would boost his magical abilities as a Red Mage quite a bit indeed and bring him closer to the level of a White Mage.

[agelesseyes]

Question about apps.

I'm considering apping a game transplant OC. As applications are split into different forms, what sections would I need to include? Just a Game History section?

[melodiesmods]

Yes, you would just have to add a Game History section to the OC app.

TALES OF DESTINY/2 SPOILERS(?)

[endlessnightmare]

Psst, mods. I hope you don't mind giving me some of your time but I have a question regarding those au characters.

Alright, my characters in question are Leon Magnus and 'Judas' from Tales of Destiny and Tales of Destiny 2, don't worry about reading everything on their wikis because the tl;dr version is they are the same person. Judas is Leon's fake name for plot reasons BUT things happen and I'm wondering if Judas could actually be considered a CANON AU because ToD2 is actually kinda one. I'll explain:

Tales of Destiny has the main characters Stahn and Leon Magnus —> Leon Magnus dies in canon during Tales of Destiny —> Stahn has a child named Kyle —> Tales of Destiny 2's main villain whole slick is bring back dead characters and altering time, between the two games Leon Magnus is brought back from the dead —> Another one of these previously dead characters kills Stahn —> Kyle grows up and ToD2 starts —> Kyle meets Leon Magnus unknowingly and gives him the name "Judas" —> Time Traveling plot: they stop the villain from changing time —> Stahn never dies, Kyle remembers the events of ToD2 and sadly won't have his childhood back. Stahn remembers raising Kyle because he never died in this timeline —> However, "Judas" does not get to live for Leon Magnus stays dead.

Confusing, I know, but because Judas only exists during that time could he be considered a canon AU of Leon Magnus? Or something similar...? I'd consider him such for within the game's historical timeline the Leon Magnus known as Judas stops existing as if the events never occurred (because the end up not occurring.) Applying Leon Magnus before his death in Tales of Destiny (<- canon events, OU) and Judas before the ending of Tales of Destiny 2 (<- a canon alternate universe because of time travel, maybe AU)?

I have a few more little questions that don't need answered depending on this ones outcome and I don't want to waste to much of your time. If anything, the series considers them two different characters (I don't know how familiar you are with tales) but we all know their spoiler isn't..... ah, it's kinda obvious. However, again, I feel this is a little different from "I'm Batman" and "I'm Bruce Wayne".

[melodiesmods]

That thing is more complicated than the Zelda timeline. It would appear to us that in these circumstance, yes it would be alright for Judas to be considered a Canon AU. Indeed different from Batman and Bruce Wayne, so both could be app'd alongside each other.

[cross_halberd]

What are the rules regarding logs and in what form they can be RPed in? Like, from what I can see, a log with multiple characters will have first-person and third-person styles depending on who's RPing. The app requires a third-person sample, which at first made me think it's a preferred method of RPing here. I don't mind either, but personally I think I do better in first-person with brackets, I just wanted to make sure if it's something that's okay to do?

[melodiesmods]

While the application does require a third-person prose sample, it is alright to write either in brackets or prose for logs, whichever works best for you.

[selphie_t]

Okay! What happens if the character you're considering apping into the game is a specialist in their default weapon and they're the only character in the entire franchise to use that weapon. Will they still be able to use their default weapon or will they have to learn to use a new weapon from the available job classes?

[melodiesmods]

She would still be able to use her weapon! It may be harder for her to do so if she equips only Jobs that suck with weapons (such as Summoner), but with Jobs that work well with Swords and a variety of weapons, she should have no problems.

[ofwesternwinds]

Hi there! I've got a question involving a character I might be interested in apping, Rudy from Wild Arms, who fits under the artificial lifeform book.

I get that most of those types would be turned into regular humans, but there's something I want to be sure of real quick. Canon is rather vague on exactly how much of an android he is, but he's already got a visibly flesh and blood human appearance. However, he's made of a different material than normal humans in the setting, known as living metal which... is a sort of metal that looks and feels like human flesh, afaik? And he's implied in the remake to have a blood system that's composed of liquid mercury.

In other words, the biology going on behind him is extremely weird. Weird enough to make a biology major's mind boggle over the sheer weirdness. Would that basically be replaced with a normal human biological system?

The other reason why I'm asking this is because of the weapon he uses, his ARM, which is basically a special type of gun that requires being able to bond with it before being able to use it. Essentially he was built in order to handle those type of weapons. And it's stated in canon that humans can only use those guns if they were born with compatibility.

in summary: if he's humanized, would he still be able to use his weapon? Thanks!

[empirenpcs]

It wouldn't have to be replaced, though it could, so long as he is physically on a level similar to that of a human that should be alright, and if memory serves me right Rudy is as susceptible to physical attacks as humans are and can be wounded like them. If anything, his physical strength and resistance may be lowered to that of human standards.

This being said, yes he would still be able to use his weapon.

[erfingi]

Question about jobs, if a character is apped initially with one job and ICly realizes they need another, will they have to wait the two weeks to get the second? Or am I misunderstanding something and they need to have two jobs from the start in order to use two jobs?

[melodiesmods]

If you app your character with only one Job, they will have to request the second Job from Jessie, so they don't have to wait two weeks but they will have to go through a quest to get that second Job. An alternative is app your character with the two Jobs, but one Job active the other Job inactive-- When he realizes he can use a second Job, he may ask his Moogle to equip the second Job then. In the case of the upcoming app round, characters will not have their assigned Moogles right away, but there will be an alternative for them to equip or switch their Jobs.

[roughlybargesized]

I know powers are nerfed when people come in, but what about Gaston's pure beefcake muscle strength?

[melodiesmods]

He will be as strong as a human can possibly be at best, not more.

[completelyaverage]

Hi, I've got a couple of character specific questions.

I'm toying with the idea of apping Gaius Van Baelsar from FFXIV. Unsurprisingly, I'd be making him a Magitek Knight. This is where things get a bit tricky. I saw you answer an earlier question where you said it can be up to player discretion if they appear in their clothes from home or the clothes of their job. However, I also know the armor for Magitek Knights is kind of a big deal. Does that mean then that his armor would be off limits for starting with, or that he could have it but it wouldn't be true Magitek Armor, or some other possibility I haven't considered?

Beyond that, there's the issue of his appearance. I know it's not an app section or anything, but I'd like to know how you'd want that to be handled. All we really know for sure about Gaius is that he's a Hyur. Beneath that helmet, he could look like anything since we never see him outside of the armor. Is there a preferred way you'd want to see that handled, or barring that, any suggestions for dealing with it?

That's all I have for questions, and thank you for your time!

[melodiesmods]

He could be wearing his suit of black armor, in itself it's just another armor. The armor that is off-limit is the literal Magitek Armor, the device that is separate from the character. This one he would have to somehow regain or steal from this game's empire.

As for how to handle his lack of canon face: once again it is up to you. You could play around the issue by having him wear his helmet at all times, or you could pick what you think is an appropriate face for him. In the end, that is entirely your decision.

You're welcome!

[nomorecowbell]

So, I'm considering apping a character from Seanan McGuire's InCryptid series. The family of the protagonists has a relationship with a colony of intelligent, speaking mice who worship the family. The mice speak and have intelligence and the family can recognize individuals, but so far none of them have been named* or had much personality beyond their role in the church hierarchy.

I was wondering if their ability to speak would rule them out as pets or pet-equivalents?

* We don't even know if they have names pronounceable to humans.

[melodiesmods]

It would depend on their level of intelligence and how much there is to them-- If they have enough to them to be app'd as minor characters, they couldn't be taken as pets. If they don't (kind of like a random NPC in a video game), then they could be taken as pets.