...If the stores sell JusRol where you live... they're pretty good! But if you truly want to make them from scratch then... I'll pray for you because I know that's tough as heck.

i agree with your points and with shanimal's too. canons do make the world more lively and more true to the original work, but it's unfortunate that for such an active series with plot twists sure to come up down the line, it's absolutely risky/quite unfeasible to have a site follow with each patch release. it's a bit different for the site you're running, since tla have already established its own lore and characters and have mostly concluded(within aang's generation). people know what they're getting into. (...unless the creators do a jk rowling but afaik they don't, aside from the comics which don't really have the same following as the cartoon)

...so instead of having it follow the game's story, having a new story/plot inspired off the worldbuilding genshin already have could be the better way to still rp in genshin without ruining backstories when plot twists inevitably gets revealed. it won't have the same 'spirit' as the original work, but... well, it's an active series. sooner down the line, it'll be different from the original work too. 

also @ canons not getting filled: i am quite sure that the popular characters will be in huge demand, since this is genshin with a rather large and active following. 

don't have much to say because kuroya said exactly all of my thoughts. the truth is no one wants to play the disadvantaged character, and even underdogs aren't fun to play with if everyone's a step above/undermined because canons have to have their power respected. i used to make 'normal' characters, but what i found is that i get limited roles in plots and 0 plot relevance unless i make new characters who fit the characters i want to plot with. who are they? well, the ones you described: in position of wealth and power. 

when knowing 3 languages is the norm and underground connections more so, it's just powercreeping at that point. 3 languages to show your character isn't stupid and is smart, at least 1 martial arts to show they aren't helpless. otherwise, how else would your character be equal if a /fight scene/ comes along? if said character needs to be extra proficient, add one more martial art style. super soldier of a history sounds good too. 

honestly, it sounds like staffs should have nipped that in the bud long before it became a problem, since they're the ones responsible for setting the pace/theme/feel of the site. it's a tricky situation because in the worst case scenario, any sudden restrictions imposed could be seen as staffs using ooc powers to protect their ic characters' interests(which reads like it is anyway, for the canon's sake). so... instead of restrictions, yeah, encouragements for more normies would have been better? but again, the same trouble applies, because the root cause exists from the starting pool of characters/players.

unfortunate, but maybe that's what people wants to rp. that's the site culture now. can't stop this, can't help this. might as well spin the site to the equivalent of The inheritors.

...that might be a joke, but if there's a better solution than flimsy encouragements, i'd be interested to hear. 

frankly speaking, quite iffy on canons. for such a popular game, there's more demand than supply, and there are plenty of interpretations for each character that it's bound to cause some friction. generally, only one lucky/early/active bird will get that one canon, leaving those with more life commitments unable to enjoy something that they want to do, too.

then, a player who plays zhongli may have 0 knowledge on asian culture that they accidentally touched taboo, fan theories on kaeya/dainsleif/albedo(generally khaenri'ah) might take root only for future patch releases to straight out debunk it- things like that may be a problem too.

don't get me wrong though! i really like genshin, and an rp of it would be interesting. just, i don't know. canons are iffy. especially if fans see their characters doing something ooc. it might work better in a tight group of friends, but if forums are meant to be public but only some can enjoy certain roles... i suppose it's all just hobbies and writing. just my two cents.

Locked and loaded and ready to die already dead!

karma can be... quite the lady? can you swear here

doing so much better these days, even with school preparing to punt me with a claymore with their exams. hope everyone gets a good day today!

im wastin' all of my tuition fees oops

hi pitching in on this because kekkai sensen is A+

I should be asleep.

I hate this.

Send help.

edit: i am now suffering.

i've never seen this concept before! and if it's original and not panfandom(nothing against it, i just can't)... you know what i mean!

there's this impression that a site is largely dead or clique-y if recent activity is only staffs posting for each other. true/false?

we used to have a lot of posts from many writers, but that's in the past...

a bit of a catch-22 kind of situation, really.

She's Proto Merlin from FGO! 

might be a few weeks late but...damn? I like walking around Camden town(ahem, food), but it's scary now how no one wore masks except for a few shop owners.

I just want my piesss