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Faction Life [AM] written Jun 25, 2023 17:04:04 GMT
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Faction Life [AM] written Jun 18, 2023 9:27:47 GMT
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Faction Life [AM] written Jun 11, 2023 9:29:36 GMT
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Faction Life [AM] written Jun 4, 2023 9:37:22 GMT
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The Philosophy of Skinning written May 29, 2023 11:47:57 GMT
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Apr 5, 2023 16:34:46 GMT said:
I personally love it when AU fandom site skins don't feature any graphics of characters from canon. For me, the feeling of that disconnect from any existing body of canon characters and, by association, their stories is super neat when writing in an AU context. However, since it's obviously still the same world(building) adapted from the source material, being able to visually communicate the particular impression of an IP without overt reference to any pantheon of posterchildren becomes more reliant on capturing an overall design language that's often really difficult to pin down.


Sometimes, especially with fandom sites, you need that brand recognition, so that people immediately know what the site is about upon looking at your banner. People associate Dragon Ball with Goku, Yu-Gi-Oh with Yugi, and Chainsaw Man with the guy with a literal chainsaw on his face. But I agree that it can be misleading to use graphics of canon characters on sites that only allow OCs. Some ways around that off the top of my head would be:

* using abstract art of those characters, or art that shows them in silhouette.
* using original/commissioned artwork that evokes the same "feel" as official art.
* for "-mon" sites, using art of the monsters rather than the human characters.
* using a recognizable location instead of a character (ex. using a picture of Hogwarts for an HP roleplay).
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Running New Events written May 29, 2023 11:28:05 GMT
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I feel like it depends on the site. In shounen fandoms, combat events are inevitable. If a site has a heavy focus on plot, a more railroady PvE approach might be preferable. In faction-based sites, you could get away with a faction v.s. faction event with little to no GM involvement. I've seen that type of event being pulled off very successfully on a Pokemon site recently, but it requires a devoted memberbase and strict PvP guidelines to avoid OOC drama.

I've also tried my hand at running mystery/puzzle-based events a couple of times. The problem I came across was that either the players metagamed (wittingly or unwittingly) and solved the mystery way too quickly, or they had a collective brainfart and I had to basically give the answer away.
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Faction Life [AM] written May 28, 2023 9:47:21 GMT
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Faction Life [AM] written May 21, 2023 13:00:03 GMT
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Favorite Line from your Last Post written May 12, 2023 10:13:45 GMT
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โ€œSome humans who are none the wiser try to use that power to help the weak and the downtroddenโ€ฆ Humbug!โ€ He roared in abject fury, his deep voice echoing throughout every nook and cranny of the Dark Area. โ€œPower should only be used to benefit oneself!โ€


sometimes you just wanna write a classic villain.
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Staffing Confessions written May 12, 2023 8:12:19 GMT
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I could be repeating myself, but I see grading an app as a weeding out procedure. Losing out on a potential new member sucks, but if they didn't have the patience to do some minor changes to their app, then they probably wouldn't have stuck around for long anyway.
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