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quoting the bits and pieces where i have something to say-- cause i *do* know genshin impact and obvs i can only comment on certain things as a panfandom admin rather than canons in canon setting:

Jan 1, 2021 14:40:11 GMT Kuroya said:

animated panfandoms exist to lower some of that competition for canons in the first place

i also honestly disagree with treating them any different than you would an oc in regards to a lot of policies (like the app process) because just..... honestly, who cares if a canon reveal yeets out a headcanon? that's the risk you take with any active series, and part of rping a canon in the first place means you're going to be picking and choosing what you're using and what you're ignoring (plus imo it's not as if the panfans are hand-wringing about it), not to mention that this is a problem that can apply to ocs as well since, y'know, if it's a world-building lore drop, that can mess people up. and real talk, an rp sample is honestly not gonna give you any more context of how "in-character" a canon is that a freeform app would. it just. isn't. and as far as the racism concerns go...... listen, as someone who is currently running a site where we're making a conscious effort to be respectful to the original cultures in the world inspiration..... we actually tend to have more issues with ocs than we do canons in that regard (since the canons tend to be a little more researched or at least have a canon to work around that an oc just doesn't).

personally, if it were me? i'd make the canons available period with the caveats of, like, you can't take two of the major canons or two canons who heavily interact with each other. and on the flip side, with ocs, you can't stuff the canons into them in an influential manner without that canon's blessing (whether that be a relative or a childhood best friend or something) just because imo that's going to add on extra baggage that might make it harder to get that canon taken. and then just..... make sure that you create a world where canons and ocs can have equal footing in terms of impact on the site and hype for plotting that gets followed through on. (honestly, the last one tends to be a lil harder, but given how animanga shies away from canons, i actually think it's more likely here than in rl tbeh.)

........ i'll get down off my soapbox now. this is just. a topic i'm really passionate about. it's 2021, my friends, can't we have more fandom sites where canons and ocs can exist together in harmony?

most importantly i'd like to comment on the risk of headcanons being disrupted. even on panfandom that's an issue, and clearly there's times where an app may need rewritten or have something incorporated into it versus just a minor, ignorable headcanon factoid that comes out in lore. it's up to you on how you want to handle it, but even with original characters there's the possibility of something coming out and totally ruining the backstory of a character, especially if they hail from areas we don't have access to yet. that's kind of the give and take of having characters or a setting from an active series: it's more popular and relevant and you're going to get more content and more people interested in your site than a series that's been quiet and stagnant for some time, but it's kind of like schrodinger's lore drop in terms of what it will do to how you write a canon or an oc in that canon setting.

as for the rules re: how many canons you can take and OC interaction, that's how most panfandoms (and panfandoms that allow OCs) go by and think it's a good rule.

also, due to the nature of panfandoms with most having freeform or traditional applications, i don't think you need a special application process for canons. otherwise there's places they can go to do an app they're used to without jumping through hoops, even if it's not the canon setting. freeform especially allows people to get creative and i've seen some absolutely wonderful and beautiful work with those types of apps.

anyway that's my two cents stan beidou

Dec 9, 2020 1:06:17 GMT Kuroya said:

Dec 9, 2020 0:57:07 GMT Mouse said:

FFXIV is my first MMO with assigned roles like DPS, Tank, and Healer. While I'm familiar enough with concepts from just having been around on the internet long enough. Can I just say, the fact all the Tanks are sword wielders makes me sad. I prefer using swords in my fantasy games. But I don't trust myself enough to Tank, especially because it's such a vital role to the party.

samurai use swords (samurai swords but still), red mages use rapiers (alongside their magic but i love being able to dart in and slash with my sword before backflipping away off a cliff), and rogues / ninjas use dual daggers (which yeah not swords but close-ish?) if you want a dps role that uses a sword even if it's not one of the big swords like the tanks have

red mage bias here as it's my main class, but the sword pirate wizard aesthetic is the coolest. it's also a really easy class to learn with a very simple rotation. here's one of the rapiers in action, totally not an excuse to show off my wol.

Nov 11, 2020 3:43:50 GMT selkie said:

Nov 11, 2020 2:55:37 GMT syhrinx said:

perhaps... i will finally finish stormblood... in the next two days... and then... sometime.. shadowbringers... i've always had anxiety about catching up in ffxiv because like. eventually i'm going to reach a point where my teammates can no longer carry me and defeat the enemies in half of the expected time... eventually i'm going to have to pull my own share of effort u__u

with that said is there anybody who plays on. whatever center the server Siren is on... and wants to help me level up tank. i refuse to do it without friends who won't flame me BUT i need to level drk because my character's name is Yasha from CR and she needs a cool and big sword or else i will have failed her... pwease

ive been in the "just about to start shadowbringers" stage for a solid month and a half so far && it's 10/10 would recommend

who needs msq when you got hildibrand quests

tangentially related to this but god if i'm not looking_respectfully.jpg at panfandoms bc GOD why do i want to write ff14 nashu SO BAD

i really want to get to shb because of that red mage relic weapon i NEED IT FOR THE AESTHETIC but i am finally in the home stretch for heavensward and i don't want it to be over. 8( miss ysayle i love youuuuuuuuuuu

i've been around forums for a long time and kingdom hearts even longer-- i remember world destiny! i did not ever rp there as i had my own kh site in 2007 that i will not utter the name of in the fear someone finds my old writing and accidentally goes blind reading it, but i do remember you guys being around and the fact your site has had this much longevity speaks volumes of not only your staff's perseverance but your members', particularly when kingdom hearts had a bit of an information/game drought prior to the release of kh3. this is something you should absolutely be proud of.

i was mulling over on what to say before kuroya pinged me, and a lot of it has already been covered here-- information is a little difficult to find due to current trends on where information is listed now in animanga, kingdom hearts has an absurdly high barrier of entry due to the sheer amount of lore and characters, and forum roleplay in general has been on the decline. in fact most kingdom hearts specific roleplays that i know of that are active besides your forum and the select few i see around on occasion are completely discord based. it's personally not for me, but as stated it's a pretty easy way for instant gratification.

a lot of long running forums or forums that have lots of plot and lore tend to have guidebooks or timelines (examples: one, two, three) which is maybe something you could try implementing, to make the lore of kh as well as the history of your site and its characters a bit more accessible. it's not something you have to be finalized and satisfied with the moment you finish it either-- i have plans to overhaul the timeline on my own site-- but it can show the kind of plots you have on site in addition to the current state of affairs rather than something sandbox-y and vague, which might not work as well for a series so well known to be plot driven like kingdom hearts.

i don't know if there's any one particular solution or magic fix but i do think the ideas stated in prior posts are definitely something to try should you find them feasible. i wish you luck! may your heart be your guiding key. <3

is imgbox down for anyone else or is it just me /squints

it might not be entirely what you're looking for, but ZUGZWANG is nearing its one year anniversary in october and we do have characters from western properties, and even those who are from japanese based media might mesh well with those you listed (we have a large kingdom hearts cast!)

we don't allow RL face claims, and our activity requirements are fairly lax (one post per character per month) and have no word count. however, i will say we do have a fair bit of lore but it's totally optional to get super involved in our main plot. we actually divide up our main plot events (we call them "movements") and cute/fun side events ("interludes") and try and alternate between the two so that no one feels like they're waiting too long for the next one no matter how they prefer to play.

because of the nature of our plot, the apps aren't simple but i dont think they're too difficult since we offer a traditional and freeform version. the tl;dr is that to be a part of the chessmaster's game, the character must give up their memories or abilities upon entering the game board. you can earn whatever was lost over time and it gives a fun sense of progression-- but this does necessitate memory and ability tabs on our apps.

we have 60+ members and many, many characters so we have a large and friendly crew, you'll never be short on threads if you check us out! <3

i feel so stupid that it took me this long to get into ffxiv because i'm only to level 5 and i got the brainrot. i love my mooncat. her name is wyra. you will view her.

Aug 22, 2020 2:54:10 GMT SHIV IS MY CONCUBINE said:

kingdom hearts 3 might be the worse game i have ever played.

considering chain of memories and re:coded have some of the worst/most annoying gameplay of all time (and honestly i would throw days in there as well but it is at least sort of salvaged by being, imo, the most well-written of the kh games) i try and put that into perspective w/ kh3... which ends up putting kh3 midtier for me because it's not great, but it could be worse.

idk like. i have such weird feelings about kh and i'm sorry to use this innocuous comment to word vomit them but it was my hyperfixation for such a long time and kh3 put such a bad taste in my mouth (that re:mind could have maybe gotten rid of had it come out sooner) that i barely think about the series now outside of rping aqua in panfandom spaces. the fandom has just gotten more toxic too. idk it just makes me sad a little that something i used to be so passionate about is now an after thought.

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Jun 17, 2020 0:15:35 GMT pompon said:

i wonder if a "site timeskip" could be logistically viable :thinking: like for a fe3h- or fe4-themed site, for example. or even a zombie apocalypse site. it might be easier to just rp two different times with 5 years in between them but it would also be super cool if the site marched toward an inevitable "timeskip" & everybody's characters & the site's setting itself came out the other end fundamentally changed by the events....... #thinkythoughts

i remember trying to do this way back in the day for a warrior cats rp, kind of like the hop to doing the next series. it was a push to help revitalize the site and ultimately didn't work but i think that was from implementation (unfortunately not everyone was on board, i think something like this needs to be majority if not unanimous agreement) as well as other external factors

Jun 4, 2020 17:17:18 GMT scylla said:

Jun 4, 2020 17:05:40 GMT shanimal said:

oof, i'm sorry that happened to you. i don't know what possesses people to do this. granted, if someone left on bad terms and a char was a wanted ad of mine, i'll typically mention the role but not by name (typically because i seek for it to be filled in other ways) but if it's just flat out like your characters... yeah, no. i had that happen to me on another site for their lore and then i popped in the discord to ask them to remove it they were so nasty to me in return. like... think, people.

it was not a want ad, and the character is supposed to be dead.

oh then that's clear cut as people being deliberately awful what the heck 8( that's terrible