Post by Katie on Jul 1, 2020 17:16:53 GMT -5
Quick Start Steps
If you still have questions after reading the forum, message a staff member, and the ST team will have a look.
Please follow our step-by-step guide and ST tips. It'll help you get acclimated to the community and in game smoothly.
1.Read our ST Disclaimer, and the other posts under "The Game" and decide if this chronicle is for you first and foremost.
2.Read Edition and metaplot information. See: Edition and Metaplot
3.Register your account with the Feast of the Annunciation community forum. Only one account per person please.
4.Make sure that you are able to log on to the Discord. While this is much better than the old digichats, some machines may have trouble running Discord.
5.Read through the Character Creation Guidelines and start thinking about a concept for your character.
6.Right off you should notice that this is a mostly Camarilla game with some other clans allowed. Please speak to a storyteller/staff member before you accidentally create a character that doesn't belong in our game.
RESTRICTED CHARACTERS NOTE: Players seeking to play restricted characters should DM an ST to talk over their character with the team. Also note that restricted character types are not suitable for players brand new to the World of Darkness community.
7.Identify your play style and consider your availability and set reasonable expectations. Take care to consider character concepts that require a level of upkeep that matches your availability. If you know you can only play once or twice a month, pick something that will be manageable.
8.If you are considering a ghoul, make sure that you have a domitor first and read the following articles: Ghouls and Ghoul Character Creation
9.Take a look at the chart on the discord server for a list of current player characters and the clans they are playing to see if some of the concepts on your mind aren't already covered or just don't fit within FOTA's scope.
10.While you're considering a character concept and reviewing the Discord data, you might want to review some of the other information provided on this forum.
**Note that at this point you are actually inside the FOTA forum and you are looking at a page within it. You can see the different menu items from the home page. Take a moment to expand the different threads to get an idea of some of the major sections of our forum. Note that there is a search box as well. These will be key tools for you as you move forward. The wiki is designed as the Player's Guide for the community and anything in it supersedes the books. It's a very large forum. You're not expected to know everything in it, just like we don't expect you to read the entire book. You just should know how to get around so that you know how to look things up get and the information you need.
11.Since you're already in the forum (and presumably logged in), look up where your profile is. You can change your avatar and add some about you info. Also, please create your character thread in the appropriate forum section, this is where you will be putting you character sheet, but also bluebooks, and experience requests.
12.Once you have a concept in mind, you are ready to begin Creating Your Character.
You will notice that our character sheets are quite expanded. This additional information helps STs understand your character so that they can ST your character without a lot of back and forth checking and rechecking of facts. However, it may be tough to sit down and write it all in one go, so you can save your work at any time.
13.Once you have finished creating your character, create a sanctioning ticket in the Discord server under Sanctioning.This is how STs will know that you are done with your character sheet and ready for them to review and accept it. Our typical response time is within 24 hours, but it can be longer if things are hectic IRL.
**Be prepared for a dialogue with the ST. We like to be thorough and sure that players understand their characters and that STs have a clear picture of what sort of character is entering the setting. Expect that this dialogue can take some time depending on how long it takes for both parties to respond to the thread in their sanctioning ticket and how well both parties communicate.
14.After all your changes are made and the ST has accepted your character sheet, the ST will provide you with any appropriate starting information and instructions.
15.With your character done and sanctioned, you can go to the Discord Server. You are now ready to RP.
**If you're new to chatting or just plain new to text based RPG, having a look at the How To's... is worthwhile so that you can learn about how to use specific tools like the Dice Roller.
If you still have questions after reading the forum, message a staff member, and the ST team will have a look.
Please follow our step-by-step guide and ST tips. It'll help you get acclimated to the community and in game smoothly.
1.Read our ST Disclaimer, and the other posts under "The Game" and decide if this chronicle is for you first and foremost.
2.Read Edition and metaplot information. See: Edition and Metaplot
3.Register your account with the Feast of the Annunciation community forum. Only one account per person please.
4.Make sure that you are able to log on to the Discord. While this is much better than the old digichats, some machines may have trouble running Discord.
5.Read through the Character Creation Guidelines and start thinking about a concept for your character.
6.Right off you should notice that this is a mostly Camarilla game with some other clans allowed. Please speak to a storyteller/staff member before you accidentally create a character that doesn't belong in our game.
RESTRICTED CHARACTERS NOTE: Players seeking to play restricted characters should DM an ST to talk over their character with the team. Also note that restricted character types are not suitable for players brand new to the World of Darkness community.
7.Identify your play style and consider your availability and set reasonable expectations. Take care to consider character concepts that require a level of upkeep that matches your availability. If you know you can only play once or twice a month, pick something that will be manageable.
8.If you are considering a ghoul, make sure that you have a domitor first and read the following articles: Ghouls and Ghoul Character Creation
9.Take a look at the chart on the discord server for a list of current player characters and the clans they are playing to see if some of the concepts on your mind aren't already covered or just don't fit within FOTA's scope.
10.While you're considering a character concept and reviewing the Discord data, you might want to review some of the other information provided on this forum.
**Note that at this point you are actually inside the FOTA forum and you are looking at a page within it. You can see the different menu items from the home page. Take a moment to expand the different threads to get an idea of some of the major sections of our forum. Note that there is a search box as well. These will be key tools for you as you move forward. The wiki is designed as the Player's Guide for the community and anything in it supersedes the books. It's a very large forum. You're not expected to know everything in it, just like we don't expect you to read the entire book. You just should know how to get around so that you know how to look things up get and the information you need.
11.Since you're already in the forum (and presumably logged in), look up where your profile is. You can change your avatar and add some about you info. Also, please create your character thread in the appropriate forum section, this is where you will be putting you character sheet, but also bluebooks, and experience requests.
12.Once you have a concept in mind, you are ready to begin Creating Your Character.
You will notice that our character sheets are quite expanded. This additional information helps STs understand your character so that they can ST your character without a lot of back and forth checking and rechecking of facts. However, it may be tough to sit down and write it all in one go, so you can save your work at any time.
13.Once you have finished creating your character, create a sanctioning ticket in the Discord server under Sanctioning.This is how STs will know that you are done with your character sheet and ready for them to review and accept it. Our typical response time is within 24 hours, but it can be longer if things are hectic IRL.
**Be prepared for a dialogue with the ST. We like to be thorough and sure that players understand their characters and that STs have a clear picture of what sort of character is entering the setting. Expect that this dialogue can take some time depending on how long it takes for both parties to respond to the thread in their sanctioning ticket and how well both parties communicate.
14.After all your changes are made and the ST has accepted your character sheet, the ST will provide you with any appropriate starting information and instructions.
15.With your character done and sanctioned, you can go to the Discord Server. You are now ready to RP.
**If you're new to chatting or just plain new to text based RPG, having a look at the How To's... is worthwhile so that you can learn about how to use specific tools like the Dice Roller.