Post by Triple 7 on Oct 12, 2019 13:46:11 GMT -8
GETTING STARTED
Welcome to Jyhad by Night! We're happy to gain your attention and try telling you a story. When first entering a new Chronicle online we know it can be daunting and this particular Chronicle has a lot of House Rules to get use to. Don't let them discourage you, a lot of it is just the vague grey area in the book that is open to storyteller (ST) interpretation. We try to flesh it out up front so that there is no confusion when an ST isn't available and that there is one standard everyone follows. It keeps people honest and has a quick reference for people to view should they find themselves asking a question.
- Forums versus Discord: First and foremost, you need to review the forums. You may have already done this; but we need you to know how we run things. It is of my opinion that Chronicles are all ran differently and sometimes that means they're not a good fit for everyone. There's nothing wrong with that. For that reason I have written down some Player and Storyteller expectations that kind of go into what you could expect playing in our Chronicles.
Everything is handled on the forums so far as official business is concerned for your character. We like this because we can reference something with a time stamp or check out something quickly if there's something we forgot. ST's have a limited memory when it comes to who has what on their sheet and when an action was performed. We run through a lot of scenes and the forums are the best way to organize the data we need to reference. After this, you'll need to familiarize yourself with Discord. You can download it at discordapp.com. This is where the majority of the active scenes take place. - Character Creation: Once you have an understanding of the general house rules like how our Backgrounds are ran or what we expect from a Clan or Bloodline; check out Character Creation. You may also want to familiarize yourself with the wonderful setting we've built for Chronicles. That can be found under the heading Settings. This can help get you into a better understanding of the any story you're about to walk into and has a lot of details like geography, history, and politics of the setting.
Please realize that your sheet is digitally typed out using our Character Sheet Template. When you're ready to post it, place it in our Character Sheet Submission with a title of Character Name and the city your Character primarily haunts (so we know which Chronicle you're interested in) in the subject line. No one else is able to see this except you and the ST's. Once it gets approved we will lock the sheet and only the ST's can edit it. You don't need to have a clearly defined character history to begin playing, but you won't be able to spend that hard earned XP until you've given us a few paragraphs on who your character is and what they have been up to prior to arriving in their city. - Realms of Darkness BOT: When you're finally approved for play; please start getting the accounts opened on the Discord server for your character. We track your character's blood, willpower expenditures, and health through Realms of Darkness. Directions to open the account can be found under General House Rules under Discord. We do not use this bot for XP at this time. Once getting a character approve, you will earn at minimum, 3XP per week. Its automatic and is tracked as you play in character.
With all of that out of the way you're cleared hot to get involved with the Chronicle!
Thank you for your time and interest in playing under the Jyhad by Night family!