Post by Murasaki on Apr 10, 2014 8:04:51 GMT
Frequently Asked Questions
about the mysterious new world
Frequently asked questions about the RP will be placed in this thread. Check back occasionally for more information regarding the RP.
Feel free to reply to this thread if you think you have a good question that others would like an answer to.
Feel free to reply to this thread if you think you have a good question that others would like an answer to.
If you're a new member that's just getting started, the following links should also be fairly useful.
Introduce yourself! - Let us know who you are so we can welcome you to the site.
Saber's Video Tutorials - A number of videos that explains the site layout and ways to navigate the threads.
Roleplay Info Sheet - A page where you can write down information to help others know your RPing session.
Mentor/Apprentice Signups - A page where you can meet potential mentors to RP with. Not necessary to start Mentor Threads, but it's a good way to network.
Writing Tips - General writing tips for beginner and proficient writers alike.
Introduce yourself! - Let us know who you are so we can welcome you to the site.
Saber's Video Tutorials - A number of videos that explains the site layout and ways to navigate the threads.
Roleplay Info Sheet - A page where you can write down information to help others know your RPing session.
Mentor/Apprentice Signups - A page where you can meet potential mentors to RP with. Not necessary to start Mentor Threads, but it's a good way to network.
Writing Tips - General writing tips for beginner and proficient writers alike.
>> Setting
Q: Is this RP connected to the official Log Horizon novel/anime? |
This site is a fan-made roleplay based on Log Horizon and we do not claim any ownership or connection with Log Horizon otherwise. However, consider the following from Touno Mamare in a question he was asked during a 4chan Q&A session: >>Is there any plan for the story in the American server ? in the main story or in "gaiden". >>like rebuilding the security or a story of a cook destroying the huge crime guild. >>I wanna see what its like if a Hollywood-like story or American comic-like story happens in Log-hora world. This is something I also want to see, but I just don't have enough energy left for it. What happens in the world of Log Horizon, and the mysteries that I've left in various locations around the world, are blank pages that are there so that people can write their very own story about it. However, who knows? Maybe if this site somehow gets noticed, it might even be possible for the setting of the RP to be integrated into the official canon. That would be quite an exciting development. |
Q: Which server is this RP based on? |
The RP is situated in a new server that branched off from the Scandinavian servers that once included the United Kingdom. Much as smaller countries like Japan and South Korea received their own servers, it was deemed profitable for a new branch to open in the United Kingdom. This new server is aptly named the Unfounded Kingdom. Due to its nature as a new server, players in the Unfounded Kingdom started at Level 1 in the starting city of Londinium. In order to allow the Adventurers who started in this new server to catch up, everyone who started in the server was able to receive both a Crafting and a Roleplay subclass. Additionally, the lack of higher-leveled Adventurers from foreign servers suggests that it is currently impossible for outsiders to enter the area. You may wonder, what happened to the veteran players in Scandinavian-UK following the Apocalypse? That is a secret yet to be revealed. |
Q: Does the RP follow the rules of canon? Do I need to know the canon to RP? |
For the most part, yes, the RP does follow canon. A number of us do keep up with canon information and will integrate it accordingly. However, there are also a number of RPers who have not even watched the first episode of Log Horizon. So it's not necessary at all to know about the story. Much like the many different servers being different in their own ways, this RP forum takes some liberties with the canon and is not strictly bound to it. Due to the RP being adapted into the format of an RP Forum, however, there are a number of changes. For example, leveling in this RP is essentially based on posts and word count. For those of you with knowledge of canon, we ask that you do not impose it on others when roleplaying. It's fine if you'd like to follow it, but forcing others to do so is a different story. Many of our members do not know very much about the Log Horizon universe beyond the anime or information posted on this site, after all. |
Q: Why does the RP have the Samurai class if it's a Western server? |
From a technical standpoint, it was done so that development of the RP forum would go by as smoothly as possible. It's easier to port official information regarding a class to the RP rather than having to come up with an entirely new class. Additionally, since this RP forum was established, Mamare held a public questionnaire asking for opinions on the many localized classes of other overseas servers. Since the forum had already been established for a few months already, it would have been a difficult choice to retcon the progress of all the Samurai characters in the RP. In the context of the in-character universe, consider it as a popularity choice. Players wanted the Samurai class and thus it was added to the server, rather than any other localized versions. |
Q: Do I have to use the monsters in the Bestiary or can I use my own? |
For the most part, we ask that you use the monsters in the Bestiary. This keeps people from fighting things like giant dragons at Level 1 and expecting to get good rewards from such threads. However, we're not really that strict about the kinds of monsters that appear in the server. If you think you have a good monster idea, please suggest it to us. If it's reasonable enough, it should have a good chance of being added. |