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[center][color=darkgoldenrod][h2]FAQ[/h2][b]< Frequently Asked Questions >[/b][/color][/center]

[list][*][b]"Amnesiac Dissonance": a simple, complete mindwipe...or something else much more sinister?[/b]
[color=silver]I want to stay away from the idea of "strictly a hard and fast, no-memories-at-all amnesia" - rather than brainwashing the characters completely clean, I'd say their old memories are something like a surreal jigsaw puzzle thrown into a mess by whoever brought them to Celestia. Your character will embark on a quest to piece back their past; memories aren't like physical objects with a definite form and they are often greatly influenced by emotions. Remember that they are creating new memories throughout this journey which will also affect their perception of their previous life, reevaluating with a different light, so the memory jigsaw in your character growth plan may deviate from the original canon. Whether your character is able to return back to someone as close as their original self, or someone completely different from who they once were, is entirely dependent on how you develop your character.

A few things to note before you work on your first IC post:
[list][*]The one thing your character remembers by heart is their own name;
[*]Technically they still have their past memories, but their head is so muddled that they think they got hit by a "cosmic amnesia" (for instance, they do retain the knowledge of their personal skills and abilities somewhere deep inside their mind, but they do not know how to use them properly).[/list][/color][/list]

[list][*][b]Since we're playing canon characters, why is there a need to fill up a CS? Can I just direct other players to the wiki page instead?[/b]
[color=silver]While in this roleplay you assume the role of established characters and not OCs, we are not looking for players to stick to the original lore word for word. You know the canon, but you are to deconstruct and rebuild the character beyond what's canon. Also, playing canon roles shouldn't give anyone the excuse to go plagiarize the wikia - this roleplay isn't built around the wikia, after all.[/color][/list]

[list][*][b]Hang on a minute - why isn't the GM playing a character with us?[/b]
[color=silver]While this roleplay is my idea (I can be an aggressive roleplayer where I'll push the plot forward myself rather than taking the backseat and let others take the lead), my aim for [i]Enigma[/i] isn't to control the players like an oppressive Nazi. My job is only to guide you, the players; otherwise all of you are on your own to explore Celestia, just like roaming the world map in the original [i]FF[/i] games.

...On a more personal level, this is my first time being a GM for any sort of roleplay, plus I have a feeling that I'd have my hands full just controlling the NPCs to keep the plot moving, yeah.[/color][/list]

[list][*][b]What about recurring characters, spells and summons? How would those work in this game?[/b]
[color=silver][b]Recurring Characters:[/b] we are well aware of certain elements that span across various titles i.e. Cid, Gilgamesh, to name a few. However, these recurrences do have features that change from one game to another or things that make them unique and easily identifiable to a particular title, which you should be taking into account.

[b]Creatures & Magic:[/b] please check the Codex.

[b]Moogle:[/b] while its function is set as simply your character's other traveling companion (aside from "The Voice"), but we're going to give you the freedom to use any one out of the many canonical Moogle designs (e.g. your character is Cloud who's from [i]VII[/i] but the Moogle is from the [i]Lightning Saga[/i] games). There are many different looks for the Moogles across the game titles but you're only allowed to pick one per character, so choose carefully, heh.

[b]Summons:[/b] we're not keen on allowing players to own them permanently as depicted in the [i]Lightning Saga[/i] games, hence we'll be employing the "temporary contract" system like those in [i]XII[/i] and [i]Type-0[/i]:
[list][*]They can be called forth ("summon") by your character for a limited time duration before they go back to the void where they're originally from;
[*]Players must give up something of equal value (can be physical items or obscure things like memory or relationship with a certain character, etc.) as offering before these mighty beings can lend you their powers.[/list]
Also, as the color scheme and more detailed design of the summons vary in each game, to avoid unnecessary debate you can assume that these summons are nothing but shadow silhouettes while retaining the basic form to tell them apart from each other e.g. Alexander = castle, Odin = demonic knight on a six-legged steed, etc. If you really want to go into the details, you may assume that these shadows can shift their look to the character's understanding (something like how the Greek goddess Aphrodite constantly changes her appearance to appeal to those who set their eyes upon her).[/color][/list]
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[center][color=darkgoldenrod][h2]RESOURCES[/h2][b]< Helpful Links >[/b][/color][/center]

[list][*][b][url=http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Wiki][i]Final Fantasy[/i] Wikia[/url][/b]
[color=silver]For all your researches and reference checking.[/color][/list]
[list][*][b][url=http://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=331.0]BBCode Color List[/url][/b]
[color=silver]I know there are many sites that offer color palettes to choose from and then generate the codes for you; however, this page also provides color names, so you don't have to worry too much about trying to remember those hex codes.[/color][/list]
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[color=silver]These are the few most common ones used by majority of the roleplayers on this forum. If you have better alternatives feel free to share them with us.[/color][/list]
[list][*][b][url=http://www.dafont.com/final-fantasy.font][i]Final Fantasy[/i] Font[/url][/b]
[color=silver]...There you go.[/color][/list]