[quote=Aura Lodestone] So I am guessing characters go into the character section and so on so let me see, got a few questions for clarity was not sure whether to pm or just pop it in OOC style [/quote]I'd just place them in the Character section and then I'll update the roster so that people know what characters are approved and what aren't (Hopefully not many). [quote=Aura Lodestone] So they might have fencing maybe by any chance? and I am guessing the setting is rather western or will there be eastern style swordsmanship as well with katanas etc... Also guessing these people are rich in general so might not be a stretch for them to have servants or large mansions or even owning buildings etc [/quote]I'm not too strict on whether something is Japanese or European in swords. It's an alternate world so country of origin isn't necessarily important. And yes, slaves/servants are fine [quote=Aura Lodestone]The Hudsons, the last name might put some people off though Hudson River is always nice, Mechanics and Miners so guessing they also might be engineers as well, using old school or advanced but not modern looking guns perhaps... they could use mechanical bows right? [/quote]HAHA! I actually had a part in the original draft about the Hudson River but took it out as I thought that lil bit may be enough to convince people it was this world, which means they would be using country of origins. ie: Too much focus on origin stories and not enough on just this city. I wanted to keep the Hudson name to show that this is a proper family where people are related with an elder/leader, much like a tribe; and the Aristocrats is like a Monarchy with an unknown leader, and Children of Umbra is like a CEO with multiple leaders with invested interest. House of Hudson are Mechanics, not Engineers. So they can repair and build, but someone else has to design. [quote=Aura Lodestone] Pseudo Science and Alchemy are two of the coolest skills of all but does that mean they limited on what weapons they can use if any? Stealth plus daggers I get a strange Assassin's Creed vibe coming from this group [/quote] If that's what you're thinking than you may be on the right track. Never played AC so I can't give a full impression. [quote=Aura Lodestone] So they get to have a custom trait then or no specialty [/quote] The main idea I had for the Families is the usual Rock, Paper, Scissors Trio (Melee, Ranged, Mage) so you have to play as one of the families and not run around as a random with Katana, Sawn-off Shotgun or Alchemist Glove. It also means that if say someone is for example injured they can't run home and get better in the safety of their house, they have to actually find a doctor in the city. [quote=Aura Lodestone] [b]FINALLY ALL THE BIG QUESTIONS[/b] 1. Do you gain any traits later on, or can you have more than one trait? 2. Besides the setting and the limit of two weapons, do armor or protective clothing also count in this limit or they separate 3. Can a civilian still be a miner or engineer for that matter? 4. Since it is steampunk I just have to ask, will there be SteamBots... always seems that steampunk generally has mechs, but the setting seems dated so not sure how it would or would not work, then again it would probably count as a weapon and not like you can take that out in public 5. Is there an age limit for your character, though I probably going to pick sixteen anyways but good to know how low or how high you can go sometimes... 6. its called coal so would it be okay to assume that there is a lot of coal mines or coal in general [/quote] 1: No. As explained with the trio deal. You can get more skilled, but you can't become a Rambo x Jackie Chan character. 2: No. Weapon cap is for realism, but also remember realism in clothing, ie: you can't walk around in a bomb suit 3: Yes 4: No AI kind of stuff or Augmentations. I do have ideas for stuff later, but no mech warrior like stuff. 5: Whatever you feel comfortable with. I am going to bring in some older characters later. 6: Haha! Yes. It's called Coal because of so many reasons and that's one of them.