[quote=@Lord Wraith]
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You get into an awkward position with all the characters already taken, then you have all the IC characters introduced via player supporting casts. And then to cherry pick what we want to remain canon from being dropped it gets really overwhelming for a new player. 

And I'm speaking as someone who has been trying to get a new player in the door. 

Long story short, to do a recruiting drive properly, you're either going to need to give some guidance, whether by documenting all characters currently in use, or give concession in that new players are going to need freedom to break from previous posts by dropped players.

If that last idea rubs you the wrong way, then you need to seriously consider if the game needs a recruiting drive.
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You're right.

We do need to give new players the freedom to break from dropped players' posts. Especially if they didn't actually interact with other characters, but even if they have interacted with other characters.

[@Half Pint] and I will see what characters are still in use after the gleaning and make sure the active character list is completely up to date.

Then as for everyone else, what characters would you like to see new players potentially take up within Worlds Collide?