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Baby's first modpost: for clarification!
Hi, everybody! Aramod here, with a few notes on some recent policy clarifications and changes. Sorry to have this so close on the tail of the previous announcement, but we didn't want to delay a heads-up.
1. ON HUMANIZATION
We've been approaching this so far on a case-by-case, 'if it looks human, I guess it's okay' basis, leading to some confusion and different interpretations among players. We decided to clarify a few points to keep things as fair as possible for everyone, so here are the updated standards!
1) if it is VISIBLY and JARRINGLY nonhuman, it is changed!
This doesn't apply for small, easily-hidden things, like a set of sharp teeth or lightly-pointed ears. But if your character has, say, horns or blue skin or a tail, that would be gone when they arrive in Johto!
1.01) If your character is lacking certain organs or has them magically/bionically replaced in canon, they will receive fully-functioning human organs during their stay in Johto; a heart for every Nobody is the first thing that comes to mind.
2) If it GIVES A POWER, it is changed or unusable!
If your character has, say, a bionic arm that has lasers attached, all of those lasers would be offline for the duration of their stay in Johto. Any kind of magical appendage would become normal.
2.01) A note on prosthetics: if your character needs a prosthetic limb to move about, they may keep it.
3) If the character is an ANDROID or ROBOT or ANIMAL, they are now human.
Yes, even if they look perfectly human on the outside, their electronic innards are now very blood-and-flesh-y. Have fun with your new digestive tract!
If you have an android character in-game whose insides are still robotic, they'll be noticing gradual changes over the course of the month and be completely human by November 1st.
If you have any questions or ideas concerning transformations of new arrivals, please let us know here, PM the mod account, ping one of us on Plurk or AIM, or leave a (screened) comment on the inquiries.
2. ON EEVEES
Eevees are really cute, and it's hard not to notice just how incredibly popular they are! With Route as big as it is now, we felt that a limit of 10 was a bit too strict, but at the same time, Eevee remains a rare pokemon, so we don't want a huge surge of Eevee starters. We were lucky enough to receive some great player suggestions on how to deal with this, which we've decided to implement.
NB: For the moment, this applies ONLY to Eevees, since they are by far the most popular of the 'rare' starters. We may consider starting a system like this for Dratini, as well, if demand is high enough.
1) The 10-Eevee limit will be abolished, replaced with five fresh slots every two months, beginning in November.
You're probably going 'bzuh???' And we can't blame you. This is how it will work: every two months, five Eevee slots will open. If all of those fill up and you still desperately want an Eevee, you'll know exactly when to apply again. These slots will open on the first of every other month, and will not stack.
For example: from the 1st of November to the 31st of December, 5 Eevees will be available. If, within that time period, only two are claimed, on the 1st of January there will not be 8 slots available, but only 5.
2) Anyone applying for an Eevee starter will have to write a brief explanation concerning why Eevee is a perfect match for their character.
Just like what we currently have with Pikachu, except more serious. Of course, with five slots, we'll have to be more strict. That said, we'd like to remind everyone that obtaining an Eevee egg through breeding is a fairly simple task; we're just trying to limit the amount of starters, because having more of a variety of starters allows for fresh 'stock' to come into the region, as it were.
If you have any questions or ideas concerning starters, please let us know here, PM the mod account, ping one of us on Plurk or AIM, or leave a (screened) comment on the inquiries.
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Question! What about people who seem perfectly human (or at least human enough to pass) but are not? Because none of the games actually say what being Half-Lunarian does to a person beyond some minor species telepathy thing, and only the Maenads can tell at first glance that Cecil's not completely human. (And indeed, within Route Cecil has no idea if something about him was changed. It kinda bothers him.)
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Does that answer your question?
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It does! Thank you!
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(not important for this account, but Mytho, on the other hand..)
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Thanks for the heads up!
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Anyway I have actually been wondering how the human thing affects things like... well, specifically, trolls regrowing teeth. Since it's sort of an innate thing that they're supposed to be able to grow back eventually (like sharks or something) and this dude is still missing his front ones and I didn't know if they would grow back because it's a troll thing or not because they're technically human now. So yes that is my long question! Even though he's human will his teeth still end up growing back?
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Teeth regrowing seems pretty innocuous, so they could keep that. Of course, if Sol (or another troll) keeps getting his teeth knocked out and regrown...we might have to rethink it. How does that work?
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