Waking up From the Dream - Welcome Home
Now also our Discussion Thread!
<Registration is about to reopen when we arrive at Episode 2, keep an eye on this thread! and the story too!>
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Since MTG and the most of other players are too busy with real life, NEO Wuftd comes to a halt, and the previous discussion/registration thread is closed, below is the original opening thread, as MTG have give me some admin rights, I'm here to reopen this thread.
Original Content below.
Hi all~ Gappy's back with Waking up from the Dream! Big welcome to those of you who've never heard of it before. A warm welcome to the returning players from last season.
What is it?
Waking Up From the Dream is a Forum RPG based on Touhou Project by ZUN. The premise is - you are an outsider from the outside world, the world outside Gensokyo. For one reason or another, you end up in Gensokyo. However, now Gensokyo is collapsing and you are one of the few last hopes for survival for Gensokyo's inhabitants. There is only one answer - a select task force of Gensokyo residents must leave Gensokyo and sally forth into the outside world to investigate the reason for this collapse and somehow rebuild their home. To do that, they must survive and carry away the memories of Gensokyo, with which Gensokyo can be rebuilt in full. There is, however, one issue with this plan - The denizens of Gensokyo are beings who are greatly depend on spiritual power, mana. As such, they cannot subsist for long in the mana-deprived outside-world for long without forming a 'mana sharing contract' with someone from the outside world (i.e. you, you lucky mana batteries you). You will partner up with team of partner characters, Touhou characters, of your choice, and, together with your fellow outsiders and their individual partner teams, journey through the outside world to unveil the mystery and one day restore Gensokyo.
What is a Forum RPG?
It's a forum role playing game. For those of you who have never participated in one, it's more or less a collaborative piece of fanfiction, with each player posting short continuations revolving around their own characters.
Who decides what happens?
The overall story, major conflicts, etc. are determined by the GMs (Game Masters). However, everything else, from your actions and reactions in the story, to day to day life, to interactions with other players, are decided by you, the player. There is a great degree of freedom. However, with freedom comes responsibility - the point is to play together with everyone else, to create a story both you and your fellow players can enjoy together.
What do I need in order to play?
Not much. Just:
1) An internet connection.
2) A MotK account.
3) Decent command of written English. Please.
4) Manners and common sense.
5) Respect for other players.
6) A love for Touhou.
Can I control other players' characters?
To a very limited extent, yes. This must of course be done with their permission. If they disagree with what you've written in for their characters then you may be asked to remove the segment of your post that they disagree with. In order to properly capture other people's characters, you must do your best to keep them in-character, to consider how exactly they would react to this particular situation you're putting them in, etc. This takes considerable study of their character, both in-game, and through reading their character profiles. Remember - they have the same amount of control over your characters - if you write in awesome stuff for them, they'll do the same for you.
Are there rules?
Yes, there are. They are very, very simple, however.
General rules
1) Be courteous and polite - respect your fellow players, and in turn they will respect you.
2) This is a group endeavour, a group project - in order for it to be fun for everyone, you must collaborate and cooperate with other players as much as possible. This means, to put it in plain terms, NOT hogging the spotlight, NOT power-gaming (playing as if you're Songoku from DBZ or god himself), NOT ruining the experience for everyone else.
Posting Rules
3) Please begin each post with a time, date, and location stamp, in this format - Time, Date, Location
For example - 8 AM, Day 1, Remilia's Room, Scarlet Devil Mansion, Gensokyo
4) Please, please break down your post into paragraphs. It makes things so much easier to read.
5) Speaking of paragraphs, try not to keep your posts short. 2-3 novel paragraphs at the most.
Story Rules
6) Try to stick together in groups of at least 2-3 players or more. Solo parts aren't all that interesting for everyone else so try to always involve other players in your posts whenever you can.
7) Collaborate and communicate with other players when you can. We have an IRC channel on PPIRC - #WuftD, where most players come to discuss the game.
8 ) Please do remember that you are just a normal human being from the outside world - you aren't superman or Captain America. There will be opportunities to become oh so much more powerful in the game, and starting low and weak, but taking advantage of these and slowly but steadily growing stronger in-game is so much more satisfying and rewarding than starting off as the Hulk.
In-Game rules
9) You are an average human being of the outside world. The outside world is, let's face it, not very magical. As such, you don't have all that much mana to spare to begin with. When in the outside world, your partner is heavily dependent on you for his/her mana supply. Supplying mana for yourself and for your partner is very, very taxing on you - imagine trying to climb up a mountain while carrying another person on your back - it's THAT tiring. Slowly, over time, your mana reserves will build up as you become used to the burden as well as become stronger in-game.
10) Your partner is capable of utilizing superhuman feats and spellcards, much like he/she could in Gensokyo. However, in the outside world, he/she will be expending mana - your mana. At the beginning of the game, utilizing one spell card would drain both of you to near passing-out. Utilizing any more than that can and will kill you. Flying is heavily mana-draining as well.
11) The further your partner strays away from you, the more the contract link is stretched, and thus the less mana they receive. Venture too far away and they will die.
12) Having multiple partner characters is like carrying that many extra people on your back while climbing a mountain. It's that much more tiring and crippling.
I'm a new player. Do I need to know what happened in Season 1?
No. You don't. You arrive in the story as a new character who doesn't know what happened in Season 1. The returning players will start afresh on the same page as you, so there won't be much need for catching up.
I'm a new player. How many player characters can I make?
At the moment - just one.
I'm a returning player. Is this a reboot/fresh start?
No, this is a continuation, a sequel if you will, of season 1. However, in a way, it is also a fresh start. You will again, for some reason you don't quite know, start in Gensokyo, having lived there for a good 2-4 years now, happily living amongst the other denizens of this fantastic mythical world. You're not quite sure what you were doing before you arrived in Gensokyo, knowing only that you're from the outside world.
I'm a returning player. Can I make a new character?
Yes, you can, if you so wish. Your old character will be removed from the game, however.
I'm a returning player. What's going to happen to the other old players who aren't returning?
There is an in-game reason for why they aren't returning and why their partners were freed from their contracts. You will find out what this is as the story progresses.
I'm a returning player and I had a RAI Force character. What will happen to him/her?
You can choose to keep him/her or have him/her removed from the game. Like everything else, there will be an in-game explanation for his/her removal.
How are partner characters for my team assigned?
It is requested by the player and assigned on a first come, first serve basis. At the moment new players are able to put down up to 6 characters on their wish list in order of priority. Provided you are the first to request (and the character doesn't already belong to a returning player's team), you will receive your first choice. If not, you will receive your second, and so on. You will be guaranteed to receive at least one primary partner character. Provided nobody else requests them as primary partner characters and nobody requests them as a secondary partner characters BEFORE YOU, you will receive up to 3 secondary partner characters as well.
Returning players are allowed to keep their old teams or swap out for new ones.
Is there a character creation system?
Yes, there is. That will be coming soon once registration is mostly done. And yes, there will be a full character profile sheet.
Who's organizing it?
This time around, we've got Nemoma and E-mouse acting as primary GMs. I'll be around to supply the story and whatnot (basically, I'm now advisor/assistant/backstage overlord), but most things will be organized by Nemoma and E-mouse.
How do I sign up?
For now, all you have to do is register your interest and which characters you want as your partner. You can register as follows:
Player Name:
Returning player : Yes/No
If you are a new player...
Planned Character name:
Planned Character gender:
Partner Character Wish List:
1st Choice:
2nd Choice:
3rd Choice:
4th Choice:
5th Choice:
6th Choice:
If you are a returning player...
Team Name
Character Name
Character Gender
Team Members
When do registrations close?
Currently Closed, will reopen soon.
CURRENTLY OPEN!
For extra information: they are provided in the later threads on this page.