Banned
Some concepts and characters are unobtainable at Multiverse Crisis MUSH. This is an overview, not a comprehensive list, of what and why. The second half of this news file is dedicated to concepts and characters who are Restricted; difficult to acquire but not strictly banned.
- Completely straight portrayals of real people and religious figures. Exceptions may apply to fictionalized versions of such characters, like Dracula, but straight-up applying for Abraham Lincoln or Jesus won't fly.
- Comedy/Gag/Adult Series. Duke Nukem, Futurama, Space Balls, Family Guy, Simpsons, ATHF, Leisure Suit Larry, etc. These just don't fit the tone. They're either too sex oriented, too crude, or too cartoony. Comedy-focused fan abridged versions of existing media also fall under this category.
- A-list Disney (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Lion King, etc. as well as anything we determine to be too tone-straining or inappropriate for the MUSH), Mercedes Lackey, Pern, Steve Jackson Games, George R. R. Martin works, and possibly others are unavailable due to copyright issues.
- Concepts that require absolute primacy over setting to function are banned. The Sandman's Endless being the only existing example. Most Gods do NOT fall under this category.
- Omni-Capable characters.
- If YOU as a player cannot wrap your head around a character being defeatable by other PCs, you don't get to play that character.
Restricted
This is a list of concepts, characters, traits, etc. that are restricted at Multiverse Crisis MUSH. This means that they are more difficult to apply for than concepts which do not fall under this category. Things listed in this news file may be banned in specific circumstances, which will be noted in their entry.
- OC Relatives of FCs. These are banned except when it's glaringly plausible in the relevant source. An exception exists for setting where OC relatives of FCs is core to the premise of the source material.
- Self-Inserts. Informally these are pretty much banned, but if we can't really tell then we may not care.
- <Name>-Tan. For example, taking a Gundam and making it a cutesy female character with gundam-themed gear.
- Settings with gimmicks that require primacy to function well, like Death Note or One Punch Man.
- Time Travel-centered source materials.
- Any setting which is not sufficiently compliant with MCM's tone*, such as My Little Pony, Carebears, Undertale, etc. Unless edited for tone, these can be considered banned.
- Characters whose primary method of interaction is glaringly negative. Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2, Gregory House from House, Dr. Cox from Scrubs, etc. Unless we know you pretty well these are banned.
- MMO/RPGs: MMO Characters will be expected to adhere to reasonable standards for their universe. You can't apply for a Night Elf Hunter who is the Hero of Every Quest. Treat them more like characters from tabletop RPGs. In summary, you can apply for characters from an MMO, but you cannot apply for your MMO character exactly most of the time.
- Disney: Some Disney properties are tentatively allowed. See above for what explicitly isn't. Please note that this is subject to change at any time, and may have to go back on the ban list abruptly. Stuff like Tron, Gargoyles, or Kingdom Hearts are fine, but as noted in banned, A-List Disney properties aren't. Applications for Disney source materials will be extremely scrutinized, and may be denied for basically any reason.
- Real Life psychological problems, excess focus on sexuality, and child characters.
Notes
An example of a setting where OC relatives of FCs is basically a given would be Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson" series and spinoffs, since the entire cast is composed of bastard demigods who often have unknown siblings.
Tone: What do we expect?: The general tone that Multiverse Crisis MUSH aims for is roughly comparable to that which you find in modern day superhero comics. A pretty consistent middle of the road, occasional silly / dumb stuff, with occasional swerves into some seriously dark alleys.
