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Reliant at 06:25, 9 February 2020

2020-02-09T06:25:34Z

Reliant at 01:03, 9 February 2020

2020-02-09T01:03:30Z

Reliant at 00:59, 9 February 2020

2020-02-09T00:59:37Z

Reliant at 01:18, 13 January 2017

2017-01-13T01:18:58Z

Reliant at 23:58, 12 January 2017

2017-01-12T23:58:11Z

Reliant: Added a section on "solo unifications".

2015-07-08T22:16:14Z

Added a section on "solo unifications".

Reliant: /* Q: The news files say that everybody has to have a soul! What happens if the characters in my world don't have souls? */

2015-04-11T23:50:51Z

‎Q: The news files say that everybody has to have a soul! What happens if the characters in my world don't have souls?

Celery at 14:55, 23 August 2014

2014-08-23T14:55:13Z

Reliant: Spacing edit.

2014-06-05T21:16:01Z

Spacing edit.

Reliant: /* Q: Does that mean that I got nerfed when I came to the Multiverse? */ Edited for more detail and coarse tone.

2014-06-05T21:12:24Z

‎Q: Does that mean that I got nerfed when I came to the Multiverse?: Edited for more detail and coarse tone.

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-Q: Can I get equipment or powers from other settings?
+==Q: Can I get equipment or powers from other settings?==
-A: Sometimes. It should make sense in context, involve putting RP into it (so basically never at-application), and you should have relevant Advantage slots to devote to it. A typical robot shouldn't become a vampire for instance.
+A: Sometimes. It should make sense in context, involve putting RP into it (so basically never at-application), and you should have relevant [[Advantage]] slots to devote to it. A typical robot shouldn't become a vampire for instance. Additionally, there is a lifespan attached to such things that can be seen in [[Roleplay]].
+==Q: If I buy a YT-1300 or Firefly-class starship, could they be better than the Millennium Falcon or Serenity?==
 Q: If I buy a YT-1300 or Firefly-class starship, could they be better than the Millennium Falcon or Serenity?
 A: Practically speaking this is impossible, as those ships would be Defining Advantages to the people who hold them. So a character who completely re-defined themselves with this equipment (which would be extremely odd) would still only be able to be around as good.

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−	~~Q: What is Unification?~~
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−	~~A: Unification is the term for a universe / world entering the Multiverse. Every world that becomes integrated into the Multiverse experiences it.~~
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−	~~Q: How does unification work?~~
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−	~~A: A temporal tweak introduces an alternate timeline in which the target setting unifies into the Multiverse. There is in short nothing to go back to -- your timeline is "here" now.~~
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−	~~Q: How much of my setting comes with me?~~
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−	~~A: Only the important parts. That can be quite a lot: For Star Wars, the whole galaxy. For Fullmetal Alchemist, maybe a planet at most or a handful of nations at least.~~
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−	~~Q: Can I unify alone, or without my world?~~
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−	~~A: No.~~
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−	~~Q: What is a warpgate?~~
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−	A: An entry point to a subspace highway. Each warpgate connects a limited number of nearby warp gates, permitting long-distance travel across astronomical distances. It's possible to make artificial warpgates, but most are naturally occurring. All worlds gain a set of warpgates upon unification; at least one per major city.
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−	~~Q: Can I destroy a warpgate?~~
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−	~~A: Artificial yes, natural no.~~
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−	~~Q: What if my setting doesn't comply with (tone, theme, etc.) and it's really important to my setting?~~
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−	~~A: It's on you to figure this out. Themes are required to bend to the MUSH, not MUSH to themes.~~
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	Q: Can I get equipment or powers from other settings?		Q: Can I get equipment or powers from other settings?

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	A: Practically speaking this is impossible, as those ships would be Defining Advantages to the people who hold them. So a character who completely re-defined themselves with this equipment (which would be extremely odd) would still only be able to be around as good.		A: Practically speaking this is impossible, as those ships would be Defining Advantages to the people who hold them. So a character who completely re-defined themselves with this equipment (which would be extremely odd) would still only be able to be around as good.
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−	~~Q: Why are all source materials assumed to be equal?~~
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−	~~A: Because the MUSH is not a playground for any single person's pet series.~~
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−	~~Q: Does this mean I got nerfed when I came to the Multiverse?~~
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−	A: No, this sort of thinking leads to a lot of OOC wankery. On our MUSH, this is how settings would interact if they came in contact with one another even pre-unification. In short, our setting just works that way.
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−	~~Q: Which is better: Magic or Science?~~
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−	A: Neither, they're equal. One might be more contextually relevant than the other in some circumstances, though. Using one to debunk or debase the other is OOCly bad form, and ICly just wrong. In short, have fun with your toys and don't deny people the legitimacy and flavor of their own.

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	A: Sometimes. It should make sense in context, involve putting RP into it (so basically never at-application), and you should have relevant Advantage slots to devote to it. A typical robot shouldn't become a vampire for instance.		A: Sometimes. It should make sense in context, involve putting RP into it (so basically never at-application), and you should have relevant Advantage slots to devote to it. A typical robot shouldn't become a vampire for instance.
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−	~~Q: What about big stuff, like Star Destroyers?~~
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−	~~A: Most characters, even very wealthy ones, won't be able to afford something so astronomically expensive.~~

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−	Q: What if my setting doesn't comply with (tone, ~~them~~, etc.) and it's really important to my setting?	+	Q: What if my setting doesn't comply with (tone, theme, etc.) and it's really important to my setting?

	A: It's on you to figure this out. Themes are required to bend to the MUSH, not MUSH to themes.		A: It's on you to figure this out. Themes are required to bend to the MUSH, not MUSH to themes.

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-==Q: What is Unification?==
+Q: What is Unification?
-A: Unification is the event that brings a universe (or world) into the Multiverse. Mass-unifications are usually significant events, but every world that becomes integrated into the Multiverse experiences Unification. At one moment they're alone in their universe, and the next they're quite suddenly not so alone.
-==Q: How much of my setting comes with me to the Multiverse?==
+A: A temporal tweak introduces an alternate timeline in which the target setting unifies into the Multiverse. There is in short nothing to go back to -- your timeline is "here" now.
-==Q: Can I unify alone, or without my world?==
+A: Only the important parts. That can be quite a lot: For Star Wars, the whole galaxy. For Fullmetal Alchemist, maybe a planet at most or a handful of nations at least.
-==Q: What is a warpgate? Does my world have any?==
+A: No.
-All worlds in the Multiverse have warpgates. Some fewer than others, but you can usually expect to have enough for every major region in your setting to have access to them.
+Q: What is a warpgate?
-A: You can destroy artificial warpgates, but natural warpgates are indestructible, and every world has at least a few of those. This is largely to prevent people from disconnecting their setting from the MUSH. This isn't a sandbox -- you're expected to participate with the rest of the MUSH!
+Q: Can I destroy a warpgate?
-Warpgates CAN be secured, and often are using crude devices similar to the iris mechanisms from "Stargate". Depending on the size of the warpgate, this might not be plausible. Some are large enough to allow even something colossal like a Star Destroyer to pass through.
+A: Artificial yes, natural no.
-==Q: The news files say that everybody has to have a soul! What happens if the characters in my world don't have souls?==
+Q: What if my setting doesn't comply with (tone, them, etc.) and it's really important to my setting?
-A: This is a non-negotiable facet of MUSH theme. Every sufficiently intelligent (sapient) being has a soul as a default assumption, and everyone with a soul has an afterlife of some sort. Most fictional settings have souls, and most of them have afterlives. Our rules were built to accommodate and encompass this common trait.
-A sub-topic of this which comes up occasionally is the matter of atheism in the Multiverse. In summary, while there are universes that do not have deities directly attached to them, the MUSH setting is one in which atheism is objectively wrong. Everyone has a soul, afterlives are often directly observable, and so are deities.
+A: It's on you to figure this out. Themes are required to bend to the MUSH, not MUSH to themes.
-==Q: If all of these settings are sharing with each other, does that mean I can get a lightsaber or a phaser as easily as a sword or a gun?==
+A: Sometimes. It should make sense in context, involve putting RP into it (so basically never at-application), and you should have relevant Advantage slots to devote to it. A typical robot shouldn't become a vampire for instance.
-==Q: What about heavy military stuff, like Star Destroyers?==
+A: Most characters, even very wealthy ones, won't be able to afford something so astronomically expensive.
-==Q: If I (as an off-worlder) buy a YT-1300 or Firefly-class starship, could they be better than the Millennium Falcon or Serenity?==
+A: Practically speaking this is impossible, as those ships would be Defining Advantages to the people who hold them. So a character who completely re-defined themselves with this equipment (which would be extremely odd) would still only be able to be around as good.
-==Q: What stops General Zod from opening a Star Destroyer like a can opener and venting the crew into space, or Nightcrawler from teleporting into the cockpit of a mecha and taking out the helpless pilot?==
+A: Because the MUSH is not a playground for any single person's pet series.
-==Q: Why are settings assumed to be equal? My setting has better stuff in it than everybody else's!==
+A: No, this sort of thinking leads to a lot of OOC wankery. On our MUSH, this is how settings would interact if they came in contact with one another even pre-unification. In short, our setting just works that way.
-==Q: Does that mean that I got nerfed when I came to the Multiverse?==
+A: Neither, they're equal. One might be more contextually relevant than the other in some circumstances, though. Using one to debunk or debase the other is OOCly bad form, and ICly just wrong. In short, have fun with your toys and don't deny people the legitimacy and flavor of their own.
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-A: No. This sort of thinking leads to a lot of OOC wankery and claims of, 'If the Multiverse wasn't limiting me, I'd squash you like a bug!'
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-To make it perfectly clear: It's possible for universes to interact with other universes pre-unification. It's rare, but it happens. Some comic book universes experience this quite a lot! When these interactions occur, basically the same thing happens as it happens in the Multiverse, albeit with a smaller range of bizarre interactions. Everybody's about equal, even when it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
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-In short, our setting just works that way. If by some chance of inattentiveness or good/bad luck your character gets passed with these kinds of nerfs laid out in your application, you can safely assume that it was staffer error/inattention and that it isn't actually a valid statement. Our setting just works that way, and for the most part that is to your (the player's) benefit. No matter how cool your pet series is, there's a pretty good chance we can find something that could stomp it flat.
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-==Q: Which is better, Magic or Technology/Science?==
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-A: Neither. Magic and Science are equal. One might be more contextually relevant than the other in some circumstances, but neither is better than the other. Using one to debunk or debase the other is OOCly bad form, and is ICly just wrong. They are simply different means to an end: Solving problems, and good role play.
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-In short, have fun with your toys, and don't deny people the legitimacy and flavor of their own.
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-==Q: How do I apply to the game?==
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-A: See our guidelines here: [[How to Apply]]
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	A: Only the important parts. But, depending on setting that might be quite a lot. Star Wars is likely to bring the whole galaxy, while Fullmetal Alchemist will probably only bring along a single planet, or at bare minimum maybe just a few nations.		A: Only the important parts. But, depending on setting that might be quite a lot. Star Wars is likely to bring the whole galaxy, while Fullmetal Alchemist will probably only bring along a single planet, or at bare minimum maybe just a few nations.
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		+	==Q: Can I unify alone, or without my world?==
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		+	A: We have occasionally allowed this, but as of this posting (7-8-2015), Multiverse Crisis MUSH Staff is no longer allowing people to unify separate from their settings, or to have their settings significantly removed from the observable Multiverse.

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 A: This is a non-negotiable facet of MUSH theme. Every sufficiently intelligent (sapient) being has a soul as a default assumption, and everyone with a soul has an afterlife of some sort. Most fictional settings have souls, and most of them have afterlives. Our rules were built to accommodate and encompass this common trait.
-A sub-topic of this which comes up occasionally is the matter of atheism in the Multiverse. In summary, while there are universes that do not have deities directly attached to them, the MUSH setting is one in which the philosophy of atheism is objectively wrong. Everyone has a soul, afterlives are often directly observable, and so are deities.
+A sub-topic of this which comes up occasionally is the matter of atheism in the Multiverse. In summary, while there are universes that do not have deities directly attached to them, the MUSH setting is one in which atheism is objectively wrong. Everyone has a soul, afterlives are often directly observable, and so are deities.
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 ==Q: The news files say souls are retroactively indestructible across all settings. But my series relies a lot on souls being destroyed! What do I do?==

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	In short, have fun with your toys, and don't deny people the legitimacy and flavor of their own.		In short, have fun with your toys, and don't deny people the legitimacy and flavor of their own.
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		+	==Q: How do I apply to the game?==
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		+	A: See our guidelines here: [[How to Apply]]

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	In short, our setting just works that way. If by some chance of inattentiveness or good/bad luck your character gets passed with these kinds of nerfs laid out in your application, you can safely assume that it was staffer error/inattention and that it isn't actually a valid statement. Our setting just works that way, and for the most part that is to your (the player's) benefit. No matter how cool your pet series is, there's a pretty good chance we can find something that could stomp it flat.		In short, our setting just works that way. If by some chance of inattentiveness or good/bad luck your character gets passed with these kinds of nerfs laid out in your application, you can safely assume that it was staffer error/inattention and that it isn't actually a valid statement. Our setting just works that way, and for the most part that is to your (the player's) benefit. No matter how cool your pet series is, there's a pretty good chance we can find something that could stomp it flat.
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	==Q: Which is better, Magic or Technology/Science?==		==Q: Which is better, Magic or Technology/Science?==