5 Character Rule

[kakashilova]

So....

All of MoM's rules are obviously well thought out and in use for good reason, but I was wondering if there was anyway we could negotiate on this limit to only five characters rule?

While I respect this rule I have sooo many ideas for new characters right now that to limit it down to only five would be torture!

Even upping the number a little bit would be greatly appreciated. (It's kind of hard to start evil armies, etc... with only five characters. Jk jk jk jk)

[KuroNeko]

The 5 Character Rule is the one I had the hardest time with, to be honest. Originally, the max was 3, back when MoM was young. The reasons for this rule were to avoid people making characters carelessly, to avoid too many images in signatures (if say, a person had 20 characters and 20 character sigs), and to avoid having a ridiculous amount of unused characters when we only had a handful of members.

But, though I haven't mentioned it before, the Five Character limit is simply a default. I didn't mention this before because I didn't think anyone would bring it up until they had 5 characters xD But yeah, basically, when you first join, you're limited to 5 characters. As you continue to post, or if you win contests, or if we have a random giveaway, or you become a Fatesayer, or recruit a certain number of members, or through any other means, you may gain extra character slots.

At the moment there is no way to do so (because as I mentioned above, I didn't think anyone would bring this up for a while xD), but I will set up some systems where you can earn extra character slots soon, now that you've mentioned it Thanks!

[RedSong]

Oh, wow, that's good to know. I love all the characters I have in mind, but...I just joined yesterday and already have five slots filled in my head, if that tells you anything. I wouldn't make an inordinate number, though. I've learned my lesson about that... =.=;;

[Wistful Dream]

...she once had over twenty....

[RedSong]

*blushes and twiddles thumbs* I knocked it down to thirteen... >///> And, I said I learned my lesson... xP It wasn't that I couldn't keep up with them, it was that my muse ran out after things got a bit stressful. So...yeah, you'll never see me with more than 20 characters again. Lesson fully learned.

[KyahRyorin]

XD Sounds a bit like me, actually.

Hence why I have 4 characters already. I'm keeping myself from doing 5 fully, because I know I'll already have a new idea once my last slot is filled.

But yeah, I understand you guys, haha. I have over 30 OCs in one of my stories alone, so I feel your pain. XD

[RedSong]

Well, that makes me feel better knowing that I'm not the only person who's been guilty of being a character glutton and following all the plot bunnies that happen to hop into my head when I'm not looking. ^^

[KuroNeko]

I'm actually in the process of making my 3rd/4th characters as well, and I've grown to really like them thanks to the maximum 5 character rule ^^; This way, I've thought them out and really considered how I'd RP as them/what I'd do with them/etc. instead of just haphazardly creating them xD Imo we really end up with fleshed out characters that way, or rather, characters that a lot of thought went into, and that's never a bad thing

But hold on to whatever other character ideas you have! XD As I said, there will be ways to earn more soon enough

[Daeher]

My god, you people are insane, I have 2 characters and that's already more than enough

[RedSong]

xDD I take that as a compliment. But, actually at this point in my life with such a big transition in the works, there's no way I could handle more than about five characters at the moment. But, I can't function if I only have one. xP

[starrevolution]

Ah, I feel behind... I haven't even thought of my 3rd character or really used my 2nd yet!