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This thread aims to answer some commonly asked questions that aren't covered in our brochure. No. However, we do prune our ranks to get rid of inactive elements from time to time. It's also worth noting that attending more of our FC-plot events will, obviously, allow you to follow the story better. Furthermore, we encourage regular activity with your fellow FC-mates in-game. Our weekly events all start at 8PM Eastern Time (GMT-4). When Daylight Savings (or whatever it is) is in effect, we become inconsistent spaghetti, due to our mix of non-Americans and Americans, so members are expected to watch our Discord's announcements for event timings. As to the days, under Eastern Time again, we have the following on schedule: One-shot Wednesdays (aka. Hump Day in the FC); where members may participate in a one-off, GMed event that's usually self-contained Team Dinner Thursdays; where members get together in the mess hall for some chow and shenanigans FC-plot Friday (aka. Ironclaw MSQ); self explanatory. Occasionally, Saturdays, Sundays, and Wednesdays may be commandeered for back-to-back story missions Personal Story Sundays; also self explanatory. Sundays may also be One-shot event days, should there be no Personal Story Events scheduled. No, our events are primarily held in-game. We use Roll20 for special set-pieces, or where we feel the game is too limiting. In general, we tend to use it for our Season Finales. No. While we sometimes experiment with systems, we've found that complex systems don't work with the volume of participants in our events; and actively encourages a focus upon numbers over emote content. Occasionally, we will use dice to determine the effects of an action, but this is usually used at a GM's discretion. We are trying to construct our own system that will take the best of all worlds, but that will take some time. Members send a brief pitch of a Personal Story event (SINGULAR, not plural!!!) to the GM in charge of PSEs. The GM will speak with the member to flesh out the idea/provide advice as to its execution, as well as establish boundaries (whether the player wants to GM it themselves, or have the GM team do it), before it's scheduled. In the event that a PSE time-conflicts with an FC-plot event, the FC-plot will take priority on the schedule/calendar. If a member is unable to attend their own PSE with prior notification, the PSE can be rescheduled to another day, depending on the week's schedule. If a member is unable to attend their own PSE without prior notification, the PSE will be cancelled, and the member will have to go through the process again. The Ironclaws routinely post recruitment material on Adventurer's Guild noticeboards. Non-combatants and specialists are sometimes headhunted, and occasionally, Grand Company personnel apply to transfer over. Ironclaw training sessions will primarily focus on protocol (ie. how we organise/categorise threats, how to approach them), as well as tactical and strategic concepts. Training will also be given to round out a character's specialisation, so that they have basic competency in the other roles of the order. However, it's worth noting that our training sessions are less about 'learning something new', and more about getting to know your fellow recruits, the officers, and members as well as understanding the ins and outs of the Order's day-to-day operations. While we intend to have a fairly professional atmosphere ICly, we have not forgotten that this game is Final Fantasy, and that our entire mission is to create the most Final Fantasy-esque experience imaginable. As such, we do have some comic-relief. We try to justify all story/character/lore elements within the confines of the setting; but we ultimately have to remember that this setting is fairly absurd, and full of the strangest things. Our plots, characters, and... things, therefore, are serious affairs -- but we know when to pull down the dull grey of grim 'reality' and inject a little bit of colour when necessary Quite, but not inflexible. We won't immediately dismiss someone for having an outlandish interpretation of the lore; but as with everything in this FC, we base our opinions on good execution rather than the ideas/interpretations themselves. This does not mean you can join us on your trans-dimensional vampire alien from the planet Xanaheim simply because it's a novel or 'good idea'. Nor does it mean that you can if you can justify it with lore. And it certainly doesn't mean you can if you can't. What it does mean, however, is that if you can nail the execution and make this concept seem believable, and in-place with the setting and its theme, then you've got a chance! While we do not go out of our way to write graphic/disturbing content, we do deal with scenes of violence, creepy-weird-crap, and their after-effects. RPer discretion is advised.

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Cleanliness isn't as related to technology as you'd think. Plumbing and waterworks are definitely possible with Eorzea's current technology level, and baths are likely very easy to find -- public, natural, or private. Contrary to popular belief, bathing and cleanliness was greatly sought after in antiquity. People bathed as often as they could, be it in a stream, a bath drawn from a water source, or a public bath (a la the Romans). There's numerous references to bathing and personal hygiene routines, from the implied (plenty of bathing women in Greek Mythology, told as a very common/ordinary situation), to the explicit (Scandinavians were said to bathe frequently). In general, humans have always had a desire to seek cleanliness. Regarding hand-washing: If you can find drinking water, you can find hand-washing water. Regarding dental hygiene: Firstly, dental problems wouldn't be as big of a problem in a pre-industrial/globalised society as it is now; due to there being less sugary foods. Further, oral/dental hygiene is something that can be maintained with pre-industrial tools fairly easily, and is something that we, as social creatures, will innately pursue. Ancients with access to mint frequently consumed it to have better-smelling breath; and garlic in many cultures has been avoided due to its bad breath issues. Cleaning teeth is also possible with toothbrushes or toothpaste. Arabs used 'miswak' -- a twig of a specific type of tree, which they basically chewed on to floss, remove plaque, and freshen their breath. tl;dr: There are lots of ways to keep clean without modern showers/plumbing/etc. and they'd be very accessible to the common person in some form Though, imo, with Eorzea's current tech level, I wouldn't even worry about it. Showers and plumbing do exist in lore.

10/10 concept, would participate

You're absolutely right, and I wouldn't worry about sounding too 'peace and love'-y, since your point here is entirely reasonable. False positives are a thing, and considering some people here have listed some incredibly bizarre, borderline petty things that could simply be either personality quirks or them on a bad day, or not being native English speakers/writers. My insignificant opinion, is that Kieron's green flags are integral to 'categorising' or figuring out whether you'd like to RP with someone or not. When it comes to finding friends/meeting people, it's both immature and unrealistic to expect said friends/potential co-writers/whatever to be 100% perfect. Watching out for 'Green Flags', imo is just as (if not more) important as looking for 'Red Flags'. I've known amazing RPers with horrible, bland writing or florid, purple prose; I've known people who use the 'I'm an asshole' tag because they have a low self-esteem and are really just beating themselves up over having an opinion; and I've known people who get embroiled in drama because they're people pleasers and don't know how to say 'no', at no fault of their own. Do these traits/flags make them bad RP Partners? Yes and no. Probably stating the obvious here, but ultimately, whether they're a good RP Partner or not falls to you -- can you put up with the crap for the good they have, or are you just going to look at the bad sides and not their potential?

Jesus H. Christ, yes. That kind of thing was the most infuriating writing to read -- nevermind it being insanely petty or rude, most of the time the people who did this made zero effort in masking their passive aggression in wit or irony, so it wasn't even entertaining.

I currently lead a small-ish (approx. 15 active members; +/-5 depending on the time of year), plot-focused, neutral-good aligned FC. They've made themselves responsible for hunting voidsent and neutralising high-threat, magical anomalies. Sometimes they do consulting and research on said aetheric-based threats (one of our members tl;dr'd us as 'SHIELD crossed with the Witchers, but in Eorzea'). As of the start of Stormblood, they (the Ironclaws) have been integrated into the Alliance Military, and report to a council of representatives from the four city-states. Lore-wise, we like to adhere to it, but are very open to taking liberties that make thematic or logical sense. Currently, our FC is doing a plot related to the war in Ala Mhigo and the events of Stormblood, with plans to head to Othard, in case you wish to have your character go there. We don't go out of our way to involve people in our plots (as in, we just post announcements + times, and won't go out of our way to bug you to come along), and expect our members to keep up independently (if you're lost re: story details, ask!) and explore the setpieces our GMs write up. FC-plots and storylines are organised into Seasons, each centered around specific themes/ideas that will last several months. We are currently on our 3rd Season, which centers around some political aspects + big bad voidsent juju. If you're a Final Fantasy fanatic, you'll probably enjoy the level of detail and care we put in to try and make our stories as Final Fantasy as possible c: Every Season is capstoned by epic finales that take into account every choice made during the Season's events. As they're generally larger in scope than our normal in-game events, we tend to host them on Roll20 (click for a screenshot of our Season 1 finale!, and here for the climax of our Season 2 finale!) Our members are a fun-loving bunch that likes to hang out out of game as much as in-game. We aren't 100% super serious RP all the time, and enjoy having silly 'filler' moments in our RP to round out the edges of plot-focused RP. We have a pretty active (but small) community at the late hours, and while our peak activity is generally around 8-10PM EST, we usually hit 11PM-3AM EST pretty easily. We used to have an application system, but we found it a bit limiting and intimidating to new members, so now we just do a 'guest system'. If you'd like to join, we cordially invite you to tag along for an event or two of ours (we can discuss potential ins/hooks for your character), so you can get a feel for our FC's atmosphere and our member's diverse writing styles. If you give us a good impression, and us, you, we'll probably invite you to join us! Word of warning, however -- the FC is slightly 'paramilitary themed'. There is a chain of command, and while the in-character atmosphere is much more (much much more) lenient and open to loose cannons than a real-life paramilitary organisation, we understand that not everyone wants to RP a character tied down by obligations/responsibilities. Therefore, we'd also understand if we're not the FC for you, if this is the case. It's not all discipline and raramilitary, though! Our cast is diverse and we are actually fairly light-hearted. Also, despite our small-ish size, we do have fairly good relations with a couple of FCs, and are frequently in touch with them! (plus, we got 2 WYNG members ok?????) So, look forward to hearing back from you! (Should you have any questions, please ask me or our OOC-relations & Recruitment Officer, Iteza!) P.S. We have a sense of humour.

1. Bring back Spring to Coerthas 2. Super speed, and the ridiculous metabolism that'd come from it 3. Envy and pettiness To the person's character below me: 1. Who is your role-model? 2. Describe your family's dynamic. Are you satisfied with it? 3. What is the greatest challenge you've had to face?

motherfucker 1) Coconut anything. 2) Red. 3) Open a self-defense school. Run a gym. Or guard duty. Whichever is most practical at the time. Questions for Warren: 1. Do you play an instrument? ii] What is your favourite animal? Three: Political power grows from the tip of a sword. Agree or disagree?

yo, wouldnt it work better if you ask the person below you? because if i ask you 3 questions, and then you answer, we'll be stuck in a loop

Colouring and linework is top-notch as always. My only wish was that we could see more of what Gemini was doing!

I'd assume venombite is done with actual poison arrows, seeing as it's unaspected. Windbite probably does use aether. Considering a lot of bard abilities are aether-based (songs etc.), I think it's relatively safe to assume that they like to use aether in their techniques. Besides, magic among Eorzeans isn't particularly a rare thing.