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| Beginner's Guide to Dehsa |
| Dehsa Weyr is a Yahoo! Group. The idea is role play on the planet Pern. What's that mean? Means you design a persona that's like a real person, write about them, and make them interact with other club members' personas. Since the world of Pern was created by Ms. Anne McCaffrey, there are certain rules that apply that we must follow. Included are Dehsa's own rules. They all must be followed. |
| Rules 1 - Anne McCaffrey’s Characters and Places are off limits for Roleplay and for Character Creation. What’s hers is hers, what’s ours is ours. This means no cameo appearances of Lord Jaxom, or Lessa’s great-grandaughters appearing as candidates. 2 - AIVAS was discovered, but it did not survive the volcanic eruption, leaving modern Pern without it’s knowledge. 3 - Firelizards are welcome, provided that you are reasonable about the number of pets you have. Two or three are sufficient. If you really must have more than this, please consult the founders prior to posting them all. Remember that firelizard names NEVER end in -th. Naming your firelizard in such a manner is insulting to the dragons, and confusing for others. If you choose to have a firelizard, you need to post frequently about their whereabouts, whether they’re flying about, sleeping, or just being generally annoying. There are other animals available as Pets on Pern; runnerbeasts, canines, and small felines. 4 - At Dehsa, Bronzes are ridden only by Males and Golds are ridden only by females. VERY RARELY Browns are ridden by females, most often by males. Greens and blues can be ridden by either gender. 4a - There has only ever been one white dragon on Pern, and there will forever be only that one. Hence, no white dragons at Dehsa. 5 - About Crafts: * a character of about 15 turns can be of apprentice level in any craft * a character of about 17 turns can be a senior apprentice in any craft * a character of about 19 turns can be of Journeyman level in any craft * a character of about 25 can be a Sr. Journeyman in any craft. * A MASTER crafter will be at least 30 turns of age, and TOO OLD to Impress a dragon. * For multiple crafts, you must take this into account. To be journeyman level in two crafts, the persona will be in their late 20’s or early 30’s at the very youngest. * A dragonrider will not have the time to advance to Mastery in any craft, as tending to one’s lifelong companion, and generally being a dragonrider take up most of their time. 6- Generally, only Male riders elide or have an honorific (the ‘ ) in their names. Women’s names aren’t shortened, but they are sometimes changed. If you have any questions, or ideas, feel free to ask about them; most interesting plots can be woven in, and most character requests (ie, brownriding gals) will be accepted. |
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| Persona Information - Here is a basic form to display your character’s information. The idea here is to let us know from an Out-of-character standpoint what your person looks like, acts like, and whether or not they’ll be bombarded by firelizards if they walk up to talk. Name: Gender: Age: Rank/Occupation: Appearance: Personality: Family: History: Dragon`s name: Color: Age: Parents: (if known) Desc: Personality: Pets: Other: Feel free to add anything else you think is necessary. Join Dehsa Weyr and post this information on the message board. Remember no persona is the perfect person, so don't give tons of special traits or make them the perfect angel. |
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