FAQ

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frequently asked questions;

GENERAL QUESTIONS

What exactly is “Imperfect Eden”?
Imperfect Eden is a panfandom, community-based game with no exact genre -- though it is primarily slice-of-life -- game about incompetent artificial intelligence robots who live in an abandoned amusement park world that accidentally brought characters from various worlds into their town of Eden.

Who exactly can I play here?
Any character from any fandom, whether it be animated, comics, live action, novels, etcetera. Original characters, both fandom-based and completely original are also applicable. Characters who come from alternate universe games can also be played. The only characters that are not applicable in Imperfect Eden are real life people. However, real life people who appear in a fandom are applicable.

What if I want to play a character with memories from another game?
This is completely fine, too! As long as those memories are at least two months worth of memories, they are applicable. Games that are considered as alternate universe will also be applicable on a case by case basis, though you will have to write both the game’s history and the character’s alternate universe history.

And what about duplicates?
If the characters are from separate canons (i.e. Syaoran from Cardcaptor Sakura and Syaoran from Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles; Squall from Final Fantasy VIII and Leon from Kingdom Hearts), they are applicable as separate characters and are not considered as alternate universe characters. However, if you are uncertain if the character is applicable, please ask one of the moderators in advance.

Can I play an alternate universe character here?
At the moment, we currently allow two alternate universes per character along with one canon character, making the number of characters from the same fandom and name three. “Canon Aus” as described above can also qualify as an AU. However, this will be handled by on a case-by-case basis. If this is the case, please ask on of the moderators in advance. Not all canon Aus are created equal, after all.

How exactly did my character arrive here?
One of the NPCs (specifically, the janitor) accidentally pressed a wrong button that activated a temporal shift in the universes, therefore bringing people from various universes.

What is the Activity Check like?
Activity check is a self check-in every other month (i.e: April, June, August, etc.), where players must check in for activity or else be on the risk of being removed. Activity check occurs the week before reservations open for the month and lasts for seven days. Players must submit two pieces of activity for every two months, which can consist of the following:

1. A mandatory post in one of the communities (either the main or log)
2. A thread or threads that equal up to fifteen comments on the main community from your character
3. A thread or threads that equal up to ten comments on the logs community

This may change in the future if we get feedback or player input on it.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

What happens to dead characters when they arrive?
Dead characters, if their canon point is right when they die, they will arrive the way they were a few seconds prior to their death. This means that any of their injuries prior to death will not be on them. However, if your character is taken post-death, whether they are coming from the afterlife, a ghost, a zombie, etcetera, they may be taken exactly as they are from their canon point. Of course, any character that is dead will be seen as ‘dead’ by the robot’s scanners.

What happens to character’s injuries upon arrival?
For characters who are dead, any fatal injuries will be healed prior to dying again in-game. If the character died due a disease, the disease will still remain but will not be fatal. As for injuries sustained in game, there are adequate medical facilities in the game, such as a hospital and a clinic, where characters can either have a robot fix them up or simply use the facilities themselves. The medicine in the hospital is quite advanced and can cure any injury or disease in a matter of seconds. But you probably shouldn’t trust the robots when it comes to being good doctors.

So, where do my characters arrive?
All characters arrive in Eden’s “Welcome Hall” inside the town hall, where they’re given the lowdown about why they are here as well as receive a communication device.

Okay, so what form does my character show up in?
Whatever form they were in from the canon point that you pull them from, of course. For example, if you pick up Twilight Sparkle from the My Little Pony movie while she’s a human, she’ll be a human. But if you pick her up from before she becomes a princess, she’ll be a pony unicorn, not a alicorn. The same goes for any other character. Of course, characters who have the ability to change forms, such as Mystique from Marvel’s X-men series, they can also do that in Eden as well.

What does my character bring with them?
Anything that they had on them from the canon point that they’re pulled from. If there’s anything specific that the character owns, but it didn’t come with them, just ask the moderators about it and if we give the okay, the NPCs will ICly bring it to their character within the next 24 hours. Characters who need a certain item that is absolutely necessary for them to live, such as a puella magi’s soul gem, they will find their item already on their person when they arrive.

What about pets?
Any pets will have to be on their person (or near them) upon their arrival, depending on the canon point that they take them from. If they wish to request for a pet of their own, however, characters will have to ask the receptionists to obtain a pet or create a pet store.

What are the deal with these NPCs?
All the NPCs in Eden are robots that are equipped with artificial intelligence by their creator. However, they were abandoned many decades ago, which meant that they were unable to truly grow, which means that they’re not exactly smart. However, there is a possibility that they might become smarter in the future, though the chances are slim.

What happens if my characters die?
They will stay dead for twenty four hours while the revival system cranks up automatically. Eden, after all, was originally supposed to be the perfect park, so they don’t want anybody dying permanently. Even if characters are dead, undead, or ghosts. When they wake up, they’ll find themselves in a nice, white hospital room.

What happens to dropped characters?
They get teleported elsewhere the same way they showed up. Because of an accident.

Are there places other than Eden in the world that the characters have been teleported to?
It is possible that characters will be teleported to other places in the future! This might actually be an important plot event in the future.

Why can’t they just leave?
There is an impenetrable barrier that keeps any and all characters from leaving Eden. The device that brought the characters here and cannot exactly not out of Eden.

But what if my world will die if my character leaves it?
Do not worry about that. Time is frozen in your world while your character is here at the exact nanosecond your character arrived here. If characters want to know this information, any of the NPCs will give it to them if they ask.

CHARACTER MECHANICS

What if my character has reality warping powers or enough technological expertise to mess with the portal bringing people to Eden?
The portal’s location is currently unknown due to the fact that the portal itself is an artificial intelligence, meaning that it can move and hide its location. Also, any reality warping abilities that will stop bringing people to Eden will be disabled. However, this may change in the future. We’re going to try to keep power-nerfing to the absolute bare minimum, though we would highly appreciate it if you didn't break the game.

What about characters who had different powers in their other games?
Players are allowed to choose either the powers they had in the former game or in their original canon; one or the other. However, if you have any specific questions in regards of powers, feel free to contact any of the moderators.

What happens to characters when players go on hiatus?
You have a choice to either keep them on autopilot or have them temporarily disappear from Eden.

How much can the players affect the setting of the game? Can they ever affect the setup permanently?
At the moment, they can currently affect the districts by having new buildings made. For example, if Character A wants to open a shop in a district, they can ask the receptionist at Town Hall to have it built. There is a possibility of growth in Eden, especially since this game is going to also be a huge world-building game. In the future things might change and characters might be able to affect the game's setting even more.

Would a player character who is suitably skilled with technology be able to mess with the workings of the NPCs?
Not at the moment. The NPCs are currently more advanced than any technology and they will be unable to open them. This might change in the future, however.

What if a character attacks an NPC? Would they be able to kill them? If they kill an NPC, what happens to that NPC?
It is possible to kill an NPC. Of course, this will not be without repercussions. Immediately after a death of one of the NPCs, an alarm will immediately sound, stating the location of the dead robot and the perpetrator, as decreed by the Mayor. Characters who do this will be punished severely, whether it be by other NPCs or by other characters. Of course, they will be punished by NPCs regardless, though characters will be allowed to punish them before exact NPC punishment is done. If you wish to kill an NPC, please inform the moderators beforehand so we can discuss punishment. Heavily plot relevant NPCs, however, such as Lotta Knowledge and the Mayor, cannot die and will heal over time, no matter how much damage your character does to them.

IN-GAME MECHANICS

How does currency work in Eden?
There is no currency. Everything in Eden is free, so any type of currency is useless. Of course, characters are allowed to use currency to trade or barter. Also, characters are free to convert their currency into any other currencies by asking any of the receptionists.

Can my character get a job here?
Of course! Most jobs will be considered as more or less volunteer work, but characters are allowed to start businesses to make use of that currency if they wish. There will be competition though, so be careful! Jobs are also available in the library, hospital, school, hotel, etcetera, and are all optional for your character to have. Of course, if you want your character to have a forced job, there might be a glitch in the system just for that.

My character is young. Do they have to attend school?
If a glitch happens and characters are on the school class listing (with player permission, of course), then yes! However, it is not an absolute necessary and the only punishment characters will get for not attending is good old detention.

How do tags work?
Players must tag for their characters whenever they post and/or reply to a thread in the main community and log community with their canon name, character names and whether they are OU or AU. If the character is AU, please make sure to have their AU number. Of course, we will also be giving you the tag (in case we have to shorten it for Dreamwidth) when you are accepted.

Example: imperfect eden: lotta knowledge (ou), imperfect eden: lotta knowledge (au1)

What about NSFW content?
Anything that is not safe for work (basically, anything that is smut-related or have mild trigger warnings) must be locked and have warnings inside the communities.

What kinds of plots can we expect here?
Most plots here will be player-driven, though there will be at least one plot or event driven by the moderators per month, varying from slice-of-life to horror! Basically, expect anything at any given moment!

If you have any questions not listed on here, feel free to leave a comment!