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What exactly are these creatures? ☾
♢ Bats! Well, an anthro interpretation of them, anyway~ They walk upright, use magic to fly, and have opposable thumbs!
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Magic? ☾
♢ Yup, magic! Think 'My Little Pony' style kind of magic~ It allows their wings to carry them despite being too physically small, and they can do little everynight tasks with simple spells! More complex spells take practice though, and are monitored to make sure they're not OP~
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You said 'everynight'... so they're nocturnal? ☾
♢ Yep! Most bats eyes are very sensitive to light, so being out and about during the day is painful and difficult. Instead, they move about when the sun goes down, seeing as well in the night as we do in the day~ There are rumors of certain bats possessing eyes that allow them to see in the daytime, however, but those are surely just silly rumors~ ;D
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So what is the world like? ☾
♢ A lot like ours, although set back a little ways~ Cities are not so massive, magic allows them to be gentler to the earth, overall population isn't crowded as heck... Bats have fun and convenient technology, like computers, cellphones, and gaming consoles, but magic helps power these things! Our older transportation methods are in the bat's world as well, like boats, smaller planes, and older styled trains to help them go longer distances that strain their flying magic~ Busses shuffle kids around for school and field trips, horse-drawn buggies and aWHOOga-style cars bop around brick roads for transporting families or groceries, and some bats even cruise around on motorcycles! Fantastical things are not outside the realm of possibilities though, so be watchful of dimensional rifts~ ;D
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Do cosplays exist? ☾
♢ To a certain extent, yes! They may not be able to hold the power/s they did in their world, and should be fitted to the Belfry setting, but they do exist here~
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Can more than one cosplay of a character exist? ☾
♢ So that actually depends! I know a lot of shops are opening the gates on cosplays, but I miss the days when they were more unique... Rule of thumb is this: If the character is a general cosplay (like a Pikachu) there can be multiples, as long as there is something that makes each one unique; If the character is a specific cosplay (like Ash Ketchum) only one can exist without permission from the original cosplay owner, and each version must still have something that makes it unique. More details on this can be found in the group~
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Ok, so moving on to technicalities... Do I need a cert to rp/breed? ☾
♢ Yes! A cert not only proves ownership of a bat, but gives information such as generation and breed specifics!
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Are the bases gendered? ☾
♢ Nawp! The bases only differ in the poses, and bats can be any gender you wish! For the certs tho, we'll keep it to mars (
), venus (
), or comet (
) symbols for gendering~
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What about breeding? Can any gender breed? ☾
♢ Absolutely! All gender parings are valid, and breeding happens by magic! If you'd like to rp a 'pregnancy' of sorts, details on that can be found in the group~
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Are breedings limited to two bats? ☾
♢ Nope,
three bats! While polyamory isn't unusual or uncommon, the limit here is for the colorist's sanity. For IC purposes, magic can go a little haywire if more than three bat's magic in involved in creating children, and is deemed unsafe. Relationship-wise, however, bats can have as many partners as they wish/consent to~
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Is there a limit to how many times a bat can breed in it's life? ☾
♢ Not at this time, but if things get a little bonkers we might have to rethink it~
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How does lifemating work? ☾
♢ Lifemating specifically is on the customer end of things here, we don't keep track of who's bonded to who, so I'm counting on y'all to
be respectful and not go behind people's backs to fling a bat that has been entered into a mate agreement. If this becomes a problem, rules *will* be added to fix it.
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What about flings/ONS's? ☾
♢ Baby bats are created through magic and energy, and not always on purpose! Sometimes, just having a close moment between platonic friends, or a wild encounter with an interesting other, can provide the spark needed for little bells to ring~
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Can pets/familiars breed? ☾
♢ Absolutely, within limits! That limit being to their specific species, of course, as the magic has to be compatible. There will be no cats and whales breeding here, y'all, sorry! XD
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Are bats and familiars/animals able to communicate? ☾
♢ Sort of? They can communicate a little better than we can with our real-world animals, because, ya'know,
magic, but only bats can communicate through spoken words like we do.
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So that all is good information, but I still have questions! Where do I ask? ☾
♢ Either here in the thread, or in the ask-staff channel on discord!