Help Topic: Opportunities

Category: Character -- There are no limitations on this command.

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Characters develop and change through the course of stories, and while
we don't want them to be constantly shifting in rapid and unrealistic
ways, we do want them to be capable of development.

For the sake of continuity and persistence, it's not possible to change
some things without having the special chance afforded to you, or without
making a request from the staff.

However, there are some things you are given the chance to change over
intervals of time.

Personality: one month after starting a character, you will be given an
opportunity to modify their personality. This is to allow for the fact
that it's sometimes difficult to exactly gauge what your character's
personality will be when you're first starting out. You will also be
able to edit their personality again after that, once per year.

Stats: You may swap one stat point for another once per year after your
character's birthday.

Description: You may change your character's description once per year
after their birthday. These changes will be recorded in your account
notes.

Past: You may submit an addition to your character's private past once
per year. Note that this is not an entire change. This will add an
extra paragraph to the end. The CHANGE command can be used for changing
an entire past.

Background: You may submit an addition to your character's public
background twice a year. Note that this is not an entire change. This
will add an extra paragraph to the end of the background for the zone
that the character is currently occupying. The CHANGE command can be used
for changing an entire background.

Item Customization: Someone's personal items may have wear and tear or
small special touches throughout the story. Using this customization option
allows you to make descriptive updates to your personal items, should you
so wish. These changes will be recorded in your account notes, and they
shouldn't be anything too dramatic -- describing a sword as forged from
pure gold will not change its value, and describing a chair as a piece
of cake will not allow it to be eaten nor take away the fact that people
can sit on it as if it was a chair. So, be reasonable!

Usage:
swap <stat> for <stat>
-- (decreases one from first stat to increase second stat)
personality <modified personality here>
describe me <new description here>
background <public background addition here>
past <private background addition here>
customize my <item> as <short description> -- <long description>

If you have any questions or need any help, you're also free to submit
a request.

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