Editing Larp:House Rules Proposals/Fall 2024 (section)

=== Character Slots ===
Upon earning a graduation or becoming a Patron, a player may open up character slots. This allows a player to play additional characters and earn XP on them according to the rules in the VSS.

If a player stops being a Patron or (under rare circumstances) loses a graduation, their most recent character remains in play but may not earn new XP until the character slot is reopened.

Guidelines for playing multiple characters

* It is strongly recommended that under any circumstances, a player should have no more than 4 active characters.
* A player’s characters may know of each others’ existence but should know very little about them, have little interaction with them, and have a generally neutral opinion about them. Characters absolutely may not be related to, in relationships with, or have motivations regarding their other characters.
* Players should make every effort to avoid characters sharing knowledge. This can be difficult.
* In general (though there are exceptions) players should avoid involving their characters in conflicts against another character at the same time. (Sometimes this can’t be avoided: the other person may just be a dick.)
* You may only play one character at a time. Under certain narrator-approved circumstances (such as large meetings and events) your characters may be ‘in play’ simultaneously, but one character is considered the active one and the other is somewhere else observing but not interacting (we say this character is ‘in the gallery’).
* Any interactions by your characters that can significantly impact another of your characters should be checked with a narrator first. When in doubt, ask.
* Any direct interactions (conversations, challenges, etc.) are highly discouraged, but if they are unavoidable they must be overseen by one or more members of the Narrator Team, one of whom will likely portray one character as a proxy.
* It is encouraged to diversify your characters to get the best experience out of roleplay. Having characters of different clans, sects, and archetypes will allow you to experience different viewpoints of the plot. Having multiple characters who are too similarly aligned may be problematic due to how often they would come into contact with each other, requiring narrator-team approval.