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Frequently Asked Questions
Other questions may be placed in the comments or emailed to chaos.theory.mods(at)gmail(dot)com. :)

1. If someone already has a character from, say, the Greek pantheon, can I have their counterpart from the Roman one?
   
   • Short answer: No. Longer answer: No, because, say Hermes and Mercury are pretty much the same guy so it wouldn't make sense.
     
   • Addendum: It's possible though, under extenuating circumstances since there's nothing under the rules against it. It would just take a very good application and a note to the mods about it. :)
   
   
2. Can I play the Judeo/Christian god or Allah?
   
   • Short answer: Nope! Longer answer: No, because this particular deity is, essentially, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent which is a bit much. We like our deities (in the context of this game, of course) to have some human foibles. :)
   
   
3. What if I bring in a character who has some previous history with an already existing character?
   
   • Talk it over with that other character's player first. We like existing histories, makes the place feel more real, but something like will need to be worked out ahead of time just to make sure everyone's on the same page. And, on that note: If in your character's previous life, they were a deity with a [canon!] relationship with another character's previous life deity, it would also behoove you to make sure you and that other player are on the same page. For instance: Diana is the incarnation of Loki. Loki, in myths, was married to Sigyn. If someone brought in a character who is the incarnation of Sigyn, we two players should work out their shared history to make sure we're both on the same page in regards to how their relationship went because if I believe Loki truly loved Sigyn even if he was a jerk sometimes and the other person believes Loki abused Sigyn or whatever, well...that won't work so well, will it? Big point I'm trying to get across here: talk things out!
   
   
4. What if I want to play a plain old mortal?
   
   • Feel free! The whole world isn't made up of reincarnated deities, after all! :D
   
   
5. Will you put a character/PB on hold for me?
   
   • Sorry, but I won't. I tried this for a while and it didn't run so well so all characters and PBs are now on a first come/first served basis.
     
   • Addendum: However, if a particular PB/character leaves the game, that PB or character may come up for grabs.
     
     • This means if a character leaves and their PB becomes open, a new character may come in using that PB. They shall not, however, be considered to be "identical to that guy who used to be around here" though characters may feel free to think that there's an eerie resemblance or that that guy just has "one of those faces" or something like that.
       
     • This also means if a character leaves and their deity becomes open, it will be handled one of two ways: if they were never openly known as being that deity, it doesn't matter if someone else comes in as that deity. If, however, they were known openly (by other characterse in the game) to be that deity, there will need to be some explanation for how this came about. Whether this is by the previous character dying and the deity jumping into a new body (though this usually happens when a person is born, not afterward) or some other means, this will need to be worked out.