Introduction

Intro
Welcome to The Edge of Perspective: A Touhou Roleplay!

This page will show you everything ( or damn near it ) you need to know to get you on your way.

Before you go on, take a few moments to read these VERY USEFUL GUIDES. They will help you greatly to learn how to roleplay effectively:


 * On OCs
 * On creating believable characters

Are you, the writer, ready?
Before you start, you should probably read the RULES and how to roleplay, as doing so will save you from a lot of barking.

Also, you should probably know how to get on to the IRC. The wiki may be fun, sure, but it's hardly a suitable place for RP~

Lastly, do make sure to read this page thoroughly, it will help.

Who am I?
Hold on there, buddy. Before you hop right into an RP channel, you need to know who you are, what you are, and very well what you are doing here. Really, your options are either to A) Take a canon from List of canon characters, providing there are any available, or B) Making your own.

Having a canon not only allows you to be more in with the touhou setting, but you don't have to worry a whole lot about character development.

On the other hand, OCs are much more flexible, allowing for much more creativity. The problem? OCs are generally weak and require a LOT more effort to make a good one.

Since canons are self-explanatory, let's work on an OC, shall we~?

Name
Right, well, you're going to need a name aren't you? What's your name then?

...

xXxSn1p3ry0uk41Hunt3rxXx, huh? A nice name, I'm sure, but perhaps we should try something a little more... Oh hell, let's be real. Something like that should not be accepted in any community, much less a touhou community. I know making up a good name is hard, but bear in mind this will allow us a way to easily identify and refer to you. ( Also it won't make you look like a complete moron. You aren't a moron, are you? )

When making a name, it's important to fit the setting. Japanese names are, generally, adviced ( save for special cases ).

Species
Good! You got yourself a name, what's next? Well, you'll need a species. Let's look over the major groups, shall we?


 * Human

Soft, squishy, weak, good with soy sauce. A favorite food among youkai. There's nothing that says you won't survive as a human, but bear in mind that humans are very weak as well as very delicious among youkai.


 * Youkai

Basically, monsters with decent enough levels of intelligence. Now, before you just go off and say "Oh, I'm just a normal youkai". Normal youkai are generally dumb not to mention tasteless and boring. If you really want something, try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan.


 * Demon

Kind of rare really. Not to mention generic. All held off im Makai for the most part anyway.


 * Dragon

At this point you may as well just copypasta and join the other dragons! ( Hint: Don't be one )

Backstory
"When do I get to RP as mah supah cool OC who is an orphan, master martial artist, swordsman, who lost all his family in a car crash, etc etc." Here's the thing; look at this guy: http://edgeofperspective.net/wiki/Buff_McStrongmuscles

Don't be a Buff McStrongmuscles. Please.

Kidding aside, a good, not cliche backstory is always nice around here. So make sure you put a lot of thought into it.

On another note, being from the outside world with a camo vest and whatnot = No. Make sure your character fits into the touhou setting of Gensoukyou.

Weapons
Yes, finally we get to the good stuff right? Well, let's lay down a few "no"s.


 * Guns

Guns will get you killed. Go right ahead and use them but in Gensoukyou they serve no purpose besides attracting Nue Houjuu to kill you.


 * Other weapons

Weapons are fine, but avoid having a lot of them, a lot of rare weapons, some near un-obtainable weapons, etc etc, are generally bad.

Power
Your power should be clear, well explained, and not have any possibility of being overpowered. Please be sensible. If you need help with your power, talk to the admins.

Relationships
No, you do not personally know every touhou character and their cat.

No, you are in no personal relationships with any of them either.

Chances are, no, you have not met them before.

Locations
No, you are not from the outside world, stop saying so.

With that said, if you are a human you are from the human village. If you are a youkai you are probably from the youkai forest. If you are a tengu, you may be from the tengu outpost.

End
Well, since you've got that done, now all you need to do is bring it in front of the other members in the IRC and have it approved, edited, etc.

Roleplay
You should probably refer to the RP guide that is mentioned at the top.

Checking
To start the roleplay, you first need to have your character checked out and approved by the community, either in the OOC or in #Halp. For OCs, this will probably result in some helpful advice and revisions. If you are taking a canon, we will ask you a few questions, just to make sure you fit the role

Starting/joining
Roleplay does not happen 24/7, unfortunately, however if you join the #Gensoukyou channel ( which is required anyway ), and perhaps ask around for RP in OOC, you may find some going on, or perhaps someone will start it.

That or... You can always start it yourself.

Welcome to the community~

Q: How do I register a name?
A: Join the channel under your desired name and then type "/ns register password email" without quotation marks and replacing the "password" with your desired password and the "email" with your desired email. Once you've done this, you can log in by typing "/ns identify yourpassword"

Q: What if I want multiple names/characters? Do I have to keep identifying?
A: Our server does support multiple accounts on one email, but it's much easier to just group your names into one account. You can do this by switching the name you want to link to your main name and typing "/ns group mainname mainpassword". Then you can switch between the nicknames in that group without re-identifying.

Q: How do you get a fancy host like demon.of.corruption? I want to be fancy too!
A: You can request vHosts by typing "/hs request host.goes.here" and notifying one of the IRCops ( Nazeo, Xiangdeng/Sima, Sean) who can activate it.

Q: How do I get a wiki page?
A: Ask one of the admins to make one for you.

Q: How do I get custom colored pages?
A: Ask Sima/Xiangdeng

Q: Is Sima/Xiangdeng a he or a she?
A: ... Yes.

Q: Is the Nue Houjuu here cute, shy, and completely moefied/kawaii~?
A: BAHAHAHAHA-- No. Seriously, no. She is fearsome, deadly, and if you even so much as mention something like that, she will most likely lob your head off.

Q: My OC got killed! I want it back, give me it back!
A: Yeahno. Only canons are allowed the resurrection/no-death rule. Original characters can and will be killed if the circumstance makes sense. No, you are not immortal either.

Q: Can I be immortal?
A: No.

Q: Can my character have super awesome guns?
A: Did we not already go over this? Yes, you can have guns, but only if you accept the fact that using one is probably worse for your health than not having one. Most of Gensoukyou's residents are very durable and very irritated by guns and gunshots. No to mention how guns are:


 * Probably useless unless you use a silver bullet on demons or vampires.


 * Beaten by danmaku

TL;DR: Don't use guns. Guns will get you killed.

Q: I want to be in a romantic relationship with , can I?
A: If you are a canon: Maybe. If you are a female OC: Maybe, but with a much less chance of success. If you are a male OC: You can very well try, but I am not responsible for any death/barking that may occur in doing so.

Q: I want to register a channel but it's not letting me. What do?
A: Channel registration is restricted to IRCop or higher, and mainly left to Sean. If you want a channel, let him know.

Q: What the flying fornication is a wajea?
A: WAJEA!

Q: Can I play a character from another anime?
A:

This is really a two part answer:

A) Touhou isn't a damned anime.

B) No.