Death
★ Death
Death happens on the Astral Plane. In fact, from the hints given by some of the hosts, it may even be integral to the Machine's functioning. Though death is not permanent, there are consequences, and mod permission is needed before it can happen.
★ General Consequences
Characters who die will disappear for a period of time (at least a day, but more time is allowed) and wake up in a drugged haze on a lab table. Ray will be nearby, but not too close. He doesn't like being close to people. And he'll kick you right out without giving you tea. If you are lucky, you may be able to pick out a cup of coffee on your way out of the shop. Characters who have been revived will find their blood now nearly black with shimmers of what looks like gold dust or, perhaps more appropriately, like stardust.
If a character does not share their reality with anyone, their reality will stay time-locked while they are gone, just as it is when they are on the Plane. If they do share a reality with someone, time will go on without them until they come back.
★ Particular Consequences
Depending on the number of deaths, the consequences change. The changes are set out below.
★ 1st & 2nd Deaths: For the first and second deaths a character experiences, they go through two changes. Their abilities may change, either increased or decreased in power. They may have new abilities or have lost something. For example, a character may be a normal human being prior to dying, and after waking up, they may be a normal human being with an allergy to bees. Alternately, someone with mild telepathic abilities may find their abilities amplified.
The second change is one of reality. Because death is a traumatic event, it should be traumatic enough to cause reality to change back home. Possibly, they'll get bits of their childhood home to comfort them through the experience. Possibly, there will be bits of a horrible part of their life where they had to go through hell.
★ 3rd Death: The third time a character dies, they will go through the same changes experienced in their first and second deaths, with the addition of a large suppression of some of their memories. This can be a memory of a particular time, a certain person, or an incident. Whatever it is, it is a loss of a part of the self - either from the trauma of death or because the Machine has taken away a little piece of who that character is. The memories can be recovered, but to recover pieces of them would require strong triggers, and to recover them fully would be even more difficult.
★ 4th Death & Onwards: Those who die four or more times will experience a reality change and memory loss. They will also gain an ability as dictated by the moderators. This change will be based on who they are, but like all deaths, it draws them that much more into the Machine.
★ Form
If a character is dying, you comment here with this information:
Character Name:
Character Journal:
Why they are dying:
Number of deaths:
Change in ability:
Change in reality:
The number of deaths is inclusive. If the death you are requesting is their second time dying in the Machine, put down the number two. A reminder that you don't need to fill out the reality change in the reality change post as well. As long as it's here, we're good!
Please wait for a moderator to approve your crime before you actually kill your character. Once we do, have fun!
OOC Info
★Summary
★Communities
★Rules
★Suggestions
★Contact
★Advertisement
The Machine
★The Astral Plane
★Deviances
★Realities
★Reality Changes
★Experiments
★Death
Connections
★Network
★Postal System
★Hosts
★Permissions
★Hiatus & Drop
Applying
★Taken
★Arrival
★Applications
★Reserves
★Wanted
Death happens on the Astral Plane. In fact, from the hints given by some of the hosts, it may even be integral to the Machine's functioning. Though death is not permanent, there are consequences, and mod permission is needed before it can happen.
★ General Consequences
Characters who die will disappear for a period of time (at least a day, but more time is allowed) and wake up in a drugged haze on a lab table. Ray will be nearby, but not too close. He doesn't like being close to people. And he'll kick you right out without giving you tea. If you are lucky, you may be able to pick out a cup of coffee on your way out of the shop. Characters who have been revived will find their blood now nearly black with shimmers of what looks like gold dust or, perhaps more appropriately, like stardust.
If a character does not share their reality with anyone, their reality will stay time-locked while they are gone, just as it is when they are on the Plane. If they do share a reality with someone, time will go on without them until they come back.
★ Particular Consequences
Depending on the number of deaths, the consequences change. The changes are set out below.
★ 1st & 2nd Deaths: For the first and second deaths a character experiences, they go through two changes. Their abilities may change, either increased or decreased in power. They may have new abilities or have lost something. For example, a character may be a normal human being prior to dying, and after waking up, they may be a normal human being with an allergy to bees. Alternately, someone with mild telepathic abilities may find their abilities amplified.
The second change is one of reality. Because death is a traumatic event, it should be traumatic enough to cause reality to change back home. Possibly, they'll get bits of their childhood home to comfort them through the experience. Possibly, there will be bits of a horrible part of their life where they had to go through hell.
★ 3rd Death: The third time a character dies, they will go through the same changes experienced in their first and second deaths, with the addition of a large suppression of some of their memories. This can be a memory of a particular time, a certain person, or an incident. Whatever it is, it is a loss of a part of the self - either from the trauma of death or because the Machine has taken away a little piece of who that character is. The memories can be recovered, but to recover pieces of them would require strong triggers, and to recover them fully would be even more difficult.
★ 4th Death & Onwards: Those who die four or more times will experience a reality change and memory loss. They will also gain an ability as dictated by the moderators. This change will be based on who they are, but like all deaths, it draws them that much more into the Machine.
★ Form
If a character is dying, you comment here with this information:
Character Name:
Character Journal:
Why they are dying:
Number of deaths:
Change in ability:
Change in reality:
The number of deaths is inclusive. If the death you are requesting is their second time dying in the Machine, put down the number two. A reminder that you don't need to fill out the reality change in the reality change post as well. As long as it's here, we're good!
Please wait for a moderator to approve your crime before you actually kill your character. Once we do, have fun!
OOC Info
★Summary
★Communities
★Rules
★Suggestions
★Contact
★Advertisement
The Machine
★The Astral Plane
★Deviances
★Realities
★Reality Changes
★Experiments
★Death
Connections
★Network
★Postal System
★Hosts
★Permissions
★Hiatus & Drop
Applying
★Taken
★Arrival
★Applications
★Reserves
★Wanted