How To Play

Premise

Ingress is a player plot driven, adventure based game for dreamwidth roleplaying journals. The game takes place in the original, high fantasy world of Averde, where dimensional crossroads meet.

The basics

step one: read the setting and game rules.

step two: you must reserve a character before you submit your application. reservations and applications begin on the 5th of every month and close on the 25th.

step three: tag into the new character’s post that goes up on the 1st of the month.

step four: have fun. build cr. participate in adventures with your character and progress towards or away from their goals. Monthly AC requirement: Two threads per your active character(s). Or one open post per your active character(s).

**Any other game questions may be addressed in the Game Index of Information.
**Additional Resource; how to use Dreamwith for roleplaying

Game Info

Index of Information

**Game calendar:
There is a 1:1 day ratio in the main communities. 1 ooc day to 1 ic day. (there is no day count in the Adventures community, details provided during events)

Activity Requirements:
Characters will be asked to submit AC (activity check: proof of activity) once per month to stay in the game. Events are expected to be medium to fast paced, due to the adventure themes. Day to day activity may be much slower and open to backtagging. Monthly AC requirement: Two threads per your active character(s). Or one open post per your active character(s).

Adventuring:
All people in this world are encouraged by culture and peers to seek out challenges and rewards, either monetary or less material satisfaction. This often includes the risk taking explorations that are called ‘adventures’. Typically these will be organized events run by moderators or other players, and will be hosted in the Adventure community. Adventuring is a legitimate form of employment in this world setting.

Averde:
The name of the world as known by it’s inhabitants.

Character Limitations:
Characters are allowed to enter the setting with all powers and abilities approved by the mods, so long as they are listed on the character application and do not break the playability of the game.

Dangers of the world:
Averde is a world full of life. Both natively and through pan-dimensional immigration. This includes, but is not limited to humanoid species and alien species. Monsters, fantastical creatures, and strange oddities have all been known to find their way to various corners of the world. It’s a grab bag of culture and that comes with a steep learning curve for those that cannot adapt. While there are local law enforcements, those that wander off on their own sometimes never come back.

Dice Rolls:
Using a randomizing element, designated events will include dice rolls by players to determine the success or failure of a character’s attempts. Check out How to Roll for details.

Hostile Behavior:
Being overtly violent and hostile to other characters will result in imprisonment or significant injury. Ingress volunteers are not just the happy-go-lucky good hearted people that they appear to be. They’re also trained to be the first local defense against harmful outworlders. This means that they carry weaponry and they will neutralize your PC ass if they consider you a threat. If necessary, they always have back up in the form of local law enforcement.

Character Death:
Even with the randomization of dice rolls and the potential for failure, character death is always a player’s choice. Keep in mind that there are no instant respawns in this setting. There will be methods of revival to those with substantial resources, however these methods are rare and expensive.

Ingress:
An organization comprised of volunteers that help recent arrivals who’ve entered this world through the doorways. They assist by providing basic food and housing as well as general information. (Some volunteers are more helpful than others) The resources of the local branch of Ingress are often dependent on how frequently they get ‘outworlders’ and the donations of local inhabitants.

Language Barriers:
The doorways leave one lingering side effect. They allow the character to understand ‘Common’. The standard language of Averde. There are many other languages however, and depending on how long an outworlder stays, it might be in their best interest to try and learn a few.

Law enforcement:
The settings laws and law enforcement will be specific to the current game setting and subject to change for metaplot and character plot influence. However, violent behavior, murder, theft, and other criminal behavior is subject to IC consequences. (oocly: permissions are required for any such plots between players)

Log Format and Tags:
Please use the tagging system provided to your character in the log community and the network community, as well as the player tags in the ooc community. It will make AC much easier! Posting in ingress_logs is required to include:

[for example]
Who: !npc Wyatt
Where: Trowbridge Grocery
When: Day 12
Warnings: none, updates as needed

The sticky post at the top of the Logs community has a copiable template you can use.

Playable Characters:
Ingress is looking for all kinds of characters to explore and influence the world! Canon characters, AU’s, Originals. All are welcomed to apply. **At this time characters native to the world setting are not available to app or play.

Network:
Currently, those who arrive in Ingress are NOT provided with any device that can remotely communicate with one another.

Resources upon Arrival:
Whatever was carried in when your character walked through their door. Opportunities for employment can be found within the setting. The Ingress organization will often seek to help new inhabitants, but ultimately the character’s well being is dependent on their own efforts.

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	"It is not our responsibility to inform you of the capabilities you posses. We merely provide the tools and information necessary for the privilege of that discovery for yourself." - Ingress Charter Maybe you're drifting alone in the ocean. Maybe you're stuck pushing paper in an office. Maybe you're traveling at warp, cutting through space like melted butter. But where you are, or what you're doing doesn't matter. What matters is that something is bothering you, gnawing at you, begging you make a decision that will change your life forever. But before you can figure it out, you realize there's something that's bothering you more. That door. You could nearly swear that it wasn't there five seconds ago, but now that you see it, really focus on it, you can't look away. Everything about this door seems to reflect your essence, and either immediately or eventually, you are compelled to open it. Impossible to tell what lingers beyond the darkness of the other side, it could be answers to your questions, a journey you need to make, or just a bid for extra time. Whatever your reasons for entering, keep them in mind, they may be your only way back. Ingress is a high fantasy, action and introspection themed RPG played in the Dreamwidth community. Characters enter the world of Averde of their own volition, and must face the reasons for doing so in order to return home. Ingress is a PG13 community and will contain violent themes in it's battle oriented plots. In addition to the metaplot, Ingress will be a player-focused game. All player actions will have positive or negative consequences, and players will be encouraged to make decisions to move the game forward. Check out our Playtest comm and test drive a character, or jump straight into what you need to know. Ingress opens JULY 1st, 2014. Reserves and Apps are OPEN. WANTED anyone. Come join us. Open the door.