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Are you one of those anal-retentive people who likes to document their character's constantly-evolving relationships with other people in the game? Awesome, join the club! Below you can find some sweet table-esque swaggery in order to accomplish this. Props for the code go to various awesome people who are not me.

The basic code can be found ( under this handy cut )

Pretty self-explanatory, right? If you've got a suggestion or a complaint regarding the game, or just need to talk to the mods for some reason, drop us a line here or PM the mod account at populaced. For the post, anon is on, IP logging is off.

...I don't think we really need a fancy-schmancy comment for for this one.

❝It’s London, the year is 1899, and the luxurious Himmelsport floating mini-city for the rich and famous has not long been launched into the skies above the city (though slightly to one side, of course, since the nobility living up there don’t care for drifting through smoke and pollution). The past decade has seen steam-powered technology dash ( Read more... )

Rules

[01] BE AWESOME UNTO ONE ANOTHER. If you're a dick, people won't want to play with you. It's common sense.

[02] YOUR CHARACTER IS NOT YOU. Don't take In-Character drama and issues onto the Out-Of-Character plane, or vice-versa. See also Commandment #1.

[03] NO GODMODING. You can play your character as much as you like, but you don't ( Read more... )

Do I have to write up an AU background for my character? Can't I just bring them over from canon?
Yeah...nah. The point of the game is that it is an Alternate Universe. If you want to drag a character somewhere crazy as their canon selves, there are plenty of excellent multifandom role plays that cater to that. Check out roleplaysecrets or app_this_plz if you're stuck ( Read more... )

London Shadows is set in Victorian-rule Britain shortly before the turn of the 20th Century. Historically this was a fairly affluent and revolutionary period for Britain, as it had established its foothold in the Orient by claiming India in the name of the Empire, and the Industrial Revolution was still a major deal. The game will follow fairly ( Read more... )

Of course, you're free to create your own NPCs (the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker and all that jazz), but here are a few others that you might see about the place. Mention them any time you need to! That's what they're there for. Well, that and doing plot-type things, but mostly they're just around. Keep in mind that the magician is ( Read more... )

Resources on Victorian London
[VictorianLondon.Org]
☞[Maps]

General Information and Helpful Links
[steampunk @ wiki]
[neo-victorian @ wiki]
[Steampunk 101 @ Tor.Com]

Fashion
Technically speaking steampunk fashion doesn't really have any set form, being more an individual selection on blending Victorian elements with with modern aspects, but often tends to incorporate a gratuitous amount of buckles, ( Read more... )