FAQ's

[utopia_mods]

FAQ's
(Updated 02-25-09, 06:30 PM CST)

Please feel free to ask any question and we'll respond as quickly as we can. Thank you for helping us to help you.

Q: Hi! I'm new to the community. What is this RP about?
A: You can take a look at the Plot Information to get an idea of what the RP is about, but here's a basic rundown. Your character is either a

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[fritters]

One more question: What is the location of the tropical island picture used in the utopia posts to get people to join the community?

[utopia_mods]

The image was found on Photobucket, but its original location is at http://www.vistawallpapers.com/img1873.search.htm

[fritters]

Thanks!

[zaleho_tempest]

...I like your icon.

[lady_agrias]

Is this a character-unwillingly-ganked-from-their-own-world type deal? Also, is there a calendar system, or is it just one RP day = one real-life day?

[utopia_mods]

Yes and no, actually. What we're trying to do with it is that characters who are infected with diseases that are infectious or fatal can choose to be sent to this island, while characters who are mutants, vampires, werewolves, or superheroic are kidnapped and brought to the island for research. Of course, the sick patients can be ganked as well, of course.

At this point, there is no calendar system in place, but we may instate one when the RP opens on the 15th.

[lady_agrias]

Okay, so someone who is immortal might be one of the kidnapped ones? :D

[utopia_mods]

Yes, exactly! We are actually working on straightening out a few kinks as far ss certain powers are concerned (specifically mutant powers), but an immortal character would definitely be ganked. :3

[zaleho_tempest]

Jeez... I had a huge long list of great questions for the FAQ then my computer restarted itself and I lost all of it right when I was about to post... dammit. I guess I'll try and remember them a few at a time :/ I'll post later if I think of more you can add.

-Can my character leave the island?
-Do children/teenage characters have to go to school?
-What happens if my character breaks a law?
-What happens if they stay out past curfew?
-Can my character get married?
-Can my character get pregnant?
-What's the security of the island like?
-How do NPCs interact with the other characters?
-What if I want to app a character who was previously killed or died in the RP?
-What do ID #'s mean? ((if you guys were keeping those))
-What positions can I app my character for if I want them to be a part of staff?
-How does the journal system work? Is it based on computers on a Utopia-wide network?
-How closely monitored are journal entries by the island security?
-What's on TV?
-Can I give zaleho_tempest ice cream?

[utopia_mods]

We appreciate your questions and willingness to help! Lots of questions though. I wonder how much we could answer without making this post look too long to read... But we'll definitely try to answer some of these. Thanks!

[xselphx]

Question!

I'm curious about the staff members of the hospital... can anybody apply to be one?

Also, how much do the staff members know about what's going on? I mean, are they all part of the master plan, or are some of them just doing their jobs for what they believe is a wider cause?

I guess what I'm really asking is, am I able to take a character as a staff member who was likely to stir things up a little at a later date?

Thanks for your time =)

[utopia_mods]

At this point, any adult who is of the age to have accomplished medical school (and could plausibly have attended, whether from their canon or in an AU) is allowed to apply to be a staff member. Generally that's about 25-26 years of age for physicians, after medical school, internship, and residency, or about 21-22 for nurses. Depending on whether or not the staff member has a certain concentration, that may be longer; we'd recommend looking up the position you would like your character to have within the hospital.

At this point, none of our staff are aware of the true extent of this hospital or its sinister nature, but that certainly doesn't mean that all the doctors have to be innocent. ;) We'd love to see what you have in mind.

[utopia_mods]

If the first part of the post confuses you, you can take a look at our current staff: two of them are medical professionals in their canon (Derek and Angie), but Genma's history is an AU that has put him in a position where he went into medical school to become a lab technician.

[xselphx]

Thank you very much, that helps a lot =)

I have a character in mind that I think will prove quite interesting ;D

[dragon_phreak]

What do the letters in front of the ID# mean?