Caleb Cleveland & the Q&A/Interest Check!

[imaginarymods]

Hello and welcome to the official Caleb Cleveland & the Imaginary Island Q&A/Interest Check! This is the place to ask your burning questions and let us know if you're interested in joining!

Please check out our Premise and FAQ before diving in! No questions are too small to ask. If you have any queries that you'd prefer to ask in private, our Mod Contact is always open. We'll be answering all questions on this page that are submitted by Monday, March 9 at 11:59 PM EST. After that point, please direct all questions to the FAQ itself.

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[imaginarymods]

Got a question for us that isn't answered on the FAQ? Please ask! If you're wondering, other people probably are too. All questions submitted by Monday, March 9, at 11:59 PM EST will be answered in this thread. If you get to the thread late, no worries! Just ask on the FAQ.

[petsthedog]

Since this takes place post-Thay, what's the status of magic on Imaginary Island?

[imaginarymods]

Working just fine! You will be able to use all magic and path actions to your hearts' content.

[petsthedog]

Thank you!

As a further point of clarification, in-universe is this magic illusory like in the fairytale arc of Balance, or is it the Genuine Article? Or is this distinction generally rendered irrelevant by the lack of character memories about the destruction of the wellspring of magic at game start?

[eudaimonikos]

Are Paladin oaths still intact upon arrival to the island?






also will there be a network and if so can we use kaomoji upon it

[imaginarymods]

If the other party in the Oath is on the Island, yes! It's up to you to figure out this weird emotional GPS you have for this other person. What's that about. If the other party is not on the Island, it's up to you how you deal with that — whether you choose not to engage with the mechanic at all or to see it as another mystery for your character to solve while on the Island. If anyone chooses to go the latter route, please approach us! We'd love to plan out how one-sided Oaths and memory regains will intertwine. 🙃

Yes, there will be a network, and you MUST use kaomoji upon it ↑_(ΦwΦ)Ψ

[eudaimonikos]

Both of Michael's Oath-ees are on the interest check, so no one-sided Oaths here in the foreseeable future!

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[motherfucking_ghost]

When you say transfers can "max out their path actions" on arrival, would that mean, for example, if I have one path maxed and a second started, I could max out that second path automatically? Could it mean, if we're using Balance paths (and ways to get them), I could unlock an advanced path through this stipulation if the two paths I have could already unlock it, just...didn't get to do that yet?

[imaginarymods]

Yes, that's correct! You can unlock and max all path actions if you're a transfer, either two paths containing 10 path actions each or one path with 10 path actions, a second with 5, and an advanced path with 5 path actions.

[aceso]

Christine was 3 skills away from maxing her second path. Since I never got the chance to do the advanced path, could I have it here?

[imaginarymods]

That's correct! You have free reign to unlock both your second path and your advanced path, or just all of your second path, whichever you prefer!

[aceso]

Excellent! I was kicking myself for apping in too late to pick up Astrologian.

[ribticklers]

Will we have any/all of our inventories?

If inventory comes up, I have to ask specifically about the status of the wish spell rock.

[imaginarymods]

You'll have your inventory, don't worry! Anything your character was physically carrying will still be there, but anything past that - such as your BIAS, for example - might be... elsewhere. What's an island adventure without a scavenger hunt? ;) 'How' you'll get those back will be better explained in the mission write-up.

The wish spell rock is also accounted for. However, due to its unpredictable nature, we'd like to work out exactly what it does with you when the time comes.

[janthony]

So here's a few questions!
1: if we the player are a balance transfer, but for whatever reason we decide not to import our Balance character, do we still need an invite from a player?
2: if we are interested in bringing a new character, either alongside or instead of a Balance transfer, is there any restrictions, or anything we should know about how people who weren't already in Faerun get to the island? (eg. they have to be AUed into a Faerun native, or something like that)
3: no question just love <3

[imaginarymods]

We love your questions!

1: As a returning player, you won't need an invite. Feel free to switch it up!

2: The main OOC restrictions are listed in the FAQ - that is, what can and can't be apped, and that new characters start with a full Path (so 10 skills) and their optional canon skill. IC, nope! While the full story of how our newest Reclaimers arrive will be revealed in time, they can be assumed to have arrived the same way as the pre-existing Reclaimers - though you're certainly welcome to AU them into a Faerun native if you wish.

3: Aw, thank you. ❤️

[janthony]

Follow up to question 1 - the character cap is 2 per player, does this mean if we had only one character in Balance we can bring them and a piece of fresh meat? (There was a character I wanted to app in the last open app round, but I was not fated to get a reserve)

now under the right header, ack

[kaleeopee]

Just so I can get this question out here officially, would murdergame NPCs for multi-round interlocking games (i.e. Airlocked, Foolish Mortals, ect) count as appable?

[imaginarymods]

The exact classification that would fall under is tricky, but they're definitely appable! Go forth and dungeon those dives, young Dudely.

[alethiological]

SORRY I WAS LATE I WAS PACKING These are for a different character I wanted to put in Balance but never had the time to. I also don't have the time to clean up a journal up yet so deal with this account.

1) TLDR said OC has a foresight ability that gets used in three ways: the first is to render all blind jokes impossible since he can still See, kinda sorta, just like constantly 3 seconds ahead, it's fine. The second is that it auto-kicks in with warnings akin to "You are 75% likely to die like a moron if you pick this Social Link choice, don't do it", but it's more like a Vibe Check than anything really foresight-y. The last and most modly relevant one is that it can be used to See a future result at 100% accuracy, with the downsides that it means whatever it was Will Come To Pass, whether good or bad. Aaaand it also kills him, but whatever, he dies a lot, it's fine.

I figure it'd get hit to shit with the nerfbat and/or require a lot of it tied up in dice rolls, but would that fly as a canon power for me to write up, or should I save myself the time and joss it. y/n me

2) Balance transfers can come in with all possessions on their person, but does that fly for new characters? Not weapons or magic anythings. I only mean mundane shit like duct tape or wallets full of pictures of your non-chimera daughter. If yes, did you want a list in the quazi-app?

3) Regarding the memory loss, is that all memories or just memories of Balance? Are they 100% gone, just kind of vague dreams and notions sorta thing, and without spoilering plot thingies how are we getting them back? IE: power of CR, through dream prompts, throwing coins at the vending machine, help me out here.

[imaginarymods]

Hi Kat! Welcome to the upside down.

1. That would fly as a canon power with some nerfing, yes! You're welcome to go ahead and work out a nerf on your own and we can negotiate it if it ends up not gelling perfectly. F in chat for this character, also.

2. Yep, all non-magic, non-weapon, non-living items show up on the character's person on arrival. We'll go ahead and include a space to list those on the app — thank you for bringing the idea to our attention!

3. All memories, baby. 100% gone. You're welcome to play with faint feelings of deja vu-y familiarity towards other characters as you like, per player discretion of course. As far as regaining those memories, it depends on what kind of memory it is. Personal memories of a character's past life, relationships, and most experiences can be regained at player discretion and your preferred speed. Any memories to do with overarching plot or major NPCs must be vetted by mods before recovery.

We're not going to be policing this super rigidly, to be clear! We just want to make sure that as many characters are able to participate in big reveals as possible, which might be difficult if these major plot-related memory regains were self-determined. Subject to exceptions, regaining memories will happen one of two ways: either you can approach us with a thread saying hey, I feel like this might be a good point for my character to remember X, and we'll yea or nay; or it will be determined by RNG, IE a very tasty roll might offer a memory nugget to a character.

Some examples of things that would require mod approval: the Relics, Lucretia, the Hunger. If you're not sure which category a memory falls into, let us know!

[spaghettimonster]

If potential new players haven't been invited, is it okay to post in the interest check? Like with a note somewhere that they don't yet have an invite?

[imaginarymods]

That sounds fine to us! This is more of a preliminary check then anything solid, so all we ask is that say as much when you post, and try to get an invite before the actual pseudo-apps open. And welcome! :)

/slides in several hours late without starbucks

[unrecovered]

Questions about the memloss mechanic! I have trouble as a player playing with memloss, and Wash is something of a gallivanting clusterfuck when it comes to memories - he has three distinct sets of memories in there according to canon, and a hell of a lot of trauma associated with the two that aren't his, which makes messing with them something of an IC gamble and an OOC balancing act. Given that, what are the details of the memloss mechanic (that you can share at this point) and is there anything I can do mitigate the damage on his part?

[imaginarymods]

Thanks for the question! We're eager to answer this for you and others, so here's a little elaboration on the memory loss mechanics:

-Upon arriving to the island, Reclaimers will lose their memories as if stressed; similar to how you feel after studying all night, taking a nap, and waking up wondering where the heck you've ended up. It's a very physically-induced feeling, and will give Reclaimers no indication of being tampered with. No arcana check needed here! There's no magic involved-- except for one tiny little memory: how did everyone get to the Island? (That's a mystery to be solved in the game, after all!)

-We intend for most aspects of this adventure to be as player-friendly as possible. As such, there will be an opt-out option provided. Though all Reclaimers will wake up foggy, memory loss can be remedied as quickly or as slowly as the player wants.
Memory regains are at the Player's discretion, not at the mercy of dice rolls. The only requirement to regain memories is to play with others on the island; ICly, all they have to do is recover from their stress and reinforce their bonds with other Reclaimers and the inhabitants of the Island. You can regain memories as early as an hour in or as late as right before the CTA, whichever works best for you.

-Players will also be able to choose what memories they're losing; want Mario to forget all of Mushroom Kingdom before he arrived at the Moon Base? Go for it! Only want him to forget his time as a Reclaimer? Aces! Want Mario to wake up knowing only his name and not his purpose as a world saving plumber? Done! Not comfy with any of it? Have Mario remember after a nice de-stress hour on the beach OR take our to-be-announced Opt Out option and focus your efforts on path-building, Cr-building, and island adventuring instead!

-As mentioned before, the only memory that Reclaimers cannot regain naturally is the collective memory of how they all came to the Island. Not even Angus seems to recall! And according to this OOC Arcana Check: yes! There's a magical reason for why this memory seems to have been stolen. We'll all find out together with Angus on the island why we can't recall how we got here!