http://singularitymods.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] singularitymods.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] singularityooc2011-05-18 12:46 am
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Species Swap Event

On May 20th, Kaylee and Bro are going to go on a date. Normally, this wouldn't mean anything to anyone on the station except for them, but Kaylee just happens to be a very curious mechanic whose idea of the perfect date involves digging into the wiry heart of the station.

Long story short? The teleporters are about to start malfunctioning. While they'll still get your character from point A to point B, there will also be a solid chance that they will be one of the lucky people who experiences a random teleportation error. This error? It scrambles your character's DNA and they might just come out the other side with fins, hooves, or mandibles. A human is now a salarian. A troll is now a golden retriever. In short: species swap.

The effects will last until the 27th when Hypatia manages to replace the necessary parts to repair the damage done.


A quick run-down of rules are as follows:
-Species will be limited to current residents of the station unless otherwise approved.

-No splicing two or more species together please. We don't need any half-unicorn, half-dragon wolves running amok. Keep it simple. There's plenty enough to wig out over with a total gene swap.

-The swap will occur as a “random accident” upon your character teleporting. If you don't want to take part in the species swap shenanigans, it's safe to assume that your character simply wasn't effected.


To generate CR:
A log will go up on the start day of the event. Should you choose, the teleporter error may also have the unfortunate side-effect of routing your character to Garden Zone 1 instead of their desired location.

Don't fret, though, they won't be stuck and there will be more people behind them, coming through from other parts of the station on a similar detour. It's the perfect rendezvous. Have your character chat with them, gape at their new bodies, or find another teleporter and go on their merry way.

Or have a panic attack. Whichever.


Feel free to ask questions/leave comments in the labeled section below. Let's have fun, guys!
featheryasshole: (half)

SPRITE

[personal profile] featheryasshole 2011-05-18 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations, you are now a sprite! What that means is basically an AI in a ghostly body. You suddenly have a head full of coding and information about this really weird game, along with a massive feeling of confusion because sprites aren't actually supposed to exist outside of said game.

The fun part here is the prototyping. Normally, sprites can be prototyped twice. The first prototyping is you; the second would be the first thing you touch after that. For convenience's sake, let's say that normal prototyping doesn't work outside the game. If you want to have your character be a weird mashup of themselves and something totally random/ironically appropriate, it's happening in the teleporter.

The only powers all sprites have in common are the aforementioned game knowledge and flight as a standard mode of movement. Any further abilities are determined by the prototypings. I kind of go by the headcanon that power levels are adjusted when necessary, i.e. if you're already powerful, you'll keep those powers, if not, you'll get eye lasers or the ability to produce baked goods out of nowhere or whatever seems appropriate.

I'm probably making this incredibly unclear and leaving out tons of important stuff, so feel free to hit me up on aim (theatricalWraith) and demand clarifications.

[identity profile] spideryasshole.livejournal.com 2011-05-18 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
get out aave

nobody wants to be a sprite

that's stupid and you're stupid
featheryasshole: (no)

[personal profile] featheryasshole 2011-05-18 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
lol no