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Community input and suggestions are encouraged
Discovery Freelancer's Randomized Character Event
Introduction
Greetings everyone. As most of you probably know, creating a new character on the server is a very simple thing most of the time. While there are plenty of players, who prefer to think out their character beforehand, be it a roleplay-centric or fight-centric one, we can agree that the creation is usually set within some constraints you yourself place on your choices. These are your own limitations on what you think will be fun to play. Your own biases and tendencies, which are one of the leading reasons for your choice of ID, ship and roleplay style.
However, after a few months of joining some factions I would never have seen myself joining, I must say that stepping out of your comfort zone once and a while is a very good thing. You might surprise yourself with the new range of possibilities.
I happen to know plenty of people, who are very easily associated to some specific groups. You know who I mean. That zoner guy, that rogue guy, that pirate guy. People, who have become known by their preference of character choice. Well, I find such choices to be understandable- after all, who would play something they do not want to play?
And so, this is the reason for this event. To force yourself to take a step outside of your comfort zone and see if it is worth it - Instead of making a script for your character, you will be given one instead. And all you need to do is make it work.
Not only this is an excellent chance to explore things you have yet to try here on Disco, be it ships, IDs or ZOIs, but it also is a good way to challenge your roleplay experience and see if you can create and play a character, which you would usually not.
Give this a chance and perhaps you will enjoy it.
Instructions
To make this work, you will need but a few things. First of all, an empty character slot, the necessary funding to get the character going and, thirdly, dedication and effort.
1. Create a character with a temporary name. You can change it later, after you have rolled the generator.
2. Use the /dice ### command to roll for the different stats. You will need to roll the command with these numbers in the following order:
/dice 66
/dice 13
/dice 3
/dice 4
/dice 39
3. Screenshot the results.
4. Go to the CHARACTER GENERATION PAGE and apply the results to the corresponding columns.
/dice 66 is for faction
/dice 13 is for ship type*
/dice 3 is for gender**
/dice 4 is for age group
/dice 39 is for the script/backstory/motivation
* If your ID does not allow for the specific ship, simply re-roll /dice 13 again.
** The "Other" gender choice is for infestees, robots, AI, shibes, ghost ships and other nonsense.
***If for some reason you are unable to create the character due to finance reasons, try re-rolling the ship type.
5. After you have adjusted the character so that it does not conflict with the server rules, set it up, choose a name and off you go.
Tips and FAQ
The point of randomized characters is to forcefully make you step out of your comfort zone. Try new things, ships, IDs and roleplay styles.
Keeping that in mind, it should be made clear that the less you cherrypick through your generated characters, the better. I KNOW it is tempting. I know it is tempting to look at the motivation column and at the choice right above the one you got rolled and to think ''damn, if only I had that one.''. It is tempting, but don't do it. Otherwise the whole point of the damn thing is lost.
If you want to add motivations and such, please either PM them to me or post them here in a similar manner as they are currently written and I will add them asap.
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PSA: If you have been having stutter/FPS lag on Disco where it does not run as smoothly as other games, please look at the fix here: https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthrea...pid2306502
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"A very old AI developed by the Order, piloting a gunboat, set on the task to recreate the faction in its own superior image."
Welp........
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PSA: If you have been having stutter/FPS lag on Disco where it does not run as smoothly as other games, please look at the fix here: https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthrea...pid2306502
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''I am a very old AI made by the Gallic Royal Navy, driving a gunboat/gunship. Wanting more then anything to make a scientific breakthrough through any means needed.''
GoldenC granny in a cruiser on a quest to revenge the death of a loved one.
Eh.
Go go, lesbo gran-gran.
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PSA: If you have been having stutter/FPS lag on Disco where it does not run as smoothly as other games, please look at the fix here: https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthrea...pid2306502
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