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This eerie penny press lies in the back of the game room, silent and collecting dust. It looks almost like any other penny press except it only asks for "1 token" and the dispense slot seem unnaturally large for a regular penny press.

You have all these tokens on you, why not get yourself a cheap souvenir as a reminder of your stay in this hotel. Maybe you'll even find something useful. Or not, but isn't that all a part of the fun?

What is the Penny Press?
The penny press sits in the game room. Every time you insert a token a prize pops out - whether or not it's something useful is up for debate, but they're all items one normally does not expect to come out of something called a "penny press". Every so often, tokens will show up by your character's bedside. These can be used for the penny press

How do we earn tokens?
ICly, it's a mystery. OOCly, tokens are awarded for every 20-comment thread (10 comments per person) between player characters you submit here. The only threads you cannot submit are those that take place during investigations, trials and motive announcements are eligible for a coin. Threads with NPCs are eligible for coins as well, but these threads must take place in public (i.e. you can't submit any letters/private threads with the host for coins).

How do they work?
A token earns you a play on the penny press, and every coin earns you a gift. This may be one of your regains, somebody else's regain, or a piece of junk. This is all determined by RNG (there are two item groups, regains and misc. items. each item in those groups has an assigned number. we roll first to see if you're getting a regain or a misc. item, and then we roll to figure out exactly what you're getting.)

Do the threads I use/my coins have to be from this week?
Eligible threads never expire. For example, you can still submit week 1/intro log threads long after those periods end.

Can we use our coins to opt out of death rolls?
Nah. Gambling kills.

My threadmate turned in our thread already. Do I have to turn it in too to get a coin?
Yes

How do threads with more than two people work?
In order to be able to redeem a thread, your character has to have contributed the minimum 10 comments normally in a standard coin thread. For instance, in order for all parties to be able to submit it, a 3-person thread has to be 30+ comments with at least 10 from each person, a 4-person has to be 40+, etc. Any participant with at least 10 comments can submit it for coin so long as the thread is at least 20 comments total.

The character I was threading with died. Can I still get paid for interacting with them?
Yep! Dead characters can no longer redeem coins, but you can submit the threads anyway.

Room Assignments

The rooms here are a lot more well-kept than the rest of the hotel, with each room having the same layout of a small-ish bedroom area, a closet, and a bathroom/shower attachment, but each room containing a unique theme to it. Beyond that, every room also has a bedside table that contains a pen, note book, and a strange book written in an alien language.

... Well, at least for the most part your bedroom is pretty nice.

Each room also has a TV in it, but no matter what you do with it, it will only play the movie Muppet Treasure Island over and over again. Occasionally, it will stop halfway through and start back up from the beginning. At least there could be much worse movies it could play?

While there is an elevator on both floors, it doesn't look like you can use it anytime soon.

201. Chip
202. Donald Duck
203. ~~Merlin~~
204. Tadashi Hamada
205. Virgil Hawkins
206. Belle
207. ~~Finnick~~
208. Joshua Kiryu

209. Ursula
210. Sally
211. Marnie Piper
212. ~~Preston Northwest~~
213. ~~Goofy~~
214. Professor Ratigan
215. Kylo Ren
216. ~~Roxanne~~

217. ~~Amanda Lockheart~~
218. ~~Dipper Pines~~
219. ~~Thalia Grace~~
220. ~~Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano~~
221. ~~Vanellope Von Schweetz~~
222. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
223. ~~Stitch~~
224. Cornelia Hale
225. Rest of the second floor

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HOUSE RULES

1. The guests of this hotel shall be allowed to explored at their own leisure, and their needs will be readily fulfilled. Their comfort is of the utmost importance.

2. These residents shall only be allowed to sleep in the rooms that are provided for them. Management is not responsible for any otherworldly possession or other misfortunes that might occur from doing otherwise.

3. Violence against your fellow guests is permitted. There is to be no interference from the spirits on this.

4. If, however, you attempt to destroy parts of the hotel walls, expect a great deal of resistance.

5. The death of a guest could allow for your temporary residency here to end, so long as the guilty party is not discovered.

6. Guests need only to speak aloud and request the presence of the host for him to appear. All conversation with him is confidential.

7. There will be no immediate punishment if you try to attack the host, but be warned: YOU WILL FAIL.

8. No flash pictures, please! The spirits are frightfully sensitive to bright lights.

PARTICIPANT BIOS

Please comment below with information for your Participant bio. Patricipant bios consist of a brief description/biography of your character (all truthful information - even if it's not something your character knows), three icons, and a link to a fitting song (Disney or otherwise - your choice).

This information (including the song!) is public knowledge to in-game characters.

ICON LINKS:
SONG LINK:

CHARACTER BIO:

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Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano
DEAD

Sally
ALIVE

Marnie Piper
ALIVE

Chip
ALIVE

Belle
DEAD

Joshua Kiryu
ALIVE

Corneila Hale
DEAD

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
ALIVE

Thalia Grace
DEAD

Virgil Hawkins
ALIVE

Merlin
DEAD

Amanda Lockhart
DEAD

Professor Ratigan
DEAD

Preston Northwest
DEAD

Kylo Ren
DEAD

Ursula
DEAD

Donald Duck
ALIVE

Goofy
DEAD

Roxanne
DEAD

Tadashi Hamada
ALIVE

Dipper Pines
DEAD

Stitch
DEAD

Vanellope Von Schweetz
DEAD

Finnick
DEAD

Apps are currently CLOSED
We ask that all applications be placed in a comment, and also ask that your app not be shared around/posted to your journals for secrecy.

Any questions, comments, or concerns? please private message this account,

foolishmortals or your mods:

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OOC info

Name:
Age: Players must be at least 15.
Timezone:
Contact: Plurk preference, but feel free to list whatever smoke signals you might use as well.

IC info

Name:
Age:
Canon:
Alignment: Where does your character stand morally? Feel free to just go DnD alignments for this.

Canon-Point: For plot-reasons, we ask that all characters be alive at the time of their canonpoint (The one exception being characters currently in deadlandia). If that means apping your Disney Villain from when they were falling to their death, by all means, feel free! You are welcome to keep this a secret from other players, if you'd like.
Character History: Wiki links welcome! If you don't have a viable link, please write up a very brief history so as to showcase the events your character has been through.
Character Personality: Please give us a small write-up on what makes your character tick, and show us how they could be made to break like a toothpick. If you are apping a character from R1, we also ask for you to add at least one paragraph detailing how their personality has changed between canon and R1.
Abilities: Show us what your character can do! All natural abilities, such as gymnastic prowess or culinary talents, will remain unaffected during your character's stay here. While "powers" will be damped within the confines of the mansion, you can also use this section to note how you'd like them to be affected.

Motives: What would drive your character to kill? If your character "wouldn't kill", we'd like you to use this section to provide information on how they'd contribute to the game/how you feel they'd be suited for it?
Regains: Please list up to five material regains here that your character could possibly regain as time goes on. Nothing too big and no complex weapons/machines, please.
Third Person Sample: Write a sample of decent length showcasing your character's personality in the setting! It can be about them reacting to a motive, dealing with the day-to-day life stuck in a hotel, plotting out a murder, as long as it takes place in the hotel, the choice is up to you.
We will also accept threads written within the past five months, or threads from the Test Drive Meme. This must be a 20 comment thread (10 comments from your character).

Would you be like your character to have a plot-intensive role?: To clarify, your mod is looking for 2-3 characters in the cast who'd be interested in taking on a major role within the game's plot, but can't specify anything else beyond that time. If you're interested in taking on these roles, please note so here! This includes moles/killswitches, among other things, and would require a good deal of activity from you.
Would you like to volunteer to have your character be involved in a case?: While case involvement is decided by RNG, if you are specifically looking to have your character involved, please note so here and I'll try to accommodate you! To that end, do you have any preferences as to when your case would be or if you'd prefer your character to be a killer/victim?
Do you have any other notes/concerns for your character that you'd like to mention here?:

<h1>OOC info</h1> Name: Age: Players must be at least 15. Timezone: Contact: Plurk preference, but feel free to list whatever smoke signals you might use as well. <h2>IC info</h2> Name: Age: Canon: Alignment: Where does your character stand morally? Feel free to just go DnD alignments for this. Canon-Point: For plot-reasons, we ask that all characters be alive at the time of their canonpoint. If that means apping your Disney Villain from when they were falling to their death, by all means, feel free! You are welcome to keep this a secret from other players, if you'd like. Character History: Wiki links welcome! If you don't have a viable link, please write up a very brief history so as to showcase the events your character has been through. Character Personality: Please give us a small write-up on what makes your character tick, and show us how they could be made to break like a toothpick. If you are apping a character from R1, we also ask for you to add at least one paragraph detailing how their personality has changed between canon and R1. Abilities: Show us what your character can do! All natural abilities, such as gymnastic prowess or culinary talents, will remain unaffected during your character's stay here. While "powers" will be damped within the confines of the mansion, you can also use this section to note how you'd like them to be affected. Motives: What would drive your character to kill? If your character "wouldn't kill", we'd like you to use this section to provide information on how they'd contribute to the game/how you feel they'd be suited for it? Regains: Please list up to five material regains here that your character could possibly regain as time goes on. Nothing too big and no complex weapons/machines, please. Third Person Sample: Write a sample of decent length showcasing your character's personality in the setting! It can be about them reacting to a motive, dealing with the day-to-day life stuck in a hotel, plotting out a murder, as long as it takes place in the hotel, the choice is up to you. You can also use a 20 comment thread (10 comments from your character) in place of the third person sample, either from the Test Drive or from any thread written in the past 5 months. Would you be like your character to have a plot-intensive role?: To clarify, your mod is looking for 2-3 characters in the cast who'd be interested in taking on a major role within the game's plot, but can't specify anything else beyond that time. If you're interested in taking on these roles, please note so here! This includes moles/killswitches, among other things, and would require a good deal of activity from you. Would you like to volunteer to have your character be involved in a case?: While case involvement is decided by RNG, if you are specifically looking to have your character involved, please note so here and I'll try to accommodate you! To that end, do you have any preferences as to when your case would be or if you'd prefer your character to be a killer/victim? Do you have any other notes/concerns for your character that you'd like to mention here?: <div style="text-align: center;">

Picture, if you will, a long abandoned hotel, once the most prosperous hotel in Hollywood California. Five unfortunate guests of this long forgotten hotel have checked into this hotel long ago, and never checked out. Now, almost 80 years after that fateful incident, the hotel now opens for you and several other unlucky guests.

Unlike the previous unlucky guests, you will be able to freely roam the hotel at your leisure, and live your life relatively normally, with the single catch: the horrid realization that there is no exit to the hotel. No matter what you try, you will quickly realize that there is no way to check out of this hotel yourselves.

That is… unless you’re willing to commit the ultimate sin of murder.

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The characters will find themselves in The Hollywood Tower Hotel, with a currently unknown host guiding your way. Regardless of your mysterious host and unknown motives, one thing is clear: If you want to leave this hotel alive, you will have to get away with murder.

Will you break out? Or will your character find themselves a permanent resident of… The Twilight Zone?

OOC INFORMATION

So, how does this work?

Foolish Mortals is a community-based game, with daily threading and tags taking place in a weekly mod-posted log. Players are both welcome and encouraged to put up their own logs for special events (parties, weddings, the occasional public display of humiliation). Every Friday, a murder will be committed, and a investigation log will be posted to allow players to investigate these deaths. On Saturday, a trial log will be posted. Should this go well, an execution log will be posted for the culprit on either Saturday night or Sunday morning, depending how long the trial went.

How long will the game last?

The game is being projected to last anywhere from a month to 8 weeks, depending on the amount of players that apply to the game.

OOC Day = 1 IC Day. Threads that are posted Monday take place on Monday, and the like. This is with the exception of trials/investigations. Investigation Logs are posted on Friday, while Trial Logs are posted on Saturday. ICly, these take place on Friday.

When are reserves/apps opening/what are important dates?

Reserves will open on September 22nd
Applications will open on September 23rd, or should we hit the reserve limit, be opened ASAP on September 22nd.
Reserves will close on September 28th, and Apps will close on September 30th. Applications will begin processing on the 28th.
The game shall open on October 1st, with an Intro Log posted on that day.

No murder shall be committed the first week.

Is there a character cap?

Foolish Mortals will be running at a maximum of 25 characters, but is designed to run with a base minimum of 13. One character per player.

In addition, there are three characters allowed per "main" canon and with a hard cap of 2 characters allowed per "supplementary" canons. In this case, the Disney movie Peter Pan would be a "main" canon. Whereas franchises like Kingdom Hearts, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars would classify as "supplementary" canons. More on that later.

Sounds great! How do I app?

If you're interested in joining our haunting spree, you'll need to post a reserve when they go up. When reserves open, they will remain open until we hit 25 reserves. Reserves are mandatory, and a reserve link will need to be provided in your game application. One reserve per comment, and you can change your reserve before you app, provided you do so before submitting your application.

Should you be unable to make it to reserves at the time they open, proxy reserves (i.e. reserves posted for another player) are allowed. In this case, the player being reserved for has 24 hours to confirm their reserve by replying to it. If they do not comment by this time, the reserve will be discarded. (We also ask that a player only post one proxy reserve, as a common courtesy).

There will be no app/reserve challenges accepted. Foolish Mortals operates on a first-come first-serve basis. The player who first put in a reserve for a character/canon will be entitled to it. If this occurs, the modteam will ask the second player if they'd like to change their reserve.

...So, Disney characters, huh?

Foolish Mortals is accepting characters who hail from Disney and Pixar canons, as well as certain "supplementary" characters, within reason. Essentially, "main canons" classify as media explicitly released under the Disney banner.

"Supplementary" canons, in this case, are Disney-owned properties that fit in decently well with this guideline. These include, but are not limited to:

* Once Up A Time
* Kingdom Hearts
* Marvel Comics/Marvel Cinematic Universe
* The Muppets

...Disney owns a lot of things, and certain canons may not be allowed despite this. For example, Disney distributed Kill Bill, but we're certainly not allowing The Bride. Common guideline: if you think they'd fit in well at the Disney theme parks, they'd be fine here. Feel free to ask if you're unsure.

What if a character I want to app was in a previous round/turns out to be an NPC in game?

If a character has been apped to a previous round, we can only accept them in R2 if you were the one who played them in R1. If you decide you want to do that, we will allow to have your character either retain memories of the previous round or have them wiped. The one exception is if your character is in deadland, while they can remember most of their time in R1, we ask that they refrain from anything spoilery that happened in Deadland - and are willing to wipe certain parts of their memories to make that possible. If you are unsure of if something is considered spoilery, please let us know privately.

If you ever have any concern if a character you want to app will be an upcoming NPC or not, just let us know privately. We know that there are a lot of great Disney characters out there and we will make sure that we won’t make a character an NPC if you have interest in rping them. (of course we won’t spoil anything for you though if you contact us). If the character you want to app has already appeared as an NPC, however, we will unfortunately not be accepting them into the game.

(If you need a refresher on all the characters, we have a handy list of Foolish Mortals characters and NPCs)

What about Canon Doubles?

As this was brought up a few times, we figured we should talk about canon doubles here.

With the advent of alternate versions of characters appearing in canons like Kingdom Hearts and Once Upon A Time, canon doubles are a lot more prevalent within the Disney multiverse. We’ll be looking at doubles of characters who have previously appeared in our continuity on a case-by-case basis. As a general idea, the main rule that we have is that doubles should be have major differences from each other in terms of their personality and/or background.

For a general guideline, we’ve made a list of characters that we would consider acceptable duplicates and those that wouldn’t be:

ACCEPTABLE DUPLICATES:

Long John Silver (Treasure Planet) and Long John Silver (Muppet Treasure Island)
Regina Mills (Once Upon A Time) and The Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)

UNACCEPTABLE DUPLICATES:

Characters from Beauty and the Beast (1993) and Characters from Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Elsa (Frozen) and Elsa (Once Upon A Time)

Any other character limitations?

The general rule is that your character should be able to be killed by other characters. Due to the game's overarching plot, we also ask that characters be alive at the time of their canonpoint. If this means you're pulling your Disney Villain mid-fall to their doom, we're perfectly okay with that!

In addition, we also ask that characters have the ability to communicate effectively and have a degree of sentience. As trials and investigations have a hallmark of being based around fast-paced communication, we ask that your character be able to quickly communicate with each other, through whatever means they can. Pluto can't come and just bark at people the whole time.

Large characters (i.e. Tamatoa, Julius) are allowed, but should be either humanized or resized in order to allow for the possibility of other players. Characters with magic/superpowers are acceptable, but will have their abilities either dampened or removed for the duration of the game.

GAME MECHANICS

Alright, I'm interested. What's the activity like?

If you're familiar with the murdergame genre, this section is going to sound very familiar to you.

Murdergames are pretty fast-paced and time-consuming beasts, and Foolish Mortals is no exception. Activity checks are done weekly after every trial, and consist of at least two ten-comment threads with two different characters. Additional activity will likely be needed from you should you make it to the more plot-intensive sections of our romp (i.e. players who make it to endgame will need to be especially active in those final segments of the game). While your ghost hosts are lenient, failing activity check more than once could be cause for your character to get deathrolled early - please let us know if there will be any issues and we'll try to work something out!

What if I need to drop out of the game early?

Your ghost hosts strongly advise you that if you have a prior commitment that might interfere with your participation in the game, that you seriously consider whether you can allot time for Foolish Mortals in your schedule. Obviously, things happen and we're more than understanding of that fact. But disappearing players with such a small playerpool will mess with our plot and what we want to do with this game - if something comes up and you need to exit the game early, we strongly encourage you to get in contact with us ASAP so we can work out a way to have your character exit the game.

...So how about that murder?

Right. Murder is happening.

On Sunday, deathrolls will take place in order to determine who will be a part of the murder that week. Two (or more??) players will be contacted, and should both agree, they will have a week to plan for the ghastly deeds that will occur. If players volunteer to be murdered ahead of time or specify this on their app, we will do our best to schedule you, and you may be contacted in advance.

On Tuesday, the mansion's residents will gather in the foyer and an incentive shall be announced. This incentive shall be decided by the players conducting the murder, and may not actually have anything to do with the murder itself. Who knows?

On Friday, one or more bodies will be discovered. Over the next 24 hours, mods will lead the mansion's resident in a search for clues that were laid out by the two players involved in the case.

On Saturday, a trial will be held. ICly, this will take place on Friday shortly after the body investigation. Trials will be held on Saturday OOCly in order to avoid exhaustion from the playerbase. During the trial, the mansion's residents shall discuss their clues and attempt to figure out who committed the crime. At the end of the trial, or whenever your host deems it necessary, a vote shall be called where players input who they believe committed this crime. Majority rules here.

Depending on how the players vote, the players will either be subjected to a bad ending or the culprit will be executed. We'll be going out of our way to make sure each and every case is solvable, and there hasn't been a murdergame yet that has had a bad ending. In the unlikely case that that happens, we'll be providing one save.

Is there any way to get items from home?

If you're good about your stay within our happy home, you might be rewarded. I suppose you'll find your answer in the hotel's gift shop
RULES

1 - Code of Conduct

While murdergames have a degree of competitiveness, we ask that you maintain a degree of respectful conduct towards your fellow players. Believe me, we super appreciate the occasional tease, but please don't cross the border into antagonism. Our doors are always open if you have a problem with another player.

We stress that code of conduct also extends to our Discord chat. We recognize that disagreements may be had between players and misunderstandings happen, but we ask you to treat things in a civil manner and don’t make people uncomfortable.

This is also a good place to mention that your character is likely going to die, and we ask that you come into the game prepared to play with that possibility. There are only a small handful of characters that survive each round. As a result, please do not come into the game with the mindset/attitude of trying to "win", if that makes sense.

2 - Sensitive Subjects

In that same vein, we ask that you please keep an eye on what you're saying to other players ICly. It's a murdergame, and we love talking about some fucked-up shit! If that content is warned for and players treat it with mature attitudes, you should be good to go. However, making light of any sort of triggering subject (rape, abuse, etc) could be grounds to being ejected from the game. It's Disney, we shouldn't need to be warning about this. Stay in character.

3 - Role Spoilers

If your character has been given a role in the game, please keep it a secret from your fellow players! This includes victims, culprits, moles and more. Everything will come to light eventually.

4 - Canon Spoilers

Due to the nature of murdergames, major spoilers from each character's canon will likely come into play, and players are not required to warn for them. Friendly reminder that it's Disney, and it'd be really dumb if you got angry about Beauty and the Beast getting spoiled for you.

5 - Backseat Gaming/Spectating

As murdergames tend to be gripping, a lot of people are drawn to watching and commenting on events that take place within the game. That's perfectly fine and dandy, so long as the spectators stay within their rights. Publicly speculating on modplurks, pinging players so they can fulfill trial requirements, anything that goes beyond spectating and into trying to moderate the playerbase.

If you notice this happening and haven't seen a mod approach the user in question, please let us know. This behavior is not acceptable, and we won't hesitate to warn the offending user. If it persists, the offending users could be barred from future rounds of the game, or end up blocked by the modplurk.

While this has only been an issue with players who are not a part of the game so far, the same goes for people who've applied to the game as well. Obviously you can ping your fellow players during trials/investigations if you have a question that might help out with the trial and whatnot. But please don't moderate your fellow players to the point where they're uncomfortable.

6 - No flash pictures, please!

We spirits are frightfully sensitive to bright lights.

7 - Anything else?

If you have any questions, please ask them down below! You can also contact your mods at foolishmortals