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Tiers

DC Animated MU* uses a simple system to divide highly popular heroes and villains from less well known and infrequently used characters. This system breaks down as follows:

Headliner: A city's principal guardian and their archvillain, along with iconic DC staples. Examples of Headline characters include Batman and the Joker, Superman and Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, and the Flash. Staff reserves the right to append this list. Please also note Headline chars will by definition have the most alt-crossover, often with entire rogues galleries or organizations of their own.

Support: Support characters without a major career in either the hero or villain roles will fall into this category. They may also be exceptional in any number of ways, but their main purpose in life is something other than wearing tights and doing good and evil. Examples of Support tier characters include Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Linda Park, or Vicki Vale. These characters do not count towards alt quotas.

Further information: NPC Listings

Alts

Players may have up to four superhero or supervillain alts (This includes characters on Twisted). Of these, no more than one may be a Headline character.

Characters which should, thematically, interact a great deal cannot be alts for the same person. In general staff will be lenient about this, but in no case will the same player have, for instance: Batman and Robin, Aquaman and Black Manta, Hal Jordan and Sinestro, etc.

There is no numeric limit to support characters, but players are encouraged to be sensible about both alt interaction and RP availability. Waitlist and idletime concerns (see below) will be amplified when directed towards players with more than three alts.

Feature Characters

Characters originating from DC Comics media including the comics and animated series are considered FCs. FCs who are featured in the shows that make up the game's theme are expected to incorporate these events and traits into their backstory and portrayal. While other sources may be adapted within reason, this single, relatively simple sequence of events provides a good foundation for the game to build from, and should be altered minimally if at all.

Subsequent players of an FC are encouraged to start their play where the previous player left off. It's helpful to read the previous player's logs, and speak with connected characters. If you have any particular concerns about the previous player(s), please talk to Staff. We understand that some elements can be difficult to pick up and play, like romantic entanglements and close friendships. While a 'soft reset' is certainly possible, we encourage players to consider compromises that move the story -forward-, rather than backwards. For example, an amicable (or not!) breakup, argument, or absence of some sort leading into the present day.

DCAM is not a "Year One" game. While some characters may be ideally suited to such an adaptation, perhaps due to absence in the AU or the simple appeal of starting from scratch, players are under no impetus to start a character 'over' simply because they are being adapted from mainline DC. In many cases, a character's career and history may be adapted in part or in full, for example when dealing with the elder members of the Justice Society. Characters who have received massive or temporary upgrades in powers or items (Becoming the avatar of Parallax, White Lantern rings, artifacts of ungodly magic, etc) will likely be expected to start play without these powers and items. If you have any question, just ask staff.

Characters from any DC label that you feel would mesh well with the AU may be discussed for adaptation. The final word on this is with Staff, please trust us to fully consider and discuss this before rendering a verdict, we understand that it can be difficult to be denied a favorite choice. Please also keep in mind when adapting characters that the animated universe is somewhat lower-power than the comics, and characters brought into it may need to be slightly downgraded in power level. In almost every case where Staff's primary concern with a character is power level, this will be the solution rather than banning the character itself.

Staff also reserves the right to introduce non-animated elements from the comics into continuity proactively as necessary.

Age Limits

There are a few FCs below the age of 16 in the DC universe. These FCs may be applied for, but should be adapted to be at least 16 years of age. In no case will DCAM allow a PC under 16 years of age, or who is explicitly or implicitly stated to appear as such. Younger characters may be NPC'd as necessary, but any inappropriate conduct will result in immediate dismissal of the offending player.

Please keep in mind that players on the site must be 18 years of age. We do not allow younger players, and we are sorry for any inconvenience.

Love and Marriage

Feature Characters are welcome to develop romantic relationships with other characters. In order to be conscientious of potential future players, however, any FC who wishes to propose marriage or have a child must submit a request to Staff. Please be aware up-front that these requests are not especially likely to be passed if the development in question is not present in the pre-existing animated or comics canon, and/or supported by long-term play and stability.

Banned Characters

On DCA MU* there are a few characters who, as a general rule, may not be used as PCs. These characters are usually not available for application, but staff welcomes original and insightful suggestions for adapting them to theme. This list includes:

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