Have you ever wanted to get a site plot / story arc / RP event going?
You don't necessarily have to wait for a staff-run event or story arc, y'know.

Gather up 8,000 DP across your character accounts and you can create your own!
Community Arcs are basically the same as any staff-made major story arcs/plots or events that involve many player characters (minimum 5) or the whole site and can create above-normal conflicts - or can progress things on the site in some way. If you have fewer than 5 player characters involved, you can skirt the cost and this process!



Gist of How it Works:

1.) Post a thread on the site in the "Arcs & Events" forum to propose a [CANON] or [NON-CANON] Community Arc (C-Arc).

-----Place "[CANON]," "[NON-CANON]," or "[FLUXCANON]" as a tag at the beginning of the thread's title.


-----Be sure to note all the details that need to be mentioned - like how many characters you'd like to sign up, any sign-up restrictions you may have, any supernatural aspects involved, and if there's any potential for permanent changes to the status quo of the our RP universe. (For that last one: if so, you can DM me about it if you wish to keep it a surprise.)
(The #roleplaying Discord channel is where any community discussion on your arc can and will take place - you can have discussions at any point, before, during, or after you post the thread.)

2.) Send a link of the forum thread to #forum-requests to notify staff.
3.) Once the C-Arc is approved, sign-ups can begin in that same thread. Be sure to let the roleplayers know!
4.) When sign-ups are done, announce in the thread that you've closed them; I'll then re-confirm approval and take the DP payment at this time.
5.) Begin the C-Arc whenever you're ready.
6.) If you manage to finish/conclude the C-Arc, write a summary of the events that unfolded into your sign-up thread. After that, your DP payment will be rebated/refunded to you in full, enabling you to make another C-Arc in the future, if you so wish.

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Your Forum Thread:

>>> Story:
(Pitch your C-Arc to staff and the community. Remember: discussions are not meant to take place in these threads; you can discuss things on Discord.)

>>> Sign-Up Capacity:
----- "ANY" (Site-wide/everyone who wants to participate can do so)
----- " {A specific - or minimum - number} " (An exact limit or minimum number of other participants that is needed for the story)

>>> Restrictions:
(Any limits you want to place on character sign-ups - such as limiting the arc to only student characters, or, say, only duelists from 2 specific Houses, or characters of a specific age group, allowing only 1 or 2 Supernatural Characters, Minimum Post Count - that sort of thing.
Don't have any restrictions? Just say "NONE.")

>>> New Story Characters
(List if any characters are being made solely for this story. [If they're supernatural-related, please mention that - and Duel Abilities they have are FREE of charge!])

>>> Notes:
(Anything else of note can be mentioned here. For example: all supernatural aspects that you want to use, if any; if the entire event runs on specific duel rules; etc.)

>>> DP Payment Account:
(Which of your character accounts is paying for the C-Arc? [Place a link to one of your accounts that can afford the payment. It doesn't have to be from a participating character; any 1 of your character accounts will do. The Payment will be taken once sign-ups close, signifying the starting up of the C-Arc.
Be sure you have enough at that time or your C-Arc will not be allowed to proceed.])

>>> Participants (Characters w/links)
(Keep a list of the participants' characters, including any of yours, as they sign up, so that I know who to award DP upon the completion of your C-Arc threads.)

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Alternative Refunds

After taking your 8,000 DP payment when sign-ups close, aside from completing the arc, the DP can only be fully refunded if the first story topic:
A.) doesn't begin within 2 months after payment, OR
B.) does not begin a second round of posts [noted by the OP or another character posting a second time in the story thread]. In these cases, the story thread will be deleted.

If your arc otherwise does not get completed, I will return 4000 DP of your payment back to you. ...At least you tried; I appreciate that.

If the story/plot ends successfully (or well-enough), go into your sign-up thread, give me a well-written summary of how events unfolded in your story. Only after that will your DP payment then be rebated/refunded, allowing you to continue the story in a new arc (utilizing the characters made for it - or not), or create a brand new one.



(1 C-Arc at a time, per user)
(Be aware of other ongoing Community Arcs to avoid conflicts (especially if a character is in both of them)
(You may encounter scenarios where users put your C-Arc at a standstill - for various reasons; try to ensure that it can continue on despite that occurring.)