CHARACTER RECLAIMS

[powersthatbe]

From now until endgame, Synodiporia is closed to new applications. However, players who dropped or idled characters but who do not have a behavioral strike against them may reclaim characters at any time. Dungeons and app windows are no longer necessary. Simply comment below with "I'd like to bring [character (username)] back!" And we'll take it from there. Players already at 3 characters who wish to bring back a 4th or 5th may do so so long as they're current on AC. Players wishing to bring in characters above 5 may request special mod permission. If you are uncertain if you qualify to reclaim, please email us at synodiporians@gmail.com and ask!

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[powersthatbe]

ACCEPTED! Plotting preview for the next plot is here, and the current mingle (with optional mistletoe) is here! A new mingle will go up the morning of the 8th, specifically for people to introduce themselves in, and the full plotting post will go up then as well, but you're welcome to just jump in now!

Welcome back!

Powers-wise... could you explain "magic words" to us in more detail?

[morbirdinterest]

The "magic words" in his power list refers to a metafictional device that only appears in the Bad Boys' Love route that I'm taking Shuu from. The maker of Hatoful Boyfriend, Moa, is well-known as a gamer, and the "magic words" are her way of alluding to two other well-known mystery series, Ace Attorney and Umineko no Naku Koro ni.

In both canons, the colored words serve as a metafictional device that signals something important about the highlighted phrase to the reader. In Ace Attorney, the orange words signal some significant clue/phrase. In Umineko, red words signal a statement that is factually true. In the BBL route the orange and red words are basically used in the manner I just described to help clue the reader in on stuff that's happening*.

The "magic words" don't seem to be sensed by characters ICly. In past games I have played the "magic words" thing as a skill that can be gained/lost like his first aid skills, since other players treated them in the same way. When I last played Shuu in Syn, I ignored it, since as a metafictional device that is only ambiguously perceptible by characters ICly, it's hard to deploy unless players are in on what's happening. I just put it on his profile for completion purposes, since...it is a thing he does and uses in canon.

To sum up: The "magic words" are metafictional devices that Moa uses to allude to other well-known mystery canons. Depending on the game I was playing Shuu in, I've treated them as having an effect which can be perceived by characters ICly or have ignored it entirely. In my previous Syn run with Shuu, I ignored the power though I kept it listed for completion purposes.


*The use of red words gets more complicated in Umimeko but I won't get into it here since a) I'm not 100% canon familiar and b) beyond the "factually true" part, none of that applies Shuu. However, if you'd like THE FULL DETAILS on how "red truth" works in Umineko, I point you to this Beatrice player's write-up.

[powersthatbe]

In which case, magic words are totes cool with us.