Below are some general guidelines on what themes wouldn't be allowed in the group. These are some examples, but this list may be updated in the future. These examples also don't necessarily reveal any upcoming subspecies, they simply are to show allowed vs not allowed theme comparisons.
This should be a no brainer, but, we will not be allowing any theme titles that are offensive, harmful, disrespectful, etc towards any person, group, race, religion, etc.
Some terms are used differently around the world and may not be obvious at first that they are offensive until shown due to long term use by mainstream public. If we accidentally accept a theme title that is offensive please DM AttacusLinne on Discord or email them at AttacusLinne.Lucerna@gmail.com. Do not confront the character owner directly. They may not realize it either. We will contact the character owner and discuss it with them. We will temporarily remove the theme until a new one is chosen by the character's owner.
While the group allows you to explore all sorts of story options for your character, at this time we do not feel that enabling them as theme titles is needed. Some vague, broad, or "light" terms could be allowed. Please feel free to ask in the questions channel of our discord.
Allowed: Things like Melancholy, Gloomy, Insomnia, Nervous, Stressed
Not Allowed: Things like Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Cancer (disease, not the zodiac)
At this time we will not be allowing the individual LGBTQ+ terms like lesbian, trans, bi, etc as character themes. Our reasoning behind this is we have seen people outside our group get possessive of characters with certain themes. People felt they had a say in how a person portrayed the character and even voiced that they felt only certain people should be able to own the characters. To avoid any behavior towards you or your characters from those types of people, we're avoiding the individual terms for this reason.
However! "Pride" as a theme could be claimable! Since themes are repeatable and any colors and markings can be used; several Pride themed characters can be made to represent the individual LGBTQ+ terms with their colors, markings, and clothing. You also don't have to wait for a subspecies to be revealed that would allow Pride as a theme, you could have Pride flag colored Sunflower Motti, Red Panda Motti, Cake Motti, Butterfly Motti ... the sky's the limit really!
Any sexual terms, sexual innuendo phrases, fetish or kink topics, body parts, objects, or any other sexual content is not allowed as a character theme. Simply put, we'd rather not see these as theme titles. The option to put your character in adult content situations is something allowed as long as it is placed in the proper mature channels and follows the group allowed content. For theme titles however, the answer is no.
Light terms that alternate / other definitions could be allowed. Ex: Passionate, chemistry, romantic, cuddle, etc.
Please feel free to ask in the questions channel of our discord. The mature questions channel is best regarding this topic.
Any characters, games, terms, phrases, brands, etc that are obviously not owned by yourself cannot be used as a theme for your character.
Words that are vague/basic terms for other things such as apple would be fine unless the intent is obviously something copyrighted. A food motti with an apple theme is different than an item motti that has a lot of computer or other tech items and is "Apple" themed. In that example the intent implies that the theme is meant to be Apple as a brand and would not be allowed.
Allowed: Soda, Cookies and Cream, Lightning Rat, Carnivorous Spotted Plant, Sword of Power, Digital Keychain Pet, etc.
Not Allowed: Coca-Cola, Oreos, Pikachu, Piranha Plant, Master Sword, Tamagotchi, etc.
Generic versions can possibly work if its different enough. You can still be inspired by these things, but an alternate naming title is better.
You may also not directly copy existing characters from games, movies, comics, or other media into Lucernan species. Inspired designs that are not direct copies are allowed as long as they are distinct enough to be their own thing. We are not experts on every piece of media, so some may slip through the cracks. If a character is pointed out to us as a copy we may ask you to alter some portions of the character.
Alcohol Themes Allowed: Names for different types of alcohol can be made as Fodamotti. Ex: Vodka, Whiskey, Bourbon, Moonshine, Sake, Beer, etc.
Not Allowed: Brands of alcohol that fall under copyright, trademark, or patent content can't be made. Ex: Jack Daniels, Smirnoff, Grey Goose, Fireball, etc.
Names for mixed drinks and cocktails are allowed unless they are problematic in one way or another.
There is a large list of cocktails, so it will be a case by case basis.
In a meta sense, these are allowed since they make for a wide variety of cool designs. Lucernans might not actually be able to obtain the ingredients to make them the exact way someone on Earth would, but they're fun so go nuts!
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Drug Themes Allowed: Tobacco, Weed/Cannabis, Peyote Cactus, Psychedelic Mushrooms, and Opium Poppy are themes that could be claimed. All of these would fit under Herbamotti except the Mushrooms, which would require a different subspecies.
These are allowed since they could reasonably be obtained in a natural environment for Lucernan species to locate, cultivate, and distribute. They exist in a state without heavily modifying them with aid of additional chemicals.
Not Allowed: Basically every other drug. Legal or Illegal, over the counter or prescription, etc. Simply put, we'd rather not see these as theme titles. A character is allowed to be a sneaky drug dealer, but they don't need to have meth or fentanyl as a theme to get this point across.
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General Alcohol / Drug Related Themes Not Allowed:
Themes that suggest abuse of substances like Addict, Drunk, Junkie, Alcoholic, etc aren't allowed. Characters may develop problems with substances, but having it as a theme is not needed.
Combination drug and alcohol substances are also not allowed. Ex: Lean / Sizzurp which is a mixture of codeine cough syrup, soda, and hard candy.