「 Character Creation 」

The People of Gastronomia

You might have noticed that this world is a little more "culinary-inclined" than Earth. That's because everything, from the land to the people living on it, are inspired by (and partially made out of) food!

That includes your Player Character, or PC.

Before creating anything else, you must first decide on a food for your PC to be "based" off. This can be anything from a single ingredient (like Onion) to an entire meal (Roasted Turkey with Mashed Potato and Cranberry Sauce), as long as it is edible.

For a list of foods that you cannot base your character off of, see the bottom of the page.

If they're made out of food, and eat food, is it cannibalism?

No. I will not be debating this. People are sentient, and food isn't. Don't think too hard about it.

Guidelines

The general Dos and Don'ts of Character Creation. If you have a question about anything that isn't listed here, create a ticket.

Skin/Hair/Eye Colour

Your PC must in some way physically resemble the food they are based on. The easier it is to tell what their food is at a glance, the better!

This means there's no limit on "unrealistic" hair and eye colours.

For skin tones, colours should resemble the natural human range, but are permitted to be tinted in unnatural colours (for example, a Blueberry person may have blueish skin.)

Unnatural patterns in the skin, hair, and eyes (such as swirls, checkerboards, spots, etc) are also permitted granted they would be found on the PC's food type. Get creative!

Height

minimum: none, but be realistic, and PCs should look age appropriate
maximum: hard limit at 6'7" / 200 cm. Height does not always equal might.

Age

minimum: 20
maximum: none...?

The people of Gastronomia aren't immortal by any means, so it's beyond me why one might want to become a Knight in their geriatric years, but, well... if the heart desires it!

Stats

Check out the Mechanics page for an in-depth explanation on stats and how they're used.

You are permitted 20 points to distribute between 5 stats:

Sweet
Salty
Bitter
Tart
Spice

These points can be distributed as evenly or unevenly as you'd like. You do not have to use all 20 points, although it is recommended. The lowest and base value for a stat is -2. The highest is 5.

Food Restrictions

As mentioned above, you have a very wide variety of food types to choose from.

Some examples of permitted foods: plain fruits or vegetables, juices/alcoholic beverages, desserts (cakes, pies, pastries), snacks (cookies, chips, gum), sushi, etc!

See the bottom of the page for a detailed list of food items you cannot base your PC off of. If you are unsure, please create a ticket to discuss your choice with me!

Applications

Finished reading all of the boring rules and lore? Think you're ready to apply?! Look no further. Below, you can find both of the applications required to submit to your final application.

Visual Application

At minimum, the visual application will require a bust/headshot of your character. This can be drawn by you, commissioned by another artist, or taken from a character creator.

You are welcome to provide a fullbody refsheet/illustration/visual of some kind if desired, but it is not necessary to apply.

You are permitted to:

Change the colour used to write in your PC's name, age, nationality, and food type
Change the background colour behind the headshot
Use a gradient map/colour filter over the whole app
Submit 2 visual apps (one for your first/second choices of House each), provided the written information on both is the same

Includes .PSD, and .CLIP versions in separate files for each House. There will also be one file of each type containing all three applications.

The "crest" image should be used on your written application.

Visual Applications (Google Drive link)

Written Application

You are permitted to:

Change the colour scheme or fonts on the document
Hide certain information from others on your application. You must provide a full version of the documents for the admin/s
Resize font to fit in certain boxes

You are not permitted to:

Rearrange the pages
Use more than 3 pages total for Part 2 (Personality/Past/Present)

Try not to break the formatting, if you can help it. If too many people are having issues with the tables I can create a less complicated version of the app.

I'm not going to kill you if you go over the word count limit by a few characters. The word count is there because I am only one person and I do not have the time to read multiple thousand-word essays for every application. Please be concise.

You're welcome to create a separate, longer or more thorough document for yourself, though.

The document contains 3 tabs: 1 short version of the app, 1 extended version, and 1 example app with filler text and stats assigned.

Written Application (Google Docs file)

Prohibited Foods

For multiple reasons, none of the items listed below are permitted to be used as your PC's food type.

This list may be added onto at any point in time, and I will not elaborate on why if I do not wish to.

Pure ingredients, including but not limited to:
- Salt, sugar, starch, yeast, flour, water, oil, vinegar
Uncooked/raw animal products, including but not limited to:
- Milk, eggs, raw meat, sashimi (sushi is permitted)
- any dish (cooked or uncooked) that is an internal organ (such as heart or liver)
- any dish (cooked or uncooked) that contains blood, bones, or whole body parts
Bugs/insects of any kind
Flowers, even if edible raw
Mushrooms, even if edible raw (mushroom-based meals are permitted)
Foods including recreational drugs of any kind (weed gummies/cookies/etc)
Foods containing living bacteria like uncooked sourdough, kombucha, etc.

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