Dirty History FAQ
From DirtyWiki
General
If I only want to play in DH, how do I apply?
Using the general Dirty Life application.
Is there an OOC community?
Treat dirty_lives as your OOC community.
What rules do I follow/how do I play?
DL rules apply at DH, with some changes. Specifically, these.
What eras are appropriate?
Anything reasonably playable (as in, anything within the last three or so thousand years--anything earlier is just approaching the unnecessary). We want humans as well as we know them, for the sake of some amount of accuracy. Dinosaurs are great and all, but this isn't a crack game.
We recommend you stick within the last thousand years, going no more recent than the last three months. (And essentially, anything modern belongs in DL. It's just that storylines we didn't post on time end up in DH for clarity's sake.)
What if I want to change something I wrote? Or what if current canon overrides something? And other such issues.
You are free to rewrite, reword, rethink, or reconsider every post made in DH. DL is where the most solid canon lies, and if you change something in the past, you can delete the original post and start a new one. Posting is not chronological, and the only thing you should do is warn anyone affected by the change. We welcome evolution in storytelling.
How closely do I have to adhere to things in Dirty Life? Do I need to follow Dirty Life?
Quite closely, and yes and no. Essentially, what has been established should not be changed unless by the person who decided it in the first place. Overriding important details, pretending certain things never happened, or adding details to past events should be done with caution, permission, or not at all. While some characters are still under enough development to not rely on their backstory, other characters are fully dependent on their history and changing anything would be inappropriate. Ask if you're unsure.
As for paying attention to what goes on now, this is only necessary when it comes to learning canon backstory relevant to your interests. For the most part, you'll ignore current events.
You must play with established canon. Fantasy included. DH is still within the DL world, it's just set in the past.
But I want to play a fucking dinosaur!
I'm sorry. We just don't use the right drugs. Make a Jurassic Fight Club RPG. I call Utahraptor.
