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Wait never mind! I just found the info about the journals.
but something I haven't been able to find still is what's this "Real" name stuff? What's the point of it? and where does it come from? other than "I made it up! :D"
The doctors and nurses are trying to convince the patients that their canon lives are nothing more than delusions, and that they're really supposed to be someone else. That's where the "real" name comes in- it's what the staff calls your character in the narrative.
As for where it comes from, you just kind of make it up, but it can't be the name of some other character from the same canon, or the main character from another canon, etc. Most people just pick something they like, but some take care into choosing specific names for their meanings or other personal attachments. It's pretty neat.
The previous poster pretty much got it all correct, but let us know if you still have questions! Sorry if things are confusing. (Also, Tick icon! I approve.)
I tend to get lost when things are so organized. Just to double check doubling up journals = good? bad? doesn't matter? (thanks. except it's actually Nicholas.)
We're generally pretty laid back on doubling up with journals so long as you aren't making a lot of journal entries with it for another game. So it should be fine!
(... So it is! This is what I get for responding to comments in the middle of the night.)
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but something I haven't been able to find still is what's this "Real" name stuff? What's the point of it? and where does it come from? other than "I made it up! :D"
I feel like I missed a page somewhere. I'm sorry.
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The doctors and nurses are trying to convince the patients that their canon lives are nothing more than delusions, and that they're really supposed to be someone else. That's where the "real" name comes in- it's what the staff calls your character in the narrative.
As for where it comes from, you just kind of make it up, but it can't be the name of some other character from the same canon, or the main character from another canon, etc. Most people just pick something they like, but some take care into choosing specific names for their meanings or other personal attachments. It's pretty neat.
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(thanks. except it's actually Nicholas.)
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(... So it is! This is what I get for responding to comments in the middle of the night.)