The Guide for New Players
This is a guide for brand new players. I strongly, STRONGLY advise you to read everything here, or at least familiarize yourself with its contents, before you begin to play the game. This information will be useful for fleshing out the world, so that you will understand what your character will need to know, what they will experience when they first arrive. I've spent quite a bit of time compiling and organizing this for you, so please take advantage of it. It's here to make it easier for you to join the game, so that you can hit the ground running.
FAQ for New Players
We're all from different universes, how do we communicate?
Through an esoteric technique, the Powers That Be (tm) have ensured that all of the beings brought to the Multiverse Haven can communicate with one another. Though you will all be speaking your own language from your universe of origin, you will be able to understand one another without effort, both in written and spoken language.
What does this world really look like?
The world is about 500 miles in circumference. i.e. if you travel 500 miles in one direction you will end up where you started. The city itself is about the size of a moderate American city, such as Chicago or Las Vegas. In the south end of the city is a huge park, with a lake on the southern side. The park is fully maintained by the city. If you travel north, east or west, you will pass through a suburban area, with a mix of houses and apartment buildings. Beyond that, the roads will peter out and you'll find yourself in a wilderness. Continue to travel and you will eventually encounter the city again from the other side. There are no other human habitations. Go here, for more information on the creatures in Haven and the environments available and go here for a map of the city.
I want to learn magic/to use a weapon/some other skill that my character wouldn't be able to get in his/her world. Can I do that?
This will depend on your characters existing abilities, and the nature of the skill. If there is uncertainty as to whether the skill can be learned by that character, the moderator will sit down with the player of the character who can teach the skill and the player of the character who wants to learn it, and a decision will be made on a case-by-case basis. As a rule of thumb, if there is no magic in your world, or there is magic but your character can't do it, you can't learn magic from other worlds. However, if you can do magic in your world, you can learn other forms of magic. There are some forms of magic, such as materia, that EVERYONE in a world can learn, and will improve with time. Anyone in the game can therefore use materia, though it will take a long time to get good enough for it to be practical. However, once they reach that point, that person will be able to learn other forms of magic.
I can't play for a while, will I lose my character?
If you need to go on hiatus, please inform the moderators, either by making an announcement on the community, or by speaking with the moderator privately. So long as you have either made an effort to play, or you intend to return, your character will NOT be taken away. It will be available to you when and if you return. During your hiatus, your character will be replaced by a placeholder in the Haven. When your character returns, he will have no memory of what happened to him while he was gone. (Insert evil laughter here)
Note that if you go on hiatus and make no effort to inform the moderators, within a few months, we may place your character on the Dropped Characters list, though we will try to find you first to ask if you intend to leave the game permanently. If you return, you can automatically pick up your dropped character without any difficulty, however you run the risk of your character having been taken by someone else. So please, PLEASE, if you feel you need to go on hiatus and intend to return, please talk to us.
Links to Check Out
The links below are mostly tables with information that you will find useful. You don't need to memorize the contents, of course, but it's important to know that they're available. The links are also available on the info page for the 
multiversehaven community, if you need to find them again.
| Active Character List Non-Player Character List |
Friend every journal in these lists. To save time, you can go to the Admin Console List for Easy Friending of All Players and follow the instructions to add everyone |
| Member Contact Info | Add the AIM names on this list to your buddy list. This is the complete list of contact information for the game and will be continually updated as we gain new characters. |
| The Bestiary | This is a complete description of the world's environs, along with a list of the monsters that you will find in each area. If your character goes out of the city or to the areas within the city that are infested with monsters, look here to see what monsters will attack them. I suggest that you click this link and look to see what those areas are. |
| The City Map | This is a general map of the city. If you want anything specific added to it, please comment below and tell |
| A list of IC phone numbers | A good reference if you want to include it in a scene |
| IMPORTANT The Contents of the Orientation Packets |
These packets are available at the library, or from several characters. Chances are good your character will be told about them in their first or second scene. It would be very helpful for you to read it at least around the same time that your character does |
The following guides are for shops that we know are in Haven somewhere. There are a few shops that sell FFVII materials, and one that sells FFVI. If your character wants to go to these stores, look at these links to see what's available there, and how much they cost. Keep in mind that your character has expenses, and won't necessarily be able to afford everything there, especially at the beginning.
Final Fantasy VII Materia Guide
Final Fantasy VII Weapon/Armor/Accessory Guide
Final Fantasy VI Weapon/Armour/Relic Guide
Links to Read
The following links are to posts that have been made. Most of them are mod ruling and such. Most of these things are reflected in the rules or faq, but some of them are just explanations and other things that will be useful for you to be aware of. They're all quite short, and I strongly urge you to read them.
Some Information about the World
Some general notes that cover a range of subjects you should be aware of
An announcement about OOC behaviour
A note about how we like to see the user info to look
The rules for how we deal with physical and magical combat
Some recent changes to rules
Some discussion surrounding the use of pop culture and references to fictional works in the game
A Few Posts Regarding Things You'll See Around Haven
Reeve's Statuary
Raziel's Signs
The Amusement Park
The Bathhouse
The Room of Requirement
(more info about the Colleseum to follow in a different post)
