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	Since [[the Breaking]], unstable rifts to [[Other worlds\|other planes]] have formed across [[Arginet]] and beyond, and through them all manner of creatures have entered the world. Not least of these are [[humans]]. Exiled from their own planes, they have must make new lives in a strange and unfamiliar world.		Since [[the Breaking]], unstable rifts to [[Other worlds\|other planes]] have formed across [[Arginet]] and beyond, and through them all manner of creatures have entered the world. Not least of these are [[humans]]. Exiled from their own planes, they have must make new lives in a strange and unfamiliar world.

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	Within these limits, you may define any characteristics you like about an offworld that your character came from. Please keep in mind that [[Safety#Discrimination\|discrimination]] on the basis of real world characteristics such as [[Sexuality, identity, and relationships\|gender and sexuality]] is not a theme in [[Breaking Worlds]], and this applies to offworlds as much as it applies to Arginet.		Within these limits, you may define any characteristics you like about an offworld that your character came from. Please keep in mind that [[Safety#Discrimination\|discrimination]] on the basis of real world characteristics such as [[Sexuality, identity, and relationships\|gender and sexuality]] is not a theme in [[Breaking Worlds]], and this applies to offworlds as much as it applies to Arginet.


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	This effect makes it difficult to learn much of the worlds they once knew: they may appear in Arginet with vague impressions of a terrible war they were fleeing, or a life of unyielding order, or a bucolic paradise they wandered away from and can never return to.		This effect makes it difficult to learn much of the worlds they once knew: they may appear in Arginet with vague impressions of a terrible war they were fleeing, or a life of unyielding order, or a bucolic paradise they wandered away from and can never return to.
	As well as competent fighters and promising (though amnesiac) scholars, a number of offworlders have been found who know magic. So far, however, none have arrived with an understanding of the [[spirits]], and none are [[fay]]. Different groups have drawn different conclusions from this, and hope that any future discoveries will back up their own agendas…		As well as competent fighters and promising (though amnesiac) scholars, a number of offworlders have been found who know [[magic]]. So far, however, none have arrived with an understanding of the [[spirits]], and none are [[fay]]. Different groups have drawn different conclusions from this, and hope that any future discoveries will back up their own agendas…

	== Playing an offworlder ==		== Playing an offworlder ==

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	Since [[the Breaking]], unstable rifts to other planes have formed across [[Arginet]] and beyond, and through them all manner of creatures have entered the world. Not least of these are [[humans]]. Exiled from their own planes, they have must make new lives in a strange and unfamiliar world.		Since [[the Breaking]], unstable rifts to [[Other worlds\|other planes]] have formed across [[Arginet]] and beyond, and through them all manner of creatures have entered the world. Not least of these are [[humans]]. Exiled from their own planes, they have must make new lives in a strange and unfamiliar world.

	Though these people are tremendously diverse some common strands have emerged. Offworlders - as they are generally known - have said that their old lives feel like half-remembered dreams. Some strong ideas remain, like people they cared for, but places, events, and details all blur and merge.		Though these people are tremendously diverse some common strands have emerged. Offworlders - as they are generally known - have said that their old lives feel like half-remembered dreams. Some strong ideas remain, like people they cared for, but places, events, and details all blur and merge.
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	== Home worlds ==		== Home worlds ==

	We have defined two offworlds from which enough people have landed in Arginet that, despite the partial amnesia suffered by their former denizens, a reasonable amount is known. These are [[the Praesidium]] and [[the Archipelago]]. Other offworlds will be added to the website later as more is found out about them.		We have defined two offworlds from which enough people have landed in Arginet that, despite the partial amnesia suffered by their former denizens, a reasonable amount is known. These are [[Other worlds#The Praesidium\|the Praesidium]] and [[Other worlds#The Archipelago\|the Archipelago]]. Other offworlds will be added to the website later as more is found out about them.

	Alternatively, you can play a character from an offworld that you have defined yourself. Player-defined offworlds may (or may not) have [[magic]], and therefore [[Channelling\|channellers]], but as with all offworlds do not have fay, contact with the spirit world, or evokers. Their costume should not take inspiration from any real-world era after the Victorian; we are implementing this hard cutoff of the start of the 20<sup>th</sup> century so as to always be able to distinguish who is in costume and who is not.		Alternatively, you can play a character from an offworld that you have defined yourself. Player-defined offworlds may (or may not) have [[magic]], and therefore [[Channelling\|channellers]], but as with all offworlds do not have fay, contact with the spirit world, or evokers. Their costume should not take inspiration from any real-world era after the Victorian; we are implementing this hard cutoff of the start of the 20<sup>th</sup> century so as to always be able to distinguish who is in costume and who is not.

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Since [[the Breaking]], unstable rifts to other planes have formed across [[Arginet]] and beyond, and through them all manner of creatures have entered the world. Not least of these are [[humans]]. Exiled from their own planes, they have must make new lives in a strange and unfamiliar world.

Though these people are tremendously diverse some common strands have emerged. Offworlders - as they are generally known - have said that their old lives feel like half-remembered dreams. Some strong ideas remain, like people they cared for, but places, events, and details all blur and merge.

This effect makes it difficult to learn much of the worlds they once knew: they may appear in Arginet with vague impressions of a terrible war they were fleeing, or a life of unyielding order, or a bucolic paradise they wandered away from and can never return to.
As well as competent fighters and promising (though amnesiac) scholars, a number of offworlders have been found who know magic. So far, however, none have arrived with an understanding of the [[spirits]], and none are [[fay]]. Different groups have drawn different conclusions from this, and hope that any future discoveries will back up their own agendas…

== Playing an offworlder ==

Mechanically, offworlders are humans, though as they have recently arrived from other worlds and not yet assimilated into Arginese [[society]], there are some restrictions:
*Offworlders may not start out as fay. There are no offworlds where some of the people are fay.
*No offworlds have an understanding of [[the Spirit World]], and therefore offworlders cannot buy [[Evoker skills]] until they have “gone native”.
*Offworlders may not start play belonging to one of the three main [[factions]] of Arginet.

In addition, you may not have any items from the world your character used to live in which would not make sense in Arginet. Such items (such as guns) would be unlikely to survive the trip through the rift, and if they did, would disintegrate shortly afterwards as Arginet’s reality reasserted itself. Likewise, the partial amnesia suffered by those who fall through rifts will always cause an offworlder to forget anything they knew about making such items.

After a while, offworlders may have assimilated enough into Arginese society that they may begin to learn [[evocation]], and be trusted enough to join a faction. Typically this will come with having started to adopt Arginese clothing, and potentially, although not always, choosing a new [[Names|name]].

== Home worlds ==

We have defined two offworlds from which enough people have landed in Arginet that, despite the partial amnesia suffered by their former denizens, a reasonable amount is known. These are [[the Praesidium]] and [[the Archipelago]]. Other offworlds will be added to the website later as more is found out about them.

Alternatively, you can play a character from an offworld that you have defined yourself. Player-defined offworlds may (or may not) have [[magic]], and therefore [[Channelling|channellers]], but as with all offworlds do not have fay, contact with the spirit world, or evokers. Their costume should not take inspiration from any real-world era after the Victorian; we are implementing this hard cutoff of the start of the 20<sup>th</sup> century so as to always be able to distinguish who is in costume and who is not.

Within these limits, you may define any characteristics you like about an offworld that your character came from. Please keep in mind that [[Safety#Discrimination|discrimination]] on the basis of real world characteristics such as [[Sexuality, identity, and relationships|gender and sexuality]] is not a theme in [[Breaking Worlds]], and this applies to offworlds as much as it applies to Arginet.

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