Welcome to As Above, So Below! Here's a guide to get you started on the site and familiarize yourself with the world and its history. If there's anything you're still confused about at the end, feel free to PM me, post about it in the HELP section of the forum, or drop your questions in the chatbox located at the bottom of the site.

First off, here's a link to our site rules and policies:




Now you can register an OOC (out-of-character) account, fill out your profile (don't forget your mini-profile overlay image! You can change this by clicking "edit profile" and navigating to the "personal" tab. Towards the bottom is a box labeled "mini profile background." You can paste a link to an image that's 250px x 250px in size. NickPic is a great site for resizing and hosting images), and begin thinking about what kind of character you want to play. Start by checking out some of our characters HERE to get a feel for the kind of people that inhabit the world. Also, be sure to check out our WANTED ADS thread to see if there are any characters available for play that you might be interested in adopting.

You can post a thread in the APPLICATIONS section of the site with your Character's name in the title any time you're ready. (Make sure you use your character's account to do this. Unsure how to switch from your OOC account? READ THIS.) Please use our application template to fill out your character's bio (found HERE). If you're not ready for us to look it over for approval, just stick an "in progress" somewhere in the title. Once you're satisfied, simply remove the "in progress" tag and we'll either approve the character for posting or get back to you with any changes that need to be made. We try to be quick about checking new character applications, but please give us 24 hours. If you haven't heard from us after that time, feel free to send me a PM.

Once your character is approved, consider making a plotter thread HERE. It's not required, but it might help other people come up with reasons for their characters to interact with yours. You don't need to use any kind of template for your plotters, but we have some available if you choose to use them HERE.

Don't forget to INTRODUCE YOURSELF to the community. You don't have to wait until your character is approved—you can do this any time after you become a member, but it's not mandatory. We don't bite and would love to get to know you!

Having a hard time finding an RP partner or not sure what to do first? Check out our list of OPEN THREADS (also available on the right side of the chatbox) and current events (these can be found stickied to the top of the Thedas board when they are active). These threads are open to anyone and are a good way to get familiar with the game. You're also welcome to create new open or solo threads at any time.

You're pretty much done at this point, so go do stuff! Again, feel free to PM me or post in the help section if you have any questions. Have fun!