The temptation to create legions of characters can be great, for some. Unfortunately, the risk of inactivity as well as an overpopulated grid can fairly well kill a game. In order to prevent these two factors, String Theory is limiting its players to four Original Characters — up to two of which may be Evolved, and two of which must be non-Evolved.
We also hold to the philosophy that the playing of a Feature Character (FC) is a whole other kettle of fish to playing an Original Character (OC). FCs are pre-conceived concepts that can be reassigned in extreme circumstances, whereas OCs are the intellectual property of the player. For this reason, our policy is that FCs don't count towards the alt limit, and that only one FC can be taken, along with up to four OCs for a maximum total of five characters.
