Talk:Alyss Poole/@comment-24441949-20140511190237/@comment-8182065-20140512022730

Just adding on:

They really only seem strict mainly because we don't want a bunch of Mary Sue/Gary Stu-esque OC's floating about and such (well you can make one, but if its too OP you can't expect to RP with it).

Getting a review on your OC saying it got rejected doesn't mean your character isn't good enough, just that you might've missed a few things, they noticed a few contradictions, etc.; its just to help get them to the RWBY standards we've seen so far, not to stifle your creativity.

Don't be scared either, most of the guidelines are easily followed without even having looked at this page. Even if your OC does get rejected, it wont be there forever; you can always edit the OC to fix whatever the reviewer pointed out and submit it to Pending again (chances are it'll only be something small anyway like Semblance issues, having one isn't mandatory btw, unless you did something like make your OC 13, attending Beacon, and is best friends with team RWBY).

Also you have to realize that RWBY is still a new series and there wasn't a lot of info given to us as of volume 1. As the show progresses, the rules and such will become less strict.

Do hope you decide to join though; mostly everyone is nice!