Apologies if these questions are weird—I’ve never played a memloss game before and don’t have a good sense of what’s “standard” so there is a very good chance that I’m just not aware of obvious things!
1) How much basic cultural/technical/social/geographical knowledge would a character hang onto? Examples: Would someone from Earth in 2022 know what a car or a computer is? Or, to piggyback on your Star Wars example: would Luke Skywalker recognize that Tattooine is a planet, even if he doesn’t remember anything about it? Would he at least understand in a basic way that people live on different planets in his universe? Would references to empire give him bad vibes even if he doesn’t know why?
This isn’t meant to be a barrage of specific questions, I’m just trying to get a sense of vibes! I can also get more specific for the character I’m thinking of apping if that would be more helpful.
2) What happens if someone is told about a memory they haven’t regained, or figures out something about themselves or their past via logic? I’m particularly thinking about if two characters from the same universe talk and realize they have complementary memories! I can also see someone deducing, say, that they are a mage if 1) they know what mages are and 2) realize they can do mage stuff. Would things like that also cause nosebleeds and the like?
Re: Questions
1) How much basic cultural/technical/social/geographical knowledge would a character hang onto? Examples: Would someone from Earth in 2022 know what a car or a computer is? Or, to piggyback on your Star Wars example: would Luke Skywalker recognize that Tattooine is a planet, even if he doesn’t remember anything about it? Would he at least understand in a basic way that people live on different planets in his universe? Would references to empire give him bad vibes even if he doesn’t know why?
This isn’t meant to be a barrage of specific questions, I’m just trying to get a sense of vibes! I can also get more specific for the character I’m thinking of apping if that would be more helpful.
2) What happens if someone is told about a memory they haven’t regained, or figures out something about themselves or their past via logic? I’m particularly thinking about if two characters from the same universe talk and realize they have complementary memories! I can also see someone deducing, say, that they are a mage if 1) they know what mages are and 2) realize they can do mage stuff. Would things like that also cause nosebleeds and the like?