Special Inactive vs. Shelving

[The Mouth]

Can Staff clarify the status of Special Inactive?

For example, not able to attend game is Special Inactive? Not playing my character but still showing up and playing something different is 'Shelving'?

[Ophelia Tempest]

Absolutely, Ben!

The short of it is this:

Special Inactive is Special Inactive protected. If you are not at game and someone tries to summon you, or scry on you, or find you, or mess with you, it's just brushed off as 'not working' because you're not present. Real life happens, and sometimes game mechanics lose to that.

If you are Shelved, and therefore still at game and someone tries to mess with your shelved character, you will be given an opportunity to portray your shelved character because someone is messing with them. Game mechanics will still work vs. your character, you are not "Special Inactive" protected.

Does this answer it more clearly? (I feel like I rambled!)