Hey there, Dharke!
While it's clear that you put a lot of thought into this, we're going to have to say no for the following reasons.
Opening up the option for players to roleplay canon characters as side characters, or NPCs, defeats the purpose of having limits on fandoms and characters in the first place. Even if it's just for plot purposes and testing out characters, treating them in a similar fashion as regular character accounts -- with apps and posting requirements -- does indeed add an additional layer of complexity, like you already mentioned. Sadly, players will apply for and drop characters with or without us providing them with an option to test drive them. We all tend to get excited over characters, and then realize that we probably jumped the gun when it came to roleplaying them!
As for using NPCs in threads for plot purposes, our policy is for players to come up something themselves, as opposed to using a pre-existing canon character. After all, as long as the character exists, someone may eventually want to roleplay them in the future. Besides, we have an NPC account for those who wish to use NPCs in plot-related threads, which our players can request access to at any time. Granting each player an NPC account, especially when we have over a hundred members, would be unnecessarily complex.
Thanks a lot for the suggestion, however! If you have any other questions, suggestions or concerns, don't hesitate to let us know. Happy holidays!
Pandora Staff