Post by The Owl on Mar 14, 2013 1:17:30 GMT -5
These rules are to be read in full before any attempt is made at joining the site and making a character. All important rules are marked with a red number. Any questions can be directed to Shai, in the chat box, or messaged in to the admin account.
General Rules;
1. Try to treat each other with some dignity, yeah? We're all here to role-play, plot, and ultimately have fun. If you have any issues with someone, take it to private messages. If I see any of you making asses out of yourselves, You'll be warned, 10%.
2. Do NOT give out personal information to someone you don't know. We will not be held responsible for anything that happens to you resulting from it. If you feel something you've put up is too personal, inform Shai on the chatbox, or message the admin account, and the material will be dealt with.
3. Do NOT come into this board and think you can bash and flame. Regarding anything. If you don't like it, remove yourself from the situation. If you can't, mention you're uncomfortable with the topic and ask the subject be changed. We aren't out to get you. We want everyone as comfortable as possible. Violators will be banned for an indefinite amount of time.
4. DO. NOT. ADVERTISE. IN. THE. CHAT. If you're seen doing so, you'll be kicked from the chat and your ad removed, as well as your ad deleted from the advertisement section (if you'd bothered to continue on and post it there in the first place).
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Roleplaying Rules;
1. No Godmodding or Powerplaying. Period. End of story. You can't force an attack to hit, and you can't dodge every attack. The only exception to this rule will be if the two of you have plotted the fight beforehand and agree to having it. If I see you doing it without permission, you'll be asked to change the post. If you refuse, You'll be warned and given a 3 day ban.
2. Don't use l33t speak in your posts. This is a literate role-play site. You can use it all you want in the chatbox, but leave it there. If I see you using it in your posts, I'll ask you to change it.
3. Regarding Animals; their human appearance is a PHYSICAL form. It is not a guise as it was in wolf's rain. You aren't going to see wolf tracks in the snow as a man walks by, nor are you going to have bite and claw marks from fighting with an animal with their human facade up. The ONLY way you will know if the person you are interacting with is an animal is if they either tell you, you are an animal yourself and can smell them, or if you physically watch them transform.
4. Regarding Animals and Weapons; Any weapons they carry will be smaller knives. NO pistols/rifles/etc unless they are in their human form al of their waking hours and have the means to carry and use the weapon.
5. Killing, or severely maiming another character without permission is NOT permitted without the permission of the characters player. Killing canon characters is NOT allowed, period, end of story, until their time comes in the plot. If you get bored with your character and wish to stop playing him/her, message Shai or note the admin account and your character will be put back up for grabs.
**6**. If you leave the site, all your posts with your characters, including your biography, will be deleted after 1 (one) weeks time. That is Seven days to get all of your posts and save your role-plays before they are gone for good. If you had a canon, the canon goes up for grabs, and you have no say in what we do with him/her. You relinquish your claim on the character the moment you leave. End of story.
7. If you wish for your characters to have children together- run it past Shai, or any of the other admins first. You must have at least 3 threads that involve one another, minimum 7 posts each character per thread, to do so. This represents the time spent getting to know one another. One-night stands will NOT result in any children, unless you can convince Shai otherwise of why you should be allowed one. Once approved, you have the child(ren). you can role-play them on your account until they are 10 years of age (human), or 1 year of age (animal). At that point, you will need to either make an account for the child so you can continue to role-play them, or adopt them out to another role-player.
8. If your thread has ended, notify Shai or Seiko- they will lock the thread and move it into the archives. All threads in the archives will remain there for max of 30 days before they are deleted from the site. Please make sure you have your own copy, as you may or may not be reminded when the time comes for it to be removed.
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Character Creation;
1. NO EXOTIC ANIMALS WILL BE PERMITTED. No Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Pythons, Crocodiles, Etc. Animal characters should be restricted to what someone could expect to find wandering around a forest, or an animal you could realistically expect to see wandering around or near a city;
- Dogs and DOMESTIC Cats
- Bears
- Boar
- Birds (Ravens, Eagles, Etc.-- No song birds, parrots, etc.)
- Medium-sized WILD cats such a Lynx or Bobcat
- Raccoons
- Foxes
- even the occasional Wolverine; But you get the idea.
PLEASE DO NOT ASK US TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION.
2. You must have a separate account for each character you role-play, and each account must consist of the characters First and Last name.
3. For now, we have a cap of three characters and one canon character per role-player. That's a potential of 4 characters. You may ask an admin for a slot to have one, or even two more characters- but slots will be given in light of how active you are on the board.
4. Your character must be moved into the accepted characters board before you begin roleplaying. Please make sure your form is filled out fully and that all requirements listed in the form are met before you ask an admin to look it over.
5. If you apply for a canon, your biography must be done with a week. That's 7 days. If you haven't completed the biography by then, you will lose your claim on the character, and it will be put up for grabs again for someone else. You may not apply for any canon character afterwards for an additional 7 days.
6. If your history will involve another character, talk with the characters player beforehand.