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| Mimi | May 26 2008, 12:46 AM Post #1 |
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Rules of Evening Star The most important rule here on Evening Star is to enjoy your time and have fun! That is what an RPG is for! :D But to ensure everyone has fun, me and the admins are going to set a few guidelines to ensure there are no conflicts. Any breaking of the rules can and will result in a warning, either verbal or official. On Evening Star you are allowed 5 official warnings until you are banned. After 3, your username will have restrictions placed upon it, usually accompanied by a suspension. I ) Personal Conduct & OOC Being Active and Dropping the RP Yes, we do realize that real life takes precedence over roleplaying, and most of the players on this board are in school or are university students. We understand that life can get in the way and we do not hold you responsible. However, there is a limit to how long you can be inactive and still be able to hold on to the character you have. For an Original Character, which is mainly what this board consists of anyway, basically is a post as the muse strikes kind of thing. However, you cannot be absent for over one week. I clean out the forum of inactive members every month, and I will delete any inactive accounts. However, if you are going to be gone 1-2 weeks please leave a note in the Royal Announcements forum to let everyone know so your character isn't deleted. We would like to see a return date, though, if not an estimate is good with us as well. If you are dropping the RPG, please let us know. This way we can delete your membership. If you are able to access a computer to tell us you're leaving, then do so. Admin Control Do not attempt to pitch the admins against one another. This means going to one admin to ask them for something, and when they refuse, going to another one to ask the same thing, and say that the previous admin agreed with the idea. This will not work and will NOT be tolerated. It's not up to just one of us to decide on anything. If there is a rule that is never mentioned on the board, and we are trying to enforce that particular rule even when it's not in writing, please respect us on our decisions. Also, even if a rule isn't mentioned and was never brought up doesn't make it right. If you have read this far then the first pass is "Pepper". Just contact one of the Admin and we will tell you what we think. Spamming & Taboo Topics All players found posting unnecessarily will get a warning for each offense, except the first. For those of you who don't know: Spamming is when you post unnecessary, one-lined, off-topic, simple "I agree" posts, random words, laughing or using emoticons in OOC, or just posting in an RP topic with an OOC and nothing else. Avoid any and all taboo topics. These include politics, religion, sexuality, celebrity lives, race, etc. Think before you post. If the admins think that you are heading into rough waters on a subject, we/they will first inform you in the topic, but if you continue to talk about it, you will be further warned if not banned. Respect & "Newbie" Respect other people's views and points and don't attack people when they give you constructive criticism. If you feel someone is personally attacking you, please just PM an admin without having to fight them back. If a fight breaks out on our forum we will ban both of the participants, no questions asked. Please respect everybody, from the admins down to the members. We take leisure time just to come on here and help you guys, nevertheless, make the RP for you. We worked hard at this and you should respect this. You don't have to like or get along with us, but blatant disrespect or rudeness will not be tolerated. Conversations are quite likely to be saved for proof of disobedience to this rule. You do not have to like everyone on the board, but at least remain polite to them. If you are unable to do even that don't talk to the person at all. If you get into an argument, disagreement, or flame war with another member at the site, please don't come running to me complaining & saying how the other member should be punished. If you have a problem with a member, sort it out with them, or cut off contact. It's more likely that you'll both be reprimanded for disrespect, anyway, as arguments are rarely one-sided. The only exception to this rule is if it is for discrimination and harassment based on sexuality, religion, gender, race, or anything else thusly related. If a member is discriminated against, the offending member will be banned. We will not tolerate discrimination. Please avoid using the term "newbie". On many boards it is synonymous with "newcomer", but for many of us the term has negative connotations, i.e. referring to someone who not only does not know the rules, but also does not care. Since you can never know beforehand which interpretation a particular person associates with the term, you should avoid using it. Cursing If you must, then it's alright, but please keep the OOC swearing to a minimal. We will not tolerate anything racist, sexist, or otherwise in OOC. I will place a filter on the board if I see excessive swearing. I do not want to place a filter, but I will if I am forced to. Advertisments Do not post advertisements anywhere on the board, unless it's under the Advertisements forum. If we find an advertisement anywhere on the forum it will be deleted, and that means signature too. You must also comply with the advertising rules. Flaming & Flame Wars Flaming is strictly prohibited at Evening Star. No surprise, Flame Wars are prohibited also. If you are suspected of attempting to start a flame war, you will be warned, and/or banned. No Trolling! This is to set off a flame. Posted Image II ) Registration & Application Screen Names You are required to use your character's name as your screen name. We only want everyone to register with your characters first and last name (if there is one; if not you can only have a first name). If you add a middle name we would kindly suggest to change it. Signatures & Avatars Your avatar and signature pictures must be jpegs, pngs, or gifs. Avatars should be related to your character. If your character is 14, they won't have a 25 year old as an avatar. Avatars can be no bigger than 100x100. Signatures should have something relating to your character. You can have words in your signature, but please keep it under four lines. Keep the text it's normal size, no enlarging, but you may change the colors if you wish. If you have read this far then the second pass is "Mints." Please don't post entire songs; four lines is generally enough. You are not permitted to advertise any other websites in your signature. You must place a link to your profile and your plot in your signature. Any images in your signature must be no more than 350(height)x500(width) pixels. Please no OOC images in your signatures. Member Accounts You can only have one character per username/account. I am going to only allow 4 originals. That is it. I do want to encourage people to have more characters, like to fill a certain race or something that doesn't have enough people, or to fill the ranks among the plot characters, BUT I do not want anyone to take on more characters than they can handle. If you can only handle one character only have ONE character. If you can handle more, then go ahead, but you have to keep them active. Character Rules Status: One 1:3 ratio of your characters may hold a status in Evening Sta. Meaning only one can be royalty, as long as the characters are still up for grabs. Male/Female: At least 2:2 ratio of your characters has to be a boy. Meaning if you only want to make three characters, at least one has to be a boy. Seeing as you are allowed 4 characters I want at least 2 of the characters to be a male, whether original or not. Of course, if you only have one character you are welcome to make it any gender you wish, while having 2 means you have to have one a boy and one a girl. Posted Image III ) Posting Speaking *_____* = Telepathic speech <_____> = Speech in a different language "______" = Regular speech Italics = Thought Length and Tense The minimum for posts should be one paragraph (8 good sentences) or at least 250 words. I don't want to see two-sentence RPG posts. Please keep in mind that there is alot for your character to describe: Their clothing, hairstyle, the setting around them, their general mood, and stuff like that and even more! Be proud of what you post. The posting tense will be put in a third person perspective and in past tense. We don't want to see any posts with "I", "me", or anything of the sort in any post. ("I" and"me" and any other first person narratives should only be used when typing a person's thoughts, which should be also in Italics.) Playing Your Profile Play to your profile shouldn't be hard to follow. If you character likes a certain thing don't make them hate it when you are RPing. If you have read this far then the third pass is "Are". If they suck at certain magics in your profile, please make them suck in RP. If we see you doing some highly advanced magic in your posts, then we will have to talk with you. Anything like these examples is under this rule and will be enforced. "Net-Speak" There is to be no "net-speak" in RP posts. OOC I do not mind it so much, but do not use abbreviations like "ur" and "sum1" or you will be warned. RPing is for proper writing and please restrict the use of smilies to your OOC posts/comments only. Spelling & Grammer Try to correct these things before posting. No one likes having to decipher your post. The occasional ‘comign’ instead of ‘coming’ is understandable. People’s names are listed about 3 inches to the left of your post. Have the decency and respect to spell their names right. There is no excuse for this. Use block paragraphs. No one will be able to read anything if you have everything crammed together. Double space between each paragraph you do. It makes it easier on everyone. CAPS Do not type in caps. It is extremely annoying and usually means that a person is shouting. Only use caps when you feel the need to have your character shout, not for the entire post. Copy & Paste If your character is replying to a certain thing another person is saying or asking, then it's okay to copy and paste that quote and place it in italics. However, there are certain times you should never do this. You shouldn't copy and past the actions of other. If an entire quote has an action break in it, then just omit (delete) the action and combine the quote. If you have read this far then the second pass is "Delicious." Make sure you only copy and paste what you need and should never use someone else's work to make your's look bigger. That's called cheating. Copy and Paste Speech only. Stutter Posting This is when a person repeats an action, word, or a particular feature of your character to someone that is already aware of it, either from a previous post or topic. Do not repeat something over again unless absolutely needed. If you repeat things to many times it can get boring and it makes the reader think that this particular thing is the only thing interesting about your entire character, topic, or post. You can repeat yourself in thought as much as you like, because on occasion, that is how the mind functions. If you have a hard time thinking of what should come next in your post, and you are struggling with it. Leave it as is and make up for it in the next post. Posted Image IV ) RolePlaying Time Setting & Place Feitria is set in a medieval fantasy world. There are no guns, no blue jeans, no air planes, etc. Fetria is not Earth and does not share any of Earth's history. Geography also does not have any comparison to Earth, so do not mention Earth-specific people/places/things. That is considered posting OOC. Character Actions & Behavior Do not take it personally (in real life) if another character slights you. If everyone was all "lovey-dovey, ooh you’re my best friend, we’ll never fight", the RP would be boring. So don’t take it personal if another character insults your character or does something otherwise rude in character. Cursing Swearing is a part of everyday life and alot of people do it. Your characters are like people and people do swear. There is no limit to how much you can swear, BUT don't make it to where you have to say "f***" every other word. Rare Objects Rare objects are called "rare" for a reason. If your character creates something and it is considered "rare" it will have to pass through the admins first if it is to be used in the RP. All rare items have to have limitations and weaknesses, as well as the strengths that come with it. If a human has a cloak that enables them to be invisible, then it has to have, of course, limitations. However, Keiju who have the power of invisibility may have fewer limitations than human magic. Look in the World of Feitria forum, for more information on Magic. Injuries If you are injured, say you break your arm in a fight, it’s not just broken on that thread. It’s broken on every thread until it has had time to heal properly. I’m not saying that for three months you should have to have a broken arm (in magic these are healed quickly anyways), but you should have it for a decent time. Remember the reality of time. Granted though, you wouldn’t return to an existing thread (begun before the broken arm) and talk about how your arm hurts. As it wasn’t broken when you started the thread. Spells & Potions You can basically use any spells you want. You may create your own spells. Like spells dealing with laundry, cleaning, anything harmless of that nature. However, if it is anything besides what falls under that category, ask an Admin for permission on use of that spell. There is a forum made specifically for creating spells under World of Feitria --> World Development Forum --> Miscellanious. Follow the guidelines, post the spell and we will approve it or not. Anything that could control another character or anything of that sort falls under this rule. If you have any questions on what is allowed and what is not allowed please PM an admin. Romance & Sex If you absolutely have to make your character fall in love, at least make it realistic. They won't find their soul mate the first time they fall in love, and like in real life, they won't love the same person forever. There are going to be crushes, broken crushes, broken hearts, break-ups, and everything else you might see in a normal world. Portray it realistically. Sexual relations are permitted between characters, but we don't want to see any porn on the board. Shedding clothes can be as detailed as you like, but for the actual act though please do not use porn terminology. Try to go with more innuendos rather than bluntly stating anything. If you choose to have your character have sex then in the topic that it happens there must be a warning in the topic description. For Example Topic Title: By the Fireplace Topic Description: Warning: Mature Content or, and this is prefered, it should be an ISO (ATTN, reserved for) Topic Description: ISO: Tim, Warning: Mature Content [R] is also a good notation to use for such posts. If your character does engage in sexual activities, then it has to have some sort of purpose to your character's life. It has to take a toll on them either emotionally or physically. Remember there are no spells that can just get rid of pregnancy or any other consequence of this particular action. Pregnancy You are allowed to have your characters get pregnant, however, we must be notified of ALL pregnancies and approve them before they are mentioned in-character on the board. This is basically so no more than 3 people wind up getting pregnant in the same year. Pregnancies will last for 3 months RP time, and that will be equal to 9 months board time. (Even though Races have different conception and pregnancy periods, this rule will remain the same for all races) Homosexuality & Bisexuality Homosexual and bisexual characters are allowed. If you have a problem with it, tough. Go to a different board. We do not, however, want to see threesomes happening on this board of any sort. OOC NOTE: Whether you choose to have your character involved in sexual activity or not, by joining this board you are accepting that other people choose their characters to have these kind of relations. No one is forcing you to read those posts, but they are there and they will have warnings on them. Violence & Death In-Character violence in permitted. Death, blood, gore, everything is natural and part of the magical world.However, if your character is in a really gorey state or will be, please put a warning on it. Some people get very queasy at the sound of anything like that. For Example Topic Title: Laying in the Hospital Wing Topic Description: (Warning: Gore & Blood) If you wish to kill off your character, please contact an admin. That way we are not that surprised when we read a topic about your character slitting her/his wrists or something of the sort. Plus, it may interfere with plotting. If you wish the kill of another person's character, you must first get their permission to do so before doing anything. If you kill, injure, maim, or otherwise alter another person't character without their permission, the topic will me deleted immediately. However, we need to be notified of such or we won't be able to do anything. Killing is allowed on the board, but murder is not. You cannot kill another character without their prior concent, meaning it has to be played out by killing the person, not murdering him/her. Killing Example Karen posts: *strangles Sarah* Sarah posts: *Sarah dies* Giving another person the chance to retaliate to your attempt is what we don't mind to see and that is called killing. The person you are trying to kill has prior knowledge of the attempt and has a chance to either resist or let you kill them. This is what we don't want to see is this: Murder Example Karen posts: *strangles Sarah and kills her* Once your character is dead, he/she is dead. They DON'T come back to life. Your character can become a ghost if you wish, but you must PM an admin with a good reason as to why we should allow it. Godmodding & Power Playing Power Playing and God-Modding will not be tolerated here. There are many forms of this offense and we will accept none of them. Please PM an admin if someone is power-playing and we will talk with them about it. We are not harsh people and will simply ask you to please change the post in which it happened. Although, in some cases we will let it slide. Controlling Other People's Characters in Posts/Power-Playing This is like saying a spell and saying it hits them is power playing, but DEPENDING on the spell, we might let it slide. This involves controlling the actions of someone else's character and saying they did something or reacted somehow that they didn't put in their posts. You cannot do this even if the other person gives you permission or is an alternate account of yours. You also may not determine the outcome of your own attacks on other members and say if they are successful or not without permission, because that does not give your opponent the chance to defend themselves. Comniscient Characters/"Meta-Gaming" You may know everything that going on with the board, but your character doesn't. This goes down to knowing another character's name without being introduced. Your character doesn't know everything you know and they only know what they were there to see or have been told. Unfairly incorporating OOC knowledge into your IC posts, when you have no legitamate reason to have such information, is not allowed. If someone's character has hidden motives or secret information, your character cannot walk in and know that secret information for no apparent reason. Indestructable Characters/"God-Modding" Your character cannot go through a fight without getting hit at all, unless of course your character is like sixty and is fighting a twenty year old. Your character is not invincible and he/she CAN get hurt. RPing a fight should have give and take for all participants. When you god-mode, it really takes away from the fun of RPing and agitates the people with whom you are playing. Convenience When in peril, most likely being hunted by another character, an escape route magically appears out of nowhere and you escape easily. This may be fine for certain situations, but if you do something you have to face the music. Posted Image The admins and moderators reserve the right to warn members for any behavior that, though not explicitly in the rules, is judged as inappropriate. We also reserve the right to edit or delete any posted content that we decide we do not want on the board due to inappropriate content. (This mainly associates with OOC posts) Edited by Mimi, May 27 2008, 08:24 PM.
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