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It's been a long ass time, but here we are.

This is for the members that have already came back, and for any possible returning members. I'm just writing this to let you all know that I am completely serious about restarting and re-vamping this site. I'd love to get our little community back up again, and maybe even expand that little community!
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Month: August
I want to also apologize for my sudden absence from here. Personal life was becoming very tough and, without going into too much detail, I was at a very bad place in my life. But now things are getting better, and I'm ready to start becoming an active RPer again, and to re-connect with all of you guys! So, here's some general questions I have for you all: do you want to restart our roleplays or wrap up what we already have? Also, what sorts of changes would you like to see around here? We'll discuss all of this in the coming weeks.

I want to give you an idea of what will be different with this re-opening. 1. The Site Rules will probably be updated. The update probably won't be too major, but enough will be different that it will warrant a look from new and existing members. 2. My expectations for writing quality are going to be stricter. Your Rain was open to RPers of all experience levels in the past, but I need to start expecting a certain level of quality. Not perfection, of course, because nobody's perfect. But since I've matured as a writer, I'm going to want a mature group of writers on the site. My vision for what I want this site to be and what I want it to become has changed since I started out. This is really aimed more at new members, because I know the existing members are all very talented writers. But just don't be surprised if I'm more meticulous than I was when the site started. I hope I don't come across as an asshole though! Your Rain will, of course, be first and foremost about having fun in the world of Silent Hill, so don't expect that to change any time soon. And as always, I will accept members regardless of their level of Silent Hill knowledge, because they can always be teached! Anyway, I'm very excited to be continuing with this site, and hopefully make it even better than before!

-Adrien

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The Rules; Sorry, but there has to be boundaries!
Topic Started: Jul 9 2010, 11:29 PM (431 Views)
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General Rules

This is an Adult roleplay!
Silent Hill is an "M" rated game series. This "M", of course, stands for mature. Because of this, "Your Rain" is a mature roleplay site. Strong language, sexual themes, and violence are ALL allowed. It's not an RP for the faint of heart!

No spam!
Don't advertise any where EXCEPT the advertising board, and please only advertise other roleplaying sites. NO ads for porn, drugs, etc. Nobody cares... I would hope...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T
And that goes for everyone: all members, mods, and admins. No fighting, no stalking, none of it! It's won't be tolerated.

Don't be afraid to snitch
If someone is bothering you in anyway, report it to an admin. Tell them who is causing the problem and what the problem is. We will deal with it.

We're all here to have fun, soo...
Have fun!! Don't cause problems and don't be mean. Everyone here just wants to do some good Silent Hill Roleplaying, including you. So let's make it the best experience possible.

Important Posting Requirements
You must post at least every two weeks on "Your Rain" with Original Characters, but at least every week with canons. This is to prevent the site from dying! Also, if no posts are made in a roleplay for over 30 days, the roleplay will be archived, unless you write an inactive post. So be careful!

If you're going to be inactive or quitting:
Please let us know in the "Inactive/Quitting" board. We need to know if you will be inactive and for how long so that in case it's longer than 30 days, your roleplays won't expire. If you are quitting, please post that as well and state the reason why. If it is something that the site did, we need to know, so that we can improve ourselves for the future. You will be dearly missed though!

All characters on one account
Yes, this is a new rule, and it's the complete opposite of the original rule. Do not make a seperate account for all of your characters anymore: have one account for all characters. Your account name can be anything though, even just the name of one of your characters.

Character/Roleplaying Rules

Four character limit
On "Your Rain", you can play up to four characters. Only up to two of them can be canons. So, you could play two canons and two original character, one canon and three originals, originals for all four... you get the picture. Besides, if the character limit was any more, we would have too many people running around Silent Hill!

Canon-related originals are allowed... BUUUUUT:
They have to be approved by the person who plays the canon the character is related to, as well as the staff, of course. And, the related canon must make sense with the plot of the site: Heather DOES NOT have a long lost twin brother, O.K?

No Movie Characters up in here...
Look, the Silent Hill Movie was great (in my opinion, maybe not yours), but regardless, we will not use any characters from the movie: no if, ands, or buts about it. The movie isn't canon... although, Homecoming might have you think so.

The Posting Structure:
All posts should be written in 3rd person, past-tense. And no one-line posts, please. One post has to have a minimum of five sentences. Five GOOD sentences.

No God-Modding OR Power Playing
If you are a Roleplayer, you should know what both of those terms mean, so I'm not going to explain. It's pretty obvious why you can't do any of these things: all the characters of Silent Hill are just normal people!

Monsters
Yes, now on to the monsters of Silent Hill. Since in the Silent Hill series, the creatures are based off of the psychology of the character you play as, OR an important character in the story (Like the monsters in Silent Hill 1 being based on the personality, likes, and fears of Alessa and Harry), the monsters you fight must also follow these guides. You may use monsters from the Silent Hill series, but feel free to create your own creatures specific to your character: trust me, it's fun!

For Christ sakes, NO PYRAMID HEAD!!!
Let me just explain this: I love Pyramid Head, with all my heart and soul. But, look, he's had a cameo in the movies, in Homecoming (a DUMB one in Homecoming), in Silent Hill: Sinner's Reward... but in my opinion, he belongs in Silent Hill 2, and that's it. He's James's monster, he is the physical manifestation of James's wanting of punishment for his sins. I refuse to believe that he should be involved with any other character. I'm sorry if you feel differently, but if you use him anywhere on this site in an RP, I will punch you in the throat... well not really, but you will have to edit the RP :D .

Your OCs don't HAVE to be involved in the plot
I understand some of you just want to play around in Silent Hill and create your own story for your character. That is COMPLETELY fine!! Your OC's don't have to be involved with the main plot of the site in any way. But just know, if you play a canon, your canons must be involved. I gave access to all the canons because I made this story around all of them. They must all be involved. If your OC is not in the main site plot though, make up a story for them: they can't just be in Silent Hill for no reason! In all the games, the movie, the comics, all the characters are in Silent Hill are there for a specific reason, whether is be their decision or against their will (or both, like pretty much every single main protagonist in the series).

Reserving Characters
If you are already a member of "Your Rain" and you would like to play as canon character, but do not currently have the time to make a character sheet, then you can reserve that character. What does this mean? Well, it means you are able to save a character from being taken by anyone but you!... for a limited time. When you reserve a character, you must first PM Adrien, telling him the character you wish to reserve. Then, the character will be put on hold for you, allowing you time to make your character sheet, without fear of the character being taken before you can. Here's the thing though: reserves only last 30 days, and you can't renew a reserve until 30 days after it expires. In other words, if you put a reserve, make sure you can at least create the sheet within a month. And to avoid an argument, the reason you can't renew a reserve immediately is because we HAVE to keep the site going: if we allowed you to just keep a reserve forever, but you never create the sheet for the character, that prevents others who might want to be that character from giving them a chance.

The "Inactive Posts" Rule
This rule is to prevent the site from coming to a slow down: If a person involved with a roleplay has not responded, on the 10th day, the next person in the roleplay order is able to respond. This rule ONLY applies if the person who has not responded is gone on an unexcused absence, meaning they have not posted an inactive post. I understand that everyone gets a little busy sometimes, of course! I don't want to penalize people for having lives, but the site needs to keep going.
Edited by Adrien Lockhart, Jan 25 2011, 09:52 PM.
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