Basic Roleplay Rules

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[/b][/color] ~ To avoid confusion, and to keep a relatively uniform read of our role play posts, please keep all in-character posts written in third-person.

§ - Play it Cool ~ Description is fantastic, but there is such a thing as being overly descriptive. To keep in compliance with ProBoards Terms of Service, please keep all content of your posts PG-13; some R-Rated material may be accepted, but nothing explicit [and that is both sexually, and in terms of any violence]. If you find your posts starting to exceed PG-13/borderline R rating, please take such posts over instant messenger, or email - NOT over PM.

§ - Stay In Character ~ Any posts made in the role play sections must be primarily in-character. An OOC [out-of-character] note before and/or after the in-character prose is acceptable, but please label anything out of character as such. Any OOC posts made in the RP boards without an accompanying RP post will be deleted.

§ - Quality Verses Quantity ~ While there are arguments that longer posts do not a better role player make, a nod must be given that one to three lines doesn't provide much of a story to work with. As such, all in-character posts must be a minimum 700 characters; this is slightly over the size of one standard paragraph - seven to eight complete sentences. This minimum is per character per post; that is to say, if you are posting as three different characters within a single post, each character must have a minimum of a standard paragraph each.

§ - Chat // 1337 // n00b - Speak ~ Major lulz when out of character; not so much in-character. Please refrain from in-character posts written in chat, 1337, or "n00b" speak. In-character posts must be written with correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling, as best as you are able. If English is not your first language, please make use of the spell check function built into ProBoards' posting system.[/ul]

∴ { C O N C E R N I N G . P L A Y E R . I N T E R A C T I O N }

[/b][/color] ~ In order to join in with an existing roleplaying group, you must have the consent of all roleplayers involved. Simply send a PM to one of the players asking them to join, and they will discuss it amongst themselves and get back to you. Please refrain from posting things such as "Bob went up to the group of people he saw and said 'Hi'.", as some storylines might be closed to new members, or specifically for two or three people.

§ - One Acount, Many Characters ~ To avoid inflating our member count, and also to avoid confusion as to who is what person, please do not create multiple accounts. Only one account is needed; simply use your display name to reflect your 'main' character, and, if you desire, use your signature area to list the rest of your characters. Any person found with multiple accounts will be notified, and the duplicate(s) deleted. If you share a computer with another member on this forum, please let the staff know ahead of time.

§ - Are You There, God? ~ The character you choose may be super smart, have super reflexes, or super sexy. However, please keep in mind that forum role playing is interactive storytelling. You cannot kill, or injure, or make physical contact with another player without their prior consent [this includes both violence/dueling, romance, etc.]. By the same token, please do not make your character invincible, or omnipotent [all knowing - eg: you cannot act like your character knows exactly what the other person is going to do.]. Please see our FAQ on characters and roleplaying for more information on character limitations.

§ - Characters & Relationships ~ Before attempting to start a romance or journey with someone's character, please send them a PM asking if it's OK. Some people may have other plans for their characters.[/ul]

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[/b][/color] ~ An order to role play, you must have an accepted character profile [as defined by forum staff]. Please bear in mind that this is an accepted profile per character; if you have // intend on having multiple characters to role play as, please refrain from playing as said characters until you have a complete and accepted profile.

§ - Profile Acceptence & Posting ~ Profiles will be accepted in due time; please do not send the staff PMs concerning when they will be accepted or not - you will be PM'd. Additionally, if your profile is unfinished, do not post it. If your profile is a work in progress, either [1] save a draft to your computer, or [2] send yourself a PM {{in the PM 'to' field, put your username}} containing your profile draft. This will help the staff go through profiles faster, as well as keep the profile area neat and tidy. Any unfinished profiles will be PM'd back to the creator and deleted from the profile area.[/ul][/ul]

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The Rules are subject to change without notice, and for any reason.