Repost: RP Forum RULES

[-Deathly Destruction-]

Welcome!

This is the forum for ALL role-play inside the guild. Kindly do NOT start any role-play activity outside of this forum and in other parts of the guild. This is to prevent egregious mental confusion on the parts of others.

Basic rules are in this post, and rules for those wishing to start new role playing games (from here on out known as'Puppet Masters' and are the ones who start new RP threads) are in the second. We ask that everyone please read both.

General rules of this forum are as follows:

1. Play Nice.

2. Be open-minded to all members, viewpoints, and posts. If you don't understand something, OOC the original poster and ask for clarification of what they've written.

3. LITERACY is appreciated in this forum at all times. Out of all the sections of this guild, literacy is the most highly enforced here. If you're going to play creatively, there should be no questions of whether or not you should write like you've got some semblance of intelligence about you.

4. Please keep any risqué intimate scenes down to a minimum- the best writer is one that can leave the most important things up to its audience's imagination.

5. If something goes down between some characters in a particular thread, do NOT take it into other parts of the forum, or for that matter into totally different rp threads. It is just a game. No need to take anything too seriously or personally, which brings me to #6...

6. No IRL drama or flaming is to be had in this forum. Everything is to be had in good fun. If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

7. Do NOT control the actions of other characters. Moving/dragging is fine, but know your limits. Here are some examples of what you should and shouldn't do:

Do NOT do this

Martha saw Sam walk in and ran up to her saying, "Oh my gosh, you looked famished! Come with me!" Martha took Sam's hand and lead her into the dining room, whereby she placed infront of Sam lots of food and sam sat there and scarfed down all of it. "My, weren't you hungry!" Martha replied as Sam finished off the last bite. "Come on, let's go to the drawing room!" and Martha took Sam's arm and took her into the other room where she took a seat.

Do you noticed what's gone wrong here? The person playing Sam has had no chance at all to even get word in- a complete scene has gone by where someone has had to watch while their character has been utterly commandeered by another player without their consent.
This is wrong and is unacceptable. Multiple attempts at commandeering characters that do not belong to you shall be dealt with by the moderators, so don't do it.

8. KEEP UP WITH YOUR CHARACTER. RPGs require some amount of dedication. If you decide to sign up to one, you are essentially signing a contract saying that you will check in at least once per day, every day, to the thread you play in so that the other people playing with you can also play and enjoy themselves.

9. If you are going away for a prolonged period of time and cannot man your character, post an OOC and let the other regulars of your thread know so that they can accommodate your absence in their story-telling. This is so whatever the thread's plot is won't get held up by your leaving for awhile.

10. Follow all rules and story guidelines set up by the thread's Puppet Master (aka rp/thread starter). The guidelines they put forth will be crucial to the way that the game world is set up and what lore and logistics will matter or not. For instance, a stake may or may not be able to kill a vampire in a particular RP- you will have to read and understand their guidelines to know or not. For more details on such things, please read the second post.


Rules shall be added to this post as needed. Don't make it needed. Ever.  

[-Deathly Destruction-]

Rules of the Realm for those wishing to become Puppet Masters

Puppet Masters are those who wish to create afresh new role playing threads. They are responsible for how their thread is run and for making sure that the rules set forth in their initial post(s) are abided by.

As a Puppet Master, you are responsible for the following:

1. Making sure that all the rules listed in the first post of this thread are upheld in your own thread.


2. Setting a good, mature, and NEUTRAL example when OOC for your fellow thread regulars.

3. Settling any disputes in your thread in a good, mature, and neutral way should the need arise, and coming to a guild moderator should you need assistance in any way. (please don't hesitate to do this! We love you!)

4. Making and keeping updated some form of character directory within the first post, or first few posts, of your thread. This is important for others who might consider joining in on your RP and are deciding who they want to be.

5. Maintaining a small summary of the current plot line of your RP in the first post(s). This is also to encourage new people to join in on your RP. The more the merrier, remember?


When you begin a new RP thread, you must include the following either in the first post or the first few posts, however you'd like to arrange it.

+ Make sure to introduce yourself and your character.

+ Make sure to have listed a basic summary of what you'd like your RP to be about.

+ Make sure to have listed the rules of the RP world you are creating. Authors of vampire novels often have their characters operate on their own terms, so every book and series is different- they are hardly ever consistent. When listing your rules, you can go about it in two ways- one, you can list the author and say that the rules of that particular person are what are going to be played to, or two you can list things individually and customize it to your personal preferences. Here's an example of each:

AUTHOR RULES

The world rules for this RP will follow those presented in Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series. These include, but are not limited to, Vampires over 500 years being able to fly short distances, death can only be caused by intense heat/fire or by the sun (meaning that silver bullets, stakes, crosses, mirrors, churches, or other items of traditional folk-lore are rendered useless), coffins are not necessary but complete and solidly sealed off rooms from the sun are, no vampire can ever walk in sunlight, Vampires can reattach severed limbs, ect. There are also no werewolf characters allowed in this RP.

CUSTOM RULES

The world rules for this RP will be the following and can possibly evolve over time:
+Vampires can die by stake or the sun.
+Vampires cannot see their reflection in mirrors.
+Vampires CAN hold crucifixes and go into churches.
+Vampires are unaffected by garlic.
+Vampires must return to their coffins each day or die.
+Werewolf characters are allowed in this RP.

Please keep in mind that if you would like to allow werewolf characters into your RPs to also create their rules to play by as well. Creating rules for the world are essential for letting all players know where the boundaries are and what they can or cannot do. This is to prevent any surprises of "lol that doesn't work on me" during game play and keeps things consistent for all players.

IF you decide to use a particular author's rules, you are in no way bound to play the characters from their novels- you just don't have to. Get creative! You can like the rules but make your own characters, whatever you're comfortable with.

We'd also like to ask that, if you're playing a vampire character, to try everything in your power not to condone vampire reproduction. The idea is rather silly that something dead can create life, and the whole concept of 'half vampires' is ridiculous. Therefore, we'd like to ask if you could refrain from either creating characters that are as such, or allowing people to join up choosing that sort of thing- help them pick another option. Really, the fact that vampires cannot have children is quite a dramatic point in and of itself and is worth examining in your own RP at some point. How do your characters compensate for not having offspring? Do they make more fledglings? Do they just take on more human companions? These are all things to think about instead. However, if you really can't resist the idea of a half vampire, far be it from us to completely bar your creative juices. We just ask that if that's something you're in to, make sure that there aren't already a couple RPs using that idea, and if there are, see if you can join their game instead of making a brand new one.

Please also include in your rules that it is necessary to read the rules in this thread before playing. Not only will this help remind people of what's expected of them, but it will show us, the moderators, that you've read these rules as well. If we don't see it in your rules, you will undoubtedly get a PM from us about it. Here's your test of responsibility! ;D

With Love,




+=If anyone believes that there is something crucial missing from these rules that should be added, please PM -Deathly Destruction- with your thoughts.


These rules can be amended and added to as needed, at any time, for any reason. Don't make it needed. Ever.