Post by Artaxerxes Hirren on Jun 2, 2007 10:06:07 GMT
So to begin with, this RPG is text based and totally reliant on your imagination and linguistic skills. Here are a few of the obvious pointers.
" __" Speech marks - used for character speech
* __ * Asterisks - used for character thoughts. (Italics can also be used)
(( __ )) Double Brackets - Used for out of character posts. (OOC)
Everything else is in narrative, as descriptive and well written as you can make it.
Forum Rules
Registering
Mary-Sue - No Mary Sue characters, no one is perfect and every character has their flaws, whether emotional, physical or psychological. Often it is the flaws that make the characters and the more interesting their flaws, the more interesting the character itself.
Character Creation - You must use the forum template to complete your character, filling in all of the sections that are relevant. You cannot post in any of the IC (In Character) boards until an admin as read and approved your bio. You may add things that you think are relevant to add depth to your characters.
Playing
Post Method - All posts are to be made in English and in the third person, a good standard that is no shorter than one paragraph, of at least three lines. This is to encourage better quality posts and not just mindless drivel. Spelling and grammar should be at a decent standard, and if these are your weak points, use a spell checker or write your post in a program like Microsoft Word or an equivalent.
Godmodding - No godmodding, this means that you cannot take control over other peoples characters, their thoughts, emotions or anything else. It also applies in fighting, if someone attacks you, it is up to your discretion to say whether the attack hits or not, but remember, you can't dodge everything.
In Character - When in the IC boards, you must stay in character. If it is urgent, you may place your OOC text in double brackets at the bottom of your post. E.G ((OOC: G2G cya later!))
Post Counts - When fighting, your post count determines the strength of the character. The person with the highest post count will win, unless previously agreed by the players. If two people team up and fight together against someone, their post counts are added together and counted together.
Player Killing - Player killing is not allowed unless you have the approval of the characters player or admin. You can injure people's character's in fights, but it is up to them whether they die or not.
Courtesy
Mature Content - Swearing is allowed in moderation, however please do not swear between every single word. It only shows your ignorance. Violence and sexual acts are allowed but please, nothing too graphical.
Flaming and abuse - Do not flame other members or admin. Any arguments are to be kept to yourselves, or at worst, IC. If an admin tells you to halt an argument you do so. Homophobia, racism, sexism or any other form of abuse will not be tolerated.
Love your Admin - Your admins are doing their best to make the forum and enjoyable and happy place, so please keep OOC posts respectful.
It is important to remember punctuation and correct spelling - there's nothing more annoying than a non flowing sentence or blatant spelling mistakes - Use the spell check, that's what it's there for!
" __" Speech marks - used for character speech
* __ * Asterisks - used for character thoughts. (Italics can also be used)
(( __ )) Double Brackets - Used for out of character posts. (OOC)
Everything else is in narrative, as descriptive and well written as you can make it.
Forum Rules
Registering
Mary-Sue - No Mary Sue characters, no one is perfect and every character has their flaws, whether emotional, physical or psychological. Often it is the flaws that make the characters and the more interesting their flaws, the more interesting the character itself.
Character Creation - You must use the forum template to complete your character, filling in all of the sections that are relevant. You cannot post in any of the IC (In Character) boards until an admin as read and approved your bio. You may add things that you think are relevant to add depth to your characters.
Playing
Post Method - All posts are to be made in English and in the third person, a good standard that is no shorter than one paragraph, of at least three lines. This is to encourage better quality posts and not just mindless drivel. Spelling and grammar should be at a decent standard, and if these are your weak points, use a spell checker or write your post in a program like Microsoft Word or an equivalent.
Godmodding - No godmodding, this means that you cannot take control over other peoples characters, their thoughts, emotions or anything else. It also applies in fighting, if someone attacks you, it is up to your discretion to say whether the attack hits or not, but remember, you can't dodge everything.
In Character - When in the IC boards, you must stay in character. If it is urgent, you may place your OOC text in double brackets at the bottom of your post. E.G ((OOC: G2G cya later!))
Post Counts - When fighting, your post count determines the strength of the character. The person with the highest post count will win, unless previously agreed by the players. If two people team up and fight together against someone, their post counts are added together and counted together.
Player Killing - Player killing is not allowed unless you have the approval of the characters player or admin. You can injure people's character's in fights, but it is up to them whether they die or not.
Courtesy
Mature Content - Swearing is allowed in moderation, however please do not swear between every single word. It only shows your ignorance. Violence and sexual acts are allowed but please, nothing too graphical.
Flaming and abuse - Do not flame other members or admin. Any arguments are to be kept to yourselves, or at worst, IC. If an admin tells you to halt an argument you do so. Homophobia, racism, sexism or any other form of abuse will not be tolerated.
Love your Admin - Your admins are doing their best to make the forum and enjoyable and happy place, so please keep OOC posts respectful.
It is important to remember punctuation and correct spelling - there's nothing more annoying than a non flowing sentence or blatant spelling mistakes - Use the spell check, that's what it's there for!