Post by Rift on Jul 24, 2008 8:34:43 GMT -5
Board Rules and FAQ
NEED TO KNOW: This forum is set in MOVIE-VERSE.
There will be a locked board for NC-17 content.
What "NC-17" content is: NC-17 content, for the purposes of this board, will be defined as any acts involving the breasts or genitalia (using hands, mouth, whatever). If one character goes to kiss or hug another, it is not defined as NC-17. General rule of thumb: if you're not sure, put a warning up anyways.
The rules:
1) Just take it too this board if you want to rp such things. If not but you want it to be implied that something happened, do a time skip. Say in narration mode that "They spent a wonderfully night together." Something along those lines
2) As before: there is to be NO posting of any sexual content, cuddling, kissing or otherwise, in any off topic(Non-rp) thread.
If you have any questions, contact a moderator via PM.
Board Rules
1.The Golden Rule of this board: Be respectful.
2. No matter how badly we type in chats or instant messages, good spelling and grammar are a must here, particularly because we may have people on this board who use translators, and also so we can understand what another character is doing without have to reread. We don't ask for perfection but please pay attention to good grammar.
3. With the exception of the off topic threads, read the entire thread before commenting in it. If the thread has only had two [or three] characters in deep conversation, ask before getting involved.
4. Don't kill other characters without permission.
5. Don't move another character without permission (also known as "god modding").
6. Don't start multiple simultaneous threads. (Events that happen immediately afterward are fine, but unless you are Multiple Man, you cannot be in two places at once.) Have a question about how to go about this, please PM me.
7. DonĀ“t make your original characters all knowing (also known as "meta-gaming").
8. Moderate power use. Even the best of mutants have limitations.
9. Before you start a plot-line that will affect the whole board, please run it by a staff member before posting.
10. If you start a new thread, you give a time-line, as in just putting the notation: "Happens after: {insert name of thread here}." This applies to connected threads.
11. The game is not in real time. Do not treat it like it is. If you need to leave, a thread does not end because of that. Posting can and will occur over multiple days. Accordingly, do not badger someone into posting via PM or another IM service.
12. Powers, try to keep within reason. We don't want to run across an OMEGA level mutant, that is simply OMEGA because he/she has over 5 powers. Keep powers within reason.
13. Races, Super, Mutants, Humans, and aliens are aloud. Demons, religious races, etc... Not aloud.
14. Moderators will occasionally intervene in a thread. This is done VERY rarely and only if it fits in the over all plot.
15. If you have the slightest bit of doubt, ASK!
16. The shortest post in the rp area should be, 4 scentences. One liners will be tolerated if they are the only option. Try not to over use them.
17. YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTOR/ACTRESS/SINGER. We need to be able to find footage and/or pictures.
18. As admin I reserve the right to deny, ban and delete any member/character I see fit.
Character Creation Rules:
1. Before making a character check the family tree face claim. I'd hate for you to come up with a character who's actor/actress is already taken. Its a real let down.
2. Characters can be no younger then 12
3. Cannons are not aloud, unless there is a reason for them still be an around which up to me the admin to decide.
4. We can't all be the super awsome kids of Jean and Scott, or Logan and Storm. Keep this in mind.
5. When coming up with backgrounds for the children of cannons try to make it realistic to the character.
6. Some cannon's children may not be approved if the person playing that cannon on the other forum doesn't like it.
7. When in doubt? Ask.
Board Etiquette
Remember, the Golden Rule of our board: be respectful!!
Please be respectful of others; their feelings, beliefs and their characters or we run a risk of being a board tainted by hate and prejudice.
-One of the biggest problems with any RPG is that people forget this equation:
ICA = ICC. ICC =/= OCC. (For those who don't know, In Character Actions Equal In Character Consequences. In Character Consequences Does Not Equal Out of Character Consequences).
Accordingly:
Everyone, please keep in mind that THIS IS ONLY A GAME!! Things that happen in the game (especially particularly bad things) are not personally directed at you, they are a development in the story. By the same token, we ask that in the Off Topic threads, please keep in character fighting/insulting to a bare minimum. Secret word: Archangel. Off Topic threads are meant to be exactly that: off topic, and out of game. We don't want ANYONE to feel they are being personally attacked.
The Off Topic Threads
There are basically three definite "DO NOT POST" rules for the OT:
1. Please don't post anything sexual. This is because of possible liability issues since their will be minors on the board, not because we feel like being sex police or treating anyone like
babies.
2. If you have a complaint about the way the game is being run, the way someone else is posting, or some other game/character/player issue, the OT is not the place to post it. Address it by PMing a moderator, or PMing the player in question, not ranting in the off topic.
3. Be respectful of one another. Treat other people as YOU want to be treated. You may only see an avatar, but that's a PERSON you're posting to and about. If would be great if you could stay out of character, but...obviously, we all come here to be in character. So, no matter what or who you're posting as, the first rule is always respect.
If you have an issue with something someone is posting, unless it violates these three rules, the polite thing to do is merely to leave the thread until the conversation swings. I've done it before, and I know that EVERYONE does it in real life conversations. Treat the off topic the same way.
Siggys-
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