Post by Madge Baker on Apr 23, 2016 14:09:57 GMT
There won't be many, but they will be important, so listen up!
#1 Be kind. If I detect bullying, I will talk to you privately, but I won't give you a second warning before I kill your character and ban you from the roleplay. This is a fun-zone. Roleplaying is a game, it is not to be taken too seriously or to be ruined by negativity.
#2 Setting. The roleplay is set in modern times USA. Not because I think everything interesting has to happen in USA, but because it's a place that everyone knows approximately what is like. In addition, it's a melting pot of races and cultures, and they speak English, so all our characters would make sense in such a place.
#3 Character selection. Each roleplayer can only have one character at a time. This is so people on the waiting list won't have to wait forever for a spot. This one character has to be non/Disney (2D or CGI) and above the age of 16. Madge might be psycho, but she won't marry off children.
#4 Character profile. You are required to make a character profile before you start roleplaying. If you begin roleplaying before your character profile is complete, you will be given a warning, and if you continue to do so, you might be kicked out of the roleplay. Character profiles help everyone else to roleplay with, and better understand your character, and it is important that everyone has one!
#5 You are allowed one secondary character. For example, your character's wife, childhood friend, mother, ex, enemy, etc. This character cannot be played by you, but will be added to the list of characters with a backstory. People from the waiting list can then claim these characters and roleplay out the stories you have made for them.
#6 Write in third person past. 99% of you will do this already, but in every roleplay someone tries to write in first person present. In the past I have ignored this and let people write however they like, but it does create a discontinuity in the threads and makes them unpleasant to read for anyone browsing. There is absolutely nothing wrong with first person present, but the majority goes with third person past, so let's just be mainstream for once.
#7 Say yes. Because you really don't have a choice. When it comes to weddings that is. Your character can be randomly married off to anyone of the opposite sex at any moment. That is the whole premise of the roleplay. Of course you can have romantic plots outside of your marriage, but Madge will not approve, let you be warned. She will also only marry man to woman, for her outdated, traditional views. Yes, we all know she's a psychotic, evil bitch.
#8 Be realistic. This roleplay is set in the real world, and I won't allow magic or mermaids or the like. What's more is: Play realistically. Your character can't be the best in the world at everything, nor can he/she know everything when there is no reason they would know that information. That brings us to the next rule:
#9 No god modding. I shouldn't even have to explain this one. Just no. That includes basically forcing a permission by bothering the roleplayer. Ask nicely and accept no's. You wouldn't like it if someone else tried to control your character.
#10 What happens in the RP STAYS in the RP. No reason to bring drama into the real world. Distinguish the character from the player.
#11 TTW. TTWs (Through the Wall) are roleplay threads with one or more characters in the room next to yours, by speaking loudly through the wall. This is ONLY possible if your rooms are wall-to-wall. You can start a TTW topic by going to the room you wish to TTW with, and start a thread with "TTW with room [your room number here]" in the title. See Map in Information to check which rooms are adjacent to yours.
#12 Accept death. Woah, that sounded dark. What I mean is, this is a roleplay where your character can be killed off. Sometimes it will be because of inactivity or because a person leaves the roleplay. Other times it will be completely random and out of even my control. There is a chance your character might die. You knew this from the start, there is no reason to get mad about it later. If this does happen, you are welcome to reserve a new spot on the waiting list with a new character. When your character dies you are allowed one final post, but remember to keep it realistic and neutral. No angels, no dead grandmother reuniting, nothing like that. Otherwise, write to your heart's content!
#1 Be kind. If I detect bullying, I will talk to you privately, but I won't give you a second warning before I kill your character and ban you from the roleplay. This is a fun-zone. Roleplaying is a game, it is not to be taken too seriously or to be ruined by negativity.
#2 Setting. The roleplay is set in modern times USA. Not because I think everything interesting has to happen in USA, but because it's a place that everyone knows approximately what is like. In addition, it's a melting pot of races and cultures, and they speak English, so all our characters would make sense in such a place.
#3 Character selection. Each roleplayer can only have one character at a time. This is so people on the waiting list won't have to wait forever for a spot. This one character has to be non/Disney (2D or CGI) and above the age of 16. Madge might be psycho, but she won't marry off children.
#4 Character profile. You are required to make a character profile before you start roleplaying. If you begin roleplaying before your character profile is complete, you will be given a warning, and if you continue to do so, you might be kicked out of the roleplay. Character profiles help everyone else to roleplay with, and better understand your character, and it is important that everyone has one!
#5 You are allowed one secondary character. For example, your character's wife, childhood friend, mother, ex, enemy, etc. This character cannot be played by you, but will be added to the list of characters with a backstory. People from the waiting list can then claim these characters and roleplay out the stories you have made for them.
#6 Write in third person past. 99% of you will do this already, but in every roleplay someone tries to write in first person present. In the past I have ignored this and let people write however they like, but it does create a discontinuity in the threads and makes them unpleasant to read for anyone browsing. There is absolutely nothing wrong with first person present, but the majority goes with third person past, so let's just be mainstream for once.
#7 Say yes. Because you really don't have a choice. When it comes to weddings that is. Your character can be randomly married off to anyone of the opposite sex at any moment. That is the whole premise of the roleplay. Of course you can have romantic plots outside of your marriage, but Madge will not approve, let you be warned. She will also only marry man to woman, for her outdated, traditional views. Yes, we all know she's a psychotic, evil bitch.
#8 Be realistic. This roleplay is set in the real world, and I won't allow magic or mermaids or the like. What's more is: Play realistically. Your character can't be the best in the world at everything, nor can he/she know everything when there is no reason they would know that information. That brings us to the next rule:
#9 No god modding. I shouldn't even have to explain this one. Just no. That includes basically forcing a permission by bothering the roleplayer. Ask nicely and accept no's. You wouldn't like it if someone else tried to control your character.
#10 What happens in the RP STAYS in the RP. No reason to bring drama into the real world. Distinguish the character from the player.
#11 TTW. TTWs (Through the Wall) are roleplay threads with one or more characters in the room next to yours, by speaking loudly through the wall. This is ONLY possible if your rooms are wall-to-wall. You can start a TTW topic by going to the room you wish to TTW with, and start a thread with "TTW with room [your room number here]" in the title. See Map in Information to check which rooms are adjacent to yours.
#12 Accept death. Woah, that sounded dark. What I mean is, this is a roleplay where your character can be killed off. Sometimes it will be because of inactivity or because a person leaves the roleplay. Other times it will be completely random and out of even my control. There is a chance your character might die. You knew this from the start, there is no reason to get mad about it later. If this does happen, you are welcome to reserve a new spot on the waiting list with a new character. When your character dies you are allowed one final post, but remember to keep it realistic and neutral. No angels, no dead grandmother reuniting, nothing like that. Otherwise, write to your heart's content!