Post by 𝓈𝒾𝓁𝓋𝒶𝓁𝒾 on Mar 27, 2018 18:03:08 GMT
I. RULES
rules, rules, yeah, I know. boring stuff. what, boring that you have to read it? I get bored reading this stuff and I'm the one who has to write it. how do you think I feel? it's currently 00:47am but here we go strap yourselves in mfs because I'm about to lay down some ground rules.
GENERAL
001. respect everybody - I think this is needless to say, but here I'm saying it. we pride ourselves in being an acceptant community so things such as racism, sectarianism, homophobia and the like will not be tolerated. if you're being rude or making someone feel uncomfortable or unwelcome, member or not, you will receive a warning and depending on the severity of your abuse, may end up banned from the site. we're all friends here, yeah?
002. pg-13 - whilst I myself can confess I'm guilty of bringing up inappropriate themes in pg-13 forums before, we're gonna try and abide by it here as best we can. both IC and OOC swearing is fine, just as long as it isn't maliciously directed at any other member or visitor, and as long as you aren't making anyone uncomfortable. if someone asks you to stop, then stop.
003. absences & inactivity - if you're going away for a temporary period of time, please inform us on the absences board. otherwise we may interpret you as inactive and end up moving all of your old posts and character applications into the archives. if a member hasn't logged in within one month without informing us of a temporary absence on the absences board, we may feel inclined to delete your account. if you return to find your account deleted you're free to make a new one, and we will retrieve your old applications and such from the archives upon your request.
004. one account per character - I know, I know, it's a drag. but it's honestly the best system to keep a site like this in order. there is no character limit so I'd recommend using 10minutemail for placeholder email addresses if you plan on making loads of characters and by extension, accounts! more character-specific information can be found in this thread.
002. pg-13 - whilst I myself can confess I'm guilty of bringing up inappropriate themes in pg-13 forums before, we're gonna try and abide by it here as best we can. both IC and OOC swearing is fine, just as long as it isn't maliciously directed at any other member or visitor, and as long as you aren't making anyone uncomfortable. if someone asks you to stop, then stop.
003. absences & inactivity - if you're going away for a temporary period of time, please inform us on the absences board. otherwise we may interpret you as inactive and end up moving all of your old posts and character applications into the archives. if a member hasn't logged in within one month without informing us of a temporary absence on the absences board, we may feel inclined to delete your account. if you return to find your account deleted you're free to make a new one, and we will retrieve your old applications and such from the archives upon your request.
004. one account per character - I know, I know, it's a drag. but it's honestly the best system to keep a site like this in order. there is no character limit so I'd recommend using 10minutemail for placeholder email addresses if you plan on making loads of characters and by extension, accounts! more character-specific information can be found in this thread.
Roleplaying
001. 50 words minimum - whilst we aren't grammar nazis or particularly fussy over your literacy skills, we do ask for a minimum of 50 words per post just to keep it interesting. think about your surroundings, your character's feelings, what they're doing as well as what they're saying!
002. no godmodding. no powerplaying. - in a pokémon battle or interaction of any sort you cannot automatically decide 'oh, that attack hit' or 'oh wow a critical hit haha that enemy is dead now'. battles particularly will be moderated using probability and damage calculators reminiscent of the actual game - if an attack hits or misses or crits or whatever else, we'll tell you.
003. the pmd universe - for those who might not be wholly fresh with the pokémon mystery dungeon games, keep in mind that this roleplay is set in a world where only pokémon exist. no, you weren't a human or a goat or whatever in a past life, you don't even know what a goat is. just. pokémon. if you wanted goats then go to a goat rp site.
004. liquid time - the sequence in which you post in threads doesn't always have to follow a consecutive timescale; you can be in an unlimited amount of social threads per character, although each character can only be in one dungeon at once.
005. injury & death - okay, yeah, I know we're a pokémon site and pokémon 'faint' and all that, but who doesn't love a bit of death? if you want your character to die or get bloodied up be my guest, just keep in mind the pg-13 rating as some things might be considered disturbing to others.
006. the taboo stuff - topics such as incest, rape, etc. etc. will not be tolerated in any form of public rp. keep it private if you really have to. this is pokémon but I'm going to put this here bc i'll be really scared if I see any of that shit on my lawn ??
007. relationships - character relationships? sure, go ahead. have kids as well if you want and you're within legal age.
008. threads - roleplay threads can be named whatever you want! though we'd ask that you put a tag beside them such as (open) if you're looking for people to join, (tagged) if you've already tagged some specific people and would rather other people not get involved, and please please PLEASE put (finished) beside threads that are done and dusted!
009. teams - if you want to form a team with your character and some others, keep in mind a team can only have a maximum of 4 members. for more information on team registration, have a look here.
010. evolution - you can't go evolving willy-nilly, nor do you have to evolve if you don't want to. once the requirements are met for your pokémon to evolve, be it having possession of an item or having reached the correct level, then there's no reason why you can't!
011. battling/training - you don't need to be in a dungeon to battle! there is a training area in the park you can visit if you want to have a little spar. just be sure to tag a member of staff so they can moderate it in the same manner they might a dungeon battle.
012. dungeons - dungeons are a whole different ballgame. please refer to this thread for information regarding our dungeon/battling mechanics. happy roleplaying!
013. bulletins - any job on the bulletin board that ISN'T LOCKED means its still open for participation! don't be shy about joining with people you don't know, it's all part of the fun! at the same time, if you want to take a job solo you must elaborate on this whenever you take up the job, or mention in your reply that you want to leave it open for others to join as well.
002. no godmodding. no powerplaying. - in a pokémon battle or interaction of any sort you cannot automatically decide 'oh, that attack hit' or 'oh wow a critical hit haha that enemy is dead now'. battles particularly will be moderated using probability and damage calculators reminiscent of the actual game - if an attack hits or misses or crits or whatever else, we'll tell you.
003. the pmd universe - for those who might not be wholly fresh with the pokémon mystery dungeon games, keep in mind that this roleplay is set in a world where only pokémon exist. no, you weren't a human or a goat or whatever in a past life, you don't even know what a goat is. just. pokémon. if you wanted goats then go to a goat rp site.
004. liquid time - the sequence in which you post in threads doesn't always have to follow a consecutive timescale; you can be in an unlimited amount of social threads per character, although each character can only be in one dungeon at once.
005. injury & death - okay, yeah, I know we're a pokémon site and pokémon 'faint' and all that, but who doesn't love a bit of death? if you want your character to die or get bloodied up be my guest, just keep in mind the pg-13 rating as some things might be considered disturbing to others.
006. the taboo stuff - topics such as incest, rape, etc. etc. will not be tolerated in any form of public rp. keep it private if you really have to. this is pokémon but I'm going to put this here bc i'll be really scared if I see any of that shit on my lawn ??
007. relationships - character relationships? sure, go ahead. have kids as well if you want and you're within legal age.
008. threads - roleplay threads can be named whatever you want! though we'd ask that you put a tag beside them such as (open) if you're looking for people to join, (tagged) if you've already tagged some specific people and would rather other people not get involved, and please please PLEASE put (finished) beside threads that are done and dusted!
009. teams - if you want to form a team with your character and some others, keep in mind a team can only have a maximum of 4 members. for more information on team registration, have a look here.
010. evolution - you can't go evolving willy-nilly, nor do you have to evolve if you don't want to. once the requirements are met for your pokémon to evolve, be it having possession of an item or having reached the correct level, then there's no reason why you can't!
011. battling/training - you don't need to be in a dungeon to battle! there is a training area in the park you can visit if you want to have a little spar. just be sure to tag a member of staff so they can moderate it in the same manner they might a dungeon battle.
012. dungeons - dungeons are a whole different ballgame. please refer to this thread for information regarding our dungeon/battling mechanics. happy roleplaying!
013. bulletins - any job on the bulletin board that ISN'T LOCKED means its still open for participation! don't be shy about joining with people you don't know, it's all part of the fun! at the same time, if you want to take a job solo you must elaborate on this whenever you take up the job, or mention in your reply that you want to leave it open for others to join as well.
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