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Rules and Etiquette
General Rules:
The most important thing to remember is that this is a PG 13 site. Some of our
players are only young and we don't want anything a parent of a thirteen year
old would find offensive on our boards. This includes things like foul language,
explicit sexual content in posts, signature pictures containing full or partial
nudity, excessive violence or anything else you think might be out of line.
Remember, if you think a parent of a thirteen year old would object, don't do
it.
Under no circumstances are you allowed to kill or otherwise permanently affect a
PC (player character, i.e.. a character played by someone else at the site),
unless you are given specific OOC (out of character) permission from the
character's creator.
If a character's creator has gone AWOL and cannot be found, they may be written
out of the current RP in a plausible manner which will allow their return to the
RP world (but not always the rp in question).
RP should only be conducted on Role Playing boards. People won't read or respond
to your creative works if they aren't in the right spot and you may find them
deleted by staff members.
In Broken World we are striving for some realism in the realms of Role Play. One
must remember that the agents of Chaos are everywhere and characters need to
remain vigilant. Putting up a proverbial red flag with your actions of either
self or group may just bring said agents down upon your head. Should this happen
you will have a choice. You may go quietly (or kicking and screaming) into
slavery where you may either remain and form a new foundation, attempt escape or
help others do the same. You may also go down fighting. If that is your choice
do not worry! Though a character may die your hard work put into it will not and
you will be given the same number of Advancement points to spend on a new
character that your old one had. The last option is to attempt to escape. In any
case, what you built will be destroyed and you will need to start your society
over again. So tread cautiously!
If at anytime you feel harassed, belittled or uncomfortable with something
contained within the site, please do NOT hesitate to bring it to the attention
of one of the Administrators. We are here to not only keep the community running
smoothly, but to ensure that an overall respect for those within the community
is maintained.
Etiquette:
If you don't abide by etiquette, you will soon find yourself with no one to RP
with.
So, what is the etiquette? Glad you asked.
Well, first and foremost, don't play other people's characters, especially if
you aren't familiar with the character or it's creator. People get very annoyed,
very quickly when someone is writing about their character in another post. For
example, if you're RPing with your new friend Aureille and you write something
like this:
"Aure took one look at the black uniform he wore and feinted dead away like
the great big sissy girl she was."
More than likely Aure is never going to RP with you again, and since she's also
the site owner, she might just kick your butt all over the place too (even if
she is a big sissy girl).
Never do anything to any character other than your own without express
permission. I cannot stress this enough. It's just plain rude and you'll find
yourself friendless and worse, RPless.
Now, because there has been a few uproars about this, I should add that the
above guideline also applies to people's bonded. If you are going to do
something to someone who holds a bond, let their bonded know what's going on.
What effects one will in turn affect the other and while you don't need
permission from these better halves, they should at least know what's happening.
Also to save time and arguments, all duels, be they magical or physical should
have a pre-arranged outcome, based on the Tier system. If you both decided the
person with the lesser tier level is going to win, give a believable
explanation, it spices up RP and makes a heck of a lot more sense than having a
flock of penguins suddenly pirouette through the training yards.
Another important thing to remember is that you need permission for major RPs.
That is, RPs that will effect more than just your character and the characters
you RP with. For example, if you've decided to arrange a grand ball to celebrate
the coronation of the Queen of Andor, then you should get permission from the
powers that be before you start posting. If you aren't sure if your RP would be
considered major, post an outline on the RP Discussion board.
Any bonds need to be approved by the appropriate group leader. This is, in most
cases, merely a formality and different groups have different requirements for
bonding. Please read your groups policies for further details.
And lastly, don't crash other RPs. If you want to join an RP, post and ask if
it's ok first.
And that about wraps it up for etiquette.
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