Post by Tavien on Aug 28, 2006 20:08:38 GMT -5
[you]Chapter 1: The Rules[/you]
[you]The Forum Rules[/you]
Below are the rules that must be followed no matter what board you are in. Most boards may or may not have additional rules, if they do, read and follow those as well.
[you]Rule 1[/you]
Do not spam; stay on topic. Do not post useless or unwanted information, if your post contains any information not wanted or inappropriate then it will be deleted.
[you]Rule 2[/you]
Do not flood; post at a fair rate. Do not bump a whole bunch of dead topics and knock active ones off of the first page. Do not post multiple topics in the same board within an hour period. Don't flood the site with stuff.
[you]Rule 3[/you]
Do not lie, cheat or steal; Be nice. Sure, it is a role-play, so you are allowed to cheat and steal in game, as well as lie. Outside of the game, you should not lie about important things like saying you are being attacked or anything. Do not come here to get help for any problems, I cannot help you. Be nice to others and don't try to hurt them or start a fight.
[you]Rule 4[/you]
Do not troll; respect the community. Here you should have a concern for trouble and problems the community is facing, such as hackings, errors and bugs. If you experience any of these please let me know. Trolling is considered damaging the community, this can be by undermining me or arguing with me. It can also be by hacking, threatening and breaking rules.
[you]Rule 5[/you]
Be smart; think before you do something. I know many people are different, some stubborn and some modest. Just be smart, say thing sin a polite way, be tactful. Use the spell check when posting, and overall just be nice.
[you]Rule 6[/you]
Have fun; do your job, and mine too. What I mean by that is help me see what I wanted to see, I wanted to make a place where role-players who have spare time can come to have fun. Please, have fun here, role-play, battle, talk, love this place. If I can I plan on making this place last forever, please support it.
[you]The FAQ[/you]
Below is a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section for you all to read. It most likely will tell you what you need, if not ask me and I'll add your question here.
Q: How can I download this game?
A: This is not a game that you download, it is one that is played by writing. It is a story telling game.
Q: How do I start role-playing?
A: Your on the right track, keep reading the rules and you'll be able to role-play soon enough.
Q: How come you can't make this a video game?
A: This was free to make, I'm sorry it's not a video game. If you want go out and buy one. lol.
Q: Your mean, and I asked you to out something in a place but you didn't.
A: I gave you a reason why I didn't accept your suggestion, it's final sorry. I may reconsider.
Q: You seem strict... is this true?
A: What did you call me? Your kicked off the forum's forever, bye. (just kidding) I'm not as strict as I seem.
Q: My stats won't show up, what is wrong?
A: Do you have java script? That is how the stats work. You need it to play.
Q: I want to be a mod, how can I be one?
A: Well, when I lose one or need one you can bet it will be in the news. Then I will have certain criteria to become one.
Q: You use big words and write a lot... weirdo.
A: That's what my friend's say, sorry... it's a habit.
Q: How do I check my personal messages?
A: at the bottom of the screen in the info center there should be a link that says "You have X messages", click it and you will go to your in-box.
Q: What is a URL?
A: It is an address for a picture or website or something like that, it is often displayed at the top of your screen on your tool bars.
Q: How do I get an avatar?
A: This pertains to the above question, go find a picture that is under 100 x 100 pixels and copy it into paint. Then save it it and upload it to an image hosting site such as www.photobucket.com or www.imageshack.us then you can take the URL from that site and paste it into your avatar link in the "modify profile" section of your profile. Now you have that picture.
[you]The Role-playing Rules[/you]
Role-playing is generally a third person story telling game. Yes, a game. To play make a character and start in one of the channels. From here on out, you play that character, basically your acting out his or her life. Now in this role-play you play the part of a person who is just living life, then a dastardly disease called aetas-tractus attacks the continent across from you. Your people know you are the strongest, so they enlist you to go fight it or whatever is causing it. It is causing many monsters to appear and attack, find others to help you, or your dead meat. You start in your own continent, and play out life there until at least one other person joins the game with you.
Then you journey into the other continent and discover the people there have been completely stopped. Nothing moves, time has stopped, and your in a wasteland filled with monsters. Below are some rules.
[you]Rule 1[/you]
Stay on task; your motif is what you are trying to do, you are trying to find the cure to this disease before it eradicates the world around you. You have your own separate role-play from anyone else's, yours does not intersect or meet with any other. So if you wanted to, you could end it however you want to, but you must talk with the others role-playing with you. What I mean when I say that no one else will intersect your role-play is kind of confusing. Look in the next chapter to understand how many members can be in one role-play before it is full.
[you]Rule 2[/you]
No autos; don't be god. Sure, you are the one who controls the story, but give it suspense and others will too, they have a say in the things that happen around them, and if your around them, your in trouble too. You will want to do this so you can have a problem to get out of, also battles have a system that can kill you so that is dangerous.
[you]Rule 3[/you]
Stick with it; stay on the role-play. If your leaving or something, kill your character off or at least give him to another person to play, is really messes up the role-play when someone quits.
[you]Rule 4[/you]
Use good grammar and spelling; use the spell check. Use the spell check, it helps out a lot.
[you]Rule 5[/you]
Be clever and descriptive; be creative. Be creative when you are doing something, come up with a way to escape strategically. Write descriptively so reader's can have a clear picture of their surroundings and yours. You are in control, don't run a bad world.
Bad example: *blushes* leans over and kisses boy.
Good Example: Samantha was blushing and very nervous, she loved him a lot. She moved over to jimmy and kissed him.
Do you see the difference there? I hate when people put their actions in asterisks, don't do that. Use third person too.
That's it, read on so you can learn how to start role-playing.
[you]The Forum Rules[/you]
Below are the rules that must be followed no matter what board you are in. Most boards may or may not have additional rules, if they do, read and follow those as well.
[you]Rule 1[/you]
Do not spam; stay on topic. Do not post useless or unwanted information, if your post contains any information not wanted or inappropriate then it will be deleted.
[you]Rule 2[/you]
Do not flood; post at a fair rate. Do not bump a whole bunch of dead topics and knock active ones off of the first page. Do not post multiple topics in the same board within an hour period. Don't flood the site with stuff.
[you]Rule 3[/you]
Do not lie, cheat or steal; Be nice. Sure, it is a role-play, so you are allowed to cheat and steal in game, as well as lie. Outside of the game, you should not lie about important things like saying you are being attacked or anything. Do not come here to get help for any problems, I cannot help you. Be nice to others and don't try to hurt them or start a fight.
[you]Rule 4[/you]
Do not troll; respect the community. Here you should have a concern for trouble and problems the community is facing, such as hackings, errors and bugs. If you experience any of these please let me know. Trolling is considered damaging the community, this can be by undermining me or arguing with me. It can also be by hacking, threatening and breaking rules.
[you]Rule 5[/you]
Be smart; think before you do something. I know many people are different, some stubborn and some modest. Just be smart, say thing sin a polite way, be tactful. Use the spell check when posting, and overall just be nice.
[you]Rule 6[/you]
Have fun; do your job, and mine too. What I mean by that is help me see what I wanted to see, I wanted to make a place where role-players who have spare time can come to have fun. Please, have fun here, role-play, battle, talk, love this place. If I can I plan on making this place last forever, please support it.
[you]The FAQ[/you]
Below is a FAQ (frequently asked questions) section for you all to read. It most likely will tell you what you need, if not ask me and I'll add your question here.
Q: How can I download this game?
A: This is not a game that you download, it is one that is played by writing. It is a story telling game.
Q: How do I start role-playing?
A: Your on the right track, keep reading the rules and you'll be able to role-play soon enough.
Q: How come you can't make this a video game?
A: This was free to make, I'm sorry it's not a video game. If you want go out and buy one. lol.
Q: Your mean, and I asked you to out something in a place but you didn't.
A: I gave you a reason why I didn't accept your suggestion, it's final sorry. I may reconsider.
Q: You seem strict... is this true?
A: What did you call me? Your kicked off the forum's forever, bye. (just kidding) I'm not as strict as I seem.
Q: My stats won't show up, what is wrong?
A: Do you have java script? That is how the stats work. You need it to play.
Q: I want to be a mod, how can I be one?
A: Well, when I lose one or need one you can bet it will be in the news. Then I will have certain criteria to become one.
Q: You use big words and write a lot... weirdo.
A: That's what my friend's say, sorry... it's a habit.
Q: How do I check my personal messages?
A: at the bottom of the screen in the info center there should be a link that says "You have X messages", click it and you will go to your in-box.
Q: What is a URL?
A: It is an address for a picture or website or something like that, it is often displayed at the top of your screen on your tool bars.
Q: How do I get an avatar?
A: This pertains to the above question, go find a picture that is under 100 x 100 pixels and copy it into paint. Then save it it and upload it to an image hosting site such as www.photobucket.com or www.imageshack.us then you can take the URL from that site and paste it into your avatar link in the "modify profile" section of your profile. Now you have that picture.
[you]The Role-playing Rules[/you]
Role-playing is generally a third person story telling game. Yes, a game. To play make a character and start in one of the channels. From here on out, you play that character, basically your acting out his or her life. Now in this role-play you play the part of a person who is just living life, then a dastardly disease called aetas-tractus attacks the continent across from you. Your people know you are the strongest, so they enlist you to go fight it or whatever is causing it. It is causing many monsters to appear and attack, find others to help you, or your dead meat. You start in your own continent, and play out life there until at least one other person joins the game with you.
Then you journey into the other continent and discover the people there have been completely stopped. Nothing moves, time has stopped, and your in a wasteland filled with monsters. Below are some rules.
[you]Rule 1[/you]
Stay on task; your motif is what you are trying to do, you are trying to find the cure to this disease before it eradicates the world around you. You have your own separate role-play from anyone else's, yours does not intersect or meet with any other. So if you wanted to, you could end it however you want to, but you must talk with the others role-playing with you. What I mean when I say that no one else will intersect your role-play is kind of confusing. Look in the next chapter to understand how many members can be in one role-play before it is full.
[you]Rule 2[/you]
No autos; don't be god. Sure, you are the one who controls the story, but give it suspense and others will too, they have a say in the things that happen around them, and if your around them, your in trouble too. You will want to do this so you can have a problem to get out of, also battles have a system that can kill you so that is dangerous.
[you]Rule 3[/you]
Stick with it; stay on the role-play. If your leaving or something, kill your character off or at least give him to another person to play, is really messes up the role-play when someone quits.
[you]Rule 4[/you]
Use good grammar and spelling; use the spell check. Use the spell check, it helps out a lot.
[you]Rule 5[/you]
Be clever and descriptive; be creative. Be creative when you are doing something, come up with a way to escape strategically. Write descriptively so reader's can have a clear picture of their surroundings and yours. You are in control, don't run a bad world.
Bad example: *blushes* leans over and kisses boy.
Good Example: Samantha was blushing and very nervous, she loved him a lot. She moved over to jimmy and kissed him.
Do you see the difference there? I hate when people put their actions in asterisks, don't do that. Use third person too.
That's it, read on so you can learn how to start role-playing.