Post by Gahrok on Nov 1, 2007 23:42:38 GMT -4
-- If we feel you are compromising someone else’s role playing experience we reserve the right to pass judgment and punishment based upon your actions. While we reserve the right to punish members at our own discretion we will always explain why and give ample warning. Be respectful, abide by the rules and you will never encounter this problem.--
Out Of Character Rules:
Expectations:
This is a moderate to advanced role-playing site and as such appropriate standards are held. This is not a place for those who are new to the English language or writing in general, we are not here to baby-sit and we want to create an environment where all rp’ers of moderate or higher level can feel challenged. Profiles are at an absolute bare minimum 300 words and honestly I would not expect to be accepted with that. Posts should be at least a paragraph and hopefully sufficiently more. If you hold a captain or council position you will be held to high standards and scrutiny and are expected to be active at least 2-3 times a week. That being said, lets have some fun with it people… despite the fact that we want to be a more advanced site that’s not to say we are any less fun-loving or accepting, we just want to steer clear of sub-par one-liners and godmodders. Those of you who feel in the bracket we are hoping to attract, you know who you are. If you feel intimidated by the expectations I encourage you to still apply, we aren’t in the business of denying people, we simply want to maintain a standard for the benefit of overall rp’ing quality.
Activity
This has become a real-life friendly site. What we mean by this is that we expect bouts of inactivity from our members, because we understand that life gets in the way. We don't want you to feel pressured to post here if you're busy or stressed. This is meant to be a fun place, not a job. Yes our board may move slower than others, but as long as those that love the site continue to return, the pace of a site should not matter. Remember that it is courteous to post about any long absences in the vacations board to notify anyone you're rping with currently, and just so we know you haven't died.
- Regarding High Positions: To be fair to other members, we DO hold higher standards for members who hold Captain, Council, or Espada positions. If you disappear/ don't post for a month, we reserve the right to strip you of your position.
Posting:
It is important you try and give credit to other peoples posts by mirroring yours to be at least around the same length. We do not allow sexual or r-rated interaction here so if you wish for your character to have those kind of relations please do it through pm’ing. Simple romanticism is completely fine but there is a line and we do not like it crossed. When posting we would also like for you to keep in mind the fact that chat-speak is off limits while rp’ing, I sincerely doubt your character would ever say “lol” to his fellow shinigami.
In Character Rules
No God-moding: God-moding will not be tolerated here at Bleached Souls. For those who don’t know, god-moding includes predetermining the outcome of your characters attacks or controlling your opponent. For instance, you can say that you thrusted your sword at your opponents chest but not that you stabbed him through the heart. All of your attacks should be attempts until your opponent in his respective post determines whether or not they have hit or missed. If we find someone is god-moding there will be consequences.
Acknowledging Discrepancy: You may very well find yourself in a situation where you are facing someone who is stronger then you, please act accordingly. That’s not to say you have to let your opponent wipe the floor with you, but you have to acknowledge the fact that because they are stronger the outcome of their attacks may reflect this. Some of the most fun experiences and personal plot twists can come out of harrowing and dangerous battles, even losses. But be realistic, it takes away from things when you have a vice-captain dodging every attack of an Espada while gleefully hurling innumerable attacks of his own. If we see people god-moding in this fashion they will be asked to maintain a more realistic outlook of the fight. Truth is, however badly he wants it, a mouse will probably never kill a cat. That’s not to say you can’t have some fun trying of course. And however big the difference in power, your opponent will never be allowed to kill you unless you give your permission. But be warned, there may be dire consequences in the form of injuries if you expect to take your phase 1 humanoid and battle the Espada royals.
Narration: All narration must be done in 3rd person. That means no “I did this” but “He did this” instead. An example: Alex saw Amy’s smile wherever he went, looking happily back at him and it made his day.
Posting Order Try not to ever double post, make sure if you are in a two person thread that you go in the order: you, them, you them, and so on and so forth. If multiple people are in a thread it is up to you to discuss the posting order and follow it accordingly. Nothing is more messy and confusing then having people post all over the place with no rhyme or reason.
- If a member has not posted in three days, his/her turn may be skipped to keep things moving
Thread Titles: If you are going to have a private thread with invitation only please indicate this in the title by putting (private) after the first title. If you wish to have an open thread put (open). If you want to have a solo thread put (solo). These tags are required so as to promote organization and to discourage confusion as to whether or not you are allowed to join a certain thread.
Multiple Characters: You can have multiple characters here at Bleached Souls, in fact you can have as many as you want. We do however reserve the right to deny you access to multiple high ranking positions within the same faction. This is simply to give others a chance at the bigger positions as well. You will be required to list all of your characters when applying for a new one, this is to give us a chance to see how many high ranking characters you are already playing. Another reason we may have for discouraging people to play more then one high ranking official within a certain faction is because in meetings it will be difficult and unfair for a single person to control the power of two council members.
Multiple Places: Unlike some sites, here your characters can be in any given amount of threads at one time. However, remember that it will be up to you to maintain a standard of realism and a somewhat steady timeline despite this. So if you wish to immerse yourself in a large number of threads, be aware that you may end up with a tricky meshing of character progression.