Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 20:02:42 GMT 1
Credit goes to World-Garage.com member House for these rules. I didn't write them.
The Rules
These are the rules specific to this RPG thread. These count for this thread only, in addition to the forum rules. Read 'em and enjoy, and look out for updates in case anything extra should come to my attention. If you're new to RPG-ing you should also refer to the Information and Advice for RPG Newbies section. Any new rules will be bolded for a period of one-month, and will be posted in a OCC in one of my posts.
Sections in this section are:
1) The rules in brief.
2) The rules in detail.
3) What could happen to me if I break the RPG rules?
4) Whose job is it to enforce the RPG rules, and what should I do if the rules are broken?
1) The rules in brief:
Do not god-mod (aka. Do not take control of other peoples' characters without permission).
Do not power-play (making your character all important or all powerful)
Try to avoid very short posts.
Use good grammar.
Do not ignore other players.
Stick to the storyline of the RPG.
Don't swear all the time for no reason.
Avoid excessive gore or other disgusting situations.
Avoid sexual situations.
Avoid excessive or pointless violence.
Make sure you know and obeythe World Garage this site's rules.
If you *must* kill someone, revive them eventually.
2) The rules in detail:
Do not god-mod: god-modding includes controlling the movement, actions or speech of another player's character. This includes killing another person's character without their agreement, changing them in some way without their players permission, or controlling the opponent during a fight.
For example:
We have two players, A and B, and their characters, Al and Bob.
Quote
"A writes:
Al hits Bob and breaks his arm. Bob starts to cry."
Exceptions to this rule would be:
-If it is arranged for another character to follow yours somewhere, you could go there and write that the other person's character follows you.
-If another player gives you permission to use their character if they are leaving the RPG altogether. (Or in the instance that a player is leaving for a brief period of time.)
(I strongly advise against letting another player use your character if you are leaving for a few days or something. You can't control what they will do and if they do something you don't like there's not much you can do about it.)
Do not power-play: For example, a character who can do any challenge, never loses a fight (even when the odds are completely against them), can dodge any attack and land any attack without the opponent ever dodging, or is the most powerful or important character in the game or changes the plot to make themselves the single central character. It is not fun to play with someone who creates a character like that, and it also tends to make everyone very angry at you.
For example:
Quote
Al punches Bob.
Bob dodges and kicks Al, who falls over.
Al grabs his gun and shoots Bob.
Bob dodges and kicks the gun away from Al, then he pulls out a knife and stabs him.
Obviously this is annoying for Player A, because B is refusing to be hit, and is making all of his attacks land on Al without giving him a chance to dodge. You can imagine being in that situation isn't very fun for player A.
In this regard: Remember the RPG has a time line, every action or movement takes time and you can't leave a place and immediately arrive somewhere else.
Try to avoid very short posts: Sometimes it is ok to post just one or two lines of text, and sometimes there's not much alternative. However, if you do it a lot, or make a long line of very short posts, it gets annoying and wastes space in the RPG. People might ignore you if you do this so if you try to interact with them they won't know.
Use good grammar: I cannot stress how appreciated it would be if everyone, but particularly those who don't know English very well, could double-check all their posts to make sure spelling and grammar is to the highest level they can achieve. Using a spell-checker is also good if your English isn't brilliant. You can be the best RP-er in the world but if people can't read your posts, there's nothing we can do to help.
Don't ignore other members: If someone tries to interact with you don't ignore them. If you're struggling to understand their post, or you're in the middle of some event and they're causing trouble, or if their post breaks some of the rules and you can't/don't want to reply for that reason, don't just ignore them; point it out, explain the situation and try and say what you can do to improve.
Stick to the RPG's storyline: Fairly simple. The point of an RPG is to take part in the story and interact with other players. Obviously there can be several events going on at the same time, but keep all things relevant to the plot. Don't do something completely unrelated and DON'T go off on your own and start long side plots featuring no one but your own characters and a load of NPCs (non-player characters).
Don't swear all the time for no reason: Swearing all the time is not funny or entertaining. It makes you look rather idiotic and lots of people don't want to log on every day for another long list of words they don't want their parents to see. The occasional curse is acceptable but lots of swearing when less offensive alternatives could be used is in no way a good read.
Avoid excessive gore or other disgusting situations: The same thing as with swearing; lots of people don't want to read an RPG to find lots of blood, guts, and gore. It's disturbing for many people and it discourages people, especially younger members, from joining an RPG. No one wants to see it and posting lots of blood does not make you cool.
Avoid sexual situations: for the same reasons as above: we get lots of younger members through our doors and we want to make it suitable for everyone. Crushes and romance are acceptable, but no sex, or implications of sex. (It will be at the moderators discretion as to what does and doesn't break this rule. However,the World-Garage this site's Rules will trump every time.)
Avoid excessive or pointless violence: Fights occur sometimes. Writing a fight in an RPG with another character can be fun. However, I can tell you by experience that it's a lot more fun to write a fight that has a proper reason for occurring than to write one with no point or purpose in the plot line. Building up to a fight is fair enough. If two characters have opposing personalities it's not impossible that they're going to get angry at each other and start exchanging blows. However, making a character who randomly attacks anybody or anything for no reason other than for the sake of being violent can wreck an RPG. Again, it is not cool. Having two characters randomly fall out just so you can have a fight is stupid and doesn't help the plot. When violence is necessary it doesn't mean you have to blow it out of proportion. Sometimes a very simple move can have more impact than a full scale brawl.
**This rule doesn't just count for violence against other characters, but also against inanimate objects.**
Be aware of the general forum etiquette. E.g.:
Be polite
Don't spam
Don't double-post; use the edit button cause that's what it's there for!
If you need to say something quickly to a single member it is ok to post it in ooc as long as it's relevant to the RPG.
3) What could happen to me if I break the RPG rules?
You won't get an infraction for breaking RPG rules directly, but you could have your characters removed, or you may even get kicked out of the RPG altogether.
Please note that if you are banned from taking part in a particular RPG, and you continue to post there, well, your posts will be ignored most likely.
4) Whose Job is it to enforce the rules, and what should I do if rules are broken?
Since I have created this RPG, I reserve the right of making the judicial decisions of this RPG. Forum moderators and Administrators are also encouraged to enforce the forum rules, as well as RPG rules. However, I ask that you please notify me before you take any action that pertains solely to this thread. (As there might be a more creative punishment.) I, as well as the Administrators and Moderators, have the right to kick people out of RPG if they break the rules, though I recommend a warning to be given first. (This may take form in many different ways.)
If you see someone breaking the rules, you can point it out to them. However, if lots of people gang up on someone every time they make a mistake it can be very discouraging for them. If two people have already pointed out that rules have been broken, then DON'T say anything (unless they continue to break the rules).
I have probably stated this somewhere or another, but I reserve the right to change and modify the rules as needed without notice. (Although I will post when they are updated.)
Anytime a player wishes to control a character that isn't theirs, they shall contact the owner of the character in PM. The owner of said character shall have sufficient time to respond. In the event that the owner of the character agrees, terms and conditions shall be formally outlined. Should the owner decline, the requester should not make another request until there is another request-worthy event or idea. Should the character owner not respond, then the procedure for the decline-instance shall be followed.
Addendum to the above paragraph: The PM should be saved for 5 days. Thereby, any disputes may be made within such time. The dispute will be settled by myself, or in the event that I am either an accused or accuser, a neutral third-party shall be introduced.
Any other disputes should be reported directly to myself until further notice.
Anyone who has been absent for two weeks from an RPG will have their characters' control delegated to various active RPGer's. The delegation process will take place at the will of the RPG creator (I.E. the person that posted the RPG thread). It is up to the RPG creator to decide who may take control of the absent player's characters. It is also quite possible that the RPG owner decides to take control, or kill them off entirely.
The intended effect of this rule is to eliminate any co-dependance of absent RPG players. Therefore, the aforementioned problem shouldn't exist.
These are the rules specific to this RPG thread. These count for this thread only, in addition to the forum rules. Read 'em and enjoy, and look out for updates in case anything extra should come to my attention. If you're new to RPG-ing you should also refer to the Information and Advice for RPG Newbies section. Any new rules will be bolded for a period of one-month, and will be posted in a OCC in one of my posts.
Sections in this section are:
1) The rules in brief.
2) The rules in detail.
3) What could happen to me if I break the RPG rules?
4) Whose job is it to enforce the RPG rules, and what should I do if the rules are broken?
1) The rules in brief:
Do not god-mod (aka. Do not take control of other peoples' characters without permission).
Do not power-play (making your character all important or all powerful)
Try to avoid very short posts.
Use good grammar.
Do not ignore other players.
Stick to the storyline of the RPG.
Don't swear all the time for no reason.
Avoid excessive gore or other disgusting situations.
Avoid sexual situations.
Avoid excessive or pointless violence.
Make sure you know and obey
If you *must* kill someone, revive them eventually.
2) The rules in detail:
Do not god-mod: god-modding includes controlling the movement, actions or speech of another player's character. This includes killing another person's character without their agreement, changing them in some way without their players permission, or controlling the opponent during a fight.
For example:
We have two players, A and B, and their characters, Al and Bob.
Quote
"A writes:
Al hits Bob and breaks his arm. Bob starts to cry."
Exceptions to this rule would be:
-If it is arranged for another character to follow yours somewhere, you could go there and write that the other person's character follows you.
-If another player gives you permission to use their character if they are leaving the RPG altogether. (Or in the instance that a player is leaving for a brief period of time.)
(I strongly advise against letting another player use your character if you are leaving for a few days or something. You can't control what they will do and if they do something you don't like there's not much you can do about it.)
Do not power-play: For example, a character who can do any challenge, never loses a fight (even when the odds are completely against them), can dodge any attack and land any attack without the opponent ever dodging, or is the most powerful or important character in the game or changes the plot to make themselves the single central character. It is not fun to play with someone who creates a character like that, and it also tends to make everyone very angry at you.
For example:
Quote
Al punches Bob.
Bob dodges and kicks Al, who falls over.
Al grabs his gun and shoots Bob.
Bob dodges and kicks the gun away from Al, then he pulls out a knife and stabs him.
Obviously this is annoying for Player A, because B is refusing to be hit, and is making all of his attacks land on Al without giving him a chance to dodge. You can imagine being in that situation isn't very fun for player A.
In this regard: Remember the RPG has a time line, every action or movement takes time and you can't leave a place and immediately arrive somewhere else.
Try to avoid very short posts: Sometimes it is ok to post just one or two lines of text, and sometimes there's not much alternative. However, if you do it a lot, or make a long line of very short posts, it gets annoying and wastes space in the RPG. People might ignore you if you do this so if you try to interact with them they won't know.
Use good grammar: I cannot stress how appreciated it would be if everyone, but particularly those who don't know English very well, could double-check all their posts to make sure spelling and grammar is to the highest level they can achieve. Using a spell-checker is also good if your English isn't brilliant. You can be the best RP-er in the world but if people can't read your posts, there's nothing we can do to help.
Don't ignore other members: If someone tries to interact with you don't ignore them. If you're struggling to understand their post, or you're in the middle of some event and they're causing trouble, or if their post breaks some of the rules and you can't/don't want to reply for that reason, don't just ignore them; point it out, explain the situation and try and say what you can do to improve.
Stick to the RPG's storyline: Fairly simple. The point of an RPG is to take part in the story and interact with other players. Obviously there can be several events going on at the same time, but keep all things relevant to the plot. Don't do something completely unrelated and DON'T go off on your own and start long side plots featuring no one but your own characters and a load of NPCs (non-player characters).
Don't swear all the time for no reason: Swearing all the time is not funny or entertaining. It makes you look rather idiotic and lots of people don't want to log on every day for another long list of words they don't want their parents to see. The occasional curse is acceptable but lots of swearing when less offensive alternatives could be used is in no way a good read.
Avoid excessive gore or other disgusting situations: The same thing as with swearing; lots of people don't want to read an RPG to find lots of blood, guts, and gore. It's disturbing for many people and it discourages people, especially younger members, from joining an RPG. No one wants to see it and posting lots of blood does not make you cool.
Avoid sexual situations: for the same reasons as above: we get lots of younger members through our doors and we want to make it suitable for everyone. Crushes and romance are acceptable, but no sex, or implications of sex. (It will be at the moderators discretion as to what does and doesn't break this rule. However,
Avoid excessive or pointless violence: Fights occur sometimes. Writing a fight in an RPG with another character can be fun. However, I can tell you by experience that it's a lot more fun to write a fight that has a proper reason for occurring than to write one with no point or purpose in the plot line. Building up to a fight is fair enough. If two characters have opposing personalities it's not impossible that they're going to get angry at each other and start exchanging blows. However, making a character who randomly attacks anybody or anything for no reason other than for the sake of being violent can wreck an RPG. Again, it is not cool. Having two characters randomly fall out just so you can have a fight is stupid and doesn't help the plot. When violence is necessary it doesn't mean you have to blow it out of proportion. Sometimes a very simple move can have more impact than a full scale brawl.
**This rule doesn't just count for violence against other characters, but also against inanimate objects.**
Be aware of the general forum etiquette. E.g.:
Be polite
Don't spam
Don't double-post; use the edit button cause that's what it's there for!
If you need to say something quickly to a single member it is ok to post it in ooc as long as it's relevant to the RPG.
3) What could happen to me if I break the RPG rules?
You won't get an infraction for breaking RPG rules directly, but you could have your characters removed, or you may even get kicked out of the RPG altogether.
Please note that if you are banned from taking part in a particular RPG, and you continue to post there, well, your posts will be ignored most likely.
4) Whose Job is it to enforce the rules, and what should I do if rules are broken?
Since I have created this RPG, I reserve the right of making the judicial decisions of this RPG. Forum moderators and Administrators are also encouraged to enforce the forum rules, as well as RPG rules. However, I ask that you please notify me before you take any action that pertains solely to this thread. (As there might be a more creative punishment.) I, as well as the Administrators and Moderators, have the right to kick people out of RPG if they break the rules, though I recommend a warning to be given first. (This may take form in many different ways.)
If you see someone breaking the rules, you can point it out to them. However, if lots of people gang up on someone every time they make a mistake it can be very discouraging for them. If two people have already pointed out that rules have been broken, then DON'T say anything (unless they continue to break the rules).
I have probably stated this somewhere or another, but I reserve the right to change and modify the rules as needed without notice. (Although I will post when they are updated.)
Anytime a player wishes to control a character that isn't theirs, they shall contact the owner of the character in PM. The owner of said character shall have sufficient time to respond. In the event that the owner of the character agrees, terms and conditions shall be formally outlined. Should the owner decline, the requester should not make another request until there is another request-worthy event or idea. Should the character owner not respond, then the procedure for the decline-instance shall be followed.
Addendum to the above paragraph: The PM should be saved for 5 days. Thereby, any disputes may be made within such time. The dispute will be settled by myself, or in the event that I am either an accused or accuser, a neutral third-party shall be introduced.
Any other disputes should be reported directly to myself until further notice.
Anyone who has been absent for two weeks from an RPG will have their characters' control delegated to various active RPGer's. The delegation process will take place at the will of the RPG creator (I.E. the person that posted the RPG thread). It is up to the RPG creator to decide who may take control of the absent player's characters. It is also quite possible that the RPG owner decides to take control, or kill them off entirely.
The intended effect of this rule is to eliminate any co-dependance of absent RPG players. Therefore, the aforementioned problem shouldn't exist.
