Erised RPG - Mods (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} erised_modlies) wrote,@ 2007-02-11 22:32:00 |
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Rules
General Rules
1. All playing should be written in third-person, making the posts and comments read in a novel-style. For example:
Good: She took a seat across the table from him, smiling softly. "Hi," she said, giving him a tiny wave.
Bad: *she sits down and smiles* Hi! *waves*
2. The game is not rated, and therefore will include sexual themes, violence, and mature language.
3. Mary Sues / Gary Stus. No, no, no, and no. Want an idea? Look here!
4. Body models must be age appropriate. Body Models may be changed if reasons are given, as long as this privelege is not abused.
5. Godmodding = No. For details, look here; this is a good example, because it describes not only a character which can do darn near everthing without breaking a sweat, but also puts the spotlight on a lesser from of Godmodding that's often ignored -- puppeting. If you wish to smack another character, or hex them, you must word it in a way that gives the other player ample time to react. A good RP'er will strike a nice balance and use their better judgement. We don't want to see people who are terrible at Defense or Charms block every hex thrown at them. That's not realistic. Let your character get bloodied up once in a while!
6. OOC (out of character) comments may be made, but try to limit them as standalone comments. They can throw off the flow of a collapsing thread.
7. OOC vs IC information must be adhered to. If a student and professor are having a relationship, your character must discover this in-game, and not use the player's OOC knowledge. If a private thread was accidentally left open, then it's possible for them to be discovered. If it's labeled private, your character can't claim to have overheard conversations, etc.
8. Please be considerate if you know that you'll hold up a thread due to a lack of time, internet connection, etc -- let them know! Either give them permission to puppet, skip, or remove your character from the threads. Iif you're given permission to puppet another person's character, you must keep the puppeting true to the character's personality. Also, do not make any drastic decisions with the character without the player's permission.
9. A minimum post rule is in order; your opening posts must be at least one full paragraph (5-7 sentences), and any subsequent comments in the thread must be at least three full sentences long. The event of a 'one-liner' may happen, but please make it extremely rare. There is no requirement for lengthier posts -- it is up to the player, but they should not expect everyone to give back the same amount. Some players are wordier than others.
10. A posting order is mandatory, but may be worked around with proper notice. If the order in a thread is 'character A, then character B, and then character C', the players may decide amongst themselves if someone wants to be skipped, or the order swapped around.
In-Character/In-Game Rules
1. The way this plot works is simple. There are no week changes. There is an overall plot-line until the end of the school year, at which point more plot will be put into place. You can thread any time between March 1st - June 16th, although the months will last until June 16th OOC. At that point, the summer will begin for both the players and the characters; fitting, no?
Please keep a timeline of threads in your character journals to make sure that you keep track of what has happened when. We don't want your characters talking about something that happens a month after they're talking about.
* You may thread anywhere, at anytime, so long as your characters are not in multiple places at the same time! Use the Timelines to keep you straight about where your characters have been and when! If you mess up and have a character in two places at once, you will not receive points for your contribution of the post. If it happens again, you will lose points. Third time and you're out. In the Plot community, you may only have one thread per character each IC week -- we don't want the plot community to have too much focus on it! All UK adults should post in the UK community, and all Hogwarts residents should post in the main game community. Exceptions allowed during holidays and Hogsmeade weekends (will be announced), and for adults in Hogwarts -- they may visit Hogsmeade at any time.
* Your thread posts must give the following information outside of the LJ-cut:
The opening text of the thread must be put behind an LJ-Cut. If you do not know how to make an LJ-Cut, please see the directions here.
2. All canon characters exist, but your character is not connected to them.
* Names that are too similar to canon characters will be denied.
* Do not use another character's name (canon or no) if it isn't very common. Jones and Smith, for example, are common and shared by millions. If you wish for someone to not share your character's name, try for one that's more unique.
3. Players are limited to ten students and/or Aurors. You may make professors, but they will not count toward your limit. Please try to keep all of your characters active; we will not be harping on this, but if we receive complaints, we will pass them along to you! Be considerate of those who enjoy interacting with you and your characters! Also, try to keep some variety in age/gender/house of your students. It really is less fun to play with yourself, so try to make characters who will interact with different sets of people. :)
All rules were written by the co-mods, taken from a previously started game that was handed over; complaints should be directed elsewhere, as there is no issue here. THANKS!
General Rules
1. All playing should be written in third-person, making the posts and comments read in a novel-style. For example:
Good: She took a seat across the table from him, smiling softly. "Hi," she said, giving him a tiny wave.
Bad: *she sits down and smiles* Hi! *waves*
2. The game is not rated, and therefore will include sexual themes, violence, and mature language.
3. Mary Sues / Gary Stus. No, no, no, and no. Want an idea? Look here!
4. Body models must be age appropriate. Body Models may be changed if reasons are given, as long as this privelege is not abused.
5. Godmodding = No. For details, look here; this is a good example, because it describes not only a character which can do darn near everthing without breaking a sweat, but also puts the spotlight on a lesser from of Godmodding that's often ignored -- puppeting. If you wish to smack another character, or hex them, you must word it in a way that gives the other player ample time to react. A good RP'er will strike a nice balance and use their better judgement. We don't want to see people who are terrible at Defense or Charms block every hex thrown at them. That's not realistic. Let your character get bloodied up once in a while!
6. OOC (out of character) comments may be made, but try to limit them as standalone comments. They can throw off the flow of a collapsing thread.
7. OOC vs IC information must be adhered to. If a student and professor are having a relationship, your character must discover this in-game, and not use the player's OOC knowledge. If a private thread was accidentally left open, then it's possible for them to be discovered. If it's labeled private, your character can't claim to have overheard conversations, etc.
8. Please be considerate if you know that you'll hold up a thread due to a lack of time, internet connection, etc -- let them know! Either give them permission to puppet, skip, or remove your character from the threads. Iif you're given permission to puppet another person's character, you must keep the puppeting true to the character's personality. Also, do not make any drastic decisions with the character without the player's permission.
9. A minimum post rule is in order; your opening posts must be at least one full paragraph (5-7 sentences), and any subsequent comments in the thread must be at least three full sentences long. The event of a 'one-liner' may happen, but please make it extremely rare. There is no requirement for lengthier posts -- it is up to the player, but they should not expect everyone to give back the same amount. Some players are wordier than others.
10. A posting order is mandatory, but may be worked around with proper notice. If the order in a thread is 'character A, then character B, and then character C', the players may decide amongst themselves if someone wants to be skipped, or the order swapped around.
In-Character/In-Game Rules
1. The way this plot works is simple. There are no week changes. There is an overall plot-line until the end of the school year, at which point more plot will be put into place. You can thread any time between March 1st - June 16th, although the months will last until June 16th OOC. At that point, the summer will begin for both the players and the characters; fitting, no?
Please keep a timeline of threads in your character journals to make sure that you keep track of what has happened when. We don't want your characters talking about something that happens a month after they're talking about.
* You may thread anywhere, at anytime, so long as your characters are not in multiple places at the same time! Use the Timelines to keep you straight about where your characters have been and when! If you mess up and have a character in two places at once, you will not receive points for your contribution of the post. If it happens again, you will lose points. Third time and you're out. In the Plot community, you may only have one thread per character each IC week -- we don't want the plot community to have too much focus on it! All UK adults should post in the UK community, and all Hogwarts residents should post in the main game community. Exceptions allowed during holidays and Hogsmeade weekends (will be announced), and for adults in Hogwarts -- they may visit Hogsmeade at any time.
* Your thread posts must give the following information outside of the LJ-cut:
The opening text of the thread must be put behind an LJ-Cut. If you do not know how to make an LJ-Cut, please see the directions here.
2. All canon characters exist, but your character is not connected to them.
* Names that are too similar to canon characters will be denied.
* Do not use another character's name (canon or no) if it isn't very common. Jones and Smith, for example, are common and shared by millions. If you wish for someone to not share your character's name, try for one that's more unique.
3. Players are limited to ten students and/or Aurors. You may make professors, but they will not count toward your limit. Please try to keep all of your characters active; we will not be harping on this, but if we receive complaints, we will pass them along to you! Be considerate of those who enjoy interacting with you and your characters! Also, try to keep some variety in age/gender/house of your students. It really is less fun to play with yourself, so try to make characters who will interact with different sets of people. :)
All rules were written by the co-mods, taken from a previously started game that was handed over; complaints should be directed elsewhere, as there is no issue here. THANKS!
