Roleplay Rules

[Avaurus]

Currently, these are a WIP and are subject to change. Because of this, be sure to check back if any update notification is posted below.

<----General Rules---->

• Be courteous to your fellow roleplayers and the staff.
  
• Mod rulings of exp, money gain, ect. are final. Don't argue with a staff decision. If you believe a Mod is purposefully spiting you with smaller rewards than they've been giving to similar topics, the report process is a great thing to go through. Don't start a fight or you'll be the one punished- not them.
  
• There will be no harassment, malicious criticism, or flaming of another member's posting, threads, or characters.
  
• The Courts are a very important aspect of this site in terms of plot and organization. Don't ignore them or you'll be ignored.
  

<----Character Rules---->

• You may create up to seven characters on this site. Less is fine, but there will be no more than seven. If you wish to create a new character, but have already reached your limit, contact a staff member to have one of your old characters moved to Denied in order to make room for your new one. NPCs aren't counted toward this, only the ones created in the Character Creation section.
  
• Your characters can be in up to 3 threads at a time as well as one solo adventure thread. However, information gained in one thread can't somehow transfer to another. If your character learned the secret to life, the universe, and everything in one thread, they can't use the mystical 42 until they start or join a different new thread and consider the time of that one is after they gained the information. Of course, they can know it after it's learned in the thread its learned in.
  
• If you're reading this, then please PM an Admin with the word 'acupuncture' for a reward.
  
• Keep a link to all of your approved characters in your signature.
  
• Even if a created character meets all minimum requirements, the staff does hold a right to deny them. Just because your character follows the guidelines, it doesn't mean they will be approved. If a staff member feels that a character is too much of a Mary Sue or overpowered, they can deny them.
  

<----Posting Rules---->

• One-liners aren't tolerated and are never okay. There will always be enough content to post a decent amount of text.
  
• Just as in all of the forum, text speak (such as lol and brb) and l33t speak (such as gr8) aren't allowed. Follow all proper spelling and grammar as thoroughly as possible.
  
• Clearly mark when you exit a topic. Don't just assume the others within it can tell if you're truly leaving or not. Using [EXIT] after your post is an excellent method. It is wise to do so, for your participation in the topic will not be appraised by a staff member if your exit is not clearly marked.
  
• There will be no godmodding (sometimes shortened to GMing) or bunnying whatsoever.
  
• Respect the wishes of the thread creator. All topics are considered open unless otherwise stated, but it can always be a good idea to check with the creator of the thread if you can join beforehand. If there are tags such as [Private] or [Closed], don't join them without permission. Similarly, if a topic creator asks you to leave their thread if you've joined without their consent under the assumption that it was open, respectfully do as asked. There will be other topics to join.
  
• Out of character (OoC) talk is okay so long as it's relevant to the thread. Overuse of it, however, isn't okay. Please make it very obvious that it's OoC by using something like parentheses or brackets.