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« Thread Started on Jun 20, 2007, 8:30pm » | |
These are the basic rules of the RP.
1-No God-modding. I hate having to remind people of this, but it's happened too often recently for me to just leave it be. If you are caught doing this, you will be given one and only ONE warning. After that, your posting ability will be taken away for one week. The second time you are warned, you'll be denied the ability to RP for a month. Third strike is your last. Do it again, and you are
banned from the group.
2-No one liners please. Each post should be at least a paragraph, if not longer. It's not that hard to come up with at least four to five sentences for a single post. I can whip out 20 paragraph posts with no trouble, with only a few things as subjects. Yet it doesn't seem long or drawn out. I expect this to be followed. I will give you warnings. You'll have plenty of chances, but I will keep record of
how many times you break this rule. After the fourth or fifth violation--depending on how close together they are, your post will be deleted and ignored.
3-Play nicely with each other, please? I really hate bickering. It happens too often lately, and internet bullying will NOT be tolerated.
4- Please check your spelling and the like. It's not that hard to run something through a spell check. It's one thing if a few words here and there are misspelled, but when every other word is wrong it gets irritating.
5- NO CHATSPEAK ALLOWED IN CHARACTER! If I catch you doing this, or someone else reports it, expect to have the ENTIRE post deleted and you will be asked to redo it. I cannot stand chatspeak. If you have problems coming up with longer posts, or have a hard time with keeping the chatspeak out of it, ask me for help, and
I'd be glad to help you learn to rp better. BUT, do not expect me to reply to said posts.
6- OCs are perfectly welcome. I love to have OCs interact with the cannon characters. I do have one rule, however. They cannot have special powers, Godlike abilities or anything that does not fit with the storyline. If it fits the story, go ahead, but check with me first. Otherwise, NOT allowed.
7- As this is a Phantom RP, there are several points and a set of 'mini-rules' other than your basics that I'll address here.
a-The Phantom is a lonely man. He does not, however, fall for the
first pretty face he sees. Especially not after Christine. He loves her, and only her during the actual events. Afterword, if a well developed OC comes along and catches his fancy--fine. But don't try to force said OC down our poor phantom's throat... or you're likely to find yourself short one OC.
b- There are certain rules one must follow while in the Opera House. Don't expect to be let off the hook easily should you break the rules. The managers will have every right to throw your character out should he/she do something uncalled for.
c- The phantom's home, or lair, depending on the version is not easy to find. It is protected by many things. Firstly, five cellars of storage space, furnaces and back rooms with forgotten meanings. That is, in and of itself, a labyrinth. Then you have the catacombs below the actual cellars. They ARE a labyrinth, where everyone but those closest to Erik will get lost. Even Mme Giry, Nadir, and Christine will, on occasion, find themselves turned around there. Next you have the lake itself. The lake is wide, though not very deep. It has an unending mist that constantly wafts across. You cannot see the far shore. As such, for those Phantoms who have a lair--it is impossible to guess where their home is located exactly. For those Phantoms who have an actual house, it is even better protected, with a double-thick metal door, hidden behind a thick wooden door. As if this isn't enough, the other entrance is guarded by a mirrored torture chamber. So don't have your character go wandering and somehow *gaspshock!* end up either finding him or herself in the home/lair, or just outside. There is no possible way they could find the entrance. If you must have them stumble across it--it would have to be the entrance in the 3rd cellar where the torture chamber is.
d- Erik, our Ghost, is temperamental. Should you anger him in some way, expect a retaliation. If you decide to have your character wander below, I reserve the right, as does Erik, to kill your cannon or OC. So, just a piece of advice? Don't wander below--or onto his country estate.
8-Absolutely no Mary Sues. If a character has been approved by myself or Trace, then they are not considered by us to be a Mary Sue, but a well developed OC. Do not hassle the poor members about this. I've had this happen one too many times to count. No male counterparts to the Mary Sue either.
9- To borrow something my good friend and adopted little brother has said many times before, "I have been rp-ing for years and have developed my own style. I won't change it just because someone doesn't like it. Also, I spend time researching and developing my characters, so if you don't like the way I play them.... tough." I believe that about sums it up.
10- Lastly and most importantly, in my eyes--This is a game, and meant to be fun. Let's not spoil it by taking things too seriously. I know sometimes you can become wrapped up in your character, but keep in mind that there is a basic story that the owner usually wants to tell. Remember, that this is a free-form rp, but that the owner is your GM of sorts and has final say in the matter on what goes on in the rp. This doesn't mean you can't have your fun.
Just remember to check with us first before doing something that drastically affects the storyline or any major characters, OC or cannon.
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