Post by Professor Takumi on Mar 27, 2011 19:22:28 GMT -5
RPG SECTION RULES AND GUIDELINES!
1. NO GOD-MODING!
2. NO OVER POWERFUL CHARACTERS! ENEMIES MAY BE STRONG, AND USUALLY END UP TO BE STRONGER THAN YOUR CHARACTER! DO NOT MAKE CHARACTERS THAT ARE STRONGER THAN THEY SHOULD BE OR DO NOT FOLLOW THE CHARACTER GUIDELINE SHEET!
3. DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT APPLY OVERBEARING PLOT TWISTS UNLESS IT IS APPROPRIATE OR NECESSARY TO DO SO! MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU DO HAVE TO APPLY A PLOT TWIST OF ANY KIND, MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN STILL FOLLOW THE MAIN STORYLINE AND THAT IT WILL NOT MESS UP OTHER MEMBERS ADVENTURE AND INTERFERE WITH THE MAIN PLOT LINE OF SOMEBODIES RP TOO DRASTICALLY!
4. YOUR CHARACTER CAN DIE IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT OR IF THERE IS A REASON TO! REMEMBER, THERE IS NO GOD-MODING…SO THERE IS THE CHANCE OF DEATH IN OUR ADVENTURE!
5. DO NOT FLAME OR SPAM IN THIS RP. AT ANY TIME, IF THERE IS A SINGLE FLAME OR AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SPAMMING YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE RP AND YOUR CHARACTER WILL BE REMOVED SOME WAY AS WELL!
6. PLEASE WAIT TURNS! SOMETIMES SOMEONE POSTS SLOWER THAN OTHERS (I tend to write long RP entries) AND IT TAKES THEM TIME TO GET A REPLY IN! IF SOMEONE HASN’T POSTED IN A WHILE LET THEM HAVE A CHANCE!
7. FOLLOW THE MAIN PLOT AS WELL AS YOU CAN! IF YOU ARE LOST, PLEASE ASK SOMEBODY WHO IS ACTIVELY POSTING IN THE RP TO DESCRIBE (insert your question here) FOR YOU AND IF THEY CAN!
9. ALL OUT OF CHARACTER POSTS SHOULD BE DONE AS SO:
(OOC: [insert your out of character post here])
10. ALL MAGIC AND TECH MOVES CAN BE DONE, BUT YOUR CHARACTER MUST LEARN THEM IN SOME FORM OR FASHION BEFORE THEY CAN USE THEM! IN ANY CASE, USE THEM SELDOMLY SO THAT IT IS NOT ASSUMED AS OVERPOWERING YOUR CHARACTER.
12. HAVE FUN AND ENJOY YOURSELF! BE CAREFUL OF THE RULES, AND BE SURE TO READ OVER THEM CAREFULLY! REMEMBER, THESE RULES ARE STRICTER, BUT ARE BEING APPLIED FOR A REASON! IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THEM YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING FOR REMOVAL FROM THE RP!
13. NO UNBEATABLE OR GODMODISH CANNON CHARACTERS! THIS MAY SEEM REDUNDANT, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS FOLLOWED. WE HAVE CHARACTERS SUCH A QUEEN ZEAL THAT WILL BE IN OUR TALE UNDER USER CONTROL, AND AS STRONG AS THAT CHARACTER IS, THERE MUST BE LIMITATIONS TO THAT POWER!
CANON CHARACTER RULE: READ THIS!
IF YOU HAVE A CANON CHARACTER, YOU MUST FILL OUT THE CHARACTER GUIDELINE SHEET AT THE END OF THIS POST AND PM IT TO TAKUMI FOR APPROVAL, ALONG WITH A BRIEF REENACTMENT OF THAT CHARACTER AND THE REASON WHY YOU WANT TO USE THAT CHARACTER. THE REASON FOR THIS IS DUE TO CERTAIN CHARACTER FOLLOWING A PATH THEY WOULD NOT TAKE, OR PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACT THE CHARACTER OUT RIGHT. KNOW THE CHARACTER BEFORE YOU WANT TO USE THEM, AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ABLE TO USE THEM WISELY!
MULTIPLE CHARACTER RULE: READ THIS!
ALL MEMBERS OF THE RP ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS AS LONG AS THEY CAN KEEP TRACK OF THEM AND FOLLOW THE RULES ABOVE! ALL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO CONTROL AT LEAST TWO CANNON CHARACTERS AND MUST FILL OUT A FORM FOR THEM! ALL MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE THEN 6 CHARACTERS TO SAVE RP SPACE!
HEALTH SYSTEM: READ THIS!
THERE IS NO AUTOMATED HEALTH SYSTEM IN THIS RP (of course), BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN YOUR HEALTH DOESN’T GO DOWN! BE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHARACTERS CONDITION BECAUSE THEY CAN BE INJURED AND HURT!
Posting Process: The Tiers of RP
There are several different types of posting formats you can use for RPs. Here on Cantran, we prefer you to use at least what we will refer to as Tier 2 or 1.
Tier 5 - Defined by short and brief response lines, undetailed, poorly thought out or quick replies. Please refrain from using these on any RP here.
User1: -walks into the bar and sits down-
User2: Hey how r u?
User1: Fine. -grumbles-
User2: Hey how r u?
User1: Fine. -grumbles-
Tier 4 - About the same as Tier 5, but with more detail. You can use this for general RPs that have no real importance to the forum or the rps players, but refrain from using it generally.
User1: -walks into the bar and sits down-
User2: -sits down as well, next to User1- Hey, what's up?
User1: Nothing much. Work is just hard. -grumbles while taking a swig of a drink-
User2: -sits down as well, next to User1- Hey, what's up?
User1: Nothing much. Work is just hard. -grumbles while taking a swig of a drink-
Tier 3 - Contain much more detail than Tiers 5 and 4, but is very quick. Usually for short RPs where waiting is not really an option. This is much more acceptable than Tier 4.
User1 sits down at a bar, and orders a drink, recieving it.
"Ugh...what a day."
Tier 2 - Contains much detail in the form of one or two paragraphs. Very descriptive and engaging, and usually requires a waiting period between turns.
After a rough day, User1 sat down at the bar, ordering a drink from the bartender. After being served, he/she groans a bit, seemingly annoyed at something. It had been a very long day, you see, and User1 wasn't feeling so well about it.
"Ugh, what a day. I tell you what, if my boss doesn't give me a raise soon, I might just have to take this to the corporate office," User1 complained, downing the drink entirely before ordering another one.
Tier 1 - Contains a large amount of detail in the form of several written paragraphs. Often paired with Tier 2. Extremely engaging, and very story-eque.
Use above example for Tier 2, but provide more written detail. Say, if you were writing a narrative.
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This sheet is for non-pokemon RPGs
CANON CHARACTER/REGULAR CHARACTER SHEET:
Screen name: (Your screen name)
Name: (Name of your character)
Age: (Self explainitory)
Affiliation: (Good? Bad? Whatever!)
Weapon list: (Any weapons?)
Move Set: (Smash Bros. anyone?)
Magic: (If any)
Description: (Self explainitory. Images welcome and appriciated.)
History: (Brief/extended background info)