Rules

## General Rules

1. Be polite. Be respectful. Don't be rude. Don't engage in arguments. Don't use slurs. Staff will punish both parties in any incident with no exceptions so be the bigger person.
2. Bring all issues and concerns to Staff first. If necessary it will be brought to the attention of Administrators by Staff.
3. No public advertising. We are willing to take on partnerships but please make a request before posting any advertising.
4. Remain active. Inactivity will net you a special role after a week. Those with that role are purged once a month usually. Let staff know about special circumstances.
5. Use the appropriate channel for your activity. (ex. Don't post selfies in music etc.) if needed new channels can be requested.
6. Be mindful of Staff and Administrators. We are very busy and will get to your submissions and requests as soon as possible
7. You must be 18+ to be a member of our server. If you are found to be underage it will result in an immediate ban.
8. No trolling, griefing, or bullying. These actions will not be tolerated and can result in severe disciplinary action being taken.
9. Ask before messaging any of the other members. This rule applies to everyone. Unsolicited messages of any kind can result in disciplinary action.
10. Breaking any rule can result in a warning as a minimum punishment. 3 warning and you will be punished pending a discussion among staff. Depending on the situation you may not get 3 chances.
11. Administrator word is law and must be followed. They may enforce punishment without a warning as well as instilling a ban without prior council. They have been doin this for a long time. Do not question them.

## Roleplay Rules and Guidelines:

1. Try and respond to your open scenes or at least let your partner(s) know that you may be absent or unable to respond and if possible for how long you may be unable.
2. Don't post one line responses in roleplay unless absolutely necessary. We understand sometimes it doesn't take a paragraph to flow consistently.
3. Use proper punctuation and grammar please. We don't mind you making mistakes but try to give your partner the same quality they deliver to you in posts.
4. When making a character try to have some discipline when setting their level of strength. Overpowered characters will be denied.
5. No power gaming, metagaming, god-modding, or character snatching. Your posts will be retconned and you will receive a warning.
7. Keep out of character speech in the proper channels or use brackets if you must chat O.O.C. during roleplay.
8. Ask before joining scenes in the channel for requests. It's impolite to interrupt in a scene where you weren’t invited and can result in disciplinary action.
9. All characters must be adults, All characters must be original, All characters can be subjected to various punishments by NPC’s. This rule has NO exceptions.
10. Stay true to the lore of the world unless an exception is approved by Administrators.

## Character Creation Rules:

1. All character’s need to be created through a google doc. This is the format we use for storing character sheets. Make sure link sharing is enabled and that anyone with the link can view the document.
2. Be reasonable when creating your character. There are many ways to balance a character, please don't submit unreasonably powerful characters they will simply be rejected.
3. Be clear and concise when going through the creation process. Don't attempt to hide abilities or other important knowledge from staff.
4. Notify staff about any changes made to your character sheet after submission. It will need to be re-approved. If any changes are discovered to have been made without notifying staff then all posts after the date of the changes will be retconned for your character and you will face disciplinary action.
5. Don't steal characters or character art. If you are found to be using someone else's intellectual property without permission it will result in your character being denied or retconned as well as disciplinary action. It doesn't hurt to also credit the artist if you do have permission.
6. Try to provide as much information as possible when creating a character. It will make it much easier for staff to make the decision of whether or not to approve your character if we have all the necessary information and don't have to ask as many questions if any.
7. No Time based powers. They’re all broken and far to difficult to manage when it comes to roleplay. Its best just to avoid them.
8. Try your best to remain technologically appropriate. Exceptions can be made if the character is within reason. We aren't asking you not to be creative just please be mindful as well.
9. Only one scene may be open per character this is to keep confusion down when logging scenes.
10. New members may only have 3 characters max and all members may only have 5 characters max. If you can prove to be able to handle more without neglecting your other characters then this rule can be bypassed.