Post by Feliciano Vargas on Feb 5, 2011 0:10:27 GMT -8
DO NOT TL;DR
[li]Please Read everything under 1) Survival Basics aka The World After the War, Rules to Survive (here), Random Events, FAQ, After Acceptance and Atmosphere. 2) Everything under Maps & Locations so you have an idea of what vault your character can come from, which towns are being rebuilt, and how the world is currently shaped.
[/li][li]If you have any questions, check the FAQ first please. If you have a question that hs not been answered there either make a reply to FAQ to ask or contact the mods by PM or aim wastelandmods. This is a shared aim account. If any of the admins are online, this will be up and open.
[/li][li]Players must be over the age of 16. No exceptions.
[/li][li]Play nice. We're not asking you to love everyone, simply to keep personal feelings under control. Three major complaints and you're out of here. This can be continuous harassment, spamming, flaming, god modding, or absolute failure to play your character IC.
[/li][li]Highlight this entire post. There's a password at the bottom that you must post in the beginning of your app. This is to make sure the rules are read.
[/li][li]No excessive cussing OOC, and keep IC profanity moderate. Mark threads containing F-bombs 'R' in their title.
[/li][li]You may start out with one character, and after successful activity checks proceed to apply for more. The limit is four: two canon and two original characters.
[/li][li]Activity Checks. There will be one at the end of every month. If you do not respond within a week, and are not on hiatus, your account will be frozen and your threads locked. You will receive an email from the admin. If you do not reply to that email your account will be deleted.
[/li][li] Hiatus status: if you need time to take a break, complete homework/study, or just cannot come to the computer: please post in the Hiatus thread. If possible, state how long you'll be gone. If you'll be absent for over a month, we advise you to drop, but you're welcome to explain any extenuating circumstances to the admins and we'll see how it works out. You do not need to reply to activity checks when on Hiatus.[/li][/ul]
Password: Kidnap the Sandy Claws
[li]You cannot take a character that is already taken. Please read the cast list carefully for any and all names a country may be listed under.
[/li][li]Reserve your character before working on an application. If someone else has reserved the character then it is counted as a challenge. Mods will debate and the person with the application they think suits the game and holds true to the character/country stereotypes will win. For new members holds last a week with an extension of one week if asked before the original deadline is up. Members who already have characters can have an unlimited time on holds unless said hold is challenged - then they must turn in the application by the time the new member challenger does or drop the hold.
[/li][li]No character under the age of 18. They may look, think, or act younger than this but their physical age must be at least 18.
[/li][li]Canon character characterization must be adhered to.
[/li][li]Original characters are a good choice if you want more freedom to play with your character's personality. OCs must be real countries and can include micro nations but not States.
[/li][li]Four characters are the most one role player can play: two canon and two original characters. You must pass one activity check between each new character and if your activity slips for 2 activity checks you will be contacted by mods and asked to drop a character until your activity is brought back up.
[/li][li]When your character is accepted, please read this thread and follow the instructions for making threads under certain boards for your character.
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[li] Naming Threads - in the title please set it up like this: PLACE: Rating (if needed) - Title [Who]. If it is an open thread such as a forum event or you're just looking for some people to interact with replace the "Who" with "Open"
[/li][li]Stay IC while role playing. You may have ooc messages within noticable barriers: [[]], {{}}, (()), ect. But do not let these become longer than your role play post.
[/li][li]No killing off characters, yours or otherwise. If you're dropping the character, you may write them out (by, say, disappearing them without a trace) but any thread that prohibits players from picking up the character after you will simply be deleted.
[/li][li]Be realistic. Keep in mind injuries and their effects on your character's actions; keep in mind fatigue and hunger. If your character is small, they probably can't hold their alcohol too well. Be wise when choosing how you act and react.
[/li][li]There is no limit or cap for threads or posts. Your word count is up to you, as is the length of your thread. Please try and bring threads to some kind of close, however. If it dies, it happens, but try to not let this happen often.
[/li][li]Role play must be in the third person, or 'novel/paragraph style'.
[/li][li]Yes, you may have more graphic content, like sexual situations or very violent gut churning fights, but be sure to label it! Place either 'R' or 'NSFW' in the thread, as appropriate, and include the reason: "R (Severe Language/Violence) - Thread Title" or "NSFW (Smut and Extreme Gore/Violence) - Thread Title".
[/li][li]Sexual situations are allowed, but if you're going to go all out between two characters for the simple sake of it, you should do so over PMs.
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[li]Journals: This is how we--the readers and community members--can keep up with the inner workings of your character. These will be written within the Journals board. If you decide to write a journal, it must remain in character at all times. No fourth wall. **EDIT** I've decided to make it cleaner that each character should just make one thread for themselves and when they have a new journal they can just update by posting a new reply to their own thread, that way this board doesn't get too cluttered.
However, the journal itself can be about anything at all. You can post dreams, nightmares, something they saw, heard, NPCs that pissed off your character or maybe someone they got lucky with. Remember, your character is suppose to represent their nation. Go check the real world's news for inspiration.
OR!
[/li][li]"Action Posts": These are mini-threads with yourself, which may describe something that is the result of a thread, or be the motivation to start a thread later. You may mention other characters, but you cannot control a taken character unless given permission by the role player.
[/li][li]Letters and Parcels: It'd be wise for everyone to frequently check this board. It can be used to send letter and present (or threats!) to fellow members, be them family, friend or foe. Keep in mind everything is sent by caravan and single courier now so it will take a while for the package/letter to get to it's destination. Please try and be a bit realistic if you're sending something from Vegas to the east coast - it's going to take a while. Depending on your preference you can either post the date it was mailed and the approximate day of delivery OR go ahead and post it as "delivered", but make sure your character did indeed have time to send it that 2 weeks back - can't send a care package to mum if you're in the middle of a mission from the mafia to destroy those pesky acid spitting ants in the desert a few miles south.[/li][/ul]