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@ 2007-10-29 22:47:00
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{Rules}

† Rules † Game Information † FAQs †
† Taken Character List † Character Application † Reservations †
† Friends Add/Drop † Hiatus/Drop †
† Suggestions & Complaints †
† [info]niflheim_rpg † [info]niflheim_logs † [info]niflheim_ooc †


General


~ No god-modding, in character or otherwise.
† Do not control characters that belong to the Mods (NPCs) or other characters.
† Do not become invincible in the game during any fights. Please remember to take a hit or five during the battle posts.
† Remember you are not allowed to defeat a monster with only one post.
† Do not automatically conjure items without reason and explanation.

~ Respect other players, regardless of their character actions. This is a role-play community, the in-character actions of characters do not necessarily reflect the player.

~ Just don’t be a Mary Sue or Gary Stu. Stay in character when playing in the RP!



Applications and Characters


~ At the moment there is a limit of three characters for each player. However, only one character per fandom.
† Any character on reserve will be reserved for a maximum of two weeks except where otherwise stated so reserve wisely.

~ When applying, make a journal for your character, because personal journals cannot be used to RP.

~ When applying, you are allowed to make up the history for your character to follow or completely disregard canon, within reason.
† If you are applying as an Original Reality, you must be as close to canon as possible while as the character's original gender.
† Alternate Reality keeps the character as the original gender/sex but there is complete freedom in history.
† Genderswitch Reality is for those who wish to apply as the gender that is opposite of the original character's; history may be the same as the original or completely different.
† Check other taken characters for the possible connections of the history of taken characters to the history of your character.




Role-playing Format and Systems


~ RP at least once every two weeks, try to update characters journals at least once every week.

~ When posting an RP session, use this format.

† LJ-cut any long posts and questionable content. For example, posts that are more than several complete paragraphs long, smut, violence, etc. should be placed under the cut.
† If your post is or would be marked by any warnings and friends-lock your post. For example, smut, strong violence, ect. should be marked by warnings. Especially smut should be under friends-lock.
† All photographs, scans, ect. containing NC-17 content must have a warning and must be placed under LJ-cut and friends-lock as with other sexual content. The images themselves must be shown as links, as the image itself should not be placed on the post itself even under LJ-cut and friends-lock.

~ Pay attention to ratings or warnings and read at your own discretion. [info]niflheim_mods and staff will not be held responsible for what you may find if you do not heed warning markings.

~ Anyone under the age of 17 may not be involved in anything rated NC-17, this is mostly for your safety as well as ours. It is law in the United States and I do not wish to go to jail.

~ If you have a set of RP logs or sessions that relate to each other, link them together. For example, for a discussion between two characters that came before a certain related incident, link the discussion to the related incident in the Log's header.

~ Stay in character at least most of the time. This should be an unspoken rule, but because of previous issues with character behavior this rule will serve as a reminder here.

~ Angst is welcome within reasonable limits. We do not want to see any unnecessary explosions of characters, ultimately distorting character personalities and creating a domino effect. For example, a character should not angst to the point that all the other characters of the entire RP become dedicated to preserving their mental and physical health. However, that does not mean you cannot play a character like that for a while, reasonably a month to three months real time. Due to the idea and plot of the game, extreme angst is fine but should not be overdone.

~ Crack is welcome, within reasonable limits. For example, please do not RP crack exclusively, because the RP runs on a continuous storyline and persistent, semi-realistic setting.

~ Slash (Yaoi), femme-slash (Yuri) and hetero are welcome. Smut is welcome, within reasonable limits. Please do not RP smut exclusively. Please remember to F-lock any Smut, or Mature rating posts.

~ Violence is welcome, however, please do not kill other characters, especially by graphically spilling their bodily organs and fluids across the ground, unless with the permission by the other person. Also, please refrain from killing someone in the game. Not only is this not nice. It is not encourage unless the person has decided to leave the RP and wanted a "spectacular" way out.

~ Please remember to tag all RolePlaying Logs with your designated tag: {Version} Character Name
† Example {OR} Uzumaki Naruto.




Message Board Community


~ This pertains to the community, [info]niflheim_rpg

~ The only posts must be notices of any kind for other characters and players' knowledge
† Notices can range anything for asking if a certain character is near by, requesting a meeting with an NPC or another character. Creating a player event and notifying everyone.
† Posts may be “voice” posts, rather than “written” notices for those who are not as techno savvy as other characters or blind.
† Notices will sometimes include information from the mods concerning NPCs and possibly some player-characters.
† You may make all posts “Public” or “Screened” so long as you put either or in the subject line. Screening makes the notice private-reading for a certain person or group. Public is for everyone to read.

~ Do not introduce yourself here, do so in the OoC community.



Out of Character Community


~ This pertains to the community, [info]niflheim_ooc

~ No godmodding, out of character or otherwise.

~ Respect other players. Insults and flames are deleted and players will be given a warning. Repeat offenses will result in a ban of any number of days.

~ Any potential flame wars will be prevented in the best available manner. Players will be given a warning, but failure to comply will result in a ban of any number of days.

~ Trolling will result in a permanent ban, including character deletion.

~ If a maintainer hands you a can of OMGSTFU, take it reasonably.
† Maintainers will take disciplinary actions if they have reason to believe a player has shown behavior to deserve it.


~ Free speech and expression are welcome, within reason. Basically, keep contents relatively tasteful. Do not act like a Homophobic, Heterophobic, or any type of hater. Try not to unintentionally (or intentionally) insult someone. Remember, you may squick at some things that others like/enjoy.

~ OOC character interaction within the OOC community is welcome. There is no need to stay in-character.
† Any role playing done within the OOC community does not affect the original plot of "Niflheim."

~ Anything-goes: other rules have priority over this.

~ One player can make a maximum of two posts per day in the OOC community. Failure to comply will result in the third post deleted and a warning. Repeated offenses will result in a ban of any number of days.
† New posts aside, players can comment on other posts as much as they like, within reason. For example, do not spam comments aimlessly.


~ Players can freely post content and discussions. There is no posting format.
† LJ-cut any long posts and questionable content. For example, posts that are more than several complete paragraphs long, smut, violence, etc. should be placed under the cut.
† If your post is or should should be marked by any warnings, put "WARNING" in the subject line of your post and friends-lock your post. For example, smut, strong violence, ect. should be marked by warnings.
† All photographs, scans, ect. containing NC-17 content must have a warning and must be placed under LJ-cut and friends-lock as with other sexual content. The images themselves must be shown as links, as the image itself should not be placed on the post itself even under LJ-cut and friends-lock.
† All photographs, scans, etc. bigger than 300px x 200px must be placed under LJ-cut.
† Downloads of any sort including music, art, anime episodes, etc. must be placed under friends-lock.

~ One-liner posts are deleted. Anything categorized as spam will be deleted.
† Spam includes posts which hold no purpose except to be there, posts containing less than approximately one hundred characters or approximately three sentences - whichever is greater of the two, posts of inappropriate or unrelated advertising.



† Rules † Game Information † FAQs †
† Taken Character List † Character Application † Reservations †
† Friends Add/Drop † Hiatus/Drop †
† Suggestions & Complaints †

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