Roleplaying Rules
Aug 23, 2018 16:15:55 GMT
Post by Screech on Aug 23, 2018 16:15:55 GMT
1. Topics going at the SAME TIME do not relate to each other.
2. No paradoxing. Only once a topic is finished does a cat have a memory of that topic in new topics. But only ones created after the first was finished. It may sound confusing, but topics shouldn't last all that long.
3. If a member was, for example, a kit when posting in a topic but had their ceremony and is now an apprentice, they are still a kit in that topic, NOT an apprentice. They need to finish that topic how they started it-as a kit.
4. Please don't post in old topics. Check the date on the latest post if you are unsure if it's recent. After about a month, it's considered an old topic.
5. Don't control another member's cat in topics. If they're not posting, wait. Give them time, you don't know how their life works. For all you know, they only get two hours of time a day to go on, or they're on vacation, or they had an urgent matter to attend to, or they forgot to log off, etc., etc.
7. Give members a chance to post. If there are more than two members involved in a topic, give everyone a chance to say something, to get a word in edge-wise, ya' know? You never know when someone may have a really good reply.
8. Go with the flow of the topic. Whoever started it had something in mind when they made it, so don't just have a fox come out of nowhere to attack you, or interrupt a member when they're addressing another cat. It's rude and makes the topic-starter feel bad.
9. Maybe most important of all, ACT YOUR RANK. If you're a kit, act like a kit. You don't know anything! You've barely even been around! If you're an apprentice, act like an apprentice. You know some things at first, sure, but that's only what you were able to gather from living for six moons inside your camp. You need to
10. LEARN what ShadowClan smells like. You need to LEARN what death berries are. You need to LEARN the proper hunting position. You need to LEARN what the Thunderpath is. Please don't act like you know everything just so you can get your warrior name-it doesn't work like that, it'll just take longer. When you're a warrior, I'd assume you know a lot by now, but if you haven't seen something in a topic, you don't know it.
11. Role-play in third person. Because you aren't actually the cat, they're just your character. Ex: (Not what to do) I walked through the bushes and pounced on the mouse. Ex: (To do) Mistpelt walked through the bushes and pounced on the mouse.
12. All role-playing topics are in past-tense. Like the actual Warriors books. Ex: (Not what to do) Mistpelt walks down the Thunderpath, and she sees the intruders a couple of fox lengths away. Ex: (To do) Mistpelt walked down the Thunderpath, and she saw the intruders a couple of fox lengths away.
13. Please try to write with good grammar and spelling. It's sometimes hard for others to read someones post if it doesn't have punctuation or all the words have typos. Ex: (Bad) Ttaurtku rann threw the bushese ot the noyse whats going on he mewed.
Ex: (Good) Taturataku ran through the bushes to the noise. "What's going on?!" He mewed.
You may have up to five characters. Preferably, each character should be in a different Clan, but they don't have to be.
14. You may not make any prophecies without an administrator's permission.
15. Absolutely no Godmodding. This is when one plays a character that can never be destroyed, harmed, is avoiding impossible amounts of damage, etc. The character, however, can hurt and/or kill the other characters without giving the other characters a chance. It is also when your cat knows knows information that they shouldn't. Do not be a Godmodder.
16. StarClan reveals warnings and prophecies to leaders and medicine cats, though mostly medicine cats. Prophecies may be shown to cats of lower rank with the permission of an administrator.
17. All cats hoping to move/join a clan must ask the leader of that clan for permission before joining, regardless of age. Even if a warrior hopes to adopt a Rogue/Loner/Kittypet kit, they must have the permission of a Clan leader. Whether this is RPed or dealt with through PMs is up to you.
18. Absolutely no mating scenes. This includes implying that your cats mated and force-mating. No mating whatsoever.
19. All cats must wait until they are warriors to have kits.
20. All kits with a forbidden heritage must have parents that exist on WCC. We do not allow NPC Parents with complex backstories such as being a former deputy, being in a cross-clan relationship or having run away from the clan. If you wish for parents with complex backstories, you must arrange for this with a fellow RPer.
21. You may have a maximum of 10 animals. Staff can have extra animals, but regular roleplayers may have no more than 10.
Credit to WCC for these rules. Some rules were altered / deleted, but all rules were originally Copy + Pasted from WCC.
2. No paradoxing. Only once a topic is finished does a cat have a memory of that topic in new topics. But only ones created after the first was finished. It may sound confusing, but topics shouldn't last all that long.
3. If a member was, for example, a kit when posting in a topic but had their ceremony and is now an apprentice, they are still a kit in that topic, NOT an apprentice. They need to finish that topic how they started it-as a kit.
4. Please don't post in old topics. Check the date on the latest post if you are unsure if it's recent. After about a month, it's considered an old topic.
5. Don't control another member's cat in topics. If they're not posting, wait. Give them time, you don't know how their life works. For all you know, they only get two hours of time a day to go on, or they're on vacation, or they had an urgent matter to attend to, or they forgot to log off, etc., etc.
7. Give members a chance to post. If there are more than two members involved in a topic, give everyone a chance to say something, to get a word in edge-wise, ya' know? You never know when someone may have a really good reply.
8. Go with the flow of the topic. Whoever started it had something in mind when they made it, so don't just have a fox come out of nowhere to attack you, or interrupt a member when they're addressing another cat. It's rude and makes the topic-starter feel bad.
9. Maybe most important of all, ACT YOUR RANK. If you're a kit, act like a kit. You don't know anything! You've barely even been around! If you're an apprentice, act like an apprentice. You know some things at first, sure, but that's only what you were able to gather from living for six moons inside your camp. You need to
10. LEARN what ShadowClan smells like. You need to LEARN what death berries are. You need to LEARN the proper hunting position. You need to LEARN what the Thunderpath is. Please don't act like you know everything just so you can get your warrior name-it doesn't work like that, it'll just take longer. When you're a warrior, I'd assume you know a lot by now, but if you haven't seen something in a topic, you don't know it.
11. Role-play in third person. Because you aren't actually the cat, they're just your character. Ex: (Not what to do) I walked through the bushes and pounced on the mouse. Ex: (To do) Mistpelt walked through the bushes and pounced on the mouse.
12. All role-playing topics are in past-tense. Like the actual Warriors books. Ex: (Not what to do) Mistpelt walks down the Thunderpath, and she sees the intruders a couple of fox lengths away. Ex: (To do) Mistpelt walked down the Thunderpath, and she saw the intruders a couple of fox lengths away.
13. Please try to write with good grammar and spelling. It's sometimes hard for others to read someones post if it doesn't have punctuation or all the words have typos. Ex: (Bad) Ttaurtku rann threw the bushese ot the noyse whats going on he mewed.
Ex: (Good) Taturataku ran through the bushes to the noise. "What's going on?!" He mewed.
You may have up to five characters. Preferably, each character should be in a different Clan, but they don't have to be.
14. You may not make any prophecies without an administrator's permission.
15. Absolutely no Godmodding. This is when one plays a character that can never be destroyed, harmed, is avoiding impossible amounts of damage, etc. The character, however, can hurt and/or kill the other characters without giving the other characters a chance. It is also when your cat knows knows information that they shouldn't. Do not be a Godmodder.
16. StarClan reveals warnings and prophecies to leaders and medicine cats, though mostly medicine cats. Prophecies may be shown to cats of lower rank with the permission of an administrator.
17. All cats hoping to move/join a clan must ask the leader of that clan for permission before joining, regardless of age. Even if a warrior hopes to adopt a Rogue/Loner/Kittypet kit, they must have the permission of a Clan leader. Whether this is RPed or dealt with through PMs is up to you.
18. Absolutely no mating scenes. This includes implying that your cats mated and force-mating. No mating whatsoever.
19. All cats must wait until they are warriors to have kits.
20. All kits with a forbidden heritage must have parents that exist on WCC. We do not allow NPC Parents with complex backstories such as being a former deputy, being in a cross-clan relationship or having run away from the clan. If you wish for parents with complex backstories, you must arrange for this with a fellow RPer.
21. You may have a maximum of 10 animals. Staff can have extra animals, but regular roleplayers may have no more than 10.
Credit to WCC for these rules. Some rules were altered / deleted, but all rules were originally Copy + Pasted from WCC.