Rules
Mar 31, 2017 22:35:26 GMT
Post by Akane on Mar 31, 2017 22:35:26 GMT
General Out Of Character Rules
-Aurax has a minimum age limit of 13, we try to encourage people to develop whilst here, and keep all situations and scenarios PG as best we can. It is our top priority to ensure that our members feel comfortable and secure whilst in this environment. There is no obligation to join in or read any situations which make you feel uncomfortable. If this happens to occur on an unmarked thread; please report it to bring said thread to the attention of the moderators.
-In order to get respect, you must give it. Bullying of any sorts will not be tolerated, any such member which is found to be guilty of committing any offence (whether name calling, throwing insults, excluding others for RolePlay, etc etc) will have action taken against their account effective immediately.
-Bringing Out Of Character to In Character and vice versa is frowned upon, not only does it clutter the threads but makes replying difficult when the last In Character response has been washed out by idle chatting. We prefer to keep Out Of Character to either the appropriate board or the shout box at the bottom of the page.
-We ask that you try to match the amount you receive in a reply. Say you are given a two paragraph reply; it's polite to try and mirror this as best as you can. most people won't mind if the word count doesn't match like for like, but some do like to see the same amount put into a plot, although saying this; there is absolutely no word count or character limit.
-There is currently a limit of 15 active characters per account, though there is no limit on the amount of inactive characters permitted, so if you're already at 15, simply withdraw someone you haven't used in a while and replace them with the new one.
-Art theft will not be tolerated! All artwork must be your own, or you must acquire express consent to use it. Anyone caught stealing art and designs for characters will be prohibited from RolePlaying with said stolen designs. We encourage you all to feel inspired and even use a generator if art seems to fail you, along with coloring non-copyright bases. We will not tolerate users taking images from a specific artist without proof of claim (such as proof of purchase or invoice) and rights.
-Do not attempt to impersonate the Aurax staff. Ranks are displayed in a member's profile and will only be be changed with seniority and activity within the community.
-Inactive accounts will be deleted after a period of one month. Staff will try and contact members about this in advance but if no response is given or no valid reason provided ("I couldn't find the time to check the site" is not an excuse, simply logging into the site either via desktop or the tapatalk app, should you wish to stay active, will reset your counter) members will be required to re-register should they wish to get themselves involved again.
General In Character Rules
-Each member may have 1 Alpha, and 1 Beta character active at any one time. This ensures that everyone has the chance to play such positions, and of course, Alpha's may have their authority challenged at any time by outsiders. However, in times where roleplayers are scarce, it is perfectly acceptable to have multiple high ranking characters until roles can be challenged for or passed on to other players.
-In a RolePlay situation; if a member does not respond within 2 days and no warning given as to indicate a period of absence, said member may be skipped and the scenario continued without them. Pack functions (meetings, hunting, training) do not have to follow a posting order but cannot progress until the high ranking characters have posted. A character can opt to exit a thread at any time, and if the action goes unchallenged after an 8 hour period; the exit is accepted. A character may only challenge an exit ONCE per thread (exits are challenged by means of interaction i.e following after a character as they go to leave).
-Characters are permitted to be in multiple places at once, just make sure you can keep up with the demand for said character and can timeline the events.
-Public threads may contain mature content such as; mild to moderate sexual content (absolutely NO explicit details whatsoever but may mention it), violence, gore and blood. These threads MUST be marked [M] (Mature) and contain some forewarning as to what will be included in the thread topic so that people who do not wish to read it may simply skip over it. If you are over 18, you may ask an admin for permission to enter the NSFW section. Those who wish to partake in NSFW threads MUST give an indication of their age or they will be marked as underage and forbidden from being given the section passwords.
-Power play and God modding is strictly prohibited. Every character has their flaws, they are allowed to believe they are *perfect* but in reality; there will always be someone better than them at something or in some way.
-When creating a thread, it is preferred that it is tagged with an appropriate prefix to indicate what it entails and who can join in (see below).
FFA (Free For All) - Anyone can join.
M (Mature) - Will contain mature scenarios/content.
P (Private) - Only the intended parties may join in on this thread. If anyone wishes to join who is not listed, they must seek approval from everyone involved first.
J (Joining) - For those who have a loner wishing to join a pack, these threads may be posted on any pack land. Any Alpha or Beta may post on this thread to see what this loner has to offer them, subordinates are also permitted to post but should ideally be kept out if they hold no influence over pack decisions to ensure the new potential member can be accepted/rejected as quickly as possible. The new arrival can be met later in a different thread.
TE (Training Event) - This thread is for pack wolves over 1 year old who have not yet earned their ranks, the tasks are assigned by either an Alpha, Beta or anyone asked to do so in their place. The thread will only end once every participant has completed the task.
E (Event) - Indicates a thread which directly affects the pack by introducing; elemental/environmental changes, predators, humans, diseases etc.
-There is a character age limit of 12 years. On reaching this age; their health will begin to deteriorate throughout the course of the IC year and eventually will be removed from the Active Characters board (they are then free for you to use elsewhere or reincarnate as required).
-When naming a new character, please ask or look in the Active Characters Sections to make sure the name you wish to use is not already in use. To prevent confusion, we do not allow two or more active characters to have the same name. They can however, be similar with alternate spelling.
-All character applications must be approved by an admin and have all required fields filled in before they can be used in roleplay.
-Fighting should be kept In Character only, do not let one bad interaction with a fictional character ruin the chance for friendship!
-Characters can have any of the following abilities, and you are free to 'frankenstein' them to make the ability more to your liking (try to limit the amount of powers one wolf has so not to over power them, 2-3 should be more than enough!):
Telepathy - The ability to communicate via thoughts
Immortality - The inability to die
Clairvoyance - The ability to see/perceive future events
Mediation - The ability to speak to the dead
Foresight - The ability to see/perceive another character's intentions towards your own
Felicis - The ability to be extremely lucky