Post by President Coin on Aug 31, 2011 21:07:00 GMT -5
BASIC RULES/C-BOX
* It is REQUIRED to have read at least the first two books of the Hunger Games trilogy, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. It is highly recommended, but not required to have read the third book as well. Simply having seen the movie (when applicable) does not cut it.
* This site is at intermediate level. As such, if you are new to proboards and not familiar with this style of role playing, this site may not be a good one to learn on. Also, this site is PG-13. If the admins/Gamemakers believe that a post exceeds this, you will be asked to change or delete it.
* Be courteous to other members. No harassing, taunting, slander, etc. Keep things rated G, so no explicit language or graphics in the IC-CBOX. Admins reserve the right to deny a person membership on the site if we believe they are being overly disrespectful to either the administration or the members in general.
* Do not advertise in the cbox.
* Keep all in-character chat in the in-character (IC) cbox and out of character (OOC) talk in the OOC cbox.
APPLICATION
* Please use celebrities only as face claims. No myspace, flickr, or scene kids will be even considered.
* Do not change the application form in any way. If your character has some form of special ability, work it into one of the sections already on the form.
* Do not assume relationships (close friends, bitter enemies, etc) with other characters unless it is either a canon relationship or already agreed upon by both parties.
* Admins hold the right to deny applications if we feel they do not live up to site expectations or rules.
* Please do not pester the Admins when your application is finished. We will get to it as soon as we can.
* Actors/actresses that played characters that were killed in The Hunger Games film CANNOT be used for original character face claims. If you are unsure who this includes, a cast list can be found on The Hunger Games' page on IMDB.
* For the time being, we will not be accepting any more original characters who have been tortured by the Capitol. The only such character we'll accept are those that this is canon for. We are looking for characters that have joined their respective side because they wanted to, not because they were tortured and forced to.
ACTIVITY
* There will be regular activity checks. Admins reserve the right to delete your account if you fail to sign into the activity check without having posted a leave of absence, or if neither of us know of your whereabouts. A member can reapply for a deleted character.
* Members who either chose to leave or who lose all of their characters do to inactivity, may return to the site again and reapply. HOWEVER, they may only do this twice before being banned from return. We need people who are committed to being active to keep the plotline going.
POSTING
* As stated before, this is an intermediate site. All in-character posts must be at least 300 WORDS and in 3rd person, past tense (“He ran”, “She thought” etc).
* No God-moding. That is to say, don’t assume your attack with hit the opponent or something similar. Give the other person the opportunity to respond and to decide what they want to happen with their character.
* If a thread is listed as “Open” if is free for anyone to enter. But if there have already been several posts back and forth in the thread, ask before joining. Threads marked with a specific character’s/characters’ name are meant for that character and the thread’s creator alone.
GRAPHICS
*Avatars must be 100x100. Signatures can be no larger than 500x600. This is simply so as not to stretch the screen. Make sure at least one of these is a picture of your character; this makes it easier for others to know what your character looks like.
THE ARENA
* Fights between characters must be agreed upon by both characters. You can NPC someone for a fight, but please do not make these too lengthy (e.g. detailed explanation, dialogue exchange). If you want to mention an NPC fight in passing that is fine.
* Victory in the arena will be decided on a point system. Each month there will be awards including Male of the Month, Female of the Month, and Roleplayer of the Month. Male and Female of the Month (MotM and FotM resp.) will gain a point for their side or no point if a neutral character. Roleplayer of the month will gain 3 points for their character's side, or will have the opportunity to choose one (1) side to get the three points should they have multiple characters on both sides.
* Characters specified for the arena must stay in the arena. Those specified for outside the arena must stay outside the arena unless arrangements are made for them to be able to enter it. Once a character enters the arena, they are not able to leave it without good reason. All character passing between arena and the rest of Panem must be cleared by the admins/Gamemakers.
FINAL NOTES
* When filling out the application, in the section labeled “Rules”, type in the word “Nevermore”.
* Rules are subject to change.
