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- | ====== SITE RULES ====== | + | === SITE RULES === |
First and foremost, know this. The Admins and STs are held to the same standards as everyone else. And we take care to ensure that they are not running characters in their own scenes whenever possible. When they have to do so, their actions are monitored by an admin or another ST, to keep everything on the up and up. | First and foremost, know this. The Admins and STs are held to the same standards as everyone else. And we take care to ensure that they are not running characters in their own scenes whenever possible. When they have to do so, their actions are monitored by an admin or another ST, to keep everything on the up and up. | ||
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- | ===== The Rules ===== | + | < |
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- __**Don' | - __**Don' | ||
- __**Believe what you want, leave it at the door.**__\\ We have seen what happens when people bring personal politics into a game and then expect everyone else to tiptoe around them. We do not care what your personal political beliefs are. There is no faster way to start a flame war in this day and age than starting political debates in OOC chats, and there' | - __**Believe what you want, leave it at the door.**__\\ We have seen what happens when people bring personal politics into a game and then expect everyone else to tiptoe around them. We do not care what your personal political beliefs are. There is no faster way to start a flame war in this day and age than starting political debates in OOC chats, and there' | ||
- __**Don' | - __**Don' | ||
- | - __**The rules are up to us. Not you.**__\\ We're mixing a lot of different systems that were never designed to be used together, so we have to make some adjustments to get all of the gears to mesh. We'll handle that side of things. If you find something that contradicts something with the books, you bring it to us, and we'll discuss it and rule on it. You don't wing it without telling us. We probably won't find the solution that you like best, but hopefully, we will find the one that works best for everyone.\\ \\ | + | - __**The rules are up to us. Not you.**__\\ We're mixing a lot of different systems that were never designed to be used together, so we have to make some adjustments to get all of the gears to mesh. We'll handle that side of things. If you find something that contradicts something with the books, you bring it to us, and we'll discuss it and rule on it. You don't wing it without telling us. We probably won't find the solution that you like best, but hopefully, we will find the one that works best for everyone.\\ \\ Please take note that we are unlikely to tolerate book-lawyering. Because of the fact that this is a multi-splat game, sometimes, we have to rule differently from what it says in the books. Bringing a contradiction to our attention is not the same as arguing for days upon days about a specific ruling. Trust in us. We won't screw you over. STs who try that never stay ST for long on this server. \\ \\ |
- __**The STs' decisions are not final, but that doesn' | - __**The STs' decisions are not final, but that doesn' | ||
- __**The STs have lives outside of this game.**__\\ We have jobs, families, and OOC obligations. Please work with us, and please be patient. //Only come to us about requests when it has been **THREE** days since your request has been posted without a response.// Don't be that player that elicits a groan and an instant headache when we see a DM from you in our inbox.\\ \\ | - __**The STs have lives outside of this game.**__\\ We have jobs, families, and OOC obligations. Please work with us, and please be patient. //Only come to us about requests when it has been **THREE** days since your request has been posted without a response.// Don't be that player that elicits a groan and an instant headache when we see a DM from you in our inbox.\\ \\ | ||
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- __**Respect the IC/OOC divide.**__\\ No, we're not just talking about metagaming, that's RP 101, and everyone knows not to do it. Your character will not get along with everyone. This is the World of Darkness, it's not only statistically inevitable, but it's also a near certainty, often for reasons that seem unfair, arbitrary, and quite possibly downright bigoted. Please understand that any negative interactions between your character and someone else's character are not an attack on you as a person. If they were, that person would be banned, no questions asked. We're all friends here, and at the end of the day, we're all here to play a game and have fun. Which brings us to...\\ \\ | - __**Respect the IC/OOC divide.**__\\ No, we're not just talking about metagaming, that's RP 101, and everyone knows not to do it. Your character will not get along with everyone. This is the World of Darkness, it's not only statistically inevitable, but it's also a near certainty, often for reasons that seem unfair, arbitrary, and quite possibly downright bigoted. Please understand that any negative interactions between your character and someone else's character are not an attack on you as a person. If they were, that person would be banned, no questions asked. We're all friends here, and at the end of the day, we're all here to play a game and have fun. Which brings us to...\\ \\ | ||
- __**Have fun.**__\\ It's why we're here. If you're not having fun, tell us. We'll talk about it and see if we can find the fun for you. | - __**Have fun.**__\\ It's why we're here. If you're not having fun, tell us. We'll talk about it and see if we can find the fun for you. | ||
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+ | <tabbox Posting Etiquette & Formalities> | ||
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+ | - __**Gaming Is Relaxing.**__\\ First thing to keep in mind is that we here in Shadows Over The South believe that as long as your posts are coherent and readable, your formatting does not truly matter. We do not have a specific set formatting that you MUST adhere to. If you prefer the formatting that published storybooks use, feel free to do that. If you prefer marking like this: [{{: | ||
+ | - __**Common Courtesy.**__\\ Whenever possible, please take the time to inform your roleplay partners about your expectations and find out what their expectations are. Try not to leave your roleplay partners wondering what happened to you when you stop responding to what was an active scene where all parties were posting within a couple of minutes of each other. \\ \\ At the same time, let them know if you would prefer the scene to remain more private and not open to any and all players to join. We understand that real life happens. But when you are able to be courteous, do so. The favor will be returned.\\ \\ Further on this, if you would like to have a scene paused, please ask to pause. When you don't ask, we will assume that you are okay with the scene going on without you. \\ \\ | ||
+ | - __**Time Sensitivities.**__\\ We have players from all over the world. What does this mean? Players may be in different timezones. Players will have different schedules. Some of us may be online often, others only a couple hours a day. Some appear when most others are asleep, some appear when others are working. This does not mean you cannot roleplay with them. It does however, mean that you should be considerate of their free time and try not to expect instant replies at all times. \\ \\ | ||
+ | - __**Patience Is A Virtue.**__\\ Adding on to the above, having patience is a very important key ingredient to play-by-post style of roleplay. Scenes do //NOT// have to start and end within the day, despite the fact that we are a living campaign. Scenes start when the first post is made, and ends when you and your partners decide to end it. It could take days real time, it could take months. In game? How long time passes doesn' | ||
+ | - __**Multiple Scenes.**__\\ We don't have scene limits. We do however, ask that you pay attention to your character' | ||
+ | - __**Scene Locking: Yes or No?**__\\ That said, in ST run scenes, the ST will let you know if your character is scene locked. Some are, some aren' | ||
+ | - __**When To Klick Klack.**__\\ So when do we roll the dice? Whenever the ST calls for a die roll. In social scenes, there are several situations where you'd like to roll dice or to see dice being rolled. This is fine. Most players are quite accommodating and if you guys decide to roll dice, have at it. \\ \\ Do note though that some die rolls (especially Knowledge rolls or rolls relating to splat specific abilities/ | ||
+ | - __**Ping The ST? Don't Ping The ST. Ping The ST? Don't Ping The ST.**__\\ Pay attention to your splat STs. They will let you know if they are unavailable for pinging. Err on the side of caution and ask other STs or veteran players if a ping is required if you are unsure. Usually though? We //want// you to ping us when it is needed. Promise, we're very friendly and will be glad to answer your questions. \\ \\ Only time we would get annoyed is if you start spamming that ping multiple times for the same reason and don't bother to have patience for the ST you pinged to be able to answer. Remember, we are human too and we have lives too. Rule of thumb is if there has been no answer in //3 or more days//, ping again. \\ \\ | ||
+ | - __**The End...? | ||
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+ | <tabbox Play-By-Post Lexicon> | ||
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+ | * __**Async: | ||
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+ | * __**Cardboarding: | ||
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+ | * __**CtD: | ||
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+ | * __**DtF: | ||
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+ | * __**HtR: | ||
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+ | * __**IC:**__ In Character. | ||
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+ | * __**IRL: | ||
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+ | * __**Living Campaign: | ||
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+ | * __**MtA: | ||
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+ | * __**MtR: | ||
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+ | * __**OOC: | ||
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+ | * __**PbP: | ||
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+ | * __**RP:**__ Roleplay. Where you play a role as a character in an ever evolving story. | ||
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+ | * __**Splat: | ||
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+ | * __**VtM: | ||
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+ | * __**WoD: | ||
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+ | * __**WtA: | ||
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