Post by ShrewStar on Apr 8, 2013 20:25:03 GMT -5
Hello. If you have not yet joined the roleplay, be sure to read these rules. They are extremely important. Rules in white are the most important. If you break a regular rule, you will receive a strike. A strike is like a tally mark. If you receive three strikes/tallies, you will be temporarily kicked from the forum and map. It depends on how severe, so it shouldn't be bad. Now, white rules are different. Since they are the most powerful, if you break one, you will automatically be punished in game, and temporarily banned from the forum and map. Those as you can tell are a bit more strict, but I trust that you won't even dare break one. Thank you for your cooperation. -Your Staff
1. Respect your fellow roleplayers! They want to have fun in this roleplay just as much as you do.
2. Respect your Staff! They made all of this possible for you to have fun! Show some thanks!
.EyeOfTheWolf.
xXShadowDemonXx
midnightdevil
DarkDemon6601
3. Don't disobey the warrior code, unless it is part of a planned plot, and the administrator agrees. Leaders are to follow the following punishments, depending on how badly the cat does;
Kits
Concealed to the nursery
Must wait longer to be an apprentice
Apprentices
Concealed to camp
Eat after the others
Help the elders (or help them more if already helping)
Must wait longer to be a warrior
Warriors
Not allowed to be deputy
Deliver food to the queens, and elders
Concealed to camp unless escorted by the deputy himself/herself
4. Honestly. It's called Forbidden Love for a reason. ABSOLUTELY NO FORBIDDEN LOVE! Period. If we find it, you will be asked to stop it immediately. You can't run away from your clan just to be with your little lovie-dovie-love-bird. You will be permanently banned.
5. Do not deliberately disobey moderators, global moderators, or any of the staff.
6. We are a very friendly roleplay, so don't cuss, please. Don't throw unexpected f-bombs, or female dog. If we find problems with your phrases, you will be kicked. Permanently. Keep your cussing at a minimum!
7. If you are a warrior, don't just start a patrol if you are bored, even if the leader or deputy isn't online. If they (he/she) is online, you must ask your deputy's permission, or you leader, depending on who's online.
8. Do not mate beg. That is just... so annoying. If you're caught mate begging, you will be warned at first, but the second time, you'll get a strike. The third time you do it, there will be no warning, just immediate strike, as for fourth. Even if you are given a warning first, don't do it just for the fun of it.
9. Don't cross the borders without a leader's permission! You can't ask the administrator, for it is totally up to the leader.
10. Stay REALISTIC! If you are a kit, and you posted, 'The kit looked over, and saw two strange cats in the clearing. She trailed after her leader, curiously.' Now. Really? Would a kit be like that? No! They'd be frightened, and run to their mommy. I expect to have your frightened, and innocent nature as a kit.
11. Don't make drama just because you're bored! Ask a leader's permission first, and they MUST agree!
12. Stay literate! Your RP Sample when we recruited you should have been your worst RP! Each post should be at a minimum of THREE COMPLETE sentences! If you post two, before posting, type: -s-, (short), <S>, or anything acknowledging the fact that you're sorry your post was so short. At maximum, only have your post on a piece of three posts in all. If you have a sentence or so moree after three posts, I'll let it pass, but don't take it so easily. If you want to let other roleplayers know that you are continuing the post, put a -c-, (continue) <C>, or something showing you are to continue. When you have finished your post, type -d-, (done), <D>, or something showing that you are done typing.
13. We plead you stay active! Try and give us quite a bit of your free time, and if you can't be online for whatever reason, you MUST first post in the 'Absences' thread. If you had no time at all, you'll get a warning. ATTENTION!: If you are a Leader, Deputy, Medicine Cat, or Medicine Cat Apprentice, YOU SHOULD BE THE MOST ACTIVE! We ask that if you are a high rank, that this should be your only roleplay, but we aren't going to force you. If you are high ranked in another RP, your are restricted from becoming one here. If you are offline, or inactive too much, you will be kicked permanently, unless the admin allows you in (RARELY). If you are an inactive high rank, you will be permanently de-ranked.
14. What your leader says, goes. What the Staff says: GOES. Deputies, your words will not mean kick, unless you are a part of the Staff. If we find back asssing, or deliberately not listening, depending on how bad it is, we may ban you.
15. DO NOT. I repeat, DO NOT go out and make a prophecy for your character, or a group of them! Only Staff and leaders can give prophecies! NO DREAMS FROM STARCLAN OR THE DARK FOREST! EVER!(Medicine Cats and rarely Medicine Cat Apprentices are allowed StarClan dreams with leader's permission first.)
16. Don't make a plot without leader's permission! We already have a plot, so don't go and screw it up. This will result in permanent ban.
17. No relations to the four original clans, or Scourge, Sasha, Barley, or the tribe. Never.
18. This will cause a constant problem, so I'll go ahead and restrict it now. We are absolutely NOT-OK with your character being; Foxes, Badgers, Dogs, Horses, Cows, Birds, Humans, Lynxes, Mountain Lions/Cougars or any other kind of NON-CAT ANIMAL. Loners and Rogues are NOT allowed unless the RP owner OK's it for a certain reason. Also, since there are no twoleg nests, forget about asking about kittypets. N.O.
19. NO kit is allowed to join without a mother. If you cannot locate one, you must join as another rank.
20. I am going to add on to/relate to rule number 19. You may NOT join as a kit that is six moons old, ready to be an apprentice. If you are joining the RP as a kit, you must start out as a brand new newborn, or an unborn.
21. Kits are to act as kits! No kit would openly wander from camp, nor would they face down against an older cat. All kits are to stay in the camp, much more Nursery. If a kit is bored being a kit, then why did they want to be a kit in the first place?
22. NO CLAN SWAPPING! If your cat dies, you may rejoin in the same clan. It is a tough choice, yet you're going to have to be strong, and choose. If you are caught clan swapping, don't even bother coming back.
23. You can be a little snob in character, but please know the limit of when to stop. Also, do not take RP seriously. They can be a mean person in RP, but that doesn't mean they are out of RP.
24. It's common sense not to give the map to other people. If we find a stray in the map, they will automatically be banned. No questions asked. The person who gave them the map will be punished immediately, and if you don't fess up, you're going to wish you'd never given the map away. LEADERS AND STAFF ARE THE ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO GIVE AWAY THE MAP! NEVER EVER post the map link on feral-heart, even if whispering it. If you are whispered the map link by someone, you must report to the leader immediately. Don't worry, we won't tell the person that told you that you gave them away.
25. If you are a high rank, like Leader, Medicine Cat, Deputy, or Med Cat Apprentice, you may ONLY have one character in the clan. If you aren't deputy yet, the leader will tell you that you are about to become the deputy, and give you a heads-up on a plot to have your other character disappear, die, or whatever reason they may vanish.
26. This is absolutely awful. I am adding on to rule number 25. If you are told you are to be deputy by your leader, don't act all proud and awesome, or more wise, all-powerful, strict, AND MOST OF ALL, DO NOT GIVE HINTS THAT YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE DEPUTY! If anyone finds out that you are going to be deputy, you can forget becoming a high rank again.
27. Adding to the NO NON-CAT ANIMALS rule, don't start fights with ones either. You can only fight and animal if you are hunting prey, or an actual leader's OK is permitted.
28. You may NOT, NOT use the prefixes Stream, Breeze, Vine, or Leaf! NOT OKAY: Streamclaw, Breezefur, Vinepelt, Leafstripe. OK: RoughStream, WildBreeze, JaggedVine, RedLeaf. As long as it does not START with any of those, it's allowed to slip, yet it's preferred not to.
29. If you are a queen, you must have a REAL mate, not an NPC. If you say that you have had a mate in the past that was a real person, we are to verify this person and have their O.K.
30. If you are a she-cat, and this probably goes for toms as well, if there is a motherless and/or fatherless kit (which there should not be.) in the clan, don't plead to adopt it, or don't temporarily adopt it without the LEADER's ok.
31. If you are OOC (Out Of Character), please don't mess with other people. You may chat, but keep it to group. If you are caught doing things you shouldn't, we, as staff members, will make the rules for OOC chat from there. Also, if you are IC (In Character), don't use local for regular chatting. Local is for ROLEPLAY POSTS ONLY.
32. This is strongly attached to Rule No# 31. This shows what each chat is used for.
Local - RP Posts
Group - OOC Chat
General - Important things ONLY
Whisper - Anything you need with someone else
Party - Started with leader's permission ONLY
Movies - Please don't do these...
AGING RULES
"One real life day is equal to one Warrior Cat's moon."
Kit
Must remain a kit for 5-6 days, before becoming an apprentice. [No joining and being 6 moons old, ready to be an apprentice.
Apprentice
Apprentices will remain so for at least 7-9 days, depending on who is mentoring them. It can take up to longer if need be. Apprentices are LEARNING how to hunt, to fight, to patrol. So if you RP as if your character is a one time master, we will warn you.
Warriors
Warriors age at their own pace, but one IRL day is still one moon. But please age along the same lines as others. As a warrior, you must not be lazing around and doing nothing all the time. Please try to participate in activities such as: patrols, hunting, and maybe apprentice fight practices.
Medicine Cat Apprentice
We should all know how long it takes a Med-Cat App to become a full med-cat. [When the med-cat dies]. A Med-cat apprentice must learn the herbs, not already know them like a master. Med-cat apprentices are not allowed to get Starclan messages unless at the moonpool, even then, they are not allowed to be major prophecies, unless instructed otherwise.
Medicine Cat
A medicine cat has to follow the one IRL day equals one moon rule. Med-cats are meant to know a vast knowledge of herbs, and how to treat all sorts of sickness, and injuries. Med-cats may get dreams of starclan only when at the moonpool. They get major prophecy dreams when the leader OK's it.
Elders
Elders have done their time in the clan, whether it's from old age, or major injury. We ask Elders stay in the clan camp. You can boss the apprentices to your heart's content.
Deputy
As a Deputy, your job is to be active, to be able to make leader like decisions. This is probably the most sought out rank, and not fulfilling your job as a Deputy may cause a leader to replace you. Aging a Deputy follows for normal warriors. Please note, if something were to happen to the leader. IC or OOC. The deputy WILL take the lead place.
Leader
Leaders are chosen after meeting requirements in the auditions board. I, ShrewStar, will not tell you how to be a leader. Nor should I have to.
The Leaders Are:
ShrewStar - .EyeOfTheWolf. - LeafClan Lead
PineStar - xXShadowDemonXx - VineClan Lead
NarrowStar - DarkDemon6601 - BreezeClan Lead
ShimmerStar - midnightdevil - StreamClan Lead
Fighting and Killing rules!
Not following these rules can get you anywhere from a stern warning, to a full on kick!
No auto hitting, godmodding, powerplaying!-
Auto hitting is when you ENSURE an attack hits. You should know what powerplaying and godmodding is. If we find you to be using attacks that are impossible for cats, then we will up and kick you from the RP.
Know your weaknesses!-
Seriously, if you're in a full out fight and come out with a small scratch, staff will have a problem. Unless the character is cowering away, hidden in a small hole. We mean if you're up in a full on fight. KNOW. YOUR. LIMITS!
Don't go around killing people!-
This is one of the biggest rules, if we find a cat to have killed against the player's will, in a fight that should have never happened. We will kick you from the RP. We're going to go by realistic killing, obviously, if you're in a war, then you can be killed. However, warn them ahead of time before the fight starts that you don't want to be killed. The opponents HAVE to agree, and leave you at least unconscious.
Do not provoke!-
Okay, we know this conflicts with the rule above, but this is an add on to it. If you overly provoke an enemy clan, or cat, enough that it's over the line [depending on leader's vote]; a cat can then kill your character. You control the character, so know when to knock it off. You're not the baddest and strongest in the forest, the Leaders are.
Depending on how the RP goes, rules may be added.
1. Respect your fellow roleplayers! They want to have fun in this roleplay just as much as you do.
2. Respect your Staff! They made all of this possible for you to have fun! Show some thanks!
.EyeOfTheWolf.
xXShadowDemonXx
midnightdevil
DarkDemon6601
3. Don't disobey the warrior code, unless it is part of a planned plot, and the administrator agrees. Leaders are to follow the following punishments, depending on how badly the cat does;
Kits
Concealed to the nursery
Must wait longer to be an apprentice
Apprentices
Concealed to camp
Eat after the others
Help the elders (or help them more if already helping)
Must wait longer to be a warrior
Warriors
Not allowed to be deputy
Deliver food to the queens, and elders
Concealed to camp unless escorted by the deputy himself/herself
4. Honestly. It's called Forbidden Love for a reason. ABSOLUTELY NO FORBIDDEN LOVE! Period. If we find it, you will be asked to stop it immediately. You can't run away from your clan just to be with your little lovie-dovie-love-bird. You will be permanently banned.
5. Do not deliberately disobey moderators, global moderators, or any of the staff.
6. We are a very friendly roleplay, so don't cuss, please. Don't throw unexpected f-bombs, or female dog. If we find problems with your phrases, you will be kicked. Permanently. Keep your cussing at a minimum!
7. If you are a warrior, don't just start a patrol if you are bored, even if the leader or deputy isn't online. If they (he/she) is online, you must ask your deputy's permission, or you leader, depending on who's online.
8. Do not mate beg. That is just... so annoying. If you're caught mate begging, you will be warned at first, but the second time, you'll get a strike. The third time you do it, there will be no warning, just immediate strike, as for fourth. Even if you are given a warning first, don't do it just for the fun of it.
9. Don't cross the borders without a leader's permission! You can't ask the administrator, for it is totally up to the leader.
10. Stay REALISTIC! If you are a kit, and you posted, 'The kit looked over, and saw two strange cats in the clearing. She trailed after her leader, curiously.' Now. Really? Would a kit be like that? No! They'd be frightened, and run to their mommy. I expect to have your frightened, and innocent nature as a kit.
11. Don't make drama just because you're bored! Ask a leader's permission first, and they MUST agree!
12. Stay literate! Your RP Sample when we recruited you should have been your worst RP! Each post should be at a minimum of THREE COMPLETE sentences! If you post two, before posting, type: -s-, (short), <S>, or anything acknowledging the fact that you're sorry your post was so short. At maximum, only have your post on a piece of three posts in all. If you have a sentence or so moree after three posts, I'll let it pass, but don't take it so easily. If you want to let other roleplayers know that you are continuing the post, put a -c-, (continue) <C>, or something showing you are to continue. When you have finished your post, type -d-, (done), <D>, or something showing that you are done typing.
13. We plead you stay active! Try and give us quite a bit of your free time, and if you can't be online for whatever reason, you MUST first post in the 'Absences' thread. If you had no time at all, you'll get a warning. ATTENTION!: If you are a Leader, Deputy, Medicine Cat, or Medicine Cat Apprentice, YOU SHOULD BE THE MOST ACTIVE! We ask that if you are a high rank, that this should be your only roleplay, but we aren't going to force you. If you are high ranked in another RP, your are restricted from becoming one here. If you are offline, or inactive too much, you will be kicked permanently, unless the admin allows you in (RARELY). If you are an inactive high rank, you will be permanently de-ranked.
14. What your leader says, goes. What the Staff says: GOES. Deputies, your words will not mean kick, unless you are a part of the Staff. If we find back asssing, or deliberately not listening, depending on how bad it is, we may ban you.
15. DO NOT. I repeat, DO NOT go out and make a prophecy for your character, or a group of them! Only Staff and leaders can give prophecies! NO DREAMS FROM STARCLAN OR THE DARK FOREST! EVER!(Medicine Cats and rarely Medicine Cat Apprentices are allowed StarClan dreams with leader's permission first.)
16. Don't make a plot without leader's permission! We already have a plot, so don't go and screw it up. This will result in permanent ban.
17. No relations to the four original clans, or Scourge, Sasha, Barley, or the tribe. Never.
18. This will cause a constant problem, so I'll go ahead and restrict it now. We are absolutely NOT-OK with your character being; Foxes, Badgers, Dogs, Horses, Cows, Birds, Humans, Lynxes, Mountain Lions/Cougars or any other kind of NON-CAT ANIMAL. Loners and Rogues are NOT allowed unless the RP owner OK's it for a certain reason. Also, since there are no twoleg nests, forget about asking about kittypets. N.O.
19. NO kit is allowed to join without a mother. If you cannot locate one, you must join as another rank.
20. I am going to add on to/relate to rule number 19. You may NOT join as a kit that is six moons old, ready to be an apprentice. If you are joining the RP as a kit, you must start out as a brand new newborn, or an unborn.
21. Kits are to act as kits! No kit would openly wander from camp, nor would they face down against an older cat. All kits are to stay in the camp, much more Nursery. If a kit is bored being a kit, then why did they want to be a kit in the first place?
22. NO CLAN SWAPPING! If your cat dies, you may rejoin in the same clan. It is a tough choice, yet you're going to have to be strong, and choose. If you are caught clan swapping, don't even bother coming back.
23. You can be a little snob in character, but please know the limit of when to stop. Also, do not take RP seriously. They can be a mean person in RP, but that doesn't mean they are out of RP.
24. It's common sense not to give the map to other people. If we find a stray in the map, they will automatically be banned. No questions asked. The person who gave them the map will be punished immediately, and if you don't fess up, you're going to wish you'd never given the map away. LEADERS AND STAFF ARE THE ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO GIVE AWAY THE MAP! NEVER EVER post the map link on feral-heart, even if whispering it. If you are whispered the map link by someone, you must report to the leader immediately. Don't worry, we won't tell the person that told you that you gave them away.
25. If you are a high rank, like Leader, Medicine Cat, Deputy, or Med Cat Apprentice, you may ONLY have one character in the clan. If you aren't deputy yet, the leader will tell you that you are about to become the deputy, and give you a heads-up on a plot to have your other character disappear, die, or whatever reason they may vanish.
26. This is absolutely awful. I am adding on to rule number 25. If you are told you are to be deputy by your leader, don't act all proud and awesome, or more wise, all-powerful, strict, AND MOST OF ALL, DO NOT GIVE HINTS THAT YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE DEPUTY! If anyone finds out that you are going to be deputy, you can forget becoming a high rank again.
27. Adding to the NO NON-CAT ANIMALS rule, don't start fights with ones either. You can only fight and animal if you are hunting prey, or an actual leader's OK is permitted.
28. You may NOT, NOT use the prefixes Stream, Breeze, Vine, or Leaf! NOT OKAY: Streamclaw, Breezefur, Vinepelt, Leafstripe. OK: RoughStream, WildBreeze, JaggedVine, RedLeaf. As long as it does not START with any of those, it's allowed to slip, yet it's preferred not to.
29. If you are a queen, you must have a REAL mate, not an NPC. If you say that you have had a mate in the past that was a real person, we are to verify this person and have their O.K.
30. If you are a she-cat, and this probably goes for toms as well, if there is a motherless and/or fatherless kit (which there should not be.) in the clan, don't plead to adopt it, or don't temporarily adopt it without the LEADER's ok.
31. If you are OOC (Out Of Character), please don't mess with other people. You may chat, but keep it to group. If you are caught doing things you shouldn't, we, as staff members, will make the rules for OOC chat from there. Also, if you are IC (In Character), don't use local for regular chatting. Local is for ROLEPLAY POSTS ONLY.
32. This is strongly attached to Rule No# 31. This shows what each chat is used for.
Local - RP Posts
Group - OOC Chat
General - Important things ONLY
Whisper - Anything you need with someone else
Party - Started with leader's permission ONLY
Movies - Please don't do these...
AGING RULES
"One real life day is equal to one Warrior Cat's moon."
Kit
Must remain a kit for 5-6 days, before becoming an apprentice. [No joining and being 6 moons old, ready to be an apprentice.
Apprentice
Apprentices will remain so for at least 7-9 days, depending on who is mentoring them. It can take up to longer if need be. Apprentices are LEARNING how to hunt, to fight, to patrol. So if you RP as if your character is a one time master, we will warn you.
Warriors
Warriors age at their own pace, but one IRL day is still one moon. But please age along the same lines as others. As a warrior, you must not be lazing around and doing nothing all the time. Please try to participate in activities such as: patrols, hunting, and maybe apprentice fight practices.
Medicine Cat Apprentice
We should all know how long it takes a Med-Cat App to become a full med-cat. [When the med-cat dies]. A Med-cat apprentice must learn the herbs, not already know them like a master. Med-cat apprentices are not allowed to get Starclan messages unless at the moonpool, even then, they are not allowed to be major prophecies, unless instructed otherwise.
Medicine Cat
A medicine cat has to follow the one IRL day equals one moon rule. Med-cats are meant to know a vast knowledge of herbs, and how to treat all sorts of sickness, and injuries. Med-cats may get dreams of starclan only when at the moonpool. They get major prophecy dreams when the leader OK's it.
Elders
Elders have done their time in the clan, whether it's from old age, or major injury. We ask Elders stay in the clan camp. You can boss the apprentices to your heart's content.
Deputy
As a Deputy, your job is to be active, to be able to make leader like decisions. This is probably the most sought out rank, and not fulfilling your job as a Deputy may cause a leader to replace you. Aging a Deputy follows for normal warriors. Please note, if something were to happen to the leader. IC or OOC. The deputy WILL take the lead place.
Leader
Leaders are chosen after meeting requirements in the auditions board. I, ShrewStar, will not tell you how to be a leader. Nor should I have to.
The Leaders Are:
ShrewStar - .EyeOfTheWolf. - LeafClan Lead
PineStar - xXShadowDemonXx - VineClan Lead
NarrowStar - DarkDemon6601 - BreezeClan Lead
ShimmerStar - midnightdevil - StreamClan Lead
Fighting and Killing rules!
Not following these rules can get you anywhere from a stern warning, to a full on kick!
No auto hitting, godmodding, powerplaying!-
Auto hitting is when you ENSURE an attack hits. You should know what powerplaying and godmodding is. If we find you to be using attacks that are impossible for cats, then we will up and kick you from the RP.
Know your weaknesses!-
Seriously, if you're in a full out fight and come out with a small scratch, staff will have a problem. Unless the character is cowering away, hidden in a small hole. We mean if you're up in a full on fight. KNOW. YOUR. LIMITS!
Don't go around killing people!-
This is one of the biggest rules, if we find a cat to have killed against the player's will, in a fight that should have never happened. We will kick you from the RP. We're going to go by realistic killing, obviously, if you're in a war, then you can be killed. However, warn them ahead of time before the fight starts that you don't want to be killed. The opponents HAVE to agree, and leave you at least unconscious.
Do not provoke!-
Okay, we know this conflicts with the rule above, but this is an add on to it. If you overly provoke an enemy clan, or cat, enough that it's over the line [depending on leader's vote]; a cat can then kill your character. You control the character, so know when to knock it off. You're not the baddest and strongest in the forest, the Leaders are.
Depending on how the RP goes, rules may be added.