Rules

[swordofmodness]

Rules Standard Rules The usual folks: Don't be a dick. Don't infomod. Don't godmod. Keep IC and OOC separate. Keep it courteous. Be excellent to each other. Party on, dudes. The mod reserves the right to enact new rules or act generally at any time in the best interests of the game. Characters Players may apply for one character per application cycle, two total. This is a soft limit which may be changed after the game is opened. We accept any character type except for AUs. (CRAUs are acceptable.) Applications will be reviewed on their merits, so practically speaking, some characters will not be eligible -- minor characters with no meaningful canon presence, Harry Potter's lovechild with Voldemort, mysterious character from an untranslated manga only you've ever heard about, etc. I'm happy to give my opinion beforehand if you're concerned, but can make no promises until the final app is reviewed as part of the process. Activity Activity in this game is at least one open post or open top-level thread on an event per month, plus tagging out to two other people on their open posts or top levels. Reasonable efforts to respond to these tags must of course also be made. To make AC, you must be open and available to the rest of the game to play with. For your first month in the game you only need to do one of the two halves of AC above. This is an experimental AC. The mod reserves the right to change it to something more conventional if it doesn't work out. You can take a strike once every three activity checks without penalty. So long as you meet AC next month, all is well. Because strikes carry no penalty, there are no formal hiatuses. You can't take a strike for your first AC in game. Elemental Energy, this game's form of experience points, is earned by Acts of Creation. Examples include a thread or post involving literal creation with elemental powers, contributing a well-written and detailed writeup of a location or setting element in Aspire or the Once-Was, an exploration of a setting element, or substantial conflict with another character. Since this game is focused on creation, exploration, and powerful clashes or cooperation between fundamental forces, you get rewarded for playing to those themes. You can't earn Elemental Energy if you take a strike. These rules are just the basis, and any other concerns will be addressed as they come up -- for example, if your AC is perpetually with the same small group, or if you show a habit of dropping tags after AC is accepted. Elemental Energy might be awarded for other purposes too, as an incentive or reward. Premise | Rules | FAQ Navigation