Rules: How you should behave

1. Do Not SPAM. SPAM being Simple/Short Pointless Annoying Messages.

2. Do not disrespect the Mods or Admins if they correct you.

3. Do not reply to SPAM saying that the aforementioned post was SPAM, use the button to alert a mod about the post. Do not abuse the Report button though.

4. Do not ask questions that have already been asked or that are answered on the site or in an FAQ on the forums

5. Do not bump topics. (Reply to them in order to push it up in the listing)

6. Do not Double/Triple/Quadruple/Quintuple etc. Post. There is an edit button that allows you to add to or change what you posted.

7. Do not have any posts containing useless un-needed smilies.

8. Do not make posts with the sole purpose of Advertising.

9. Do not make posts that are just questions in the topic and No Text in the actual thread.

10. Do not just reply saying: "Yeah, I agree" or "No, I disagree". Explain yourselves.

11. Do not question the mod/admins way of things. If you have concerns about how certain mods are working, PM/E-Mail Halfbaked-Bunny or any other Administrator.

12. Do not ask for Downloadable things such as Music, Videos, ROMs etc.

13. Do not reply to topics which haven't been posted in for more than a month. This is punishable by ban.

14. Do not make clone accounts of yourself and post with those accounts, they will be banned.

15. Do not post about asking why other users have been banned or not, they aren't banned without them being guilty.

16. Do not post a thread in the wrong section, check before posting.

17. Do not make threads with the sole purpose of starting a fight/flamewar.

18. Do not give your account to a banned user, the offense is ban-able.

19. Do not make posts asking someone to be banned or unbanned or asking why they were banned or unbanned.

20. Do not insult users by calling them "n00bs" or other derogatory statements.

Private Messaging Rules

1. Do not disrespect users.

2. Do not harass/flame/bash users.

3. Do not PM users with the sole intention of advertising
other sites and/or forums unless its solicited (requested by the receiving user)

4. Do not PM moderators saying that they aren't doing their job properly.

5. Do not PM administrators asking to become moderators.

How to RP

Rules

1. DO NOT CHEAT!!!!!!
That's all...

RPG Terminology

RPG - Role Playing Game

RPGer - A person who takes part in Role Playing Games

Twink - A person who's character is invincible, unbeatable or more important that anything else. An immature RPGer

Godmodding - Portraying the character as unbeatable

Power Playing - Portraying the character as unbeatable

Mary Sue - A female, unrealistically perfect character, that offers no originality

Gary Stu - A male, unrealistically perfect character, that offers no originality


OOC - Out of Character

IC / BIC - In Character / Back in Character

NPC - Non-Participating Character

Bunnying - Taking control of another person's character and making them act unnaturally.

Writer's Block - A condition that writers have when they are stuck for ideas

Regarding "Bunnying"

Bunnying - To control a character that does not belong to you without permission. To make them act out of character, or do thing they are currently not involved in.

Bunnying is a big problem, and a lot of people view it in different ways. There are two ways to stop this, and you'll find that people have their own reasons for choosing one or the other. The first is the harshest of conditions.

No Bunnying At All. This is as it says. No control over any character other than your own is permitted. If you ask a question of another character, you must wait for a response from the person who owns that character. If you need them to do something, you must wait. The problem with this is that you will need to wait for every single action involving more than one person. Conversations become long and tiresome, posts become shorter and people generally become annoyed.

No Out of Character Bunnying. Unlike the above, you can have another character say or do something, so long as it is within reason. If a depressed and shy character were to suddenly become cheerful and friendly in your post, it would be considered bunnying. But to have that character give a reply that matches their personality or mannerisms, it would be acceptable.

How to do a Profile

Name: Dennis
Age: 15
Gender: male
Description: tall, dark hair, wears jeans red shirt and baseball cap
Personality: fun exciting but angry at people he hates
History: parents died when he was young
Other: none

Now it's not much to ask, that you offer more detail of your characters. If you're that stuck, find a photo of a person and describe them. Their clothes, accessories, hair colour and style, body build, skin colour, etc. A personality can't be defined in just a few words. Think more about how they react to things, what they do when their alone, or how their past might have affected them.

Some things to AVOID

* Cliches like "parents died", "can't remember past"
* Details that don't match the age
* Names and descriptions that don't match the setting or time period of the RPG
* Using an existing character as your description, but failing to actually describe them.

Plot

I've made a world. You do what you want, you can be a dwarf named Gimli who has a Pikachu on his shoulder and goes around on a ship killing people. I don't care! You can mix Anime together, be a normal person, or set up a huge RPG with some friends. I'll make extra categories if you need them. Have fun!