Sanctum Academy Board Rules and Regulations

These rules concern the member profile and posting rights and privileges of all members of the board. All members of this board must abide by the following rules. If for some reason you feel you cannot abide by these rules, then it would be best that you not participate in this board. Failure to respect or abide by the rules will result in immediate action.


General Rules and Regulations

• All posts are property of the poster and are the poster's responsibility, not that of the board's. The poster is solely accountable for the negative connotations of their posts.

• No excessive use of profanity or strong vulgar language.

• No racism, sexism or any other forms of discriminations out of character. This is, however, permitted within the in character context; but should be directed strictly toward other characters and not toward the members themselves.

• No sexual material. There is some room for some suggestiveness, but it must be contained with the PG-13 context. The more subtle, the better.

• No flaming, offensive or harmful posts/PMs.

• All members are required to speak English, per Terms of Service of InvisionFree. We don't require perfect spelling and grammar, but we do expect the best of your literacy skills. Please spell check your words and check your sentence structure before posting. Absolutely no chat speak when roleplaying (i.e. lol, ph34r, etc.). Also, do not correct another member's English unless asked [i.e. (sp?)]. Some members may not be native English speakers, so show some respect.

• Spam is not allowed. This includes short, useless posts or excessive repeat posting.

• Pornography, warez, and any other illegal activities are strictly forbidden.

• Only one user account is permitted per member.

• Large images or several images should be linked to and not posted directly.

• Max signature size: you may have images and text that total an area of 550 x 150 or less. No text greater than size 7.



• Post your topic in an appropriate forum, else they will be moved or deleted.

• Topics may be moved, closed, and/or deleted to keep the board organized and up to date.

• Complaints about a staff member should be sent by PM to one of the administrators.

• Members may advertise their board in the "Advertisements" forum only once they have a minimum of 100 posts. If you want to advertise your board here, but not join the board, you may do so as a guest in the "Advertisements" forum only. However, it is required that you permit us to advertise in the appropriate forum of your choice on your own board with the same or less restrictions. No exceptions. We hold the right to deny any advertisement without cause or reason. Affiliation with our board will have to be discussed with the administrators, though prospectives are welcome to ask regardless of membership status. Note, however, that we will only affiliate with high quality boards only.


Roleplaying Rules and Regulations

• Keep all posts within the context of the topic and storyline. Before you join a storyline (SL), please be sure to read every previous post before posting and have a sound idea of the current time and setting in the SL. When in doubt, be sure to ask before entering the SL, preferably through PM. Also, keep all SL's within the context of the board-wide storyline. Remember, the era is not dissimilar to that of between 1800's to 1850's time period. Absolutely no modern references (i.e. electronics, weapons, etc.).

• Be aware of closed SL's. That is, do not join a SL that is restricted to only a select number of members or specific members. When in doubt, ask through PM.

• Godmodding is strictly forbidden. The best way to look like an obnoxious noob is to godmod. Please, do not RP another member's character. This also extends to knowing everything there is to know, or knowing everything about a particular aspect or subject. Other forms also come in dodging every attack, landing every attack on an opponent, and other various forms of unfair or unrealistic roleplay. We assume that every member on the board is a competent roleplayer, regardless of experience; therefore, you should know whether you are godmodding or not. If in doubt, ask before posting. We do not treat this type of behavior lightly. The best roleplayers are those who know how to incorporate weakness and drawbacks to their characters, but not necessarily make them weak and incompetent.

• New members may apply their character profile in the Application Review forum once they have completed the requirements described in the Read Me! topic pinned there. A new character profile may be applied in the Application Review for every 50 posts earned thereafter. Only a staff member may post in a character profile topic and approve them.

• Members can only apply for a student profile. Moderators may apply for a faculty profile with the prior permission of the administrators, in order to ensure that their character is properly in line with the needs of the academy. Then, only an administrator can approve a faculty profile.

• Please keep out of character (OOC or OC) comments to a minimum when roleplaying.

• Don't assume other NPC students. If you just started a topic somewhere, be it the cafeteria for instance, assume you're alone unless you're roleplaying with another member. This is so to reduce godmodding. You may roleplay NPC faculty or townspeople.

• Keep your character at their appropriate skill level. Please do not exceed your character's limitations. Also, keep your character's Aptitude Hierarchy of Rites in mind at all times. The lower ranking rite classes should never exceed in skill of those above it. Even if your first ranked rite class is already low in skill, the ones below it should be lower or absent in skill. We will not be afraid to tell you to keep your character's skill level within their limitations.


We hold the right to add, modify or remove any of the above rules at any time. Members may be notified if the rules have been modified; however, we hold the right to not give notice.

Violation of any of the above rules may result in one or more of the following punishments:
[Least Severe]
-Warning.
-Topic move.
-Edit of post, signature, or avatar.
-Topic/Post deletion.
-Change of post count.
-Mod queue: all of your posts must be approved first.
-Removal of certain abilities: sig, avatar, PM, etc.
-Removal of your posting rights.
-Suspension of your user account.
-Deletion of your user account.
-Banishment.
[Most Severe]