Post by Doctor on Oct 12, 2013 13:03:33 GMT
R U L E S
Naturally, one is required to read rules. Our roleplay, although this segment of the forum came rather late, is not of difference when compared to no others. Under the circumstances that you break the rules and regulations mentioned below, there will be consequences. At one point, I thought to myself; 'I will be an admin; not too sophisticated, but rather nice. I will know my members'. I would love to have kept this up and not even have to post such rules, however recent experiences within roleplay (this include some of my own faults) have proved that this can not be done. Thus, as this has been posted and if you break a rule down below, I won't give 'nice advice' or 'petty reminders'. Contradicting that, I will tell you stop it. Because there is no-use is giving reminders, as they will merely be forgotten and unacknowledged. What I say is serious, and it should be taken seriously.
Thank you for kindly reading this introduction.
Important Roleplaying/Character Regulations
Thank you for kindly reading this introduction.
Important Roleplaying/Character Regulations
You are not your character. It is very important to remember this under circumstances
whereas you have discussed what someone else's character might do or has done.
Why? Because let's say one character, perhaps a year ago, hurt your own very
badly. The other character's face was not visible and they got away before the
other one could see. If you think to yourself, 'I know this information! My character
should too!' then they should not. Some of my own characters are very rude, or very
cunning. They are based little off of myself- my knowledge, my likes, my dislikes.
Your character is your character. They are not you. They posses not the same mind
as your own. They do not know what you know.
You must keep in mind the limited powers your character has. For example.
(as I do believe examples are due), let us say you are a ghost. Not a long-
lasting, vengeful spirit, but merely a ghost. Perhaps a year old, and not
year entirely used to themselves. Now, lets say some bloke (a hunter?)
you don't entirely like comes up to you. You can not pick up every pebble
in the general area and strike those down on the other character. Why?
It's not in your power, and either way; Castroval doesn't allow that.
Hand-to-hand, relatively equal in all standards as long as the creature is
not known to be much powerful than the other. This is just a way to start
up uneccessary drama.
Faceclaims are yet another issue at large. I don't mind anime/manga
or drawn styles if you can't find what you're looking for, but please
oh please; if you can, then use a real-world faceclaim. Why? Castroval
is entirely in-the-flesh roleplaying styled. This means tigers look real
and not adorable, cats are not under-sized and screaming 'nyah',
Oz Vessalius is not falling down holes, Allen Walker is not messing around
with his uncle, and Eren Jeager is not killing any titans (unfortunately).
There are sites like here and here and here that can provide
you with very good faceclaims. Do not be afraid to use a favourite
actor even! Just please don't over-typicalise with the anime and
manga thing. I used Hugh Dancy and Michael has used Tom
Hiddleston. I don't see why you can't use actors or real-world
people, too. If there are missing desired details, type them up
and we'll simply remember.
Stay. Away. From. Cliches. By cliches I mean 'over-typicals'.
"My parents died when I was young! I'm sad now!"
"I'm some kind of apecially chosen bloke! I will save you all!"
"I have pale skin and pale eyes and pale everything" hahahano.
Why do I hate these? Because so many people don't know how to portray
these, and besides; this is not a special-snowflake haven. While I do not
hate creativity, I hate over-typicals. So quit describing about what pale
skin and how sad you are because your parents died, because I get sick of
it real fast. Maybe I can last a week at most before I yell at your ass
and tell you go make a new character.
A character is not a sexuality. This means that I don't care
if you're gay or straight or whatever the hell else, but there's
more to your character than this aspect of personality. What
does this mean? You don't gotta go hanging up rainbows and crushing
on everyone of your sexual preference to be this sexuality. In-fact,
I really do hate this. I have nothing against any sexuality, but you
know what I do have something against? People that think
their characters are just gay. They're just Bi.
They're just this and they're just that. Because they aren't, and they
better not be portrayed in that manner. Besides- how much would
you like to be the walking embodiment of your sexuality? Not very much.
Out of Character Behaviour
whereas you have discussed what someone else's character might do or has done.
Why? Because let's say one character, perhaps a year ago, hurt your own very
badly. The other character's face was not visible and they got away before the
other one could see. If you think to yourself, 'I know this information! My character
should too!' then they should not. Some of my own characters are very rude, or very
cunning. They are based little off of myself- my knowledge, my likes, my dislikes.
Your character is your character. They are not you. They posses not the same mind
as your own. They do not know what you know.
You must keep in mind the limited powers your character has. For example.
(as I do believe examples are due), let us say you are a ghost. Not a long-
lasting, vengeful spirit, but merely a ghost. Perhaps a year old, and not
year entirely used to themselves. Now, lets say some bloke (a hunter?)
you don't entirely like comes up to you. You can not pick up every pebble
in the general area and strike those down on the other character. Why?
It's not in your power, and either way; Castroval doesn't allow that.
Hand-to-hand, relatively equal in all standards as long as the creature is
not known to be much powerful than the other. This is just a way to start
up uneccessary drama.
Faceclaims are yet another issue at large. I don't mind anime/manga
or drawn styles if you can't find what you're looking for, but please
oh please; if you can, then use a real-world faceclaim. Why? Castroval
is entirely in-the-flesh roleplaying styled. This means tigers look real
and not adorable, cats are not under-sized and screaming 'nyah',
Oz Vessalius is not falling down holes, Allen Walker is not messing around
with his uncle, and Eren Jeager is not killing any titans (unfortunately).
There are sites like here and here and here that can provide
you with very good faceclaims. Do not be afraid to use a favourite
actor even! Just please don't over-typicalise with the anime and
manga thing. I used Hugh Dancy and Michael has used Tom
Hiddleston. I don't see why you can't use actors or real-world
people, too. If there are missing desired details, type them up
and we'll simply remember.
Stay. Away. From. Cliches. By cliches I mean 'over-typicals'.
"My parents died when I was young! I'm sad now!"
"I'm some kind of apecially chosen bloke! I will save you all!"
"I have pale skin and pale eyes and pale everything" hahahano.
Why do I hate these? Because so many people don't know how to portray
these, and besides; this is not a special-snowflake haven. While I do not
hate creativity, I hate over-typicals. So quit describing about what pale
skin and how sad you are because your parents died, because I get sick of
it real fast. Maybe I can last a week at most before I yell at your ass
and tell you go make a new character.
A character is not a sexuality. This means that I don't care
if you're gay or straight or whatever the hell else, but there's
more to your character than this aspect of personality. What
does this mean? You don't gotta go hanging up rainbows and crushing
on everyone of your sexual preference to be this sexuality. In-fact,
I really do hate this. I have nothing against any sexuality, but you
know what I do have something against? People that think
their characters are just gay. They're just Bi.
They're just this and they're just that. Because they aren't, and they
better not be portrayed in that manner. Besides- how much would
you like to be the walking embodiment of your sexuality? Not very much.
Out of Character Behaviour
- You are not to make constant sex jokes, swear all the time, or be plain disrespectful towards others.
- You are not to joke about rape, other violent situations, or someone elses' sexuality
- You are not to make up stories about other people, nevertheless attempt to get them into trouble.
- You are not to directly confront someone and attempt to hurt them in any way, shape, or form.
- Under the circumstances that something is done, you are to tell me, birdi, or Carlos.
- You are not to press any members about their personal information if they do not want to share.
- You are not permitted to type in 'text talk' OOC. Anything else as long as it's illegible is fine.
- You are not permitted to harass members outside of roleplay if you mentioned Castroval in any way.
In Character Behaviour
- In-Character, you are to follow all or most roleplaying and character regulations.
- No sexual situations, mentionings of rape, or anything along such lines is permitted.
- This roleplay is paragraph-style only. This signifies that you are not to write in script style.
- You are not permitted to type without capitalisation or punctuation. This is important to para-style.
- Characters should not have sexually offensive backrounds, relations, or anything along such lines.
- You are not to 'fall in love' with someone's character because you know them. This takes time and can not be plotted.
- Under the circumstances someone's post has offended you, you should tell them.
- The offendee should immediately stop whatever had been offending the other person.