Plot Rules for ALL of my Plotlines
Sept 27, 2014 18:55:18 GMT -5
Post by Noland Hardy on Sept 27, 2014 18:55:18 GMT -5
I'll keep this simple. Here are all of my rules for every single plot I'm hosting. If you cannot follow these, then don't sign up.
- I will follow a three-strike system similar to what we use for brawls. In this case, I can impose a strike on your account if you violate a rule. If your account reaches 3 or if you commit an offense that can move you up to this level, you will be excused from the season and/or future seasons that I'm in charge of. I reserve the right to take any action necessary against any canon account if I deem it necessary.
- You must be active. This is really important for us so that we can progress through the plot at a decent pace to get things done. If there is an instance where you will be inactive, you MUST let me know in advance. You will be held accountable for unexcused absences. If you are gone for an extended period of time, I reserve the right to dismiss the account if the account is yours, and I will create it myself to use or to give to someone else.
- You may only apply for positions that are OPEN. You may only apply for one spot. You cannot apply for more than one spot unless I give permission for you to do so, which you will see me say in the registration thread. If I do not say it in that thread, then don't do it.
- There will be characters in the registration(s) that are created by me. You are welcome to apply for them; however, you will be subject to more rules since you'll be using one of my accounts. You may not modify anything about that account. That can include the password, name, bakugan, etc. If you choose to do so anyway, you will be removed and you will be dealt with accordingly.
- There will be characters in the registration(s) that are not created by me, or there may be characters that have some of their information blank. In this case, if the spot is open, you will fill in these blanks when you register (For example, if the person doesn't have a name, you will name that character.) Please be creative. If your application is accepted, you may not modify any detail about that character. I do not need you changing anything once I finalize the information.
- Any character or idea that is used for any of my plots is the property of WC and/or myself. They are copyrighted to us. You may not copyright any detail about your character under any circumstance. If you attempt to do so anyway, that's an automatic ban from the site. [The reason why this rule is in place is due to a member quitting in the middle of "Rise of Darkness" due to certain issues and copyrighting their character. This forced us to remove the character entirely and change some elements of the story in order to fit in the replacement because the user decided to be a butthole. (I won't name this person, but you know who you are and you know how wrong that was.) That's a hassle I'm not going through.]
- When you see me respond to your application with an approval, the password to the canon account will have to be sent to me as soon as possible. If you refuse to do this, your application is denied. If you change the password, you will be receiving punishment proportionate to disrespecting an admin. The negative sanctions will be significantly worse if I discover someone else having access to the account without my knowledge.
- All of my plots will be rated PG-13. Yes, I am moving away from the previous rating that has been used for the other plots; however, this does not mean you are free to start cursing, spilling blood, or doing any PG-13 things in my plot. If I don't say that it's appropriate for the occasion, it's a good idea to not do that.
- Evolutions WILL be present in my plots; however, you may not do this unless I give you permission.
- I'm a person who likes to keep secrets about what I'm writing, so I'm not going to tell you what a character will be doing, how they do what they do, when they're going to appear, etc. I will tell the participants what needs to be done in an episode. DO NOT TELL ANYONE WHAT I TELL YOU. I am telling you that information so that you can execute; I am not telling you that stuff so you can spread it. If you spoil anything, you will be removed from the plot and you will not be welcome to sign up for any of my plots ever again.
- In these episodes, I will give you a time limit. That limit can vary from the type of episode it is. There will be two types of episodes I will impose on you. The first type of episode won't be as long of an episode compared to the other one, but will still consist of details important to the story. The second type will be long as these may involve important dialogues that can be extended or it will feature what I'd like to refer to as "boss" battles. As an example, I may say you have 5 days to get this done, or 2 weeks to finish this one. I try to be flexible with your schedules to give you enough time, but I need your cooperation. If I find that this system does not do what I need it to do, then we will transition to the GM's system where I notify you in 24 hours if you don't post, and after 3 days of the last post or if the episode is going too slow, it will be ended and I will post a summary as to what happened to move the plot along. I reserve the right to to do anything I want with an episode.
- You will be required to submit a rp sample with your registration. This is used to see if your roleplaying ability meets my standards. If it does not, you have a lower chance of acceptance. I will in fact name and shame this person and tell you all that if you do anything remotely close to what Rex does here, do not even bother participating. I want my plot to look good, so we need to do better than that.
- It is encouraged that you create what you use in the RP in the shop; you can use creations that you haven't created yet in the rp, but if it's a G power battle, you're out of luck. You are required to create all bakugan and evolutions in the shop before it can be used in the plot.
- Even if your application meets all of the guidelines, you could still be denied. Do not be fooled into thinking that it's a 100% acceptance rate if you follow all of the rules. There may be some things that have to be changed at my discretion.