Post by ShinKei on Jan 29, 2011 23:13:57 GMT
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By ShinKei
Version 2.2 posted on February 19th 2011
Foreword - I know that people skim over rules if they don't have time to read them, and while reading the whole thing is highly recommended in order to get to know the rules, the most important bits have been highlighted for "skimmers"
By joining this forum and RPing here, you agree to these rules. Please PM ShinKei with any questions or problems.
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1: JOINING ----
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a) Please before joining, be prepared to stick with this RPG. We hope to, one day, be able to make a book or game or something out of this. If you stick with it you'll be in the credits and we fully encourage you to write your own books or games based on the concept, with the relevant members' permission (see part 4a(iii) )[2] but yeah please don't just join up, post twice and then leave coz that's annoying. If you do leave, please let us know by PMing a moderator and we can reassign your character.
b) Please feel free to invite friends to the game (which you just lost by the way...), but also please exercise discretion - don't invite someone if you think they're going to break the rules or not take the game seriously etc.
c) Please, even if you know nothing about this game, do feel free to join. It is intended as an experimental project, and I would like to have the widest possible background of members.
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2: CONDUCT ----
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a) Spammers, bullies and trolls will be banned and their ip rejected have a nice day
b) Please can cursing be mild and in character. Inappropriate bad language will result in a severe smite. No cursing in the general chat board.
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3: ROLE PLAYING ----
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c) Power-play is strictly banned, except in the following cases:
Unauthorized or inappropriate power-players will be smitten and possibly banned.
d) If ShinKei posts without stating which character he is RPing as, the post is narration. ShinKei reserves the right to delete any inappropriate posts. ShinKei refers to himself in the third person. 'Coz its fun.
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4: MEMBERSHIP/COPYRIGHT ---
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a) All storyline material is Copyright (c) Kuroda Productions 2010, specifically:
Lastly, please enjoy the story that's what I intended for the site.
Thanks,
ShinKei
神恵
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By ShinKei
Version 2.2 posted on February 19th 2011
Foreword - I know that people skim over rules if they don't have time to read them, and while reading the whole thing is highly recommended in order to get to know the rules, the most important bits have been highlighted for "skimmers"
By joining this forum and RPing here, you agree to these rules. Please PM ShinKei with any questions or problems.
---------------
1: JOINING ----
---------------
a) Please before joining, be prepared to stick with this RPG. We hope to, one day, be able to make a book or game or something out of this. If you stick with it you'll be in the credits and we fully encourage you to write your own books or games based on the concept, with the relevant members' permission (see part 4a(iii) )[2] but yeah please don't just join up, post twice and then leave coz that's annoying. If you do leave, please let us know by PMing a moderator and we can reassign your character.
b) Please feel free to invite friends to the game (which you just lost by the way...), but also please exercise discretion - don't invite someone if you think they're going to break the rules or not take the game seriously etc.
c) Please, even if you know nothing about this game, do feel free to join. It is intended as an experimental project, and I would like to have the widest possible background of members.
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2: CONDUCT ----
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a) Spammers, bullies and trolls will be banned and their ip rejected have a nice day
b) Please can cursing be mild and in character. Inappropriate bad language will result in a severe smite. No cursing in the general chat board.
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3: ROLE PLAYING ----
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a)
i) Once you have joined, you can "make" a character by posting a description of them in the "Character Applications" board, or you can "adopt" one of the characters from the NPC board. You may then "play" as that character by posting, in the "Worlds" boards, an addition to the storylines we have started and/or creating your own threads (which is highly encouraged ), according to what your Character would do at the time. (Please do not role-play before you have created a character [1] ). Anybody who has role-played before should find it simple. The difference here is that I would like the storyline to be entirely in the hands of the members. It is based on a concept that I have proposed, but in fact I would not mind if the storyline went in a completely different direction. The aim of this project is to create some interesting stories.
ii) To "adopt" an NPC, just PM a moderator, specifying the name of the character you wish to adopt. It will then be transferred to the "Accepted Characters" board with your username assigned to it.
iii) Every player is allowed up to three characters - one on earth and one in each exophysical world (although please try and make each of these characters have different personalities and react in different ways). The Infinity Zone is a private storyline but will be opened to all members later in the story. NOTE: If you do decide to use two or three players, PLEASE, for continuity's sake, try not to let your knowledge of what's going on in one world influence how you RP in another. The idea is that they're separate worlds.
iv) You may create as many NPCs as you like. To create an NPC, post a description of them in the NPC board, under "Characters"[1]. Generally, NPCs should be created to be power-played by anyone within your storyline, until adopted by a member.
v) If your character dies as a result of any plot twists, feel free to create/adopt a new one right away.
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i) When RPing, feel free to reply to others' threads and/or start your own threads. Threads do not have to be in chronological order but it is preferable. Please try to make sure you don't RP in two threads that are at the same chronological point, coz then your character would have to be in two places at the same time, and that's one thing Exophysical beings can't do.
ii) When creating a thread, please entitle it with the name of the World and the chronological year, followed by a colon. Then type the name of the location in capitals and, if applicable, a specific plot point in brackets. For example: "Earth, 2077: SORBONNE UNIVERSITY (Creation of the Artificial Structure)".[3]
iii) If you do happen to notice any continuity errors, like someone getting killed in one thread and reappearing in the next (although maybe not as drastic as that) please PM ShinKei and I will resolve the issue
c) Power-play is strictly banned, except in the following cases:
i) If a player entrusts their character to another member in the Absences board (under Notices) that member is authorized to power-play and post as that character until the notice is repealed. If a player is posting as another character, please write the character's name in capital letters at the top of the post.
ii) An absence of two weeks without notice as stated above could result in a staff member authorizing, by means of the Absences board, another player to post as that character and all members will be given permission to power-play that character within reason. We really don't want to do this 'coz it's mean but it's the only to way to keep the story moving, so if you are not going to be able to reply, please let us know so we can make allowances
Unauthorized or inappropriate power-players will be smitten and possibly banned.
d) If ShinKei posts without stating which character he is RPing as, the post is narration. ShinKei reserves the right to delete any inappropriate posts. ShinKei refers to himself in the third person. 'Coz its fun.
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4: MEMBERSHIP/COPYRIGHT ---
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a) All storyline material is Copyright (c) Kuroda Productions 2010, specifically:
i) Exophysics, The East, The West, Kentauran, Sirian, Procyan (c) Jack Robinson 2010
ii) The Infinity Zone, Polaran (c) Tom Easden 2011
iii) Copyright for all other material belongs to whichever member of exophysics.proboards.com originally posted it ***ONLY*** WHILE YOU ARE PART OF THE PROJECT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TERMINATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR ARE BANNED, YOU WILL FORFEIT THESE RIGHTS UNLESS A PRIOR AGREEMENT IS ARRANGED WITH SHINKEI. If copyright is forfeited, the material becomes the collective property of the members of exophysics.proboards.com. This is simply to protect us from using your material against your will in the event of you leaving the project.
Lastly, please enjoy the story that's what I intended for the site.
Thanks,
ShinKei
神恵
Footnotes:
1: Added in version 2.1, February 4th
2: Added in version 2.2, February 19th
3: Modified in version 2.3, December 4th