Standard Rules (General and RP)

[Bluewolf]

Everyone wants to have fun RPing, but rules are needed to keep everything in order. They are the building blocks of the site community. Failure to follow the rules could ruin everything and leave the RP in an awful mess. Please check rule updates when they come (mainly on the news fader) to make sure you are not caught out. If you are not sure about a rule then message me, Blahwolf or Snowmuzzle.

OOC(Out of Character):

• As said, check all updates and announcements so as not to get caught out.
  
  
• No racist or highly sexual comments or pictures allowed.
  
  
• No swearing. Mild words like 'crap' and 'bloody' are permitted. The occasional word with "*" censored in will be permitted, but only a few times.
  
  
• If you are lurking then please say so in the intro board. Stealing stuff though will get you banned forever, plus further action may be taken against you.
  
  
• No thread necromancy (posting in an old topic) unless you have something useful to add to the subject. Even then it’s best to make a new topic.
  
  
• No spamming or trolling. (EG: “I agree” or posting worthless things into several threads, etc)
  
  
• Don’t argue with the staff or mods. If you disagree with something then post a topic in general discussions or Pm the staff.
  
  
• If you need help then please Pm the staff.
  
  
• Any other animal that is not on the species list is not allowed to be roleplayed. If you want to make a case for a breed that’s not on the list then please Pm the staff. If you want to ask for an animal to be added then post in the suggestions thread and we will review your case.
  
  
• Please respect all members and staff. No flaming and if you need to settle something with another member then do it with Pm. Though take note that a malicious enough Pm can be reported.
  
  
• According to Proboards rules, you have to be 13 or older when you register. If we catch you below this age, your account and IP shall be immediately banned. It is also against Federal United States law for a child under the age of 13 to interact on any website that requires email notification without the expressed permission of Parent or Guardian.
  
  
• Regardless of post count you can always adopt an animal in the adoption thread. But please remember that inactivity will let someone else have the right to play the character if he/she wishes.
  
  
• Please remember that this, at the end of the end of the day, is an RPG forum. Posting in the OOC boards is fine, as long as you also take part in the RP. If you have no intent of making a character or contributing to the RP, please consider discussing in a different forum. For example, you can talk in the Wolfmovie Forums: www.wolfmovie.com/wolfforum
  
  

Role-play Rules:

• No god modding or power playing. Here is an example of this:
  
  

  “Blue lurched at Dyami and bit hard into his soft throat.”

  
  
  Notice that the player of Dyami gets no chance of getting out of the way? Here is another example:
  
  

  “Firetail pounced on the lone wolffess Berry and pinned her to the wet ground.”

  
  
  The player of Berry can not dodge or do anything to stop. This is what god modding and power playing are. You post their reaction for them. Let them post a reaction to whatever you do. God modding can only be allowed with the other player’s permission. I highlighted this since it's one of the most important (if not the most important) rules of the RP.
  
  
• Fighting is allowed, but as above, no god modding and the two players with the fighting characters have to decide who wins or loses (If the fight does not break off before that stage). Note: This style may change for a stat system.
  
  
• The same goes for hunting a prey character, except a group can sort it out with the prey animal's player if it’s a few animals or a pack hunting them.
  
  
• Be realistic. No pink wolves with orange eyes. No yellow elk with red spots! Use natural colours, the right Alaskan sub species, and proper weights (though not always the average weight), etc.
  
  
• No killing someone else’s character without their permission.
  
  
• If your character dies then they are dead and there is no coming back.
  
  
• Mating is allowed but describing it is not. You can say your character mated, but do not describe the actual event.
  
  
• If you character is wounded then they can’t just instantly heal themselves.
  
  
• RP posts must be at least five lines long. Posts below the limit will be allowed on a few occasions, but not too much. (This does not apply to non RP posts.)
  
  
• Please try topost once a week. (This does not apply to non RP posts.)
  
  
• Do not rip characters from films and books. You can base characters off them, but they can not be related, meet each other, etc. This is so that people are not lazy with their characters.
  
  

Thank you for reading! Have fun RPing!