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Post by Brackenstar on May 6, 2006 20:12:41 GMT -5
Roleplay Rules Part I: Introduction 1) Speak only in third-person. That means that you always RolePlaying as if it was not your cat(s) directly, but like in a book. The examples might be able to help better. (Bad) EX: I thought to myself, 'What am I going to do now?' I raised my claw as I tried to aim for my opponent's backside. (Good) EX: A silver she-cat limply ran across the clearing with thoughts in her head. 'What should I do now?' she thought to herself while searching for an enemy cat. Her eyes quickly grabbed out of the crowd. She came running forward, toward the enemy as she unsheathed her claws. She swiftly raised one paw and thrashed it down toward her enemy's backside, hoping for a direct shot.
2) No Godmodding or Powerplaying. Let me further define these for you: Godmodding: You cat is invincible at some points where he/she can always attack back, never gets tired, and always dodges attacks placed on them. EX: Mousebrain jumped out of the way of the silver cat's attack and quickly raked his claws up against her, jumping back quickly from his own attack. The battle had been going on for a long time, but he was feeling just great! No one could ever stop him! Powerplaying: The Ability to hurt another Roleplayer's cat(s) without their want or to control another's cat(s). EX: Mousebrain threw himself off of Foxdung. He then took his claws and raked them down Foxdung's side. Foxdung was now paralyzed from the hip down.
3) You cannot kill off another person's character without their approval and mine beforehand. Before you kill anybody you need to PM me, and only me, and clear it with myself before you go to the killing. Other than that, only the staff and myself can kill cats. Only I can kill cats without the owner's approval but that will only occur because of a punishment or something of somekind - I would never do that just because I didn't like the character, I would do it for a good reason. Hopefully I will never have to do it at all.
4) This is a CAT RPG, meaning cats only and that's that. There are to be no foxes, badgers, mongoose, horses, dogs, etc. as your characters. That is final and I will not change my mind.
5) Only Medicine Cats and Leader can speak with StarClan. They are the only ones that can receive dreams that mean a lot of things like prophecies. Occasionally, a warrior might receive a strange dream that means something, but it will be decided by admins over that sort of thing. Remember that Leaders and Medicine Cats don't have a million dreams though!
6) You can [no matter what] may NOT be "born-again" since it is impossible. Once your cat is dead then it is dead. Sorry, but it can never come back, and never will unless in dreams, but that's it.
7) You cannot have nine lives, in-human techniques, or anything that can make you invincible. We take it as a major powerplaying. And remember: not all cats can have longer claws, barely any do! So, if in your bio, I see that you post that your cat has extra long claws then I will have to think about it for a long time since hardly ANY cats really actually do. So keep things serious, people!
8) Cats do not know about many things like: pie, cheese, potatoes, etc. So remember while Roleplaying to not bring these type of things up. If you do I will have to edit your message(s) And I will put at the end of the message: EDIT: Cats do not know about these things.
9) Don't ask for a mentor, your leader probably already has one in mind for you!
10) If you reserve a kit then you must be active with it. If you are not active with it then you may not have any kit from the next three litters, even if they are your own.
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Post by Brackenstar on May 6, 2006 20:25:39 GMT -5
Roleplay Rules Part II: Romance 1) There is to be no graphic mating; people don't want to imagine your cats having sex. Reading about it is just gonna gross them out and me as well!
2) To have kittens, you must have a mate. For a cat to be considered your mate you must both agree to each other for your cats to be mates. They have to have known each other for 10+ days and have said 'I love you' or done some type of affectionate gesture at least three times.
3) Refer to the Warrior Code about out-of-Clan affairs.
4) It is possible for a tom to mate with several different she-cats. Although, just in advance to all you tom-players!, beware that the she-cats might get angry and rip out your throat or something whenever they realize that they weren't the one that you completely loved! I'd just stick with one mate if I were you!
5) Whenever you would like the female to have a litter of kittens you need to PM me and only me. No other admins are allowed to post in the kittens board unless given permission by myself - I will deal with the kittens.
- a} whenever the she-cat is 'in her season' (she has to be at least 10 months of age; she should be 12 whenever she conceives or else she'll be going against StarClan though.) she is able to begin to bear kittens; from then on she is allowed to concieve but before then it is not allowed at all. - b} please wait 1-7 days or so for me to post that she is pregnant. Remember, females, this does not mean that the same day that I post that she's already 'bulging with kittens!' but that will be most likely on the 3rd to last day that she will. - c} the pregnancy will last from 1-2 weeks. In that time the mother will need a lot of rest, a good supply of food, and a shelter to bear her kittens in - fathers, this is your job to care for her in these conditions! - d} whenever the kittens are born the mother will have to have the birth in-character [do not go into very much detail!! Just saying she had a spasm and something came out is good enough!!!] - e} I will PM the mother before-hand to give her the genders of each cat although I will not give her the peltages. Whenever she births the kittens the leader should stop by and name the kittens. The leaders are the ones who get to name the kittens. I will either supply them with names or if the mother would like to request some then she needs to PM me. Same goes for the father. Also, though, the leader should PM me with what names he/she has chosen so I can approve them. After all of them have been named then I will go and post all of them in the kits section with my peltages of choice - in real life you can't choose so you can't choose online either.
6) After the kits are born they will be put up for adoption by other roleplayers to claim as their own. They claim ownership of the kits a week after they are born. Their mother will play them before the week but afterwards their eyes will be open and they'll be able to crawl. From there on please wait 1-2 days before they can slightly talk. They aren't perfect little babies who can recite Shakespeare perfectly after a week out of their mother! Be realistic, please!
7) I will usually put up a date whenever the kittens can be adopted, so it may not always be a full week. Just be patient. =)
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Post by Brackenstar on May 6, 2006 20:31:42 GMT -5
Roleplay Rules Part III: Fighting 1) Whenever you are fighting with a Clan over a piece of land: KEEP THE FIGHT IN ONE THREAD. And, please, please keep it in the area you are trying to claim. In this RPG, all territories are claimable besides the camps and meeting centers and such. Do not try to claim something that's not on the border though! The bridge is claimable because it splits RC and WC, Sunningrocks - obviously, and other such things. You will most likely not claim it but that will be up to me. The leader of the offensive Clan should PM me about it and I will talk between both of them and decide an outcome. Do not be angry if your Clan is taken over. You can always fight for it back!
2) No GM or PP. Refer to other rule threads to understand that.
3) If you're just attacking, attack the camp! Don't you dare go into individual dens! It will just slow down the fight and eventually you will PP or GM and you'll be punished for it. Stay in the camp and preferably one thread so everybody can participate! =D
4) If medicine cats come with on a raid in unknown territory they can only carry so much with them. They may have to send warrior and such back to fetch more supplies. They can carry a maximum of five different items. Not different herbs but different items. Keep that in mind!
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Post by Brackenstar on May 6, 2006 20:42:28 GMT -5
Roleplay Rules Part IV: Gathering 1) No matter what, NO leaving Gatherings! They are held every two months, so I wouldn't dare leave one!
2) Only Leaders or myself can say that StarClan put a cloud over the moon.
3) No fighting at all, if you are starting to fight then have you cat go sit at the other end away from its enemy.
4) Early Apprentices, Queens, and Kit do not attend a Gathering. You must have been an apprentice for at least one week to attend one.
5) Remember that during Gatherings, the leaders also speak about how their Clan is doing, not just things that involve the whole forest or several Clans.
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