After The Fall (atf_mods) wrote in atf_ooc, @ 2008-05-27 10:48:00 |
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Entry tags: | mod posts, rules |
The rules - read 'em and weep
Please read the following through thoroughly before applying.
-This game is invitation only: we will only accept applications from players who are recommended by existing players.
-All posts must be third person past tense.
-Please pay attention to your grammar, spelling, and punctuation, we require and will enforce a certain minimum standard.
-Do not use OOC information IC.
-Conversely, don't take IC actions personally. Some characters will not get along and that's fine (it's wonderful even, conflict is fun!), so don't assume that because character A hates your character's guts that player A hates you also. For example, crazy!Kurt hates just about everyone, we promise that this doesn't mean Diane does too.
-If you do think you and another player might have some kind of misunderstanding or conflict, please try to work it out like the mature adults we know you all are. If that doesn't work, or you don't feel comfortable talking to someone for whatever reason, then please bring your problem to the mods and we'll help you try to work things out to everyone's satisfaction.
-A character may not use their powers against another character without player permission. Bear in mind, though, that ferals, telepaths, empaths and the like can sense certain things so please be reasonable in working with their players where necessary.
-Posting is required at least twice per week, one of which must be an RP thread or log in the IC comm.
-IM logs may be cleaned up and posted to the comm as part of game canon so long as all parties agree.
-IC actions have IC consequences, please be aware of that when choosing your character(s)’ actions. If you wish to know the likely response to a particular course of action in advance, please talk to a mod and we’ll be happy to discuss it with you.
-This is an adult game and adult material is allowed, including graphic sex and violence, if this is a problem for you please do not apply.
-If you do post material of a graphic nature please use appropriate content warnings as well as cut tags if the graphic content is in the opening post. A separate post will be available and tagged in the OOC comm with a list of specific suggested or required warnings which should be included in/added to the subject line of the opening post as necessary. If a previously non-graphic thread takes a different turn farther on, simply edit a warning to that effect into the initial post and then include a specific warning in the subject line of the post where the graphic content begins.
-Only Marvel canon characters associated with the X-Men or with an active X-gene will be accepted. This means no Hulk, Spiderman, Captain America, most of the Runaways, etc....
-There is currently a cap of four characters for new players. Players may apply for up to nine more for a total of thirteen after at least a month of game play and a proven track record of keeping up with posting requirements. The mods do reserve the right to deny applications for additional characters based on lack of activity with existing characters. This cap may go up in the future and is intended to ensure that people are playing characters they know and love and will be able to keep consistently active in the game.
- Each player may have no more than three characters from any particular canon (with the exception of 616).
- Alts are fun! If someone else already has a version - or even more than one - of your favorite character in the game don't let that stop you. It can be incredibly entertaining to throw different incarnations of the same character at each other and watch the fireworks, so go for it!
-Characters may be taken from any Marvel canon universe, including characters not actually introduced in that ‘verse so long as their histories are fit to the canon and do not assume relationships with established canon characters. They may also be taken from other games or personal AUs so long as their histories are suitably well thought out and detailed.
-Obscure characters abound in the Marvel universe, please feel free to apply for them if they catch your fancy. Do not, however, pick characters so obscure as to be non-existent, with no discernible canon personality or powers, and use them to bring OCs into a canon only game.
-Canon secondary mutations and gradual, logical advancements in a character’s powers are perfectly acceptable and can be lots of fun, just please run any ideas along these lines past the mods before pursuing them in game play. We will also consider characters who have, in their past, developed additional non-canon powers if there is, again, a logical explanation for them and the character will not be excessively over powered. Example: two of the Nightcrawlers in the game have feral mutations which were catalyzed through Weapon X experimentation in their respective backstories.
-If you wish to apply for a character with pre-existing relationships with characters already in play, be advised that your history will need to mesh with theirs and that the already accepted player(s) has final say as to establishing details.
-Do not apply for a character in an already established romantic relationship with another character already in play without approval of that character’s player.
-Post all in character actions in After the Fall, including closed third person narratives. All out of character comments or questions should go in
After the Fall OOC.
-We’ll be providing over-arching plot for the game but feel free to create your own drama or to suggest plot ideas for your characters or the game in general. We can’t guarantee that everything will fit in the framework of the game but will do our best to work in any reasonable requests or interesting suggestions.
-Please do not have your characters engage in actions that will significantly affect other characters, planned plot, or the game in general without first clearing it with the mods and those affected. We understand, though, that sometimes threads simply go in unexpected directions and lead to unintended consequences. If this appears to be happening please let anyone likely to be affected know as soon as it becomes evident so that no one’s caught flat-footed in an unplanned situation not of their making.