Forum Use Rules And Terms

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  • All the basic site rules still apply.

    Please be familiar with the overall Rules And Terms.

    You may also want to read our rating guidelines, if you aren't sure what "PG-13ish" means.

  • Make an effort.

    Try your best to use correct English grammar. It makes you easier to understand, and helps to get your point across. On the internet, often the first and last impression that you can make is through text. Using l33t speak or txt speak may make you look stupid, childish and/or lazy. More importantly, l33t and txt speak are against the rules on the public forums.

    While we acknowledge that not everybody is a native speaker of the English language, it is very easy to distinguish those people from those who are merely lazy. We are RPers. We create whole universes with our words. Let's make them good words.

  • Stay on topic.

    Every forum has a description. Before you post, please read the descriptions carefully and try to create topics in the section that most closely matches what your post is about. Not only should topics be placed in the correct forums, but replies to topics should have something to do with the conversation occuring in that thread. If you want to change the topic entirely, by all means, make a new topic in the appropriate forum. Making sure that you post in the correct areas will make it much easier for everyone to find the subjects and conversations they are looking for.

  • Title your posts appropriately.

    When you start a topic, try to give it a title that will give people some idea of what's inside. For example, titling a post in the suggestion forum "A Suggestion" doesn't really help anyone, because ALL the topics in the suggestion forum are going to be suggestions. A better title might be "A cool widget idea for DnD characters"

  • Respect mods and admins,

    If a moderator or staff person asks you to stop doing something, stop.

    If a post or topic gets deleted, please do not simply recreate the same one. If you disagree with a decision that was made, please contact a mod or a staff person and discuss it civilly. Politeness will get you lots of places. Attacking or flaming the mods won't get you anything.

  • Keep it civil.

    Please, no abusive language or profanity. No personal attacks. No messages intended solely to upset people, spread false rumors or otherwise drag down the atmosphere of the community. Nothing R-rated. Please refrain from posting links to inappropriate material out on the general forums. These forums are used by people of all ages.

  • We are here to game, not to argue.

    If you want to start an in-depth discussion of (real world) politics and religion, or anything else likely to instantaneously start flame wars, you should probably find a site dedicated to discussing politics and religion instead.

  • In RP, maintain good perspective.

    Remember that the beliefs and actions of a character are not always those of their player. If a character insults your character, try to look at it from the perspective of reading about it in a book or seeing two characters on TV: Without conflict, a story gets boring. It doesn't mean the writer has anything against you!

  • That said, you can still roleplay villains.

    Not all of your characters need to be sweetness and light, and we do understand that you might play a grouch without being one in real life, or having anything against the other players. We do ask that you keep your RP under an R rating on the main forums.

  • Respect other people's fun.

    Before joining in a RP thread, please read whatever guidelines the original poster has put up and think carefully about whether your character fits into the sort of scene they're setting up. If not, instead of hijacking their fantasy world, start your own thread more appropriate to the sorts of characters you want to play.

  • Don't bump threads.

    "Bumping" is when someone makes a meaningless post in a thread in order to move it back to the top of a forum, such as simply saying the word "bump" or "up" without adding anything else to the conversation. Do not bump threads that are still on the first page of a forum. Bumping threads that have fallen off the front page is allowed, but frowned upon. If you want to revive a conversation, say something interesting and relevant.

  • Don't spam.

    Because you should already know better.

  • This is not a dating site.

    Please don't use our site with the intention of finding your next real life date. Romance RP is allowed, but please keep it PG-13.

  • Other guidelines may apply on a per-forum or per-thread basis.

    Before posting in a forum, check to see if there are any "sticky" posts at the top that contain rules of guidelines specific to that forum.