Double Posting
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Double posting is not allowed, simple as that. If you made a
mistake in your post you can always go back and
Edit It.
If you find that your Original Character is stuck in a place
where they are left alone, you can just go back and edit your
last post stating that your character is going someplace else.
I. Role-Playing Forums
There are only three places where double posting is allowed.
- In your Journal Thread
In an Apartment/House
In your Magical Tome
Another exception to double posting is when your character
leaves a particular location. As long as your character's last
post is similar to the example post below they can return to
the same location and post again even if no one has posted there
since their character left the thread awhile ago.
For example:
- "QUOTE" - Beach @ The Pier {Old Post}
- Matthew Johnson looks at his watch and notices how late it
actually is. "Paige is probably freakin', I'll never hear
the end of it." Picking up his things he leaves the pier
and goes back to his Apartment within Bay Hill Apartments.
You may return to the thread in a new post, even if no new
post from another member/player has been added.
- "QUOTE" - Beach @ The Pier {New Post}
Matthew returns to the pier after his meeting with Paige. (I
wonder how long she is going to stay pissed at me?) He looks
out into the ocean blue, glad to be at a peaceful place where
he can relax and update his spellbook unbothered.
II. Out of Character Forums
Double posting in the OOC Forums is not necessarily forbidden,
but should be avoided at all costs. Members who post in the OOC
threads with back to back posts every five minutes (more or less)
will receive warnings, and be faced with possible suspension
from the board.
However, if it has been 24 HOURS since you have posted
in a thread and no one else has posted feel free to add a new
post without worrying about posting back to back.
It should also be noted that any constant double posting consisting
of SPAM will result in an immediate three day suspension
from the board.
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This is one of the biggest no-nos at the RPG. Meta-Gaming is
simply not allowed here. What is meta-gaming? Well it can be
classified as a number of things but for
Charmed: Age of Prophecy
we have a list of what we consider meta-gaming.
The List:
Creating your own Non-Player Characters. For instance if
you post here at the RPG and create another character for your
own character to interact with in your own post. It could be
an actual person, someone driving, etc.
Controlling other characters' actions and reactions. When
you post the actions or reactions of another character in your
own posts.
Having your character illogically and without reason head
to a particular location just because a great deal of action
is taking place there, a magical item/tome can be found there,
and/or because a particular character is there alone.
Having your character use or possess outside knowledge that
you the player know, but is something the character themselves
should have no idea exists.
Please make sure you do not do anything on this list while
role-playing. The list will be updated when need be.
I. Meta-gaming in terms of fighting
When it comes to fighting in this RPG, you need to get to the
point with the move and make it, but there are no auto-connects
and no auto-kills.
Here's an example of an acceptable move (with basic characters):
- ....Courtney runs forward and swings her sword at Phoebe's
neck.
Such a move leaves the following options for your opponent:
- - Phoebe has the opportunity to block
- Phoebe has the opportunity to counter
- Phoebe has the opportunity to accept the hit
- Phoebe has the opportunity to run away
All of which are acceptable reactions (when done within reason,
blatant avoidance of attacks to unrealistically keep a character
alive will not be tolerated) that keep the role-playing environment
fun for everyone while still allowing player-to-player combat.
By allowing the other player to react, you keep things fair
and open-ended and prevent yourself from trying to control the
plot or fight when you have no right to.
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MISTREATMENT
OF REGULATIONS |
Mistreatment of other users in any way, shape or form is strictly
forbidden here at
Charmed: Age of Prophecy . The same
for intentionally breaking any one of the rules. If a user has
broken a rule or mistreated a member unintentionally they will
just receive a warning from our staff.
However, members who are caught breaking rules or mistreating
members intentionally will be suspended from the board for 2
weeks, and if they continue to break rules and/or mistreat others
after they're off their suspension, they will be banned from
the board.
Warning System Guidelines
- 1st Offense = Warning
2nd Offense = Suspension
3rd Offense = Banned
If you feel that you or another member are being mistreated,
contact a Moderator or Admin immediately so that the situation
can be taken care of. Try PMing a Moderator or the Admin that
is online during the same time you are online to get the quickest
response.
So please treat all members with respect, and the same will
be done to you.
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None of us are perfect. Some of us misuse grammar and make errors
when it comes to spelling, but with some it is a bit hard to
read through when their entire post is nearly grammatically incorrect.
For this reason we have implemented a system to correct this
by making use of the moderator post preview system. The staff
will check the grammar and spelling of all posts and if a member's
grammar and spelling are in bad shape, that member will go on
moderation preview; meaning their posts won't show up on the
board unless a moderator or the Admin have checked it over and
edited out any and all grammatical mistakes first.
Members with poor grammar usage will receive a warning, first
hand, but if the bad grammar continues they will go on moderation
preview.
Only if they improve on their writing/grammatical skills,
will they be able to post freely on the board again...it's kinda
harsh and may scare off some members, but it's the only way the
staff can think of to get some people into reading over their
posts before hitting that submit button.
So remember, be wise and revise before posting. In the RPG,
your typing serves as your way of bringing life to your character:
it gives people first impressions of them, and reinforces them
as relatable people. If you take the time to review your posts
before hitting 'submit', you will save those playing with you,
the staff - and yourself a great deal of grief.
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Since this is a play by post RPG, there will be times when particular
players of a certain RP will not be online when the others they
are roleplaying with are. We have members who span across the
globe so it would be fair to take into consideration that we
all live within different time zones.
It is asked that you be fair and do not block out a player's
character from a RP because they are not on at the same time
that you are. If it becomes apparent that a majority of posting
is going on without any response from one player, please cease
posting for a day or two to allow the "missing" player
to get in a post and not be shut out of the RP entirely.
Just be curteous and all will go well.
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To keep the interactive role-playing on the board seamless,
we have a set format for the members/players to follow when posting
in character.
Please write in the third person of "he, she, it"
rather than the first person of "I, me, my". To write
in the latter form will only serve in adding confusion, as those
reading your post will have to look at the author's username
and remember who they are playing to figure out who they are
writing about. Please try to identify your character by name
within your posts at least once to help to avoid confusion of
any kind.
Also please write all posts in Prose Story Format and in the
present tense. An example of such can be found below when writing
out your character's actions.
- QUOTE (Posting Actions)
- Hilary walks into the manor's kitchen and spots Piper near
the sink. She needs to make sure Phoebe gave Piper the proper
ingredients for the vanquishing potion if they are going to protect
the innocent from the Matinnenfor demon. Walking across the room
towards the Charmed One, Hilary stands next to her as she nervously
begins to speak to the older witch.
When it comes to penning your character's spoken word please
remember to start and end each dialogue with double quotation
marks (" "). Also do not forget to end your character's
dialogue with the proper punctuation; periods (.), question marks
(?), exclamation marks (!), or ellipses (...).
When using ellipses please only use three (...) excessive
ellipses, such as (........) can be very annoying and disruptive
of posts. Please follow the example posted below.
- QUOTE (Posting Speech)
- "Piper..."
-
- Hilary began, nervous about being alone with the Charmed
One.
-
- "Did Phoebe give you the ingredients to the potion?"
When writing out your character's thoughts please remember
to do so in italicized with or without ().
- QUOTE (Posting Thoughts)
-
- (I wonder if Piper is even listening to me.)
-
- or
-
- I wonder if Piper is even listening to me.
When it comes time for your character to move onto a new location
(thread) please state where your character is moving onto so
that others can be aware of their departure. To make it even
more clear as to where your character is heading off to, please
bold/embolden the new location (thread name). For example:
- QUOTE (Leaving A Location)
- Hilary rolls her eyes at Piper's utter ignorance of her presence.
Biting her lip, she sighs at her lack of connection with the
eldest Charmed One and she leaves the room, heading into the
dining room.
If you don't feel like going anywhere in particular, but still
want to exit a thread just post something similar to the following:
- QUOTE (Leaving A Location)
- Hilary rolls her eyes at Piper's utter ignorance of her presence.
Biting her lip, she sighs at her lack of connection with the
eldest Charmed One and she leaves the room, walking out of the
kitchen's back door, with no new particular destination in
mind.
Note that one should avoid using the latter, as it throws
off those who are reading your posts. One should only use the
latter approach when they will be away from the board for an
extended period of time and want to put their character off somewhere
to keep from hindering game play.
Below is a full example of an in-character post.
- QUOTE (Character Post Ex.)
- Hilary walks into the manor's kitchen and spots Piper near
the sink. She needs to make sure Phoebe gave Piper the
proper ingredients for the vanquishing potion if they are going
to protect the innocent from the Matinnenfor demon. Walking across
the room towards the Charmed One, Hilary stands next to her as
she nervously begins to speak to the older witch.
-
- "Piper..." Hilary began, nervous about being alone
with the Charmed One, "Did Phoebe give you the ingredients
to the potion?" the young witch asks while leaning against
the kitchen counter. She watches Piper closely, and after awhile
of not getting a response she thinks to herself quietly.
-
- (I wonder if Piper is even listening to me.)
-
- Hilary rolls her eyes at Piper's utter ignorance of her presence.
Biting her lip, she sighs at her lack of connection with the
eldest Charmed One and she leaves the room, heading into the
dining room.
In addition, here are some helpful codes you may need to use
when writing out character posts.
- Bold Text
CODE
[b]Bold Text[/b]
-
- Italicized Text
CODE
[i]Italicized Text[/i]
-
- Underlined Text
CODE
[u]Underlined Text[/u]
-
- Adding Color To Text
CODE
[color=blue]Adding Color To Text[/color]
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Posting out of character is simply not allowed within the
IN
CHARACTER forums on the board. If you would like to post
out of character please do so in the
OUT OF CHARACTER
forums.
If any member posts OOC in their character posts; the
posts will simply be edited out and the member will receive a
warning.
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Although members are allowed signature banners (as representations
of your characters
only), there is a limit in the size
they must be. Your signature banners should be no larger than
70,000 PIXELS. Now you may be wondering, how do you know
if your banner is larger than 70,000 pixels?
Well it's rather simple, just multiply the width and height
of your banner: width x hieght {500x500}. If you signature banner
is 500x500, just do the multipulcation.
500 x 500 = 250,000 PIXELS
Which means you sig banner is too large. So as long as the
width and height multipulcation of your banner isn't greater
than 70,000 pixels than you're fine.
Also try not to make your sig banners vertical, but horizantal.
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