Post by Zukosfire5 on Aug 14, 2006 14:36:42 GMT -5
General Rules[/u]
1) Only one RP thread, and one discussion thread per RP. You can make the RP, and the discussion if you like, but no more than that.
2) No insulting any RPs. If you have a problem with a Roleplay, use constructive criticism, and not flames.
3) All Rp's must be related to the subboard they are in, ie "The Siege of the North" in the Water Tribe board.
Character Profile Rules[/u]
Another great place to look at the pointers for profile making is here.
1) For mass RPs and whenever the RP creator says so, post your character profile in the Intro subboard to get it approved by the RP admins. But if you also have one character that you play a lot, you can also post the profile in the Intro subboard.
2) When making a character, please keep these tips in mind:
-no multibenders
-no Airbenders unless your RP takes place before the war
-no bending things other than the four elements
-try and keep your character as realistic as possible, i.e. they couldn't be a weapons expert at the age of 11.
-Keep the names Asian, or at least Asian-sounding.
-When saying what nation they are from, it can only be Water, Earth or Fire. Aang is the only Airbender, and there is no lighteningbending nation, nor will there ever be.
3) Bending - As stated above, only bend the element of the country your character lives in. No Avatars unless this is a pre- or postcanon RP. Also, be careful of how great a bender your character is. Please no masters at age 12.
4) When you describe what your character looks like, you must be descriptive! You have to make us visualize the character in our minds eye. I want you to tell me the details of the details. And try to keep the description of the character true to their nation.
- Fire Nation citizens have dark brown or black hair, pale skin, and either amber or brown eyes.
-Earth Kingdom citizens have various shades of brown hair, various shades of skin, either brown or green eyes.
-Water Tribe citizens have various shades of dark brown hair, dark skin, and various shades of blue eyes.
-Air Nomads are either bald (for men) or have their head shaved slightly past their forehead (for women). They have brown hair, light skin, and brown or gray eyes.
There are no blondes, nor do people have abnormally colored eyes. Until we see proof of that in the show, stick to what canon says so far. And please don't say your character has an outfit like Katara's, and leave it at that. That's being lazy, and you need to put more effort into detail.
5) When making the personality, don't make it contradict itself. Don't say they are shy and insecure, only to add that they love to pull pranks on people. No. Pick one quality and try to build off of that.
6) History- Try to avoid the cliche of runaways/abuse victims/orphans. Yes, I know it's war, but that gets extremely repetitive after awhile, not to mention extremely tragic pasts are really Mary-Sueish.
7) Female Waterbenders from the Northern Tribe are not going to know how to fight. Their culture tells them that women are not allowed to learn to fight, so they are not going to sneak out and teach themselves.
Fire Nation citizens are also going to be (mostly) loyal to Ozai, and think lowly of Earthbenders and Waterbenders. The Fire-Nation-who-hates-Ozai is getting cliched, but if you can come up with a good backstory, chances are that won't be a problem.
8)That goes the same for Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe citizens. They hate the Fire Nation. However, once again, if you can come up with a good backstory to describe why your Earthbender or Waterbender spies for Ozai, chances are it'll be accepted.
9) Don't take a character from another TV show/movie/video game and make it Avatarified. For example, don't take Naruto and make him and Earthbender or whatever.
Role Playing Rules[/u]
1) No Godmoding (being invincible and always winning) or Powerplaying (controlling other characters thought, actions, or words)
2) No chatspeak. Use proper grammer please. Spellcheck is there for a reason
3) Talk in third person, i.e. he said, she said
4) Please keep it under PG-13. If you want to make it more mature, please continue it through PMs.
5) No excessive swearing. You can have your character swear, but please use an asterisk (*) to cover up at least three-fourths of the letters. (i.e. f***, not f*ck)
6) Try to make worthwhile posts, and limit one liners.
7) Don't use colors, marquees, or other things to make your post look pretty. It makes it really hard to read. This includes no smileys, typey faces, or emotes.
8) After an RP has been inactive for awhile, it will be trashed.
1) Only one RP thread, and one discussion thread per RP. You can make the RP, and the discussion if you like, but no more than that.
2) No insulting any RPs. If you have a problem with a Roleplay, use constructive criticism, and not flames.
3) All Rp's must be related to the subboard they are in, ie "The Siege of the North" in the Water Tribe board.
Character Profile Rules[/u]
Another great place to look at the pointers for profile making is here.
1) For mass RPs and whenever the RP creator says so, post your character profile in the Intro subboard to get it approved by the RP admins. But if you also have one character that you play a lot, you can also post the profile in the Intro subboard.
2) When making a character, please keep these tips in mind:
-no multibenders
-no Airbenders unless your RP takes place before the war
-no bending things other than the four elements
-try and keep your character as realistic as possible, i.e. they couldn't be a weapons expert at the age of 11.
-Keep the names Asian, or at least Asian-sounding.
-When saying what nation they are from, it can only be Water, Earth or Fire. Aang is the only Airbender, and there is no lighteningbending nation, nor will there ever be.
3) Bending - As stated above, only bend the element of the country your character lives in. No Avatars unless this is a pre- or postcanon RP. Also, be careful of how great a bender your character is. Please no masters at age 12.
4) When you describe what your character looks like, you must be descriptive! You have to make us visualize the character in our minds eye. I want you to tell me the details of the details. And try to keep the description of the character true to their nation.
- Fire Nation citizens have dark brown or black hair, pale skin, and either amber or brown eyes.
-Earth Kingdom citizens have various shades of brown hair, various shades of skin, either brown or green eyes.
-Water Tribe citizens have various shades of dark brown hair, dark skin, and various shades of blue eyes.
-Air Nomads are either bald (for men) or have their head shaved slightly past their forehead (for women). They have brown hair, light skin, and brown or gray eyes.
There are no blondes, nor do people have abnormally colored eyes. Until we see proof of that in the show, stick to what canon says so far. And please don't say your character has an outfit like Katara's, and leave it at that. That's being lazy, and you need to put more effort into detail.
5) When making the personality, don't make it contradict itself. Don't say they are shy and insecure, only to add that they love to pull pranks on people. No. Pick one quality and try to build off of that.
6) History- Try to avoid the cliche of runaways/abuse victims/orphans. Yes, I know it's war, but that gets extremely repetitive after awhile, not to mention extremely tragic pasts are really Mary-Sueish.
7) Female Waterbenders from the Northern Tribe are not going to know how to fight. Their culture tells them that women are not allowed to learn to fight, so they are not going to sneak out and teach themselves.
Fire Nation citizens are also going to be (mostly) loyal to Ozai, and think lowly of Earthbenders and Waterbenders. The Fire-Nation-who-hates-Ozai is getting cliched, but if you can come up with a good backstory, chances are that won't be a problem.
8)That goes the same for Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe citizens. They hate the Fire Nation. However, once again, if you can come up with a good backstory to describe why your Earthbender or Waterbender spies for Ozai, chances are it'll be accepted.
9) Don't take a character from another TV show/movie/video game and make it Avatarified. For example, don't take Naruto and make him and Earthbender or whatever.
Role Playing Rules[/u]
1) No Godmoding (being invincible and always winning) or Powerplaying (controlling other characters thought, actions, or words)
2) No chatspeak. Use proper grammer please. Spellcheck is there for a reason
3) Talk in third person, i.e. he said, she said
4) Please keep it under PG-13. If you want to make it more mature, please continue it through PMs.
5) No excessive swearing. You can have your character swear, but please use an asterisk (*) to cover up at least three-fourths of the letters. (i.e. f***, not f*ck)
6) Try to make worthwhile posts, and limit one liners.
7) Don't use colors, marquees, or other things to make your post look pretty. It makes it really hard to read. This includes no smileys, typey faces, or emotes.
8) After an RP has been inactive for awhile, it will be trashed.