Post by ϟ OTTER on Jul 31, 2012 11:21:08 GMT -5
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welcome to sugar coated lies - aka 'scl.' we are a post potter forum set in 2022. please make sure to read all of the rules, as important site information is contained within. two violations against the rules will result in a warning. please heed these rules to the best of your ability. reminder: as a proboards forum, and with accordance to proboards terms of service (tos), we are a pg-13 forum.
aside from the abilities section, here are the basic types of characters you can play:
- gryffindor
- hufflepuff
- ravenclaw
- slytherin
- smeltings academy student/muggle student
- wizard adult
- muggle adult
please review this website for information on blood status.
avatars should be no bigger than 150px wide by 200px tall. signatures should be no bigger than 500px wide by 300px tall. any variation in signature size is allowed, but please do not extend this limit. if we deem your signature is too big, we will ask you to remove it.
[01.] administration. respect the admins and the rules. we have put a lot of effort into ensuring a fun, safe, and active role-play. as such, if we ever give a decision that you are unhappy with, please confront us in a polite manner. moody complaints, yelling, and disrespect will not be tolerated. we love our members' opinions and feedback, but please provide this in a professional way.
02. joining. when you join, your username can be whatever you would like. however, after joining, please change your name to your character's first middle and last name in capital letters. an example would be HARRY JAMES POTTER or JAMES SIRIUS POTTER. please ensure your character has a middle name. we understand that different cultures do not require a middle name. however, for the sake of the site, we would like it if all characters had a complete first, middle, and last name format so everything is even. furthermore, you have 5 days from your registration to have a completed application. if you post a work-in-progress application two days after you join, that does not mean you get 5 days to finish it - you would only have 3 days left. if your character does not have a completed application by the end of 5 days after your registration, we will delete your account. you can, of course, rejoin if you wish. we will enforce this rule thoroughly to prevent inactive and dead accounts.
03. abilties. here is a list of abilities available on the site. there are age-restrictions on some of them, so please bear this in mind.
animal affinity - born with.
animal communication - born with. this excludes snakes and is limited to one subset of animals (i.e. cats, dogs, fish, etc.)
animagus - 15+ only.
apparition - 17+ only.
flying - very rare. this is without aid of broom. restricted.
legilimency - 17+ only.
metamorphmagus - born with.
non verbal magic- 16+ only.
occlumency - 17+ only.
parseltongue - born with. restricted.
seer - born with.
veela - born with. no full veelas allowed.
wandless magic - 16+ only.
04. powerplaying. no god-modding or powerplaying. this is stating in your own posts that something happens to character with whom yours is interacting. example: dueling someone and say your spell hit them - your partner must say whether or not it hit them. as an aside, if dueling, be reasonable about your character's influence and strength. on the same topic, your character is also not invincible and cannot dodge every attack.
05. character life changes. pregnancies must be okay-ed through admin authority if involving a student. students are not allowed to get married. adult marriages do not need permission, however we would like you to let us know so we can update your character's last name. deaths are strictly monitored by the staff. if you'd like your character to die and have no way for it to plausibly happen, please let us know and we can figure a plot for you. if you already have a plot for your character's death, we need to ensure it is okay (i.e. no killing off important canons just because.) the 'killers' must also have permission. both sides of the killing, killer and victim, need to let an admin know they are okay with the death and realize the dead character cannot return, unless as a ghost.
06. mary sue's. there are no perfect or perfectly imperfect characters. your character must have both flaws and strengths.
07. advertising. we love members that want to help us advertise the site. if you're one of such nature, please ensure that you properly spell our site name correctly, and for your own name put 'post potter.' do not claim yourself as staff if we have not recognized you as such.
08. activity. we understand that real life things happen. absences will happen, and as long as they're recorded, everything will be fine. that said, we do expect our members to remain active. one post a week with an important canon will not suffice. lower-leveled characters are okay with that amount of posting, but we would like to encourage all of our members to post as often as possible even if you don't have muse. you'll be surprised how much muse you gain through pumping through a hard post. please try and login daily, though it is not a requirement.
09. character count. we do not have a limit on the amount of characters you can have. however, please do not take up a lot of characters that interact together. (i.e. don't choose james and albus potter, or victoire and dominique weasley. you could, however, play james and victoire.) only have as many characters as you can keep active. our request of one-post-per-week is not in regards to members but to characters. if you can't post with each of your characters at least once in a week's time, you may need to consider dropping one or two.
10. chatbox. the chatbox is a fun way to interact with our members and get to know each other. please do not spam the chatbox, use curse words excessively, or advertise other sites in the box. we have a specific section for advertisements.
11. posting. we have no word count here at scl. however, please make sure that you're not replying to a 5 paragraph post with one paragraph. it's not fair to the person who's taking the effort in writing 600+ words, and you only 150. other than that, you can post as little or as much as you'd like. please understand that as an RPG site, we do like to maintain integrity of posts, so ensure your post is grammatically correct and free of spelling errors. mistakes happen, of course, but chatspeak or writing in a manner that no one else can understand isn't acceptable.
12. fun and interaction. most of all, have fun! we are really excited to gather members and make our community bigger. if you ever have an issue with another member, please attempt to solve the problem through mature conversation rather than yelling and screaming at each other. the admins would like to stay away from as much drama as possible, so limiting fighting and bickering is a good way to help that happen.
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