Role playing Guidelines
Open vs. Closed1. When starting a roleplay, you must decide whether or not it is going to be open or closed. In an open roleplay, anyone may join in the thread, and may take the thread in any direction they wish. In a closed roleplay, only invited members may post in the thread.
2. To indicate if a thread is open or closed, please include the word that describes your roleplay in the topic title or subtitle like this;
Title of topic[Closed]3. If someone ignores your wishes to have a closed topic, feel free to contact a moderator for the forum in which the thread is located. They can delete the post.
Grammar and post length1. Please keep your grammar and spelling as correct as possible. No netspeak is allowed.
2. All role plays should be done in the third person tense, and written as though the events occurred in the past.
3. A post should be at least five lines to three or four long paragraphs.
4. If you need to make an additional comment as yourself and not as your character, you should use the abbreviation "OOC" before your statement indicating that you are Out Of Character. It is also useful to put all OOC comments in parentheses to clearly separate them from your character's actions.
5. You may only post in English, unless your character says a line or two in a different language and you state what it means at the bottom of the page.
Control of characters
Control of characters1. While role playing, it is important to remember that you have control of only your own character. You can have your character say or do anything that you like within the rules, but you can't force any other character to do something without their consent.
2. Your posts should be open-ended, in that they allow the person you are roleplaying with to make a decision regarding the outcome of a specific event.
3. If you do perform an action for somebody else in one of your posts, you must get their permission to do so. This goes for something as inconsequential as saying that the person you are talking to "looked worried." If it is not in that character's personality to be worried by news such as that you are telling them, then they may object.
4. If you need to roleplay the actions of someone who is not registered on the boards, then you may do so in your posts.