Rules

[Rafe]

General

• no godmoding/powerplaying.this includes no killing others without giving them a chance to react to your attempt. (warning:10%)
  
• you may play up to 3 characters, but you must post all 3 in the Character board(warning:1% for each character over 3.)
  
• characters now need to be approved, this is to help maintain the realism at an appropriate level. character profiles will be read and moved to the approved character board once they have been accepted.
  
• the only approved powers must be bought from the cave store using pearls
  
• the only approved elements(called spirits here) are flame,water,earth,wind,summer,winter,sun,moon,mist,and smoke
  
• save for spirit powers, the wolves are realistic, and dont have wings,or other body parts that arent natural to them.
  
• you may only have 1 account
  
• you can mate with other characters, but dont be too graphic.
  
• listen to the staff(warning:10%)
  
• respect each other(warning:10%)
  
• please do not argue on the boards, its not pretty.this goes for OOC boards and IC boards,aswell as the c-box if your going to argue, keep it private so other members dont have to look at it. (ill break it up the first time, after that warning of 5%, doubling with each offense.)
  
• do not advertize anywhere other than the advertizing board. it costs pebbles to do so, but this ensures you are actually active and dont just come here to advertize! all other ads anywhere else will be deleted without notice(this is your notice!).
  
• lastly have fun!
  

IC Boards

• Please use the modify button to add or change something in your post. It makes the threads easier to read. Besides, the modify button is there for a reason(will be told the first time, after that warning of 2%)
  
• Try to use proper english (grammar,spelling,punctuation,ect). No one wants to decode posts. If you typo,ect. again, use the modify button!this site has spell check! use it!
  
• dont use chatspeak in the roleplay

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[/li][li]Try to post at least a couple sentences, its a forum, you have time to think about what to write. if you dont add detail about the surroundings,your character's actions,etc then it is really hard to reply to and not as much fun.
[/li][li]try to stay in character and in third person. if you must say anything OOC, attach it to an IC post, dont turn it into a conversation on the IC boards.(will be told the first time, warning of 2% after that.)
[/li][li]the minimum post length is 500, this is to ensure quality. this is one decent paragraph, really, so not too difficult.
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Puppy Regulations

• stages of growth,each must last 1 month at minimum:
  newborn- helpless, totally dependent on parents.
  pup- able to run around, but still depends on parents for food,protection,shelter.
  adolescent- individuality clearly present. still somewhat dependent on parents for support but able to be left alone for short periods of time, might hunt small prey if taught(rabbits,etc).
  young adult- independent, can come and go if they wish. old enough to learn to hunt bigger prey, though usuallly inexperienced.
  fully grown- wholly independent, and can survive on their own indefinitely, experienced hunters, usually.
  
  
• pregnancy: must last at least 2 weeks
  
• each female can have 2 litters
  
• each litter can have up to 4 pups.
  
• pups can be played as as a single entity until they reach adolescence, then they are individuals and must be treated like any other character. at that point any pups that put you over the 3 character limit must be dealt with( adopted out for someone else to play, etc.)
  
  Quests
  
• dice rolls for quests can be done once a week per quest.
  
• quest points will be tallied for you by staff and will be noted in your profile.
  
• at certain points it may become necessary for staff to DM for a quest to work.

revised 12/19/06 for clarity.
note: if you dont understand the rules, ask. if you break the rules im just going to assume you never read them and i will have no pity for you when you face the consequences.

revised 1/15/07 for additions

revised 2/25/07 for additions

revised 2/28/07

revised 4/17/07 for clarity on staying IC.

revised 5/1/07 for puppy regulations.

revised 12/9/07 for clarity on powers and wings

updated for quest info 12/16/08