General Rules
- You may not use real, living people, canon senshi, characters from other media, etc.
- The GM's word is final in all matters.
- If we cannot reach you for an extended period of time (a year or longer), we may remove you from the RPG and deal with your character accordingly.
- Rules may be modified or added as needed.
- We welcome lurkers! Feel free to join, look around, and ask us questions. We’re happy to interact with you, even if you’re not a member!
- HAVE FUN. It's just a game!
Roleplay Guidelines
When roleplaying...
- Write up to the point where another character might reasonably react or respond. This is usually one, sometimes two paragraphs. Longer posts are not better than short ones. Length does not equal quality, and you don't get points for your word count. Sometimes, a one-liner is an appropriate response.
- Please don’t godmode! Godmoding is when you control someone else’s character without their permission. Write that your character throws a punch: leave it up to the other writer to decide whether or not that punch lands and how much damage it does. If you need a small or minor reaction to incorporate into your post, ask the other player.
- Another form of godmoding is giving your character knowledge s/he would not have ICly. Your character cannot read other characters’ thoughts. Do not have your character react to something another character thinks.
- Don’t powergame. Your character is not all-powerful, particularly not in the beginning. Don’t magically dodge everything. You can’t always be the winner in a fight. The most interesting characters are often the ones who fail sometimes, not the ones who succeed at everything.
- Communicate with the people you’re writing with. It’s always easier if you’re all on the same page about what’s going on!
- There’s IC and there’s OOC. IC actions should not be held against players.
- If you are in a story with multiple people, try to keep the posts balanced among all the characters present. (You won't always succeed, but trying will help prevent characters from slipping between the cracks.)
- To make sure that everything is consistent, stories will generally be written in past-tense, third-person.
- It’s helpful to review your own character profile every couple months, and update it as needed.
- When planning a story, decide beforehand how long is an acceptable period of time before a reminder is sent to other writers. Some people may be comfortable doing a post a day, some may need a week to compose their replies.