Rules

[Nightmare Darklight]

Rules of the site

• When it comes to cursing, don't take it too far, occasionally, fine. But don't get stupid with it. It just makes you look like a fool when you go too far.

• No spamming. We will kill you if you make just one word OOC posts, at least try to put in a few words, five or so wouldn't kill you.

• Double-posting is a no. We have an edit button for a reason. We went through the trouble of finding a code that axes that jarring "Last edit by..." message when you do so.

• Flaming, trolling, baiting, anything of the sort is not allowed, looked down upon, and we will kill you for doing so. We mean business on this one, yes, SRS BSNS. So, keep it friendly. And be respectful to the members

• Don't post your advertisements or affiliations anywhere but the correct forum for it.

• This is an english site, so speak english. No tween talk ("c u l8er" for example), use proper grammar and spelling. Spell Check is a lovely tool, no?

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In Character Rules

• Do not make yourself out to be a God.

• No Godmodding. Godmodding is when you control someone else's character, their reactions to what happens, or deciding if they get hit or not. This rule however, is void if you manage to get the permission of the person on the receiving end to do such a thing.

• No powerplaying. Powerplaying is similar to Godmodding, and even shares some of its qualities, but in a way, affects your character more than the other person's. An example would be effortlessly dodging every hit, even when it makes no sense. Once again, your character is not a God, they are mortal. Be realistic, people.

• We all have muse deflation, sometimes our brain just refuses to work with us. But for the love of all that is holy, please try not to do any one liners. If your muse is hurting and you just can't think, we'll excuse the occasional one-liner. But at least try to get a full paragraph in, it's not that difficult.

• Proper English does so much in the long run.

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OOC Character Restrictions

• You can have as many characters as you desire, but you have to be active with them. Seriously, be active, with every last one of them. But this is up to you. I've seen people stick with only one character, I've seen some go for 10+ characters and actually keep them all active. It's your personal preference. However, if you do make another character, you must make a new account for that character.

• 2 Canons per person. One Major and One Minor

• For the face claim. You cannot use real life people... sorta. Most of the time, it's just easier to use anime/manga/video games. But, actual celebrities aren't allowed. But you can use characters they've played as a face claim. For example, you wouldn't be allowed to use Christopher Lee himself as a face claim. However, you would be allowed to use Christopher Lee's portrayal of Saruman as a face claim.

• If you're going to play a canon character, play them right.

• Your character cannot be related to a canon. No Zelda's long lost twin brother. Uni cannot exist. End of story.

• You cannot deus ex machina either. If your character suddenly gets a power at a crucial moment, it better be on their moveset.

• Post with the character at least once every two weeks. Otherwise they'll be moved to the Dead/Inactive board. Canons will be freed up.

• In addition to the above rule, if you lose a canon due to not posting once every two weeks, and you want that canon back, then you have to redo the entire application once again. No copy and pastes of the previously used application will be accepted.

• When it comes to ripping, at least change the name.

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Other

• Avatars! With the rule of one character per account, avatar should be only of your character's faceclaim. It should also be only 100x100 px, or within the width of 125x200 px.

• Signatures are optional. However, if you do decide to use them please do not let them stretch the board and keep them within the width of 500x350 px.

• Images should not stretch the board. If you're avatar/signature stretches the page, you will be asked to resize them. If you don't know how to resize your avatar/signature, feel free to request assistance over in our graphic board.