“General Rules”
A.1) No profane language is allowed at any time, unless it is a necessity for character purposes and then it must result in some sort of punishment. It may not at any time reach above a PG-13 level, and such words are subject to deletion by the Administrator
A.2) No sexual connotations at any time.
A.3) Everyone must be treated with respect. Treat others the way you want to be treated. No lying on people, backstabbing, bullying, or talking ill of others.
A.4) Any member in a position of authority must be treated with utmost respect, and listened to at all times. If you question something they are telling you to either do, or not to do and you cannot find it listed in the rules, contact the administrator privately.
A.5) All content must be kept to a maximum of PG-13.
A.6 ) No flooding. This includes using more than 5 of any certain character.
A.7) Any term related to Jesus, God, Jehovah, Lord, Saviour, Yahweh, must be treated with supreme respect.
A.8) Any discussions on religion must be kept at calm, even tones. And must in the end result in a calm agreement. Whether that is an agreement to just let the subject drop, or an agreement to agree.
A.9) No godmodding or minimodding is allowed.
A.10) Everyone is welcome, do not exclude, or shun anyone.
A.11) If you are going to be away please post it in the away board so the people you are role-playing with know you are away, and can either plan a break during that time, or can role-play around you since you are not going to be around.
“Character Rules”
B.1) Character forms must be completely filled out, and must be submitted in the “Create a Character” board.
B.2) If you are in the process of creating a character and you need to save your work in progress, make a thread in the create a character board and label it “Not Completed” If your character is completed label your thread “Completed” Non labeled post’s, may take longer to be reviewed.
IE: [Insert Character Name Here] -Completed-
IE: [Insert Character Name Here] (Completed)
IE: [Insert Character Name Here] -Not Completed-
IE: [Insert Character Name Here] (Not Completed)
B.3) Character’s may not be role-played until accepted
B.4) Character’s must remain within limits at all times, for example you cannot have a rare wolf, with extreme normal colors.
B.5) Characters must remain true to profiles, if you wish to change something notify the administrator.
B.6) You may have up to 3 Characters to start with, after 1 month of being active, contact the administrator for permission to open a new character. Special permissions may be granted.
B.7) To create a lead character, such as a pack leader, or elder you must apply for that particular position /before/ posting your character, and be accepted.
B.8) If you think you will have Characters who are going to be rebellious and hard to be understood by fellow role-players, ask the administrator before posting said character.
B.9) When creating a Character your character profile must be neat and easily understood.
B.10) Speech colors, and actions are accepted for each character but please keep the font readable.
B.11) Anything that could happen to your character, that would be “questionable” make sure to get permission from the administrator before posting it. IE rape, molestation, etc. More than likely the answer will be no. However in certain cases it will be allowed, but will not be discussed or role-played out. Just a simple statement made. Fade to black methods must be used.
B.12) Make sure to keep rare wolves rare, and normal wolves normal! A Color referance guide can be found in the guides.
“Role-Playing Rules”
C.1) All font must be easily read.
C.2) Do not post more than 2 post in a row, if something needs to be changed either edit it, or contact the administrator to have it fixed.
C.3) Spelling an grammar are honestly not that big of a deal, if you need help with any spelling or grammar feel free to ask someone for help, or you can contact the administrator.
C.4) There is no minimum word count, or maximum word count, just make sure everything flows smoothly and you are not just taking short hand. Be sure to actually post.
C.5) Character names, images, or character reference images are more than welcome. Make sure they are not copyrighted before you post them however.
C.6) Direct Quotes must be cited.
C.7) If you are planning to talk Out of Character on your actual role-playing post please make sure it is related to what you are role-playing, and make sure to put either OCC, or Note before it, so no one gets confused.
C.8) If at all possible, keep the out of character talking off of the actual role-playing boards. We have lots of boards for just general discussion.
C.9) If you plan to make something happen to your whole “pack”, or your “cliche” of wolves, you need to get their permission /first/ so they know whats going on.
“Leader Rules”
D.1) Always remember you are the leaders, so be the example.
D.2) One violation of any rules, will result in your character being demoted immediately.
D.3) Leaders must post regularly.
D.4) Leaders are responsible for deciding what is the subject matter of their “pack” or selected area. If you do not want that responsibility then please do not sign up to be in a leader position.
D.5) To apply to be a leader, you must first wait until a spot is open, then you must ask the administrator if your character can be a leader /before/ posting the actual character. If its the position of moderator, or another type of leader, post directly on the appropriate thread. I will post as these things are needed.
D.6) Authority figures such as pack leader, or elder are not allowed to correct rule breaking, grammar, or spelling errors for the literal RP, however they ARE responsible for the discipline of their pack members during the role-playing.
“Punishment”
Punishment for breaking any of the aforementioned rules will be gave as follows.
Midnight Of Sierra’s system of punishment is a method of points and your out so to speak. The reference chart is listed below. Certain things have automatic punishments. Some things cost more points that others.
When you join, you are granted 100 points.
For each rule you break, points are deducted.
Time re-gains back your points. For every 3 months you are active and break no rules, 10 points are added back until the maximum of 100 is reached.
For repeat offenses the points deducted are doubled.
For each rule broken, you will receive a very stern warning explaining what rule you broke, and how many points were deducted.
When you reach 75 points you are banned from the roleplay for 48 hours.
When you reach 50 points you are banned from the roleplay for a week.
When you reach 25 points you are banned from the roleplay for 3 months.
When you reach 20 points you are banned from the roleplay for 6 months.
When you reach 10 points you are banned from the roleplay for a year.
When you reach zero points you are banned permanently.
Points Deducted and Punishment Meted
Administration holds the right to deem when a rule was broken on accident, and may award lesser points for such actions.
First Offense 15 pts, plus 5 pts per word above PG-13 Rated Content.
Repeated First Offense 30 pts, plus 10pts per word above PG-13 Rated Content, 24 hour ban
Second Offense 25 pts, plus 10 pts per word above PG-13 Rated Content
Repeated Second Offense 50 pts, plus 20 pts per word above PG-13 Rated Content, Automatic 2 week ban added to punishment.
Third Offense Automatic Banning
