Basic Rules

There are some very simple rules you should know when you start role playing. These are the rules that make and break a game.

1. No double-posts. Do not reply to yourself. Give people the opportunity to react. Exemptions are solo character journeys or training topics.

2. No multiple actions. When you post, only do one attack each turn. You can't go and fill in ten attacks before your enemy or ally can react.

3. When you go Out Of Character, note that. Use an OOC notice before the out of character post you want to make. You can also use BIC (Back In Character) to signal that you continue as your character again.

4. Use clean and correct writing. Meaning that you look after your grammar, build-up, and all that.

5.Make your post a worthy one. Don't go making posts of one or two words. It's not so that every post you make should be two paragraphs long, but try to go for at least a bit of a decent effort when writing.

6. No God-moding. Your character is not invincible, and his stamina is not endless. Play out both the strength and weakness of your character, and don't go on a power trip.

7. No sudden character killings. You can't just go and kill another person's character. If you want to, or think the story might require this, talk to the owner of that character in private or through PM to discuss what's gonna happen.

8. The Moderator's word is final. If a Mod does not agree with your actions, he's got a reason for that. Don't get angry and start flaming the Mod if you think he undermines your character or whatever, but try to learn from it and make the best of it. If you really do disagree, discuss it in private.

9. The limitations of a Moderator's powers. A Mod can make a character and play it just like anybody else can. In a story of his own, a Mod does not have the right to close or edit posts, and should consult another Mod or Admin or whatever. If the Mod leads the story, like when he's the NPC that creates the the small story-arc, he might state what he can and cannot do.

10. A maximum of three characters. You are currently allowed up to three characters, which can be any Genus you'd like.

11. Read Rules? When this question come up in the Creation Template your answer must be "Sexy Awesome"

12. Characters in multiple threads. A character is allowed to be in two or three threads at once as long as no attempt to gain experience or learn abilities are made in more than one thread. And also, if an ability is learned or experience is gained, they must wait for all threads they participate in to finish to be able to use it. This also pertains to characters that leave threads as well, in that instance it may count as the "end" of a thread as well. Also, and this should be a given, all things should remain logical in terms of the issue of time. Hopping between threads will be monitored.

13. Explicit content.

Since there are many minors on DBZVortex, whenever you are in a thread that has something that can be considered to be explicit or exceedingly mature, be sure to have the thread labelled with a warning of such content. This is basically any crude or vile act, such as intense violence in detail, rape, cruelty that many would find offending, and vulgar language. Basically, anything you wouldn't see on regular television, don't post here without a warning or disclaimer.

Also, this goes for the forum as well. I'm pretty sure it's already a rule, and this may not belong here, but i've seen it happen, and I know some others have been offended. Please don't use any language while posting that can really go beyond the regular limits. In other words, DON'T CYBER FGT

14. Registry Spam

In the registry, it's considered spam to reply to an approval post with only a sole thank you or to merely count up the amount of approvals you have left to go or anything along those lines. It's fine to do it if the post as something to add to the topic- a new addition to the original post, a major change in the character's biography.


There will be more to come when I see things that need commenting on. For now, please try to adhere to these guidelines. ENJOY!  

--Last edited by SSj5Bob on 2008-03-03 15:48:58 --