Rules Updates

[Michi]

We updated some of the rules on NC to make them clearer and more inclusive.

Do Not's of NC

• 1: Do not Godmod.
  • If you do not know what Godmoding means, it is when you instantly hit or always dodge things. In essence, ensuring something happens in an RP that isn't completely up to you to decide and basically making your character into a god.
• 2: Do not Metagame.
  • Metagaming is when you have OOC knowledge of something and use it IC. If you don't know about something IC, you cannot apply it IC.
• 3: Do not flame other players.
  • IC, you can flame other characters, however, making an OOC post in an RP to flame/insult another player is bad. Don't do it.
• 4: Do not flame-bait.
  • Flame-baiting is egging people to flame you with words that may make someone flame you. Fueling a fire is as dangerous as lighting the match.
• 5: Do not make false-accusations.
  • As it says, do not make false accusations. It becomes a headache for everyone. Just don't do it.
• 6: Do not revive dead topics.
  • If a topic has been dead for over a week, it is considered dead. This goes for RPs as well. A dead RP is if everyone left an RP and you re-entered. That's also called Topic Necromancing.
• 7: Do not break the system.
  • If you find any breaks, please report it to an admin so it can get fixed.
• 8: Do not loophole.
• 9: Do not attempt to lawyer the rules.
  • We're all mature enough here to know what the rules mean. Attempts to use exact wording as a defense will fail.
• 10: Use common sense.

Do Not's of NC

1. Do not Godmod.
   • If you do not know what Godmoding means, it is when you instantly hit or always dodge things. In essence, ensuring something happens in an RP that isn't completely up to you to decide and basically making your character into a "god." If you would like more information on Godmodding, refer to the following link:[LINK]
   • Godmodding is considered to be a punishable offense on NC, please refer to Minor Infarctions [HERE]</B><i></i>
2. Do not Metagame.
   • Metagaming is when you have OOC knowledge of something and use it IC. If you don't know about something IC, you cannot apply it IC. If you would like more information on Metagaming, refer to the following link:[LINK]
   • Godmodding is considered to be a punishable offense on NC, please refer to Minor Infarctions [HERE]
3. Do not flame other players.
   • Flaming is the act of bashing or insulting another user or group of users. While this often involves the use of profanity it does not have to. If you would like more information on Flaming, refer to the following link: [LINK]
   • To clarify, you can flame other characters, however, making an OOC post in an RP, discussion thread, private message or anywhere on site to flame/insult another player is against the site rules.
   • Flaming is considered to be a punishable offense on NC, please refer to Middle Infractions [HERE].
4. Do not flame-bait.
   • Flame-baiting is egging people to flame you.
   • Flaming is considered to be a punishable offense on NC, please refer to Minor Infractions [HERE].
5. Do not Grief other users.
   • Grieving is the act of deliberately irritating and harassing other users within the game. This rule is used to differentiate between a player that Flames/Flame Baits a single target or group of targets. If you are habitually harassing the same member or group of members, that would be an example of griefing. In addition, this rule also considers the RP environment - if you are using your in-game character to harass a user or group of users (such as fighting students for no reason or fighting a player you have no IC reason to but have a gripe with out of character).
   • Griefing is considered to be a punishable offense on NC, please refer to Middle Infractions [HERE].
6. Do not make false-accusations.
   • If you state someone did something and they did not and you knew that they did not, or you fabricated evidence against them, you are making a false accusation against someone.
   • False Accusations ars considered to be a punishable offense on NC, please refer to Middle Infractions [HERE]<i></i>.
7. Do not revive dead topics.
   • If an Out of Character Discussion topic has been dead for over a week, it is considered dead.
   • An RP that everyone has left is also considered to be a dead topic.
   • If a topic is not posted in by a user for more than 2 weeks, that person is considered to be no longer in the topic unless the player(s) in the topic wish to skip the user's turn until he/she has returned.
   • If a topic is not posted in by a user for more than 2 weeks and there is only 2 users, the other player may leave the topic without being stopped at any time.
   • If a player has died, he/she may continue RP'ing in topics after his/her death with that character that he/she was active in prior to their death as long as EVERY member in the thread consents.
   • The act of reviving a dead topic is also termed: <B>Topic Necromancing.
8. Do not break the system.
   • Breaking the system is finding exploits that when used in a certain way or in combination with other things, gives a single user or group of users an unfair advantage. For example, if a users discovers a combination that allows them to automatically kill another player in a single round -- that would be a break. If you find any breaks, please report it to an admin so it can get fixed. This is a game that everyone should be able to enjoy so please be a team player.
9. Do not loophole.
   • Loopholing is the act of exploiting a not-explicitly-forbidden part of a rule; violating the spirit of the law but not the letter; or finding something not specifically included in the rules and stating because it does not explicitly state that something is against the rules that it is acceptable. Loopholes include misuses of the battle system, run rules, site rules, staff rules, etc.
   • An example of loopholing is stating that it is acceptable to flame a certain user IC because it is stated as acceptable in the Flaming Rules above, but the references made are based on an out of character disagreement (such as a break-up out of character automatically for no reason becoming in-character drama or an excuse to attack and kill another user). In this particular example the user would be breaking another rule, Grieving.
10. Do not attempt to lawyer the rules.
    • Rule Lawyering is similar to loopholing, except a user is attempting to justify their loopholing with rules being taken out of context. If you would like more information on Rule Lawyering, refer to the following link: [LINK]
11. Use common sense.

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1. Your character must be human, or at least 90% (which allows space for part demons from demonic ancestry ONLY).
2. Your character cannot be excessively old. Your lifespan should be no more than 120 years.
3. Your character cannot be a mythical being, god, part-god or the embodiment of a god.
4. Your character cannot be vastly altering in body from age. I.e. 2 years old and looks 18 or 90 years old and looks 18. Slight variation is acceptable with the latter option. I.e. 45 and looks 25.

1. Your character must be humanoid. Players can be part-demon, part god, part mineral, etc. but this must be explained in your bio/in-character (for those that want surprises). As a player you will not gain any additional battle benefit from being part god, part dog demon, part elemental fire, etc. Attempts to do so will be considered loopholing.
2. Your character can be the age you decide but you must explain why they are exceedingly old if they have lived a life longer than expected in RP (for those that discover this later) or in your character creation. But upon discovering one's age if in an RP, it MUST be explained. By having an old character, you do not have license to define the history and past setting of your RP setting, please contact your council for any historical details you may need to know. Although your input may be appreciated, the council defines the history of your village.
3. Your character should look their age. If they appear drastically different than their age, it MUST be explained.

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