Post by NO MORE SORROW on Mar 19, 2011 13:12:29 GMT -6
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Yes I know we all hate them, but we must have them.[/center]
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when you join please register with your characters first name, then please modify your screen name so that it reads: FIRST MIDDLE LAST and not 'First Middle Last' or 'first middle last'. yeah, we're kind of anal about that. also, please watch the ratios when thinking of a new character. we don't want a million guys in slytherins and none in hufflepuff. once you've decided on a character type, you're free to move on to the application!
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first of all, WE ONLY ALLOW CHARACTERS FOURTH YEARS AND OLDER (14 YEARS AND UP). keep in mind that the majority of our characters are between fourteen and twenty-eight years old. most older adults (such as harry) are npc's as we revolve more around young adult chars and older students. please also pay attention to the 'bans' and 'needs' of the site, located in a thread in the applications board. it would suck to create an awesome character only to discover their type is banned, wouldn't it? now, onto actually talking about the application. basically, all ya gotta do is fill out the little thing we have pinned in the application board. it's not too long, and there's no reason why you can't fill it out in one day, but for those people who like to take their time we're giving you FIVE DAYS to get 'er done. so yeah. wait for an admin to accept/deny you, and then march on to the claims and get your face down on the face claim list. also make sure to check out all of the other claims as well and claim those that apply to you. once that's finished it's onto the third step! this rule was modified on 4/16/2012.
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now that you're role-playing, please make sure not to GOD MOD, POWER-PLAY, or basically take control over another players character unless they give you permission. please write in third person and not first person, or in present tense. past tense & third person. please keep your posts neat. that means i would like to see size one or zero, but two is fine as well. anything over three, well we got ourselves a problem. short notice: we have a word count of 200+ words! kthx guys. AUTOMATIC RELATIONSHIPS: unless they're STATED family, please make sure you plot with the other person before jumping into a relationship. oh, and keep the "forbidden" relationships down - slytherins & gryffindors DO like the other houses as well! OH; and another thing. NO MORE SORROW is a PG-13 roleplaying site. If you want to make it any more than that, than please take it elsewhere. we don't want our site to close because of you!
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ah yes, everyone wants special abilities. however, not everyone will have them! there is a section in the application for abilities, make sure you put one in there if you want your character to have one and to include it in your biography. however, just because you put it in their app does not mean you’ll get it. always check for current bans and make them realistic. not everyone is born as a seer or a metamorphagus so there won’t be many of those compared to animangus, occlumens, etc. because those ones are learned abilities. also, once your application has been accepted make sure you go to the abilities claim list and post in claiming an ability. another rule, you can only have one ability per every three characters you have. how do you determine how many you’re allowed to have? take the number of chars you have, divide by three and round up to the nearest whole number. us admins will be keeping track. trust me; i have a notebook that keeps track of many things for this site. if you want your character to learn an ability later on after they have been around, your character must be around for one month (in real time) and you’ve threaded them learning it. for more information on this rule, please check out the special ability rules thread.
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ah quidditch, everyone loves quidditch of course and many will want to be a part of it. in order to be a part of quidditch you must post in the quidditch claims. however, before you try to claim a spot make sure you read the official quidditch rules. also, we will be having mandatory posts for quidditch games. you must post at least 10 times with your character per quidditch game. what’s the point of having your character be a part of quidditch if you aren’t even going to post in the games? oh and do not make every character you own a quidditch player. keep this rule in mind: for every three STUDENT characters you have, you may have one quidditch player. please check the quidditch rules section for the full length of how quidditch is run. also, if there is an upcoming match and for some reason you know ahead of time that you will not be able to post, please pm your captain as well as me and we shall try and find a replacement for that match, but do not let this be a constant thing. if you do not pm the admin and captain, then your character will lose their spot on the quidditch team. also for quidditch games, you will only have to post 50 words. this is only for quidditch games, not for any other thread. this is to make it easier for people to post more often in the games so that we can get more action in there. this rule was modified on 07/27/11.
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just like with quidditch you may have one prefect for every THREE STUDENT characters you have. we do not want one person taking all of the prefect positions. make sure that you go to the prefect claims and fill out the form after your character has been accepted. prefects and head students can give detentions as well as take and give house points. however, please do not overdo this to make the house you want to win the cup, win the cup. in order for your character to give/take away points and give attention they must be a part of the thread that they are giving/taking house points for. please refer to the house points thread for how to take/give house points.
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dueling, such a big thing that can be hard to control with godmodding. with dueling be realistic and talk it out with the person whose character you are dueling. i would think that's the best possible way to do it. when it comes to site plot duels we will discuss it as a group before we go ahead and role-play it. if you have any problems role-playing a dueling scene with someone, please bring it up to one of the admins! also if you can't decide together on who should win, or you want it to be an element of surprise please refer to the dueling rules thread as i got a set of dueling rules that can be used. sometimes we will use them for a site plot thread, so make sure to get your statistics in!
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above all, please remember to be nice to each other out of character. keep the drama within the roleplays. we will not tolerate fights. debating things with each other is okay, but if it gets extreme please break it off or consequences will follow. no racism, sexism, ageism, etc. allowed. please respect everyone on this site! if you have a problem with a person, please talk to them and try to sort out your differences first before contacting a MOD or ADMIN.
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when choosing a face for your character, please stick to your characters age. there shouldn’t be thirty year olds playing as a student nor should there be young kids playing as the older adults. we don't like 'past pictures' either, aka using a thirty year old's pictures from when she was sixteen to represent a fifteen year old. think and choose carefully for your character’s face. please note that this rule was made after nms had been open for a few months, and so there are characters whose face claims may not have passed this rule because we did not force already made characters to change their playby, but all new characters, regardless of whether the roleplayer is a new or returning member, are subjected to this rule. changes to face claims are allowed, but we will get quite mad if you constantly change your character’s face. after all, in real life people don’t completely change faces all the time. if your face claim for your character doesn’t match closely with your characters age we will put your app to pending and ask that you choose another celeb. we DO NOT allow any celebs that are the ages of thirteen and under in their photos. in addition, respecting the wishes of the following models, we do not allow for them to be used, either: zoe kimball, lara jade, freida rose, lauren peralta, and twiggx. this rule was added 6/15/2011 and modified on 4/16/2012.
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after you have created a character and have decided that you want to make another one, you must wait at least two weeks from the last time that you created a character and all of your characters must have at least ten posts on them. this is so that you can get your character settled in before making a bunch of them and thus getting harder to settle them, and to prevent people from taking up a whole bunch of canons at once. this rule was changed 7/25/2011
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it is suggested that you have at least an avatar of your character. avatars can be up to 150px in width, and 300px in height. anything between those amounts is welcomed. signatures can not stretch the page. there is no height restriction, we just ask that you be reasonable of the height of your signature graphics or a staff member may ask you to alter them. this rule was added 5/1/2012
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taking classes is not required if you have a student at hogwarts. in fact, it's highly unlikely that you'll find any classes set up. however, if there is a class set up you can join it and have fun roleplaying the lesson. this rule was revised 4/16/2012
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yhis set of rules was created by KAPTAIN KASSY ?! who is the admin and owner of this site. she has the right to change or add any of the rules. however, she will make an announcement whenever there is an amendment to the rules. [/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify][/color]