Post by Dorian Waldron on Nov 3, 2011 11:55:22 GMT -5
CHARACTER RULES
So, you're about to create a character! That's great! We appreciate unique and interesting characters here! But, before you do start on making your character, canon or original, please follow these simple yet important rules and guidelines:
- Please, only one character per account. However, you are exempt from this if you apply for multiple characters from the same family. If this is the case, please change your Display Name to match the multiple characters.
- Please change your Display Name to the name of your character.
- When applying for a character, you must follow the character creation template.
- To apply for a character, start a new thread in the 'Character Applications' board. Name the subject as the name of your character, and copy the template given in the 'Character Creation Template' then fill it out. Wait for an admin to accept it and you're ready to RP! Good luck!
- If applying for a canon character, please do not outright copy and paste from a source like Wikipedia. It shows us so much more when you write out things in your own words.
- I am the person who accepts characters. As such, if I do not accept your character, I will not accept them unless you change some things. I will tell you what needs to be changed, if anything.
- An extension of the above rule, if you post in the RP section before you are accepted, you will actually prolong your acceptance. If this persists, you will not be accepted at all.
- Please try your very best not to create a Mary Sue or Gary Stu. If you do not know what a Mary Sue/Gary Stu is, then ask me.
- Each original character must have at least one physical flaw, one personality flaw and one fear. If you can, please also adhere to this with canons.
- Characters from universes besides the Terabithia-verse may be accepted, depending on how well they are adapted into the Terabithia-verse.
- Only one face claim per character, and vice versa. However, multiple face claims are also acceptable for canon characters that have had more than one actor/actress playing them. Also, two seperate characters having the same face claim is allowed if the characters are identical, same-sex twins or have been played by the same actor/actress.
- Applications for twins, adopted characters, part-creatures, etc. will be reviewed carefully. Once we get to a certain number of these, I will need to put a ban on applications for new ones. A list of banned character types will be placed in this thread.
- Before applying for second character, you must have at least ten posts on your other one. If you wish to apply for a third, fourth, etc character, you must have ten posts for each of your other characters.
- An extension of the above rule and the first rule. If you have an account with multiple characters (from the same family), to apply for another character with a new account, you must have ten posts relative to each character on the first account. For example, if you have two family members on one account, you must have 20 RP posts on that account before applying for another character.
- Again as an extension of the above two rules and first rule: if you have multiple characters, please, when you are able to, apply for a canon character. This is a rule that has been put into place recently (31st October, 2009), due to the fact that we need more canon characters! The list of who is available is here.
- If you have not been active as the character you have for over a month, and I cannot contact you, I'm going to have to remove that character from the Accepted Characters board.
- Related to the above rule, if you have lost the character you had/were applying for, you are by all means welcome to reapply for it again. However, if you do not log on a month after losing the character (a week if it is a major canon character), then I'm afraid that I will have to delete the account that has lost the character. This is to keep the board looking neat and tidy. However, if you return and wish to apply for the character again, you are more than welcome to create a new account and re-apply.
- You may reserve a canon character to apply for, but only for a week. If you have not put up an application for the reserved character in this time, they will be able to be applied for by others once more.
- Finally, not so much of a rule as a guide, but you will see that there are some repeats in names of accounts. For example, when we gain a Leslie, there will be two accounts with "Leslie Burke" in their title. This is due to us having previous people RPing as certain characters.
LIST OF CHARACTER TYPES NOT AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION[/u]
- Original characters who are visitors to Terabithia