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Post by β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« on Oct 25, 2016 16:03:44 GMT -5
welcome to the role play.
this is the [optional!] character page, where you can create in-depth forms like a traditional role play. since this is not as such, and the 'forms' on the main page are file images created by Bucky (β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β«) herself to represent character files, we are giving you the option to tell us more about your character!
again, this is optional. if you are completely fine with the simple form and expressing your character via role playing, that's totally fine! if you wish to write out forms, then please do so here.
please follow all of our rules as well as the general forum rules, new and old, when you're a participant for our role play. please read everything carefully.
thank you for joining! the link below goes back to the main page.
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Post by β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« on Oct 29, 2016 0:09:39 GMT -5
[ GAME RULES ] 01 / LITERACY. This is a literate role play. That means detailed writing, somewhere from 4 to 6 lines per reply, and, of course, proper grammar and punctuation. We take role playing very seriously! While, of course, everyone gets typos, not everyone can write with perfect grammar, and sometimes it's hard to write four detailed lines, we expect you to try your hardest while role playing. Out of character is different: feel free to type in completely lowercase and use abbreviations and txt tlk, but please don't use those while role playing. Note: if it requires a cipher key to read your ooc text, then you need to cut back on the txt tlk.
02 / ACTIVITY. While we understand everyone has school and jobs and things they have to do during the week, and sometimes weekends are busy as well, please don't join and only show up every once in a while. We expect you to be here, especially if you have a character who is a part of the main plot! If you're gone for a long period of time without prior warning, you will be deleted, and your character will be removed from the role play, and we'll have to say they died during a mission. If you have to go on vacation or hiatus and warn us ahead of time, in other words an excused absence, that's fine. But disappearing without warning means we'll have to move ahead with the plot without you. Also, please don't join and never come back - especially if you take a major character slot. That's just rude.
03 / RATING. This role play is rated PG 13. There's going to be violence, and very likely romance too, but don't go overboard with it! Even in Mass Effect it skips the heavy romance scenes - and we're entirely willing to do that here, too. We won't show heavy romance (like, making out for a few posts I guess is okay, but again, not main plot point at all) but if you wish and feel the absolute need to express the romance, you can take it to pm since that's allowed via forum rules.
04 / FORUM RULES. Following the forum rules (which you can find here) is a requirement for joining this role play and role playing here. They're just as important, if not more important!, then the rules that you're currently reading. If you need a refresher, feel free to click the above link.
05 / LGBT+ & RELIGION. As a role play we are allowing characters who fit into the LGBTQIA+ community. However, that's not the main point of this role play, and if it somehow takes up the plot, then we're going to have to ask you to tone it down. Romance, in general, isn't the main point of this role play. If you're uncomfortable with us allowing LGBTQIA+ characters, I'm sorry - it was a mutual decision between the mods and the admin to allow it. Same with religion: if you'd like your characters to be religious, that's fine - but it's not the main point of this role play and if it takes up the role play, we're going to ask you to tone it down. If you're uncomfortable with this, my apologies. It isn't the main point of the role play. We don't mind romance or religion in this role play, but that's NOT the main plot. If you're uncomfortable with it, don't join, and please don't insult us or this role play because of your beliefs.
06 / ABILITIES. Your character is, probably, not going to be incredibly powerful. Not everyone's a master sniper, a master scientist, and a master pilot. Most people in general master only one thing, or are good at several things. Your character isn't going to win every battle, master every weapon, and perfectly pilot their ship out of danger - unless, of course, they're a Mary Sue, which they shouldn't be. Not every character is going to be a kinetic, not every character is going to be super intelligent, and not every character is going to be great with weapons.
07 / GENDER RATIO. We need an equal male to female ratio. If the role play is ninety percent female characters and ten percent male characters, it's not equal. I know some people have a hard time role playing male characters, and that's fine! But don't make four female characters and zero male characters unless you have permission from a mod or the admin. However, due to the fact that the majority of people make female characters rather then male characters, if you want to solely make male characters, feel free!
08 / GODMODDING. Godmodding, powerplaying, Mary Sues, and etc. will not be tolerated. Seriously! Your character is only human (or alien, of course.) They have limitations, they can't go too long without food, if they get too injured they're going to die. Please don't play God and take control of someone's character, or kill someone's character without their permission, or make your character super powerful. Please don't make your characters Mary Sues, either! (If you're not sure if your character is a Mary Sue, feel free to take the Mary Sue litmus test, which you can find here.)
09 / CHARACTERISTICS. Just like with abilities and Mary Sues, your character should be a realistic person. They should have flaws, they should have reasons for doing what they do, and they should have goals in life. Someone who has a traumatic backstory should act like it, and somebody who's never really felt trauma at all should react really differently when it does happen. (Research is key! If you're giving a character anxiety, if your character was abused in the past, please research it and the effects of it!) Let me say it again: your character should have flaws. They are not perfect. They should not be perfect. They should have likes, dislikes, problems, irrational fears, etc.
10 / ADMINS & MODS. They created the role play, they enforce the rules, you need to listen to them. Feel free to ask them if you have questions about the rules or the plot or really anything related to the role play! If you need a refresher of who they are, the wonderful admin is β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« , and the amazing mods are @madeofstarstuff and startail23 ! (As this was written by Tex she is allowed to say that the admin is a wonderful person.)
12 / PLAGIARISM. We've worked INCREDIBLY hard on this role play. It took us over a month to get this role play plotted out, to get the lore written up, to figure out the logistics of how everything should look and work, to figure out character forms and rules and planets and formats and the like. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. While bits and pieces of this role play were inspired by other works, the majority of it is our own: our own writings, our own characters, our own lore, and over a month worth of time spent devoted to getting this role play off the ground. If you steal anything from this page, or from this role play, we won't hesitate to take action. Plagiarism is not okay.
[ PAGE INFO ] this is the character page where you have, basically, free reign to do. you must follow all of the given rules, of the role play and the forums, and you must follow these directions to the letter; besides that, you're free to do whatever you please on this page.
you MUST do the following when posting here: - save ONE post for all of your character forms - do not post any more; if you have questions and/or concerns, direct them to one of the three people in charge on the main page (β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« / @madeofstarstuff / startail23 ). we will answer you. - although you can create however your character post looks like with whatever post layout and images and gifs, etc, you want to fully represent your character, you must include ALL the key notes in the below form. However you write it, whether it be a file-like look or in paragraphs, etc, you must have everything that's on that list.
now, you can create however your post looks; with any styled layout, image, color and font, etc! Have fun! This is only a single step in the characterization and customization that you, the player, gets to do among many more options :3
you're free to take a break from form making at any time, and free to come back and work on it. again, this entire thing is optional if you wish to do this. but, you must have the simple form on the main page completely finished before you come and work on this form. the simple file form is what's put on the main page.
anyways! have fun, and thank you for joining Per Aspera Ad Astra !! - Lolita, Cat, and Sarah β§
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Post by β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« on Oct 29, 2016 0:09:53 GMT -5
FILE: CHARACTER FULL NAME OCCUPATION / RANK (or lack thereof) | ALLEGIANCE AGE | GENDER | SPECIES | CURRENT HOMEWORLD
description/personality abilities & weapons backstory likes, dislikes, interests family other
FACE CLAIM: __ FILE EDITED BY: SCREENNAME
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Post by β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« on Oct 29, 2016 0:10:16 GMT -5
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Post by β ΙetΙ§eΙΎ Β« on Oct 29, 2016 0:10:54 GMT -5
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