RULES

[trodemods]

1. This is a roleplaying game.

That means that this game is based on playing a character that is not yourself. Do not take in-character actions personally; keep out-of-character and in-character motivations separate.

2. Do not cause drama.

Be honest, and tell a player when something they're doing is bothering you; if you don't feel comfortable doing that, tell a mod. We're here to run the game smoothly and make it fun for everyone, and we will help.

3. No godmodding.

Godmodding is controlling another player's character without their consent. This can include something as simple as assuming that they take a certain action while in the middle of a log, or as severe as causing their death or severe emotional pain. This is not allowed. Always ask a character before doing that.

4. No metagaming.

If your character should not know something in-character, then they can't act on it. Don't let your knowledge as a player interfere with a character's actions.

5. Muncest.

Muncest is when a player with more than one characters plays a scene exclusively between his or her characters without involving anyone else. This is frowned upon. If it's necessary to progress a plot, or it would be excruciatingly awkward or OOC not to, then it's okay, but we would prefer that more than one player is always involved in a log.

6. Characters and appability.

We take fandom characters, original characters, alternate universe characters and original fandom characters. We also accept characters with prior game history. No Mary Sues, please; we will be denying any characters that are too overpowered, too perfect or badly thought-out.

7. Gameplay.

The network community (jack_me_in) is used for network posting. This sort of post may consist of a broadcast or post to the network, or as an interaction in cyberspace. See the FAQ for more details. These posts must include some indication of the following: - The format of the post (voice, video, text, or in-person) - Whether it's open for anyone to see (public) or closed to only a few people (locked or private) The logs community (jack_me_out) is for posting logs and/or action threads that take place outside of cyberspace. Log posting format should include the following: - Who (the characters involved in the log - you can indicate if a log is open - free for other characters to join - or closed - restricted to the characters already in the scene - here.) - What (a quick description of what the log will contain) - When (if a log is backdated or at present time) - Where (a rough location) - Warnings (any extreme content. When in doubt, warn.) The OOC community (roadoftrode) is for planning plot, posting OOC announcements, and introducing yourself. No plotting on Plurk or in the OOC chat (at roadoftrode on AIM) will be counted as official plotting.

8. Rating.

This game is rated R. We expect everyone to act in a mature manner, and to understand that there will be explicit and/or extreme content here. All logs rated NC-17 must be posted with warnings of any extreme content within.

9. Activity check.

Activity checks take place every month. If you're involved in a log, or make a first-person post, you will pass the check. If you don't pass the check, you have one week to make a post or go on hiatus; if you don't, you'll be dropped from the community. Characters who find themselves on the check list three months in a row may be dropped from the community without grace period.

10. How's My Driving.

A How's My Driving meme will be posted every other month, with anon-enabled mod feedback posts made every month. We expect you to be polite and offer constructive criticism -- and that includes to players and mods.