Post by *IVRICK on Nov 8, 2013 16:16:19 GMT -6
T h e M a i n R u l e s
Here at YBD, we're all about respect. We expect our members to be friendly, and our staff will show the same respects. We don't tolerate petty fights over nothing, and we kindly ask that if you'd like to confront someone about something, keep it between yourselves via PM or other messengers. But, not our C-box. That'll earn you a ban quickly. We should all be 13+, which means we should all know how to act.
We do have a word count here. Please post at least 300 words per in-character post. We understand that muse is sometimes hard to find, so we won't bitch too much if you can't do that in every single post. However, we also ask that you try your best to match the last person's post. I know this doesn't bother some people - like myself - but it does bother others, so let's try to do that, yeah?
Keep in mind that we also live by the motto "first come, first serve." So, if you don't reserve your character's play-by or claim it after you've been accepted, then we can't help if someone comes along and uses it as well. HOWEVER: All new applicants get an automatic one week reserve on their character's play-by. Yes. We give you an entire week to finish your character. But, I'm OCD, so if it's left there for longer than that, it will be deleted from the site altogether. We apologize in advance for that. Things just look better when they're tidy, no?
C h a r a c t e r C r e a t i o n
You can have as many characters as your heart desires. But, keep up with them, and log in to all of your accounts whenever you are online. That does not mean that if you're just stopping by to do some quick replies that you have to do this. We're reasonable here, and definitely not perfect either, so I'm sure we'll slack up every now and again, too, so it's okay if you do sometimes as well.
Why, yes! Your characters can have pets. Simply go to the pet creation board in the character creation board and start a thread there. Just like the plot pages, all of your characters' pets will go there in one thread. This is just so you can keep track of what pets your character has if you have many characters. There is also a name claim for pets, so be sure to look into that as well!
We want to keep the ratios even here, so if you make a female, we ask that you create a male before making another female. We also want to keep the age groups as little spread out as well, so let's try to do that also. Here at YBD, we strive for difference. We like to see all of the different types of characters ours can meet. It's no fun when all of that characters act similar, had similar pasts, and are in the same age group, now is it? Let's keep it spiced up!
There is a site-wide plot that all of the characters here at YBD will affect indirectly. This does not affect the role-play in any way. But, this does not mean that the plot will be left outdated while we all continuously role-play. Instead, I'll be adding to the plot and will make an announcement when I do so. Before I forget, the secret answer is desire. The announcement will be left up for one week before being removed. If you're confused, then good. It's suppose to be a surprise anyway.
All characters that become inactive will be deleted from the site altogether. Even if you are still active, your inactive characters will be removed. If you're not playing them, then they don't need to be crowding up the boards. We don't want to end up with a ton of members who have inactive characters laying left and right. Things won't look very neat, now will they?
A n y t h i n g E l s e
When the rules are updated, these updates will be posted here in color code so members and staff will know how the rule affects them.