-- Rules and Guidelines --

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Table of Contents

1.) Guild Rules
2.) Roleplaying Guidelines
3.) Combat Guidelines

 

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Guild Rules

1.) The Moderators reserve the right to change or edit the rules as they see necessary.
2.) You must follow the Gaia TOS.
3.) This is a semi-literate to literate guild. This means all actions must be typed out. The use of asterisks (*) or dashes (-) within your posts is not allowed. Complete sentences are required.
4.) Posts should be no less than ten (10) sentences long. When you make shorter posts it gives others less to reply to. So basically, no one-liners.
5.) No god-modding. First offenses will receive a warning. A second offense will result in being banned from the guild.
6.) Stay Active. If, for some reason, you have to be gone for an extended period of time, then please alert us to this in the absentee thread.
7.) Should you decide to leave, you do not have to give a reason.
8.) Please keep OOC posts in the OOC subforum and keep the OOC clean. There is to be no arguing, harassment, or flaming. Period. If you have a problem with someone in the guild then bring it up with the mods and we will handle it.
9.) Profiles must be completed and placed in their designated area before we will approve them. Your character profiles must also be approved before you may begin roleplaying. Failure to do so will result in an automatic ban from the guild.
10.) No cybering. Gaia as a whole is PG-13. While slight romance is fine, anything outside the realm of PG-13 will result in a warning. A second offense will result in being banned.  

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Roleplaying Guidelines

1.) Post must be well formatted. There are resources within the character threads to help you with your formatting. Should you need additional assistance, the mods are available to aid you.
2.) You must state if you are leaving one thread and going to another at the bottom of your post. This will make it easier for other users to know whether your character is still there or not.
3.) Try to establish and keep with a posting order when interacting with a group so that no character is left out or forgotten. If the person whose turn it is has not replied within 48+ hours they may be skipped and the next person may post.
4.) Quoting one another is an excellent way of making sure that everyone is aware of what is going on and can post in a timely manner.
5.) Each person is allowed up to 5 characters, however no two characters can be apart of the cult. Do Not make more characters than you can handle. If a character is found dormant for too long then they will be moved to the character graveyard and will no longer be available to be used. Should you be using five characters for a while and to add another to your arsenal, you must private message a mod and ask for permission first.  

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Combat Guidelines

1.) A character's defensive/evasive reaction to danger and their primary action (such as making/preparing a counterattack) cannot be interrupted by any following post. Any actions taken after the primary action can be responded to by the opponent accordingly. You may not change your defensive/evasive reaction or primary action in your following post. The "Primary Action" is defined as the first of any effort made to act against an opponent. It can be anything from throwing a punch to beginning the use of a character's ability. Dialogue and thoughts can be performed at the same time as another action, but if they aren't then they count as their own action to be reacted to accordingly.
2.) Do not god mod, auto-hit, auto-dodge, etc. Mods reserve the right to void an action that is seen as god-like, including a character's dodging too many times in a row.
3.) You must have been in a topic for at least one prior post before engaging another character in battle. The target of your assault must have plausible means/reason to notice their would-be enemy to brace themselves for any kind of posed danger.
4.) Members may not edit their posts during a battle unless they receive consent from the person they are battling. A moderator may post a ruling requiring edits too.
5.) Fight within your character's span of experience and knowledge. You can not pull knowledge or abilities out of thin air just because it may suit the circumstances. You also can not try to use "backstory" as a means of justification.
6.) Use all five of your senses when posting. Doing so will give a more three-dimensional perspective of battle or any other kind of role playing situation. What is in your character's field of view? What is near them to be heard? What are they touching? What kind of scents are in the vicinity? Can anything significant be tasted?
7.) During battle, if the opponent has not responded to an attack after 48+ hours, the attacker may post again having their reaction and primary action in their previous post follow through without interruption. This rule is to keep members from being held back by others in role play. (Don't engage in a battle you cannot see through to the end!)
8.) You may not auto-hit / attack / repost again until your opponent has replied and made a post acknowledging your attack. If another 48 hours passes without a reply then a moderator will step in an end the battle.
9.) All participants must keep in posting order.