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Posted 26 May 2012 - 10:07 PM

---------RP Rules---------

Alicorns:

Custom Alicorns are not to be used in the RP’s, unless everyone in the RP agrees to it and the RP leader allows it. (alicorn skins for wandering around equestria outside of roleplay is fine, but you will most likely be asked to change when you enter a roleplay)


Broken Alicorns (eg, ones with no magical powers or the inability to fly) follows the above rule. When playing a broken alicorn you must remain broken. unless prompted otherwise by the roleplay leader. (eg. no "bumping your head and regaining your magic when things start to go downhill for your charachter)


Celestia and Luna are on a first-come-first-served basis, but their use MUST be allowed by the RP Leader.


Alicorns that also involve the use of tech. ex. a unicorn with mechanical wings. will also fall under the alicorn rule.

Changelings

Changelings shall fall under the same guidelines as Alicorns for the time being a few guidelines if you are allowed to control a changeling.

1: Don't change your disguise every two seconds.

2: Try to stay in one personality, instead of changing personalities with each disguise.

3: Keep things tame, and don't go destroying Equestria [falls under the godmodding rule]

4: The changeling queen is the only one able to maintain an Alicorn form, as witnessed in the episode.

5: Limit your disguises to only a few forms.
[2 max to maintain story integrity. any more than that and it gets extremely confusing if you arent paying attention]

6. You must be directly authorised by a Roleplay moderator to use a Changeling OC, except during special events.

General OC’s:

-Keep your OC within believable limits. (eg, pegasii cannot control flames or other magic-like stuff, Earth Ponies cannot bend physics [Pinkie Pie included] and Unicorns magic runs out with strenuous use)


-No overpowered back-stories. (eg “My OC killed 3 dragons with his barehooves” or "awakened from a thousand year sleep" when the OC is clearly not an alicorn with such ability.) Not only is this unbelievable, but it is also very non-canon.


-No canon breaking backgrounds. (eg, “My OC was the one that used the Elements of Harmony on Discord.”) The canon is something that we do not touch, nothing that happened in the show or its official lore can be altered/disregarded.


-No blood-thirsty maniacs. This is a world of peace and harmony after all.
if you find yourself to be in a roleplay that allows such characters, ex. FO:E, or if its a grimdark/horror RP. regarding grimdark and horror themes these will fall under a discretionary rule. please keep the details to a minimum if any at all.


---------RP Rules:---------

In general:

No channel Spamming. (It is very disruptive and highly annoying.)

No using the channels as alternate general chat. (the channels are used to separate roleplay from general for a reason.)

No Royal Capslock Voice. With the sole exception of moments of extreme stress to the character. even then try to keep it to a minimum.(It is obnoxious and rude to use all caps.)

Do not destroy anything in the world that you are RP’ing in, unless it was built for you to use. (Counts as griefing.)

Be respectful to the RP Leader and players in the RP. (We are all trying to have some fun, so don’t harass them.)

Shipping IS allowed, but do not cross into Clop-fic territory. ( Keep the scenes like what you would see in a Disney movie.)

Ask before joining in a RP that is already running. (You wouldn’t just jump on the stage of a play and start performing now would you?)

Regarding forum roleplays, to keep stories easy to follow and join; when creating a story, please provide the necessary details. such as the 4 W's [Who, What, When, Where.] why isnt always necessary but can be included.

--------When Playing:------------

No guns. (FO:E excluded)

No Humans. No excuses. (how many times have you seen a human wandering amongst ponies while watching MLP?)

No power/meta gaming. (eg, use of world breaking magic, or sonic rainbooms.) (or using knowlege gained outside of the roleplay to gain an advantage in said roleplay)

No god-modding. (Ponies are not indestructible or immortal. so no thousand year sleeping for the 3 main races)

No Clop worthy RP’s. (I really shouldn’t have to mention this one.)

No Blatant killing of the mane 6 [or any other significant characters]

Note: Other Grimdark themes will fall under the same rules as Fallout Equestria.


---------When Watching:---------

Do not interrupt the RP. (Not only is it rude, but it can throw off an entire scene.)

Keep out of sight. (It is very distracting to have people that aren’t in the RP to be hanging around and bumping into people. ex. use a flymod or other plugin to watch the scene from above)


---------General Advice:-----------

Text Formatting:

Use (( and )) around text that is OOC (out of character)

Use * and * around text that is describing an action. (eg. *Rainbow Dash spreads her wings and leaps into the air* ) the type of brackets used doesnt matter. as long as you make it clear that you are speaking OOC {[( *content* )]}
Grammar and Spelling:

Please try your best to use correct grammar and spelling when RP’ing. Not only does it look good, but it helps people to understand what is going on in the RP.


---------A few things to wrap up:----------

Your OC is a pony. Think like they would, talk like they would.

Role Playing is make believe. so when in the story, make believe that you are actually your character, acting out his/her every move. make believe that you are a pony. that is essentially the essence of roleplay. taking yourself out of your life and into the fantastical world of Equestria. doing this will not only engross you in the experience it will also make the experience more fun for others, as emotions are conveyed instead of meaningless text.

If you have any questions about the rules or have an issue with them, feel free to PM either adwrynn or Vantomz001, or make a new thread in the development sub-forum.

These rules are subject to minor edits as we watch the forums and the roleplays for disputes that could be solved with a simple edit. so check back often to stay updated with the latest updates regarding confusing subjects.


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