Post by ❈Venerys on Apr 19, 2021 9:32:10 GMT
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTITLE"]rules and regulations
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]FTA was created with the intention of developing a diverse, and inclusive community in which role players of all different backgrounds and walks of life could come together under one shared hobby. With the creation of such a community, there comes a code of conduct that must be followed to ensure these values are present in the environment we strive to create.
Staff reserves the right to change and update these rules as they see fit, and proper notice will be given to all members upon edits being made. Failure to follow these rules will lead to penalty based on staff discretion depending on the severity of offense. Please direct any questions you may have regarding these rules to staff in the form of PM either on the site or on discord. By creating an account with FTA you agree to adhere to all the rules listed in this thread.
Staff reserves the right to change and update these rules as they see fit, and proper notice will be given to all members upon edits being made. Failure to follow these rules will lead to penalty based on staff discretion depending on the severity of offense. Please direct any questions you may have regarding these rules to staff in the form of PM either on the site or on discord. By creating an account with FTA you agree to adhere to all the rules listed in this thread.
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]01. Respect: It almost goes without saying the most important value of our community is respect. Please understand that our members come from varying beliefs, cultures, and ways of life. Everyone is welcome here, and everyone will be respected. No racist, sexist, discriminating, or otherwise prejudiced behavior or comments will be tolerated.
02. Activity Checks: Activity checks will be held from the 1st to the 8th of every month, giving members a time frame of a week to notify staff that they’re still here and their accounts are still active. Members that possess high rank characters will be required to provide a total of three IC posts with those high ranks from the past month. Failure to post in these activity checks will result in accounts being marked inactive, and any high rank positions will be put back up for audition. Should a member miss an activity check they are still welcome back to role play, we only ask that you contact staff to have your characters and accounts restored. However, there will be no guarantee that you will be able to reclaim any lost high ranks.
03. Advertising: Advertising will only be accepted in the proper advertising boards. Any posts advertising another forum found anywhere else on the site or in the discord will be deleted. Members caught PMing other members to advertise other forums in an attempt to entice them to leave will be banned.
04. Accounts: Here at FTA we are an account per character site. Please register on the forum first with your OOC account. This is the account you will be using to post in OOC boards and create your character application with. Upon acceptance of any character application please register an account for that character using either their full name or prefix.
05. Language: Profanity is acceptable. FTA is a place for everyone to come and relax from their real-life obligations. Staff will not be policing language as long as it is not deemed disrespectful or directed at anyone. We just ask that profane and vulgar language be kept PG13, and is not overdone or excessive.
06. Harassment: In any form, harassment will not be tolerated. This includes but is not entirely defined by repeated tagging of staff or members to get their attention, excessively pressuring people for replies and involvement in plots, or other instances where boundaries are found to be pushed and not respected.
02. Activity Checks: Activity checks will be held from the 1st to the 8th of every month, giving members a time frame of a week to notify staff that they’re still here and their accounts are still active. Members that possess high rank characters will be required to provide a total of three IC posts with those high ranks from the past month. Failure to post in these activity checks will result in accounts being marked inactive, and any high rank positions will be put back up for audition. Should a member miss an activity check they are still welcome back to role play, we only ask that you contact staff to have your characters and accounts restored. However, there will be no guarantee that you will be able to reclaim any lost high ranks.
03. Advertising: Advertising will only be accepted in the proper advertising boards. Any posts advertising another forum found anywhere else on the site or in the discord will be deleted. Members caught PMing other members to advertise other forums in an attempt to entice them to leave will be banned.
04. Accounts: Here at FTA we are an account per character site. Please register on the forum first with your OOC account. This is the account you will be using to post in OOC boards and create your character application with. Upon acceptance of any character application please register an account for that character using either their full name or prefix.
05. Language: Profanity is acceptable. FTA is a place for everyone to come and relax from their real-life obligations. Staff will not be policing language as long as it is not deemed disrespectful or directed at anyone. We just ask that profane and vulgar language be kept PG13, and is not overdone or excessive.
06. Harassment: In any form, harassment will not be tolerated. This includes but is not entirely defined by repeated tagging of staff or members to get their attention, excessively pressuring people for replies and involvement in plots, or other instances where boundaries are found to be pushed and not respected.
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]01. Applications: All applications must be posted under the user’s OOC account in the applications board. Upon acceptance, the character account may be created. The application template we provide is the one that must be used with every single character. Staff reserve the right to mark applications as pending and request changes to be made if an application doesn’t meet our lore or standards. Once complete please tag staff in the staff alerts thread or in the staff tagging channel on discord.
02. Gender, Sexuality, and Identity: Every sexuality, and gender identity are permitted and welcomed on FTA for character creation.
03. Disabilities & Disorders: Disabilities and disorders are welcomed to an extent. Because of the fantasy element of the world, and due to the fact we are playing fictional cats, no cat can have a disorder that is explicitly stated or defined given that such things are not diagnosable like they are in the human world. But they can exhibit symptoms of having anxiety, panic, depression, or a mood disorder. Any physical ailments that could prove to be an obstacle to a cat being a warrior or functioning in their everyday life must be purchased in the site store.
04. Names: Names for clan characters must be realistic. Given that cats are named when they are kits, their prefix will define something about their physical appearance given they do not have personalities yet. A suffix can describe either their appearance, personality, or other trait. An extensive naming guide can be found here. No clan cat can have a prefix or suffix of sun, moon, or star (unless clan leader). Also unavailable for prefix’s are thunder, river, shadow, or wind.
05. Aging: Aging is tracked on FTA, with a cat aging one moon for every two real life months. At the start of every gathering a character will age one moon. To keep everything organized we have created a calendar here outlining the events in the current season.
06. Appearances: Appearances are strictly kept to realistic eye colors and appearances. No purple eyed, or purpled furred cats with wings and lightning bolt markings. Calico/Tortoiseshell fertile or infertile toms are accepted but must be purchased from the site store.
07. Personalities: Personalities are expected to be realistic and three dimensional. No one is perfect or without fault, so we expect to see both the good and bad in any new character created. Any personality type is accepted, we only ask that you put a lot of thought into them and flesh them out!
08. Kits, Orphaned Kits, and Mate-less Queens: No kits can be created under three moons of age, and kits will automatically progress to three moons of age upon entry into role play. This is due to the fact they’re small and not really talking/interacting with their environment at a young age. Orphaned kits, kits with NPC parents, and Mate-less queens must be purchased in the site store and are not available for creation unless purchased.
09. Half-Clan and outsider born characters: Half-clan and outsider born characters cannot be created without first being purchased from the site store. Half-clan kits can be born through RP to two mates from separate clans without having to be purchased. An outsider wishing to join a clan through RP will need to be purchased, however.
10. Advancing Ranks: At FTA we liked to see apprentices played, and not simply aged through the process of becoming a warrior. Thus, we have created regulations that must be followed in order for these characters to advance in their ranks.
11. High Ranks: At FTA we take high rank characters seriously. High ranks play a vital role in the plot, and keeping the story moving. In order to receive a High Rank, you must audition a character for the position and be selected by staff for it. An in-depth guide regarding high ranks can be found here. High ranks must be present for every gathering, and medicine cats and their apprentices must be present for every half moon meeting. Information for the time these events take place can be found in the season’s calendar here. Note that not every gathering, or medicine cat meeting will take place IC if proper plot development hasn't happened. Staff will alert members of when these events will take place IC if the plot has progressed enough for these meetings to be of importance, or interesting.
12. StarClan/Dark Forest Characters: Currently, the creation of StarClan and Dark Forest characters is prohibited. This may change if a site plot ever includes interaction of deceased characters as a major plot-point.
02. Gender, Sexuality, and Identity: Every sexuality, and gender identity are permitted and welcomed on FTA for character creation.
03. Disabilities & Disorders: Disabilities and disorders are welcomed to an extent. Because of the fantasy element of the world, and due to the fact we are playing fictional cats, no cat can have a disorder that is explicitly stated or defined given that such things are not diagnosable like they are in the human world. But they can exhibit symptoms of having anxiety, panic, depression, or a mood disorder. Any physical ailments that could prove to be an obstacle to a cat being a warrior or functioning in their everyday life must be purchased in the site store.
04. Names: Names for clan characters must be realistic. Given that cats are named when they are kits, their prefix will define something about their physical appearance given they do not have personalities yet. A suffix can describe either their appearance, personality, or other trait. An extensive naming guide can be found here. No clan cat can have a prefix or suffix of sun, moon, or star (unless clan leader). Also unavailable for prefix’s are thunder, river, shadow, or wind.
05. Aging: Aging is tracked on FTA, with a cat aging one moon for every two real life months. At the start of every gathering a character will age one moon. To keep everything organized we have created a calendar here outlining the events in the current season.
06. Appearances: Appearances are strictly kept to realistic eye colors and appearances. No purple eyed, or purpled furred cats with wings and lightning bolt markings. Calico/Tortoiseshell fertile or infertile toms are accepted but must be purchased from the site store.
07. Personalities: Personalities are expected to be realistic and three dimensional. No one is perfect or without fault, so we expect to see both the good and bad in any new character created. Any personality type is accepted, we only ask that you put a lot of thought into them and flesh them out!
08. Kits, Orphaned Kits, and Mate-less Queens: No kits can be created under three moons of age, and kits will automatically progress to three moons of age upon entry into role play. This is due to the fact they’re small and not really talking/interacting with their environment at a young age. Orphaned kits, kits with NPC parents, and Mate-less queens must be purchased in the site store and are not available for creation unless purchased.
09. Half-Clan and outsider born characters: Half-clan and outsider born characters cannot be created without first being purchased from the site store. Half-clan kits can be born through RP to two mates from separate clans without having to be purchased. An outsider wishing to join a clan through RP will need to be purchased, however.
10. Advancing Ranks: At FTA we liked to see apprentices played, and not simply aged through the process of becoming a warrior. Thus, we have created regulations that must be followed in order for these characters to advance in their ranks.
- Apprentices: In order for an apprentice to advance a rank they must have completed three training threads: one for hunting, one for battle training, and one for patrolling the borders/exploring their clan’s territory. Along with that they are required to have attended at least one gathering and be at least 12 moons of age. An act of heroism can promote an apprentice to warrior status, but that cat can be no younger than 10 moons of age, and it is up to the discretion of the clan leader.
- MCAs: In order for a medicine cat apprentice to advance to be a medicine cat for the clan they must first have completed three training threads. These threads can be a mixture of being herb learning or procedure learning threads, and one defense training thread unless it was already learned if the character used to be a warrior/warrior apprentice before being an MCA. The character must also be at least 15 moons of age.
11. High Ranks: At FTA we take high rank characters seriously. High ranks play a vital role in the plot, and keeping the story moving. In order to receive a High Rank, you must audition a character for the position and be selected by staff for it. An in-depth guide regarding high ranks can be found here. High ranks must be present for every gathering, and medicine cats and their apprentices must be present for every half moon meeting. Information for the time these events take place can be found in the season’s calendar here. Note that not every gathering, or medicine cat meeting will take place IC if proper plot development hasn't happened. Staff will alert members of when these events will take place IC if the plot has progressed enough for these meetings to be of importance, or interesting.
12. StarClan/Dark Forest Characters: Currently, the creation of StarClan and Dark Forest characters is prohibited. This may change if a site plot ever includes interaction of deceased characters as a major plot-point.
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[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]01. Word Count: FTA has a word count of 100 words per IC post. While we don’t care how long your posts are, we value quality over quantity and just ask that you give your partners a response that gives them enough to reply to in return.
02. Power-Playing/God-Modding: The use of power-playing and god-modding is not accepted on FTA. This usually is a common error with new RPers, and staff will warn you if your post contains elements of either. You cannot control another character’s thoughts, actions, or reactions to a situation, nor can your character be aware of any information that has not been revealed to them IC. A thorough guide of what power-playing and god-modding consists of can be found here.
03. Posting Order: Because most of the members are adults with busy lives, we ask that when RPing members follow a posting order, so everyone has a fair chance to respond when they have time to. In large group battle threads, there will be no posting order. In gatherings or medicine cat meetings, only high ranks will follow a posting order within their respective groups.
04. Time Keeping: For every two real life months a moon will pass IC. More information can be found on the site calendar here. Events like gatherings and medicine cat meetings will be held at the end of every month and will alternate. Weather will also be determined for RP in this calendar, though it will only be used as a suggestion for what the weather will be like the majority of the day IC, and members are free to describe the weather in a different condition as long as it doesn’t vary too much from what was pre-determined. For example, it’s not going to be hot and sunny on a day where a blizzard is determined.
05. Liquid Time: FTA uses liquid time. Feel free to use your characters in as many threads as you can handle.
06. Explicit Content: Mating and graphic gore or violence are prohibited. If you have a question of whether your post contains graphic gore of violence feel free to contact staff with your concerns determining it.
07. Consequences: Just like in real life, actions have consequences, and the same follows for RP. There is very little in terms of ‘plot-armor’ in this everything goes kind of world. If your character crosses clan borders and goes into another’s territory, anything can happen. Likewise, with a forbidden romance, a character can stumble upon two cats meeting from different clans by chance. Punishments will be to the discretion of clan leaders based on their opinions/policies in handling the matter.
08. Finished Threads: In order to keep the boards clean and tidy, please mark any thread as complete in the title once the last post has been made on it. Also, alert staff in the staff alerts thread, or by tagging staff in the staff notifications discord channel.
02. Power-Playing/God-Modding: The use of power-playing and god-modding is not accepted on FTA. This usually is a common error with new RPers, and staff will warn you if your post contains elements of either. You cannot control another character’s thoughts, actions, or reactions to a situation, nor can your character be aware of any information that has not been revealed to them IC. A thorough guide of what power-playing and god-modding consists of can be found here.
03. Posting Order: Because most of the members are adults with busy lives, we ask that when RPing members follow a posting order, so everyone has a fair chance to respond when they have time to. In large group battle threads, there will be no posting order. In gatherings or medicine cat meetings, only high ranks will follow a posting order within their respective groups.
04. Time Keeping: For every two real life months a moon will pass IC. More information can be found on the site calendar here. Events like gatherings and medicine cat meetings will be held at the end of every month and will alternate. Weather will also be determined for RP in this calendar, though it will only be used as a suggestion for what the weather will be like the majority of the day IC, and members are free to describe the weather in a different condition as long as it doesn’t vary too much from what was pre-determined. For example, it’s not going to be hot and sunny on a day where a blizzard is determined.
05. Liquid Time: FTA uses liquid time. Feel free to use your characters in as many threads as you can handle.
06. Explicit Content: Mating and graphic gore or violence are prohibited. If you have a question of whether your post contains graphic gore of violence feel free to contact staff with your concerns determining it.
07. Consequences: Just like in real life, actions have consequences, and the same follows for RP. There is very little in terms of ‘plot-armor’ in this everything goes kind of world. If your character crosses clan borders and goes into another’s territory, anything can happen. Likewise, with a forbidden romance, a character can stumble upon two cats meeting from different clans by chance. Punishments will be to the discretion of clan leaders based on their opinions/policies in handling the matter.
08. Finished Threads: In order to keep the boards clean and tidy, please mark any thread as complete in the title once the last post has been made on it. Also, alert staff in the staff alerts thread, or by tagging staff in the staff notifications discord channel.