Post by Nex Mons Mortis Elder on Dec 20, 2008 14:18:03 GMT -5
This is the OFFICIAL rules thread of this message board. If you break any of these rules, you get a pre-warning, break another one, warning number 1, then number 2, then at number 3 you're out. For the first month you're here I'll be a bit more lax, but after that if you don't shape up you'll never post a thing here again.
Rule 1) No spamming. Spamming constitutes one-word or one-line posts, talking about something completely irrelevant to the topic at hand, or interrupting a roleplaying thread.
Rule 2) Appropriate content. Don't post pornographic content, links to pornographic content, anything with curse words you wouldn't say around a 10-year old from an uptight family, anything illegal, or anything with overly graphic content. Don't roleplay out sexual scenes, and get mad if when you do you get your post deleted. Children can visit this forum, after all, and I don't want to be deleted. Any posts with inappropriate content WILL BE removed, as will any threads.
Rule 3) Roleplay as appropriate characters. Half of this forum is devoted to roleplaying, so please, don't mess it up with a werewolf or vampire or dragon or anything, stick to the 5 races. There is literally NO OTHER LIFE on Nex Mons Mortis. At all. Anywhere. Ever.
Rule 4) Roleplaying standards: For roleplaying posts, I expect at a minimum 1000 characters. Use proper grammar and spelling, or at the very least spell check your post. Don't be god-like; If a zombimorph puts a claw through your stomach, you're dead. Unless you're a Stealthbot, but thats only because you have no vital organs. Still, that blow will knock out about 500 pieces of you, so you'll be temporarily disabled at best.
Rule 5) Roleplaying worlds: Roleplays are assumed to happen in chronological order of when they're made, unless otherwise said by the administrator (creator) of the thread. The laws of physics for the world are the same as Earth's: When you're dead, you're dead, you need food and water, humans can't see in the dark, etc. Furthermore, when you die on this world, unless you're a robot or Zombimorph, you get back up as an NPC (Non-player character) and the administrator controls you. If you want to continue in a thread, you'll have to pass another character with the administrator.
Rule 6) Nex Mons Mortis: Every roleplay that happens in this board will be staged on the harsh world of Nex Mons Mortis. I'm just gonna run over a description here. This is more of a fact than a rule, but I figured this was a good place to put it for simplicity's sake. This way, you'll every law and fact you need about Nex Mons Mortis, and breaking these laws will be like breaking a very minor rule. If it becomes a problem with you breaking the Nex Mons Mortis laws of physics, then you'll get a pre-warning, then a warning, etc. etc. etc.
On Nex Mons Mortis, the gravity is about equal to that of Earth, because of a low density of the local soil, not because of its size. Nex Mons Mortis is actually about 4/3 the size of our little blue planet, and is lacking in density that it has almost the same gravitational field. Its atmosphere is fairly close to ours, with a little more oxygen and a little less nitrogen, but overall about the same. It has one extra feature: Gas spouts cover the planet where volcanic activity has occurred. There is an extra element on the planet, that, when burned, causes the Zombimorph virus. Nex Mons Mortis has only one habitable continent, which is as of yet unnamed. There is one other continent, but it is so covered in gas spouts, volcanoes, and magma that venturing there is impossible. The habitable continent is approximately half the size of Australia, while the other continent, on the other side of the planet, is about the size of Eurasia and South America combined. Needless to say, its by far the most massive landmass on the planet.
The terrain of Nex Mons Mortis fits into a number of general categories, at least on the habitable continent. There are the mountains, where most military bases are set up. At each peak there is a gas spout, which is incredibly hot and poisonous, so its best not to go up there. Each of the mountains is covered in black stone, with scattered black trees with gray leaves around it. These are made of fairly open terrain. Mountain ranges criss-cross all over the place, leaving no two expanses of rain-forest touching at any point. There are also valleys, in between these mountain ranges, that are covered in rain forests. In the rain forests it rains 2-3 times a day for about 15 minutes at a time, meaning the ground is always soaked. This makes it easier to track things, and easier to stay quiet. In the center of most of these valleys are lakes, which are often devoid of life and full of poisonous water. The military bases have pipes running to these lakes, and each of the military bases also has a water purification system set up that runs on solar power, which is obtained from the Red Giant that serves as Nex Mons Mortis' sun. In the valleys there are tons of monsters, the occasional hive, and a large number of black trees and gray soil. Water is generally black with spatters of green and red floating at the top. CAUTION: DO NOT DRINK.
Rule 7) Be kind. This is a community message-boards meant to be for entertainment purposes only, and we're not here to berate people. Don't try to cuss people out or be mean to them. If someone has insulted your family, your religion, your race, your gender, etc. report it to me, and I'll do that for you. Keep personal problems to PM, please. And, if you insult someone, they insult you back, and then you report them, I would like to tell you now I WILL get both sides of the story, and they will suffer no repercussions but a 'Please don't do that to anyone else.' Because snitching on someone after you've been a jerk to them just doesn't fly with me.
Rule 8) The Multiple-account rule: I will allow anybody who wants it to have multiple accounts, but you must pass it with me first. That way, I can keep track of who has the different accounts. If you don't pass it with me, ALL of your accounts will be banned, as I can see your IP address. Just a fair warning.
Rule 9) Thread Necromancy: Please don't revive a dead thread unless you have something new to add to the thread and you've passed it with the administrator of the thread, a moderator, or me. Right now there are no moderators, but when there are, you can pass it through them.
Rule 10) Have fun. This is probably the most important rule of all. Have fun around here, don't be afraid to ask questions, and just do what you like as long as it isn't breaking a rule. If you aren't having fun because of somebody else, tell me and I'll deal with it.
Rule 1) No spamming. Spamming constitutes one-word or one-line posts, talking about something completely irrelevant to the topic at hand, or interrupting a roleplaying thread.
Rule 2) Appropriate content. Don't post pornographic content, links to pornographic content, anything with curse words you wouldn't say around a 10-year old from an uptight family, anything illegal, or anything with overly graphic content. Don't roleplay out sexual scenes, and get mad if when you do you get your post deleted. Children can visit this forum, after all, and I don't want to be deleted. Any posts with inappropriate content WILL BE removed, as will any threads.
Rule 3) Roleplay as appropriate characters. Half of this forum is devoted to roleplaying, so please, don't mess it up with a werewolf or vampire or dragon or anything, stick to the 5 races. There is literally NO OTHER LIFE on Nex Mons Mortis. At all. Anywhere. Ever.
Rule 4) Roleplaying standards: For roleplaying posts, I expect at a minimum 1000 characters. Use proper grammar and spelling, or at the very least spell check your post. Don't be god-like; If a zombimorph puts a claw through your stomach, you're dead. Unless you're a Stealthbot, but thats only because you have no vital organs. Still, that blow will knock out about 500 pieces of you, so you'll be temporarily disabled at best.
Rule 5) Roleplaying worlds: Roleplays are assumed to happen in chronological order of when they're made, unless otherwise said by the administrator (creator) of the thread. The laws of physics for the world are the same as Earth's: When you're dead, you're dead, you need food and water, humans can't see in the dark, etc. Furthermore, when you die on this world, unless you're a robot or Zombimorph, you get back up as an NPC (Non-player character) and the administrator controls you. If you want to continue in a thread, you'll have to pass another character with the administrator.
Rule 6) Nex Mons Mortis: Every roleplay that happens in this board will be staged on the harsh world of Nex Mons Mortis. I'm just gonna run over a description here. This is more of a fact than a rule, but I figured this was a good place to put it for simplicity's sake. This way, you'll every law and fact you need about Nex Mons Mortis, and breaking these laws will be like breaking a very minor rule. If it becomes a problem with you breaking the Nex Mons Mortis laws of physics, then you'll get a pre-warning, then a warning, etc. etc. etc.
On Nex Mons Mortis, the gravity is about equal to that of Earth, because of a low density of the local soil, not because of its size. Nex Mons Mortis is actually about 4/3 the size of our little blue planet, and is lacking in density that it has almost the same gravitational field. Its atmosphere is fairly close to ours, with a little more oxygen and a little less nitrogen, but overall about the same. It has one extra feature: Gas spouts cover the planet where volcanic activity has occurred. There is an extra element on the planet, that, when burned, causes the Zombimorph virus. Nex Mons Mortis has only one habitable continent, which is as of yet unnamed. There is one other continent, but it is so covered in gas spouts, volcanoes, and magma that venturing there is impossible. The habitable continent is approximately half the size of Australia, while the other continent, on the other side of the planet, is about the size of Eurasia and South America combined. Needless to say, its by far the most massive landmass on the planet.
The terrain of Nex Mons Mortis fits into a number of general categories, at least on the habitable continent. There are the mountains, where most military bases are set up. At each peak there is a gas spout, which is incredibly hot and poisonous, so its best not to go up there. Each of the mountains is covered in black stone, with scattered black trees with gray leaves around it. These are made of fairly open terrain. Mountain ranges criss-cross all over the place, leaving no two expanses of rain-forest touching at any point. There are also valleys, in between these mountain ranges, that are covered in rain forests. In the rain forests it rains 2-3 times a day for about 15 minutes at a time, meaning the ground is always soaked. This makes it easier to track things, and easier to stay quiet. In the center of most of these valleys are lakes, which are often devoid of life and full of poisonous water. The military bases have pipes running to these lakes, and each of the military bases also has a water purification system set up that runs on solar power, which is obtained from the Red Giant that serves as Nex Mons Mortis' sun. In the valleys there are tons of monsters, the occasional hive, and a large number of black trees and gray soil. Water is generally black with spatters of green and red floating at the top. CAUTION: DO NOT DRINK.
Rule 7) Be kind. This is a community message-boards meant to be for entertainment purposes only, and we're not here to berate people. Don't try to cuss people out or be mean to them. If someone has insulted your family, your religion, your race, your gender, etc. report it to me, and I'll do that for you. Keep personal problems to PM, please. And, if you insult someone, they insult you back, and then you report them, I would like to tell you now I WILL get both sides of the story, and they will suffer no repercussions but a 'Please don't do that to anyone else.' Because snitching on someone after you've been a jerk to them just doesn't fly with me.
Rule 8) The Multiple-account rule: I will allow anybody who wants it to have multiple accounts, but you must pass it with me first. That way, I can keep track of who has the different accounts. If you don't pass it with me, ALL of your accounts will be banned, as I can see your IP address. Just a fair warning.
Rule 9) Thread Necromancy: Please don't revive a dead thread unless you have something new to add to the thread and you've passed it with the administrator of the thread, a moderator, or me. Right now there are no moderators, but when there are, you can pass it through them.
Rule 10) Have fun. This is probably the most important rule of all. Have fun around here, don't be afraid to ask questions, and just do what you like as long as it isn't breaking a rule. If you aren't having fun because of somebody else, tell me and I'll deal with it.