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Rules and Regulations
General Rules of Conduct
Welcome to the world of Headquarters, a futuristic semi-free form role
play. Located in #HQ, on irc.Serenity-IRC.net,
you’re welcome to come join us, play for a while, or just "lurk"
and see what’s going on. We are all here to have fun, and enjoy a
good RP experience. This is a mature theme role play, and requires integrity
in play.
How to Join the HQ World
Characters wishing to become part of the game must be approved by an
OP before play begins, and be registered PRIOR to play in #HQ by speaking
to Asha in message.
NO OTHER PLAYER SHOULD KNOW WHAT IS ON YOUR CHARACTER SHEET, including
your character's abilities. If you choose to discuss your character with
another person that is not an OP/GM, any information revealed automatically
becomes In Character information for that player, and any others that
may overhear or be told it. Characters can and do lie. A player who lies
to an OP/GM in private will be removed from the game.
Channel Guidelines
- Idling
We DO ask if you are not actually at your keyboard for an extended period
of time you log yourself out of the channel. Players who are IC and
inactive for over an hour, or players in OOC who are inactive for over
12 hours without posting may be removed (excluding those with GM permission).
Cooperation with this request will be enforced as necessary.
- Language
The R rating on the channel is for language and violence, NOT
for sex. I don't care what you do - or don't do - in private, but keep
it out of the public channels. Some of the players here are as young
as 13. Please keep this in mind.
- Power Gaming
( or godmoding). I'm sure you know what it is. Simple rule here, don't
do it.
- Mode of Play
This is a GM run channel. Do NOT start plot lines or story lines, without
checking with Asha first. This also includes showing up with your character
injured from something NOT run by a GM in channel. If in doubt ASK.
It's a lot easier than getting yelled at, or banned.
- Leaving the IC channel
Departing with out saying "bye" is rude, at best.
Leaving your computer without removing your character from IC can result
in removal from play.
Allowances are made for real life interruptions, and server disconnections
are no matter. If we know that's what has happened.
Be a dear, type "Oh (enter four word explicitive here), gotta go"
before vanishing.
How to Play
- IC and OOC
If you are IC (#HQ), you must also be in OOC (#HQ_OOC). The reasoning
behind this is quite simple, we can't correct you on things if you aren't,
much less warn you. Do yourself a favour, keep an eye on the OOC room.
- Character Communication
ANY information or actions not available to ALL players in channel should
NOT be posted publicly, including telepathic communication between characters,
private thoughts, and actions not visable to the main room. Channel
OPs or GM's will direct you to channel's fitting to where you are.
For example, if you're standing on the airstrip thinking to yourself
that it'd be good to take your plane out for a flight, you would only
post the actual take off.
Or should you be in the lower levels of the base you wouldn't post any
actions in the main room at all.
We do not see the hidden dagger, nor do we know what you are thinking.
"* Character sits down, dejectedly" is acceptable, "*
Character sits down, dejectedly, thinking about his/her dead dog"
is not.
- Scenarios
Players are often required to resolve conflicts on their own, without
an OP/GM present. At any time, any player may be running a scenario,
but in cases of disagreement, an OP/GM is the final and only authority.
- Respect
The HQ world is based on the military. Those joining the game will probably
start off with a character at Private or Specialist level. Your character
is expected to behave in the assigned rank as they grow and find their
feet. Inappropriate behaviour or actions will be dealt with IC as such.
- Channel Management
A lot of work goes in to making the HQ world detailed, populated and
well formed. Part of this involves keeping personal channel disputes
to a minimum so that all can enjoy the game.
The GM's are not unreasonable, nor uncivil and are approachable over
any problem. However, they will not tolerate abuse in any form.
- OOC Disputes
Those who end up causing unresolved trouble in OOC channels will be
dealt with to allow free playing to continue.
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