[ ★ RULES ★ ]

[PaintedCricket]

THE LEGENDARY STARWALKER HAS DECREED...
:)Thou shalt not chatspeak. Within context is okay, but no posts that are completely chatspeak and like.
:)Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer. Don't bring your in-character issues up out-of-character. In fact, even better, try and become friends with the player of your character's enemies.
:)Be nice, don't be mean to people about their real-life drama. Sometimes, we just need to talk about it.
:)Likewise, don't turn into a drama-llama.
:)Be mature.
:)Don't whine, beg, harass, although this and much more falls under the bottom line...
:)USE YOUR COMMON SENSE!
:)NO ART THEFT! Only use images you have direct, written permission to use! You may use the ones here only here, except for the art made of your cat, which you may use anywhere cause it's your character. See the "Official Business" forum for customs or downloads =D
:)Don't use the [ ★ Title ★ ] format, that's for the official threads.

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YOU MAY START OUT WITH THREE CATS AND GAIN +1 EVERY 50 posts!
:)Your "Blessings" is a type of currency! It's based on your karma (which means we admins will need to be changing it manually). Enjoy!
Yes, you may "exalt" people, give them karma>>each karma is 5 blessings. Please don't use "smite"!
:)The avatars are not those ugly cliparts, they are the clan seals and emoticat and some paws. Enjoy!

[PaintedCricket]

Role-Play Rules::
:)Follow the Daisy code as if your life depended on it.
:)Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer. Don't bring your in-character issues up out-of-character. In fact, even better, try and become friends with the player of your character's enemies.
:)Use the clan image of the cat you're playing. You change the "Message Icon:" part like so.
:)Do this for your threads too if it's for only one clan. If you don't, you just gave any character from any clan a license to intrude. It happens in the books, and it wouldn't be realistic if it didn't happen in RP, would it? Please do this even for the threads in the Camps, cause soon as they're done, they're moved.
:)Try to change the "Subject:" of your post (Instead of Re: Whatever) to the name of the cat you're playing. ((It's okay to leave it in general threads.))
:)Give your thread a title, not "WHooooO!1!, come Rpeee!"
:)Also title them as:

- Private (invite-only)
[Lit] - Advanced RP, paragraphs and paragraphs of the stuff...
[ASK] - These are open, but you must ask the person who's in charge via PM, or post there ((OOC)) to ask if you may join.
[O] - Open for anyone to join
[END] - It's over and is waiting to be moved. Concluded RPs only. Those who have died, PM a staff member to move it to the corresponding forum.
:)It'd be nice that they are rated as well.
PG - Needs none.
PG-13 - Should have -PG13- in the title
R - Should not be here. There may be blood, as there is in the series, but for the love of literature...

Title Sample: "

Darkest Secrets -PG13-"

[PaintedCricket]

General Rules::

• I am here to have fun. When playing is no longer fun, I will step back, log out, take a deep breath, and unwind.
  
• If I am in a bad mood when I log on, I am not going to take it out on anyone who manages to rub me the wrong way. If I catch myself doing this, I will step back, log out, take a deep breath, and unwind.
  
• I will be polite, courteous, and helpful whenever possible.
  
• I will try my hardest to be patient with newcomers, and encourage them to read the rules, if they exist.
  
• My posts will be readable. They do not have to be grammatically perfect, but they will be made in a format, size and color that can easily be read.
  
• I will ignore trolls, as they are just looking for a negative response anyway.
  
• I will realize that what someone does or says in character is separate from how they feel out of character. Therefore, I will not take actions taken in character as a sign of how the player feels about me.
  
• I will remember "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." If this happens to me, I won't let it get to me.

IC Rules::

• I will try my best to keep up with the major going-ons in the lives of characters I interact with on a regular basis. This goes double for characters I am deeply entwined with.
  
• I will fit with the setting as best as I can. A wolf does not belong in a flock of sheep, just as a sheep does not belong in a pack of wolves.
  
• I will share the spotlight. Roleplay is not solely about one person all the time.
  
• I will keep my "special powers" to a reasonable level.
  
• I will not godmode. Just as I don't want others to control my characters, I will not control others'.
  
• I will ask permission before doing anything that would have a major effect on another character, both good and bad.

OOC Rules::

• If I have a conflict with another player, I will contact them by PM or Instant Messenger to calmly and peacefully work things out. Bickering in public places makes an uncomfortable play environment.
  
• I will not attempt to manipulate events so that they work in my favor.
  
• I will not attempt to get my way through guilt trips and other passive-aggressive behavior.
  
• I will not retaliate IC for an OOC offense or insult.
  
• If my character is deeply entwined with a character whose player I am no longer comfortable with, I will try my best to set aside our differences for the sake of the game. If I simply cannot play with them, I will try to keep the IC repercussions to a minimum.

~by Junyi