[BS01]
OOC Thread Rules:
1. Management word in this thread is law; when an OOC mod has spoken, it is the same as if I had said it. Don't give us s**t, don't give our staff s**t regarding our choices. You can and should be calm and reasonable to discuss things. Outside of mod context, you can and should give us s**t -- everyone needs to be reminded not to take themselves too seriously from time to time.
1a. I do not like to be a d**k, but if you make me, I will. I prefer to consider myself first among equals, not the THREAD OVERLORD or whatever. One can't rule over an empty thread, after all!
1b. The OOC mods and I reserve the right to speak as the Word of God, use Deus Ex Machinas, and wield Banhammers in addition to all powers detailed below.
- Staff are people who have applied for a job. They can PUSH THE RED BUTTON regardless of position and can kick. Disobeying their kick results in a temp ban.
- Oldbies are regulars who've been here for at least five months, but aren't staff. Listen to them, because if they've lasted this long, they're probably good RP'ers.
- The regulars are the members of the thread who post on at least on a weekly basis and have been in the thread for a month or over. They are allowed to Handwave and can wear Plot Armor
- Rising newbies are newcomers to the thread who are on their way to becoming regulars.
- Newbies are new members to the thread.
- Lurkers are... people who lurk. Durr.
2. Fighting and killing is allowed if permission is given.
3. No godmodding, autohitting, anime physics, etc, without permission from the other RP'er. It breaks our willing suspension of disbelief. Or, in other words, if you're an Angel Demon Vampire Neko, can travel in time, move faster than the speed of light, etc, etc, your character is probably going to die, and you're probably going to be LOL'd at.
4. Semi-lit and above, please. In other words, don't use *action marks*. You don't need to use them, boys and girls; the training wheels come off in here.
5. Turn any complaints in as PM's to me, and I'll reply ASAP.
6. Typical Gaian roleplay rules: no cybering, no spamming, obey the Gaia rules, etc. While we encourage mature situations, there is a time and place for going beyond the line. This isn't it, although we do tend to put our toes on it.
7. Show respect and common sense, and respect will be returned. We try to avoid OOC drama here and if anyone starts or replies to it, you're both getting warned and possibly banned. Right or wrong, I don't give a ********. OOC drama does not belong here, period.
8. Play nice. Include other people.
9. No. ********. Quote towers. Two quotes is enough, anything more and you're DOIN IT WRONG.
10. The Staff can activate an anti-power/sufficiently-advanced-tech ward at will to prevent supernatural hostilities. If you want to attack, please let me know in advance, as the defenses aren't listed. In other words, we're open for attack, but we're not open for random munching.
10a. If a non-Staff member PUSHES THE RED BUTTON, nothing happens.
11. If you have any sort of pictures, text, flub, or whatever the hell else that people insert in every single post they make, turn it off for here, please. Font colors are great, but try to avoid eye-raping neons if at all possible.
12. I can't believe I have to put this here, but DO NOT STEAL MY s**t FROM THIS PAGE. Ask, and I will be glad to help you in the writing or editing or concept of your thread, or just say "yeah, you can use it" and probably put up a link to your RP if it's cool enough.
13. Every 100 pages brings in a new NPC. NPC's are fair game to be abused, killed, randomly controlled, spontaneously combust, ascend into PC's, randomly change gender, serve as cannon fodder, become badass bystanders, or pretty much whatever the hell you please with them.
14. I really do not have any authority over your conduct in other threads, but please respect the rules of other threads. Any s**t you cause makes us all look bad, mmkay?
15. OOC Nazi-ism/Nazi worship will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances. I know you young things may think it's okay because they're snappy dressers, or they're "elite" or whatever, but it's not. Doing it IC? Tread lightly or be competent; preferably, the latter.
15a. Don't joke about rape here, okay? IC, it is... not condoned or suggested. Think carefully before using it as a plot device.
16. The banhammer system is as follows, generally: two warnings, then a one-day ban. One warning, and a week. Then next time, you're banned until I see fit to remove you from the ignore list: while this is usually no longer than six months, some people stay there forever.
[BS02] Thread Conventions:
[or, in other words, things the regulars should know]
1. THERE IS NO FRONT DOOR. Unless, of course, you want to carry the Idiot Ball, which is a bright pink beach ball that will fly out of the nearest cabinet and autohit your character right in the face. We never had a front door, we never will have a front door, because the thread is always open.
2. TVTropes will ruin your life. Why do you think almost every link in this page is a link to a TvTropes entry, and that this thread has its own entry, which you can edit?
3. Be willing to suspend your disbelief and abuse the fourth wall.
4. Unless specified otherwise, if you leave or whatever, your character becomes *idle*, at which point they take care of actions typically not RP'ed: pointless friendly small talk, bathroom visits, eating, doing work, etc. Other characters are aware of this state, as per Convention 3.
5. If nobody is here, the bar is still open. Just control iZac, the indestructible NPC robot bartender and/or Bob The Mexican Zombie if your character's a necromancer. Both of them talk, although you won't get much out of Bob that resembles any known language - although he does speak Barhah.
6. If at first you're ignored, hang in there. We had an RP'er successfully playing an inanimate object; everyone who's willing to put forth the effort can find a place here. If you're a bit nervous by the walls of text, then feel free to ask any of the regulars. We're all a pretty friendly bunch.
7. Food gets made in 2 posts; drinks in 1.
8. If you keep dodging hits over and over again when there is no good reason to do so, I or one of the regulars can and will declare that you were hit and proceed from there.
9. The bar operates on Pacific Time. So be sure to check what time it is in California before saying what time it is.
10. It would seem that recently, there's been a lot of challenges to the patrons. They wear Plot Armor. They can and should be hurt, massively. Bad things happen.
10a. In order to wear Plot Armor, you must be involved in a plot. So basically, post with other people, get involved, and you can be free from death... although you are still at risk of getting nearly killed, shot, stabbed, and whatever.
11. Don't be richer than God automatically; earn your money IC'ly somewhere. Don't be more powerful than God automatically; earn your powers IC'ly somewhere. If you want to break this Convention, write a good backstory, develop your character, and be a good RP'er.
12. Try to avoid font size 9.
13. If you want to DM, do it. If you do it competently (read: people participate and enjoy it) you are free to do so at any time. Just try to consult with one of the OOC mods or me so you don't break canon.
[BS03] Fight Rules:
1 . "Exploitation" styles of fighting aren't allowed, and you must be detailed enough in your posts to allow your opponent to respond properly.
2. Should fighting escalate to OOC insults, or should the fighting styles become overly complicated or begin to exploit mistakes or misplaced words, the match is forfeit and you both take the walk of shame.
3. Powers shall remain below a Power Level of 3.5.
[BS04] Staff List:
If you want a job, PM me. Stay active weekly or get deleted; security must pass a combat test in order to get their job.
Owners
1.
OOC Mods
1.
2.
Manager
1.
Assistant Manager
1.
DMs
1.
Bartenders
1. NPC - iZac, the bartender robot. Appears humanish (as in, he can pass for human from a distance), can talk, and seems to be nearly invulnerable.
2.
[seeking applications!]
Cooks
1. NPC - iZac, the bartender robot. Appears humanish (as in, he can pass for human from a distance), can talk, and seems to be nearly invulnerable.
2
[seeki]
Mechanics
1.
2.
[seeking applications!]
Brewers
1. The NPC Magic Hobos - [G's Epic Moonshine, G's Even More Epic Moonshine]
2. Aveline and Thurgood
Gardeners
1.
Servers
1.
2.
[very much seeking applications!]
Security
1. NPC Self Defense Force
2. iZac.
3.
[very much seeking applications!]
Medics/Lifeguards
1. iZac
2.
[seeking applications!]
Dancers
1.
2.
[seeking applications!]
Escorts
1. iZac - The NPC Robot is also a male escort. (But only if you're male)
2.
[seeking applications!]
[Also, a disclaimer that any actions that break the TOS you do at your own risk, etc, etc, I'm not responsible for your indiscretion, yadda yadda.]