Rules and Regulations (all new members read this)

[Iya Ieyama]

Hi and welcome to Life's Twisted Path! It's been in the works for months now while I was saving up my gold to make a guild, my ambition since I started on Gaia. Roleplaying is my life, but I get sick of the people that play on the forums, illiterate and bad roleplayers that quit after the first day of play.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
arrow 01: Table of contents-You are here
arrow 02: What is expected of me?
arrow 03: How do I Join the guild?
arrow 04: I'm in, now how do I play?
arrow 05: What if I want to make my own game?
arrow 06: other miscellaneous stuff  

[Iya Ieyama]

What is expected of me?

It's simple, really-
1. Follow gaia's TOU
2. Be a good roleplayer
3. Don't be a jackass
4. Post in your games regularly

How do I do these things?
1. Speaks for itself
2. Show some skill and originality in your posts. When you create a character, you determine their personality, and you should act as though the character is completely seperate from you, the player. I, for example, am not a criminal in real life, but I could play a bloodthirsty murderer convincingly if I had to.
3. Dont' godmod, munchkinize, or power-avatar. If you are taking away from the fun of other players you are a bad roleplayer. If you make your character have flaws, they are much more fun to play than a godlike character.
4. If nothing's going on, plot-wise, sharpen your sword, check your compass, eat a snack, whatever! When you are posting, we know you are here.  

[Iya Ieyama]

How do I join?
Easy. I need the following information-
How old are you in real life?
How long have you been roleplaying?
What kinds of RP do you like?
RP sample:

The sample is the most important part of your application. Literacy, writing skill, and imagination are the cornerstones of this guild! Your sample should be either copied and pasted from another RP you have already done, or better, a completely new and original scenario.  

[Iya Ieyama]

I'm in, how do I play?

That's up to the thread creator. Most of the time, however, you will make an initial post, about your character getting ready for the day (or night, depending), being exiled from their home, or anything else to get them introduced into the story. After that, you should be trying to write your part of the story. Make it interesting. If your character is searching for a lost loved one, an interesting paralell might be to suddenly leave the group and pursue a lead, seperate from the main plot.
If you are playing multiple characters, be sure to use different color for each of their actions, so as not to get confusing.
RP etiquette states that ooc (out of character) text should be enclosed in double parentheses, like this: (( I'm speaking out of character, Lookit me! ))
also, some games offer a seperate OOC thread, usually for recruiting.
OOC is the only place to use chat-speak. Because we're literate here...  

[Iya Ieyama]

What if I want to make my own game?

Glad you asked.
There are a few things to consider when making a game, including:
Setting
Basic Plotline
Maximum number of characters
Referee/GM or Freeform? (note: refereed and GMed games are usually more civilized. The GM or whoever made the thread describes locations, events, and controls the NPCs, while in freeform, it's everyone's game. If you are playing a GMed game, don't control anything other than your own character(s). The weather, enemy soldiers, and so on are all the GMs responsibility and not yours.)

All there is to do after that is to make a game thread, post any specific rules, character creation guidelines, and other helpful info.
Until we get enough Gold in the coffer for seperate subforums for each Genre of rp, please try to include what the Genre is in the title.  

[Iya Ieyama]

Other Miscellaneous Stuff

Use these headings when making any type of thread-
::RP:: A roleplaying thread. For the actual game.
::OOC:: if you created an OOC thread for a game, use this heading to designate it as such.
::ED:: for other discussions on whatever topic tickles your fancy
::Misc:: a thread that doesn't fall into the above categories.

To become a mod, there are two things you need to have-
Good credentials as a decent RPer
Donate 8k gold to the guild, all at once, not in installments.
PM me once you have these things and I'll consider making you a mod.  

[grimblue]

age-15
how long I've been RP-forever

I like to RP as Wedge Antilles  

[Siin Kazakura]

Real age, 14
RP? Since I started Gaia. You should know dude.
RP type, Sci-fi, anime, and things I'm not allowed to talk about without breaking TOA.
Smaple: *Siin walked into the forest and sighed. He cut a small notch into the vein above his wrist, and let the blood trickle into his left palm. The insignea on his hand glowed with a crimson light as he prepped his attack* "Shesain threll! Crimson lightning!" *Three jagged bolts of blood red energy spread from his hand, scorching an emblem into three seperate trees.*  

[Cremuex Levier]

Real Age: 15
How long I've been RPing for: A fair while now rolleyes
RP Type: Multi RP; I'll do most RP's.
RP Sample: Rose ann Summers entered the large hall, letting her eyes glide over the room; Seeing several people in the room she smiled. Oh thank goodness I'm not alone... I thought this place was deserted or something... "Hi... I'm Rose..." She said shyly introducing herself.