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RULES

General Game Management Rules and Hierarchy:
1. Listen to the Game Master hereafter referred to as the GM and follow his advice, do not complain if the GM does damage to your character or rejects your profile. His word is law and can only be overruled by a majority decision of the moderators.

2. Listen to all moderators and voice all complaints about the GM to them, only they can overrule the GM: Nelowulf, Cale Darksun, Darkened Angel and Elladan Kenet. This axiom also applies to any whom may be promoted to mod-ship during the course of the RP. They have higher authority than you or I in such matter.

3. Guild rules and GAIA TOS must be followed ALWAYS.

Character Types and Their Use:
1. Characters are divided into four separate classes. Player-characters (PCs), Non-player-characters (NPCs), Game-master-player-characters (GMPCs), and Opposing Forces (OPFOR).

2. PCs must conform to following the BIO format when submitted. It is against the rules to puppet a PC unless the two parties have agreed to such an arrangement. If so please keep any PMs in case of a dispute. PCs are cannot be auto-hit, but this isn't to say that the Game Master can't intervene and force damage if PCs have managed to avoid an inordinate number of attacks.

3. NPCs are characters generated by the normal role-playing of Player Characters, they can include the PC's friends, allies, superiors, subordinates, and named extras. They too cannot auto-hit their target, Players who created NPCs should not be inordinately concerned with their safety unless they are required for the Player's plot, in which case it is best if the Game-master is informed of this requirement to avoid their loss. It is normally acceptable for one PC to puppet another character's NPC if the other PC is not present in the encounter.

4. GMPCs are Player Characters controlled by the GM. These are normally characters vital to the entire plot of the RP and act as guides, commanders, opponents, and mentors for player characters. Often times a GM will create GMPCs in positions to allow them to help direct PCs toward the plot outlined by the PC. GMPCs should be obeyed as though they were the Game Master himself, think of them as in-game versions of the game master.

5. OPFOR are the opponents to the players in RP, ranging from TIEs and Pirates, to Admirals and Smugglers. They represent all NPCs with which the character may have hostile dealings. Unlike PCs they can auto-hit players under controlled circumstances. Additionally they are controlled by the Game Master most of the time. All OPFOR posts will be in dark red for clarity and identification.

Combat Rules:
1. Auto-Hits are prohibited. The penalty of conducting an auto-hit is quite simple, you get auto-hit in turn. This is because conducting an auto-hit is the in-game equivalent of becoming target-fixated, by becoming target fixated you are vulnerable to the enemy picking you off.

2. Be willing to take injuries and casualties, but you don't need to die. Personal weapons in star wars are primarily plasma based blasters, which if you think about it have neither mass nor penetrating power. Expect to get burnt but not necessarily get killed. Think how many blaster scorches the 501st troopers in Survivor's Quest had on their armor before they were rendered ineffective, and none of them died. Plus we have a doctor, give him something to do.

3. A further remark based upon 2, if you're in a starfighter or combat starship expect to take some damage, and remember you've got an eject lever in all imperial starfighters so if you bail out we can recover you (most of the time, we could have a scenario where you get captured to setup for a rescue mission or something).

4. A word about combat effectiveness. I simply call this the 98-2 rule. It states that 98% of casualties are inflicted by 2% of combatants, this is a general rule that holds true in almost all situations. As PC characters you're automatically members of that 2% so you may pile up the bodies if you're combat oriented. By the same token, if you're facing a formation of 100 enemies or more expect two or more of them to be significant threats in combat to your person. NOTE: clones are automatically part of the 2% group and are therefore extremely dangerous. If you're facing clone stormtroopers like the 501st or other highly successful units expect to take significant casualties. Additional exceptions include multi-crew-member systems, an unusual psychological effect of crewed systems is that the crew is much more willing to kill than if he's a lone pilot or soldier handed a rifle. This does not mean that a lone pilot freezes in his cockpit and lets you kill him however, it means that a lone pilot will dance and evade to escape your clutches but won't be as willing to pull the trigger if he settles on your tail. Hence the 98-2 rule does not apply to starship combat or most vehicular combat.

Des, pick a job, and stick with it.

Stellar, the rules look good. I have no complaints.