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ToS

Our Terms of Service includes the Gaia ToS. The rules below are in addition to anything required by Gaia Online.

1.) There will be no flaming, teasing or other harassment out of character. In character posts are fine until someone gets offended or feels threatened. If you feel threatened by in-character actions let the player know. If they continue then let a moderator know (if they aren't already watching). Also if you feel threatened alert Gaia moderators. They are probably oging to be on more often than we are and they can take more action than we can.

Here we list some specific offenses that we will be monitoring for.

a.) Literacy/Spelling : Some people do not speak English as a first language. Others have language or learning disabilities. These people can still contribute to a gaming environment. This sort of offense will only receive one warning before resulting in a permanent ban from the guild.

b.) Noob/Newb : Any slang like this that insults someone for being inexperienced is forbidden. People will not be able to learn and get experience if they are chased away. We all start out as "noobs". This offense will receive one warning before resulting in a permanent guild ban.

2.) A moderator is the same thing as a DM/GM. Their word is law. They decide if you can play or not. Respect what they say or be kicked out. This offense results in a strike. See the strike system for more details.

STRIKE SYSTEM
This works kinda like baseball. If you get three strikes, you're out. You then have to reapply for admission to the guild.

Strikes result from violating the ToS and committing minor offenses such as getting too many complaints or ignoring moderators.

We will send you a PM letting you know that you have earned a strike and why you earned the strike.

Once a strike is one month old it will fall off of your record.

Your record will be kept as a private thread viewable only by the moderators. You may ask for a copy of your record at any time. Note : if we can make the thread viewable only to you and not other members then you will be added to the list for that thread.

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All characters must be approved by at least one moderator.

Character sheets may vary from story to story, however there are some default guidelines listed below.

Unless otherwise noted ...

Characters will start at level 1

Characters must be of a standard race and class

Abilities will be bought based on a point system. 75 points may be distributed between abilities with none being higher than 18 and none lower than 3 (before racial modifiers).



Here is a link (this link is not hosted by Gaia!) to the D20 rules system. This information is provided freely by Wizards of the Coast as part of the Open Gaming License project. This link is a download of the 2.2Mb zip file containing all the information in the SRD.

D20 System Reference Document

Posting Conventions

To help keep posts readable we will be using the following posting conventions.

When your character is speaking please put their words in quotations, just like you would see in a book. If you like you may color their speach for emphasis, either for moods, or the help emphasis somthing. Bold and italic may also be used, but please note that bold and italic styles will have a different meaning when not inside of quotation marks.



When your character is thinking please leave the text outside of quotes and make the text in italics. You may color this text as well.



For character actions please use standard text. If you wish to emphasize some of the action text please stick to bold or coloring only. Please do not color the entirety of your action text.



Since this is a rule based system, many actions will need to be accompanied by dice rolls. If you are familiar with the D20 system then use your best judgement on when they are needed. If you are uncertain if you need to roll or not, post your action and a moderator will either inform you of what you need to roll or place the roll in your message for you.


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