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We follow the Anti-Munch Project. This is pretty much a common sense list of things that are considered bad roleplaying. Love this list, love it to death.




Navigating the World

Each thread in the playing field will be linked to all threads accessible from that location. Before moving from one thread to another you are required to post a minimum of an entrance post and an exit post. Remember to pay attention to your surroundings while blazing though threads.

Game Rules

Mortal damage. There's sometimes when your character can't take any more and everyone knows it. In conventional freeform roleplay this is where miraculous saves and pushing yourself to the limit. Since points are awarded for defeat of players this has to be moderated. In the event of critical damage, and only in the event of critical damage, a roll is made.

Consider your character level in two part, attack and defence. Thus a level 20 character would have 20 attack and 20 defence. When one character takes critical the attacking player will roll a D20 and add their attack, while the defending player will add their defence. If the defending player rolls the higher number they continue on, while in the case of failure they can no longer earn any points for their faction. Yes this means your character either dies, gets knocked out, or taken back to the infirmiry in critical condition. Your game will be over.


From that point they can either "black out" and collapse, or go here to participate in the spirit realm side plot. Participating in the side plot will not earn you or your faction any points, nor will it allow you to influence the outcome of the main event. It is simply a chance to have some fun playing your character through an adventure in the afterlife. Though your character must be dead to participate, we guarantee they will be brought back to life by the end of the event. This makes the side plot a good way to bring back a beloved character who logically would have died on the field of battle.

Why is it a two part number? Since this roll is over miraculous saves, luck and the favour of the gods come into play more than physical endurance. SoG is a firm believer in luck running out. Every time you succeed a critical damage roll your defence rating will degrade by five. Thus a surviving 20/20, will transform into a 20/15.

While ultimatly the defending player is to decide when to roll, an attacker can request a roll. There are also times defeat is unavoidable and the roll can be waived for a one hit KO. If there is a disagreement a Judge can be called in to force a roll or a OHKO.

Healing. Minor healing is unregulated, major healing has rules. The only thing that counts as major healing is resurection.

A healer has the option to revive a "blacked out" player by transferring 5, no more no less, of their own defence points to the knocked out player. The catch is the healer only has a half hour after the failed critical damage roll to do this before the character is out of the game for good. The opposing faction still gets the points for defeating that player.

NPC retreat. When it comes to teritory control the rule is "if your NPCs are there you own it". Meaning if you have troops/farmers/whatever in a thread it's considered yours.

Now if an enemy attacks that place it's up to the PCs to assist those NPCs. Generaly NPCs allone will lose, especialy if the enemy is assisted by PCs. If the battle is not looking good for the defender, one of the defending faction heads will make a morale roll. Two d20, the first being the number to beat. If the second is larger the battle rages on, if not the NPCs retreat from that area.

Judging

Any time you need a judge for a fight, post in this thread and ask. Even if a judge doesn't get to you immediately, they will eventually, and they will nix the fight if they have to.

Don'ts

Now, for some basic don'ts.

Teleportation. It's going to be allowed, but it's frowned upon. Teleportation generally leads to less interesting role play, and lends itself to some major munching. As I said above, it's going to be allowed, but teleportation is going to be considered a crippling energy drain, and should only be used as a last-ditch effort.

Flight. Two types of characters who can fly: winged characters (wings can include jetpacks and whatnot), and magic users. These two make perfect sense. People who shouldn't be able to fly are, for example, warriors. The whole "DBZ controlling one's chi" thing isn't going to work here.

Dos

Well, that's about it for the don'ts. Here are some dos:

Detail. It's not a requirement, but it's greatly in your favor. If you simply write, "Chris slashes at ChikenBoi101," that leaves both ChickenBoi101 and the judge a lot of room for interpretation. It puts you at ChickenBoi101's mercy, because now HE gets to decide what angle you are attacking from; HE controls the flow of combat for that turn. Next time, at least you'll know to post "Chris swings his sword over his head, slashing down at ChickenBoi101's right shoulder."

More detail. This is really a continuation of the last paragraph, only for when you are fighting alongside others. It's just as crucial to be sure to explain where you are relative to your allies when two teams with multiple people on either side are fighting. Think of it this way... if everyone on your team just wrote, "I rush forward at ChickenBoi101," what's to stop ChickenBoi101 from posting, "ChickenBoi101 fires a single shot at the leader, the bullet flying through all ten of his attackers, as they were all conveniently moving at him in a straight line." "Chris rushes at ChickenBoi101, just behind and to the right of his leader," is much better. Which leads us to...

Tracking. Keep track of where the heck you are, and what sort of stance or position you are in. You aren't going to be able to punch ChickenBoi101 in the face, then kick the guy on the other side of the room in a single turn. Nor will it be an easy feat to block with your left hand when your right is extended forward, and your enemy is on your right side. (Possible, but certainly not easy.)

Stay true to your character. If we find you using abilities that you don't have, there will be consequences.