Guidelines
Category: Guidelines

Roleplaying Guidelines

If there is anything else I need to add, I'll update accordingly. Thank you.

1. No Godmoding. This is first on the list as it is the biggest no no of the roleplaying community. What is godmoding? It's essentially where you're playing "God" over somebody else's character; talking for them, thinking/narrating for them, controlling their actions, etc. So now that you know, do not godmode my or somebody else's character/s without our permission. Ever. No Exceptions
2. No Powerplaying. That's not to say that characters who are immortal or god-like are not welcome, but all characters need to have weaknesses and flaws to counterbalance their strengths. Nobody is perfect.
3. Do not kill, dismember, or seriously compromise my character in any way without prior agreement. If I want my character to be killed, I'll let you know.
4. Know what the difference is between reality and fantasy. All roleplaying writing is fictional. Our characters, whether original or from a comic book, T.V. show or movie, are fictional. Do not confuse anything that any of my characters say or do as something that I really mean or think about you personally. It's just acting, but in words.
5. IC/OOC: IC means "in character" and ooc means "out of character." If you need to make a note of something "out of character," please make sure that you put "ooc" in front.
6. I do not role play in private messages or chatrooms. These are strictly for ooc discussions. I like other people being able to see my writing, even those involving collaborations with other roleplayers.
7. Be Respectful. Do not harass, threaten, or bully me or anyone else on my page. Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
8. No Drama. Please no ooc arguments in the storyline blogs or comments section. All disputes need to be handled in private messages, ooc discussion blogs, chatrooms or elsewhere entirely.
9. No Spam. I do not welcome solicitations.
10. I prefer to roleplay with older teenagers or adults. I don't do cybersex or erotic roleplaying, but you need to be at least 16 or older.
    
11. Your responses need to be readable. I understand that for some of you English may not be your first language, but an effort in proper writing would be appreciated. Use whole words, and proper capitalization and punctuation. Do not post a response in all caps, it comes off as yelling. And for long responses, post in multiple paragraphs, not a wall of text... it's less of a headache to read. Take the time to proof read your work before posting. 
    
12. Give me something to work with. A sentence or two, of at least 10 words or more please.
13. Do not rush me. Believe it or not, I do have a life outside of the internet and roleplaying and sometimes real life situations like work, school, other responsibilities and family obligations can get in the way of writing. Not to also mention that I do off and on get hit with a case of writer's block and being tired from work and life can make creative thinking a bit more challenging. I'll post when I can.
14. No Pop Up Characters. Tatum already has a mom and dad (both deceased), a half-sister (estranged), and an unworldly daughter, so please do not assume these roles, or the role of another long lost family member without prior discussion. And no long lost friends or ex-lovers either without prior discussion. All new characters start off as strangers until they get to know each other. 
    
15. Romance. Tatum is already in a relationship, but if she weren't and you are interested in our characters becoming romantically involved, then the course of the relationship needs to played out somewhat realistically where they go on a few dates, get to know each other, form a bond, etc. I will not do a whirlwind romance storylines where our characters meet, fall in love, get married and start a family in only a few posts. And romance storylines will stay in the fantasy world. Just because our characters are dating, doesn't mean we're dating in real life.
    
16. Crossovers. As you can probably tell, my storylines are going to be mostly based on the CW's Vampire Diaries/The Originals, however Tatum Utara did start off as a force-user, so there's also going to be a little bit of Star Wars in there too, and a smidge of Star Trek as well. I know, CRAZY, right? Well that is what's so wonderful about roleplaying, you can let your imagination go wild... to an extent of course lol. With that being said, I do welcome characters from other t.v. shows and movies, as well as original characters of your own creation, so long as your characters and storylines are based on the supernatural, paranormal, suspense and mystery, or unworldly. Please no "real life drama" type characters or storylines. However, keep in mind that if your character is a vampire and/or werewolf from another television series or movie, he/she will be considered another species from my vampire and werewolf characters. If your character is a witch from another television series or movie, he/she will be treated as though she is simply part of another coven and possibly one who dabbles in another form of magic/witchcraft.