Rules and Guidelines

Welcome to Battle Of The Species!

Before you begin begin to roleplay there a general set of rules that must be read carefully and followed.

The Concept
The concept of the game is simple: It's a decades old battle between two species or tribes. The species are the vampires:The Sanguineand the werewoves: The Lycanthrop. The two species have been battling over hunting grounds and general domination over the other species. The game is set in the year 2010 and the battle is reaching its breaking point. Worse yet, individuals of each species have become bold and careless in their hunting. Now both sides have to deal with the possibility of their existence becoming known by the humans.


General Site Rules:

1. The Administrators have final say over all matters. The Administrator is the ultimate authority.

2. All posts should be written to a basic moral standard. Extreme profanity and detailed sexuality will not be tolerated. Such posts can be deleted or modified without prior consent.

3. Posts may be reported at anytime by anyone, with an appropriate explanation for the report, by PM'ing an Administrator.

4. Posts of a spamming, harassing, or defamatory nature are not allowed. This includes messages sent through the private message system.

5. Posting of URL's is allowed to the limit that such posts may not be for the sole purpose of advertisement. URL's to articles. pictures, and videos of an informative and age appropriate nature are acceptable. Advertising can only be done through contact with the administrators and their prior approval.

Talk Forums:

1. All members will be held to the posting standards of the ‘General Site Rules.’ Posts found to be inappropriate will be delt with accordingly.


Players/Characters:

1. There are several accepted methods to becoming a member. The general guidelines follow:
a. You must have an accepted Character Biography.
b. You must follow the posting guidelines.

Creating a Character Biography- General Methods:

1. Before you may post in any game area all members must have an approved 'Character Biography' listed on the 'Cast of Characters' board.

2. All characters submissions must use the correct format as provided in the ‘Character Biography Template’ thread of the ‘Character Submissions’ board.

3. All potential members should expect a review of there submitted character biography within 48 hours, though it will often times be much sooner.

4. Potential members should expect there Characters Biography to be critiqued, for play balance, feasibility, and detailed presentation. Members should expect that questions might be asked for the greater enjoyment of the player and their fellow members. A completely failed submission in no way prevents the potential member's improvement of the character or submission of a different character for approval.


Submitting Character Bios, General Submissions:

1. Using the correct ‘Character Biography Template’, submissions should be made to the ‘Character Submissions’ forum.

2. Submissions which have received a review and have failed to pass will be locked. In all such cases a comment (or comments) will be attached to the failed submission explaining the failure or asking questions to clarify points about the submission. In most cases simply resubmitting the Biography, including additional information (as requested or in answer to the posed questions) will aid in the acceptance of the character. Questions may be forwarded through a private message to clarify anything regarding the submission.

3. A failed submission that is reposted verbatim, will not be passed. Three such submissions will be considered Spam and dealt with appropriately.

Approved Characters:

1. Approved character Biographies will be transferred to the ‘Cast Of Characters’ board without further notice. If you have submitted a Biography and it no longer appears in the ‘Submission’ board you should check the ‘Cast’ board, no Biography will ever be summarily deleted without fair review, commentary, or acceptance.

2. All approved characters may begin posting immediately on the 'Origins' board or in a 'Story' currently being played. All players are expected to know the guidelines for posting there before they do so.

3. Registered Character Biographies may not be modified without the Administratiors' consent.

Number of Characters:

1. All players are limited to one PC (powered-character) and three NPC’s (non-powered characters) at all times.

Character Death And Retirement:

1. A player whose character is killed during game action (as opposed to out of game disciplinary action) may submit a new Character Biography for approval, this Biography must be markedly different then their previous one.

2. Players who wish to 'Retire' there character may. Retired characters are placed on a special board and may be retrieved at anytime the player wishes. As long as that player remains within the rules regarding number of characters available to them.

3. A player may have as many 'Retired' characters as they wish.

4. Players are restricted from creating characters for the sole purpose of retirement.

5. For all intents 'Deceased' characters are considered out of play permanently. 'Retired' characters are out of play until retrieved by there creator.

Game Forums, General:

1. Posts should be written in the third-person singular ('I went'), not first-person singular ('I am going'), unless your character is speaking.

2. Posts should be headed with the subject line "Character Name - Character Location (normally a city or other location).

4. All posts must be located on Earth in the current time frame, with few exceptions.

5. Players are not allowed to take actions for other Players, or Moderator PC's/NPC's.

6. Please allow time for other players to interact with your player's words and actions, our purpose is to have an interactive and entertaining experience.

7. Players are expected to conduct there characters as if they were real people, i.e. Your character may not be in more then one place at one time.

8. When a character leaves a thread, to move to another thread players are expected to link the last post in their former thread to the thread they have joined or created. This applies to all areas in which characters role-play (Origins, and The Stories, but not The Past). For the purposes of this rule all Moderated Games must remain open when ended until all characters have a chance to link to their next posting area.

9. We do not currently have a language rule, but, please keep in mind that our members are primarily English speaking. When possible English should be used. In those cases where English can not, or would not be used, translation can be provided (by the member).

10. We are here to role-play, therefore character action should be role-played whenever possible. Let us see what your character is doing as they do it. If your character makes friends with another character, let us see the characters interacting.

Game Forums, Origins Role-Playing Board:

1. The intent of ‘Origins’ is to allow new and experienced players a place to write their individual stories before becoming part of the bigger picture.

Game Forums, Site Games:

1. Site Games are similar to Moderated games in all but the following regards:

2. The idea of the Site Game is to produce a continuous storyline usually in the mode of chapters.

3. The characters are not required to interact with each other within the story itself, they may continue an individual story, alternately they may be drawn in to the main storyline.

4. Site Games are Moderated and do have a plotline in the same way as Moderated Games.

5. Site Games are the 'main site games', Characters may join without invitation and may choose to participate in the main story or continue their own stories.

6. All rules that apply elsewhere apply to Site Games.

Player to Player Battles:

1. Player to player battles are not prohibited if both participants are willing. In a situation where one is not willing, other means of resolution MUST be sought. A single answer of 'no' before combat is initiated is the only requirement for the unwilling to not participate.

2. All player to player battles MUST be actively overseen by an Administrator or Moderator, who will act fairly and impartially.

3. Players who willingly participate MUST accept any outcome that the Administrator accepts as fair, and any determination the Administrator makes during the battle.

4. Combat actions will be conducted on a 'per action' basis. This means each action, including speaking with your opponent, is a single action that you can take before your opponent(s) may respond. All actions are 1 vs. 1.

5. Format;
a.) Player A (the initiator of combat) states action.
Player B (the initiatee of combat) states action.

B)Administrator states results in the form of a post describing the actions. He also determines the initiator next turn.

C)Combat may then continue if both parties are able.


Finally:

I have created this site for the enjoyment of the members. I do not want it to become necessary that I should be a rules monger. If it does become necessary, I will, without hesitation or warning, make whatever rules are needed to maintain a fun, fair, and harassment free environment.

That is all, now it is time to have some FUN!

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