Rules:

Major Rules

You must have your true age on your yahoo profile to join. If you do not by the time you apply, you won't be approved till it is. IF at anytime after joining you remove it, you're posting right will be suspended and you will be notified to put it back. IF after a week you do not comply you will be removed from the game.

All message delivery in yahoo groups must be either set to Individual e-mail or special notice so that if we send out a message to all, you will get it.

1-You the player MUST be 18 or over to join the game!! No I'll be 18 next month. 18 means 18, period. IF you are found to have joined the game and you are not 18, you will immediately be removed and banned from ever joining again. Nothing worse then liars.

2-Your character can be no younger then 16. There are adult situations in this game and we will NOT abide by any kind of child molestion. IF you ever write a situation involving sex with a person under 16, you will be removed and banned.

3-NO RAPES!! Game is rated R, not MA-17! There is no, 'I'm sorry's if this rule is broken. it will NOT be tolerated!!! You will be automatically removed from the game with NO warning! But if you do feel it is a must to add to the storyline, then you can ALLUDE to it. But please, I say again, do not write it out. I don't do that and I don't want to see it, as well as I'm sure there are others who do not want to read it either. Thank you    

The GM's of this game are in other games as players and have seen what can happen if there are no rules in a game, or if rules are not observed. To avoid the problems we've seen in other games, we have this list here which players are asked to adhere to. They are in place to make the GM's gaming lives easier, to let the game run smoother, and to make the experience more enjoyable for both GMs and Players. Anyone breaking the rules receives a warning, after which you go on the strike system.

Basically, breaking minor rules mean you get 3 strikes, and a suspension from the game for a month. When you are allowed back the strikes are removed. BUT IF you get three suspensions for the SAME rule, you will be removed from the game and not allowed back in.

You get no strikes for breaking the Major rules, you and your characters will have to be removed from the game.

Minor Rules

1-Players are asked to post at least twice a week. If for some reason you are unable to post, please let the moderators know. If we do not receive at least one post in a week, your character will be skipped over. Especially if your character has been tagged. Players who do not post for 2 weeks will be removed from the game. However, we understand that life does happen. If you were grounded, or the computer was busted, you can contact us and ask to be placed back in. But if you are placed back in, and are once again removed due to no posting. you will NOT be let back in.

2-If you give your character an allergy or a phobia, you play that character with their phobia or allergy. No suddenly discovering you're no longer afraid of heights when told you have to get on a plane. PLAY your character to how you wrote them...with fears, allergies, and all those crazy quirks! That's part of what makes them so interesting.

3-If doing a post with sexual contents, please do them in a Joint Post so that everyone's mailbox is not filled up with those posts. And MUST have "Rated R" in the subject heading If you do not have a messenger service, to do the joint posts in to make it simpler then please try and do them in emails with the person that you are doing that deed with. Then when it's finished, email it to the list
  **Posts containing Sexual Content must have "Rated R" in the subject heading. As well as if the situation calls for m/m situations for that to be noted as well.**   .

If you want to write Porn, we have a site for that. Contact Rob at trigunvamp@comcast.net

4-When your character starts a conversation with another, please add a tag in the subject line. IE: Flaming Batons: Tags Cathy.

5-You are only allowed 2 characters till we see that, yes you can handle more. IF we don't think that, then no, you will only be allowed 2. Usually at least a 3 month waiting period is in order.

6-One liner posts are NOT acceptable. Please try to have at least 25 words in each of your posts. This is the ONLY rule where the 3 strikes you're out rule has an exception. We LOATHE one-liners. They are a waste of time and leave the other players with nothing to respond to. You only get two warnings on One Liners

7-You are NEVER allowed to post for anyone else's character and control them. You leave them a tag, in the subject heading, allowing them to follow up in the post. No CHARACTER CONTROLLING, a big NO NO. If you do write a post controlling someone else's player that post will be ignored. The ONLY exception to this rule is if someone gives you permission to control his or her character/s. And when getting permission, be sure the player of the character your beating up notifies the GMs so we don't mistakenly give you a strike
 

8-You are not to maim or kill any one else's characters with out that person's permission. Beating your own characters bloody is no problem however. When getting permission, be sure the player of the character your beating up notifies the GMs so we don't mistakenly give you a strike.
 

9-If you have a plot line for your character, or an idea to use in the game, we welcome any suggestions. But you have to submit it to the GMs first. This way we can go over the idea with you and work it into the story line so it doesn't interfere with anything already going on. If you post your own plot line without permission, it will be ignored.

10-You control your character; the GM controls the environment. Therefore, when we say Sinister is attacking the school you do not rush out and kill him with one blow.
 

11-NO God like characters are allowed in the game. If all you want is a character that can defeat all with a mere flick of the wrist, please look elsewhere.
 

12-There is a reason for the title Game Master. We are in charge of the game and therefore have final say in all decisions. And we don't want to have to argue over every decision for two weeks. If you have a problem with something you may discuss it with us calmly and intelligently. But with the understanding that we will not always 'rule' in your favor and you have to accept that.

13-We want you to be able to play your character the way you wrote them. But sometimes problems DO arise. After your character has been approved, there may come a time when we might think your playing them as to powerful. Or something about them is causing too much disruption or conflict in the game. When this happens, we have the right to ask you to tone down that power, or make some changes in your character.

14-Your character's name/codename MUST go on top of all e-mails/tags/jps. It is required, so in case you write, "she moved down the hall to check on what that noise was" everyone knows who SHE is.

Remember, just because we can't track down rule breakers and hit you with a two-by-four doesn't mean we can't send your characters to a grisly death! Any questions please feel free on emailing either myself or Rob with your questions.

We reserve the right to add or change these rules anytime. You will all be notifed if we do.