InsaneJournal

1. The game is played in THIRD PERSON, while journals are written in first.

a. Good: Marlene sat cross-legged on the floor, idly browsing through her friend’s worn records. “Have any Bing Crosby?” she asked hopefully.

b. Bad: *she sits and looks through records* Have any Bing Crosby? *pouts*

2. The community is at a PG-13 rating.

a. No smut/NC-17 material. It’s fine if you want to write that, but please put it under a cut with a warning and do not post it in one of the main game communities. A thread/drabble/etc. like this will be allowed in character journals only.

b. Violence: happens. We have no problem with violence, but please make sure you ask another played before killing off their character :P

c. Relationships: happen. We’ll employ the “fade out” technique if a thread gets, er… a little physical. When to “fade out” is up to the players, but please remember to keep it PG-13

d. Language: These are soldiers. They’re going to swear. A lot.

3. We have a 10% quota for homosexuals and bisexuals. We know this is a huge thing to do in RP, but we really want this to be a canon game. This was the 1940’s, a time in which gay people were NOT generally accepted. Sexual behavior between adult men wasn’t even decriminalized in Britain until 1967! We love gay people, we do, but it was very, very wrong in this era. Hitler was killing and experimenting on homosexuals just a few countries away! Anyone caught in a homosexual act—or even accused—would be sent home with a dishonorable discharge.

4. Don’t even think about a Mary Sue—or a Gary Stu, for that matter.

5. Godmodding. No, just no. Ask a player before and it’s fine, but please make sure you DO ask.

6. Please try to keep your posts at a decent length. One-sentence replies happen, but we ask that you try to stretch it out a little bit. Here at Chipping Ongar, we really love character development and quality writing, so try to keep your post-length minimum at about three or four sentences.

7. When starting a thread, use this format:

a. Date/ Time:
Who:

Where:

(CUT—post inside)

8. OOC =/= IC. Personal feelings toward a player should NOT reflect your character’s opinion toward theirs. Rivalries, friends, enemies—none of it should be based on ooc feelings. If you get offended because a certain character doesn’t like yours, we’re sorry, but there’s nothing we can do. The second it drips to ooc, though, let us know! Also, make sure you don’t bring OOC knowledge into the game. Just because you know about Buddy and Sue’s secret affair, you’re character probably doesn’t. If you want to work something like that out, ask the players if it’s all right. Sure, gossip happens, but please be careful.

9. Reading other applications and backstorying is a MUST. We ask that you read through most other profiles in the game and backstory with every new character that is accepted—it makes for more educated players, characters, and a well-informed game. Of course it’s fine if you miss one or two, but try to be diligent.

a. Backstorying works this way: as a new player, you make a ‘welcome’ post in the OOC community explaining who you are and who you’re bringing into the game. In that character’s journal, throw up their application so others can read about their personality, likes, dislikes, etc. Players will leave comments like this: “Hey! James would probably adore Mary, I think they could maybe even be best friends! What do you think?” Then you reply to that with, well, what you think :P Its really easy, FUN (I’m telling you, it is), and will make the game go a lot smoother.

10. Character journals are game canon, unless otherwise marked.

11. Character journals are preferred, though general RP journals (one account used for a collection of characters) will be accepted as well.

12. Body models must be age— and ERA—appropriate. We reserve the right to reject a PB because it isn’t age-appropriate, though it won’t be a reason to reject the entire character. If one PB is taken and that player leaves the game, that body model is now free to use. If you need help finding a PB, ask! We’d be more than happy to suggest some for you, or send you great places to look.

13. Activity checks will be issued after ONE MONTH of non-activity. We’ll send along an e-mail asking if you’re still interested in playing and give you two weeks (unless you need more time for various issues) to get it happenin’ again. If not, we’ll have to cut your characters. You may reapply, but make sure you have the time/energy/desire/whathaveyou. HIATUS notices will most certainly be adhered to, but if you’re gone for a much greater amount of time than you said, we’ll send and email and remove your characters two weeks after.

14. Drama llamas are no fun. Be respectful, be nice, don’t cause trouble, all of that. If we hear lots of complaints, we’ll talk with the player, and if the behavior continues, we’ll have to remove him or her. But PLEASE don’t make us do this! :P

15. Have FUN! :D