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Two New Rule Additions; One imperative, one recommended
Topic Started: Jan 11 2009, 08:18 PM (276 Views)
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Well, hold on, FYI: the first one doesn't EXACTLY have to be imperative, but I'd really appreciate it. Just seemed a bit of a strong word when I first typed it... :P

But anyways, here goes...:

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RULE SUGGESTION #1: I think this is actually more of a cat-creation restriction (kinda like the name restrictions and kit-making we've been doing). I'd like to add a new restriction to any "descendants" of EarthClan: um, no simpler way to put this, none at all. And while I'm suddenly on the subject, let me just take a minute to explain myself (mostly for the benefit of those who have actually done this...). I have three main points to this:

  • So, first and foremost, although I'm very flattered that quite a few people want to create a descendant of my destroyed Clan, well, that's just the point - it was destroyed, and by a huge mob of wolves in the pine mountains. I don't know how many hordes of cats manage to escape an entire wolf pack, but point being, SOME did, but most didn't; and those selected "some" were created by moi (and then later mentioned in a past dream that Willowstream had). And so, considering the circumstances, all these cats that are just "popping" out of nowhere and claim to be a descendant is just out of hand, even for a fantasy RPG of wildcats.
  • Number two, the whole thing just kinda started out as a background story for my first cat ever, Willowstream (for those of you who don't know her, check out her profile at the top of the SkyClan cats list), back in the year 2006 (when Into the Elements officially started back at Freewebs). Storytime; gather 'round, children!

    Back at the VERY beginning, only SkyClan was in existence and by the time we got things moving a bit, we only had about four players (me, Aurorastar [the admin, of course], Sharpstar, and Featherfrost; Galeclaw came into play about a month or two later). And so, being it the only Clan in existence, I planned to only have one character. So, as you would expect, I wanted it to be a really good one with a decent background history to Willowstream knowing so much about herbs and Clan stuff. We had a small place in the site where we could post the origins of our characters into a small story format. Well, being that I haven't really changed that much in typing stories, it wasn't exactly short. But Freewebs wasn't all that flexible with lengthy posts, which is one of the reasons for the move. But nonetheless, I made it as long as I could anyways because I just really liked Warriors back then (and I still do, but not to such an extent this time). And thus was the creation of EarthClan (dun duh-duh DAH!)! Even to this day, it's still not done, BUT... *refer to reason #3 in this rule explanation, aka "the secret project"; hint hint...*

    So, point being, it was still the early stage for me in creating characters for RPGs, and she was my very first character that I just wanted the best for (the character-RPer bond is a powerful thing!...). And thus, it's really kind of annoying to destroy all of that history with more people just adding in characters willy-nilly as if it was nothing! Well, look back at that story and tell to my face that it was nothing; c'mon, I dare you... *evil glare*
  • Okay, *breathes*, and finally, as I have mentioned before somewhere in this site (kinda lost the specific post...), I'm currently in the works of a "secret project" concerning the past of EarthClan with Willowstream involved in it. If more of these "descendants" are created, I won't get the chance to complete the project accurately. So please, uh... back off? :)
So, as of now, I'll let the current ones slide by (maybe I can squeeze them into my "secret project"...), but from this point forward, I would really appreciate leaving EarthClan to rest in peace (ces, lol. ;) ). :)

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RULE SUGGESTION #2: I'm not sure exactly where this would file under the different sections of the roleplaying rules, but I think of it as a RP-posting rule. I'll let the admins decide where to file it IF they decide to keep it, but I think that to better enhance the storyline and make this a bit more fun to both read and type, this should be added.

I'd like to suggest adding a rule regarding the length of posts (except for special circumstances, like with dialogue or something all to avoid powerplaying). I've noticed quite a few one-liners around here that don't really describe what's happening with their cat, how it is feeling, or even its surroundings. They're very vague and they kinda get on my nerves. So, to kinda wrap this shortly (I think I failed at that already... :P ), I think we're all old and mature enough to a certain level that we are able to type more than just one sentence. 'Kay? :)

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I hope I don't need to go into more depth than all of that, but that's pretty much what I'd like to suggest for this site. If there's any questions, please ask me; I'll be standing by... :)
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Rule one makes sense, story-wise. Kind of like how people don't realize that Stormclan is a bunch of rogues that left Rogueclan. I'll make a note somewhere under character creation for you.

Rule two is a bit of a pet peeve for me. Sometimes, if you're in the middle of a conversation, you only need one line. On another site I go to, people in charge of RP's frequently add "You have to post at least x sentances" rules, and frankly, it makes me feel like I'm in third grade, trying to write a paragraph. I'm short on time, so I'll add to this later...

EDIT: You can't really set a quantity that people need to post, or it'll favor quantity over quality. I'd rather have two meaningful lines than five paragraphs of purple prose. Of course, constanly spewing beige one-liners is bad, too. There needs to be a balance between the two, and setting an absolute for that is kind of difficult.

Overall, I'd say to aim for a paragraph with each post, but don't fill it up with useless purple fluff do it.
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*nods* Rule One makes a lot of sense. Besides, EarthClan IS your creation and as such you have every right to say what should/should not happen with it.


I kinda agree with Galeclaw about Rule Two, after all I kinda AM one of those one-liner people (*hides* don't hurt me!).

But to help cut back on those kinda people I was disscussing with Galeclaw a kind of RP Boot Camp.... Details later...
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Rule #1: Great; glad that was settled. :)

Rule #2: Yes, I see what both of you are saying, especially Galeclaw. I actually have never viewed it that way before when I have looked at other sites do the same! We really shouldn't have the focus be quantity over quality, so I suppose that's still a bit open for debate on how to settle something like that. I'll be willing to participate and contribute to something like that; and perhaps by doing that, we can kinda get a message across to the members that this is what roleplaying is about: creating a story not for the sake of getting things to move, but moving it in such a fashion that it's enjoyable to read back and yet enjoy the moment at the same time.

Meh, something around those lines, but yeah, we'll leave that open as of now for further elaboration.

I actually really like that whole "Roleplay Boot Camp" thing you are talking about, Aurorastar. I think I've seen a wolf RP do something like that, except it was called "something-school of Wolf Roleplaying" or somewhere around those lines. They had it password-protected so that you could only go there either if the player asks one of the admins, or if they were told to go there and were just given the password. There, they would post the best RP post they can, and then the "teachers" would break it apart and give suggestions on how to further elaborate on those parts. I thought it was very smart, and it seemed to work for new players that were signing up there.
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*nods* Rule One makes a lot of sense. Besides, EarthClan IS your creation and as such you have every right to say what should/should not happen with it.


I kinda agree with Galeclaw about Rule Two, after all I kinda AM one of those one-liner people (*hides* don't hurt me!).

But to help cut back on those kinda people I was disscussing with Galeclaw a kind of RP Boot Camp.... Details later...

Ohhhh, this should be good. *sits down with a tub of popcorn*
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