darkSpyro

Going into this, I'd like to note that these are not concrete rules, but a set of guidelines regarding common conduct within darkSpyro's RP section, and what is absolutely not allowed per the general rules of dS. If you have any questions or concerns, reply to this thread or contact one of the RP moderators, and you'll probably receive an answer, but please be patient—we cannot be here all the time. Feel free to remind the moderators if we haven't answered you yet, but don't spam us, please!

Roleplaying here is primarily played by writing in-character thoughts and actions, most roleplays only have one thread (more commonly known as “topic” around here) that works as a “catch-all” for both out of character and in-character content. There's been issues in the past of people posting RP related threads in other areas of the forum, primarily threads that have specific questions relating to roleplay and threads devoted to out-of-character posts. It's been decided that if your thread is related to roleplaying in any way, it goes here, even if it doesn’t actually involve any in-character.

Please do keep your role-plays appropriate for this site, even if this may go without saying. No detailing your character's dirty thoughts, or dirty actions, in this section--romance is still permitted, but keep it to the more cutesy versions of stuff such as kisses, embraces, hugs, hand-holding and such. Graphic violence and gore should also be avoided in this section. Your characters may cuss, but allow the censors to take care of the words, and do not go overboard. We also expect you to list somewhere what the rating of your RP is, and we expect you to respect people who may not prefer bloody RPs or romance-aspects.

Importantly, if you don't know if something is permitted in the RP section, PM one of the moderators! We won't think of you negatively, seriously, what you say privately stays private, at least it should, when it's a case where nobody is actually getting harmed.

Please, please, please do not go around posting on the guestbook of people you barely know saying things basically meaning "please join my rp" and please do not post topics solely devoted to the advertisement of your role-play. You may advertise your role-play freely in the topic RPs that are open, and feel free to link RPs in your signature and guestbook announcement. Spamming people tends to just annoy them.

If you are going to bump a roleplay, make sure that it's a bump that actually adds content to the role-play itself, instead of just suddenly posting something out-of-character. Questions about a RP should be asked to the creators of the RP directly if you want an answer, note that the RP section is fast moving and in turn, posts are easily skimmed over. I understand that it's annoying when your brand-new RP, that you feel is great and original, or just something that sounds like fun, is pushed to the bottom by some of the more long-standing role-plays, but please refrain from bumping them until it's at least at the third or second page. If it's been more than a few months, or even a year, without any activity on a RP, consider it dead, and feel free to remake it.

You'll notice that many RPs here are different, and that of course, you probably have different ideas about what is "good" and "bad" in comparison to others, but do not go around policing others on "the right way to roleplay". Most people who post "this RP sucks" aren't being constructive, and instead are being disruptive--they are best ignored, and reported. Please do not cause rolling eyes or headaches from the moderators and others by invading upon a roleplay and telling them that it's not the right way to do so, just let people have their fun, and criticize when not asked for or insult on your own time and not ours. If you thirst for your preferred style of roleplay, and you don't find much of it here, there are likely other places you can RP, or make your own, even in this section...if it's appropriate, that is.