Seriously. The mods don’t approve of dickery in any fashion. BE NICE TO OTHER PLAYERS. If we watch you bullying or making other players uncomfortable, you will get one warning and that’s it. We have a zero tolerance policy for people who think they can act like douches. One of your mods plays the Trickster. She will throw down.
ICA =/= OOC A character's actions, thoughts, and intentions should not reflect the player's own. Please keep this in mind when interpreting other characters' actions as well. If Character A hates Character B, then it doesn’t mean Mun A hates Mun B.
Godmoding, Infomoding, and Fourthwalling - Godmoding: The manipulation of someone's character without allowing them a window of escape, or abusing the window of escape to prevent your character from receiving any damage whatsoever. - Infomoding: The use of out-of-character knowledge in an in-character situation. - Fourthwalling: ICly making the connection that another character's existence is fictional.
ALL OF THESE ARE INCORRECT. ….Well, except for the fourthwalling, but fourthwalling is on a case-by-case basis. If you’re gonna fourth wall someone, ask the mun of the character first. Infomodding is especially not tolerated here, because occasionally mods will give information about plots/characters at the beginnings of plots. It’s impossible for any character to ~magically figure out~ a lot of things about the Wood, so please don’t do it. There’s a reason why we keep a lot of the plot details and information about the Wood a secret - we want the characters (and the players) to be surprised as the plot unfolds.
Activity Activity checks will be held once a month, and they’ll be done by the mods, because we’re neurotic - although this is why it’s very important that you use your tags in all comms, because... that’s how we check. You must post or comment to one log to pass an activity check. That log doesn't have to be complete when we run the check, but if we notice you're dropping a ton of logs after only a few tags, we're going to have to chat. Activity on the journals does not count when we check for activity - though you should still use your tags there, too.
Characters Both fandom and original characters are allowed, as well as AU fandom characters. However, apps for original characters and fandom AUs are going to be a hell of a lot stricter, and we ask that you give us more detail both in their backgrounds and their personalities. No real people are allowed.
Warnings As you are dealing with mods who enjoy torture and violence, we’re going to allow you to go hog wild as far as that’s concerned. We also allow sexual situations, and while we prefer fade to black, if you need to write explicit sex, please put warnings on it. If all you’re posting are sex logs, then you will be contacted by the mods.
PLEASE PUT WARNINGS ON ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE TRIGGERING. Also be sure to use lj-cuts if the explicit material is in the main post, rather than the comments. Our definition of triggering material includes torture, gruesome violence, animal abuse, rape, non-con, etc. Failure to warn for explicit content will be dealt with.
Plotting All plots that affect several characters must be posted to the OOC community, and any major plot must be approved by the mods. As the setting is limited and the NPCs will likely react to any major disturbances, the mods have to plan out how best to deal with situations as far as the Wood is concerned - plus, plotting in the OOC community allows people who might not be comfortable in chat to get in on the plotting.
If you have a small minor plot that might still make the NPCs/the Wood angry, please consult a mod.
