1. Each player is required to provide a journal for their character.
2. Role-Play logs are to be placed in the Epic of Troy community journal, under a cut tag labeled accordingly (characters involved, location, whatever you think is appropriate).
3. RPs are to be done in third person past tense, paragraph form, in prose (not verse, unless both players can handle it- none of us are Homer, after all, but if you can, it would be interesting to see what you come up with! Consulting a mod would be advised if this is an important RP in the plot).
4. Character journal entries are to be done in first person. It is relatively simple to write a journal entry, we trust you know how to do it.
5. There is no commenting on regular character journal entries, for obvious reasons (i.e. there were no computers during the Trojan War, and Achilles would not know what Helen was writing about, now would he?) However, if you would like the thought to be public and it is assumed that your character has told anyone and everyone, shouted it from the tops of the walls and throughout the Achean camp, then comments may be made by other characters. Please note this in the subject line of the journal entry. However! This should be a rare occurrence. Also, it is highly unlikely that the opposing sides would have a great deal of contact, so please be cognizant of this when commenting on player journal entries.
6. Messages, letters, notes, etc. from one character to another must be placed in the community journal. They do not have to be under a cut tag unless there is more than one message. If the message is to a character that is not being played in the RPG, it may be placed in the personal journal rather than the community.
7. Your character should post at least once every five days. Characters should not go for more than a week without posting.
8. If you are going to be away from the internet for any extended period of time (more than three days), please contact one of the Epic of Troy mods as soon as possible to give us a heads-up and an idea of when you will be active again.
9. It is most certainly understood that all characters will not like each other (after all, this is a war!), but all players must be courteous towards each other.
10. It is absolutely mandatory to keep all characters on friendslist of your character. Please stay on top of this. It is a good idea to have the epic_of_troy community and OOC community on the friendslist as well.
11. Characters must have at least one icon, preferably with a picture depicting their physical appearance. If you want to use the actors from the TNT miniseries, Helen of Troy, go right ahead, but do not feel obliged to.
12. Regarding Romance: Relationships of all varieties are allowed: slash, het, whatever. But please clear crushes with the player of the character concerned. Also, please remember that if there is CANON. We have to stay true to the Iliad and traditional mythology. Cassandra can hold a torch for Menelaus, but they cannot get married, because it didn't happen in the Iliad! We ask players to stay open-minded regarding any and all pairings. No flaming, slash-bashing, het-bashing, etc. will be tolerated. This is a game, guys. :)
13. Still on the note of romance: Posts in the community and personal journals must not exceed an R rating (in sexual activity, not violence- this is an RPG about the Trojan War, after all). However, you are welcome to link to NC-17 continuations, which can be posted in your own journal or in the OOC community. Because you know we will all want to read them, d00d.
14. Very Important: This RPG, unlike most others (Harry Potter, namely), is set in a universe where all the events have been laid down for us. This means that there are some things that *must* happen. A lot of people die, this being a war and all. What this basically means is: if you are playing Hector or somebody who does not, er, live a long and happy life, be prepared to bite the dust, okay?
15. On that note, if you are planning on killing one of your characters off, contact the Epic of Troy mods. If you are planning on killing a character of the Iliad canon that is not being played, please hold off, because someone might come along and want to play them. If the death is integral to some plot of yours, consult the omnipotent and omniscient mods.
16. Players may not have more than two characters to begin with. If you have proven yourself capable of more, which many of you probably will, and would like to take on a third, contact the mods.
17. In fact, contact the mods all the time. We are here for your questions, concerns, suggestions, etc. We are not scary, seriously.
18. You must be at least 13 years of age to participate in this RPG. If you are younger than this, just read along, it will still be fun. We just really do not want to go to jail for violating Federal Trade Commission privacy laws, okay?