Makala Weyr: Rules

Oh, dear! :) There's that evil word again...rules. Yeah, I know they're not much fun, but without rules, the club wouldn't run smoothly, and we wouldn't want the BoD to get cranky now, would we? :)

So here they are. A list of all the rules and regulations that make Makala Weyr work so durned well! There are two types of rules here - rules from the Dragonlady herself, which are non-negotiable, and rules from the BoD, which are negotiable depending on how well you bribe us. So read on! :)

The Dragonlady's Rules

No use of Anne McCaffrey's characters is permitted. Nope. You can't have the great-great granddaughter of Lessa (which would make sense since Lessa didn't exist in our timeline ;), or the great-great-great-great-yada-yada-granddaughter of Moreta. Bad member! No donut!

There is to be no mention of Benden or Ruatha Holds. Know how easy that is? Real easy. They don't exist in Makala's timeline, either. ;)

There are 5 dragon colors. Count 'em with me, boys and girls - 5! Gold, bronze, brown, blue, and green. Ruth was the only white dragon ever, and I'm not too fond of dragons with pink polka dots. Go figure. Hee hee.

The people of Pern do not practice religion. They may know what religion is (entirely likely, considering the recency of AIVAS), but they don't practice it and we'd rather you not mention it. :)

You know what's so great about Pern? Dragons. Since we've got dragons, there's no need for anything else, right? Which means there is to be no one from any other planet - ever! - to visit Pern. Please no Klingons, Borg, or things with big gray eyes and green tentacles, thank you.

Dragon names end in "th". All dragon names end in "th". No dragon will have a name that doesn't end in "th". (Ooooh...redundancy!)

And...the Impression Guidelines:
Golds are to be Impressed only by straight females
Bronzes are to be Impressed only by straight men
Browns are to be Impressed by straight men
Blues are Impressed by bisexual/gay men or bisexual/gay women
Greens are to be Impressed by effeminite gay men or by women

The Other Rules

Please ask before you create a ranking character. :) Chances are that if it's open, you'll be more than welcome to take it, but we'd hate to see you go through all that trouble to make a wonderful persona sheet just for us to say, "We're sorry, but that position's been taken". It makes us feel bad!

If you are bestowed with a ranking character :) expect to work for it. Unfortunately, nothing in life is free, and, frankly, neither is anything in fandom. ;) We BoD members reserve the right to yank a persona out from under your feet if you aren't meeting requirements for him or her!

Yes, there are firelizards in our timeline, but...(isn't there always a but?) please try to limit the number your persona has. There is a waiting list for metallic (gold/bronze) firelizards, so if you want one, you'll have to write to the BoD to request it. :) As it stands, don't let your persona have more than 3 firelizards, and a persona may not have two metallic flitters.

HAD (Hearing All Dragons) is not an ability that exists in our timeline. We know, we know, it's so much fun to have a HAD persona and all that, but it's just not feasable in an off-line club situation. :)

If you create a character. Please. Do not drop him or her after one story! It doesn't make you look good (especially if you're vying for a ranking persona!), and it doesn't make the BoD happy, and it really bugs us webbie-type people who went through all the trouble to put your persona up on the page only to have to take him or her down. Just a major bummer there. If you absolutely have to get rid of a persona, use your imaginations. Maybe there's a band of renegade lesbians who beat him to death.... :) If you are planning on killing off a character, though, drop a line to the BoD and let them know. We'll approve the storyline or not approve of it as the case may be and let you know about it. Of course, killing a character isn't the only way to get rid of him or her. You can put him/her up for adoption, turn him/her into an NPC, or transfer him/her to another Weyr or Hold. :)

Master Crafters. Oh, we know, they're such fun. But. Please don't expect to have a twenty-two turn old Master. Yikes! Getting your Master's knot takes a lot of hard work, and a lot of time; the BoD will not allow a Master younger than 30 unless you can be really really really persuasive about it. ;)

Queen Candidates are another bone of contention. ;) If there's a gold on the Sands and you want your persona to be considered for the little golden beauty....you must write a story about her and submit it to our editors at least one week before the mundane date of the Hatching. :) Now, is that too much to ask for?

And our final rule. Have fun. If you don't...well...um...the BoD will hunt you down and beat you until you like it! :)

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