RULES
Well�rules. I�m pretty lenient, so unless you do something really stupid/bad, you�ll probably just be warned unless I�m in a bad mood. Also, please read the Information page. You�ll probably be completely lost without it. And read all of the rules. I don�t care how many there are. I�m the owner, so I can break a rule when I want. But I probably won�t.GENERAL
i. No pornographic material. I�m not offended by it, but other people are.
ii. Cursing�I don�t really give a damn how much your character curses, but I don�t want to see the narration of your post full of expletives. There�s no reason for it, really; some cursing in the narration to convey the character�s feelings is perfectly fine, though.
iii. USE ENGLISH. I�ll freak out on you if you can�t use proper English in your posts. No chatroom speak (u, r, omg, wtf, lol, pos, u suk, go2hlel, etc.) inside your role-playing (OOC�s fine though, if it�s legible). Write it like you were taught to in school, not how idiots mutilated it when the internet was created. It would also be preferable if you wrote in the third person (no �I� or �you�, unless in speech). Don�t be afraid of the Enter/Return key: no one likes reading a huge chunk of text. Paragraphs are GOOD.
iv. No impersonation/god-moding/power-playing/whatever the hell. Only instance of power-play allowed is if both players agree beforehand. You ought to know what god-moding is, otherwise ask on OOC.
v. This is set in Heian Japan. The Heian period lasted from roughly 800 AD to 1200 AD. That means no cars. Think medieval, only more�primitive. Do some research, if you like. I�ll probably have clothes and weapons that a bit futuristic for this era, though, but I�m only allowing ones that were available in, say, the Sengoku period (up to 1600s, about), except for guns. But explosives are fine; the Chinese invented gunpowder in 800s I think.
vi. Close your HTML tags if you�re going to use HTML. I�ll kick your ass if you mess with it in the Subject and screw up the board. :D
vii. Quality over quantity of posts, I say (even if some of my posts get up into 900+ words�). I�m fine with even one-liners (but they get annoying if all of your posts are like that), but you have to post something that your RPing partner can reply to. Good, long posts are the best in my opinion, because it gives your partner enough content to write up a long post themselves. Consider the environment when you�re posting: sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste. Add in short humorous interludes. Respond to all the actions of your partner�s post. And the thing that is probably your best weapon for lengthening posts is getting inside your character�s head. Don�t worry: I�m not allowing mind-readers unless they have a very good reason for their powers.
viii. This is more of a personal thing, but PLEASE, PLEASE use real English in your posts. Do you see things like �th� beat�f�l f�mora sashay�d �nto th� str�ctr�re blah blah� in books? I thought not. Write as if you were writing a book, or even something for school. I bet you don�t use the �f@ncy sp33k� in school papers. It�s just too annoying to try to translate posts like that into the proper English language. Remember: English. Not randomly chosen Shakespearean-esque words with severe apostrophe abuse that don�t mean what people think they do half the time. Fun fact: femora is the plural for femur, as in the bone in your leg. YAY! Now imagine leg bones crawling towards your character whenever someone uses �femora�.
ix. No magic or special powers unless I say so. No shooting lightning bolts at little kids. Only stuff that happens in the real world. Like David Blaine. Except his levitation trick is faked.
x. Money�uhm, obviously your character will have money reasonable for their class. Nobles are generally rich, regular people have some, and poor people are obviously poor. I trust you to make the right decision. And no I don�t remember what currency they used back then >_<
xi. Age as you wish. Just not too quickly.
xii. This is a human RPG, so join humans. Pets are okay, though, but they can�t talk or anything unless they�re parrots or something.IN-CHARACTER
i. Marriages are usually held in Teien. Marriages of nobles or imperials occur in Gyoen. Heterosexual marriages only, though. Pity Ikemoto now. ;_; And yes, weddings are often arranged, and no, don�t marry your relatives. No incest plx. With ex-Emperor Heiji�s reign, there are less arranged weddings and more freedom of choice though. Yay for Hei-chan!
ii. You can join as a pregnant character. You don�t have to be married to get pregnant, but it�s frowned upon in this society. You don�t have to have a child with your spouse/lover/whatever. The father can be uninformed/clueless/stupid, but both players must know. Rape is allowed, if both players want it, just don�t too graphic. Deliveries take place in Kiritsubo or the Hinodekan, depending on your social standing.
iii. Jobs�take a look at the Government page on the rank stuff to see what kind of things you can do other than be a waiter/cook at the Wakaba or a bellhop at the Hinodekan. Also, check the Members page to make sure that limited jobs aren�t taken. If you want some unlisted job like travelling gypsy or something, ask me first.
iv. Your character MUST have a last name, unless they are from an imperial family, or they are using some sort of alias/nickname. And ask me before you join a character from an imperial family. I don�t want 50 Princes and 70 Princesses wandering around. But you don�t need to ask if your character is of noble blood. And try not to have the same first name as someone else�s character, too confusing. Same with last names unless you�re related.OMGWTF NO MORE?!
�Wow. Am I missing something? Tell me if I am, that just seems too short�now go join or something.