Welcome to The Reign of Terror

[theliontamer♥]

If you are interested in claiming a character and taking part in the roleplay, be sure to read the rules.
Feel free to join and chat about Harry Potter in general without being a part of the serious roleplay!

Basic Information:
Claiming a character: You will be required to post a description of your claimed character in the 'Character Applications' section. Please request your character in the 'Ministry of Magic' Section, along with a short description to be approved, especially with Made-ups. ((example will be provided))
Please be serious about keeping up with the rp if you wish to join. If you will be absent, please let us know beforehand.

Rating: The general rp should rate about PG-13, mild swearing is allowed, as well as sexual innuendos ((we are talking about the Marauders here... ;D))

Roleplaying info: The main roleplay will be held on one thread((to avoid confusion)). So instead of having players in the Great Hall and players outside seperated, everyone will be posting in the same board so that we will not have to jump around. At times, more than one major roleplay may occur.
There will also be common rooms in which you will be able to speak as your character. These boards are not roleplaying.
IE. No "Hello," she said as she walked into the room, robes swirling about her feet.
It will be more as if you are speaking/typing as your character

Writing: While nobody here will pick at you for small, minor mistakes, it would be appreciated if rpers are semi-literate, or willing to try. I would like to see some amount of effort put into the posts, so please re-read and check for mistakes. Also, the roleplay will be in past tense. Please avoid such things as godmodding, and collaborate with another player before doing anything special. Try to be descriptive!!!

[glow=red,2,300]Enjoy the forum, and check out the OOC boards. Have fun! ;D[/glow]

[lions_go_rawr]

You know the usual rules. These are in response to the roleplays. Please read these and remember them so you dont screw up.

-When talking out of charrie, use ooc
-Try to give good posts, not just one word answers. I know all of you can give great posts, so lets see it. Posts must be at least 3-5 sentences. So paragraphs people, it isnt that hard.
-No powerplaying. Ask the person who's charrie you might need some control over first before just going and doing it.
-Try to keep romances to a low. But god knows, that never happens on this here board. ((pssh. this rule--YEAGH RIGHT!))
-Lets try to keep this a decent rating, so um, PG-13. yeah, that sounds about good. But we never follow that anyways. ((look at above comment ^^))
-Only the writers can end up killing their charries. No one else. So dont go planning before any action has happened. This is supposed to be playing off of others posts, lets keep it that way.
**I am going to make this extremely clear because apparantly it wasn't clear in the past--if you leave the board or the roleplay for any reason you give up all rights to that character in that particular roleplay especially if action must be taken in order for the roleplay to continue, and the person that your character was interacting with now has control of your character as well.
By leaving the roleplay you give up all rights to your character and what happens to him/her
Just so we're VERY clear.

ON THE ISSUE OF EXTENDED ABSENCES: Here at the reign, we all try to log on regularly. I know sometimes it is hard to get on. But if we find that any member has gone for a period of time without any board activity, such as being gone for months, their account will be suspended. This is not us holding grudges towards anyone, this is just to keep the boards moving. If you arent there to contribute, then you yourself should consider your position on here, before we do. And we are serious about this. No joke.
SIGNING IN ONCE OR TWICE(or even more often than that) A MONTH DOES NOT COUNT AS ACTIVITY.
Activity is posting, interacting, and being a part of the community.


Most of all
-HAVE FUN!

[lions_go_rawr]

Okay guys.
Here's the deal with the karma.


Karma
Users can either exhault/smite another user with a click of a button.
This feature, however, can only be used once an hour. Thus, no going around repeatedly clicking one or the other.
This is just for fun guys. No one's karma count matters for much.


Exhault
The exhault basically adds a positive point to a users karma. Feel free to use this feature whenever someone says something that you feel deserves it, be it during casual conversation or a piece of writing someone has written.
Use it whenever you wish

Smite
Smiting another person will give them a negative karma point.
This is where there might be some trouble.
I don't really see this feature being used too often, honestly, or at least not in the negative way.
I know I've seen jen and robby duking it out and some karma points being subtracted there.
But there's a difference between discussing it and seriously smiting someone.
Like I said: THIS BOARD IS NOT A BATTLEGROUND.
If I see smites occurring for no good reason, except perhaps because one person's mad at another person, then you will be banned.
I've already had to do it. Don't make me do it again, guys. I'm not gonna be some evil admin.
The karma thing's for fun.
This whole board is for fun.
It's not for fighting or smiting ((haha, I rhymed)) or subtle unkind things.
I don't want to see it.

This board is a personal little community.
We're all friends.
I've said that before.
We're not all random strangers.

All right guys.
=)
Sorry about the rules.
I'm just getting tired of the little nasty things that have been happening lately.

♥♥
Enjoy the karma =)


Comments? Leave 'em here

[brentjoyce]

what if i smite for fun because its cool?

[glamorousgnome]

i'm with brent on that one.

[theliontamer♥]

Well seeing as everyone on this board ACTUALLY gets along, those rules really don't apply anymore.

They were only there because they became necessary.

[theliontamer♥]

Let the wars begin!

[glamorousgnome]

YAYYYYYYYYY! *SAVAGELY SCREAMS*

[brentjoyce]

Can people smite me! I don't like this begin plus 5 stuff.

[glamorousgnome]

AHAHAHHAHHAHAH

this never ceases to amuse me