Please don't godmod. Please don't meta game.
If you want to use your character’s powers and it has a direct effect on a character, please always be sure to ask first. Please, please, please. Relatedly, if you feel your character has been unfairly used or was involved in a situation without your permission, it is important that you communicate that to the parties involved or to the mods so that it can be nipped it in the bud.
If you are having problems with another player, we encourage you to reach out to them. Nine times out of ten it's either miscommunication or it is an easy fix. People are reasonable when you give them the chance.
Ultimately, we expect every last one of you to communicate with respect, no matter who it is you're talking to. This is a hard rule. If we feel that there has been a line crossed and that someone is being mistreated, including us mods, as we’re people, too, the problem player will be removed from the game.
Although this game in set in 2022, we would like to request that any political topics are kept out of the game. The world is a shitshow and we'd prefer to keep the game's focus onto the worldbuilding and plot we offer will be enough so that no one will have to lean on politics. We just don't want it in our game. It's exhausting. We hope that this is intuitive but if you have any questions, please let us know. Thank you for understanding!
IC/OOC Seperation is an absolute must. Just because a character might say something rude, vulgar, sexist, or whatever else does not mean that the player is that way. As people, we often don't like to admit fault, but for the sake of everyone, ask yourself frankly and honestly: Is this character being OOC or am I taking this personally?
When one character is being 'out of character,' it makes it impossible for others to stay 'in character.' Your character is not a mind-reader. Your character should not automatically know the motivations behind what everyone does. Be honest with yourself. Be honest with others.
That being said, if you do need us to intervene or mediate, please don't hesitate to shoot us an e-mail or cc us on a thread. This includes if you happen to have an issue with the mods. If you have one mod you feel more comfortable reaching out to than the other, that’s absolutely okay. We want you to be comfortable, but we can't help if we aren't aware that something is wrong.
please utilize our tags system. If there are any tags you want to be added for organizational purposes, let us know! We're happy to add it in for you.
All logs should be marked with appropriate Content Warnings. We are not interested in pursuing any active storylines involving sexual abuse. This includes backstories. We understand that this topic is written into some folklore, but we don't see a reason why this should be explored in game. if you feel you cannot play a character without reflecting on the sexual trauma in their tale, then don't play them. Thank you for understanding.
We'll also remain cognizant of player preferences and discomforts they've listed in their player channels. If the majority of players are uncomfortable with a certain concept, we'll consider that concept as not fitting into the vibe of the game. (Some of the current examples include but are not limited to: major mental health struggles, in-game pregnancy lines and backstories with traumatic pregnancy complications, abuse plotlines, self-harm, and other traumatic backstories.) We're a game with horror elements, but we're not a dark game that wants to explore real-world tragedies and hot-button issues.
All logs should also have an accurate and appropriate summary. Player comfort should not be put below spoilers and surprise. If it involves something major, we also advise you to draft up a ‘tl;dr,’ in the comments for people who might want to keep up, but don’t want to read the specifics.
authorsnote
this is the ooc community. apart from discord, all ooc communications should go in here. in the ooc community, you can expect memes, codes to use, mod updates, and generalized whatevering. it's an ooc community! use it! have fun!
discord
yes, we have discord! joining used to be optional at game start, but all members have opted in to use it and it's now become a vital part of how we share information, post reminders, and plot with each other. we don't feel like it's fair to pretend that it's still an optional feature and we don't anticipate cross-posting announcements to the OOC comm so going forward, joining the discord is now required but your participation in the social aspect of it is optional. the Read Only section of it is viewable by all members and features game announcements and polls; only the mods can post in here so it's free of OOC chatter. you can opt into OOC chatter, RP chatter, and other roles using the #role-assignments channel.
installment
this is the ic community. all in character interactions should go in here. all of them. every last one. please use the below form when posting a log, either before or after your lj-cut if you wanna get pretty: