Housekeeping
Post Frequency
The game should move at a moderate but steady pace. All players should be prepared to post at least once every two or three days. After making a GM post, I’ll wait a couple days before posting again. This should give everyone time to make a post. However, in order not to lag, I won’t always wait for every player to make their post. I’ll post in response to those players who have already posted.
If you miss a go-round, no problem. Your character is assumed to follow along silently with the group’s action. Jump in on the next post and update us on what your character is up to.
Post Length
Avoid info-dumps. Use posts to develop your character but don’t fall into the trap of TL;DR. Aim for posts that are short and snappy.
If you miss several days of posting, just jump in with a short post where the action is at now. Please don’t post 3 paragraphs telling us your reply to every action and line of dialogue that has happened in the last 4 days. This is confusing and causes the narrative to double back on itself.
Idle Policy
You should be able to commit to a year or more of play, posting every two or three days. Of course, within that time our group will take some breaks for holidays and other life events, but always with a firm restart date.
If you need to take a personal break, no problem. Just let us know, and tell us when you expect to be back. So long as you let us know, we can create a plot point that allows you to bow out of the action, or arrange for the GM or another player to manage your character.
We all get busy in life, and it’s normal to miss a couple of posts. However, in order to avoid the pace of the game fizzling, we’ll keep a strict approach to unannounced idling. If you miss a week or so, your character is assumed to silently follow along with the other characters (if it’s a danger scene, I might move your character to safety, inventing a rationale to take your character out of the line of fire).
After being idle for two weeks, I will open your character to co-control by your fellow players—allowing others to post your thoughts and actions, and make die rolls on your behalf. I will try to ensure that other players stay true to your character concept, and if you shortly return to the game you can resume control and posting as normal (but there will be no rewinds or retakes for the time you were away!).
Once you're idle for four weeks your character will become an NPC, to be played by the GM. Your player permissions will be revoked and you won’t be able to post. If you want to re-join the game you will have to apply all over again; acceptance is not guaranteed and you may have to wait for a slot to open in the game. Unless you’ve explicitly stated otherwise, your idle character may eventually be reassigned to another player. I may also take this course of action if you’re frequently idle for shorter periods of time (i.e. you can’t just show up to make one post once every two weeks).
I will keep a waiting list of interested players, and as soon as one player drops out, a slot will open for a new player.