Rules - Read first
This game is structured on the DnD5 rules , so an understanding of the rules is important (to develop chars, determine the basics of what you can/can't do). Though most of my experience has been in the setting of Fearn (forgotten realms), this game will be set in Exandria
Posting rates will be a regular thing with normal posts every 3 days, and combat posts every two days. If you do not post your char will be NPC'd by me. This means they do the minimum based on what I think your char would do. So the better I get to know your chars the better for you.
If you fail to post for 6 days (2 regular rounds or 3 combat rounds) without notice, the player will recieve an official warning. If the same player misses a further 6 days within a 3 month period they will receive a second official warning. A further failure to respond for another 6 days (or absence from the game for 2 consecutive weeks without notice) will result in your character becoming a GM NPC.
A character who becomes a GM NPC will remain so until such time as the player resumes posting (providing assurances to the GM for their absence. If the player continues to be absent for a further 2 weeks the GM will either remove the char from the game or make them a permanent NPC.
Any XP earned during non-posting is forfeit (with a few exceptions)
So if you no longer wish to play for whatever reason, tell me. If you have problems and you can't post for a week or two (RL does happen) let me know in advance.
While it's always fun to chat in the OOC thread, remember we're here to play a game so keeping the main thread alive is the priority. If you only have time to write one post, do it to the IC threads, not the OOC one. OOC threads to not count to your posting minimum, don't earn you XP and don't keep the game moving. Also remember that all chat OOC is considered you (the player) while all IC posting is your character.
Plan ahead. I don't run combat one round at a time if I can avoid it. I run the combat until something changes. (i.e. Remember when Han Solo was chasing stormtroopers through the Death Star halls for several rounds? I would have run multiple rounds until something changed; in this case, the stormtroopers had set up an ambush for him!). So this means don't post for one round, plan ahead, post for multiple rounds with contingencies.
When you post, write about what you're trying to do, not what you do as you don't know the outcome. So don't post "I stab the orc in the belly", go with something like "I lunge forward, my sword reaching for the orc's belly." That way (based on the role), I can finish the strike for you.
