//------------------------------// // Da Rules // Story: My Little Descent into Madness(Rp Game) // by DVNO //------------------------------// "We live in a society! We have rules, you animal!" ~ Plato This Story is a roleplay type of deal. You can help write the next Chapter of the story with us. See Glitterglen and Dawnpick for great examples of what going to happen here. So, you want to roleplay with us. That's great! And we can't wait to see what you bring to the table. But first things first, we have to introduce the rules that will keep everyone having a good time. Don't worry, most of these are just pointers & tips aggregated from a year doing this. There is only one that you'll be outright banned for breaking. So let's start with... How to Pony To pony, go Here. post in the thread. Easy as one two three. You can change anything about your pony except It's sex and sub-race. (Unicorn, ect..) The Content Every character has a journal. These can be used to express a character's thoughts and opinions.  But mostly, the meat are Scenes. what are scenes? Dialogue between two or more characters. Where's the action and adventure? This is like Dungeons and Dragons right? No. It’s much more laid back than that, and the fighting mostly happens behind the screen without player input. Why is that fun? I don’t know, But what I do know is, when bored, some people watch TV, Some people overeat, and some people keep their minds sharp writing. Those sexy people are going to survive the zombie apocalypse, fatty, So keep writing!  What is 'Dwarf Fortress?’ It’s a videogame with ponies hacked in it. It has the heaviest simulation elements you've ever seen. This little piece of cyberspace is where your ponies live. Think of it as an engine to provide a narrative, something to provide a thread for you to write about, something to throw curveballs at your character, and something to cement the story to realism. If you just want to write, you don't have to 'play' anything. Whatever happens to your character in the videogame, good or bad, is cannon unless the Mayor says otherwise. The Communication Internet Relay Chat is the tool of choice for quick chats about what’s planned. We have Two channels on the irc.Mibbit.com Server, #MLDGeneral and #MLDScene.  #MLDGeneral is for general player discussion, shooting the breeze, and announcements. #MLDScene is for players who want to make a quick scene off the cuff. #MLDScenes Tell everyone you’ve ‘Claimed’ the room in general first.  If you want to say something Out of Character, Talk in ((Parentheses)) to not interrupt. The room’s yours for your purposes for 48 hrs. any longer, someone else can ‘Claim’ it. If your scene takes longer, use Google Docs. Google Docs. Google Docs is basically a multiplayer version of word, and it’s the perfect glue that can hold longer scenes together while collaberating with other players. It’s optional, But highly, highly recommended. ‘Help! No one can edit my word doc!’ Three simple steps. Go up to the blue ‘Share’ button. click ‘Change..’. click anyone with a link. Now, BELOW that, click ‘Anyone can edit’. The Setting This is not a 'alternate' universe. It's still the Equestria you know and love, albeit thrown into a microwave and set on "High" for thirty minutes. No, It's more like Equestria is a small chunk of land in a much, much larger continent where all 'High-Fantasy' creatures exist, whether traditional, like Dwarves, or new creatures, like Sergals. Every natural and high-fantasy creature that has ever existed is in this universe. The Backspace (The Golden Rule) There is no backspace. No redos. No retcons. This is bannable. Everyone's stories build on eachother. If you take away a block from the foundation, the whole thing falls apart like a jenga tower. The Forfeit Sadly, Ponies are in a finite supply. Can’t have anyone take a pony, quit, and lock another player out due to lack of pony. So, If you don’t post a Scene, a journal entry, a simple ‘Hi, I’m still alive’ in THIRTY days, your pony may be given to someone else if they ask for one. Players on Hiatus are exempt from this.   The Hiatus Sometimes RL’s a bitch. We understand that. That’s what Hiatuses are for. If you can’t be around for a while, tell us in general.  Hiatuses must have a Beginning and an End date. The Player Vs Player One player can’t simply write down a pony killed another player’s pony. That’s invalid and will be removed. The other player must agree they want their pony dead or you have enough Points to be allowed. Remember, however, the no backspace rule. If you put a player in a situation where not dying is implausible, and he can't undo it, A player killing their character might be likely. If two ponies need to lock swords for whatever reason,  #MLDScene has a dicebot. Instructions for it will be in the topic there. The Succession and Election If your pony dies ( and they can do that) you can either re-roll as another pony if one is available OR take control of your Ponies progeny. You can reserve one family member of your pony as a "backup". This pony cannot be claimed by others. All others are fair game, though, so choose wisely. If the Leader/Mayor dies, elections are held and a new pony becomes the leader/Mayor. that ponies player also becomes leader of the group. The Player who controlled the old leader/Mayor must give the dwarf fortress save to the Player who won the election. This ensures variety. The term for a Leader is one year, The term for a Mayor is four years. If a Leader/Mayor simply must go, get creative. The Responsibilities of the Expedition Leader/Mayor The Mayor has to be able to play DF at least a month of DF weekly. The Mayor must write a report every Sunday. If that sounds like too much work, Don't run for election. The Elastic Clause Mayors can make amendments to the Rules. They cannot, however, Change, Alter or Remove the core rules on this page. All amendments a Mayor makes are repealed after their term. It's up to the next Mayor if the amendment should be kept.