! rules

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The Rules

| I'm sorry that you have to read these. I know it seems really long and tedious, but most of these are common sense. Somewhere in here is a password so you can create your character. |

| Any new rules or amendments to a rule will be shown in red. |

Dear Guests:

It would be appreciated if before you leave you leave us a message in the suggestion box telling us how we could improve the site or make it more enjoyable.

love,
demise staff♥
especially tay♥

OOC

1. Please be respectful to both members and guests. Don't cuss at them, don't call them names, etc. Demise is a friendly place.
2. Welcome all guests, and be polite to all members. I know that not everyone will get along, but please don't make it painfully obvious that you don't like someone.
3. If you are going to fight, please take it to PMs.
4. Only one account per member, please!
5. Please only use OOC in an OOC board. If you need to say something about the thread, please PM the members of the thread, talk to them on the c-box, or any other way you know how to get a hold of them.
6. Avatars can be 150x300 (150 pixels wide, 300 pixels tall). We have a bunch of defaults for you to use, or you can make your own. To use your own avatar (if it is over the usual 100x100 limit), save the file with the name "YOURNAMEavatar", upload it to PHOTOBUCKET (NOT tinypic), and then send the link to a staff member. We will add the avatar to the list, which will then be available for use under the default list.
7. This site is PG-13.
8. Please keep your username appropriate. No names that are sexual or may contain sexual innuendos are allowed.

IC

1. There is no specific word requirement, though as this is a literate site, we would prefer that you post at least one strong paragraph in your reply. A strong paragraph is 5-7 sentences in length with lots of literary elements
2. Liquid time is welcome here, but please keep it limited to five threads per character.
3. The characters can cuss, but once again, you shouldn't.
4. Proper spelling and grammar is absolutely necessary! Please proof read your posts and spell check them before posting.
5. Feel free to use tables, posting templates, or any other way to decorate your posts so long as you don't stretch the page.
6. There will be NO godmodding and powerplaying. This will be strictly enforced, and not taken lightly.
7. Pay attention to the seasons and post accordingly.
8. There is no graphic breeding.
9. No spamming, impersonating (except in friendly, fun-loving ways), mary-sues, gary-sues, sparkle dogs, racism, power-playing, god-modding, flaming, sexism, one-liners, cussing, mature posts, and any other type of behavior frowned upon by the public will not be allowed here. You will get one warning, and one warning only unless if it was accidental. Upon second offense, you will be suspended, ranging from twenty-four hours to three days depending on the severity. If you decide to repeat it again, you will be IP banned. These are small precautions to keep this site running smoothly.

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Characters

1. Characters should be well rounded. Please do your best to make sure they are developed and not shallow.
2. There is no character limit. Be responsible for your own characters, keep them active, and we won't have to set one.
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3. You will not be allowed to create a character that would still be with their mother. Please, only have characters that are six months and up.
4. Please check the Taken Names list before creating a character.
5. Characters are not immortal. They must die at some point.
6. Only natural colours for that breed are allowed, unless they are a mix, then they can have any colour from all the breeds.

Activity

1. I’m not asking you to get on every day and post 100 posts, but if you could pop in once a week and post a couple posts, that'd be great. If you're too busy for an entire roleplay but have enough time for small talk, just say hey in the c-box and let us know you're alive.
2. If you are going to be gone for a prolonged amount of time, please post in the absences board.
3. Activity checks will take place once a month at the beginning of the month. Members will be allowed to miss three consecutive activity checks before being deleted. To show characters are active, please post the links to three posts that you have posted for each character in the past month.
4. Member sweeps will take place as needed.

Time and Weather

1. A year in game is eight weeks real time.
2. Two weeks real time is one season or three months game time.
3. There could be a natural disaster. If there is, another natural disaster will not occur for a whole season. example: natural disaster in spring. there will be no chance for a natural disaster until fall. feel free to PM me for clarification and further details if you would like.

Breeding and Birthing

1. There is no graphic breeding or graphic birthing.
2. A dog's average gestation period is 5 months, which is 20 days game time. So 20 days after your lovelies have bred (the actual thread, not when it was 'approved') you can have your pups! If you want to have them later than 20 days, that's fine. That's just the minimum wait time.
3. In order to have pups, the parents must have at least met in game.
4. Characters cannot breed until they are two years old.
5. When it is time for a character to give birth, they must pick a place to have their pups and roleplay out the birth in character. However, please don't make it very graphic. A Simple fade-out or a very broad "it took many hours" is suffice. You just need to describe the puppies and name them.
6. Please have found roleplayers for the puppies by the time they are born, unless you choose to roleplay some yourself.

Fighting

1. You will have two dodges and three attacks unless decided otherwise.
2. Fights will be watched closely for GM and PP. Anyone who uses them will be automatically disqualified and the opponent will be declared the winner.
3. Fights will be based on post quality, how well they stay in character, and for grammatical/spelling errors. Whoever has the best post quality, stays in character well, and has the least grammatical or spelling errors will win.
4. Fights will be judged by a staff member, and will take place in the Bloodied Circle.
5. While the other person cannot chose if your character gets hurt or not, remember that your dog is not some sort of Greek legend and will get hurt. If your dog walks away from the fight unscathed, you will lose.
6. You cannot kill the other character unless both roleplayers agreed.
7. When a challenge is made, the challenger must PM the person they are challenging to let them know they are planning on fighting. If the person who is being challenged does not accept or reject the challenge, the battle is a forfeit and the challenger automatically will win.
8. Fights will be one vs. one only, unless it is for a plot, mini-plot, or all roleplayer's have agreed.

Punishment

1. If the first offense is minor, you will only get a warning. The second time, you will get a suspension ranging from 24 hours to 3 days, depending on the severity of the offense. The third repeated offense will result in a ban.
2. Major offenses would be stealing characters, images, or anything else. These will result in an immediate ban, no warning or suspension at all. Demise has a zero-tolerance policy for stealing.

Staff

1. Please be respectful to all staff. We aren't here to ruin your fun, we're just trying to make sure that everything goes smoothly and without a hitch.
2. Never ask to be staff. We will either ask you, or we will hold auditions.
3. Staff members should be models to the site. If you struggle to post and stay active, then you won't be picked for staff no matter how qualified or convincing you are.
4. If you ever have any problems, PM a staff member, and we'll try getting it sorted out as soon as we possibly can.

Images

1. You are not allowed to use images that stretch the board. If the board is stressed, a staff member will take down the image and ask you to be more careful with the size of the images in the future.
2. Make sure you use stock images. It is forbidden to use Google Images.
3. Follow the rules of the image's owner! If they don't want their image used on a forum, don't use it! If they want you to ask to use it outside of the site they are on, then ask. The worst they can say is no.

Scraps and the Store

1. The money of Demise are called Scraps. You will receive one scrap for every post you post.
2. Other ways of earning scraps are advertising, winning contests, and winning of the months.
3. Scraps can be used to buy things from the store, such as items for your character, the ability to create a wolf-dog hybrid, and for breeding packages.