RP Rules & Guidelines

[Maxi Wesker]

ROLEPLAY HELP DESK
Here you will find all information that you need that pertains to the Roleplay, including links to the Character Template.

General Rules

General Forum Rules of Decency apply here, no flaming or flamebaiting, no trolling, keep it PG-13, be courteous to your fellow forumers and RPers, and no spam. All staffers reserve the right to step in between negative fights and punish either or both sides involved. We want this place to be where you come to have fun, relax, and socialize (optional), not find negativity and animosity.

Creative Writing is the idea here. We're here to come together and have fun while exploring a fictional realm. It doesn't need to degenerate into a huge fight over who is the biggest of the bads, or who is the ultimate fighting champion. Which takes us to the next one-

Sportsmanship is crucial here. As staffers, we will do our best to make sure things are balanced. We encourage you to create your own unique characters, but if you should decide to participate in combat, you aren't guaranteed victory in any circumstance. Whatever the result, victory or loss, be a good sport. In the event that a consensus cannot be reached by the battle participants, a staffer may be called in to act as judge, basing judgement on skill of writing.

Roleplay Rules

Godmodding Don't do it, please. Godmodding is controlling someone else's character when you otherwise have no permission to do so. It ruins the fun and just makes you look like an ass. If you suspect someone of Godmod, instead of jumping to tattle to a staffer, bring it to their attention. It may not have been intentional, or the perpetrator may even have permission from the characters owner.

Powerplaying Another fun ruiner. When someone unjustly acts the almighty badass, avoiding all damage while autohitting everyone else, it just makes people avoid playing with your character. Play fair, y'all, losing isn't going to be the death of you. The big bosses that drive the plot are powerful, but by no means are they invincible. They're simply meant for at least two players to face, or even one very skilled writer, if you've got the guts.

Metagaming This is a horrible crime against any good plot. Metagaming is using IC knowledge that your character would not have access to while In-Character, aka IC, but rather that you the RPer had discovered OOCly, or Out Of Context, outside the RP. It ruins good narratives, but is sadly often easy to do on accident. If this occurs, it will be brought to the attention of the perpetrator before any warnings are issued.

RP Info

Characters

You can app as many characters as you want, but I don't want to see plot threads where at least half the composition of characters is yours. You should also only take as many characters as you feel capable of playing all at once. You have the choice of apping original characters, or canons that come from select worlds, listed below. Post them in the same board as the template, and your character will be looked over by a staffer. WIPs, or Work In Progress, can be posted, and will be ignored until the WIP is removed from the app name. Once you have been approved by a staffer, you are free to join threads in the RP boards.

The App

Character Template

The requirements for Original and Canon characters differ slightly, but not by a whole lot. For the Original Character app, you must provide an appearance and personality, as well as a decently written history. Canons require slightly more in terms of personality, though appearance on both accounts can be substituted with a decent image. For canons that have very little or non-existent backstories, use the game they come from as their backstory, and do your best to put it into your own words. Copy/Pasting from the Wiki or other info page is not allowed, however rewriting it into your own words is perfectly fine.

Powers are your tools of destruction and protection whenever a battle breaks out. Defend against attacks, hover above the battlefield, punch the enemy like a manly man, you can have twelve of them without sacrificing power, but any more than that and you'll need to tone down how powerful they are.

Your Final Smash is your ultimate power, and also your last resort. A Final Smash can only be used once you are near defeat, so make it count.

One last note, Canons that appear in Smash Bros do not have to be app'd with all their exact powers from the games, you can create new Powers and a Final Smash if you so choose and the character has more backstory to choose from.

Death

There are times when you find that your character is no match for the opposition, and they meet their end. A common enough situation in an RP based on a fighting game. Thankfully, in this RP, characters do not "die" without your permission. Instead, a mysterious power encapsulates their body, transforming them into an indestructible statue. This process of "Trophification" takes place a few moments after the point of "death", and a trohpified individual will remain in that state for the rest of the battle. While in this Trophy state, an individual can be revived only with powers of revival. If a battle is concluded, the winning side can revive their fallen allies merely by tapping their Trophy, whereas all Trophies on the losing side are teleported away, though the means by which are unknown.

While it is uncertain where exactly the Trophies are transported, the certainty is that these Trophified individuals will wake up inside a cell in the Empire Prison. The Empire Prison is formerly Bowser's Castle, and is under heavy guard to ensure that no prisoner can escape. Getting caught here means you will likely need help escaping, whether from fellow prisoners or outside help. Notably, only certain individuals are protected by this power (this includes all RPer-controlled characters). Lastly, upon your permission, this mysterious power can end up failing, resulting in your character ultimately dying for good.

Canon Limits

Canon Characters may be chosen from franchises owned by Nintendo, Capcom, Sega, Namco Bandai, Square Enix, and Konami.

A wish has been made, and Star Road has answered. Individuals from all across the worlds have been summoned to save the Mushroom Kingdom. But not all is as it seems. This new power that Bowser is using seems to be more than a simple power source, and while the Resistance fights against Bowser's forces, the real threat remains unseen.

The wish remains active even after the initial confrontation, summoning more heroes and villains to the stage.

Purple Mist

What is this strange mist that covers Neo Bowser City? Continue onward to find out...

Posting

All posts should be at least a paragraph long. Four sentences will work if you're that pressed for creativity.


Face Claim

Face Claims can be Animanga, aka animation and manga/comic based. No real life images. Original Art is also allowed, just make sure to acknowledge who the artist is.