Character Rules & Guidelines
Approval
You have to get all characters approved by the Game Master here at Darkfalls
and I ask that you read up on the info here on this website to better understand
what’s changed, what’s the same, and who’s who. ^_~ Please
fill out the form provided for this game and we ask that you try to be original
when it comes to your character. We might ask you to rework a character if
we feel it doesn’t fit the feel of our game, but you can change and resubmit
a character as much as you wish. ^_^
How Many Can You have?
You may create your own character or adopt the readily available characters
here at Darkfalls. We ask that you play only one character when you first
join Darkfalls. You may play another after you have completed the probation
period of one month and have shown dedications in the Game. You must play
your two characters both as much again as you would just one. If we feel you
are floundering with the added weight of another character, that character
can be taken away from you. You will be given ONE warning about this,
and only one. Considering the inflated ration of females to males in a Game,
it is very unlikely, though not impossible, that your second character will
be female; unless, of course, your original character is male already. A player
may have up to three characters in Darkfalls. However, the third character
can only be attained if you have shown yourself to be thoroughly dedicated
to the game.
Player Character Rights
Once a character has been approved or adopted, the player has complete and
total control over that character. Nothing will happen to your character without
your express permission and acceptance, unless stated otherwise in the rules
& the Will of the Game Master deem it otherwise. It basically goes like
this: their fist ends where your nose begins. Spontaneity is good, but not
at the expense of someone else's character. Others may have the right to get
mad at your character and throw a punch, but it’s up to you to whether
that punch connects. This also means that you should NOT play another
person’s character unless is it expressively approved and even then keep
those kinds of posts down. We don’t want just one person doing all posts.
Adopting Characters
When one adopts a character, there may be plot lines associated with that
character which will be told to you at first interest. You HAVE TO agree
to these plot lines in order to adopt the character. If you do not like the
plot lines, you cannot adopt the character.
Life, Love & Recognition
There is a nasty habit in Games that people start pairing off pretty quick
and sometimes people find their elf as the only active member of a pairing.
We don’t want this Game to be a tribe of couples, and as such, love &
lifematings have been designated as privilege. That means you have to show
dedications to get one. Both players of each character must want the pairing
for it to happen. The Game Master will not force a normal unrecognized romance
on anyone. Also, there has to be a reason and/or progression of the relationship.
Anyone suddenly finding they are in love with a character they haven’t
looked twice at for turns will be instantly denied. Show us how good an Player
you are, take it slow.
Like in real life, having your character(s) in a relationship that causes
them to have sex on a regular basis, there is a chance of pregnancy. Yes folk,
children outside of recognition can and WILL happen! The Game Master
reserve the right to inform a couple’s players, without warning, that
they are going to be proud parents of a child outside of recognition! This
is the draw back of this kind of play and don’t think I won’t do
it.
Then of course there is Recognition. Recognition is a privilege. Meaning you
have to show dedication to the Game to get a recognition by request or otherwise.
You will also have to take into account the unpredictability of recognition.
Meaning, that when it is decided by the Game Master that a recognition will
occur, all the available and worthy characters (and thus players) will be
put into a drawing and names pulled out. You MUST state you do not
want your character(s) to be in the drawing when it is announced and thus
BEFORE the drawing. Once the drawing is done, there is no turning back.
I will not allow recognitions between characters of the same player, that
is usually boring for all involved.
We here at Darkfalls follow the TRUE meaning of recognition, which is that
all elves give off a subconscious signal requesting a mate who’s offspring
would improve their genetic imperfections in the next offspring and whom would
gain from the genetic advantages from them also. This means, that, theoretically,
family could recognize each other, but due to the fact they share such close
genetic bonds, they do not have the proper requirements for that “signal.”
SO! Given this, we feel that cousins can and may recognize, though it
will be extremely rare, and second cousins are fair game! In a Game this small,
things like this are bound to happen and will.
Now that you have read the rules, in a mail to me put: “Have you read
the rule?” Put down: Depends?
This will tell me that you have read these rules. ^_^