* Use common sense about weapons and fighting, just because we do not keep Elysium, does not mean that these things are appropriate.  If these situations occur in public, or on private property such as in the club, or the cathedral grounds, it will be treated as any place of business would treat such occurences.  The person(s) would be held for the authorities and banned from the establishment.  Respect the setting.  No one would tolerate their place of business, or their home trashed by brawling patrons.   Remember, just like in real time, there are consequences for your character's behavior.

* No "god" characters, godmoding, or characters from t.v., movies, etc.   The more realistic your character is, the more fun you'll have, and the more roleplay you'll get from other patrons.

* This channel is diceless, and does not require character sheets.  It is WoD based, and we know a "god" character when we see one, and may ask for stats if necessary.  If players prefer to use dice for disciplines or combat, that is fine, but please do so in another channel or in private.

* Please respect the Ops (council members) in the channel.  We aren't perfect.   We have and will make mistakes.  All of us are more than willing to listen to you, and appreciate your input.  However, when an op says "no", that should be taken as final.  We work as a team, so don't play us against each other.   We're here to have fun, and are keeping our "power" political chars low-key, so that they aren't daunting and in everyone's face all the time.

*  This is a WoD BASED Channel.  That means, that while we do follow most of the aspects of WoD, we have creative license and will use it.  Do NOT come to one of us complaining that what we are doing in the channel is "not realistic".   None of this is realistic, it is all make believe.  So, in reality, my one-eyed flying tree frog from outer space, is JUST as realistic as your "by the book" WoD character.  End of story. 

*  If you don't enjoy the way we're running the channel, there are lots and lots of them.  Go find another one, or make one of your own.  :)

* Keep ooc to a minimum in the channel.  We DO encourage LOTS of ooc communication amongst players, as it avoids conflict and makes the rp much smoother and more enjoyable, but ooc remarks take away from the setting. 

* All roleplay must be consentual.  Do not make a storyline, or do something that will directly effect another person's character without their knowledge and consent.

* All storylines must be approved by the ops. 

* Remember, we all enjoy making friends online, and all of us have met some great people on IRC.  You will here as well, but just like in real time...the person that you thought was peachy may turn around and bite you in the bum the next day, or six months from now.  That's happened to all of us too.  The point of this is, guard your heart.  We're here to enjoy each other, roleplay, and escape r/t problems.  If you find that you're having a problem with someone oocly....don't bring that into the channel.  The only time it should become an issue at all, is if there is stalking/harrassment involved, in which time we will intervene.  If ooc disputes begin to affect the channel, one or all members may be asked to leave and not return until it is resolved.  Frankly people, we've been there, done that, and are tired of it.   Let's just roleplay and have fun.

* The fewer problems we have in channel, the less rules we'll be adding in the future. *wink*

ALL ROLEPLAY SHOULD BE CONSENTING:    Storylines that are not consenting with all people involved, and not a good idea..  If your character is evil, and may have reason to want to fight another character, talk to the player oocly in private and discuss the storyline.  I find that if people would discuss storylines and character development oocly beforehand, many disputes could be avoided.  I may play an awful mean character, but that doesn't mean that I am an evil person in real life.   In order to avoid someone taking my roleplay personally, I would message them privately and say something to the effect of  "Character X is just a bitter old vampire, please don't take anything she says personally, it's just her nature to be this way".  Suggest and talk out storylines or plots with other players.  Come to a conclusion, and play it out.  It is very enjoyable and rewarding to do.

FREEFORM COMBAT:   Okay, here's the deal.  Do your absolute best to avoid 'cause and effect' posts.  For example:  Character X grabs Character Y's hair, slams them into the wall repeatedly, then throws them on the ground.  That is a poor example of free form combat.  What should have happened is the following.  Character X attempts to grab Character Y's hair and slam them into the wall.  Character Y would then decide if their hair was grabbed, and if indeed they were slammed into the wall.  They may say something such as:  Character Y's hair is grabbed and she feels sharp pain as her head is slammed into the concrete.  OR...  Character Y sees Character X grab for her hair and dodges away just in time, sending a kick towards Character X's knee.  Etc etc etc.  If you refuse to ever take a hit in combat, or want to play the 'ultimate powerful untoucheable character', then no one will want to roleplay combat with you, and you will be considered a lamer.  Even my great rp buddy (from another free form venue) who plays the Norse God Thor, takes the occasional hit from a little mortal girl Elysian.  Totally realistic?  Perhaps not.  He is a god, after all, he could disintegrate her.  Good and fair roleplaying?  Yes, absolutely.  The alternative to this, is using dice, outside of the club, as many WoD based  people prefer to do when using disciplines and combat.

In Conclusion

So, if I were to sum up all of 'my' rp standards into one handy rule, what would it be?  The golden rule.  Yes, you know the one, "Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you."  Treat people and their characters well, they love their characters as much or more as you love yours.  Talk things out oocly, you can make really great storylines this way.  ESPECIALLY talk alot oocly if your characters clash, make sure both know it isn't personal, and come to a MUTUAL agreement on how things will be settled.

-Hailey