• Keep OOC and IC separate. The actions and thoughts of the character are not a reflection of the player. Just because a character is a jerk and hates your character, it doesn't mean that the player does.

• Respect your fellow players, old and new alike. Don’t hold OOC grudges for IC reasons. If something happens that you don’t like, try and solve the issue off the site or contact the administrator or a moderator. If you don’t like someone on the site, simply don’t play with them. Let’s keep this place drama free!

• Be outgoing! Socialize! That's the best way to get involved. We're a friendly bunch and love new players, but you have to make an effort, too. Don't wait for plots to come to you; initiate some! This goes for old and new players alike. Mix and mingle, meet new people, have fun, and join us in the chat room!

• Keep the General Discussion area PG-13! But other than that, all discussions are welcome!

There are however two exceptions to the consent rule that pertain to Pilot Candidates for Aedolis and TRIM Subjects for Thanatos Inc.. This is an advance warning that if you plan on playing either character type, your character will essentially be at the mercy of its superiors and you, as a player, forfeit consent in regards to that character; players playing full Pilots or Thanatos Inc./TRIM employees will not have to gain your permission before doing anything to your character, and you as a player will have to accept whatever happens.

This is a measure to preserve the realism of the game and to emphasize the brutality of the situation, as realistically these characters really have no say as to what happens to them. Pilots may abuse and haze Pilot Candidates in any way they like, and it is entirely up to them whether the Pilot Candidate passes or is shipped off to TRIM. TRIM subjects may undergo heinous experiments. If you are not comfortable with this idea, do not play either of these character types (or just play a fully fledged Pilot or TRIM researcher!).

• We're a one account per person game, but you can have as many characters as you like and be as creative with your signature and posts as you choose. <3

• All original characters are allowed. They may be of any race, species, religion, gender, background, sexual orientation, you name it! Yes, that even means animal characters, both mythological and real, are allowed, and that even means that characters can be from another world or time period altogether. You can even create your own humanoid and animal species, no approval required.

• Submitting your creation to the site is optional.

• Keep in mind when creating your characters that RotE's setting is a completely original, futuristic one. While part of the game is set on Earth, it's the Earth of the far, far future and all of the countries we know and love today just don't exist (for the reasons detailed in RotE's setting information). Japan no longer exists, the USA no longer exists, there is no Germany or Korea or Australia, nothin'.

  With that said, there shouldn't be any characters walking around in kimono carrying katana while speaking Japanese and drinking sake, for instance. However, characters can possess some traits that come from cultures that existed ages ago because fragments of those old cultures may have yet survived in the form of names, clothing, weapons, and even small bits of language and spirituality.

  So that is to say, yes! Give someone a Japanese/Spanish/Irish/African/Korean/American name, and maybe a character follows a religion that's similar in some aspects to Christianity or Buddhism. It's okay to mix and match these things, but moderation is key! Think of RotE as a melting pot of old cultures all thrown together in a crazy mix on top of the fact that all of the in-game regions have their own unique cultures that are RotE specific.

It can be assumed that there are many NPCs in the cities, colonies, and any other inhabited areas, and these characters may be manipulated at will by anyone to perform certain tasks and react to different situations. However, as far as individual NPCs created by individual players, please be sure to ask the player before manipulating these characters. Some people create what are often known as “NJCs”, or Non-Joined Characters, and these characters differ from NPCs slightly in that they may serve an important, if oftentimes temporary, plot purpose.

• Please use proper spelling and grammar, and make sure to spell-check and proof-read your posts.

• There is no set standard for how long your posts should be. We believe in quality over quantity. With that said, give the other players something to work with! Put effort into your writing! Paragraphs are loved.

• You may use any means you like to write your posts. This is a forum game, so all posts must be posted in the forum in their proper threads, but if you wish to do a thread or some posts with another player (or players) via an instant messenger service (like MSN or AIM, or even in our chat room), feel free to do so! Just be sure clean the chat log of any OOC banter and post it on the forum in the location it took place in.

• Threads or posts with mature content must be marked with a visible warning (like “M”, “Mature”) and threads that are marked with a “P”, “Private”, or a player’s name are private and cannot be joined without permission.

• Please try to keep the font size the same as the default one. It's easier on the eyes! No super tiny fonts.

• Avatars should be no bigger than 100 pixels wide and 150 pixels high, and signatures shouldn't stretch the forum (or be bigger than a post!). It's recommended that you keep a list of all the characters you play in your signature.

• Please do not advertise anywhere except on the advertising board. That also means no advertising through PMs or the cbox.