<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">RULES OF PLAY</span></div><br/>I have a set of rules that I use in my group games. They are generally common sense anyway, and I like to think that there is nothing onerous here, nothing draconian. I ask that everyone read them and post to say they have and are in agreement.<br/><br/><strong>IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH SOMETHING HERE, <span class="bbc_u">PLEASE TELL ME!</span></strong><br/><br/>All rules except two are negotiable!<br/><br/><strong>Ice Box</strong><br/><br/>This is a sandbox type role play. That means that you, the players, need to provide your own plots. You do this by interacting with each other, the environment, and NPCs.<br/><br/>How you do this is up to you.<br/><br/>As GM, my duty is to provide you with a world in which to play. I will from time to time throw sub-plots at you, to see what happens. i will also provide Non-Player -Characters for anyone who wishes to interact with. Sub plots may include anything from sickness, to attacks by native creatures, to ice-quakes, to mine collapses, to the outside possibility of a shuttle crash and perhaps even a rescue attempt by pirates! Any, all or none of these may or may not occur!<br/><br/><strong>RULES:</strong><br/><br/><ul class="bbc_list" style="list-style-type: decimal;"><li>The GM's word is law. This does not mean I'm not open to discussion, but if it comes to an impasse, if a decision needs to be made, or a discussion is getting out of bounds, I will render a decision that I expect to be abided by. I will do this based upon context, by considering all the opinions and options</li><li>Respect other players ons and more importantly, their offs! <strong>This is NOT negotiable.</strong> Ons and offs are there for a reason. If you feel someone has broken this rule, please PM them first to talk about it. If they will not change their post, then contact me via PM and I will deal with it. Please note that persistently ignoring another players O/Os is grounds for reporting to staff!</li><li>Try to post at least once a week. If you know you will be unable to post for a while please let us know in advance in the OOC. it is a good idea to create an Apologies/Absences (A/A) thread so everyone you are RPing with knows where you've gone. If you know you are going to be away for a considerable time (more than a week) please bring any story-arcs you are involved in to a conclusion , or extract your character from them.</li><li>If you find your character is sitting around doing nothing, post something to the OOC, or PM me. If you wait for someone to interact with you, you will wait a long time. Let me know and I will create a NCP for you to interact with.</li><li>If you have any questions about anything in the game, ASK! The only stupid questions are "how many beans make five" and ones that aren't asked!</li><li>The OOC thread is here for people to chat. I have no problems with you guys discussing the latest football results if you wish, (although I'd rather you didn't because i hate football), because it means you are getting on as a group. However, please try not to interject random discussions into serious game related ones if possible? Other than that, use this thread as you see fit!</li><li>Please tag all IC posts using the code supplied below, editing the details as appropriate. This will enable other players and myself to track where everyone is. Especially important in a single IC thread game</li><li>Please ensure you read all posts in the IC thread(s). failure to do so is the primary cause of continuity errors in a group game.<br/></li><li>There is no rule 9.</li><li><strong>HAVE FUN!</strong> This too is non-negotiable. If you aren't having fun, I would like to know why, so I can change whatever it is that is stopping you having fun!</li></ul><br/><strong>Code to tag your posts:</strong><br/><br/>Tagging posts is important, because when we have a lot of players and they are in the same thread but in different locations, things quickly get confusing.<br/><br/>The code works in exactly the same way as the character sheet. Paste it in at the top of each post, and fill in the details. You can if you wish copy the code from a previous post you have made, but please remember to update it when things change.<br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=100 padding=5]Paste URL of character avatar here[/img][/floatleft]<br/>[table]<br/>[tr][td][b]Character name:[/b][/td] [td]Name of your character[/td][/tr]<br/>[tr][td][b]Location:[/b] [/td] [td]Where are they WITHIN the area covered by the thread[/td][/tr]<br/>[tr][td][b]With:[/b] [/td] [td] What PCs and NPCs are they currently with[/td][/tr]<br/>[tr][td][b]Doing:[/b] [/td] [td] What are they doing[/td][/tr]<br/>[/table]<br/><br/>[hr]<br/></code></pre><br/>Completed example:<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/08/Mrinka_Pirate_avatar.jpg)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Character name:</strong></td><td>Harrin Ffrrit</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Location:</strong> </td><td>Her Cube</td></tr><tr><td><strong>With:</strong> </td><td>Syndel</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Doing:</strong> </td><td>Seeing who's tail goes in furthest</td></tr></tbody></table>