User:54x69x61x6ex64x61x6f/Proposed Rules

These rules are set by majority decision and may be liable to sudden, inexplicable, and unpredictable change. Consider yourself forewarned (Read: Look over this page from time to time to see if things have changed. Major changes will be announced, but smaller ones may not be).

READ these rules. Failure to follow them will get you in all sorts of trouble.

OBEY these rules. Failure to comply will get you kicked. Repeat offenses will get you banned.

In the event of a rule change, there will be a temporary period of leniency until everyone can be considered up to date. Keyword being TEMPORARY, and anyone who seems to be abusing this will get themselves into all sorts of trouble.

Basic Rules and Uncommon Sense
It exists to clear up ambiguity and to handle any special cases. The admins make decisions via consensus, and may seek input from the rest of the community as needed, on a case-by-case basis. What this rule states is that such decisions overrule any other rules or guidelines, without exception, so there is no use in trying to use such as a counter-argument.
 * Zeroth Law: This basically states that the decisions of the admins is final and overrules any and all other rules.

or just if you have any problems in general with the community, the way things are run, etc. then the right way to go about getting this addressed is NOT TO MOAN IN THE OOC CHANNEL, this will not help, and just makes you annoying. Instead, contact one of the community representatives (Kasen or Kaguya), and let them know. They will assist you in whatever way possible, and if need be will bring the matter to the other admins for further discussion.
 * Appeals Process and Complaints: If you believe any rule is incorrect, inconsistent, unclear, or that some judgement needs to be reconsidered,

Refer to the Zeroth law in case of ambiguity. Otherwise, bring the issue to the attention of the community representatives.
 * 1) No rules-lawyering. Application of the rules should be clear cut.

The actions of individual characters are at the discretion of their respective players. Treat other characters how your character (and not necessarily you) would treat them.
 * 1) Headcanon is allowed but highly discouraged if it contradicts existing canon.

If you feel your character should hate someone else or be angry at them, RP it out. At the same time, don't complain if you piss someone off in character and they want to kill you (in character).
 * 1) Solve your problems in character whenever possible.

Being a part of this community is a privilege, and not a right. It’s up to you to be someone that is wanted here.
 * 1) Remember that this is not a public service.


 * 1) Please be respectful and do your best to enjoy yourself.

Role Playing Rules
It’s extremely annoying and will not be tolerated. Yes, some people are powerful enough to kill you with a flick of their finger. You deal with this by avoiding conflict with them, not by doing things your character can’t do.
 * 1) Be mindful of your character’s power, and refrain from any overpowered actions and/or godmoding.

This is because such characters must be handled sensibly. However, sticking around and RPing well will change this, and you will be allowed to play more powerful characters. Know your place.
 * 1) New members aren’t going to be trusted with really powerful characters, canon or OC.

Obviously, a Youkai might attack the occasional human, but having EVERY RP descend into a fight will quickly be annoying. Conversely, be willing to die if it makes sense. If your character pisses off a character much stronger than yours, you may die. This goes for canons as well as OCs, but canons have a far higher chance of being resurrected. (Although this will not be easy, and will usually rely on other characters in a RP-plot)
 * 1) Try to be sensible when it comes to fighting and killing.

There are exceptions, but these only apply to VERY powerful characters fighting weaker characters. E.g. Yukari can use a closed-ended attack against Vetis, but not against Ao Kuang.
 * 1) Always use open ended attacks. This allows people to react.


 * 1) *Good: Nue lunges at Otaku, attempting to bite his head off.
 * 2) *Bad: Nue disembowels Otaku, killing him instantly.

If you fight someone more powerful, then you will probably lose. Any roleplayers involved in a fight should evaluate the other character’s power and attacks, and judge how their character should logically be able to respond to this.
 * 1) When it comes to fights: Be sensible, folks.

Take it to query (PM), or a private channel instead.
 * 1) NO R-18 in public channels. This is purely common decency.


 * 1) No forced sexual activities. Raping is BAD, m'kay.

What this means is, relationships should develop in a natural way, and make sense according to both characters’ personalities. Don’t ship characters just because you, the writer, likes them - it’s bad form and will probably get you yelled at.
 * 1) Relationships are at the discretion of the writers, provided the relationship makes sense.

If you don't know what metagaming is, it's the act of transferring knowledge that you know to your character who has no way of knowing. The ONLY exceptions to this are certain characters with powers that should enable them to have SOME meta-knowledge (Satori, Bai Ze, etc.).
 * 1) (Cirno joke optional) Absolutely no metagaming.

Combat Rules
Because we've noticed a tendency for fights to become excessively drawn-out affairs, with neither combatant willing to properly acknowledge their injuries, the following rules have been added addressing this:


 * 1) You must react to every attack. Unless there is a great difference in power between opponents, nobody is going to be ignoring attacks or injuries, and even then, it's only polite to respond to the other person's actions.
 * 2) *Doing "nothing but dodging" is not okay either. Again, unless there is a great difference in skill between the two combatants, attacks are going to find their mark. Expect a lot of near-misses and grazes. Brief moments of intense dodging are okay, but nobody can maintain that level of focus indefinitely. Be sensible.
 * 3) Danmaku is not something you simply shrug off. While they can be tuned to less damaging levels, at full power they are fast, powerful magical attacks, that will have effects comparable to that of firearms, at the very least, and often being more powerful than that. Simply taking a direct hit from fully powered danmaku will be lethal in almost all cases.
 * 4) *Spell Card rules allow for formal, less-than-lethal duels between participants, but it assumes enough respect between the involved parties to have them agree to limit their attacks in certain ways. You cannot force your opponent to use spell card rules - talk it over with them before the fight starts.
 * 5) *Injuries have a significant, detrimental effect on one’s ability to fight properly, if at all. Being injured is going to make you slower, weaker, and less able to both defend yourself and attack your opponent. Also, the pain is likely to disrupt your concentration. Try to take this into consideration when fighting.

IRC Rules
This does not mean there aren’t any. If you’re unsure, then simply be respectful and polite in the mean time. You'll get the hang of it soon enough.
 * 1) The OOC Channel is a little lenient with the rules.

Yes, there are times it’s done for fun, but don’t make a habit out of it. Once again, be sensible, folks.
 * 1) Spamming / flooding is annoying.

It’s annoying, and disrespectful. If you need to do so for an RP, then make sure there is some way people can tell that it’s not really that person (But again, no metagaming with this).
 * 1) No nickname impersonating/copying.

If you need it, you'll be given it. If you haven't gotten it, you don't need it.
 * 1) Don't beg for ops.

Consider this just something those lucky ops can do that you can’t. It’s because we trust them to be sensible.
 * 1) If you are annoying, then you'll be kicked (We don't need any more reason than this).

You may use colours for emphasis, such as single words or statements, but do not abuse them. The reason for this is that different people have different backgrounds and it hurts their eyes to read colours. This is another rule we can be lenient on, but if you are asked to stop, then stop.
 * 1) Colours are not allowed for permanent use.

Have a problem? Say so. However, DO NOT BE DISRESPECTFUL TO OTHER MEMBERS!
 * 1) Be respectful to others!!

If you post a safe picture from Danbooru or any website that could have porn in other parts of it or have NSFW ads, please add a disclaimer with it (I.E. "NSFW ads" or "Safe picture, NSFW site" etc)
 * 1) All NSFW links (I.E. Porn, borderline porn, guro, etc etc) should be kept in query or in "#Random_OOC".

General Guidelines
We’re all trying to be friends here. If you can't get along with everyone else there then you should probably just go away. If you have a problem with someone, out with it, but try keep it civil.
 * Everyone gets along in the OOC channel.

For example: Reimu would be in the Hakurei shrine, Eirin would be in Eientei, and so forth. This allows RPs to happen more easily, and more naturally, as one could go visit a character much as you would IRL, by going to where they live or spend most of their time.
 * When RPing, or otherwise available for RP, it’s nice to remain in a channel that logically represents where your character may be.

Typing Guidelines
(( Like this ))
 * All OOC talk outside the OOC channel, is enclosed in double parentheses -

(Like this)
 * Thoughts are enclosed in single parentheses -


 * Other languages are enclosed in angle brackets -


 * In line actions are enclosed in asterisks, like this -
 * shrug*

Like [this]. (This would be the equivalent of speaking in small-caps.)
 * Subtle emphasis can be indicated using square brackets -

Atrocious typing or "txting" is undesired and makes your character look bad. Outside of RP, it makes you look dumb.
 * Please try to type correctly, especially when roleplaying.