General FAQ (Including Info on Character Re-approvals)

[Arawn]

Twenty, though it used to be fifty. To be honest, if someone gets to level 20 and wants to go higher, we probably won't stop them. However, just getting to that kind of level would take a lot of time, so we'll face the issue when we get to it.

[Arawn]

Anything that isn't straightforward, really. We suggest making some generic spells, like creating a light or something, more flexible so they'll have more than one way of being useful.

The clearer you are on an ability, the better. Carefully choosing your words will help anyone looking at your profile understand the abilities your character has.

[Arawn]

A very long, extended history is great. We love to see characters that are well thought out and obviously took some time to create. This shows us that you care about your character, care about your writing, and intend on spending some time using that character. At the same time we have a group of RoG Moderators who have to get to as many profiles as they can each day. In no way am I advocating that people strive to make shorter, less detailed profiles, but after finishing your profile, if you read it over and feel there are some things that are less important to your registration and could perhaps be brought out later in a quest/s, please take it into consideration.

A character's history is not one of the criteria for whether or not a character gets approved or not (The one exception being if you blatantly ripped off your story/character from someone else). So, for the ease of both the RoG Mod looking at your profile and for the sake of any future RP partners searching for your abilities, gear, skills, and so on, please have well defined sections containing these categories in your profile. There have been instances where people muddle up all the criteria for approval into an extremely long history and it makes it difficult on everyone. For that reason I'm going to instruct all the RoG mods from now on to request that you have clearly defined your skills, gear, abilities, and spells where they are easily identified and reviewed.

[Arawn]

The 'Submit Thread for Judging' link at the bottom of a post is not for character profiles. This link is only used for submitting completed quests or battles for judging. With profiles, you make the necessary edits as decided by the approval moderator, then simply post in your thread again to let us know you edited.

[Arawn]

Weapons and armor can be as strong as steel and no stronger when you are registering a new character. Iron is encouraged if you have a lot of skills or many pieces of equipment, because it's considered to be slightly less durable and heavier.

[Arawn]

Generally, you should only toss yourself in a quest or battle when the threads specify being "Open" somewhere. If there's no specification whatsoever, it's best to contact the thread leader before acting.

[Arawn]

When you finish an In-Character thread (battle or quest), someone will judge it and give you a score ranging from 1 to 100. At that point, you'll be given EXP based on the thread's score and length. In the case of battles, you get considerably more EXP for winning than for losing.

[Arawn]

You can be in as many threads as you like, but try not to spread yourself too thin or it'll be hard to keep up. Of course, this varies from person to person.

Find the right pace for you and try to stick with it.

[Arawn]

Regardless of whether a profile was approved in the past by staff, the current mods have the right to refuse the approval of any pre-approved profile unless the edits asked for are adhered to. What was okay on the old site may not be okay anymore.

[Arawn]

Items and abilities granted in quests are subject to review by the RoG. Just because a judge gave you an item or ability does not guarantee it will not be modified when updating a character profile.